(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1971 1997 1971 Cornhuskers Title in Football The 1971 NCAA University Division football season saw Coach Bob Devaney’s Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions. Ranked a close second behind Notre Dame in the preseason poll, Nebraska moved up to first place the following week, remained there for the rest of 1971, and convincingly won the …