Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Foreword by Jamelle Holieway Preface Introduction Origins Stadiums Television Pageantry 1935--The Beginning of a Tradition 1936--First Radio Broadcast 1937--The Big Bertha 1938--Lowest Scoring Game 1939--On to Miami 1940--Tricky Tech 1941--Victims of Southern Officiating 1942--Slightly Terrific 1943--Crossing the 'T' 1944--All Van Buren 1945--Sugar Rematch 1946--Hudson the Hurricane 1947--­Ultra-Conservative Football 1948--The Goal Line Fumble 1949--Texas Against the World 1950--The Bear's Mistake 1951--The Safety 1952--Yellow Jacket Comeback 1953--Biggest Blowout Ever 1954--The Big Seven 1955--Duke Dynasty 1956--Battle of the Unbeatens 1957--Bussey's Blunder 1958--Fourth Quarter Explosion 1959--Silver Anniversary 1960--Tarkenton's Time 1961--Brilliant Bellino vs. Mizzou Magic 1962--Platoon Power 1963--JFK and Joe Willie 1964--Huskers Sidle the Sidler 1965--First Night Game 1966--The First National Championship 1967--Spurrier and Smith 1968--Stephenson Saves the Sooners 1969--12 Men for Two Points 1970--Seven Picks 1971--Opportunity Knocks 1972--The MacArthur Bowl 1973--Ridiculous Rodgers 1974--Capping a Heisman Season 1975--Win One for the Gipper 1976--Bicentennial Celebration 1977--The ­99-Yard Drive 1978--Hog Heaven 1979--Big Eight Rematch 1980--Wonderful Watts 1981--An Encore for Watts 1982--The Renaissance Bowl 1983--Cornhusker Comeback 1984--Golden Anniversary 1985--The Sooner Schooner Game 1986--Showdown for No. 1 1987--OU Overcomes Boz's Ban 1988--Switzer vs. Johnson 1989--Jimmy's Final Game 1990--Here Come the Irish 1991--Bad Luck of the Irish 1992--The Miami Machine 1993--Rainout 1994--Seminole Glory 1995--The Osborne Legacy 1996 (January)--Rubber Match of the Century 1996 (December)--First Game at Pro Player 1998--Battle by the Beach 1999--One Final Game at the Old OB 2000--Brady's Bunch 2001--Super Stoops 2002--Spurrier's Florida Finale 2003--Fight On 2004--Florida Cup 2005--Conquest 2006--Triple Overtime 2007--Becoming a Contender 2008--Rock Chalk 2009--Diamond Anniversary 2010--Is This Heaven? 2011--The Luck of the Cardinal 2012--Super 70 2013--­Four-for-Four 2014 (January)--Sensational Sammy 2014 (December)--The Start of the New Year's Six 2015--The Playoffs Begin 2016--Good Cooking 2017--Breaking the Chain 2018--Alabama Avalanche 2019--Winning the State 2021 (January)--Beating COVID 2021 (December)--Bennett's Bulldogs Top 25 The Future Epilogue Appendices A: Game Results and MVPs B: Individual Game Records C: Individual Career Records D: Team Records E: Presidents F: Queens G: Broadcasters H: African American Pioneers I: Halftime Shows and National Anthem Singers J: Hall of Fame Notes Bibliography Index.