Nebraska is good. And Iowa State has been at the whim of the Huskers discretion for a long time. Nebraska leads the series by a disproportionate margin: 77-15-2.

Nebraska has dominated in Lincoln.

Nebraska has dominated in Ames.

The worst Husker onslaught came just a few years ago in 1997.

77-14. Final score.

The two years since have been just marginally better.

In 1998, the Huskers’ Dan Alexander paid no mind to the biting cold and snow as he rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns.

The Cornhuskers already held a 28 point lead in the final quarter when Monte Christo, Nebraska’s quarterback, opened the floodgates farther by rushing for a 76 yard touchdown.

Iowa State was able to muster next to nothing offensively. But what they did came late in the fourth quarter when then back-up Sage Rosenfels directed a drive that was capped off by Ennis Haywood’s 19-yard TD run. Nebraska won 42-7.

1999. The only change was the location: The 120 yards of astro turf in Lincoln, Nebr.

The Cornhuskers scored early and often, 21-0 after the first quarter, 42-0 after three.

The Huskers gained 524 total yards. Of those yards, 431 were eaten up on the ground.

An ISU platoon system at quarterback threw for 331 total yards. Sage Rosenfels and Derrick Walker combined to hit on 17-of-31 passes for 158 yards, while throwing a lone interception.

The final score was 49-14. The win by the Huskers being the seventh straight over Iowa State.

The bright spots have been few and far between for the Cyclones. But don’t tell Marv Seiler that.

Seiler made his first career start in his last home game in 1992. The fifth-year senior for Iowa State proved to be the ultimate-giant slinger on this day.

He rushed for 144 yards while leading the ISU attack like a tried and true general.

Seiler and the rest of the ‘Clones could do no wrong as they stunned Nebraska and the rest of the world by beating the No. 7 Cornhuskers 19-10.

Iowa State outgained Nebraska offensively 399-246. Fullback Chris Ulrich complemented Seiler nicely, gaining 105 yards on the ground.

The loss for Nebraska marked the only time a Tom Osbourne team would lose to another program that would finish the year under .500. The Cyclones went 4-7 that year.