Nebraska’s Halloween history gets another chapter Friday night, and the Cornhuskers will be trying to make sure it ends better than the last one.
The Huskers host Washington on Halloween night looking to break a two-game losing streak, and the matchup comes with a little extra flair: Nebraska will stage a blackout game at Memorial Stadium, complete with black alternate jerseys and a black helmet featuring the script Huskers logo.
The theme for the night is “Our Red Burns Brighter.” Nebraska said the look is built around the energy of a night game in Memorial Stadium, with metallic red details worked into the uniform design. The jersey includes metallic red accents meant to reflect the glow of flames and fireworks, along with the red that stands out across the stadium on game day.
The helmet follows the same approach. It debuts the Huskers script in metallic red, and the stripe running down the top uses a crop row pattern as a nod to the state’s agricultural roots.
Nebraska has a strong record on Halloween overall, going 17-2 all-time on the holiday. This will be the program’s first Halloween game since a 2015 loss at Purdue, and its first Halloween home game since 1998, when Texas knocked off the No. 7 Cornhuskers 20-16.
The last time Nebraska won on Halloween came in 2009, a 20-10 victory at Baylor. The last Halloween home win was much earlier, when the Huskers beat No. 8 Colorado 52-7 in 1992.
This is Nebraska’s second straight season with a blackout game. Last year, the Huskers hosted USC and fell 21-17.
The blackout against Washington is set for 7 p.m. CT and will air on BTN.
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