GRAND FORKS — A year ago, the UND football program gave a power conference opponent the biggest scare in the Fighting Hawks' Division I era.
UND led Kansas State 35-31 in the game's final minute before surrendering a touchdown pass with 42 seconds left to lose to the Wildcats 38-35.
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This week, UND faces a Nebraska program with plenty of momentum and the Cornhuskers can pack even more bodies into their home venue.
Who: UND at Nebraska
When: 6:15 p.m., Saturday
Where: Lincoln, Neb., Memorial Stadium
TV: Big Ten Network
Yet, does a taste of success against Kansas State last season provide any boost in Lincoln when UND plays Nebraska at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium?
"I think playing in those venues in the past will help our guys," UND coach Eric Schmidt said. "It's not something they haven't experienced, but I think we're not playing against Memorial Stadium. We're playing against a really good football team on the turf there, and we've got to do a great job of being able to focus on what's important and that's us doing a great job offensively of staying on the field, making sure we can mix it up and do a good job keeping them off balance. Then defensively, we'v...