1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game
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The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game, often called the "Game of the Century," was a legendary Thanksgiving Day matchup between the nation’s top two college teams that featured a pivotal punt return by Johnny Rodgers and helped cement Nebraska’s national championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499960 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game Context triple: [Johnny Rodgers, notableGame, 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game]
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Ice Bowl
The Ice Bowl is the famous 1967 NFL Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, remembered for its brutal subzero temperatures and dramatic, last-minute Packers victory.
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Liberty Bowl
The Liberty Bowl is an annual college football bowl game traditionally played in late December and featuring teams from major NCAA conferences.
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1976 Rose Bowl
The 1976 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game in which coach Dick Vermeil led UCLA to a landmark upset victory over top-ranked Ohio State.
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Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl is a historic outdoor football stadium in Dallas, Texas, best known for hosting major college bowl games and serving as an early home for professional and collegiate teams.
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1967 NFL Championship Game (Ice Bowl)
The 1967 NFL Championship Game, famously known as the "Ice Bowl," was a brutally cold showdown at Lambeau Field where the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most iconic games in professional football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game Target entity description: The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game, often called the "Game of the Century," was a legendary Thanksgiving Day matchup between the nation’s top two college teams that featured a pivotal punt return by Johnny Rodgers and helped cement Nebraska’s national championship.
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A.
Ice Bowl
The Ice Bowl is the famous 1967 NFL Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, remembered for its brutal subzero temperatures and dramatic, last-minute Packers victory.
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B.
Liberty Bowl
The Liberty Bowl is an annual college football bowl game traditionally played in late December and featuring teams from major NCAA conferences.
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C.
1976 Rose Bowl
The 1976 Rose Bowl was a major college football bowl game in which coach Dick Vermeil led UCLA to a landmark upset victory over top-ranked Ohio State.
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D.
Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl is a historic outdoor football stadium in Dallas, Texas, best known for hosting major college bowl games and serving as an early home for professional and collegiate teams.
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E.
1967 NFL Championship Game (Ice Bowl)
The 1967 NFL Championship Game, famously known as the "Ice Bowl," was a brutally cold showdown at Lambeau Field where the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in one of the most iconic games in professional football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football game
ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ |
| announcer |
Bud Wilkinson
ⓘ
Chris Schenkel ⓘ |
| attendance | over 63,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam |
Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
| broadcaster | ABC Sports ⓘ |
| city |
Norman, Oklahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman, Oklahoma, United States
|
| conference | Big Eight Conference ⓘ |
| date | 1971-11-25 ⓘ |
| day | Thanksgiving Day ⓘ |
| decisivePlay | Johnny Rodgers 72-yard punt return touchdown ⓘ |
| era | early 1970s college football power era ⓘ |
| finalScore | Nebraska 35–31 Oklahoma ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Oklahoma Sooners football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma Sooners
|
| impact | helped cement Nebraska’s 1971 national championship ⓘ |
| JohnnyRodgersPosition | wingback ⓘ |
| JohnnyRodgersPuntReturnDistance | 72 yards ⓘ |
| JohnnyRodgersPuntReturnResult | touchdown ⓘ |
| legacy | widely regarded as one of the greatest college football games of all time ⓘ |
| location | Owen Field ⓘ |
| loser |
Oklahoma Sooners football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma Sooners
|
| mediaDescription | often called the Game of the Century ⓘ |
| nationalTitleOutcome | Nebraska won 1971 national championship ⓘ |
| NebraskaAPRank | 1 ⓘ |
| NebraskaHeadCoach | Bob Devaney ⓘ |
| NebraskaOffenseType | balanced offense ⓘ |
| NebraskaScore | 35 ⓘ |
| NebraskaTitleStreakContext | part of Nebraska’s back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971 ⓘ |
| nickname | Game of the Century ⓘ |
| notablePlayerNebraska |
Jeff Kinney
ⓘ
Jerry Tagge ⓘ Johnny Rodgers ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOklahoma |
Greg Pruitt
ⓘ
Jack Mildren ⓘ |
| offensiveCoordinatorOklahoma | Barry Switzer ⓘ |
| OklahomaAPRank | 2 ⓘ |
| OklahomaHeadCoach | Chuck Fairbanks ⓘ |
| OklahomaOffenseType | wishbone offense ⓘ |
| OklahomaScore | 31 ⓘ |
| pollsAfterGame | Nebraska remained No. 1 ⓘ |
| rankingContext | No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup ⓘ |
| season | 1971 college football season ⓘ |
| seasonContext | 1971 NCAA University Division football season ⓘ |
| seriesContext | Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| team1 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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| team2 |
Oklahoma Sooners football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma Sooners
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| televisionNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| winner |
Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game Description of subject: The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game, often called the "Game of the Century," was a legendary Thanksgiving Day matchup between the nation’s top two college teams that featured a pivotal punt return by Johnny Rodgers and helped cement Nebraska’s national championship.
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