Flea Kicker
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For the similarly named trick play in American football, see Flea flicker.
In college football, the Flea Kicker was a notable play executed by the Nebraska Cornhuskers against the Missouri Tigers on November 8, 1997 that sent the game into overtime and resulted in a win for the Cornhuskers who went on to share the NCAA Division I-A National Championship with the Michigan Wolverines. The final minutes of the game were seen by many people on ABC, after other regional games ended.
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Date | November 8, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Faurot Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Columbia, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | John Laurie | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts, and Jack Arute |
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