From its inaugural season in 1911 through its final season in 2011, the
University of Nebraska-Omaha football team always faced an uphill
struggle in terms of resources. The program reached a pinnacle in 1954
with its lone unbeaten season. Many other teams and individuals also
found great success, winning conference titles and bowl games and moving
onto professional careers. Just because the school no longer offers
football, it does not mean that the thousands of men who played for the
Mavericks from 1971 to 2011, the Indians from 1939 to 1971, and the
Cardinals and the Maroons before should not be remembered and honored
for the years they poured their hearts and souls into the Omaha football
program.