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==Sports== {{see also|Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska Cornhuskers football}} [[File:091507-USCNeb-MemorialStadium.jpg|thumb|alt=Memorial Stadium|[[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]]]] Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska's sports teams, the Cornhuskers. In total, the university fields 22 men's and women's teams in 14 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/schools/nebraska |title= University of Nebraska |website=NCAA |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> Nebraska football began play in 1890.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huskers.com//pdf5/40179.pdf?ATCLID=2722&SPSID=8&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100|title=Husker Football History|access-date=September 6, 2016|publisher=Huskers.com|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213658/http://www.huskers.com//pdf5/40179.pdf?ATCLID=2722&SPSID=8&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of the 128 [[Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I-A]] football teams, Nebraska is one of nine to have won 900 or more games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-09-22/college-footballs-9-winningest-teams|title=College football's 9 winningest teams | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}}</ref> Notable coaches include [[Tom Osborne]] and [[Bob Devaney]]. Devaney coached from 1962 to 1972; the university's indoor arena, the [[Bob Devaney Sports Center]], is named for him. Osborne coached from 1972 to 1997. Other sports teams are the [[Nebraska Wesleyan]] Prairie Wolves, an NCAA Division III University;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/student-life/athletics/become-prairie-wolf |title=Become a Prairie Wolf |publisher=Nebraska Wesleyan University |access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> the [[Lincoln Saltdogs]], an [[American Association of Independent Professional Baseball|American Association]] independent [[minor league baseball]] team;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saltdogs.com/ |title=Lincoln Saltdogs |website=Lincoln Saltdogs |publisher=NEBCO, Inc. |access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> the [[Lincoln Stars]], a [[United States Hockey League|USHL]] junior [[ice hockey]] team;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lincolnstars.com/history/ |title=Lincoln Stars Junior Hockey Club |publisher=Lincoln Stars Hockey |access-date=August 2, 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and the [[No Coast Derby Girls]], a member of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nocoastderbygirls.com/?page_id=3040 |title=About β No Coast Derby Girls |publisher=No Coast Derby Girls |access-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airpark]] hosts [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] Solo Nationals each September.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=PROGRAMS - Autocross |url=https://www.scca.com/pages/autocross |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Sports Car Club of America |language=en}}</ref>
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