Varsity Teams: 22 Intramural sports: 22  Famous Alumni: Johnny
Rodgers, Mike Rozier  Extra credit for: 28 Straight Bowl
Appearances  The Nebraska weight room is the envy of every other
athletic department. It stretches over 30,000 square feet deep
within the catacombs of Memorial Stadium. This mecca of muscle
and might, the largest weight facility on any campus, is the
foundation of Nebraska athletics. It is used four times a week
by virtually every varsity athlete and is why, as strength coach
Boyd Epley puts it, "Nebraska has its reputation for being a
power football team."  Cornhuskers fans, among the nation's most
sports-crazed, gave Nebraska more than $700,000 toward the
construction of the weight room in 1981 and an expansion in '90.
"It shows you how seriously people take their athletics in
Nebraska," says Epley. Since the state has no pro sports teams
or other major universities, there's nothing around to threaten
the fans' fidelity, especially to the football team. That's why
73,650-seat Memorial Sta