As Nebraska continues its "farewell tour" of the Big 12 Conference today, HuskersIllustrated.com continues its weekly feature remembering the history the Huskers have had over the years with their weekly Big 12 opponent.

We've picked the brain of legendary Nebraska football historian Mike Babcock of Huskers Illustrated the Magazine to come up with our memorable moments with each Big 12 opponent. Today we remember all the great moments against Iowa State.

1978 in Ames: Babcock remembers this game, more of a personal thing. Iowa State upset the Huskers in 1976 (37-28) and in 1977 (24-21), and before the 1978 game in Ames, he interviewed Husker linebacker Lee Kunz, a senior, who told me he didn't want to just beat the Cyclones, he wanted to shut them out to pay them back for the losses in 1976 and 1977. So he quoted him in the paper. Linebackers coach John Melton read the quote and made Kunz run extra laps or something in practice the next week. Lee didn't care, though, because the Huskers shut out Iowa State 23-0. Babcock still hears from Lee from time to time, as he's one of his favorite Huskers.

1983 in Lincoln: Nebraska's Scoring Explosion team beat the Cyclones 72-29 in Lincoln. That was the most points ever scored against a conference opponent until the Kansas State game in 2007. Mike Rozier rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns.

1988 in Ames: Anybody who drove to Ames for this game will remember it, brutally cold temperatures, strong winds and a blizzard during the first half. The stands were virtually empty, though there were some hearty souls from Nebraska who had driven over. Babcock didn't know what the official attendance was, but it had to have been tickets sold because there was hardly anyone there, relatively speaking. That was among the worst conditions Babcock can ever remember.

2005 in Lincoln: Iowa State came into Lincoln ranked No. 23 and many people's pick to win the Big 12 North. Bill Callahan's Huskers got a much needed win that day in overtime 27-20 as the Huskers got off to a 4-0 start. It was the second week in a row NU won a game in the final seconds. The previous week they edged Pittsburgh 7-6.

1972 in Ames:Bob Devaney had planned to retire after the 1971 season, even identifying Osborne as his replacement (Bob was the athletic director). But he was persuaded to stay one more season to try to win an unprecedented third consecutive national championship. Even though Nebraska lost the 1972 opener at UCLA, the Huskers worked their way back into contention. Then they went to Ames and were tied by the Cyclones 23-23. That ended hopes of a third national title. Nebraska would lose to Oklahoma at season's end, but the Iowa State tie was the crusher.

1992 in Ames: Iowa State ran the ball and controlled the clock, basically doing what Nebraska usually did to opponents. The Cyclones threw only four passes, three complete. Quarterback Marv Seiler and fullback Chris Ulrich both rushed for more than 100 yards, and Ty Stewart kicked four field goals. As I recall, Stewart was from Omaha Westside. It seemed like all of a sudden the game was over, it went so fast. That was the only game during Tom Osborne's 25 seasons as head coach one of his teams lost to an opponent that finished with a losing record, a remarkable statistic underscoring how well prepared and consistent Tom's teams were. Jim Walden was the Cyclones coach. Tommie Frazier was a true freshman and the starting quarterback that day for the Huskers.

2002 in Ames: It was a thorough beat down. No. 19 Iowa State owned the 20th ranked Huskers 36-14 to knock the NU out of the top 25 for the first time since 1981. I remember that game was surprisingly the only match-up in college football that day which featured two ranked teams. Nebraska linebacker Demorrio Williams said NU was going to punish ISU quarterback Seneca Wallace, but it never happened. I'll never forget after the game was former Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock asked former head coach Frank Solich if "he was embarrassed" for tarnishing the proud history of Nebraska football. Solich's face was about as beat red as I could ever remember seeing it. Nebraska finished that season 7-7.

2004 in Ames: It was a very windy day in Ames and for whatever reason former head coach Bill Callahan thought it would be smart to let Joe Dailey pass the football 42 times, despite the fact Cory Ross had 126 yards rushing on 19 carries. After the game, I'll never forget Barney Cotton's speech he gave to his offense at Iowa State while he was the Cyclones offensive coordinator. Cotton was very emotional after being fired the previous year by Steve Pederson and he told his team "I coach for the real Big Red." The Cyclones won 34-27 and kept the Huskers out of a bowl game.

2009 in Lincoln: This one doesn't need much explaining. Nebraska turned the football over eight times in a 9-7 loss to Iowa State when the Cyclones where without their starting quarterback and running back. This easily is one of the more embarrassing losses in modern day program history.

The "Dirty 30": One of the first Nebraska football games Babcock ever attended was against Iowa State in 1958. The Cyclones were known as the "Dirty 30" because they had only 30 players on the team. They ran the single-wing, and Dwight Nichols was the tailback. He was followed by Dave Hoppmann. Clay Stapleton was the coach. Nichols and Hoppmann are prominent names in Cyclone history.

Niles Paul's fumble: Paul looked to be on his way into the end zone for a routine touchdown after a perfect deep ball was delivered from Zac Lee. However, Paul bobbled the ball on his way in and fumbled it through the end zone for a touch back to give the ball back to Iowa State. I don't think I've ever seen a play like it before.

Seneca Wallace's 2001 touchdown run: Nebraska won the game 48-14, but I'll never forget the touchdown run by ISU quarterback Seneca Wallace where he crossed the field to out run the Blackshirts. Earlier in the year he had an amazing play against Texas Tech dubbed "the run," well this one was called "the other run" by Cyclone faithful. I still think this was the best team Iowa State ever had under Dan McCarney. They nearly beat Florida State that season in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to start the year.

Troy Davis: Troy Davis was the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons and probably would have won the Heisman Trophy if he had played for a more traditional football school. Davis finished his career with 4,382 yards in just two seasons.

Seneca Wallace: Wallace was one of the more exciting players in Iowa State history. He busted on the scene in 2001 from a little known junior college in New Mexico and helped the Cyclones beat Nebraska in Ames 36-14.

Dexter Green: ISU promoted running back Dexter Green as a Heisman Trophy candidate in 1978.

Mike Stensrud:Stensrud was an All-American defensive tackle for the Cyclones in 1978 and 1979 recording 306 tackles over his career.

Dan McCarney: How could you not love former Iowa State head coach Dan McCarney? I think even most Nebraska fans rooted for this guy to have success because he did everything the right way. I'm still in the camp that he never should've been fired or forced out. He did some great things at Iowa State.

Jim Walden: A former Nebraska assistant that helped the Cyclones beat Nebraska in 1992. He was character and actually played quarterback for Bob Devaney at Wyoming. He's a great radio interview these days as well.

Earl Bruce: Earl Bruce was Iowa State's coach in 1978, his last season there, before going to Ohio State. He's in the College Football Hall of Fame. He had been a legendary high school coach in Ohio, after beginning his coaching career at Ohio State under Woody Hayes while still a student. He had been a player but suffered a career-ending injury. Babcock remembers covering the NU-ISU freshman game on the Friday afternoon before the 23-0 game and Bruce was in the press box, watching. An official made a call that went against the Cyclone freshmen, and Bruce yelled "That SOB should be shot."

Babcock said it should be noted that Jack Trice, for whom ISU's stadium is named, was the first African-American athlete at Iowa State. He died three days after playing in his first football game at Iowa State, against Minnesota. He suffered a broken collarbone in the first half and continued to play in the second, when according to one account he was run over by some Minnesota players, "trampled" the word was.

Jack Trice Stadium replaced Clyde Williams Field, where Babcock attended a game in 1970 (maybe the last season for it). The field was in a neighborhood, or so it seemed, absolutely no parking.

What most Husker fans remember though about Ames is wind and tough weather conditions. More often than not the two teams met in November, which always brought with it some harsh wind conditions, especially since ISU is open end stadium.

Ames is also one of the few places close enough to Lincoln where Nebraska buses to for a road game. I can remember somebody telling me in the 90's when the Huskers drove to Ames they stopped in Atlantic to get a snack and their buses were surrounded by Western Iowa Nebraska fans who wanted to get a glimpse at a national championship football team.

Ames also has a great college scene called "Campustown" where there are lots of little restaurants and bars Husker fans have migrated to over the years. Another thing about ISU is they have the best tailgating scene in the Big 12. Since the stadium is out more in the open, there is plenty of open land and area for parking around Jack Trice Stadium, which can make for some great pregame activity amongst fans.