▁( and ▁won ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁by ▁P enn ▁State ▁running ▁back ▁John ▁C app ellett i ). ▁H uf n ag el ' s ▁final ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁colleg ian ▁was ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁shut out ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve . ▁Without ▁C app ellett i ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁flu , ▁the ▁P enn ▁State ▁running ▁game ▁was ▁weak ▁and ▁the ▁So on er ▁defense ▁domin ated ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 4 th - round ▁selection ▁( 3 4 8 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁H uf n ag el ▁spent ▁three ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Bron cos , ▁then ▁twelve ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁with ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁St amp ed ers ▁ ▁S ask atch ew an ▁R ough rid ers ▁( 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ), ▁and ▁W inn ip eg ▁Blue ▁Bom bers ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁H uf n ag el ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁player - co ach ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ' s ▁S ask atch ew an ▁R ough rid ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 6 ▁H uf n ag el ▁was