Official recap
New coach Eddie Crowder's fired-up Colorado Buffaloes gave 37,000 homecoming fans an early scare, but the Cornhuskers overpowered the Buffs, 41-6.
A 13-yard Bill Symons-to-Ben Howe pass gave CU a brief lead early in the game, but Nebraska came back to lead 7-6 at the quarter and win handily with a pair of TDs in the final two quarters.
It was win No. 5 of the season and No. 3 in Big 8 play.
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 41
Colorado 6
Oct. 26, 1963
Lincoln, NEColorado ....... 6 0 0 0 — 6
Nebraska ....... 7 7 13 14 — 41
First quarter
CU — Ben Howe (13, pass from Bill Symons;
kick failed)
NU — Rudy Johnson (1, run; Dave Theisen kick)
Second quarter
NU — Maynard Smidt (6, run; Theisen kick)
Third quarter
NU — Rudy Johnson (2, run; Theisen kick)
NU — Kent McCloughan (3, run; kick failed)
Fourth quarter
NU — Bobby Hohn (35, run; Theisen kick)
NU — Preston Love (43, pass from Henry Woods;
Theisen kick)
NU CU
First downs ............ 29 14
Rushing net ............ 293 123
Passing net ............ 181 120
Total offense ......... 474 219
Leading NU rusher: Johnson, 57 yards
Leading NU passers: Duda, 5 for 7 — 67 yards; Claridge, 6 for 11 — 64 yards
Attendance: 37,630
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