Oklahoma 47
Nebraska 0

Nov. 23, 1968 • 2:05 p.m. Central
Owen Field •Norman, OK • ABC
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First Quarter
OU: Steve Owens 3 run (Derr kick) 7:53
Second Quarter
OU: Owens 16 run (Derr kick) 14:56
OU: Owens 2 run (Derr kick) 7:47
OU: Owens 1 run (Derr kick) 0:43
Fourth Quarter
OU: Owens 20 run (Derr kick) 14:38
OU: Steve Casteel 36 INT return (kick failed) 9:55 
OU: Bobby Thompson 8 run (kick failed) 4:23

                       NU        OU
First Downs ..........  7        27
  By rushing .......... 4        16
  By passing .......... 3         9
  By penalty .......... 0         2
Rushing Net ....... 36-90    68-279
Passing Net .........  94       135
 Comp-Att-Int ... 12-26-2   12-22-0
Total Offense .... 62-184    90-414
Punts-Avg ....... 10-39.9    8-39.3
Fumbles lost .......... 1         0
Penalized-yards .... 4-45      5-43

RUSHING
  NU: Davis 8-27, Patrick 8-24, Orduna 10-17, Rogers 1-9, Schneiss 2-6, Sigler 4-4, Frost 1-3, Ziegler 1-1, Dvorsak 1-minus-1.
  OU: Owens 41-172, Warmack 9-40, Thompson 9-37, Hinton 4-25, M.Harper 2-8, Jamar 1-3, Ripley 2-minus-6.

PASSING
  NU: Patrick 5-13-2 54; Sigler 7-12-0 40; Dvorsak 0-1-0 0.
  OU: Warmack 11-20-0 122; Ripley 1-2-0 13.

RECEIVING
  NU: Topliff 1-24, Frost 3-23, Penney 3-21, Orduna 2-12, McFarland 1-5, Ingles 1-5, Davis 1-4.
  OU: Hinton 7-88, Barr 2-26, Thompson 1-13, Owens 2-8.

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Attendance: 45,000

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Recap

1968 Nebraska-Oklahoma football photo Steve OwensOklahoma’s Steve Owens plows ahead for three yards as Nebraska’s Ken Geddes hangs on. · The Daily Oklahoman · Newspapers.com

Owens, Sooners run roughshod over Huskers

Nebraska’s hopes for a 7-3 season and a bowl bid were smashed by Sooner Steve Owens, who staged a brilliant one-man attack to trigger a 47-0 licking before 45,000 fans and a national TV audience.

It was the worst defeat ever suffered by a Bob Devaney team.

Owens tore the Cornhuskers to shreds, scoring 5 touchdowns for a Big 8 record and netting 172 yards.

Down 28-0 at the half after Owens’ three-TD spree in the second quarter, the Huskers fought back and marched to the Sooner three before a fumble killed the scoring chance.

Nebraska ended its season with a 6-4 record, including 3-4 in Big Eight play.

Recap source: 1969 NU media guide

Game stories
Pregame & team info
1968 schedule
05/11White 26, Red 24
09/14WyomingW 13-10
09/21UtahW 31-0
09/28@ MinnesotaW 17-14
10/12KansasL 13-23
10/19MissouriL 14-16
10/26@ Oklahoma St.W 21-20
11/02@ Iowa St.W 24-13
11/09Kansas St.L 0-12
11/16@ ColoradoW 22-6
11/23@ OklahomaL 0-47
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