Official recap
Nebraska combined Kansas mis-cues with its own patented, last-ditch comeback efforts to pull out a 21-17 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks before 66,667 fans.
Kansas took a 17-14 lead with 14:29 left in the game, but the Huskers fought back to achieve victory just as they had on 13 prior occasions under Coach Bob Devaney under similar conditions.
Stopping KU at the Husker 12 late in the fourth quarter, the Huskers moved 88 yards to score the winning TD with only 1:22 left in the game. Jerry Tagge hit four passes and the Jayhawks chipped in with a pass interference and two personal foul penalties to aid the Husker cause. Jeff Kinney banged over from the three for the clincher.
Paul Rogers kicked two first quarter field goals—the first a Big 8 record 55-yarder—and Kinney made it 14-7 at the half. But KU came back to tie 14-14 in the third quarter.
John Mosier's 24-yard field goal gave the Jayhawks upset hopes, but the poised Cornhuskers couldn't be stopped as they picked up win No. 3 and evened their Big Eight mark at 1-1.
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Nebraska 21
Kansas 17
Oct. 18, 1969
Lincoln, NEKansas 0 7 7 3 - 17
Nebraska 6 8 0 7 - 21
First Quarter
NU - Paul Rogers 55 field goal, 5:30* 
NU - Rogers 46 field goal, 2:35
Second Quarter
NU - Jeff Kinney 1 run (Kinney pass from Tagge), 8:26
KU - John Mosier 19 pass from Jim Ettinger
(Bill Bell kick) 4:53
Third Quarter
KU - Ettinger 1 run (Bell kick), 9:45
Fourth Quarter
KU - Bell 24 field goal, 14:14
NU - Kinney 6 run (Rogers kick), 1:22
*-set Nebraska and Big Eight record
NU KU
First Downs 24 16
Rushing Net 52-132 55-208
Passing Net 260 144
Att-Comp-Int 23-36-0 8-19-1
Total Offense 88-392 74-352
Punting 5-30.6 8-39.1
Fumbles lost 4 0
Yards penalized 45 92
RUSHING
NU: Kinney 24-80; Schneiss 8-27; Frost 5-13;
Tagge 12-9; Green 3-3.
KU: Jessie 12-73; Riggins 19-66; Reeves 9-33;
Basler 2-27; Rucker 3-3; Schmidt 3-4;
Ettinger 7-2;
PASSING
NU: Tagge 23-36-0 260.
KU: Ettinger 8-18-1 144; Basler 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING
NU: Kinney 9-94; Frost 5-88; Ingles 5-51;
McFarland 3-26; Schneiss 1-1.
KU: Jessie 4-86; McGowam 2-32; Mosler 2-26.
NU BACK OF THE GAME
Jeff Kinney ... Carried 24 times for 80 yards and caught
nine passes for 94 yards ... Scored two TDs, including
game-winning plunge in final minutes.
NU LINEMAN OF THE GAME
Ken Geddes ... Made 12 tackles, including two for
nine-yard losses.
ATTENDANCE: 66,667
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