Pregame cumulative stats

1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma
(Nebraska had played 10 games, Oklahoma nine)
  NEB OPP OKL OPP
First downs/game 23.6 11.6 25.2 19.0
Total 236 116 227 171
By rushing 151 61 195 96
By passing 78 46 23 69
By penalty 7 9 9 6
Rushing yds/game 257.0 70.5 481.4 180.8
Attempts 589 395 577 369
Net yardage 2,570 705 4,333 1,627
Per carry 4.36 1.78 7.51 4.41
Passing yds/game 183.9 101.2 78.3 149.7
Att-Comp-Int 242-141-6 232-99-24 56-27-2 232-114-11
Passing yds 1,839 1,012 736 1,418
Completion pct. 58.3 42.7 48.2 49.1
TD passes 15 3 7 6
Total off./game 440.9 171.7 563.2 338.3
Total off. yds 4,409 1,717 5,069 3,045
Punting average 36.7 39.0 40.9 38.9
Punt returns-avg. 34-14.9 13-5.5 21-11.4 5-5.4
KO returns-avg. 16-23.4 58-17.7 25-21.3 35-25.3
Int. by-return yds 24-336 6-26 11-65 2-0
Fumbles-lost 19-14 31-16 38-24 31-18
Turnovers lost/game 2.0 4.0 2.9 3.2
Total lost 20 40 26 29
Turnover margin +20 -20 +3 -3
Penalized-yards 54-569 51-439 51-633 29-278
Yards per game 56.9 43.9 70.3 30.9
Penalized/game 5.4 5.1 5.7 3.2