Nebraska 28
Oklahoma St. 20

Oct. 18, 1975 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Lewis Field •Stillwater, OK
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Nebraska1477028
Oklahoma St.0713020
First quarter
NEB: John O'Leary 8 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Mike Coyle kick) 8:59
NEB: Ferragamo 4 run (Coyle kick) 4:19
Second quarter
OSU: Terry Miller 5 run (Abbie Daigle kick) 11:45
NEB: Ferragamo 1 run (Coyle kick) 6:13
Third quarter
OSU: Miller 4 run (Daigle kick) 11:45
NEB: Brad Jenkins 10 pass from Ferragamo (Coyle kick) 5:58
OSU: Miller 23 run (Gary Irions kick failed) 5:00

                         NU     OSU
First Downs ............ 20      14
Rushing Net ........ 61-254  56-249
Passing Net ........... 140      70
 Comp-Att-Int ..... 10-18-0   3-8-2
Total Offense ...... 79-394  64-319
Return yards .......... 140      70
Punts ................ 7-35    7-43
Fumbles-Lost .......... 5-1     3-2
Penalties-Yards ...... 6-71    4-20

RUSHING
NEB: Anthony 19-117; Davis 15-56; O'Leary 7-36; Heiser 5-28; Thomas 1-13; Ferragamo 10-8; Higgs 1-7; Craig 2-6.

OSU: Burk 17-107; T.Miller 20-90; Turner 12-47; S.Taylor 3-4; Walker 4-1.

PASSING
NEB: Ferragamo 10-16-0 140; Luck 0-1-0 0; O'Leary 0-1-0 0.

OSU: Burk 3-7-1 70; Miller 0-1-1 0. 

RECEIVING
NEB: Jenkins 3-42; O'Leary 3-15; Thomas 2-52; Shamblin 1-33; Davis 1-9.

OSU: R.Taylor 2-41; Lisle 1-29.

ADDITIONAL STATS

ATTENDANCE: 48,500

NU PLAYERS OF THE GAME
  Offense: Vince Ferragamo
  Defense: Chuck Jones

Coverage

Recap

1975 Nebraska-Okla. State, turnoverA dropped punt sparked OSU in the third quarter. · Lincoln Star · Newspapers.com

Goal-line stand preserves win

Vince Ferragamo, coming in for injured starter Terry Luck in the first quarter, accounted for all four Nebraska touchdowns as the Huskers defeated Oklahoma State 28-20.

In the first half, Nebraska scored three times, on two Ferragamo runs and a scoring pass to John O’Leary, while holding the Cowboys to one score and taking what appeared to be a safe 21-7 lead into the lockerroom.

But OSU capitalized on a third-quarter Nebraska fumble, closing it to 21-14. But again Ferragamo clicked, this time to tight end Brad Jenkins for 10 yards with 5:58 left in the third, making it NU 28, OSU 14. However, the Cowboys scored on their next possession to pull within eight points and create dramatics for the final quarter.

It was nip and tuck throughout the fourth period until a bad snap on a Husker punt gave OSU the ball on the Nebraska 23 yard line. The Cowboys kept getting closer to paydirt and tried to score three times from inside the NU five yard line in the final minute, but thanks to fine defensive plays by Chuck Jones and a host of other Black Shirts, Nebraska held on to win.

Ferragamo was named the National and Big 8 Back of the Week, and the Huskers were 6-0 as they headed for a collision with the Colorado Buffaloes.

Recap source: 1976 media guide

Neb. sources
Omaha World-Herald
Lincoln Journal & Star
Daily Nebraskan
More Sources
Daily Oklahoman
Des Moines Register
Associated Press
Pregame & team info
1975 schedule
05/03Reds 6, Whites 20
09/13LSUW 10-7
09/20IndianaW 45-0
09/27TCUW 56-14
10/04MiamiW 31-16
10/11KansasW 16-0
10/18@ Oklahoma St.W 28-20
10/25ColoradoW 63-21
11/01@ MissouriW 30-7
11/08@ Kansas St.W 12-0
11/15Iowa St.W 52-0
11/22OklahomaL 10-35
12/26@ Arizona St.L 14-17
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