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Nebraska, looking to get back on the winning track after losing to Florida State scored a convincing 54-0 win over Kansas in the 1980 Big 8 opener. The Huskers were never threatened as they scored on five of six first half possessions to jump out to a 33-0 half-time lead. With Craig Johnson scoring two touchdowns on 109 yards rushing and Roger Craig gaining 85 yards while scoring three times, the Husker running game rambled for 389 yards. Nebraska completely dominated the game offensively pilling up 520 total yards. In place of Jarvis Redwine, Johnson continued his dominance against the Jayhawks. In 1978, Johnson ran through the Kansas defense for 192 yards and added 138 in 1979.
SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 54
Kansas 0
Oct. 11, 1980
Lawrence, KSNebraska 7 26 14 7 - 54
Kansas 0 0 0 0 - 0
First Quarter
NU - Craig Johnson (10 yd. run;
Kevin Seibel kick, 13:14 left)
Second Quarter
NU - Andra Franklin (3 yd. run; Seibel kick, 11:45)
NU - Johnson (1 yd. run; Seibel kick, 6:04)
NU - John Noonan (31 yd. pass from Jeff Quinn;
kick failed, 2:03)
NU - Roger Craig (1 yd. run; run failed, :40)
Third Quarter
NU - Noonan (8 yd. pass from Quinn; Seibel kick, 10:40)
NU - Craig (1 yd. run; Seibel kick, :16)
Fourth Quarter
NU - Craig (2 run; Neil kick, :45)
NU KU
First Downs...................35 14
Rushing Net..................389 125
Passes, Comp-Att-Int. ...11-17-0 6-23-1
Passing Net..................131 87
Total Offense................520 212
LEADING NU RUSHER: Craig Johnson-109
LEADING NU PASSER: Jeff Quinn-10-14 for 124 yards
ATTENDANCE; 52,500
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