Official recap
Nebraska scored four second-half touchdowns to rally from a 9-3 deficit and beat a fired-up group of Kansas Jayhawks, 31-15, and despite five field goals by KU's Bruce Kallmeyer, the Huskers kept a fifth-straight opponent out of their end zone.
The Jayhawks, who needed a win to stay alive in the Big Eight race, had much the better of it in the first half, out-yarding the Huskers, 213-112, but KU had to settle for three FGs and just a 9-3 lead at intermission.
Things changed abruptly after halftime, though, as the NU defense forced two Jayhawk turnovers which led to short TD drives and a 17-12 Husker lead after three quarters. Two more scores in the fourth quarter iced the game. I-back Mike Rozier capped all scoring and a career-best 179-yard day with a 49-yard TD run with 1:25 left.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 31
Kansas 15
Oct. 31, 1981
Lincoln, NEKansas 3 6 3 3 — 15
Nebraska 0 3 14 14 — 31
KU — FG Bruce Kallmeyer 25
NU — FG Eddie Neil 32
KU — FG Kallmeyer 27 KU—FG Kallmeyer 49
NU — Phil Bates 2 run (Kevin Seibel kick)
KU — FG Kallmeyer 49
NU — Bates 3 run (Seibel kick)
KU — FG Kallmeyer 47
NU — Jamie Williams 17 pass from Turner Gill (Seibel kick)
NU — Mike Rozier 49 run (Seibel kick)
A—76,208
KU NU
First downs 20 16
Rushes-yards 53-182 55-340
Passing yards 142 37
Return yards 9 43
Passes 10-23-3 4-10-1
Punts 4-39.0 5-47.4
Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-2
Penalties-yards 2-15 5-40
Time of possession 33:38 26:22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing
Kansas, Garfield Taylor 22-98, Walter Mack 15-40, Frank Seurer 8-26.
Nebraska, Rozier 22-179, Bates 14-86, Gill 7-34.
Passing
Kansas, Seurer 10-23-3-142.
Nebraska, Gill 4-9-1-37.
Receiving
Kansas, Wayne Capers 5-65, Russ Bastin 2-42. Bob Johnson 2-29.
Nebraska, Williams 3-29, Anthony Steels 1-8.
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