Official recap
Nebraska wrapped up its second-straight Big Eight title and Orange Bowl bid with a fiercely-contested, 28-24 win over Oklahoma before its 124th consecutive sellout and a national television (CBS) audience — but not until defensive end Scott Strasburger's interception with 26 seconds left killed a last-gasp Sooner effort.
The Huskers trailed, 10-7, early in the second period, but put together seven-play touchdown drives of 78 and 62 yards capped by 2- and 14-yard runs by fullback Doug Wilkening to take a 21-10 halftime lead. OU and freshman sensation Marcus Dupree weren't finished, though, as Dupree accounted for more than half of his game-high 149 rushing yards when he sprinted 86 yards to score on the third play of the second half, bringing the Sooners within 21-17. The teams traded long TD drives in the third quarter, then the Sooners were stymied twice inside the Husker 35 in the final period before Strasburger's interception sealed their fate.
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SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 28
Oklahoma 24
Nov. 26, 1982
Lincoln, NEOklahoma 7 3 14 0 — 24
Nebraska 7 14 7 0 — 28
NU — Turner Gill 14 run (Kevin Seibel kick).
OU — Marcus Dupree 2 run (Michael Keeling kick).
OU — FG Keeling 24.
NU — Doug Wilkening 2 run (Seibel kick).
NU — Wilkening 14 run (Seibel kick).
OU — Dupree 86 run (Keeling kick).
NU — Roger Craig 3 run (Seibel kick).
OU — Stanley Wilson 1 run (Keeling kick).
A—76,398.
OU NU
First downs 21 24
Rushes-yards 58-284 61-298
Passing yards 115 111
Return yards 18 53
Passes 19-6-2 18-8-0
Punts 2-45.0 5-29.6
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-yards 6-50 5-59
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing
Oklahoma. Dupree 25-149, Wilson 14-61, Fred Sims 9-40.
Nebraska, Mike Rozier 15-96, Gill 15-65, Wilkening 10-58, Craig 17-56, Irving Fryar 3-20.
Passing
Oklahoma, Kelly Phelps 19-6-2-115.
Nebraska, Gill 17-7-0-74, Fryar 1-1-0-37.
Receiving
Oklahoma, Steve Sewell 2-47.
Nebraska. Fryar 4-45. Mitch Krenk 2-44. Todd Brown 2-22.
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