Official recap
For three quarters, the 46,876 on hand at Aloha Stadium—including some 8,000 Nebraskans—could hardly believe what they were seeing. Heavy underdog Hawaii had built a 10-0 halftime lead, was still in command, 16-7, entering the final period, and Nebraska was showing no signs of rallying to prevent the college football season's biggest upset.
However, the nation's most-potent offense took advantage of defense-created opportunities early in the fourth quarter, exploded for 30 points in a little over 10 minutes, and the Huskers kept their fleeting national-title hopes alive with a 37-16 win that was anything but a romp. Despite the struggle, though, NU rolled up 479 yards on the ground, led by senior Roger Craig's 127 and Mike Rozier's 111, the latter wrapping up an NU record season (1,689 yards).
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Nebraska 37
Hawaii 16
Dec. 4, 1982
Honolulu, HINebraska 0 0 7 30 — 37
Hawaii 7 3 6 0 — 16
First quarter
UH — Bernard Quarles 4 run (Lee Larsen kick).
Second quarter
UH — FG Larsen 40.
Third quarter
UH — FG Larsen 27.
NU — Irving Fryar 31 run (Kevin Seibel kick).
UH — FG Larsen 42.
Fourth quarter
NU — FG Seibel 23.
NU — Turner Gill 18 run (Seibel kick).
NU — Roger Craig 6 run (Seibel kick).
NU — Doug Wilkening 10 run (Seibel kick).
NU — Fryar 70 punt return (kick failed).
NU UH
First downs 26 16
Rushes-yards 66-479 34-96
Passing yards 96 203
Att-Comp-Int 15-6-1 41-17-1
Return yards 89 18
Fumbles-lost 3-1 4-1
Penalties-yards 8-77 4-20
Punts-average 4-17.5 6-39.2
Time of possession 32:17 27:43
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing
Nebraska, Craig 18-127. Mike Rozier 14-111, Fryar 6-69,
Jeff Smith 4-66, Gill 6-56, Wilkening 9-39.
Hawaii, Quarles 16-37, Anthony Edgar 8-30.
Passing
Nebraska, Gill 5-1-0-36, Bruce Mathison 7-4-1-19.
Hawaii, Quarles 33-14-1-169, Raphael Cherry 8-3-0-34.
Receiving
Nebraska, Todd Brown 3-54, Jamie Williams 2-23.
Hawaii, Duane Coleman 4-53, Ray Butler 2-39, Walter Murray 2-31,
Edgar 2-16, Mike Scott 2-16, Kurt Kafentzis 2-14.
A-46,876.
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