Official recap
Cornerback Neil Harris batted away a fourth-down Danny Bradley pass intended for Buster Rhymes in the end zone with 32 seconds left to preserve Nebraska's 22nd-straight victory and nail down a third-straight unbeaten Big Eight title for the Huskers. Oklahoma had moved to second-and-one at the Nebraska 1-yard line in the final minute, but a motion penalty pushed the Sooners back to the six, and after Bradley was sacked for a 3-yard loss by Bill Weber, Harris knocked away two-straight passes to complete one of the greatest defensive stands in Nebraska grid annals. Led by Mike Rozier's 205 rushing yards, the Huskers came from behind twice to get the win. Rozier finished as the all-time leading rusher in the Big Eight with 4,780 yards and became only the second player in NCAA history to top 2,000 yards in a season with 2,148.
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Nebraska 28
Oklahoma 21
Nov. 26, 1983
Norman, OKNebraska 7 7 14 0 — 28
Oklahoma 0 14 7 0 — 21
First Quarter
NU — Mark Schellen 7 run (Scott Livingston kick), 8:07.
Second Quarter
OU — Spencer Tillman 39 run (Tim Lashar kick), 10:55.
OU — Buster Rhymes 73 pass from Danny Bradley
(Lashar kick), 12:49.
NU — Mike Rozier 3 run (Livingston kick), 14:18.
Third Quarter
OU — Tillman 18 run (Lashar kick), 8:38.
NU — Turner Gill 1 run (Livingston kick), 9:35.
NU — Schellen 17 run (Livingston kick), 14:25.
Attendance: 75,008.
NU OU
First downs 20 19
Rushes-yards 57-366 55-233
Passing yards 58 187
Return yards 11 15
Passes 7-16-1 6-13-0
Sacks by 3-31 1-14
Punts 4-33 5-45
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 1-5 6-50
Time of possession 30:28 29:32
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing Nebraska, Rozier, 32-205, Gill 11-55, Tom Rathman 5-48, Schellen 8-40. Oklahoma, Tillman 16-134, Earl Johnson 23-84.
Passing Nebraska, Gill 7-16-1-58. Oklahoma, Bradley 6-13-0-187.
Receiving Nebraska, Irving Fryar 4-27, Ricky Simmons 2-23, Tim Brungardt 1-8. Oklahoma, Rhymes 3-127, Derrick Shepard 3-60.
Missed field goals Nebraska, Livingston 43. Oklahoma, Lashar 37, 47.
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