Official recap
Michigan took full advantage of every one of five key Nebraska errors in the third quarter to score 24 unanswered points and turn a 14-3 halftime deficit into a 27-23 win over NU in the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl.
Nebraska led at halftime on a pair of second-quarter TDs by Doug DuBose — a 5-yard pass from McCathorn Clayton and a 3-yard run — but disaster struck soon and often after Michigan kicked off to start the second half.
Full recap here.
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SERIES HISTORY | NU BOWLS
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
FINAL POLLS | HONORS
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Michigan 27
Nebraska 23
Jan. 1, 1986
Tempe, AZNebraska 0 14 0 9 — 23
Michigan 3 0 24 0 — 27
First Quarter
UM — FG Pat Moons 42, 11:19.
Second Quarter
NU — Doug DuBose 5 pass from McCathorn Clayton
(Dale Klein kick), 0:38.
NU — DuBose 3 run (Klein kick), 11:09.
Third Quarter
UM — Gerald White 1 run (Moons kick), 2:03.
UM — Jim Harbaugh 1 run (Moons kick), 4:17.
UM — FG Moons 19, 8:18.
UM — Harbaugh 2 run (Moons kick), 13:07.
Fourth Quarter
NU — Steve Taylor 1 run (Klein kick), 12:31.
NU — Safety, Monte Robbins ran out of end zone, 13:38.
A—72,454
NU UM
First downs 20 16
Rushes-yards 60-304 49-171
Passing yards 66 63
Passes 6-15-1 6-16-0
Total plays 75 65
Total yards 370 234
Sacks by 1-4 3-24
Punts-Avg. 3-40.3 5-43.8
Return Yds. 20 3
Fumbles-lost 6-3 2-0
Penalties-yards 7-46 8-43
Time of possession 32:01 27:59
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:
NEBR: DuBose 17-99, Taylor 10-76, Clayton 14-68, Tom Rathman 9-47,
Von Sheppard 7-13, Ken Kaelin 1-1, Keith Jones 2-0.
MICH: Jamie Morris 22-156, White 13-38.
Passing:
NEBR: Clayton 4-6-0-51, Taylor 2-9-1-15.
MICH: Harbaugh 6-15-0-63.
Receiving:
NEBR: Todd Frain 3-46, Rod Smith 1-8, Sheppard 1-7, DuBose 1-5.
MICH: Eric Kattus 3-38, Morris 2-10.
Missed field goals: None.
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