 Official recap
"Game of the Century II" turned out to be less than memorable for Nebraska, which had moved ahead of Oklahoma into the No. 1 spot in the polls during the week of the game. After the Huskers jumped to a 7-0 first-quarter lead when Keith Jones' 25-yard run capped an 84-yard drive, the game was virtually all Oklahoma as the second-ranked Sooners came from behind to claim their fourth-straight Big Eight title and reclaim the No. 1 ranking.
SOONERSTATS.COM SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Oklahoma 17
Nebraska 7
Nov. 21, 1987
Lincoln, NEOklahoma 0 0 14 3 — 17
Nebraska 7 0 0 0 — 7
First Quarter
NU — Keith Jones 25 run (Chris Drennan kick), 1:28.
Third Quarter
OU — Anthony Stafford 11 run (R.D. Lashar kick), 12:48.
OU — Patrick Collins 65 run (Lashar kick), 1:39.
Fourth Quarter
OU — FG Lashar 27, 7:40.
A—76,663 (stadium record).
Okla. Neb.
First downs 23 11
Rushes-yards 70-419 41-177
Passing yards 25 58
Returns-yards 7-54 4-18
Passes 2-9-1 6-18-3
Sacks by 1-5 1-1
Punts-avg. 5-38 9-46
Fumbles-lost 8-3 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-15 5-47
Time of possession 35:11 24:49
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Okla., Collins 13-131, Charles Thompson 21-126, Rotnei Anderson 24-119, Stafford 12-43. Nebr., K. Jones 15-94, Steve Taylor 18-54.
Passing: Okla., Thompson 2-9-0-25. Nebr., Taylor 6-18-3-58.
Receiving: Okla., Keith Jackson 1-21, Stafford 1-4. Nebr., Richard Bell 2-18.
Missed field goals: Okla., Lashar 44, 35.
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