 Official recap
Nebraska rebounded in fine fashion from its disappointing loss to Oklahoma and avenged a 1986 loss to Colorado with a 24-7 win over the Buffaloes. As ESPN commentator Lee Corso said, I-back Keith Jones was "all-universe" on this particular Saturday as he rushed 26 times for two touchdowns and a career-high 248 yards, propelling him into third among all-time Nebraska runners. The Husker defense, meanwhile, limited CU to 226 yards.
ASSOCIATED PRESS HUSKERS.COM RECAP
AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS
SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 24
Colorado 7
Nov. 28, 1987
Boulder, CONebraska 0 10 7 7 — 24
Colorado 0 0 7 0 — 7
Second Quarter
NU — Steve Taylor 5 run (Chris Drennan kick), 13:54.
NU — FG Chris Drennan 50, 3:41.
Third Quarter
NU — Keith Jones 50 run (Drennan kick), 11:54.
CU — George Hemingway 4 pass from Mark Hatcher
(Dave DeLine kick), 4:57.
Fourth Quarter
NU — K. Jones 44 run (Drennan kick), 9:34.
A—52,026.
Neb. Colo.
First downs 22 14
Rushes-yards 62-419 44-147
Passing yards 3 79
Returns-yards 6-21 2-24
Passes 3-6-1 5-14-2
Sacks by 2-20 1-7
Punts-avg. 3-41 4-46
Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-1
Penalties-yards 7-46 10-64
Time of possession 32:00 28:00
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Nebraska, K. Jones 26-248, Tyreese Knox 8-66, Taylor 18-54. Colorado, Erich Kissick 13-49, Hatcher 17-39.
Passing: Nebraska, Taylor 1-5-0-3. Colorado, Hatcher 4-10-1-62, Rick Wheeler 1-4-1-17.
Receiving: Nebraska, K. Jones 1-3. Colorado, Lance Carl 2-40.
Missed field goals: Colorado, DeLine 39 (blocked), Ken Culbertson 50.
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