Official recap
Gerry Gdowski's pass intended for Jon Bostick in the end zone on the last play of the game was deflected by Colorado's Dave McCloughan, preserving the second-ranked Buffaloes' 27-21 win over third-ranked Nebraska and leaving CU all alone at the top of the Big Eight standings. Gdowski, who threw three touchdown passes and racked up 280 total-offense yards, had driven the Huskers from the NU 12 to the CU 42 in the last 1:40 before the last-ditch pass fell incomplete.
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Colorado 27
Nebraska 21
Nov. 4, 1989
Boulder, CONebraska 7 7 7 0 — 21
Colorado 14 3 7 3 — 27
First Quarter
NU — Bryan Carpenter 51 pass from Gerry Gdowski
(Gregg Barrios kick), 13:30 left.
CU — J.J. Flannigan 70 run (Ken Culbertson kick), 8:22.
CU — Darian Hagan 1 run (Culbertson kick), 5:04.
Second Quarter
NU — Morgan Gregory 12 pass from Gdowski
(Barrios kick), 11:33.
CU — FG Culbertson 49, 0:12.
Third Quarter
CU — Flannigan 2 run (Culbertson kick), 8:00.
NU — Chris Garrett 26 pass from Gdowski
(Barrios kick), 1:04.
Fourth Quarter
CU — FG Culbertson 28, 8:47.
A—52,877.
Neb. Colo.
First downs 19 13
Rushes-yards 43-186 47-205
Passing yards 211 22
Returns-yards 3-23 3-108
Passes 11-27-0 2-10-1
Sacks by 3-20 1-4
Punts-avg. 6-38 5-51
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-0
Penalities-yards 6-47 4-20
Time of possession 31:12 28:48
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:
Nebraska, Ken Clark 21-95, Gdowski 11-69.
Colorado, Flannigan 18-96, Hagan 25-86.
Passing:
Nebraska, Gdowski 11-27-0-211.
Colorado, Hagan 2-10-1-22.
Receiving:
Nebraska, Gregory 5-77, Carpenter 2-66, Richard Bell 2-33.
Colorado, John Perak 1-13.
Missed field goals: none.
Interceptions:
Nebraska, Tyrone Byrd 1-0.
Colorado, none.
Tackles (UT-AT-TT):
Nebraska, Byrd 5-3-8, Jeff Mills 4-4-8, Mike Murray 5-27, Pat Tyrance 3-4-7.
Colorado, Michael Jones 5-6-11, Tim James 6-4-10, Joel Steed 4-4-8.
Sacks:
Nebraska, Kenny Walker 1-9, Kent Wells 1-7, Mike Croel 1-4.
Colorado, Kanavis McGhee 1-4.
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