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The No. 6/4 (AP/coaches) Huskers jumped out to a 21-3 lead, then turned the game over to the Blackshirts, who provided a gutsy defensive stand to guide Nebraska to a 21-17 win over the No. 18/20 Colorado Buffaloes on a cold day in Boulder. It was NU's second road win over a ranked team on the season. Calvin Jones scored the Huskers' first two TDs with runs of four and 10 yards but suffered from the flu and leg cramps and missed most of the last three quarters. Tommie Frazier led the Huskers, completing 6 of 13 passes for 133 yards and rushing eight times for 56 yards before injuring his right shoulder on a 26-yard gain early in the third quarter. He was taken to the locker room twice to be checked by doctors but returned to the game two more times as the offense stalled on its last eight possessions with an interception on the CU 9-yard line and two missed field goals. Frazier accounted for 236 total-offense yards, his third straight game with over 200, and was named Nebraska's ABC/Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game. The Blackshirts came up with three crucial turnovers in the second half, including pickoffs by Barron Miles, Ed Stewart and John Reece. Reece's interception ended Colorado's hopes on its last possession at the Nebraska 40. Toby Wright led the team in tackles with 13, but outside linebacker Trev Alberts earned Sporting News Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors as he totaled 10, including two sacks, and had six quarterback hurries. NU's swarming defense forced CU quarterback Kordell Stewart to miss on 22 of 28 passing attempts for 115 yards and three pickoffs and to suffer through four sacks and 13 QB hurries.
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 21
Colorado 17
Oct. 30, 1993
Boulder, CO
Nebraska 21 0 0 0 - 21
Colorado 3 7 0 7 - 17
First Quarter
NU - Calvin Jones 4 run (Byron Bennett kick) 13:17
CU - Mitch Berger 22 field goal, 9:41
NU - Jones 10 run (Bennett kick) 4:58
NU - Corey Dixon 60 pass from Tommie Frazier
(Bennett kick) 1:00
Second Quarter
CU - Rashaan Salaam 15 run (Berger kick), 10:46
Fourth Quarter
CU - Salaam 1 run (Berger kick) 2:54
NU CU
First downs 17 15
Rushing att.-yards 55-190 44-189
Passes 20-7-1 28-8-3
Passing yards 167 115
Total att.-yards 75-357 68-304
Returns-yards 9-115 3-26
Sacks by 4-42 2-9
Punts-average 5-42.4 7-41.1
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 3-14 7-47
Time of poss. 32:39 27:21
Individual leaders
RUSHING
NU: Tommie Frazier 15-69-0; Lawrence Phillips 16-58-0; Calvin Jones 12-31-2.
CU: Rashaan Salaam 25-165-2; Lamont Warren 3-16-0.
PASSING
NU: Frazier 7-17-167-1.
CU: Kordell Stewart 8-28-115-3.
RECEIVING
NU: Abdul Muhammad 4-80-0; Corey Dixon 1-60-1; Gerald Armstrong 1-26-0.
CU: Charles Johnson 4-65-0; Salaam 3-37-0; Christian Fauria 1-13-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS
NU: Byron Bennett, 50, 52, 26.
CU: Mitch Berger, 43.
INTERCEPTIONS
NU: Barron Miles 1-0; Ed Stewart 1-0; John Reece 1-0.
CU: Dennis Collier 1-0.
TACKLES (UT-AT-TT)
NU: Toby Wright 6-7-13;Trev Alberts 7-3-10; Stewart 3-6-9; Ernie Beler 4-4-8.
CU: Kerry Hicks 8-4-12; Ted Johnson 8-4-12; Shannon Clavelle 7-4-11; Matt Russell 3-8-11.
SACKS
NU: Alberts 2-18; Mike Anderson 1-12; Donta Jones 1-12.
CU: Jeff Brunner 1-7; Johnson 1-2.
Attendance - 52,277
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