Nebraska 21
Oklahoma St. 20

Oct. 26, 1968 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Lewis Field •Stillwater, OK
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Oklahoma St.770020

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Third Quarter
  OSU: Tom Brown 68 pass from Ron Johnson (kick blocked) 13:42
  OSU: Ron Johnson 1 run (Hermann Eben pass from Johnson) 4:47
  NEB: Joe Orduna 1 run (Paul Rogers kick) 1:08
Fourth Quarter
  NEB: Orduna 8 run (Rogers kick) 10:50
  OSU: Jack Reynolds 2 run (Reynolds run failed) 7:03
  NEB: Jim McFarland 5 pass from Ernie Sigler (Rogers kick) 0:57

                       NEB       OSU
First Downs ..........  20        10
  By rushing .......... 11         1
  By passing ........... 8         9
  By penalty ........... 1         0
Rushing Net ....... 61-196     33-51
Passing Net .......... 166       227
  Comp-Att-Int ... 16-35-1   15-30-0
Total Offense ..... 95-362    63-278
Punts-average .... 10-34.7   11-41.2
Fumbles lost ........... 1         1
Penalized-yards ..... 5-45      5-57

RUSHING
  NEB: Orduna 33-145, Davis 16-30, Sigler 6-17, Schneiss 2-4, Patrick 4-0.
  OSU: Johnson 10-25, Derrinwater 8-20, Reybolds 7-4, Porter 1-1, Cutburth 2-1, Hallmark 5-0.

PASSING
  NEB: Sigler 13-28-0 141; Patrick 3-7-1 25.
  OSU: Johnson 13-28-0 196; Cutburth 2-2-0 31.

RECEIVING
  NEB: Penney 5-50, McFarland 5-48, Ingles 3-34, Ziegler 3-34.
  OSU: T.Brown 4-110, Dearinger 6-62, Eben 4-41, P.Brown 1-14.

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Attendance: 35,000

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Recap

Fourth-down score in final minute caps Husker rally from 14-0 deficit

Nebraska spotted Oklahoma State 14 points, then battled back for one of the Huskers’ patented, garrison finishes, 21-20, before 35,000 fans in Stillwater.

After a scoreless first half, the Cowboys caught the Huskers napping early in the third quarter and jumped in front 6-0 on a 68-yard TD pass. They followed that with an 80-yard drive for a 14-0 lead.

Nebraska came back to tie on two long drives and it was 14-14 with 10:50 left in the game. A fumbled punt gave OSU a break at the Husker 24 and the Cowboys scored in four plays. Two tries for two points failed and OSU led 20-14 with 7:03 left.

Then the Cornhuskers came to life, marching 80 yards in 16 plays to score the tying touchdown with only 57 seconds left as Ernie Sigler hit Jim McFarland with a five-yard pass on a fourth down.

Paul Rogers then kicked the winning point, his third game-winning boot of the year.

Joe Orduna starred on the ground, netting 145 yards for the Huskers, and Sigler passed for 141 yards.

H’MAX NOTES

• After Nebraska’s go-ahead score, OSU drove to the Nebraska 27 on two pass completions and an interference penalty. Hermann Eben tried a 44-yard field goal with six seconds left, but it was short and wide.

• OSU coach Phil Cutchin’s decision to go for two points after the Cowboys’ final touchdown generated some second-guessing. OSU had two cracks at it because of an offside penalty against Nebraska on the first attempt.

• Nebraska’s first touchdown drive was kept alive by a 13-yard pass to the OSU 16 from Sigler to Mick Ziegler on fourth-and-10.

• Oklahoma State was held to 30 yards of total offense during the first half.

• It was the second time the 1968 Huskers overcame a 14-0 deficit on the road to win.

Recap source: 1969 NU media guide

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Pregame & team info
1968 schedule
05/11White 26, Red 24
09/14WyomingW 13-10
09/21UtahW 31-0
09/28@ MinnesotaW 17-14
10/12KansasL 13-23
10/19MissouriL 14-16
10/26@ Oklahoma St.W 21-20
11/02@ Iowa St.W 24-13
11/09Kansas St.L 0-12
11/16@ ColoradoW 22-6
11/23@ OklahomaL 0-47
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