Nebraska 17
LSU 12
Jan. 1, 1971 - 7 p.m. Central
Orange Bowl | Miami, FL | NBC
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | ||
| LSU | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Nebraska | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
First Quarter
NEB: Rogers 25 yd field goal 2:40
NEB: Orduna 3 yd run (Rogers kick) 2:06
Second Quarter
LSU: Lumpkin 36 yd field goal 0:49
Third Quarter
LSU: Lumpkin 25 yd field goal 11:49
LSU: Coffee 31 yd pass from Lee (Lumpkin kick wide) 0:00
Fourth Quarter
NEB: Tagge 1 yd run (Rogers kick) 8:50
ATTENDANCE: 80,699 (Orange Bowl Record)
NEB LSU
First Downs .................. 18 20
By Rushing .................. 12 7
By Passing .................. 6 11
By Penalty .................. 0 2
Rushes-Net yards ......... 48-132 45-51
Yards Gained Rushing ....... 173 158
Yards Lost Rushing ......... 41 107
Long Rushing Play ......... 14 25
Passing net yards ........... 161 227
Att-Comp-Int ........... 28-14-2 32-17-1
Long Passing Play .......... 27 31
Total Offense ............ 76-293 77-278
Int. returns-yards .......... 1-0 2-3
Punts-average ............ 6-37.7 8-32.5
Punt returns-yards ......... 1-3 0-0
Kickoff returns-yards ...... 4-54 3-22
Fumbles-lost ............... 4-3 4-3
Penalties-yards ............ 8-67 4-27
Time of possession ........ 30:06 29:54
1st quarter .............. 9:30 5:30
2nd quarter .............. 4:39 10:21
3rd quarter .............. 6:14 8:46
4th quarter .............. 9:43 5:17
COMPLETE STATS
