Oklahoma 28
Nebraska 14

Nov. 23, 1974 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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Second quarter
OU: Steve Davis 10 run (Tony DiRienzo kick) 11:24
NU: Chuck Malito 38 pass from Dave Humm (Mike Coyle kick) 7:48
Third quarter
NU: Humm 11 pass from John O'Leary (Coyle kick) 11:44
OU: Joe Washington 4 run (DiRienzo kick) 4:57
Fourth quarter
OU: Elvis Peacock 1 run (DiRienzo kick) 13:21
OU: Davis 4 run (DiRienzo kick) 8:36

                        OU        NU
First Downs ........... 28        17
Rushing, Net ...... 83-482    36-187
Passing, Net ........... 0       179
  Comp-Att-Int ..... 0-2-0   14-30-4
Total Offense ..... 85-482    66-366
Return yards .......... 11         9
Punts ............... 2-38      4-28
Fumbles-Lost ......... 4-3       1-0
Penalties-Yards ...... 6-30      1-5

Attendance: 76,636

LEADING NU RUSHER: John O'Leary 72.
LEADING NU PASSER: Dave Humm 13-28-3 - 168.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Dave Humm 197.
MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Dave Humm.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Tom Ruud.

Coverage

Recap

1974 Nebraska-Oklahoma football photo, Steve Davis touchdownOklahoma quarterback Steve Davis scores the game’s first touchdown on a 10-yard run. · Tulsa World · Newspapers.com

No. 1 Sooners take over in second half, avert upset

The Cornhuskers put up a valiant attempt to dethrone the No. 1-ranked Sooners, but Oklahoma scored three touchdowns in the game’s final 20 minutes to pull out a 28-14 win.

Playing before 76,636, the largest crowd ever to see a football game in Lincoln, Nebraska fought to a 7-7 halftime deadlock with the Sooners, who were favored by two touchdowns.

Nebraska took the lead at 14-7 less than five minutes into the third period when quarterback Dave Humm pitched to I-back John O’Leary. What looked like an ordinary sweep turned into a razzle-dazzle score because O’Leary passed back to Humm for an 11-yard touchdown toss.

Lightning again struck for the Huskers as Oklahoma fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Nebraska recovered on the OU 15. But a great opportunity fizzled when Mike Coyle missed a 21-yard field goal attempt. After that, Nebraska never seemed the same as OU tied the score on its next possession and scored twice more in the fourth quarter.

Passing just twice all game long, Oklahoma didn’t gain a yard through the air but amassed 482 yards on the ground. Three Sooners, fullback Jim Littrell, halfback Joe Washington and quarterback Steve Davis, all gained over 100 yards.

Nebraska finished the regular season with an overall record of 8-3 and a conference record of 5-2, good for a second-place Big Eight tie with Missouri.

Recap source: 1975 media guide.

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Pregame & team info
1974 schedule
05/04Red 41, White 40
09/14OregonW 61-7
09/21@ WisconsinL 20-21
09/28NorthwesternW 49-7
10/05MinnesotaW 54-0
10/12MissouriL 10-21
10/19@ KansasW 56-0
10/26Oklahoma St.W 7-3
11/02@ ColoradoW 31-15
11/09@ Iowa St.W 23-13
11/16Kansas St.W 35-7
11/23OklahomaL 14-28
12/31FloridaW 13-10
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