Nebraska 27
Texas Tech 24

Dec. 31, 1976
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl • Houston, TX • TVS
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Nebraska7713027
Texas Tech3147024
First Quarter
NEB: Rick Berns 1 run (Al Eveland kick) 5:42
TTU: Brian Hall 28 field goal 1:22
Second Quarter
TTU: Billy Taylor 14 pass from Rodney Allison (Hall kick) 12:08
TTU: Taylor 11 pass from Allison (Hall kick) 2:14
NEB: Mark Dufresne 22 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Eveland kick) 0:33
Third Quarter
TTU: Taylor 8 run (Hall kick) 11:32
NEB: Berns 18 run (Eveland kick failed) 9:19
NEB: Chuck Malito 23 pass from Ferragamo (Eveland kick) 7:01

                       NU       TT
FIRST DOWNS            21       24
  By Rushing           10       13
  By Passing            9       11
  By Penalty            2        0
NET YARDS RUSHING     164      191
  Rushing Attempts     48       42
  Yards Gained        191      206
  Yards Lost           27       15
NET YARDS PASSING     232      193
  Attempted            24       23
  Completed            14       15
  Intercepted           0        0
TOTAL OFFENSE      72-396   65-384
PUNTS-AVERAGE      4-39.7   3-36.3
  Blocked               0        0
PUNT RETURNS-YDS     2-11      1-3
K.O. RETURNS-YDS     2-12     5-64
PENALIZED-YARDS       1-5     2-21
FUMBLES-LOST          2-2      4-1

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Recap

Rick Berns scored twice for the Huskers.

Huskers rally past Red Raiders for bowl win

Two back-to-back third-quarter touchdowns moved Nebraska from a 24-14 deficit to a 27-24 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Those two TDs came on an 18-yard run by Rick Berns and a 23-yard Vince Ferragamo-to-Chuck Malito pass. The touchdown pass was set up by a partially blocked Texas Tech punt by Kent Smith and Ted Harvey.

With Nebraska ahead by 27-24 entering the fourth quarter, the game was far from over. Twice before in ’76 – against Missouri and Oklahoma – the Huskers saw fourth-quarter leads vanish. But the third time was the charm for Nebraska.

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1976 schedule
05/01Reds 26, Whites 29
09/11@ LSUL 6-6
09/18@ IndianaW 45-13
09/25TCUW 64-10
10/02MiamiW 17-9
10/09@ ColoradoW 24-12
10/16Kansas St.W 51-0
10/23MissouriL 24-34
10/30@ KansasW 31-3
11/06Oklahoma St.W 14-10
11/13@ Iowa St.L 28-37
11/26OklahomaL 17-20
12/04@ HawaiiW 68-3
12/31Texas TechW 27-24
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