Nebraska 63Kansas 21
Nov. 4, 1978 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lawrence, KS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | ||
| Nebraska | 7 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 63 | |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
First Quarter NU: Rick Berns 2 run (Billy Todd kick) 9:37 Second Quarter NU: Tom Sorley 1 run (Todd kick) 12:09 NU: Craig Johnson 64 run (Todd kick) 11:43 NU: Junior Miller 44 pass from Tom Sorley (Todd kick) 7:12 NU: Tim Smith 17 pass from Sorley (Todd kick) 3:24 KU: Harry Sydney 2 run (Mike Hubach kick) 1:30 NU: Miller 44 pass from Sorley (Todd kick) 0:21 Third Quarter NU: Johnson 78 pass from Tim Hager (Todd kick) 9:44 KU: Sydney 3 run (Sydney run) 7:25 NU: Johnson 60 run (Dean Sukup kick) 5:45 Fourth Quarter NU: Jeff Quinn 5 run (Todd kick) 13:56 KU: Russ Bastin 4 pass from Kevin Clinton (pass failed) 1:11 NU KU First Downs ............ 35 22 Rushing Net ........ 66-516 38-70 Passing Net .......... 283 262 Comp-Att-Int .... 10-11-0 22-49-3 Total Offense ...... 77-799 87-332 Punts ................ 2-53 6-42 Fumbles-lost .......... 7-3 1-0 Penalties-yards .......7-72 5-49 ATTENDANCE: 52,100 RUSHING NU: Johnson 10-192, Quinn 9-64, Kotera 9-58, Hipp 6-46, McCrady 8-46, Franklin 6-44, Berns 8-44, Sorley 6-13, Brown 2-7, Hager 2-2. KU: Ediger 10-28, Friess 2-18, Sydney 12-15, Jones 4-15, Higgins 5-4, Smith 1-2, Levy 2-minus-2, Clinton 2-minus-10. PASSING NU: Sorley 7-9-0 170, Hager 2-2-0 97,Quinn 1-1-0 16. KU: Clinton 16-31-1 156, Sydney 6-18-2 106. RECEIVING NU: Miller 3-108, Smith 2-37, Johnson 1-78, Hipp 1-20, Brown 1-19, Finn 1-16, Lockett 1-5. KU: Murphy 5-93, Bastin 4-39, Friess 4-26, Higgins 3-40, Verser 3-24, Levy 2-31, Michens 1-9. MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME Craig Johnson NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME Dan Pensick: 8 tackles, 6 unassisted
