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Nebraska 38
Colorado 10

Oct. 27, 1979 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Colorado 3 7 0 0 10
Nebraska 7 10 14 7 38 
First Quarter
CU: Tom Field 32 field goal, 8:15
NU: Jarvis Redwine 23 run (Dean Sukup kick) 3:05
Second Quarter
NU: I.M. Hipp 1 run (Sukup kick) 8:18
CU: Bill Roe 69 interception return (Field kick) 3:17
NU: Dean Sukup 37 field goal, 1:11
Third Quarter
NU: Redwine 56 run (Sukup kick) 14:06
NU: Redwine 13 run (Sukup kick) 11:34
Fourth Quarter
NU: Andra Franklin 2 run (Sukup kick) 11:26

                        CU       NU
First Downs............. 9       23
Rushing Net......... 45-59   64-452
Passing Net ........... 37       27
  Comp-Att-Int. ... 8-13-1   2-12-1
Total Offense...... 58-146   76-479
Punts-Avg ........... 6-38     3-38
Fumbles-Lost ......... 2-1      2-1
Penalties-Yds ....... 2-10     7-65
Possession Time .... 30:08    29:52
Third-down conv. .... 5/16     8/15
Fourth-down conv. .... 1/3      2/3

LEADING NU RUSHER: Jarvis Redwine 206.

LEADING NU PASSER:
Tim Hager, 1-9-1, 20 yards.

NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Jarvis Redwine.

NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Tom Vering, 14 tackles, 1 INT.

MORE STATS

ATTENDANCE: 76,158

Coverage

Recap
Jarvis Redwine

Jarvis Redwine got his 206 rushing yards on just 18 carries. | Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics

Too much
Redwine
knocks Buffs
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Too much Redwine knocks Buffs for a loop

I-back Jarvis Redwine gashed Colorado for 206 rushing yards and three touchdowns to help give the Huskers a 38-10 win.

The Buffs’ only touchdown came on an interception return of a Tim Hager pass, so it was the Husker defense upping its record to 19 consecutive quarters without giving up a touchdown.

Redwine scored on runs of 23, 56 and 13 yards and saw limited action in the second half.

Statistically, it was all Nebraska with 479 yards while the Blackshirts held the Buffs to 146 yards. It was the Huskers’ 12th straight win over the Buffs.

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Pregame & team info
1979 schedule
05/05 Red 27, White 13
09/15 Utah St. W 35-14
09/22 @ Iowa W 24-21
09/29 Penn St. W 42-17
10/06 New Mexico St. W 57-0
10/13 Kansas W 42-0
10/20 @ Oklahoma St. W 36-0
10/27 Colorado W 38-10
11/03 @ Missouri W 23-20
11/10 @ Kansas St. W 21-12
11/17 Iowa St. W 34-3
11/24 @ Oklahoma L 14-17
01/01 Houston L 14-17
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