Second Quarter
NEB: Dean Sukup 36 field goal, 14:21
NEB: Jarvis Redwine 54 run (kick failed) 11:07
NEB: Sukup 41 field goal, 6:10
NEB: Sukup 27 field goal, 0:25
Third Quarter
NEB: Junior Miller 24 pass from Tim Hager (Sukup kick) 12:45
NEB: Kenny Brown 12 pass from Hager (Sukup kick) 9:03
NEB: Craig Johnson 1 run (kick failed) 2:45
NEB: Johnson 94 run (Sukup kick) 0:00
KUNU
First Downs............... 8 28
Rushing Net........... 28-20 70-430
Passing Net ............ 59 181
Comp-Att-Int. ..... 5-23-3 12-22-0
Total Offense......... 51-79 92-611
Punts-Avg ............. 9-45 4-35
Fumbles-Lost ........... 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds ......... 5-51 11-94
Possession Time ...... 19:08 40:52
Third-down conv. ...... 3/12 8/20
Fourth-down conv. ...... 0/0 3/4
LEADING NU RUSHER:
Jarvis Redwine 157.
LEADING NU PASSER:
Tim Hager, 10-17-0 for 152 yards.
MORE STATS & SCORING SUMMARY
ATTENDANCE: 76,011
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Craig Johnson, 138 yards on nine carries, 2 touchdowns, one TD of 94 yards.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Dan Pensick, 7 tackles, two stops behind the line.
It was Homecoming for Nebraska, and the Huskers were impressive as they opened Big Eight Conference play with a 42-0 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.
It took three Dean Sukup field goals of 36, 41 and 27 yards and a second-period, 54-yard touchdown run by Jarvis Redwine to send Nebraska ahead at halftime 15-0.
In the second half, the Cornhuskers exploded for 27 points. Redwine, now one of the country’s premier running backs, rambled for 157 yards and sat out a good share of the second half.
As Redwine rested, the Jayhawks had to contend with Craig Johnson. Johnson scored on runs of one and 94 yards, and the 94-yard run from scrimmage was the longest in the history of Nebraska football.
The Nebraska defense was like a brick wall, allowing Kansas only 8 first downs, 20 yards rushing and 59 yards passing.
Tight end Junior Miller again was on the receiving end of a Tim Hager touchdown pass, this one for 24 yards.