Nebraska 45
Colorado 7

Oct. 25, 1980
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 7 24 7 7 45
Colorado 0 0 0 7 7 
First Quarter
NU: Andra Franklin 3 run (Kevin Seibel kick) 8:58
Second Quarter
NU: Roger Craig 3 run (Seibel kick) 14:21  
NU: Jeff Quinn 1 run (Seibel kick) 10:59  
NU: Craig 3 run (Seibel kick) 1:12  
NU: Seibel 52 field goal, 0:01  
Third Quarter
NU: Craig 2 run (Seibel kick) 9:23  
Fourth Quarter
CU: Bob Niziolek 6 pass from Randy Essington (Tom Field kick) 11:38
NU: Mark Mauer 5 run (Seibel kick) 6:25

                           NU       CU 
First Downs................23       17 
Rushing Net...............403       89 
Passing Net...............111      151 
 Comp-Att-Int. .........6-8-1  15-27-2 
Total Offense ............514      240
Punts .................3-44.0   4-36.5 
Fumbles-Lost .............1-0      6-2
Penalties-Yards .........5-37     4-30

LEADING NU RUSHER
 Roger Craig-176 yards on 21 carries and 3 TDs.

LEADING NU PASSER
 Jeff Quinn-5-7-1 for 96 yards.

ATTENDANCE: 51,989

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Recap
Roger CraigRoger Craig rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns.

Craig, Huskers rout Buffaloes in Boulder

With third-team I-back Roger Craig leading the way, Nebraska rolled over Colorado 45-7.

Craig was pressed into service when Jarvis Redwine and Craig Johnson left the game with injuries in the first quarter. Craig splintered the CU defense for 176 yards and 3 TDs. Craig’s longest run of the day came in the third quarter when he broke loose for 61 yards.

All in all, the Husker piled up 514 yards total offense en route to their 13th straight win over Colorado.

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1980 schedule
05/03 Reds 38, Whites 19
09/13 Utah W 55-9
09/20 Iowa W 57-0
09/27 @ Penn St. W 21-7
10/04 Florida St. L 14-18
10/11 @ Kansas W 54-0
10/18 Oklahoma St. W 48-7
10/25 @ Colorado W 45-7
11/01 MIssouri W 38-16
11/08 Kansas St. W 55-8
11/15 @ Iowa St. W 35-0
11/22 Oklahoma L 17-21
12/27 Mississippi St. W 31-17
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