First quarter
PSU: Brian Franco 29 field goal, 9:45
Second quarter
NEB: Roger Craig 2 run (Kevin Seibel kick) 12:20
PSU: Franco 48 field goal, 8:33
PSU: Franco 39 field goal, 6:26
NEB: Eddie Neil 30 field goal, 1:25
PSU: Kenny Jackson 33 pass from Todd Blackledge (Joel Coles pass from Blackledge) 0:30
Third quarter
NEB: Jamie Williams 9 pass from Mark Mauer (Seibel kick) 11:57
PSU: Franco 20 field goal, 6:29
NEB: Scott Woodard 16 pass from Mauer (Seibel kick) 2:39
Fourth quarter
PSU: Coles 2 run (Franco kick) 11:02
PSU: Franco 32 field goal, 4:54
PSUNU
First downs 18 18
Rushes-yards 56-327 52-255
Passing yards 87 142
Comp-Att-Int 4-13-0 9-22-1
Total offense 69-414 74-397
Return yards 38 0
Punts 6-39.7 5-44.4
Fumbles-lost 7-4 6-3
Penalties-yards 2-10 4-30
Time of possession 32:38 27:22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING
PSU: Curt Warner 28-238, Jon Williams 11-30, Mike Meade 6-27, Coles 5-21
NEB: Craig 24-121, Phil Bates 10-40, Mike Rozier 5-23, Mauer 4-20
PASSING
PSU: Blackledge 4-13-0-87
NEB: Mauer 8-21-1-87, Mason 1-1-0-55
RECEIVING
PSU: Jackson 1-33, Mike McCloskey 1-30
NEB: Woodard 3-46, Williams 2-64, Craig 2-9
ADDITIONAL STATS
Attandance: 76,308
Helped by awesome offensive line play, Penn State tailback Curt Warner ran through and around the Nebraska defense for 238 yards, and the Nittany Lions came from behind in the fourth quarter to post a thrilling 30-24 win over the Huskers.
The game saw five lead changes, three in the first half when the Lions moved out to a 17-10 lead only to see Husker quarterback Mark Mauer throw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to give Nebraska its second lead of the game, 24-20, entering the final 15 minutes.
However, Penn State took the lead for good early in the fourth quarter when Joel Coles capped a 61-yard drive with a two-yard TD run. Then, helped by a 56-yard run by Warner, the Lions put Brian Franco in position for his fifth field goal of the day and the game’s final points with 4:54 left.
Roger Craig had another fine day for the Huskers with 121 yards, but it wasn’t enough to offset Warner’s performance.