First Quarter
NU: Mike Rozier 3 run (Kevin Seibel kick) 11:40
NU: Rozier 1 run (Seibel kick) 4:26
Second quarter
NU: Todd Brown 18 pass from Turner Gill (Seibel kick) 12:49
NU: Rozier 2 run (Seibel kick) 4:25
Third quarter
NU: Jeff Smith 68 run (Seibel kick) 14:43
NU: Jim Thompson 9 pass from Nate Mason (Grant Campbell kick) 11:43
NU: Mark Schellen 1 run (kick failed) 9:10
NU: Tim Brungardt 25 run (kick failed) 3:38
NU: Ricky Simmons 61 pass from Bruce Mathison (Campbell kick) 2:18 Fourth quarter
NU: Brungardt 7 run (Mark Hagerman kick) 8:39
NMSNEB
First downs ........... 10 43
Rushes-yards ....... 27-93 78-677
Passing yards ......... 89 206
Comp-Att-Int ... 10-24-2 14-26-0
Total offense ..... 51-182 104-883
Return yards ........... 0 46
Punts ............. 8-41.9 1-43.0
Fumbles-lost ......... 3-2 2-0
Penalties-yards ..... 3-17 13-103
Possession time .... 22:18 37:42
Third-down conv. .... 3/13 8/14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING
NMS: James Hebert 12-56. Kim Locklin 8-31
NEB: Rozier 14-149, Smith 7-126, Brungardt 9-65, Mathison 3-51, Mason 6-50, Craig 5-49, Tom Vergith 3-34, Schellen 6-23, Mark Moravec 8-23
PASSING
NMS: Jamie McAlister 23-10-1-89
NEB: Gill 13-10-0-93, Mathison 4-1-0-61, Mason 7-2-0-31
RECEIVING
NMS: Al Tanner 2-35, Rusty Griffin 2-19, Locklin 2-12
NEB: Jamie Williams 4-30, Brown 3-39, Irving Fryar 2-19, Simmons 1-61
ADDITIONAL STATS
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Ricky Simmons’ 61-yard TD reception gives the Huskers a 61-0 lead in the third quarter. | VIDEO
NCAA records fall as Huskers’ offense erupts
Nebraska’s high-powered offense broke four NCAA single-game records as the Huskers swept to a 68-0 whitewashing of outmanned New Mexico State.
Before the final gun sounded, Nebraska had gained 883 yards of total offense to break the NCAA mark of 875 set by Oklahoma vs. Colorado in 1980, picked up 677 rushing yards without a loss to top the old mark of 645 by Texas-El Paso vs. New Mexico State in 1948, recorded 36 first downs rushing to break the old record of 35 by Colorado vs. Northwestern in 1978, and rolled up 43 first downs to snap its own record of 42 set against Colorado the previous season.
Six Husker backs rushed for 49 or more yards, led by Mike Rozier’s 149 (including three touchdowns) and Jeff Smith’s 126.
H’MAX NOTES: The Aggies’ deepest penetration on offense was to the Nebraska 38 yard line in the fourth quarter. … Jeff Smith’s 68-yard TD run came on the Huskers’ first offensive play of the second half.