Nebraska 72
Iowa St. 29

Nov. 5, 1983
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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Iowa St.0147829
Nebraska142102772
First Quarter
 NEB: Mike Rozier 5 run (Scott Livingston kick) 9:20
 NEB: Todd Frain 27 pass from Turner Gill (Livingston kick) 9:32
Second Quarter
 ISU: Tommy Davis 15 pass from David Archer (Marc Bachrodt kick) 0:13
 NEB: Irving Fryar 20 pass from Gill (Livingston kick) 3:29
 ISU: Davis 1 run (Bachrodt kick) 7:04
 NEB: Gill 3 run (Livingston kick) 13:12
 NEB: Scott Kimball 18 pass from Gill (Livingston kick) 14:55
Third Quarter
 ISU: Al Watson 1 run (Bachrodt kick) 4:17
 NEB: Rozier 21 run (Livingston kick) 6:51
 NEB: FG Livingston 31, 10:37
Fourth Quarter
 NEB: Rozier 59 run (Livingston kick) 0:31
 ISU: Davis 2 run (Dave Smoldt pass from Archer) 3:04
 NEB: Rozier 17 run (Livingston kick) 4:38
 NEB: Craig Sundberg 1 run (Mark Hagerman kick) 10:59
 NEB: Jeff Smith 1 run (Hagerman kick failed) 13:42

Attendance: 76,326.
                          ISU        NU 
First downs                25        34 
Rushes-yards           45-157    64-426 
Passing yards             346       241 
Return yards                2        35
Passes                26-47-1   13-25-0 
Sacks by                  0-0      4-24 
Punts                    4-35      3-33 
Fumbles-lost              3-2       1-0 
Penalties-yards          5-43      6-59 
Time of possession      30:11     29:49

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing
 Iowa State, Davis 25-88, Archer 11-31. 
 Nebraska, Rozier 26-212, Gill 10-52, Tom Rathman 6-35. Nate Mason 3-32.
Passing
 Iowa State, Archer 26-46-0-346. 
 Nebraska, Gill 13-24-0-241.
Receiving
 Iowa State, Jason Jacobs 11-152, Tracy Henderson 10-136. 
 Nebraska, Fryar 5-114, Kimball 2-35, Ricky Simmons 2-28, Todd Frain 1-27.
Missed field goals
 Iowa State, Bachrodt, 48, 42.

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Scoring records fall in rout of Cyclones

I-back Mike Rozier had another outstanding game, rushing 26 times for 212 yards and four touchdowns as the Huskers crushed the Cyclones, 72-29.
The four TDs gave Rozier 24 for the season (breaking the Big Eight record of 23 by Oklahoma’s Steve Owens in 1969) and 47 in his career (breaking Johnny Rodgers’ 1970-72 Nebraska career marks of 45 touchdowns and 270 points).

The 72 points were the most ever scored by Nebraska against a Big Eight team and the most ever scored by one team in Memorial Stadium, and the 101 points racked up by both squads were the most-ever in Memorial Stadium.

1983 schedule
04/23Reds 37, Whites 14
08/29Penn St.W 44-6
09/10WyomingW 56-20
09/17@ MinnesotaW 84-13
09/24UCLAW 42-10
10/01SyracuseW 63-7
10/08@ Oklahoma St.W 14-10
10/15@ MissouriW 34-13
10/22ColoradoW 69-19
10/29@ Kansas St.W 51-25
11/05Iowa St.W 72-29
11/12KansasW 67-13
11/26@ OklahomaW 28-21
01/02MiamiL 30-31
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