First Quarter
OU: Keith Jackson 88 run (Tim Lashar kick) 11:41
OU: Jamelle Holieway 43 run (Lashar kick) 5:52
Second Quarter
OU: FG Lashar 36, 1:18
Third Quarter
OU: FG Lashar 33, 9:19
OU: Holieway 17 run (Lashar kick) 2:26
Fourth Quarter
NU: Chris Spachman 76 fumble return (Dale Klein kick) 0:26
NUOU
First downs 10 19
Rushes-yards 42-161 70-423
Passing yards 63 38
Comp-Att-Int 4-15-4 1-4-0
Total offense 57-224 74-461
Return yards 76 9
Sacks by 3-32 3-7
Punts 8-39 7-34
Fumbles-lost 3-1 3-2
Penalties-yards 2-20 3-13
Time of possession 25:34 34:26
RUSHING
NU: Von Sheppard 2-65, Doug DuBose 16-46, Tom Rathman 8-29, Steve Taylor 5-12, McCathorn Clayton 9-9, Keith Jones 1-0, Team 1-0.
OU: Jackson 3-136, Holieway 25-110, Eric Mitchel 7-46, Spencer Tillman 6-38, Lydell Carr 13-34, Leon Perry 6-33, Patrick Collins 4-13, Anthony Stafford 4-10, Damon Stell 1-3, Don Maloney 1-0.
PASSING
NU: McCathorn Clayton 2-9-2-37, Steve Taylor 2-4-1-26, Travis Turner 0-2-0-0.
OU: Holieway 1-4-0-38.
RECEIVING
NU: Robb Schnitzler 3-47, Todd Frain 1-16.
OU: Jackson 1-38.
Missed field goals: NU, Klein 23.
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It’s all Sooners in showdown for Big Eight crown
Oklahoma’s outstanding defense stifled Nebraska’s offense for almost the entire game and turned away the Huskers’ only two offensive scoring threats inside the Sooner 10 as OU topped Nebraska, 27-7.
The Huskers’ own fine defense had not given up more than 157 rushing yards in 10 games, but yielded 423 to the Sooner wishbone, while Oklahoma held the Huskers to a season-low, by far, 224 total offense yards.
With an Orange Bowl bid and a likely shot at a national championship at stake, the Sooners set the tone early with an 88-yard touchdown run by tight end Keith Jackson with scarcely three minutes gone in the first quarter.
Only defensive tackle Chris Spachman kept the Huskers from being shut out for the first time in 147 games when he intercepted a fumble and returned it 76 yards to score with 26 seconds left. It was Spachman’s second interception return touchdown of the season.
At times, it looked like the Cornhuskers had forgotten how to tackle, which, of course, wasn't the case. The problem was Oklahoma, and there was nothing Nebraska could do.