Nebraska 41
Kansas St. 15

Nov. 13, 1999 • 2:35 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • ABC
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First quarter
NEB: Crouch 30 run (J Brown kick) 6:05
NEB: Safety, punt block, 4:43
NEB: Crouch 18 run (J Brown kick) 0:41
Second quarter
KSU: J Beasley 1 run (pass failed) 13:36
NEB: W Miller 4 run (F London run) 7:57
KSU: Rheem 35 field goal, 0:25
Fourth quarter
NEB: J Brown 30 field goal, 12:34
NEB: D Diedrick 46 run (J Brown kick) 11:21
KSU: Helm 1 run (run failed) 5:33
NEB: E Johnson 15 fumble return (J Brown kick) 3:10

                      KSU       NEB
First downs            11        20
Rushed-yards        37-92    61-309
Passing yards         142        69
  Comp-Att-Int     8-32-1    8-17-0
Sacked-yards lost    5-33       1-3
Return yards            0        83
Punts              7-29.0    5-38.6
Fumbles-lost          4-4      10-3
Penalties-yards      4-40      1-10
Possession time     26:22     33:38

RUSHING
KSU: Murphy 10-51, Allen 9-18, J Beasley 4-12, J Hall 3-10, Helm 11-1.

NEB: Crouch 27-158, D Diedrick 14-93, W Miller 7-20, Applegate 2-14, Buckhalter 7-10, Alexander 1-8, Perino 2-7, Hadenfeldt 1-(-1).

PASSING
KSU: J Beasley 3-19-0-100, Helm 4-12-1-46, Ronsick 1-1-0-(-4).

NEB: Crouch 8-17-0-69.

RECEIVING
KSU: Q Morgan 3-116, Lockett 2-17, Murphy 1-13, Meier 1-0, Chapman 1-minus 4.

NEB: Wistrom 4-68, Newcombe 2-6, D Diedrick 1-9, Crouch 1-(-14).

Att: 77,744

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Huskers stifle fifth-ranked Wildcats

Quarterback Eric Crouch ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns while the Nebraska defense held Kansas State quarterbacks to 7-of-31 passing as the No. 7 Huskers beat the No. 5 Wildcats, 41-15, to take control of the Big 12 North title race.

Not even a school-record 10 fumbles by the Huskers could help the Wildcats, who were looking for their first back-to-back victories over Nebraska since 1958-59.

The Wildcats had a break on the Huskers’ first possession as I-back Dan Alexander fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and KSU’s Lamar Chapman picked up the ball at the NU 27. The Husker defense stiffened before Kyle Vanden Bosch blocked Jamie Rheem’s 40-yard field goal try.

Later in the quarter, wingback Bobby Newcombe returned a punt 28 yards to the KSU 44. Crouch scored four plays later on a draw from 30 yards out to give the Huskers a 7-0 lead nine minutes into the contest.

On the ensuing kickoff, Nebraska linebacker Mark Vedral forced a Terence Newman fumble, which Ralph Brown recovered at the 27 and returned it to the KSU 1, but Correll Buckhalter fumbled on the next play, ending the scoring threat.

The Husker defense held, forcing a punt which was blocked by linebacker Randy Stella and sent out of the end zone for a safety, giving NU a 9-0 edge.

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ABC Sports: 12
ESPN: 12
Associated Press: 12
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1999 schedule
04/17Red 27, White 12
09/04@ IowaW 42-7
09/11CaliforniaW 45-0
09/18S. MissW 20-13
09/25@ MissouriW 40-10
10/02Oklahoma St.W 38-14
10/09Iowa St.W 49-14
10/23@ TexasL 20-24
10/30@ KansasW 24-17
11/06Texas A&MW 37-0
11/13Kansas St.W 41-15
11/26@ ColoradoW 33-30
12/04TexasW 22-6
01/02TennesseeW 31-21

Commentary

Colonel Mustard

A huge win, and you've got to love it for Frank's and Crouch's confidence.

Shatel

Nebraska's program needed Saturday's statement. Solich needed it more.

Omaha World-Herald
Douglass

Confidence has returned to the Nebraska program.

Grand Island Independent
Lutz

The loss is sure to feed the insatiable cynicism of Kansas State skeptics. The Wildcats get to a really big game, with a lot on the line, and they fall over themselves.

Wichita Eagle
Posnanski

There are no ‘what ifs’ this morning; Kansas State got stomped.

Kansas City Star
Goering

The Wildcats failed in all phases: The offense was brutal for the second week in a row, and the punting game was another adventure.

Topeka Capital-Journal
Dodd

The Huskers could have fumbled five more times and the nation's No. 4 defense would have probably bailed them out.

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