Nebraska 14
Pittsburgh 6
Nov. 15, 1958
— Lincoln, NEPittsburgh 0 0 0 6 - 6 Nebraska 0 6 8 0 - 14 Second quarter NEBR - Mike Eger 10 pass from Larry Naviaux (George Harshman kick wide)Third quarter NEBR - Pat Fischer 2 pass from Naviaux (Naviaux pass from Fischer) Fourth quarter PITT - Dick Haley 35 pass from Bill Kaliden (pass failed) PITT NEBR First downs 19 12 By rushing 9 8 By passing 10 4 By penalty 0 0 Rushes-yards 41-148 41-118 Passing yards 191 69 Att-comp-int 31-17-2 13-7-0 Total offense 72-339 54-187 Punts 4-47.8 6-38.5 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Yards penalized 2-30 0-0 RUSHING NEBR: Harshman 4-8; Zaruba 9-35; Naviaux 12-46; McCashland 5-14; Tolly 5-9; White 3-7; Fischer 3-14. PITT: Toncic 2-8; Haley 8-38; Plowman 10-30; Riddle 11-40; Kaliden 2-4; Flara 1-1; Cunningham 1-2; Rathi 5-28; Reinhold 1-(-3). PASSING NEBR: Naviaux 5/6 41 YDS; Harshman 1/4 7 YDS; Zaruba 0/1 0 YDS; Fischer 1/2 21 YDS PITT: Toncic 4/5 33 YDS; Haley 1/2 11 YDS; Kaliden 12/24 147 YDS RECEIVING NEBR: Bond 1-7; Fischer 3-19; Zaruba 1-12; Eger 1-10; White 1-21 PITT: Ditka 6-70; Riddle 3-13; Delfine 2-18; Flara 1-7; Scisly 1-11; Haley 3-58; Zanos 1-14

The Sunday Journal & Stars playful typographical touch reflects the giddiness brought on by the upset victory, only the fourth win in 22 tries for Nebraska against Pittsburgh. Fans stormed the field, and the Corn Cob mascot lost its head in the joyous chaos. The steel north goalposts, however, withstood an assault.

Halfback Pat Fischer fights for yardage.
Cornhuskers stun old nemesis Pitt
Pittsburgh came to Lincoln as a three-touchdown favorite and hoping for a major bowl invitation. But the Panthers headed home on the short end of a 14-6 score as the 1958 Huskers made it two for two against heavily favored teams from the Keystone State.
Pitt was fresh off a big win over Notre Dame, and on paper, NU appeared overmatched. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazettes Myron Cope wrote before the game: Pitts third team may be as good or better than Nebraskas first. Fresh Panthers will keep coming at the Nebraskans all afternoon. Pitts depth adds up to a slaughter for Nebraska.
Husker fans apparently agreed. A season-low 24,107 were on hand to see what might unfold against NUs longtime nemesis, who owned a commanding 15-3-3 advantage in the series.

McCash-
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The Huskers let an opportunity later in the quarter go to waste. A 53-yard punt return by Zaruba, sprung by a key block from center Don Fricke, put Nebraska at Pitts 33. A 21-yard pass from Pat Fischer to Clay White on a fake field goal moved NU to the Pitt 9. The drive ended, however, when Pitt stopped George Harshman on fourth and goal from the 1, and the score remained 6-0 at halftime.

Naviaux
Pittsburgh wasnt about to go down quietly. Early in the fourth quarter, the Panthers drove inside the NU 10 but were stymied by a two big plays by Naviaux — a tackle for loss and then a fourth-down pass breakup. Nebraska subsequently punted from poor field position, and Pitt took over on the NU 35. Kaliden immediately connected with Dick Haley on a 35-yard TD pass, and after a failed two-point conversion try, the score stood at 14-6.
NUs next possession chewed five precious minutes off the clock, and when Pitt got the ball back, the Panthers were on their own 10 with just two minutes remaining. The visitors furiously moved downfield, 11 plays netting 67 yards to the NU 23. There, Kaliden passed to John Flara, who caught the ball at the 15 and lateraled desperately to a tackle, who could not hold on. Time ran out during the scramble for the errant pigskin, which NU recovered. The unlikely victory was in the books.
NOTES: It was NUs first home win in the series. Nebraska played nearly error-free ball: zero turnovers and zero penalty yards assessed. Pitts Jim Zanos and NUs Dick Kosier were ejected in the fourth quarter for fighting. Of Kalidens 12 pass completions for Pitt, nine came in the fourth quarter.
Coverage
Omaha World-Herald
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Associated Press
OWH retrospective
Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4
Rosters: NU, PITT
Series history