Nebraska 57
Oct. 6, 1979
Lincoln, NE
New Mexico State 0 0 0 0 - 0
Nebraska 21 10 19 7 - 57
First Quarter
NEB - Craig Johnson 2 run (Sukup kick) 9:04 left
NEB - Jarvis Redwine 1 run (Sukup kick) 5:03
NEB - Junior Miller 43 pass from Tim Hager (Sukup kick) 3:37
Second Quarter
NEB - Kenny Brown 30 punt return (Sukup kick) 11:27
NEB - Dean Sukup 21 field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter
NEB - Johnson 1 run (kick failed) 11:00
NEB - Jeff Quinn 1 run (kick failed) 4:06
NEB - Scott Woodward 13 pass from Mark Mauer (Kevin Seibel kick) 0:37
Fourth Quarter
NEB - Johnson 11 run (Seibel kick) 12:21
NU NMS
First Downs..............29 11
Rushing Net.............376 88
Passing Net ...........193 68
Comp-Att-Int. ....11-18-0 10-24-0
Total Offense...........569 156
Punts-Avg ............ 2-50 12-34
Fumbles-Lost .......... 5-4 4-2
Penalties-Yds ........ 8-84 7-65
LEADING NU RUSHER: Jarvis Redwine 120
LEADING NU PASSER: Jeff Quinn. 7-11-0 for 123 yards.
ATTENDANCE; 76,135
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Jarvis Redwine. 120 yards and 1 touchdown.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Kim Baker 11 tackles.
Official recap
Jarvis Redwine made his first start for Nebraska and raced up and down the field for 120 yards on only 16 carries and played only in the first half as the Huskers outmanned New Mexico State 57-0. Nebraska showed brilliance in both the offensive and defensive categories, rolling up 569 yards total offense and holding the Aggies to just 88 yards rushing.
Some 84 players saw action for the Huskers and even the Nebraska freshman backfield got into the game.
Three touchdowns in the first quarter, including one by Redwine and one by tight end Junior Miller, a reception of 43 yards from Tim Hager, pushed the Cornhuskers to a 31-0 halftime lead.
The Nebraska Blackshirts were immovable as they posted their first shutout of the '79 season.