Nebraska 34
Iowa State 3
Nov. 17, 1979
Lincoln, NE
Iowa State 0 0 0 3 - 3
Nebraska 3 25 0 6 - 34
First Quarter
NEB - Dean Sukup 27 field goal) 7:33
Second Quarter
NEB - Sukup 24 field goal) 14:58
NEB - Junior Miller 13 pass from Jeff Quinn (Kenny Brown pass from Quinn) 8:56
NEB - Andra Franklin 2 run (Sukup kick) 4:49
NEB - Miller 19 pass from Quinn (Sukup kick) 0:53
Fourth Quarter
NEB - Jeff Quinn 1 run (kick failed) 8:42
ISU - Alex Giffords 22 field goal, 1:37
NU ISU
First Downs....................30 8
Rushing Net...................311 29
Passing Net .................163 98
Comp-Att-Int. ..........11-18-2 9-18-1
Total Offense.................474 127
Punts-Avg .................. 1-27 6-40
Fumbles-Lost ................ 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds .............. 6-42 5-60
LEADING NU RUSHER:
Andra Franklin 67.
LEADING NU PASSER:
Jeff Quinn 11-17-1, for 163 yards.
ATTENDANCE: 76,049
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Junior Miller, 6 passes for 83 yards, 2 TD's.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME:
Bill Barnett, 5 unassisted tackles and 1 pass broken up.
Official recap
The Husker offense, which had sputtered two games before seemed to get untracked again Nebraska easily outdistanced Iowa State 34-3. The team of Jeff Quinn to tight end Junior Miller was unstoppable as they hooked up six times, two of them for touchdowns of 13 and 19 yards, both in the second quarter. Miller ended the day with 83 yards in receptions and carried the ball 3 times for 22 yards.
Once again the Huskers were without Jarvis Redwine, who was injured on the first series, but I.M. Hipp and Craig Johnson filled in well. The Huskers were like a machine in the first half as they scored every time they had their hands on the ball, that was five possessions.
It was the first time since 1975 that the Huskers had been 10-0, and the shootout with Oklahoma for the Big 8 championship was set.