Nebraska 28
LSU 10
Jan. 1, 1985
New Orleans, LA
Nebraska 0 7 7 14 - 28 LSU 3 7 0 0 - 10 First Quarter LSU - FG Ronnie Lewis 37, 10:20 Second Quarter LSU - Dalton Hilliard 2 run (Lewis kick) 1:49 NEB - Doug DuBose 31 pass from Craig Sundberg (Dale Klein kick) 4:29 Third Quarter NEB - Sundberg 9 run (Klein kick) 6:46 Fourth Quarter NEB - Todd Frain 24 pass from Sundberg (Klein kick) 4:06 NEB - Frain 17 pass from Sundberg (Klein kick) 6:20 A-75,608 NU LSU First downs 23 21 Rushes-yards 59-280 34-183 Passing yards 143 221 Passes 10-18-3 20-38-5 Sacks by 2-17 1-2 Punts 5-31 4-40 Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 9-74 5-36 Time of possession 32:29 27:31 INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing: Nebraska, DuBose 20-102, Jeff Smith 17-84.
Louisiana State, Hilliard 16-86, Garry James 9-65, Sam Martin 5-50.Passing: Nebraska, Sundberg 10-15-2-143, Turner 0-2-1-0.
Louisiana State, Jeff Wickersham 20-37-4-221.Receiving: Nebraska, Frain 4-53, DuBose 2-39, Brian Hiemer, 2-30, Shane Swanson 2-21.
Louisiana State, Eric Martin 4-58, Herman Fontenot 4-56, James 3-30, Garland Jean Batiste 3-8, Hilliard 2-9.Missed field goals: Louisiana State, Lewis, 19, 24.

Official recap
Nebraska spotted Louisiana State a 10-0 lead, then roared back on the passing arm of quarterback Craig Sundberg to take a 28-10 victory in the 1985 Sugar Bowl.It took the Huskers just six plays to fire back into the game. After Doug DuBose picked up chunks of 10 and 12 yards, Craig Sundberg flipped a screen pass to the dazzling sophomore and Doug streaked 31 yards to score.
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