Nebraska 48
Oregon 14
Sept. 27, 1986
Lincoln, NE
Oregon 7 0 0 7 - 14 Nebraska 14 21 13 0 - 48 First Quarter NEB: Keith Jones 1 run* (Dale Klein kick) 11:01 NEB: Todd Millikan 22 pass from Steve Taylor (Klein kick) 8:14 ORE: Alan Jackson 25 pass from Chris Miller (Matt MacLeod kick) 3:59 Second Quarter NEB: Micah Heibel 4 run (Klein kick) 14:57 NEB: Clete Blakeman 1 run (Klein kick) 10:40 NEB: Broderick Thomas 4 interception return** (Klein kick) 3:27 Third Quarter NEB: Jones 10 run (Klein kick) 8:57 NEB: Millikan 29 pass from Blakeman (Klein kick) 5:04 Fourth Quarter ORE: James Harper 1 run (MacLeod kick) 1:03 *Jones scored with recovery of Taylor fumble **Thomas scored with recovery of Jeff Tomjack fumble ORE NEB First downs 15 23 Rushes-yards 33-47 63-301 Passing yards 224 95 Return yards 0 146 Passes 16-37-4 6-17-2 Sacks by 0-0 2-12 Punts 6-50 4-41 Fumbles-lost 3-2 5-1 Penalties-yards 7-45 5-60 Time of possession 33:18 26:42 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing:
Oregon, James Harper 10-37.
Nebraska, Taylor 4-85, Jones 19-67, Heibel 7-55. Passing:
Oregon, Pete Nelson 10-20-1-114, Miller 6-17-3-110.
Nebraska, Blakeman 3-5-0-55, Taylor 3-10-1-40. Receiving:
Oregon, Harper 4-29, J.J. Birden 3-72, Tony Obee 2-49, Rod Green 2-42.
Nebraska, Millikan 2-51, Rod Smith 2-21. Missed field goals: none. Att: 76,185
Official recap
Nebraska overcame a first-quarter scare from Oregon and rolled to a 48-14 win over the Ducks. Sophomore tight end Todd Millikan caught two touchdown passes, and sophomore defensive end Broderick Thomas scored when he picked up a teammate's fumble following an interception. It was one of three first-half fumble recoveries by Thomas.
There were two disappointments for NU, when wingback Von Sheppard broke a fibula, and when place-kicker Dale Klein's consecutive PAT string ended at 60, eight short of the school record.
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