Nebraska 42
UCLA 33
Sept. 12, 1987
Lincoln, NE
UCLA 7 3 7 16 - 33 Nebraska 0 14 14 14 - 42 First Quarter UCLA: Gaston Green 4 run (Alfredo Velasco kick) 1:21 Second Quarter NEBR: Tom Banderas 9 pass from Steve Taylor (Chris Drennan kick) 12:16 NEBR: Ken Clark 11 pass from Taylor (Drennan kick) 7:49 UCLA: FG Velasco 23, 0:57 Third Quarter NEBR: Clark 1 run (Drennan kick) 13:09 NEBR: Rod Smith 48 pass from Taylor (Drennan kick) 11:11UCLA: Eric Ball 6 run (Velasco kick) 3:11 Fourth Quarter NEBR: Todd Millikan 35 pass from Taylor (Drennan kick) 14:54 NEBR: Millikan 33 pass from Taylor (Drennan kick) 5:37 UCLA: Green 5 run (Green run) 3:46 UCLA: Green 2 run (Green run) 0:47 A-76,313 UCLA NEBR First downs 23 17 Rushes-yards 53-94 47-117 Passing yards 267 217 Comp-Att-Int 18-29-0 10-15-0 Total offense 82-361 62-334 Returns-yards 0-0 1-16 Sacks by 1-11 6-50 Punts-avg. 6-27 3-36 Fumbles-lost 4-3 5-4 Penalties-yards 9-70 5-30 Time of possession 34:53 25:07 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing UCLA: Green 19-46, Brendan McCracken 5-22 NEBR: Tyreese Knox 4-30, Taylor 12-27 Passing UCLA: Troy Aikman 14-22-0-211, McCracken 4-7-0-56 NEBR: Taylor 10-15-0-217 Receiving UCLA: Charles Arbuckle 6-92, Willie Anderson 5-105, Paco Craig 4-43 NEBR: Dana Brinson 3-46, R. Smith 2-75, Millikan 2-68 Missed field goals: None MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS
Official recap
Steve Taylor threw five touchdown passes to lead No. 2 Nebraska to a 42-33 win over No. 3 UCLA before the Huskers' 150th-consecutive home sellout.With two of the top three teams meeting in Lincoln for the first time, Taylor compensated for the Huskers' 117-yard rushing attack and led NU to a 42-17 lead late in the game.
Taylor's five scoring passes tied the Big Eight record set in 1938 by basketball coach-to-be Ralph Miller, for Kansas vs. Washburn. UCLA's Gaston Green scored three touchdowns but was held to 46 yards rushing.
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