Pregame cumulative stats
1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma
(Nebraska had played 10 games, Oklahoma nine)
| | NEB | OPP | OKL | OPP |
|---|
| First downs/game | 23.6 | 11.6 | 25.2 | 19.0 |
| Total | 236 | 116 | 227 | 171 |
| By rushing | 151 | 61 | 195 | 96 |
| By passing | 78 | 46 | 23 | 69 |
| By penalty | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Rushing yds/game | 257.0 | 70.5 | 481.4 | 180.8 |
| Attempts | 589 | 395 | 577 | 369 |
| Net yardage | 2,570 | 705 | 4,333 | 1,627 |
| Per carry | 4.36 | 1.78 | 7.51 | 4.41 |
| Passing yds/game | 183.9 | 101.2 | 78.3 | 149.7 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 242-141-6 | 232-99-24 | 56-27-2 | 232-114-11 |
| Passing yds | 1,839 | 1,012 | 736 | 1,418 |
| Completion pct. | 58.3 | 42.7 | 48.2 | 49.1 |
| TD passes | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Total off./game | 440.9 | 171.7 | 563.2 | 338.3 |
| Total off. yds | 4,409 | 1,717 | 5,069 | 3,045 |
| Punting average | 36.7 | 39.0 | 40.9 | 38.9 |
| Punt returns-avg. | 34-14.9 | 13-5.5 | 21-11.4 | 5-5.4 |
| KO returns-avg. | 16-23.4 | 58-17.7 | 25-21.3 | 35-25.3 |
| Int. by-return yds | 24-336 | 6-26 | 11-65 | 2-0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 19-14 | 31-16 | 38-24 | 31-18 |
| Turnovers lost/game | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Total lost | 20 | 40 | 26 | 29 |
| Turnover margin | +20 | -20 | +3 | -3 |
| Penalized-yards | 54-569 | 51-439 | 51-633 | 29-278 |
| Yards per game | 56.9 | 43.9 | 70.3 | 30.9 |
| Penalized/game | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.2 |