Stats & scoring summary: 1987 Nebraska vs. South Carolina football

 

NU-SC Scoring How scored Time left FIRST QUARTER 3-0 Orennon 27 field goal 1:37 , ; Drive: 48 yards In nine plays after Forch Intercepted Ellis pass. Highlighted by Taylor 9 pass to R. Smith. Heibel 10 run off left guard. K. Jones 19 run around left end. SECOND QUARTER 6-0 Drennan 36 field goal 3:14 Drive: -2 yards in three plays after Washington intercepted Ellis pass. 6-7 Bethea 35 pass from Ellis 2:00 Drive: 67 yards In five plays. Highlighted by Ellis 13 pass to Green, Ellis 13 pass to D. Smith. Conversion: Mackie kick. 13-7 Bell 78 pass from Taylor 1:13 Drive: 75 yards In 2 plays. Conversion: Drennan kick. THIRD QUARTER 13-14 Sharpe 80 pass from Ellis . 11:18 t Drive: 80 yards in one play after Nebraska drive stalled at South Carolina 48. Conversion: Mackie kick. 13-21 Bethea 17 run 7:27 Drive: 27 yards In four plays after Hlnton recovered Blakeman fumble. Highlighted by NU defensive procedure penalty and ‘ Green 5 run. Conversion: Mackie kick. FOURTH QUARTER 19-21 K. Jones 3 run . :01 Drive: 96 yards In 18 plays. Highlighted by South Carolina offsides penalty on 3rd-and-3, Taylor 12 run, K. Jones 21 draw and 9 and 6 runs. Conversion : Drennan kick. 27-31 K.Jones 4 run ‘ 7:38 Drive: 27 yards In four ploys after Tomlack recovers Bing fumble. Highlighted by K. Jones 9 run up middle ond Bell 8 run off right guard. Conversion: Drennan kick. 30-21 Drennan 43 field goal 2:07 Drive: 37 yards in three plays after Blazek returns Intercepted Ellis pass 46 yards.

Statistics Nebraska Offense Rushing No. Yds. K. Jones ……25 129 Heibel.., ,…..W 82 tnox ………………5 15 Bell 2 15 jPark ..-2 HSheppord 1 12 Carpenter….. 2 – 5 Tovlor 13-v. 1 Blakeman 3 -4 Passing No. Co. Yds tvlftylor W 6 130 .Blakeman 1 1.8 f7., Receiving XSr—‘”-“– – No. Smith 4 Bell 1 Hawkins 1 Sheppard.. 1 w … Punting No. Yds. Kroeker…;.;……;.;.4 153 ” ; . ‘; Punt returns jia-: . xv- r v : . : “No- R. Smith 1 Klckoff returns No. :iark 2 Sheppard 2 .-. Miw interception returns x;-;: . k. no. Blazek Forch ….i Washington…… Defense , Tackles ut iRiomas ……….. 4 N. Smith 3 Pete 0 Toother ., 3 ‘JJamrog 4 ‘AAorco 1 s.!”tlenne i 2 .Forch 4 Hicks 3 tomlack ……….. i reiazek…. Washington…… 2 .1 AT 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ave. 5.2 5.5 3.0 7.5 6.5 12.0 2.5 0.8 -1.3 PI 2 0 Yds. 52 78 4 4 Ave. 38.3 Yds. ; 17 Yds. 52 17 Yds. 46 6 3 TT South Carolina Offense Rushing No. Yds. Green 6 18 Bethea 2 14 Sharpe 1 3 Brown 1 1 Bing…….. 1 -4 Ellis U -46 Passing ‘ ‘ ., No. , Co. Yds ElilS….-……..36 17 256 – Receiving r No. ; Bethea ……….. …………… 4 Smith Sharpe ……………………… 3 Green ……………………… 2 Andrews … …… …………… 2 White ..2 Brown Punting ; No. Yds. Price……:……. 5 194 Punt returns No. Sharpe 1 Klckoff returns No. Bing 1 Brown 1 Interception returns No. Phllpot ……………………… 1 Robinson…………………… 1 Defense . Tockles , ‘. UT Dlggs 3 Cholkin 6 Hart……… 11 AAcCormack ….. 2 Windsor Hendrlx 4 Wilson 1 Frazler 2 Hlnton Daniels ….. Gibson McKernan Robinson.. Phllpot Edwards AT 1 0 5 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 Ave. 3.0 7.0 3.0 1.0 -4.0 -4.2 PI 3 Yds. . 66 44 87 22 16 9 12 Ave. 38.8 Yds. 10 Yds. 17 14 Yds. 7 0 TT 16 11