1979
January 1, 1979 – Orange Bowl Stadium
OU Stings Nebraska in Big Eight Clash
Oklahoma, with the help of a 17-point third quarter, avenged a regular-season loss to Nebraska with a 31-24 win, thanks to two touchdowns each by Billy Sims and Thomas Lott.
Nebraska got off to a 7-0 start but the Sooners came back with 24 unanswered points and held a 31-10 lead after three quarters. Nebraska rallied with 9:12 left in the game, closing it to 31-17 on a Rick Berns 1- yard run. Then, Oklahoma’s Lott fumbled at his own 42, but the Huskers couldn't punch it in.
The Sooners, ranked No. 1 with one loss, had lost a heartbreaker to the Cornhuskers, 17-14, on a late fumble at the Nebraska three-yard line. When the Huskers were upset the following week by Missouri, producing a Big Eight Championship tie, the Orange Bowl officials came up with the idea of a rematch. It was the first-ever match-up of two Big Eight teams in a bowl game.
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OKLA |
NEB |
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First Downs |
17 |
27 |
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Rushing Attempts |
53 |
54 |
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Rushing Yards |
292 |
217 |
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Passes Attempted |
3 |
31 |
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Passes Completed |
2 |
18 |
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Had Intercepted |
2 |
0 |
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Passing Yards |
47 |
220 |
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Total Offense |
339 |
437 |
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Punts/Avg. |
3/39.3 |
2/37.5 |
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Fumbles/Lost |
1/1 |
0/0 |
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Penalties/Yards |
6/50 |
8/96 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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Oklahoma |
7 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
- |
31 |
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Nebraska |
7 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
- |
24 |
SCORING SUMMARY
NEB: Smith 21-yard pass from Sorley (Todd kick); OKLA: Sims 3-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: Lott 3-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: Sims 11-yard run (von Schamann kick); OKLA: von Schamann 26-yard FG; NEB: Todd 31-yard FG; OU: Lott 2-yard run (von Schamann kick); NEB: Berns 1-yard run (Todd kick); NEB: Miller 2-yard pass from Sorley (Todd kick) MOP: Billy Sims(Oklahoma), Reggie Kinlaw (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma Head Coach: Barry Switzer
Nebraska Head Coach: Tom Osborne