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Nebraska 17 – Oklahoma 14

November 11, 1978 ▪ at Lincoln ▪ Attendance 74,657


Temperature: 35 F

Scoring

TEAM 1 2 3 4   1H 2H   F
#1 Oklahoma (9-0) 7 0 7 0 7 7 14
#4 Nebraska (8-1) 0 7 7 3 7 10 17

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 13 18
Total Yards 339 361
– Plays 63 82
– Yards/Play 5.4 4.4
Rushing Yards 339 250
– Attempts 61 62
– Yards/Attempt 5.6 4.0
Passing Yards 0 111
– Completions-Attempts 0-2 8-20
– Completion % 0% 40%
– Yards/Completion 0.0 13.9
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 6 (6-0) 2 (1-1)
Penalties-Yards 5-41 5-35
Time of Possession
* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.

Player Stats

Oklahoma

Rushing Att Yards TD Long Y/A
Billy Sims 25 153 2 6.1

 

Nebraska

Rushing Att Yards TD Long Y/A
Rick Berns 113 0.0

 

Note: Opponent player stats only reflect bests against OU based on certain minimums and available research, plus a few select games that have all players listed.