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Oklahoma 17 – Nebraska 7

November 21, 1987 ▪ at Lincoln ▪ Attendance 76,663

Scoring

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

Team Stats

Stat OU OPP
First Downs 23 11
Total Yards 444 235
– Plays 79 59
– Yards/Play 5.6 4.0
Rushing Yards 419 177
– Attempts 70 41
– Yards/Attempt 6.0 4.3
Passing Yards 25 58
– Completions-Attempts 2-9 6-18
– Completion % 22% 33%
– Yards/Completion 12.5 9.7
Return Yards *
Turnovers (Fum-Int) 4 (3-1) 3 (0-3)
Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-47
Time of Possession 35:11 24:49
* 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
Patrick Collins 13 131 1 10.1
Charles Thompson 21 126 0 6.0
Rotnei Anderson 24 119 0 5.0