Nebraska 52
Colorado 7

Oct. 31, 1992 • 3:06 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE • ESPN
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Colorado07007
Nebraska71772152
First Quarter
NU: Calvin Jones 3 run (Byron Bennett kick) 13:46
Second Quarter
NU: Jones 47 run (Bennett kick) 13:26
NU: Bennett 24 field goal, 6:31
CU: James Hill 3 run (Mitch Berger kick) 3:34
NU: Jones 1 run (Bennett kick) 0:01
Third Quarter
NU: Gerald Armstrong 5 pass from Frazier (Bennett kick) 3:58
Fourth Quarter
NU: Lance Lewis 34 run (Bennett kick) 14:54
NU: William Washington 1 pass from Frazier (Bennett kick) 11:23
NU: Cory Schlesinger 5 run (Tom Sieler kick) 6:05

                         CU       NU
First downs               9       20
Rushes-yards           22-8   78-373
Passing yards           136       55
  Comp-Att-Int      12-34-3   4-14-0
Total offense        56-144   92-428
Returns-yards          3-33    12-89
Sacks by                1-4     5-37
Punts-average          9-47     7-48
Fumbles-lost            4-3      3-0
Penalties-yards        6-47     7-71
Possession time       17:10    42:50

RUSHING
CU: Hill 2-23, Salaam 2-5, Warren 8-2, Stewart 4-(-15), Detmer 6-(-7).

NU: Jones 21-101, Frazier 17-86, Brown 20-80, Lewis 7-62, McDuffy 3-23, Shields 1-16, Schlesinger 1-5, Grant 1-4, Berringer 1-3, Davenport 1-2, Makovicka 1-(-1), Veland 4-(-8).

PASSING
CU: Stewart 3-8-0-17, Detmer 9-26-3-119
NU: Frazier 4-12-0-55, Grant 0-1-0-0, Stigge 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING
CU: Mitchell 3-25, Johnson 2-29, Warren 1-9, Carruth 3-19, Westbrook 3-54

NU: Dixon 1-48, Hawkins 1-1, Washington 1-1, Armstrong 1-5

MISSED FIELD GOALS: None

INTERCEPTIONS
CU: none.
NU: Travis Hill 1-3, Mike Anderson 1-2, Steve Carmer 1-0.

TACKLES (UT-AT-TT)
CU: Ted Johnson 9-7-16, Greg Biekert 12-2-14, Chad Brown 4-3-7.

NU: John Parrella 4-4-8, Hill 2-3-5, Trev Alberts 1-4-5.

SACKS
CU: Darius Holland 1-4.
NU: Parrella 3-25, Hill 1-9, Terry Connealy 1-3.

ADDITIONAL STATS

ATTENDANCE: 76,287

Coverage

Recap

Huskers crush eighth-ranked Buffaloes

For the first time in history, two teams tied for the same AP rank met on the gridiron. Two No. 8’s, Nebraska and Colorado met in front of a nationally televised audience for a Halloween Homecoming match.

The results were almost spooky as Nebraska totally dominated the Buffaloes on a cold rainy day, did not have a turnover, rushed for 373 yards and piled up 428 total yards to Colorado’s 144 in a 52-7 win for the Huskers.

Colorado was ranked in the top 20 for all defensive categories, yet NU dominated the game and held the ball nearly 43 minutes. The win halted CU’s 25-game unbeaten conference streak and ended NU’s eight-game winless streak vs. Top 20 teams.

NU’s freshman QB, Tommie Frazier, rushed for 86 yards and completed two touchdown passes. Calvin Jones was the game’s leading rusher with 101 yards and three scores, while Derek Brown added 80 yards. Colorado was held to just eight yards rushing.

Defensively, NU’s John Parrella was the Big Eight Player of the Week as he had eight tackles and three sacks. Travis Hill, meanwhile, was the Sporting News Player of the Week as he had an interception on CU’s first drive, put heavy pressure on the Buff QB all game long, and had a crucial nine-yard sack in which he caused and recovered a fumble in the second quarter.

H’MAX NOTES: A 16-yard carry by Nebraska guard Will Shields on a fumbleroosky play set up Jones’ touchdown just before halftime. … The Huskers ran 92 plays on offense and held the ball for nearly 43 minutes.

Recap source: 1993 media guide

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Pregame & team info
1992 schedule
04/25Reds 33, Whites 21
09/05UtahW 49-22
09/12Middle Tenn. St.W 48-7
09/19@ WashingtonL 14-29
09/26Arizona St.W 45-24
10/10Oklahoma St.W 55-0
10/24@ MissouriW 34-24
10/31ColoradoW 52-7
11/07KansasW 49-7
11/14@ Iowa St.L 10-19
11/27@ OklahomaW 33-9
12/05Kansas St.*W 38-24
01/01Florida St.L 14-27
*@Tokyo, Japan
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