Stats & scoring summary: 1987 Nebraska vs. UCLA football
NU-UCLA Scoring How scored Time left FIRST QUARTER ‘4-7 Green 4 run 1:21 v Drive: 41 yards in 11 plays. Highlighted by five Green runs for ‘ 16 yards, Craig 11 pass from Aikman. Conversion: Velasco kick. SECOND QUARTER -f-7 Banderas 9 pass from Taylor 12:16 I Drive: 48 yards in nine plays. Set up by Brinson 47-yard kickoff return. Highlighted by Brinson 14, 24 passes from Taylor, aided bv facemask penalty. Conversion: Drennan kick. 14-7 Clark 11 pass from Taylor 7:49 Drive: 34 yards in five plays. Set up by blocked punt. High- ; lighted by Brinson reverse for 19 yards. Conversion: Drennan r kick. 14-10 Velasco 23 field goal 0:57 Drive: 60 yards In 12 plays. Set up Washington recovery of ‘ , fumble at UCLA 37. Highlighted by Aikman 25 pass to Farr, 12 pass to Anderson, 9 pass to Craig, Green 7 run. THIRD QUARTER .21-10 Clark 1 run 13:09 -f Drive: 12 yards in four plays. Set up by Welniak recovery of Aikman fumble at UCLA 12. Highlighted by Taylor 4, 5 runs. Conversion: Drennan kick. 28-10 R. Smith 48 pass from Taylor 11:11 Drive: 48 yards in one play. Set up bv 36-yard UCLA punt. Conversion: Drennan kick. 28-17 Ball 6 run 3:11 Driye: 60 yards in eight plays. Highlighted by Aikman 13 pass to Anderson, 19 pass to Arbuckle, Aikman 10 run. Conversion: Velasco kick. FOURTH QUARTER 35-17 Millikan 35 pass from Taylor 14:54 Drive: 74 yards In eight plays. Highlighted by Taylor 27 pass to R. Smith. Conversion: Drennan kick. 42-17 Millikan 33 pass from Taylor 5:37 Drive: 68 yards in six plays. Highlighted bv Taylor 14 run, Knox 6, 13 runs. Conversion: Drennan kick. 42-25 Green 5 run 3:46 Drive: 69 yards in six plays. Highlighted by McCracken 34 pass to Arbuckle, Green 6 run. Conversion : Green run. ‘ 42-33 Green 2 run 0:47 Drive: 65 yards in eight plays. Highlighted by McCracken 11 run, Arbuckle 9, 11 passes from McCracken. Conversion: Green run.
Punting No. Yds. Ave. Kroeker 3 109 36.3 Punt returns No. Yds. Brinson …,l 16 Kickoff returns No. Yds. Clark 1 20 Schmidt l l Defense Tackles UT AT Etienne 10 3 T. Rother 8 1 Focch 4 5 Thomas 5 2 N.Smith 3 2 Jamrog 7 0 Murray 5 2 Blazek 3 3 Welniak 3 2 Fryar 4 1 Pete 3 0 Marco 2 1 Clayton 3 0 Washington 2 1 Hicks 3 0 Walker 1 0 UCLA Offense Rushing . No. Yds. Green ; 19 46 Mel Farr 5 16 McCracken 5 22 Primus 7 12 Ball .-. 3 10 Aikman 13 -1 Team 1 -11 Passing No. Co. Yds Aikman 22 14 211 McCracken 7 4 56 Receiving No. Anderson 5 Arbuckle 6 Craig 4 Mike Farr 1 Primus 2 Punting No. Yds. Barkate 3 110 Maggio 2 48 Team 1 3 Kickoff returns No. Brown 4 Green 1 Defense Tackles UT !” 1 Ave. 2.4 3.2 4.4 1.7 3.3 0.1 -11.0 PI 0 0 Yds. 105 92 43 25 2 Ave. 36.7 24.0 3.0 Yds. 83 21 Norton , Price Lake , Jackson … Glasser…. Tumev Wahler Johnson … Patton 2 Hummel 1 Henley 2 Dial 1 Washington 1 Elliott 1 Jones 1 Turner 1 Damron 1 Stevenson 0 AT 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 TT