1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
#1 Nebraska at LSU [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| #1 Nebraska |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| LSU |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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#8 Nebraska at Indiana [box score]
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2 |
3 |
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| • #8 Nebraska
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14 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
| Indiana |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
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TCU at #6 Nebraska [box score]
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| TCU |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| • #6 Nebraska
|
14 |
24 |
19 |
7 |
64 |
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Miami at #5 Nebraska [box score]
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3 |
4 |
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| Miami |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
| • #5 Nebraska
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0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
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#6 Nebraska at Colorado [box score]
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4 |
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| • #6 Nebraska
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0 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
| Colorado |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
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Kansas State at #3 Nebraska [box score]
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Kansas State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • #3 Nebraska
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10 |
20 |
14 |
7 |
51 |
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#17 Missouri at #3 Nebraska [box score]
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| • #17 Missouri
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7 |
16 |
0 |
11 |
34 |
| #3 Nebraska |
6 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
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#9 Nebraska at Kansas [box score]
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4 |
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| • #9 Nebraska
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7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
| Kansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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The 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Top-ranked Nebraska quickly found the scoreboard with a touchdown just four minutes into the game, but a failed extra point attempt was the first sign of trouble to come, as the Cornhuskers failed to score again against a fierce LSU defense. The Tigers also struggled to make headway against the tenacious Blackshirts, managing just one field goal in each of the final two quarters, which resulted in a less than stellar beginning of the season for Nebraska as they were forced to settle for a 6-6 tie.
Nebraska pushed Indiana around all day to make up for the previous week's disappointing tie game, running out ahead 38-0 before Indiana managed to score. Indiana had the slight edge in the air, but without enough points to back it up, the 248-89 Cornhusker domination on the ground told the story of the game.
TCU proposed to make it a game by scoring first, and was still in it with a slight 10-14 lag at the end of the 1st quarter, but the Horned Frogs proceeded to fall apart as the Cornhuskers quickly rolled off 50 unanswered points to steamroll their way to a 64-10 romp in the Lincoln home opener. Nebraska QB Vince Ferragamo tied the Nebraska record of four touchdowns in a game (by halftime), while ground responsibilities were widely shared as 5th-string IB Byron Stewart ended up with the day's rushing lead at 64 yards.
A hard-hitting game saw several players leaving the field with injuries as Nebraska fought from behind for the second week in a row, after having to start the 2nd half down 0-6. The Cornhuskers eventually wore the Hurricanes down in the end, putting up 10 more points while Miami was only able to add a field goal in their failed attempt to hold the lead.
Colorado never did find the end zone, but Buffalo PK Mark Zetterberg split the uprights four times to account for all of Colorado's scores to put Nebraska behind 7-12 at the half. Those 12 points were not nearly enough to overcome the Nebraska 2nd half effort which ran off an additional 17 unanswered points to pull away from Colorado for the win.
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