Official recap Nebraska drove the length of the field after the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead, then found itself in a stalemate with fired-up Iowa State. The Cyclones pulled into a 7-7 tie late in the first half, and went up 14-7 after recovering a Husker fumble on the ensuing kickoff. A fiery halftime speech by Coach Tom Osborne brought the Huskers back to life, though, and Nebraska rallied for a 35-14 win as fullback Ken Kaelin and I-back Tyreese Knox each rushed for 126 yards. SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER

Nebraska 35
Iowa State 14

Nebraska          7     0    14    14    —   35 
Iowa State        0    14     0     0    —   14

First Quarter
NEB — Steve Taylor 1 run (Dale Klein kick), 7:46.
Second Quarter
ISU — Joe Henderson 1 run (Rick Frank kick), 12:58. 
ISU — Robbie Minor 19 pass from Alex Espinoza
 (Frank kick), 14:27.
Third Quarter
NEB — Taylor 5 run (Klein kick), 9:03. 
NEB — Ken Kaelin 5 run (Klein kick), 14:57.
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Robb Schnitzler 70 punt return (Klein kick), 14:23.
A—48,007.
                          NEB       ISU
First downs                23        11
Rushes-yards           74-310    36-126
Passing yards              -3        74
Return yards               91        31
Passes                  1-9-0   10-24-1
Sacks by                 4-30       2-7
Punts                    6-38      6-46
Fumbles-lost              1-1       1-0
Penalties-yards          2-25      7-50
Time of possession      36:07     23:53