Official recap  More | Hide Stunned by UCLA the week before, Nebraska's Cornhuskers bounced back in convincing fashion by beating Texas A&M, 37-7, before a record home crowd of 76,042. Nebraska drove 86 yards for its first home touchdown and took advantage of an Aggie fumble for its second. Two Dave Humm TDs accounted for a 14-0 first quarter lead. The Huskers got a second quarter tally from Maury Damkroger, added a Humm-to-Jerry List TD pass in the third quarter, then scored twice in the final period to fold up a 37-0 lead. Texas A&M scored with 3:29 left in the game against the NU reserves. Nebraska's defense played a big role, holding the Aggies to only 75 yards on the ground and 154 yards passing. The Huskers served notice they'd have a potent offense, piling up 468 yards — 252 rushing and 215 passing. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER

Nebraska 37
Texas A&M

Texas A&M          0     0     0     7   —   7
Nebraska          14     7     7     9   —  37

First Quarter
NEB — Dave Humm (1 run; Rich Sanger kick), 8:20
NEB — Humm (1 run; Sanger kick), :13
Second Quarter
NEB — Maury Damkroger (1 run; Sanger kick), 4:12
Third Quarter
NEB — Jerry List (9, pass from Humm;
 Sanger kick), 7:26
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Sanger (54, field goal), 14:34
NEB — Ritch Bahe (12, pass from Steve Runty;
 Sanger's kick failed), 9:03
A&M — Homer May (29, pass from Don Dean;
 Pat McDermott kick), 3:29
 
                         NU        A&M
First Downs  ........... 26        13
Rushing, Net ........... 252       75
Passes, Comp-Att-Int ... 13-21-1   15-27-0
Passing, Net ........... 215       154
Total  Offense  ........ 468       229