Official recap Nebraska broke open another close game with a quick second-half start and went on to top a determined Utah team, 42-30. Behind the passing of quarterback Scott Mitchell, the Utes pressed the Huskers at intermission, 21-16, but NU scored touchdowns on its first three possessions of the second half to break the game open. The Huskers drove 85 and 69 yards to score, then a Tyrone Byrd interception set up an 18-yard drive that gave them a 42-16 lead with 10:48 left. Utah scored twice in the final four minutes to make the final score more respectable. SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER

Nebraska 42
Utah 30

Utah         13    3   0   14   —   30 
Nebraska      7   14   7   14   —   42

First Quarter
UT — Dennis Smith 5 pass from Scott Mitchell
 (Wayne Lammle kick), 9:24 left.
NU — Gerry Gdowski 8 run (Chris Drennan kick), 4:00.
UT — Smith 43 pass from Mitchell (Lammle run 
 failed), 1:43.
Second Quarter
NU — Gdowski 8 run (Drennan kick), 12:51. 
NU — Mike Croel 6 INT return (Drennan kick), 11:51.
UT — FG Lammle 45, 5:16.
Third Quarter 
NU — Ken Clark 1 run (Drennan kick), 6:57.
Fourth Quarter
NU — Bryan Carpenter 29 run (Drennan kick), 14:55.
NU — Gdowski 4 run (Gregg Barrios kick), 10:48. 
UT — Darrel Hicks 1 pass from Mitchell 
(Mitchell run failed), 3:38.
UT — Bryan Rowley 20 pass from Mitchell (Steve Abrams
 pass from Mitchell), 0:00. 
A—76,333.
                       Utah      Neb.
First downs            25        23
Rushes-yards           31-105    59-432
Passing yards          297       27
Returns-yards          2-17      5-28
Passes                 26-44-3   3-8-1
Sacks by               0-0       4-34
Punts-avg.             4-48      3-37
Fumbles-lost           2-0       2-1
Penalties-yards        11-70     7-60
Time of possession     28:37     31:23