2002 Texas @ Nebraska
An exciting game with Nebraska coming off the BCS title game from the prior season and Texas loaded with NFL talent.
Nebraska lost at home in 1991 then had a 47 game home win streak broken by Texas in 1998. Nebraska then had another 26 game streak to again be broken by Texas in 2002. Without Texas, the Huskers probably win 75 in a row at home over about 11 seasons
Interesting note: UT DB/LB Lee Jackson # 23 played in both the 1998 and 2002 games, probably the only opposing player to win @ Lincoln twice in a 30 or 40 year span.
FIRST HALF:
Several big plays in the first half from both teams but drives were stopped by good defensive plays or incompletions (some dropped passes which plagued Simms). Simms to Roy was working magnificently and Ivan Williams had an impressive run after catch.
The first half ended at 6-3 UT leading, with UT blocking a FG as the half expired.
Despite the low score, a Greg Davis offense surprisingly wide open.
NU starts the first drive with a big run but is stopped by a loss by Cory Redding and have to settle for a FG. 3-0 Huskers
NU gets the ball again and Jammal Lord puts on a beautiful hesitation fake on a long run for a first down. But Rod Wright and Reed Boyd stop them on 4th down deep in UT territory.
UT drives with great Roy catches and a Cedric Benson run but the drive stalls in the red zone and UT gets a FG from Dusty Mangum. Tied 3-3
NU throws an INT deflected off Redding to Nathan Vasher. Long pass to Benson goes off his fingertips. Roy with another amazing catch. Robert Timmons drops a lazer pass, hitting him in the hands. Simms a great passer with NFL power on the throws. UT has to settle for another FG and the lead , 6-3.
The rest of the half saw no scoring but some nice Simms passes and impressive Lord runs, one with eye-popping cutbacks. UT had another stop on NU on a 4th and 1 by Derrick Johson and Michael Huff.
UT gets the ball with the highlight being Ivan Williams absolutely victimizing an NU DB. An incompletion to Roy stops the drive.
NU gets the ball and Lord rips off a Vince Young run but the drive is stopped by Rod Wright and NU flubs the FG attempt.
NU gets the ball again with less than a minute after a Simms hail mary type INT, hit as he threw it. NU has the FG blocked as time expires.