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Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Nebraska Cornhuskers © |
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Played October 18, 1997 at Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| Nebraska © | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Texas Tech |
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Nebraska |
3 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
29 |
The 3-2 Texas Tech Red Raiders of coach Spike Dykes met the 2nd ranked, 5-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers of coach Tom Osborne. The Cornhuskers rushed for 400 yards, including 178 yards with a touchdown from All-Big XII RB Ahman Green, & the offense held the ball for 36:35 of the game but it was the defense that was overwhelming. Nebraska’s Blackshirts defense held the Red Raiders to 17 yards rushing & 127 total yards in a 29-0 win. After the Cornhuskers punted on their first two possessions, PK Kris Brown started the scoring for Nebraska with a 32-yard field goal with just 0:20 left in the 1st quarter. Nebraska's QB Scott Frost connected with RB Joel Makovicka on a 3-yard touchdown pass to finish a 10-play, 71-yard scoring drive. After a short punt gave Nebraska the ball at the Red Raiders' 44-yard line, Brown hit a field goal from 41 yards as the Cornhuskers took a 13-0 halftime lead. On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, Brown connected on a 31-yard field goal at Nebraska pushed the lead to 16-0. It was clear everything was going the Cornhuskers' way when faced with a 2nd & goal from the Texas Tech 13-yard line, Green fumbled the ball at the Red Raiders' 4-yard line into the end zone. Nebraska's OG Jon Zatechka fell on the ball for a touchdown giving the Cornhuskers a 22-0 lead. The final touchdown came on a 7-yard run by Green that finished a 12-play, 80-drive. Frost added 83 yards rushing to his 46 yards passing as the Cornhuskers held the ball for 36:35 of game time. For the Red Raiders, QB Zebbie Lethridge threw for 110 yards but was sacked 5 times. Nebraska finished the season 13-0; Big XII Champions, ranked 2nd nationally while the Red Raiders finished 6-5. Texas Tech would play for The Belt again in 1998.
