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Nebraska Cornhuskers © |
California Golden Bears |
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Played September 12, 1998 at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, California |
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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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| Nebraska © | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| California | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Nebraska |
7 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
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California |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
The 4th ranked, 2-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers of first-year coach Frank Solich traveled to Berkley to meet the 1-0 California Golden Bears of coach Tom Holmoe. Nebraska's QB Eric Crouch rushed for 2 first-half touchdowns as & the Cornhuskers’ Blackshirts defense held the Golden Bears to a single field goal in a 24-3 Nebraska win. The Cornhuskers played without 5 regular starters who were out due to injuries including QB Bobby Newcombe & RB DeAngelo Evans but the Cornhuskers still managed 434 yards of total offense while the Blackshirts held the Golden Bears to just 12 yards rushing & sacked California's QB Justin Vedder 6 times. The Cornhuskers scored on their opening drive when Crouch got into the end zone on a 1-yard keeper to cap a 67-yard drive. In the 2nd quarter, Crouch scored again on a 3-yard run giving Nebraska a 14-0 halftime lead. California’s only points came in the 3rd quarter on a 38-yard field goal by PK Tim Wolleck. The Cornhuskers put the game out of reach in the 4th quarter when QB Monte Cristo led a 9-play, 70-yard drive ending in a 5-yard touchdown pass to WR Shevin Wiggins. Cornhuskers' PK Kris Brown finished the scoring for Nebraska when he connected on a 41-yard field goal with just 0:19 left to play. For the Golden Bears, Vedder finished with 224 yards passing & All-Pac 10 WR Dameane Douglas added 5 catches for 124 yards. Nebraska finished the season 9-4; ranked 19th nationally while the Golden Bears finished 5-6. California would play for The Belt again in 2004.
