Nebraska at Colorado

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  Evening star, October 24, 1954, page 59

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  BOULDER. Colo, Oct. % Nebraska’s Cornhuskers broke out Of a SIS tie in the second half on two touchdown runs by Halfback Willie Greenlaw to spill Colorado’s Buffaloes from the ranks Of the Nations unbeaten teams today. 20–⁠6. The first Nebraska victory over Colorado here since the Buffaloes joined the Big Seven in 1948 smeared the Orange Bowl hopes Of the Buffaloes, who had won five straight this season. Greenlaw, a 192-pound sophomore. took q lateral In the third period and rambled 10 yards for the tie-breaking touchdown. He sealed the triumph with an IL yard sprint around left end after

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Nebraska leads 49–⁠21–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.