Auburn vs. Nebraska
Wednesday, January 1, 1964, Orange Bowl Share
No. 6 Nebraska beat No. 5 Auburn 13–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 1–0.
FinalTV: ABCAttendance 72,647Referee: Pat Haggerty (Big Eight)The game on Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- NEBRASKA 13 AUBURN 7Nebraska goes into the Orange Bowl as the under-dog but with the help of a 68-yard touchdown run by Dennis Claridge in the first minute and 13 seconds of play, the Cornhuskers take charge.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Nebraska 51% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Auburn–Nebraska gameNebraska leads 3–1 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2006 | Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 | Cotton Bowl |
| 1982 | Nebraska 41, Auburn 7 | |
| 1981 | Nebraska 17, Auburn 3 | |
| 1963 | Nebraska 13, Auburn 7 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
Auburn
- Next gamevs. HoustonSept. 19, 1964
- SeasonAuburn in 1963
- ProgramAuburn history and records
Nebraska
- Next gamevs. South DakotaSept. 19, 1964
- SeasonNebraska in 1963
- ProgramNebraska history and records