Colorado at Nebraska

Saturday, October 27, 1979

No. 2 Nebraska beat Colorado 38–⁠10. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 25–⁠11–⁠1.

AwayColorado3–⁠8 in 1979
10
Home2Nebraska10–⁠2 in 1979
38

FinalHigh 74°F, low 44°FAttendance 76,158

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nebraska 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 49–⁠21–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Nebraska 28, Colorado 10
2023Colorado 36, Nebraska 14
2019Colorado 34, Nebraska 31
2018Colorado 33, Nebraska 28
2010Nebraska 45, Colorado 17
2009Nebraska 28, Colorado 20

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