LSU vs. Nebraska
Thursday, January 1, 1987, Sugar Bowl Share
No. 6 Nebraska beat No. 5 LSU 30–15. It was their sixth meeting; Nebraska leads the series 5–0–1.
FinalTV: ABCAttendance 76,234Referee: Wendell Shelton (SWC)
MVP Steve Taylor (Nebraska QB)Wikipedia
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
LSU 51% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset.
The series
Every LSU–Nebraska gameNebraska leads 5–0–1 in six meetings.
| 1986 | Nebraska 30, LSU 15 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1984 | Nebraska 28, LSU 10 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1982 | Nebraska 21, LSU 20 | Orange Bowl |
| 1976 | Nebraska 6, LSU 6 | |
| 1975 | Nebraska 10, LSU 7 | |
| 1970 | Nebraska 17, LSU 12 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
LSU
- Next gameat Texas A&MSept. 5, 1987
- SeasonLSU in 1986
- ProgramLSU history and records
Nebraska
- Next gamevs. Utah StateSept. 5, 1987
- SeasonNebraska in 1986
- ProgramNebraska history and records