Tennessee vs. Nebraska

Friday, January 2, 1998, Orange Bowl Share

No. 2 Nebraska beat No. 3 Tennessee 42–⁠17. It was their first meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral site3Tennessee11–⁠2 in 1997

Neutral site2Nebraska13–⁠0 in 1997

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 74,002College GameDay broadcast from here, January 2, 1998 (Wikipedia)Referee: Terry McAulay (ACC)

MVPs Ahman Green (RB, Nebraska); Jamal Lewis (RB, Tennessee)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Nebraska 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.