After a rousing opening drive, the Huskers had no answers on either side of the ball. Oklahoma reeled off seven touchdowns and rolled to a 49-14 win in Mickey Joseph’s debut as Nebraska’s interim head coach.
The Husker defense again was porous, surrendering 580 yards, including more than 300 on the ground. On offense, Nebraska had trouble protecting quarterback Casey Thompson, who was sacked three times during the first half.
It was Nebraska’s most lopsided home loss in the Oklahoma series since a 41-0 defeat in 1955. The Sooners’ 49 points were their most ever in Lincoln.