1955 Orange Bowl
The 1955 Orange Bowl held on New Year's Day was an Orange Bowl football game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Duke beat Nebraska 34–7.[1]
Scoring summary
Second quarter
- DUKE: Pascal 7-yard run (Nelson kick)
- DUKE: Kocourek 5-yard pass from Barger (Nelson kick)
Third quarter
- DUKE: Sorrell 5-yard pass from Barger (kick failed)
- NEB: Comstock 3-yard run (B. Smith kick)
Fourth quarter
- DUKE: McKeithan 1-yard run (Nelson kick)
- DUKE: Eberdt 3-yard run (Nelson kick)
Statistics
Statistics | Duke | Nebraska |
First Downs | 23 | 6 |
Rushing Yards | 288 | 84 |
Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
Passing Yards | 82 | 26 |
Total Yards | 370 | 110 |
Punts-Average | 5-26.6 | 7-28.9 |
Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Penalties/Yards | 2-30 | 2-20 |
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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