[5][6][7] The game kicked off shortly after 7 p.m. CST, televised by ABC, at the same time as the Orange Bowl on NBC,[3][4] which matched #2 Oklahoma and #4 Washington.
In the first quarter, Ronnie Lewis kicked a 37-yard field goal to give LSU an early lead.
In the fourth quarter, Sundberg threw touchdown passes of 24 and 17 yards to tight end Todd Frain as Nebraska won 28–10.
[6][7] Nebraska climbed one spot to fourth in the final AP poll, and LSU fell to fifteenth.
[8][9] The Cornhuskers and Tigers met in the Sugar Bowl two years later, with Nebraska winning 30-15.