Editor’s note: This story appeared in the Nov. 1, 1970, editions of the Lincoln Journal and Star.
BOULDER, Colo. — Nebraska and Colorado kept the television fan in suspense long enough for the sponsors to sell their products before the Huskers’ big play Big Red Machine exploded in the fourth quarter to post a 29-13 victory here Saturday afternoon.
In addition to the regional telecast that was beamed to better than 70% of the country, 50,881 fans, including an estimated 15,000 Nebraskans, were here in person to watch the Huskers push their season record to 7-0-1, their Big Eight mark to 4-0 and their unbeaten string over two seasons to 15 straight.
The crowd here was the largest ever to watch a sports event in this state, topping 50,705 who have watched two different Denver Broncos games earlier this fall.
And what they saw was a big play Nebraska machine refuse the buckle under heavy pressure from Colorado, which battled back from a 12-0 first-quarter deficit and had a chance to tie the contest in the fourth quarter before the Nebraska explosion came to put the game out of reach.
The big plays started early for the Huskers with two Van Brownson to Guy Ingles bombs staking coach Bob Devaney’s club to a 12-0 lead with the game only slightly more than 12 minutes old.
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