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 |
References
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Notes |
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Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.
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