Football '98:
vs Texas, October 31, 1998

TEXAS 20, (7) NEBRASKA 16

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Texas is back, Nebraska is lost and Ricky Williams is still running toward the Heisman Trophy.

Major Applewhite's 2-yard touchdown pass to Wayne McGarity with 2:47 to play gave the revived Longhorns a 20-16 upset of the No. 7 Cornhuskers on Saturday, ending Nebraska's 47-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers' home winning streak was the fifth-longest in NCAA history.

"I am absolutely thrilled with this win," first-year Texas coach Mack Brown said. "It's hard to find words to explain it.

"When you come in here ... to be the first team in 47 games to beat Nebraska at home is simply a major accomplishment."

Williams enhanced his Heisman chances by running for 150 yards on 37 carries, and the Longhorns (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) handed Nebraska (7-2, 3-2) its first home loss since Sept. 21, 1991, when Washington won 36-21.

"I'm going to say it now, and it's early, but if he doesn't win the Heisman Trophy I don't know who the heck should," Nebraska defensive coordinator Charlie McBride said. "At times, it was a man against boys. He's the real deal. I don't know how many things good you can say about him."

Williams picked up the most yards against Nebraska by an opposing runner since Barry Sanders had 189 yards in a 63-42 Huskers' win over Oklahoma State in 1988. Sanders won the Heisman that season. Williams moved within 294 yards of breaking Tony Dorsett's major college career rushing mark of 6,082 yards. Dorsett, who also won the Heisman, set the record at Pittsburgh from 1973-76.

"Usually, I don't have to work so hard for so many yards," Williams said. "I had to work for them all today."

The Longhorns seem to have the Huskers figured out. They beat them in the 1996 Big 12 title game the last time the teams played -- a loss that ended Nebraska's bid for a third straight national championship. Saturday's game also ended any further talk in Lincoln of another national title this season.

"It's deja vu of what happened the last time," Nebraska linebacker Jay Foreman said. "They got a lot of big calls going their way and big plays when they needed them."

With first-year coach Frank Solich taking over for retired Tom Osborne, the streaks continued to fall for the Huskers. Earlier this season, Texas A&M beat the Huskers to end a 19-game winning streak as well as a 40-game conference winning streak.

"It does hurt for our players, without question," Solich said. "No one wants to have a streak come to an end. They're taking it very, very hard. They just don't feel very good about things right now."

Meanwhile, Brown has the Longhorns in the middle of the Big 12 title chase after last year's disastrous 4-7 record.

Nebraska went ahead 16-13 with 8:33 to play on Kris Brown's 42-yard field goal after the Longhorns tied it with 13:38 remaining on Kris Stockton's 19-yard field goal. Nebraska rallied from a 10-0 deficit, taking a 13-10 lead with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter when reserve quarterback Eric Crouch ran 38 yards for a TD.

Texas 20, (7) NEBRASKA 16

                   1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH  FINAL
                   --- --- --- ---  -----
Texas               7   3   0  10    20
Nebraska            0   3  10   3    16

First Quarter
       Tex-Lewis 16 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick), 9:36.
Second Quarter
       Tex-FG Stockton 36, 14:50.
       Neb-FG K.Brown 27, :00.
Third Quarter
       Neb-FG K.Brown 47, 10:53.
       Neb-Crouch 38 run (K.Brown kick), 3:28.
Fourth Quarter
       Tex-FG Stockton 19, 13:38.
       Neb-FG K.Brown 42, 8:33.
       Tex-McGarrity 2 pass from Applewhite (Stockton kick),
       2:47.


                          Tex      Neb
                          ---      ---
First downs                19       18
Rushes-yards           43-129   47-194
Passing                   269      117
Return Yards                8       27
Comp-Att-Int          14-27-1  10-17-0
Punts                  6-33.0   5-47.8
Fumbles-Lost              1-0      3-1
Penalties-Yards          9-88     5-45
Time of Possession      31:04    28:56


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Texas, Williams 37-150, Walton 1-(minus 2), Applewhite
5-(minus 19). Nebraska, Crouch 17-108, Alexander 8-60, Buckhalter
8-18, Makovicka 7-11, Christo 7-(minus 3).

PASSING-Texas, Applewhite 14-26-1-269, Williams 0-1-0-0.
Nebraska, Crouch 6-13-0-59, Christo 4-4-0-58.

RECEIVING-Texas, McGarity 5-51, Cavil 4-70, White 2-113, Lewis
1-16, R.Brown 1-10, Nunez 1-9. Nebraska, Wiggins 4-59, Jackson
3-26, Buckhalter 1-15, L.Brown 1-10, Davison 1-7.

A-76,434.