1983 Orange Bowl

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1983 Orange Bowl

Nebraska Cornhuskers

LSU Tigers

(11-1)

(8-2-1)

Head coach:
Tom Osborne

Head coach:
Jerry Stovall

AP		Coaches
3		3

AP		Coaches
13		13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	7	0	7	7	21
LSU	7	7	3	3	20

Date

January 1, 1983

Stadium

Miami Orange Bowl

Location

Miami, Florida

The 1983 edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the LSU Tigers.

Nebraska scored first on a 5 yard touchdown run by Mark Schellen to take a 7-0 lead. Dalton Hilliard scored on a 1 yard touchdown run for LSU to tie the game at 7. In the second quarter, Hilliard scored on a second 1 yard touchdown run to give LSU a 14-7 lead.

In the third quarter, LSU's Bentanzos scored on a 28 yard field goal giving the Tigers a 17-7 lead. Turner Gill fired an 11 yard touchdown pass to Mike Rozier cutting the lead to 17-14. In the fourth quarter, Gill scored from 1 yard out as Nebraska took a 21-17 lead. LSU's Bentanzos kicked a 49 yard field goal to cap the scoring, as Nebraska hang on to win 21-20.

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Preceded by 1982 Orange Bowl	1983 Orange Bowl 1983	Succeeded by 1984 Orange Bowl

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