Scoring Explosion 2013 - Update #1

Well, I'm not sure how much there is to say about this topic that hasn't already been rehashed countless times in the last few days.  Remember, I wrote this about Nebraska's 2013 offense and its potential to perform on par with 1983 and 1995 offenses:

What is notable is the scoring defense. Both teams had exceptional scoring defenses, which certainly helped the offenses. It takes a lot of faith in the 2013 Huskers to believe that they will be able to put together a season scoring defense like the 1983 or 1995 Huskers.

The 1983 Huskers opened with a 44-6 beatdown of Penn State in Lincoln.  The 1983 meeting was payback for the Husker's loss the previous season at Penn State on what was thankfully a very short experiment with trapezoidal football fields.

1983 Penn State box score courtesy of HuskerMax.

                         PSU        NU 
First downs               15        23 
Rushes-yards           33-82    57-322 
Passing yards            227       178 
Return yards               7        59 
Passes               13-39-1   12-17-1 
Sacks by                 0-0       0-0 
Punts                   8-47      4-40 
Fumbles-lost             5-1       9-1 
Penalties-yards         6-29      8-77 
Time of possession     24:45     35:15

The 1995 Huskers opened their season with a 64-21 victory on the road in Stillwater, OK.

1995 Oklahoma State box score courtesy of HuskerMax.

                        NEB      OSU
First downs              28       14
Rushes-yards         55-513   38-144
Passing yards           158      138
Return yards             48       12
Passes              12-20-1  11-27-3
Sacks by-Yards         4-35      0-0
Punts                  1-53     7-43
Fumbles-lost            1-1      0-0
Penalties-yards        6-55     5-33
Time of Possession    29:55    30:05

So, because some on the CornNation staff still believe that the 2013 offense can put up the kind of offense that 1983 and 1995 did, here's where it stands after week 1:

Much work remains to be done. Next week vs. Southern Miss should help the stats line significantly.

Enjoy Week 2.

GBR!