1983 Orange Bowl

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1983 Orange Bowl
Nebraska Cornhuskers LSU Tigers
(11-1) (8-2-1)
21 20
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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