1962 Gotham Bowl

New York, N.Y., Dec. 15, 1962--Playing under Coach Bob Devaney, Nebraska won its first bowl game in three tries, upsetting Miami and George Mira, 36-34, in the second and last of New York's now-defunct Gotham Bowl. Playing in Yankee Stadium before only 6,166 fans in freezing weather, the Huskers and Hurricanes put on one of the greatest bowl shows ever, trading scores in every quarter.

Willie Ross' 1-yard plunge and Bill "Thunder" Thornton's subsequent two-point run gave the Huskers' the lead for good, 36-27, with 12:10 left. Mira, who passed for 321 yards, led a valiant comeback attempt but was thwarted by a last-minute interception by Husker guard Bob Brown.

1962 Gotham Bowl

Teams	1	2	3	4	Final
Nebraska	6	14	8	8	36
Miami	6	14	7	7	34

Statistics	NU	UM
First Downs	12	34
Rushing, Net	150	181
Passes Att., Comp., Int.	14-9-2	46-24-0
Passing, Net	146	321
Total Offense	296	502

Scoring Summary
First Quarter
NU-Bill Thornton 2 run (Dennis Claridge run failed), 7:21
MU-Ben Rizzo 10 pass from George Mira (Bobby Wilson kick failed), 0:29

Second Quarter
MU-Nick Spinnelli 30 pass from Mira (Mira pass failed), 12:31
NU-Willie Ross 92 kickoff return (Rudy Johnson kick), 12:18
MU-Nick Ryder 1 run (Ryder pass from Mira), 7:20
NU-Mike Eger 6 pass from Claridge (Johnson kick), 0:42

Third Quarter
MU-John Bennett 3 run (Wilson kick), 8:44
NU-Thornton 1 run (Claridge run), 0:08

Fourth Quarter
NU-Ross 1 run (Thornton run), 13:32
MU-Ryder 1 run (Wilson kick), 9:29