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Monday, October 2, 1967 Page 6 The Doily Nebraskan i i 4 Husker Defense JL Qonher Holes PI ugs m l iY4 .Si! m .at. 4 I if; i ft .1 i'. .Jt 1 ' , '' -A Davis Praises Line For Fine By Charles Davies Assistant Sports Editor "It was a tough game," said hard-driving fullback Dick Davis after Nebraska's 7-0 victory over the Minne sota Gophers at Memorial Stadium, Saturday. The speedy 5 11" 201 pounder from Omaha amassed 109 yards in 13 carries and caught three passes for 28 yards, in cluding a 46-yard run which secondquarter. Davis said this was h i s finest running game in col lege ball although he was disappointed in his block ing. "My best blocking per formance was against Wash ington." Davis added. KEPT MORALE UP' "I hope to combine the two games so both my run ning and blocking will be strong," Davis said. Quarterback Frank Pat rick said. "Davis did a great job, as he kept the team morale up with his per formance." Davis contributed his running success to "a fine job of blocking in the whole line." "Ben Gregory Ne braska halfback; did a great job of blocking on my 46 -yard run," Davis said. The Omaha North stand out said he was abk to run well inside and outside Coach Pleased To Win But Still Not Satisfied Husker coach Bob De vaney certainly wasn't cry ing the blues after Ne braska downed Minnesota 7-0 Saturday to preserve his streak of never having a Nebraska eleven fall to a Big Ten squad. But the nation's winning est coach also wasn't en tirely satisfied with his of fense that lost four fumbles twice within Minnesota's ten yard line in the fourth quarter when an insurance touchdown would have re lieved pressure on the de fense. "Naturally, we were pleased to win," he said, "It was a kind of ball game that does an inexperienced team good." DIDXT CAPITALIZE "But we felt that we didn't capitalize on several breaks," he said, "and in order to have a good sea- NU Potent Against Big Ten Saturday's 7-0 blanking of Minnesota was the first shutout the H u s k e r s have hung on The Big Ten crew since 1939 when coach L. McC Jones' Nebraskans hit the Gophers 6-0. The Huskers also defeated their sixth consecutive Big Ten opponent under the Bob Devaney coaching re gime. In Devanev's first coach ing season Nebraska edged Michigan 25-13 in 1962. In 1963 he guided Nebraska over Minnesota 14-7 and also the following year by 26-21. In 19R5. en route to a per fect 10-0 regular season slate, Nebraska bombed Wisconsin 37-0 and in 1966, the Huskers again over whelmed the Wisconsin Bad gers 31-3. The Gophers will meet Nebraska five of the next seven years in Minneapolis, where Minnesota last tri umphed over the Huskers 19-7 in 1954. Other upcoming Big Ten games on the Husker slate include Northwestern in 1971 and 1974 and Wis consin in 1973. Greene Named Assistant Coach Former University sprint star Charlie Greene has been named an assistant to head track coach Frank Sevigne, Regents approved Greene's appointment be ginning Sept 1 and continu ing to next May 3L Blocking against Minnesota's tough defense. 'HIT HARD' However, Davis came away with a lot of respect for the Gopher's defensive unit. "They hit hard", Da vis said, pointing to a deep cut over his lefe eye. Minnesota's defense, led by Ail-American candidate end Bob Stein, proved tough when Nebraska penetrated into their territory. "They (Minnesota's de fense) confused me on sweep runs when I was blocking." the junior art major said. "We expected their de fense to be tough, which it was, from scouting re ports," he added. Minnesota's defensive line averaged 237 pounds per man compared to Ne braska's 233 pounds. Davis felt that Wash ington's defense, in the Huskers 17-7 opening win, was just as tough as Minne sota's. "They both were hard-hitting." IMPROVE BLOCKING Davis said that the team wants to improve their performance, particularly their blocking. "The team also needs to sharpen their ball hand ling." Davis said, after Ne braska fumbled five times, Saturday. son, we have to capitalize more." The five fumbles against Minnesota added to five in the opener against Washing ton has caused several long marches to go by the way side. Devaney praised Minne sota's defense and also sin gled out his defensive blackshirt crew that al lowed the Gophers only three yards net rushing and 140 yards passing for a com bined 143 total offense. OUTSTANDING DEFENSE "Our defensive line did an outstanding job, although at times, our pass rush was not as good as it could have been," he said. Starting defensive ends Mike Wynn and Ivan Zim mer were rested in the game's later stages and Frank Avolio and Len Janik replaced the starters. "Those two ends were put in to put more pressure on the passer," the Huskers' head mentor explained. "In the second half we tried to concentrate on fewer plays and to run them a little better," Devaney said of his halftime adjust ment. GOPHER'S TOUGH Nebraska gained 138 of their 231 yards in the sec ond half and passed for 82 of their 135 aerial yards af ter the intermission. "Minnesota has a sound football team," he said, "and their defense be came real tough when we got into scoring territory." "We felt we could stop their running but we ques tioned if we could stop their passing attack because they had some good receivers," Devaney added of the sea son's second Husker victim. He called halfback Joe Orudna's 25-yard-touchdown run in the third quarter which accounted for the game's only score "a fine individual effort." DEFENDERS PRAISED He said the line "did a good job of getting him past the line of scrim mage" on the left 'side power play. He also said that defen sive cornerback Jim Hawk ins did a good job of cover ing Minnesota's receivers such as Chip Litten, who caught five passes for 82 yards. Hawkins and safetyman Dana Stephenson were each credited with break ing up two passes that might have resulted in costly gains. Stephenson also intercepted a pass, bringing his season's total to two enemy thefts. Read Nebraskan Want Ads fit 1 , J " v- --3 I ' J l - - i t ' r' - '- --vf -; w ' i ; j " -'. I " ' . .' ' . ' . ' tr ' f 41 , , - - ' 1 , ',,'1 MAwmlm'-mimJ' ..i Im . kii-uwm' miiiiiimi tin, 11 rmiiMlimn ,.,t ORDUNA SPINS to score 65.361 Fans Set Attendance Kecord Saturday's 65,361 fans who watched Nebraska remain undefeated with a 7-0 vic tory over the Minnesota Gophers set a single game Memorial Stadium attend ance record. The gathering ENGINEERS TURN OH YOUR TAUNTS AT BECT0N, DICKINSON of NEBRASKA Are you looking for o coreer in the machine design field with responsibilities in a growth environment? 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LiA T O P 20 P O P $2.98 LP - UNIVERSITY Lower Level Black Shirts Sparkle In 7-0 Defensive Bout By MARK GORDON Sports Editor Minnesota expected to crawl to victory through wide Gopher holes Satur day, but discovered them blocked by fired-up Corn huskers. Playing against a Nebras ka defensive crew that sparkled with aggressive ness and desire, Minnesota's Big Ten Gophers managed only three yards net rush in the Huskers' 7-0 Memor ial Stadium victory. After the fierce defensive struggle, which Nebraska survived without any seri ous injuries, most Huskers felt Minnesota owns a strong powerful team. "They came right at us and we beat them man for man." defensive linebacker Barry Alvarez said, "and they had little deception." STOPPED ON LTNE "We just stopped them on the 1 i n e," defensive tackle Harry (P i g g i e) Meagher added. Minnesota threatened to Dreak Nebraska's first shut out since Missouri fell 35-0 in 1966 only once when they drove deep into Nebraska territory in the second quar ter. But Nebraska's defense forced Minnesota's Bob Stein to attempt a field goal which failed and his second effort, the result of a Nebraska penalty, also missed from inside the 25 yard line. While Minnesota coach Murray Warmath said Hus ker middle guard Wayne Meylan covered the ground of two or three players, he tried yet another mpthod to keep Nebraska's bruising tackier from entering the Gopher backfield. "Thev doubled-team me quite abit." the 6'1". m pound standout said. "They were prettv tough." GOOD BLOCKING Jim McCord stopped Min and Jerry Patton plaved well although hampered by an ankle injury. "Their blocking was real good, but I did have a little trouble moving," Patton said. Although Minnesota's sop Major Label HI FI -STEREO homore fullback Jim Carter didnt run in Patton's ter ritory, Nebraska's 6'1" 225 pound senior lineman said Gopher Curt Wilson, a quar terback converted to half back, looked sharp. "Wilson was pretty quick running from the "I" back power play, and he had quickness going through the holes," Patton explained. Nebraska's inexperienced defensive secondary wasnt outdone by the veterans up front. Sophomores Jim Haw kins and Dana Stephenson played well in breaking up passes intended for Minne sota's Hubie Bryat and Chip Litten. FUMBLES COSTLY Besides breaking up two passing plays apiece, Step henson also snared an ene my pass, the third pass in terception pulled off by Ne braska in two games. Although the offense piled up 231 rushing yards and 135 passing yards for a combined 366 total offense, four lost fumbles proved costly. Twice within the final seven minutes of the game, the Huskers drove inside Minnesota's ten - yard-line only to hand the Gophers the ball on fumbles. As in the first contest. Nebraska fumbled five times. Quarterback Frank Pat rick, who completed 11 of 20 passes for 135 yards, said the pre-game strategy was followed throughout the afternoon. "The ends did a fine job." he said. "They found the holes and I. fortunately, was able to hit them." Nebraska pass receivers causht three nasses for 49 yards and Dennis Richnaf skv. with four receptions for 45 vards led Nebraska receivers. "They covered us well as we were trying to hit the man comine across." Rich nafskv said. 'GOT BREAKS' He added that Minnesota captain Tom Sakal, who guarded him from his right halfback slot, was "good on covering outside but I beat him inside a lot." Offensive tackle Bob c L A S S I C S $1.19 00KST0RE Nebr. Union Taucher added that Minne sota was big and strong al though not overly fast. "It just seemed that wa were getting our breaks," the 6'5" 245-pound senior added.- By getting a break, the' Huskers scored the game's only touchdown, a 25 yard, jaunt by Joe Orduna. With the Huskers march ing from the Nebraska six, Patrick tossed a bullet grabbed by Richnafsky, who fumbled on the Nebraska 32 and the Gophers appar ently had possession of the ball. However, the Gophers had jumped offside and Nebras ka was awarded the ball at the 37, keeping the drive moving. Dick Davis, who blasted his way for 103 yards Sat urday, grabbed an 18-yard pass followed by Orduna's first varsity touchdown with 4:45 left in the third quar ter. WRAP-UP GAME WRAPUP - The win was Nebraska's 20th consecutive triumph at Memorial Stadium . . . Husker kicker Bill Bom berger missed on three field attempts while Minnesota's Bob Stein flubbed two at tempts . . . Twice in the first period, the Gophers began drives from their own one-yard strip. . . ' Minnesota gained 140 yards passing for a combined 143 total offense . . . Nebras ka's punter Dana Stephen son only averaged 31 yards per punt but his towering boots enabled the Huskers to hold Minnesota to no return yardage . . . The sharp de fenses forced 17 punts; sev en by the Huskers and 10 by the Gophers. Nebraska whittled its penalty yards down from 73 against Wash ington to a mere 10 against Minnesota ... In fact only 30 yards in penalties were assessed in Saturday's Cen tennial game OCT. 1 3th AT 8:30 P.M. IN PERSON V, LP CD AND 4 AU SEATS RESERVED! carg Dwt T;atult at ft Poiitji UnMartltv Unwn, renal mi PcrtMfia (Men.
