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propels Husker win
"I thrk novv it's just 3 question of
hc.v b:3 the score will be in Nebraska's
favor,"" s.rd UNL A th lytic Director
Bob Oov3"ey, at halftime of the
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Bi'f.jivJ tin? Husker s unleashed tht;ii
scoring attack, Nebraska ami
f"irutt-;:ot j played on fait ly even terms
through the first quarter.
Nebraska scored on its first
possession. l-back Tony Davis tallied
on a one-yard plunge, and Rich
Sanger's point-after-touchdown (PAT)
made it 7-0.
Minnesota's lone scoie was set up
by a Husker error. Davis tumbled on
the Huskers' second possession, and
Minnesota iccoveied on the Nebraska
14 yaid line. Two plays later,
freshman quarterback Tony Dungy
seined on a teu-yaid run, tying the
score.
Nebiaska's next thice scenes wen;
touchdown passes from quaiteiback
Dave Hurnrn to split end Frosty
Anderson. Tin.! fiist touchdown pass
came eaily in the' second quartei, as
Humm thn;w to Anderson for a
19yaid scoie. Sangei's PAT gave him
129 for his career to break the NCAA
let uid of 128 held by Texas kicker
Happy Feller (1968 70).
Anderson's three touchdown grabs
tied a record set by two other Huskers.
Clarence Swanson caught three
touchdown passes against Colorado
State in 1921, and Johnny Rodgers
tied the record against Minnesota in
1971.
In the Nebraska locket room at lei
the game, Andeison said his
pe 1 f 01 in a 1 1 c.c "was completely
unexpected." Altogether, Ik; caught
five passes for 1 37 yar ds,
"Dave (Humm) did a gieat job of
getting the ball to me," Andeison said.
"I Wasn't even awaie of the recoid
until Don Bryant (Nebraska sports
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information director) told me on the
sidelines." Humm completed 10 of 19
passes against Minnesota for 204
yards.
When Humm was told of the
record, he said, "Andeison deserves it
mote than anyone else. He did a gieat
job out there today."
Defensive tackle and co captain
John Dutton said the Gophers
"weren't that tough.
"We got huit on some broken
plays, but they didn't teally drive on
us at all, " be said. "We weie working
together out then? today, and we
didn't have any problems. The
defensive backs did a gieat job also."
Tom Ruud, linebacker from
Bloomington, Minn., said he was
"happy with the outcome.
"We were kind of hoping for a
shutout," he said. "We were having
some problems early with their
blocking, but once our defense
adjusted, everything was all right."
Performing in his first Husker
varsity game was sophomore I back
John O'Leary. O'Leary rushed for 34
yards in 12 carries, caught two passes
for 31 yards and scored two
touchdowns. One of his scores was a
66-yard fourth quarter punt return.
"I've had my chance to play, and
I'm happy to be able to help the
team," he said. "Nebraska has great
I ba.. in (Tony), Davis, (Dave)
Goeller and (Jeff) Mm an, and I just
ho' I can help out, too."
Regarding his punt return, he said,
"Anybody could have tun back that
punt with the great blocking I got."
"We still haven't put it together like
we did against UCLA," Head Coach
Tom Osborne said. "I just hope we've
(jot the momentum going into the
Missoui i game."
Minnesota Head Coach Cal Stoll
said, "One of these days we'll stop
making mistakes and play some good
football."
"Nebraska had thice plays from
scrimmage that just killed us," Stoll
said, referring to the thiee Humm to
Anderson touchdown passes. "Our
defensive' alignments wen; pioper, but.
they just beat us with their nasses,"
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How they scored. . .
First quarter
Nebraska-Tony Davis capped a
1 7-play, 71 yard touchdown (TD)
march with a one-yard run. Rich
Sanger added the point-after-to'jchdown
(PAT), and Nebraska led
7 0, 5:32 into the game.
M i n nesota-Af ter M i nnesota
recovered a Davis fumble on the
Husker 14 yard line, Gopher
quarterback Tony Dungy scored on a
10 yard sprint. Steve; Goldberg added
the PAT, tying the score at 7-7 with
2:38 remaining in the quarter.
Second quar ter
Ncbraska-With 13:09 left in the
half, Dave Humm's 19 yard TD pass to
Frosty Anderson and Sanyei's PAT
gave Nebraska a 14 7 lead,
Nebraska Humm and Andeison
again combined tor a Husker TD with
4:17 left in tin; half. This time the
play coveted 67 yaids. Sanger's PAT
Big 8, Top 1 0 scores
Texas Tech's 20 7 victory ovet
Oklahoma State was one of the major
upsets that occurred dui iny Saturday's
college football games.
In ottter Big 8 games, Missouri beat
Southern Methodist 17,
ninth ranked Tennessee1 rallied to beat
Kansas 28 27, Colorado defeated Iowa
State 23 16, Kansas State beat
Memphis State 21-16 and sixth ranked
Oklahoma came from behind to treat
Miami (Fid.) 24 20.
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gave Nebraska a ?1-7 edge.
Third quai ter
Nebraska-Humm's 3? yaid TD
iass to Andeison combined with
Sanger's PA 1 gave the Husker 's a 28-7
lead with 7.b3 lemainmg in the
quar tet .
Nebraska-John O'Leaty's six-yard
TD lun completed a 12 play, 69 yard
dtive. Sanger missed on the PAT, but
with 36 seconds left in the quarter, the
Husker lead was extended to 34-7.
Foot t h quar tet
Nebraska -Sieve Hunty scored
Nebiaska's sixth TD of the' afternoon
with a one y ai I tun. Sangei's PAT was
good, (jiving the Huskers a 41-7
advantage, 9: 3 into the quai ter.
Nebraska-O' Leai y gave the
Huskers Km h final 1 () of 'he Hay with
a 66 yaid puul ictuin with 46 seconds
left in the game. Sangei's PA I made
the final si.oic 48 7.
In game's involving the Associated
Press' lop 10 teams, lop tanked Ohio
State beal, Washington Slate 27-3,
t hi id ranked Alabama defeated
G e oi gia 28 14, f our t h -r anked
University of Southern California beat
Oregon Stale 217 and fifth tanked
Michigan deiealed Oregon 24 0.
Seventh ranked Penn Slate beat Air
Force 19 9, eighth ranked Notre Dame
defeated Michigan State 14-10 and
tenth tanked Louisiana Shite defeated
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