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It might have seemed like the day of the running bac
to the 76,392 fans who jammed Memorial Stadium Satur
day in the Buskers' 52-7 win over the University of Ka
sas. But the hero in the Husker locker room after tl
game was quarterback Eddie Burns.
As teammates shouted "Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! the fiftH-
year senior from Omaha Rummel was presented the gamfc
ban.
It was not Burns' statistics-one of two passes comple
ed for 33 yards and two rushes for four yards includin
one touchdown-which earned him the honor. Burns ha?
seen little varsity action in his five years at Nebraska and
his teammates honored him for that reason.
"You have to admire guys like Eddie," Husker Heaa
Coach Tom Osborne said. "Guys like Eddie typify pei
serverance. Burns, who entered the season as the number thre t
quarterback, was moved up to the second unit aftet
an injury to Tom Sorley.
Husker center Tom Davis praised Burns.
"Eddie Burns and I came here together," Davis saic(.
"I got to play a lot more than Eddie, but seeing Eddie
play today meant a lot more to me than being in the
game." I
Highlight of career '
Burns said Saturday's gams was the highlight of his
career as a Husker and the presentation of the game baD
left him speechless for a few moments.
"HI remember this'as long as I live," Burns said. "It's
a great way to end it all here. I won't remember sitting on
the bench, 111 just remember the way it ended. This
makes it all seem so easy."
While Bums was savoring the highlight of his Husker
career, the Husker running backs were busy rewriting the
record books, amassing 550 yards rushing. That surpassed
the 523 yard rushing record record in 1954 against the
University of Hawaii.
Sophomore I-back I.M. Hipp led the Huskers' ground
attack, rushing for 200 yards on 23 carries. It was his
third 200-yard game this season. He is 73 yards short of
the Husker single season rushing record set by Bobby
Reynolds in 1950.
Junior I-back Rick Berns rushedfor 107 yards on eight
carries and three touchdowns. Sophomore Tim Wurth
rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries at I-back. '
Bems, who rambled for a 63 -yard touchdown around
eft end on his first carry said the play helped re-establish
his confidence.
Todd ties
Husker kicker Billy Todd tied one record and broke
