AV v WK AAA in J a - A I , A l ) ,!v AO: A'' A ,yC ' Stan Shiver (37) and his Florida State teammates converge to make a hit on a Nebraska runner during Saturday's Seminole victory Mark Wallheiser Democrat FSU From 1F FSU led 10-7 in the early moments of the second quarter, settling for Derek Schmidt's 20-yard field goal after driving 67 yards to the 3. On its next possession, Nebraska went 64 yards and took a 13-10 lead when Doug DuBose went wide with a fourth-down pitchout after the defense had held three times within the 3. But the snap on the point kick was mishandled by the holder, providing no chance for an extra point. The winning points came with 3:27 in the half. A bad snap forced punter Dan Wingard to try to run, and Florida State got the ball at the Nebraska 7. Another break in the form of a penalty against the Huskers for having 12 men on the field as Cletis Jones dug to the 4 - helped the Seminoles to the 2. Jones scored the touchdown from there. Florida State racked up 290 yards, most of it in the first half, including 176 passing as McManus connected on 15 of 27 for 172. DuBose gained 129 yards on 21 carries, and Rath- man got 113 on 12 as Nebraska totalled 412 yards, including 372 rushing. The Huskers are not much with the forward pass, and seldom have been. Sammie Smith, the freshmen, got in some damag ing late runs, totaling 73 yards on 12 carries. Tonv Smith also ran and caught effectively. Holloman again led the receiving with eight catches 63 yards. lackle Stanley Scott, seemingly big in the defen sive picture, stopped one Nebraska movement just before halftime when he claimed a fumble at the Husker 39. On the first play of the final Quarter. Nebraska was knocking at the FSU 31 when Rathman fumbled after a good gain and safety Stan Shiver. another conspicious defender, claimed it at the 8. A bit later Nebraska's Dale Klein missed a 31-vard try for a field goal that would have narrowed it to 17- 16. But the biggest play of the game was perhaps Paul McGowan's interception after Nebraska had moved quickly from its 20 to midfield. After that, the Huskers had just one more chance. And the defense called a halt at midfield, handing the ball back to the offense with 1:03 to play. On Nebraska's last play, a pass bounced harmlessly off the head of center Bill Lewis, and fell to the ground. Coker continued to do his protective thing, three times falling on the ball for losses. Bowden said he thought he might give the game ball to the defense. "No, I think I'll keep it myself," he said, laughing. "We gave three cheers after the game." Bowden added. "One for the defense. One for Derek Schmidt, and one for Berry's punts." rails hottest previous game was in 1980 when it was 90 for the Sept. 20 kickoff with Iowa. Lincoln had not had a day of 100-degree heat since last Saturday, and since then it had had nothing else. Winning the coin toss, Florida State reserved its All ' A - ' X , ....... ! noil O 0! t y Punter Louis Berry had a big game Democrat files option until the second half and kicked off to Nebraska, which drove 82 yards for a 7-0 lead. On Rathman's 60-yard run, he popped up the middle, cut back, got an inadvertent screen block from an official and dashed for a touchdown. On FSU's first possession, a short run by Hollo-man, on a reverse, and Tony Smith's 5-yard pickup with a shovel pass got FSU from its 21 to 32. On a pass, Holloman got 15, and Smith ran for 10 more, to the Nebraska 47. Three more Smith runs led to a first down at the 26. On third down at the 28, Chuck Wells took a swing pass to the 15. Two plays later, McManus passed over the middle to Holloman for an easy touchdown, and Schmidt tied it 7-7 with his point kick. Late in the first quarter, the Seminoles began driving toward a field goal and a 10-7 lead. On first down at the FSU 30, McManus overthrew a wide-open Holloman on a bomb that surely would have brought six points had the pass been a little shorter. After a penalty, Smith caught a 20-yard pass to the 43. Holloman grabbed an 11 -yard pass and Wells ran for 5 to the 40 as the quarter ended. Pat Carter snared a first-down pass at the 34. Next play, Gaylon White pulled in a 29-yarder at the 5. Smith lost a yard on a pitchout, a Smith run up the middle got 3, and a pass to Holloman was well de-' fended. On fourth down, Schmidt's 20-yard field goal ' put Florida State up by three. But the Cornhuskers came back with a 69-yard , touchdown drive. Again, the Cornhuskers got good' position on a kickoff return as Von Sheppard, on a reverse, ran for 31 to the 31. On fourth down and;.' about a yard, Nebraska gambled with a DuBose sweep that picked up 9 to the 50. Soon McCathorn Clayton, the alternate quarter- -back from Orlando, spun clear on a keeper, and Deion Sanders ran him down at the 3 following a 43-yard gain. It came to fourth down, inches to go. A good fake to the fullback, and a pitchout to DuBose got an easy ' touchdown as he swept wide untouched. But the point J kick was bobbled by the holder, and it stayed 13-10. The Seminoles then moved to the Cornhusker 43, ' and Berry punted out of bounds at the 7. Four plays later, a bad snap on a punt attempt -' forced Wingard to run, and he was downed at the " seven, setting up Jones' 2-yard touchdown run. L On a keeper, Nebraska's Clayton got loose again, for 18 to his 41. But on the next play, Dana Brinson of , Valdosta fumbled on a reverse, Scott recovering for FSU at the 39. A sack of McManus killed that threat. On the last play of the half, DuBose popped from the Nebraska 25 to .the 50 before FSU tacklers and the -' clock caught him. At halftime, Nebraska had 224 yards, with 214 of it running as DuBose got 82 on 13 carries. Of the Semi- ' , noles' 195 yards, McManus had passed for 137 on 10 completions of 17 attempts. Three runs from the 20 got FSU just seven after the second-half kickoff, and again Nebraska had good "-position - at its 40 - following a punt. DuBose promptly got 12. But that was it. When Wingard punted, he got off a poor one - 8 yards to ' FSU's 37. Tony Smith got 10 out of a pass. McManus was getting more intense pressure, however, and soon Ber-1-ry punted. He angled a 42-yarder out on the 4. ' Hurt by an illegal proceedure penalty and swarm- -ing defense, Nebraska got no farther than its 9. Win-" gard punted up to his 47. Hobbled a bit by an offside penalty, FSU again ' could not move. Berry's punt this time was dead at the 12. DuBose, on a pitchout, sped for 7, but an offensive pass-interference call set Nebraska back to the 10. . Wingard's rolling 54-yard punt backed FSU to its 30. .'. Holloman caught a first-down pass at the 42. Sam- mie Smith broke for 13. . , It came to fourth and one at tie 36. Jones hit the A middle and was short. Nebraska took over with 2:08 .. left in the quarter. On third and 10, Clayton got 11 on a rollout keeper. -, On the last play of the quarter, Sheppard took a pitchout and sailed 31 yards down the sidelines before stepping out of bounds at the 14 on the final play of . the quarter.