trades By Volney Meece Staff Writer ; . -NORMAN Nebraska's No.!.';'. '-I'-'XVi ' , ' ' But N e b r. aslka-won't argheifyou wantto rank ' Oklahoma No. lVan ; the ' world; , " ' Sometimes sensational anU sometimes methodical, but always relentless . and always poised,'' Nebraska ' conquered, explosive ;; but fumbling'Oklahoma, 35-31, here this chilly Thanksgiving afternoon before a crowd that was 61,826 officially but 63,385 counting newsmen and officials. , ; There was also a worldwide TV audience which must have been just as limp as the live spectators atthe'end. Poimf Parade NEBRASKA 15, SOONERS 11 NcbraskI J 7 14. 1-35 OXIhoma 3 14 7 731 FIRST QUARTER : . Tlmt'LW . , Scoring Play 1I.-H Neb-Rodgeri p cunt return (Sanger klcfc) , , 5:57 OU-FG Carroll 3 - SECOND QUARTER - ' 1I:M Nb-Klnnt) I ' run (Sillier 5:10 MlldrcnCkJ run (Carroll kick) 5:05 0UMisn-in Mil from Mildrcn (Carroll kick) THIRD QUARTER 1:54 Neb Kinney 3 run (Sanger 1:M Htb Kinney 1 run (Sanaor 0:J oU-Mlidran 1 run (Carroll FOURTH QUARTER OU-Hirrlson 17 oass.fi Mildrcn (Carroll kick) Neb-Klnney, J run (San Attendance I,H( College football's game of the year, decade and yes all time was every bit the Big Red bloodbath anticipated. And it wasn't decided until only 70 -; sec-, onds -' remained ', on , the .clock: j ' That's, when Oklahoma's hopes of pulling off a mira- cle similar to the-78:yard, , 4-play, ' 39-second ' excursion that vaulted them into a, 17-14 .half time,, advantage came to a dismal; but fit-tingeiid. . , . Sooner quarterback . Jack Mildren, who ran for . 130 yards and passed for 137' after the Huskers deprived, him, of 'his third option in' the Wishbone-T attack, the. lethal pitchout to his fleet halfbacks, retreated to pass on fourth and 14 from his 15. When he looked ' down field for Jon' Harrison, who'd nabbed four aerials Friday, Nor. 26, 1971 21 lor! 115 ' yards and two touchdowns, or Alb.ert Chandler, who'd snared a pair, for 73; all .Mildren saw was- hulking Husker tackle-Larry Jacobson. When Mildren escaped from Jacobson and got off. a desperation heave, it was knocked down by middle guard Rich Glover, who'd been outstanding throughout the windy, 49-degree day. Nebraska thus got possession on the Sooner 15. But the Cornhuskers concentrated on' not;fumbling-instea'd of scoring and let the final three seconds tick off the clock after punching to a first down on the three in four plays. The touchdown which toppled the counter-attack ing Okies came 1:38 from go-home time when ;Ban-zai-charging Halfback Jeff Kinney slammed across lor. his fourth touchdown irom the three, capping a 74-yard, dozen-play drive Irom k i c k o f f following Oklahoma's scintillating second comeback of the contest. , The Sooners surged 73 yards in . seven plays and 69. on 12 to turn a 28-17 deficit into a 31-2S lead 7: 10 Irom. the end. That come-from-behind outburst followed an equally impressive one by the Huskers, who'd scored on two straight possessions in a span of 5:16 to erase OU's halftime edge and make it 28-17 A jolting tacltlo.by OU linebacker Steve Aycock (43) holds Jeff Kinney to no gain. Other Sooners in tho action are Bruce DeLoney (88) and Albert Quails (81). BS3 If They Got LciSf Beits : .By Roy Soldan ' Assistant Sports Editor NORMAN Defensive coach Larry La c e w e.1,1 whose b a 1 1 e r e d forces gave s u pre me; effort Thursday before bowing to No. : 1 ranked Nebraska best summed up the collision of the gridiron giants , With, the comment: "They : got last bats."- . , 'Lacewell ; added, "It's the : seniors ' I" am sickest for. As a .coach; I have a chance to be associated with" a national'' champion ship team sometime. But the seniors lost their chance today. I'll never forget their effort." Sooner coach Chuck Fairbanks made no attempt to hide his disappointment. "Obviously I am disappointed in the loss;" he said. "But I'm not at all disappointed in our football team. They played their hearts out today and came up short." At 5:45, ' Fairbanks received a telephone call' from, P r,e sl'd e-n t. Nixon .which 'he took high up in the stadium, press box on the breezy photo , deck. Chuck's end of the conversation was:, ."Hello, this is coach Fairbanks, yes. It's awfully nice of you to call. I personally am very proud of our team. Nebraska has a great football team.' We just came up short, Mr. President," T can't tell you how mucti,, I appreciate .your call and your comments," 'After , the conversation, which didn't appear to exceed the three-minute limit, Fairbanks said: "The President was very complimentary. He said he didn't like some of the calls they made. The President said if we played again OU would probably come' out on top." , President Nixon earlier talked to Nebraska coach Bob ''Devaney in the Huskier: locker room. But Deva-hey was able to get in only three "thank you, Presi dent Nixon" replies, and one observation on the Nebraska-Alabama , Orange Bowl game, .saying, "Alabama is a fine team, but I don't think our boys are looking past Hawaii next week." D e v a n e y concluded: "Yes, sir, they sold a lot of pop corn today. Nobody left." ' After his opening declaration of disappointment, Fairbanks told newsmen gathered in the. OU wrestling room to hear his Sullivan Wins Heisman . NEW YORK (AP) - Pat Sullivan, Auburn's strong-armed ., quarterback, was named Thursday night the 1971 winner of the Heisman,, Trophy, emblematic, of : college football's pre- miere player, "Sullivan received a point total of 1,597 to outdistance Ed Marinaro, Cornell's' records-smashing runner who' collared 1,445. ;Third place inthe voting wpnt to Greg. Pruitt, Oklahoma's,.'5 cracker jack run-v nef who", wound up with 586' points. Johnny Musso, Alabama's" top1 runner; fin- Pruifi Third, Mildren Sixth Pos, Player, School- (Flints) Pt. J. Pat Sullivan, Auburn (355) '...J597 2. Ed Mnrlniiro, Cornell (395) ,.,.'...;im 3, GregPruIlt, Oklahoma (fl-l) ;58G: 4. Johnny AIuhrO). Alabama (2$)' a&V 5, Lvdcl Mitchell, ' Pcnn SSato (20) ...i 251 : 6. Jack Mildrcn, Oklalioma (35) 208 7,,. Jerry Taggo, NebraBka (23) log-. 8, Chuck Ealoy, Toledo (31) ' 137 9. Walt rarnlsW, Notre Damo (8). ....... 121 10. Eric Allen, 'Michigan State. (15) 'JMj, ished .fourth with ,365 ' vote-getters with 251. ,-; , points" while Penn State's Sullivan, : sixth , in 'the ' jackhammer-ruririirig half-', He i 8 man balloting .last' back Lydell Ml t bhell, i' yearmade' it: to' "thet6; out the top-five j this time; around, even 'though possibly the two biggest games of his college' career are yet to come. "It';s the biggest surprise I've 'ever had, I jiisl: doh't-know what , to say,: I '.really don't," said , Sulli-; van.; ' , ; :"Xi I could, I'd give parts-' of' the "trophy to the coaches' and the rest of 'trie team." , " ."Sullivan's passing has 'ied Auburn, xanked fifth' in the 'nation, to a 3-0 record. : But' still-to 'come Is the .Tigers' Southeastern Confer- ' Cont.'ori'Pnie250()1.2 . Pat 'Sullivan, pos t - g a m e analysis: '.'There .were a lot of great football 'players: out there today on both sides. ' "For. Nebraska, Jerry, Tagge,, Jeff Kinney and" Johnny R o dgers were great. They have a great offensive line that was difficult for us to handle in the second half. . "Fpr us, Jack Mildren had a great, great, ball game one of his best. Jon Harrison played very, well as did all of our backs," The big score did not indicate poor defense, , he said. "Both defensive teams played very hard. A lot. of points were ' put on the board, but there was a lot .of hard hitting' , The OU coach was-asked if he thought the Sooners , had come up with' a recovered fumble on the two yard line during the final, decisive Nebraska drive. OU players leaped :into the air, thinking they' had the ball. . , "I con l:dn 't see the play," Chuck said. "I as-" sume. the' of iicials called it . right and I hope that they did." Sooner defender Lucious Selmon, who said he had a good year, answered: "I really' do" to the question if he had thought OU had , Confc. on Pago 34, Col. 1 '& The Standings Nebraska 7 0 Oklahoma 5 3 Colorado 5 2 Iowa Slalo I 3 Oklahoma State i 4 Kansas i 5 Kansas State 2 5 Missouri 0 7 Game in Figures Nebraska Oklahomi First downs 19 22 Rushins vard)g W7 M-57 Paisln9 vardaso is ibi Passes ...4-13 Ml Intorecnt onj by 0 . 0 Funis S-34 J-it Fumbles lest I 1 YardJ pcnsllicd S 5 And that intermission advantage was the result of two Sooner touchdowns in 4:58 at the end of the second period after Nebraska had jumped in front 14-3 with, Johnny Rodgers' 72-yard punt return and a 54-yard advance following the first of OU's three lost fumbles.. Oklahoma's explosive offense, which had been threatening to blow up in Nebraska's face throughout the first half, did in the final minute of that opening 30 minutes. Taking over on its 22 with 51 seconds to go, OU got to the 33 on two ground plays. Then Mildren lofted a 43-yard pass to Harrison, who reached (he Cornhusk-er 24. On the next play Harrison, who gave all-Big Eight secondary man Bill Kosch a gosh-awful going Cont. on Page 24, Col. 1 Nebraska Also No. 1 In Poise By Lynn Gnrnnml ' Stuff Writer NORMAN The Oklahoma Sooners found out Thursday afternoon at Owen Field that when you try to shuck a Nebraska Cornhusker, you don't find corn underneath the husk, you find true grit. Nebraska, finding itself behind by three points with 7: 10 left in the game, showed its intestinal fortitude and poise that makes a No. 1 team with a 74-yard touchdown drive that pulled out a 35-31 victory over the Sooners. "We put all of our marbles on the table in that . drive," exclaimed Jerry Tagge, who quarterbucked Nebraska to its 21st consecutive win. "We knew that was it. We knew we had to score." Tagge, wearing a Cornhusker red hat that Nebraska governor J. J. Exon presented him after the game, then added, "We Jelt like we could score, but we didn't want to do it too quickly., We. wanted to lake up as much time - as we could so Oklahoma wouldn't have ah opportunity to come back and score." Husker tailback Jeff Kinney, who ripped apart the Sooner defense for 174 yards rushing and four of Nebraska's live touchdowns, agreed. "We knew we had to score the last touchdown to win," Kinney smiled. Cornhusker coach Bob Devaney was possibly even more elated than his players over the victory that earned Nebraska the Big Eight title and probably the national championship. "This is possibly the greatest victory of my career," the usually composed Devaney said. "The way our fel lows came back after we were behind (for the first time this year) made me real proud. This is going to make for a very happy Thanksgiving in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is a groat Oklahoma team we beat." After the game, the Nebraska locker room was not quite as boisterous as one might imagine. The Huskers were elated and happy but in an almost quiet confident way. "It never crossed my mind that we would lose," Tagge commented. "When we got behind, we knew we had to score but we felt that we could score when we needed to." If the Sooners did anything that surprised Nebraska, it was not scoring 31 points against a defense that had, not allowed more than 17 to any of its previous 10 victims. "We thought that we would have to score more than iour times to win," Devaney exclaimed. "They've got a pretty potent offensive club. We did a , great job of shutting TV-Radio Log FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. Law-ton at Mf direst Cily, Class IA Playoff, KJBM-Fill (103.7). HOCKBY )).ni. Omalia at Blazers, KOOV (1310). PRO BASKETHALL 1 p.m. Knlllniore Rullctn at Atlanta Hawks, KOCO-TV (5). COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. Oklahoma Christian vs. Missouri Southern, KWHP-m (97.7). SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 13 Noon Army vs. Navy at Philadelphia, KOCO-TV (5). 1:30 p.m. Tulsa at Wichita, KVOO (1170). 3 p.m. Alabama at Auburn, KOCO-TV (5). 6 p.m. Kodak AH-Amerlcan Team, KOCO-TV (5). , PRO FOOTBALL S p.m. NFL Highlights, WKY-TV (1). HOCKEY S p.m. Tulsa - at Blazers, WKY-TV (1) and BOOT, (1310). COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7:SO p.m. Central State at Sacred Heart, Kan., KWHP-FM -thorn off outside but we , ,, ll.Mn'r Vr, Train them Oklahoma Christian in John couldn t contain tnem Bwm ToMrnanientf tlme undo. Cont. on Pago 25, Col . 1 tcrmlncd, KWHl'-FM (97.7). BOB HURT A lot of ability, a lot of courage, a lot of leadership wero displayed In tho oplo struggle between tho nation's finest football teams. Nebraska quarterback Jerry Xaggo showed allot those in leading What last long drive to victory. j; Columnist Bob Hurt discussed strategy, turning points and. key plan's with Taggo nflcr tho game, Their analysis appearH on Page 22. ,
