i 4 Part III FrU Nov. 26, 1971 toflngritglEtm(2 Kinney's Late TD Gives Nebraska 35 Continued from First Page More important, the drive ate up 6V2 crucial minutes. And it left scarcely any time at all for the Sooners, whose last-gasp 'opportunity was shut off ?deep in their own territory by the bigger, more physical Huskers notably middle guard Rich Glover (6-fl, 234) and All -America Jackie Larry Jacobson (6-6, 247). t It might have, been . a Jhalftime strategy switch Jby Devaney that did most to keep Nebraska's spotless record (11-0) intact. I "Our game plan in the first half was to run wide,"" ;he said. "But that wasn't 4 working as well as we 'wanted. So, in the second half, we decided to run right at 'em. We relied more on our ground game.. J Kinney did as fine a job running as any back I've ever seen." Perhaps the same could ''be said, too, of Oklahoma's remarkable quarterback, , JJack Mildren, a master of . the sleight-of-hand and feet. ; He danced and squirmed and slithered his way -through the Cornhusker defense the mightiest in .college football for 130 yards and two touchdowns (both from three yards). Prolific Attack He also completed 5 of 10 passes t- mostly .bombs for 137 yards, including touchdown strikes of 24 'and 16 yards to split end Jon Harrison. In fact, it was a statisti-' cal victory, at least, for the "Sonners' "vaunted wish- bone the ,-most prolific at--taek the collegiate game 'has ever seen. ; ' Mildren jammed it down 'the Cornhuskcrs' throats for 467 yards, compared tvith 362 yards by Nebraska's power-I. But the key, perhaps, was that Nebraska didn't i get hurt as badly on the ! fround as most people had figured. ; 1 Oklahoma was held to its iowest rushing total of the .year 279 yards far bellow its NCAA record-. breaking average of 4S1, and slightly below Nebras-; ka's 207. . ' . At the same time, the ' Formers were forced to ' rely on their passing game ' more than usual. They ; outpassed the 'Huskers, " 1SS yards to 60, and even I got a 51-yard strike from 'their split end, Harrison, to tight end Albert Chan-v dler on a reverse play to set up a touchdown that shaved Nebraska's lead, to I 28-24 in the third quarter. Stopped Sweeps 1 But they were shut, off i repeatedly nn pitchout sweeps the plays that had propelled them all year. : Greg Truitt, the Sooners' j i 1 1 erbugging halfback, " was held to only 53 yards , in 10 carries. He took only two pitchouts one for an 18-yard gainer, another for no gain when he was f tackled by Nebraska cor-, tner back Jimmy Ander- 'son, who spent much of I the afternoon in the OU ' ;backfield. I - The men most responsi- - ble, however, were the Nebraska ends, Willie Har-' per and John A d k i n s, ? jwhom Devaney positioned ; 'slightly wider than nor- smal. 1 "We figured we'd be ' better off stopping their- wide game," said Devaney. Nebraska stayed in its - basic 5-2 defense through-; out, although Devaney ! said he decided to play the ' ends wider after viewing .; films of the USC-Oklaho- ma game. "We looked at eight or nine films and copied some things USC and Mis I L4 1972 QUICKS ELECTRA CUSTOM Radio, Air Cond., Power Window, Power Seat, Tilt Wheal, White Sidewall A Tires, etc. $ 37 50 LU me. ED m SKYLARK CUSTOM Radio, Power Steering, Air Cond., Tinted Glass, White Sidewall Tire. De luxe Wheel Cover, etc. 1 14: 50 mo. 54 Mn. Claaed End Leases . 50.000 MILE WARRANTY . LOAN CARS-NO CHARGE WE LEASE ALL MAKES AREA CODE (213) 070-1151 SERVING SO. CALIF, m.. - 31 Victory souri: did, he said. "I talked to John McKay (USC coach) and he said their ends probably under-e s t i m a ted Oklahoma's speed. So we played it wider." Devaney said his team played "excellent defense" except ' for Mildren's passes and th$ counter option., j. .'. v '.. '". : "They blocked us a little differently on the counter option than we expected," he said. "They double-teamed our tackles, which meant we had to get support from our backs and ends ... I told our defense they did a whale of a job against them and I kiddingly told them they could have given Rich Glover more help." Key on Fullback Glover, who anchored the interior line, explained the Cornhuskers' defensive keys this way: "I was supposed to key on the fullback most of the time. The ends were to key on Pruitt. And the linebackers (Jim Branch and Fullerton JC transfer Bob Terrio) keyed on the quarterback." The turning point? , Some say it was Rodg-ers' zig-zagging 72-yard punt return to get the Huskers off and running, 7-0, in the first quarter. ' Others might point to Oklahoma's three fumbles two of which were con-verted into Nebraska touchdown marches, putting the Cornhuskers on top, 14-3 and 21-17. But Tagge said it was his crucial third-down pass to Rodgers which breathed life in Nebraska's game-winning drive. "We sent all four receivers out on hook patterns," he said. "For a moment, they were covered because Oklahoma was playing five men deep. So I started to run. I did see Johnny open, however, and I managed to split the two linebackers who were near him." Tagge, a pro-sized senior who personally accounted for 114 of Nebraska's yards, held court with newsmen under the grandstand and wore a floppy red alpine cap which had been presented to him by Gov. Exon. "We felt we had to throw in the first half to loosen 'em up," he said, explaining his team's game plan. "But in the second half, we went out there and pounded 'em one-on-one. We beat them physically." He also explained why he called time out with 2:20 left and Nebraska consuming time with its final drive. "1 had to let Kinney take a rest." he said. "He was carrying the ball on every play and I could see he was getting tired." Across the field, the Sooners were downcast, but not crestfallen. Mildren said Nebraska forced the Sooners inside and dictated his running so often (he had 31 carries). "The only thing they took away from us," he said, "was that we didn't break any 70-yard runs. McKay talks football Trojan Football highlight with I SC coach John McKay and Mike Valdm the voice of the Trojan. brought to yon hj TEXACO 2 5:45 P.M. every Friday TO 38 tk r a "They kept us from going wide with Pruitt and I didn't think I would break any 70-yarders." ' He said Nebraska fielded "by far the best defense we've played." But he added, "We didn't do too badly moving the ball, either." Added Pruitt, the nation's No. 2 rusher, who had been averaging 9.5 yards per carry going into the game: "They always had two guys outside and they did a great job of s reading the blocks of , the , backs." The, Sooner coach, Chuck' Fairbanks, was gracious in defeat. He said he was "proud of coach Devaney and his team" and cailed the Cornhuskers "a great team . . ; true champions." Why was Nebraska so effective on the ground in the second half after being held to only 67 yards before intermission "We were trying to create some bad plays for them," he said, "and Tagge did a great job calling automatics. And they -re strong. They assaulted us more in the second half . .. . I'm not making excuses, but Raymond Hamilton (end) hurt his foot early in the game and Der-land Moore (tackle) played without much practice and that hurt us." ' Long after it was over, both coaches received complimentary telephone calls from a well-wisher, President Nixon. The President wished Devaney well on his Orange Bowl mission against Alabama on New Year's night. "Well, thank you, sir," he said. "Alabama is a fine team, but I don't think our boys are looking past Hawaii next week." Bob Devaney said it with a smile. A winning smile. Nebraska-Oklahoma Scoring TEAM STATISTICS Nab. Okla. First downs ,. I J2 Rushina plays-net vara 68-7" ?? Passe t-U -" Net yards pasting 45 111 Pass Int. bv-yd. ret. ... 0 0 Total olavs-net yards .... 73-32 75-467 Punts-average J-36.4 2-34.9 Punts ret.-vards 2-80 1-7 Kickoffi ret.-vardt S-5 4-M Penallles-vards 1-S 0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-1 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Ruthiftf Nttiraska TCB NYG Avg. Lena TO Klnntv 31 Taoot 17 Rodpert 4 Damkrogtr 3 Olds 4 DlKOn 1 174 5 4! 22 4 49 2.88 7 0 27 4.75 1 23 7.67 10 0 22 5 50 a a 2 2 00 2 O Total to 7)7 4.95 72 4 Oklahoma Mildren .. TCB NYG Avg. Lono TD .. 31 130 4.19 13 2 Crosswhlt 11 Pruitt 10 Welch a Wvlte 3 Totals 64 t.n 530 24 II 0 0 4 0 24 I 3.25 37 27 4.36 Patting Nebraska PA Tagg 12 Rodgers ..... 1 Totals 13 Oklahoma PA Mildren 10 Harrison .... I Total .... 11 PC PI Yd. Lon TD 0 65 20 O 0 0 8 0 4 0 65 20 0 PC PI Yd. Lono TD 5 0 137 43 2 1 0 51 51 0 t o m si i Raetlylnt Nebraska No. Yd. Lono, TD Rodgers 5 el 20 0 Kinney 14 4 0 Totals 65 20 0 Oklahoma No. Yd. Lono TD Harrison 4 115 43 2 Chandler 2 73 51 9 Totals 4 m 51 2 SCORE BY QUARTERS Nbratka 7 7 14 735 Oklahoma 3 14 7 731 FIRST QUARTER Neb Okla 7 a Rodgers, 72 vard punt return at 3:32. PAT Sanger (kick). 7 3 Carroll, 30-vard field goal at 9 03. 15-yard drlvt, 12 plavt. Key gains Pruitt, 1. run; Harrison, 32, pass Irom Mildren for 1st down at Neb. 21. imnm riMrr alllll I RieV NO SURTAX SALE! 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Florence Ave, Call 5874113 WITH INT UflCHSE fri. 9 Closed Sunday Daily 9:30-6 PM Nixon Gets Through to Devaney but Only After 30-Minute Wait BY JEFF PRUGH Tlmts Slat? Wrltir - NORMAN, Okla. The telephone rang in the Nebraska locker room late Thursday afternoon. It was the operator from the Western White House, saying that President Nixon had been "holding" for 30 minutes and wished to speak to coach Bob Deva-i ney. ."It's the President,"-somebody yelled to Devaney. "Can you come to the phone?" The coach smiled, "Well," he' said, "he' IS still in office, isn't he?" The two men chatted for about five minutes,- with Devaney frequently replying, "Thank you, President Nixon,", and saying when apparently asked about his team's thrilling 35-31 victory "Yes, sir, they sold a lot of popcorn today. Nobody left." Calls Fairbanks, Too ; About 20 minutes later, the President also got in touch with Oklahoma coach Chuck Fairbanks. Their conversation too, lasted about five minutes and Fairbanks said the President's final remark to him was: "If you played again, . Oklahoma wouid probably win." The words elicited a smile from Fairbanks, but there was disappointment in the Oklahoma locker room. "Our players played their hearts out and came up short," said Fairbanks. "They have no reason to hang their heads, even though they are a disheartened group of young SECOND QUARTER 14 1 Kinney, 1-vard run at 3:52. 54-yard drive, 12 olavs alter J. Anderson recovered Prullt's fumble. Key gains Kinney, 6, run on pitchout: Rodgers. 12. pass from Tsgga; Tagge. 7 run on keeper on thlrd-and-3 for 1st down at Okla. 5. PAT Sanger (kick). 14 11 Mildren, 2-vard run at :. 90-yard drive, 13 plays. Key gains Crosswhlte. 24, a; Mildren, 7, 12, 10, runs. PAT-Carroll (kick). 14 17 Harrison. 24-vard pass from Mildren at 14:55. Key gains Wvlle, 6, run; Harrison, 43, pass from Mildren for 1st down at Neb. 24. PAT-Carroll (kick). - THIRD QUARTER 21 17 Klnnay. 1-vard run at 1:0. 53-vard drive, 6 plays after Mason recovered Mildren's fumble. Key earns Kinney, a. run; Tagge, 32, run an keeper on 3rd-and-3 for 1st down at Okla. 3. PAT Sanger (kick). 2S 17 Klnnev, 1-vard run at 11:22. 61-vard drive, plavs. Key aalm Klnnev. 15. run; Rodgers, 20. 10, P., asses from Tagge. PAT Sanger (Kick). 24 Mildren. j-vara run ai m-vard drive, 7 plavs. Key gains Chandler, 51, ph from Harrison on 3rd-and-4 for 1st down at Neh. 16: Mildren, I, 5. runs. PAT Carroll Iklck). FOURTH QUARTER 21 11 Harrison, 16-yard pass from Mildren on 4th-and-5 at 7:50. 69-vard drive, 12 plavs after Salmon recovered Tagge't fumble. Key gains Mildren, 9, run on QB draw; Pruitt, II, run; Mildren, 4, run on keeper on 4th-and-2 for 1st down at Neb. 21. PAT-Carroll (kick). 11 11 Klnnev. 2-yard run at 13:22. 74-yard drive, 12 plays. Key gains Klnnay. 17, 11, 7, runsi Rodgers, 11, pass from Tagge on 3rd-and-S; Rodgers, 7, run en reverse. PAT Sanger (kick). Field goal missed Sanger (Neb.) 1 (56). Attendance 63415. j Corns to O'Connor j for th West's latest selection of, t NEW 1972 CONTINENTALS I. .wrniw!ii Sunci Flu im Qui Of IJrtlt Bmia IS Muuu CiMitOKI 'LIMITED 0FFIRC ONE YEAR TO PAY men now. This game meant so,much'to them." He called the Nebras-kans "a great team , , . true champions" and praised "all the great players on that field today." "For Nebraska," he said, "Jerry Tagge, Jeff Kinney and Johnny Rodgers were great; they have a great offensive line that was difficult for us to handle in the second half. For us, Jack Mildren and Jon Harrison played well, and so did all our hacks." Was there any turning point? ."Well, Rodgers' punt return (for 72 . yards) I didn't like that much," he said of the Cornhuskers' first touchdown. "And I'd like to have a couple of those fumbles back." Recover Fumbles Nebraska recovered three Sooner fumbles one by quarterback Jack Mildren and another by halfback Greg Pruitt and turned two of them into scoring drives of 53 and 54 yards. , But the Cornhuskers, a team which rarely makes mistakes, committed .. a crucial fumble, too. And it nearly cost them the game. It occurred early in the fourth quarter after Nebraska, leading 2S-24, had driven to Oklahoma's 24-yard line and threatened to blow the game open. Tagge was attempting a d o uble - reverse handoff with a Harlem Globetrotter trick in which he cleverly wrapped the ball around his back. But he was jarred by reserve linebacker Danny Mullin. The ball squirted loose, and Oklahoma's Lu-cious Selmon recovered it. The Sooners marched 69 yards to make it 31-28 on a Mildren pass to Harrison, and Tagge admitted he knew the mistake might weigh heavily on the outcome. It was Nebraska's 21st victory in a row since a 21-21 tie with USC last year in the Coliseum. 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