The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 20

4 Sept. 12, 1971 Lincoln Sunday Jonrnnl and Stir INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 0 regon Nebraska Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Moore imW ffig 'J'JIHIM1 HU.W mil mill nil Jj.ull in V' A v.9-f i 4 gy it Rushing No.

Yds. Ave. 15 53 3.5 5.6 J.Anderson 7 16 2.3 -if U1 1 Herd 2 6 3.0 Fouts 3 9 3.0 Battle 1 1 1.0 M.Andcrson 1 2 2.0 Passing No. Com. Yds.

Pt. Fouls 25 13 118 3 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Kinney 22 124 Tagge 14 41 Dixon 16 42 Olds 3 25 Damkroger 4 13 Rodgers 5 32 Brownson 3 9 Hughes 1 2 Carstens 1 -3 Butts 3 12 Goeller 1 1 2.9 2.6 8.3 3.3 6.4 3.0 2.0 4.0 ft 5 Kill! 1,0 Bradley 1 15 Moore 4 21 Glass 3 48 ii i ft i 1 7r i rr mi sr Passing No. Com.

Yds. Pt ...10 8 98 6 3 2 19 J.Anderson 3 40 Specht 2 30 Punting Tagge Brownson 1 N-Damkroger nwniiKwjiv'fc N-Tagge No. Yds. Battle 6 189 Punt Returns No. Drake 2 Ave.

31.5 Yds. -10 Yds. 48 9 37 2 Kickoff Rturns No. Yds. Nebraska I-back Gary Dixon (22) gets blocking assistance from fullback Maury Damkroger (46), guard Keith Worlman (65) and center Doug Jamail (50) after taking handoff from Jerry Tagge (14).

Damkroger and tight end Brent Longwell (86) make a hole materialize (panel 2). 8 M.Anderson 3 33 19 Herd 2 45 Pass Receiving No. List 3 Damkroger 1 Rodgers 2 Olds 1 Cox 1 Longwell 2 Punting No. Yds. Hughes 4 151 Pass Interceptions No.

Mason 1 Anderson 1 Hollstein 1 Ave. 38.4 Coach Black Shirts Take It Easy 7 regon THE LINEUPS Yds. i. A iiiin 0 0 The trend of the Nebraska-0 Oregon football game was reflected in the defensive statis Hopes NU Top Nebraska Offense Cox, Didur, In Dinhalfi Olir Offense Cox. Didur.

Punt Returns No. Rodcers 1 tics as well as those compiled by the offense. With the Nebraska offensive Yds. 11 Linemen F. Anderson, White, Wolfe, Righelti, Rupert, Weber, wormian.

By VIRGIL PARKER "I sure hope that Nebraska is as good as everyone ii n. i j. i line moving the Ducks' defen- Dumier, jaman, zanrosso. sive linemen out of the way, ftX. Johnson, Kickoff Returns No.

Yds. Kinney 1 10 Good Crowd Oregon linebackers Tom Gra- Backs -Tagqe, Brownson, Kinney, says, uiai uiey die uie vciy ucsl icani 111 uic vuunuj-, uit.f,uii iuicudi.ivcia luiu ma Rodgers, Hughes, Goeiier, Orecon football coach Jerrv Frei offered with a weak smile ham and Steve Rennie Were Garson, Olds, Damkroger, Carstens, 17 LUdCH dciiy rici uiicicu vvilii vvcat bimic forced to make 14 stops each Sanger- aer Ducks were shot down by the Cornhuskers at on Husker ball carriers. Defense Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. "If they're No. 1 On the other hand, the Ne- Jans': in the nation, then maybe we can still be an ngnt." i jr nntton.

Haroer. AAanstedt. Oregon, with a highly touted offensive machine, nearly 'fit- A Vvi uidbSd ueiaisc suuii nui- Backs Terrio Morell, Sloey, Hauge, The 67,473 fans, Who Viewed ited time On the field that no Branch, Mason, Pitts, Harris, Blahak, ii i i a Hollstein, Anderson, Borg, Fisher, Koch, Saturday's 1971 opening game Husker Black Shirt had more Mccieiiand. iur.u a an Ilve slops wiui imeijacKei between Nebraska and Oregon Oregon Offense sisted tackles and helping out on one. was tne sevenm largest crowu in Memorial Stadium history.

Linemen Specht, Battle, Stokes, Arnold, Cunnie, McKean, Pulver, Akerman, Fiqoni, Lightfoot, Haugum, IwSSwilm 2 Drougas, Jodoin, Bradley. Backs Fouti, Moore, M. Aderson, E. Anderson, Herd, Jo. Anderson, Herr.

Kerr, Glass. Staff Photos by: I llarald Dreimanis I Willis Van Sickle liOb UOriiaill Lineman Bollinger, Webb, Colman, Guy, Osterkamp, T. Dayis, Davis, 'VST 1 Buettner. Wet) ItaY Backs Rennie, Schuerman, Johnson, McConnell, Muse, Graham, Drake, Manuel, Frease, Steber, Pieper, Green, Hrosterhous. Dixon squeezes through defenders Dave Pieper (39) and Mike McConnell (56).

Big Effort by Little Johnny a. I i' K. it iy .4 suffered its first shutout in 21 games before being saved by a dropped punt late in the game. "They had a well conceived defense and executed it perfectly," Frei said. "Nebraska played our various formations excellently.

They also had it figured out what we were likely to do on each down of a series." The Webfoots mentor said his biggest disappointment was in the lack of poise shown by his veteran-laden offensive unit. "I just know that we're a better team than that showing indicated," Frei said. "I thought we'd show more poise. When we got behind panic set in. We were trying to make every play the 'big' play." Beat to Punch Nebraska's offensive line, which was beating his defense to the punch, enabled the Huskers to put together several long sustained drives, Frei observed.

"When we installed our defense," the Duck grid boss explained, "we weren't able to imitate Nebraska very well. That puts the defense at a handicap when they face the real thing. Of course," he added "if you could imitate them with your practice personnel, you'd have a great team yourself." The punting game also hurt Oregon's chances, Frei said. Three times a kick hit the AstroTurf only to take a huge reverse hop. "We've never had that problem before," Frei said.

"He'll (Larry Battle) be all right. We just didn't have the ball bounce our way in any area of the game." Though refusing to use the heat or what he considered some questionable officiating calls as an excuse for the defeat, Frei felt a Nebraska pass interception on the one-yard-line at the outset of the second half could have been a turning point. Real Interested "I'll be real interested to see that on the film," Frei said. "We came out trailing 14-0 after halftime and were moving the ball right down the field. "Dan (quarterback Dan Fouts) thought he'd thrown the ball out of bounds," the Duck coach explained, "but a Nebraska interception was allowed at the one." Frei observed that an Oregon touchdown to close the gap could have changed the complexion of the game.

"I'm not saying we would have scored," he added, "but we needed that drive to get some momentum going." Instead, the Big Red put together a 99-yard march to settle the issue with its third touchdown. "What really beat us," Frei admitted, "was not the heat or the officials. It was a darn good Nebraska team." kt i. -r i. .1 1 i oucnaown 7'Jf 3 Johnny Rodgers (20) makes a shoestring catch The Oxnard, junior falls into the end zone with his second touchdown, -a" 7.

I S' I hugs the ball after bouncing up from AstroTurf ft (t 1 ft 1- 4 vV 1 1 I a and has himself a 25-yard reception from Jerry Tagge. Nebraska's Black Shirts were at the throat of Oregon quarterback Dan Fouts (11) all afternoon. Cornhusker defensive tackle John Dutton (90), who went airborne between two Duck blockers here, was one reason why..