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4 Sept. 19, 1971 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star 'Opening Whistle Was Turning Point 4 i I "I've got to get my vision checked," he said. "I sure didn't see some things the way they did. And I know we got penalized over 100 yards (actually it was just 49 vs. 37 against Nebraska), and that really hurt." Another big factor in Nebraska's superiority, Warmath felt, is the Big Ten rule against "redshirting" a player for one year.

"That's not a Big Ten rule," he assured Quarterback Craig Curry, who was the Big Ten Conference total offensive leader last season, said it was "the one mistake-less drive we could put together all day." Warmath felt Nebraska's real edge came in the passing department. "We didn't think they would be able to pass that well on us," the Gopher grid boss said. "It's one of those 'six of one or half dozen of the other' things," he added. "I don't know whether it was their excellence in throwing or poor defensive play on our part. It was obviously a combination of both." Warmath added that another Nebraska advantage came in the ability of the Cornhuskers to possession football.

"When they're grinding it down the field we can't score," he pointed out. "And they did that very well by beating us to the punch. Nebraska dominated us," he said. "They're just better, that's all. We got off to a bad start and never got over it." Though Warmath refused to come right out and criticize the officiating, he indicated he might go to the eye doctor after returning to Minneapolis.

By VIRGIL PARKER Most observers felt the turning point in the Nebraska-Minnesota football clash came in the second quarter when the Cornhuskers were clinging to a slim 14-7 lead and the Gophers had the ball first and goal on the ten, yet failed to score. Minnesota coach Murray Warraath disagreed. "I think the turning point came when they blew the whistle to start the game with the opening kickoff." In a more serious vein the Gopher head man said that a touchdown then and a resulting tie surely would have changed the complexion of things. "But we really were beaten by a better football team," he admitted. "Nebraska has a fine team that is beautifully trained.

And they execute their assignments to perfection." Warmath called his club's 79-yard touchdown drive to open the second quarter the one bright spot of the day. "We weren't doing anything differently," he said, "except that we were blocking people for a change." listeners, "it's the Big Ten disaster. Instead I of playing a green sophomore, he can sit i out the season and learn. Then he plays his fifth year, which is illegal in our league. That fifth season should be his best.

Which would you rather have?" But Warmath emphasized he didn't want i to sound critical. "Maybe Devaney could i do just as well with a four-year program," 1 1 he said. "They are great coaches and have I I Tknt'o mhnt knot HC I a gleets lectin, mat a nuai uuav ua. I .1 i A record throng of JNenrasKa partisans at Memorial Stadium Saturday would asree. I WA'fi INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Nebraska Rushing No.

Yds. Ave. 16 7D 4.9 I JrTr" Kinney Olds Tagge Rodgers Dixon 6 7 1 9 3 J. 1 ft nil fi 6y ass 51 9.0 15 2.1 5 5.0 30 3.3 -1 6 3.0 0 0.0 9 3.0 -2 1 Brownson 2 Butts 2 Carstens 1 Goeller 3 Garson 1 Punting No. Ave.

.5 38.0 .2 31.0 Hughes Sanger 5 1 fp 1 1 tHELtf HWri te-re Vi-. tx5 'f Minnesota quarterback Craig Curry (10) rarely was trapped for a loss Saturday, but he had no retreat late in the second quarter when Nebraska middle guard Rich Glover (79) and defensive tackles Larry Jacobson (75) and John Dutton (90) converged to spill him for a two-yard loss. Pass Interception No. Yds. Terrio 1 0 Morell 1 5 Passing No.

Com. Yds. PI Tagge 21 15 218 0 Brownson 4 1 8 0 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Cox 3 32 List 2 33 Kinney 3 31 Rodgers 6 126 Olds 1 -4 Carstens 1 8 Punt Returns No.

Yds. Rodgers 3 25 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Kinney 1 12 Rodgers 1 27 Minnesota Rushing No. Yds.

Ave. Cook 18 71 3.9 l3ll Hrumph THE UNEVPS Aehraska Offense SE Cox, Didur, F. Anderson LT White, Wolfe LG Rupert Weber, Duffy Jamail, Kinsel, Zanrosso RG Wortman, Beran, D. Anderson RT Johnson, Austin Righettl TE Longwell, Harvey, List QB Tagge, Brownson 'B Kinney, Dixon, Goeller, Butts SB Rodgers, Hughes, Garson FB Olds, Damkroger, Carstens Defense LE Adkins, hyland LT Jacobson MG Glover, Johnson, Peterson RT Janssen, Dutton RE Harper Manstedt WLB-Terrio, Morell SLB Branch, Hauge Mon Mason, Pitts, Harris LCB-Blahak, Hollstein RCB Anderson, Borg Kosch, McClelland, O'Connell Sanger Henry 12 47 Curry 11 11 King 3 12 Morgan 1 7 Honza 1 1 3.9 1 0 4ft 7 0 rf 1.0 4 -Minnesota Offense SE Hamm, McCarron LT Babcock, Simonson LG Tollehon, Bunge Hegland, Mullin RG Winfield, Quinn RT Buetow TE Kingsriter, Fahnhorst C3 Curry, Morgan LH-Henry FL Anderson, Hon7a FB-Cook, King Defense LE Neils, MacLeod, Bailey LT Irwin, Adams MG Scheurer, Gunderson RT Krol, Muloney RE Chandler, Browne LB King, Goldberg LB-Light, Steidl Mon. Perfetti, Clare LH Alderson RH Sheridan, Marquesen Politano, Wright Punting No.

Ave. Perfetti 7 40 Passing No. Com. Yds. PI j4 .32 15 132 2 ..4 2 25 0 Curry Morgan Pass Receiving No.

Yds Kingsriter 5 3E What can be so frustrating about a 35-7 win, Mr. Devaney? Perhaps maybe a fumble? I Jill V' Tagge Now llh In Din; EiJn 41 15 'dllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllinillHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH Jerry Tagge's pass- (3.131) and Missouri's Paul ing spree against Minnesota Christman (3.139). 21 Hamm 4 Cook 2 Honza 2 Anderson 2 Henry 2 17 25 Punt Returned No. Yds. Staff Photos by: Bob Gorham Haralrf Dreimanis Willis Van Sickle Web Ray Randy Hampton John Hennings Perfetti 1 1 I a a AUnough no threat to Cornhusker senior from No.

8 I vnn Dlck 6 208 ds to No. 4 in the Big Eight career i passing among Big Eight Tagge' at hls Prescnt Pace- wl11 career passing leaders. r.ank No. 2 in Big Eight Tagge has now thrown for history. 3,207 yards in three seasons.

Oklahoma's Bob Warmack Saturday he moved past Iowa (3.744) and Iowa State's Tim 1 State's Bill Weeks (3,056) Van Galder (3.451) currently Kickoff Returns No. Yds. 20 70 Henry 1 Honza .....4 Marquesen 1 J5 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinNiiiiiiM Colorado's Gale i rank 2-3 behind Dickey I- 1 it-vi X-t-r M-Poiitano -tff'- 'EprTn 1 Wklr 1 Vj" M-Scheuer '-Fn tf vMf tOyl When Nebraska fullback Bill Olds (44) was tackled by Minnesota linebacker Bill Light (50), it looked like "Bye-bye touchdown drive" because Gopher end Tom Chandler (39) has the best shot to recover the ensuing fumble. But Nebraska's Jerry Tagge (14) reacts instinctively, scoops up the stray pigskin, avoids enemy linebacker Ron King (54) and turns a broken play into a key six-yard gain. He's finally tackled by safety Nebraska a 14-0 lead.

i Steve Politano (24) oni the Minnesota 13-yard line. Five Jeff Kinney carries then jlive ,1.