Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 35

Dec. 28, 1980 Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star 5D Brown's TD run a first NU back today at 6:45 p.m. Nebraska's 1980 Sun Bowl championship football team will arrive by chartered jet at the Lincoln Municipal Airport at 6:45 p.m. Sunday. The Huskers then will bus to Selleck Quadrangle at 7:15 p.m.

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It was the final game as Cornhuskers for Nelson and Schleusener. Nebraska captains Derrie Nelson (92) and Randy Schleusener (53) accept the Sun Bowl championship trophy from the Sun Bowl committee Huskers- From Page ID- Radial price break! i Firestone's finest radial! Chosen for many of 1 98 l's finest new cars! Price break on By Mike Babcock Staff Sports Writer EL. PASO, Texas Nebraska split end Todd Brown caught only two passes Saturday in the Cornhuskers' 31-17 Sun Bowl victory over Mississippi State. He pitched away his first reception to I-back Jarvis Red-wine, who was trailing on the play, and caught another for 11 yards and a first down two plays before Nebraska's final touchdown. The series before that second reception, Brown dropped a pass from quarterback Jeff Quinn, something "I could have gone all season without doing," Brown said in the crowded Cornhusker lockerroom.

The sophomore from Hol-drege admittedly has had better afternoons as a receiver, his primary duty in Nebraska's powerful offense. But he made his contribution in different ways Saturday. Brown got the Iluskers on the Sun Bowl scoreboard two and a half minutes into the game by scoring a touchdown on a 23-yard reverse, his first carry of the season, and he closed out Mississippi State's hopes with a minute left by receiving, and holding onto, the Bulldogs' unsuccessful onside kick. "I'm still seeing spots from that onside kick," said Brown. On the touchdown run, Quinn faked to fullback Andra Franklin and pitched to Brown, who eludeff Mississippi State defensive end Tyrone Keys, nearly ran into teammate Dan Hurley, and then went into the end zone behind a block on the Bulldogs' Willie Jackson by Dave Rimington.

Rimington's block "was the key." said Brown. "They shoul-d've put the touchdown under Dave's name because without his block, it would have been a footrace to the corner of the end zone." The Cornhuskers pulled out a bag of offensive tricks which kept Mississippi State's defense guessing most of the afternoon. "We didn't just run over them, we used a Utile finesse," said Brown. "I think we could have done the same things in the Oklahoma game, but it was too windy," he said, adding: "Coach (Tom) Osborne called a great game today." Brown especially wanted to beat the Bulldogs for Osborne because of what he took to be the embarrassment the NU head coach endured at an El Paso Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday. "Personally, I didn't appreciate those things being done to Coach Osborne or Coach (Bob) Devaney.

I know I wouldn't have appreciated it, and I felt sorry for them," Brown said. The unintended slights fired up the Huskers. "I know that wasn't Mississippi State's fault, but a lot of guys were talking about it," he said. "I just think we've got a classier coach." By game time Saturday, Brown had done enough socializing with Mississippi State. "They were nice guys and everything, but I think we had too many functions together.

Nothing against them as individuals; I just didn't want to see them that much. It's too hard to be yourself in that situation," said Brown. 3 XWtVV three losses was surprised at the very outset when Mississippi State won the pre-game coin toss and chose to have a modest five mph wind at its back. "They obviously had confidence in their defense," Osborne said. "If you can hold the other guy and force a punt early, it can be a good deal to be on defense first." Slralejry ood The Bulldog strategy appeared well founded.

Nebraska managed just one first down before the drive stalled and Kevin Seibel stepped back in punt formation for the first time this season. Nebraska's field goal and PAT kicker, Seibel boomed a smooth 49-yarder high into the cloudless sky. "I took my eye off the ball for a split second to find an open lane," State's McDole said, "and the next thing I knew I was looking for the ball." Nebraska's Davies found it first -at the Bulldog 23. As advertised in the "I-back controversy" of recent days, Craig Johnson replaced the benched Jarvis Redwine in the starting lineup. But Johnson carried just once for no gain on the third play of the game during the entire first half.

After Seibel's punt was fumbled, in came Redwine. Quarterback Jeff Quinn, who was named the Player of the Game, promptly faked a pitch to Redwine, on whom the Bulldogs were keying. Instead he tossed the ball to split end Todd Modern m. m. mm mr P-metric small car sizes, m.

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The first was a 55 yarder to McCrady. It first appeared the Huskers may have received some officiating help McCrady was right at the sideline but the TV replay showed he indeed had both feet inbounds. On the next play, with 1:58 still remaining before the intermission break, Quinn tossed to tight end Jeff Finn for an eight-yard touchdown. 17-0. Chance missed Nebraska might have scored still another.

Williams recovered a State fumble at the Bulldog 27, but after getting as close as the 16, Quinn fumbled it back while trying to pass. Mississippi State finally got on the scoreboard midway through the third quarter on a 47-yard Moore field goal, but Williams recovered another fumble and Franklin climaxed a 25-yard, five-play drive by crashing in from two yards out. With Seibel's PAT, that made it 243. State then put together its best sustained drive of the day. The Bulldogs went "6 yards after the ensuing kickoff to score.

Freshman quarterback John Bond, who was badly off target in the early going, found the range ith 22- and 24-yard completions. Bond stretched lus 64 frame to get the ball across the goal line from one yard out on fourth down for the TD. That closed the gap to 24-10. Each team picked up one more touchdown, leaving the final spread the same 14 points, exactly what the bookies predicted. Nebraska put the game safely in the win column with 3:21 ieft by gaining a 31-10 lead on a 52-yard bomb from Quinn to McCrady.

It was the tried and true "fake it into the line, put the ball on your hip, then throw it as far as you can" play. Mississippi State produced the final count with a minute left when Bond and halfback Mike Haddix teamed up on an 11-yard TD pass play. Defense played well "Our defense really played well until the last few minutes," Osborne said. "Then they wilted a little. But it got hot out there (it was 61 degrees at kickoff and as high as 70 in the second half).

Nebraska had several plays in the bag of tricks. Quinn passed for a first down on a fake field goal play. Redwine and wingback Anthony Steels were to have thrown passes, but didn't get them off. "Quinn was wide open in the end zone on Redwine's play," Osborne said, "but the defense got to him before he had a chance to throw. In Steels case, his man was covered, so he had to run." The game was Nebraska's 12th consecutive bowl game, dating back to the 1969 Sun Bowl, when the Huskers buried Georgia, 45-6.

The win will surely extend Nebraska's string of top ten finishes in the national polls, which also dates back the same length of time. The best finish for Osborne has been seventh (AP, 1973; UPI, 1976 and 79). Depending on the outcome of the other bowl games, a fifth or sixth-place spot in the final poll this season appears likely. Brown coming around the other way. Brown bumped into lineman Dan Hurley, recovered his balance and broke into the clear behind super block by center Dave Rimington as he dashed the distance.

Seibel added the extra point and the Iluskers led 7-0 with 12:30 left in the first quarter. S'ib'l does well Seibel, who took over the punling chores from Scott Oemar, admitted "the first couple were tough. But it helped that my first one went so well. My kickoffs didn't go as well as I wanted, but, the punting was my main concern and I was pleased it went so well." Seibel averaged 42 yards on eight punts. More importantly, McDole only tried to return one (he fair caught six and fumbled one) and wound up with minus three yards on that one attempt.

Mississippi State punter Dana Moore didn't fare so well on his first boot. He took his eye off the waist high snap, dropped the ball, picked it up and was nailed for a 21-yard loss. Nebraska had the ball right back again at the Bulldog 20. "We haven't tried to block many punts this year," Van Zandt said, "but we decided to go all out on their first one." The offense was unable to take advantage of that break and blow the game wide open. Three plays later Quinn suffered his only pass interception of the day.

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