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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 46

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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46
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4E November 13, 1977, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star Individual Statistics. yft 1 V'x Nebraska Kansas Offense Offense Rushing Yds. Avt. Rushing No. Yds.

Ave. Campfleld 0 2. Banks Bethke -2 33 14.S Steve 13 33 2.5 Mtnnlnt 2 3.0 "y.A 15 No. Donnell 3 Brown Bernt Garcia 3 Craig Wurfh 'J Anthony 5 Mauer Burnt Franklin Stewart Hager 2 8 8.0 200 1.7 13 4.3 4S 107 13.4 10 3.3 54 f.O 25 5.0 1 .1.0 4 2.0 17 2.8 2.7 0 0.0 Edljer 1 Sam Smith Barrow Verser Johnson 6 2.0 8 8.0 10 10.0 3 3.0 Passing No Co Yds PI Bethke 1 0 Steve Smith 11 2 35 1 Pass Receiving No. Yds.

JJ Barrow 1 20 Passing No Co Yds PI Garcia 10 1 4 0 Burns 2 1 33 0 Berns 1 0 0 0 Pass Receiving No. Yds. 4 Miller 1 33 Punting Punting No. Yds. Ave.

8 293 36.6 No. Yds. Ave. 2 94 47.0 Smith i Hinn inct kppno mnvin' nn as tho Hnskpr snnhnmnre rhurns for 20 vards finally broueht down bv Caleb Rowe (25) and Mike Beal (53) at the KU Jb. ine on this first quarter play.

Hipp, who carried for an even 200 yards on the day, was Huskers scored their first touchdown four plays later. Punt Returns No. Yds. Irvin 1 Kickoff Returns No. Yds.

Pass Interceptions No. Yds. Cotton 1 2 Punt Returns No. Yds. Harvey 1 Brown 2 6 Klckcff Returns No.

Yds. Stewart 1 28 Defense Linemen CvHnev 7 121 42 Higgins 1 Defense Linemen UT AT TT Oinkle 3 9 12 Zidd 3 2 5 Beal 2 2 4 G.Smith .1 3 4 Algee 0 2 2 J. Young 1 0 1 1 2 3 Jackson 2 0 2 Morrison 2 0 2 Off he goes UT AT Samuel 11 Young 0 1 Cotton 1 2 Pensick 0 1 Hineline 0 1 Lee ..0 3 Poeschl 1 1 Barnett 1 3 Andrews 2 3 Rick 1 1 Theissen 1 0 Roehrs 1 0 Linebackers UT AT Carpenter 1 4 Wightman 10 Kuni 3 10 Vering 1 1 Dunning 0 1 Backs UT AT Linebackers UT AT tt 7 S. Young 6 13 4 13 1 3 8 0 0 osnorn i Carbonall 5 Calovich Murphy 1 I a' it jiIJ wj III Hi) tiki- Backs UT AT TT It's a clear path the rest of the way as NU I-back Rick Berns (35) pulls I-away from Kansas defenders John Algee (78) and Jimmy Little (28) at the KU 45 en route to 63-yard touchdown gallop late in tbe first quarter. Making sure that no Jayhawks interfere "wilh the first of three Berns six-pointcs is Husker split end Tim Smith Hi).

ffilm nm, 4 41 Pillen 2 2 2 1 3 ft K. Smith 1 Algee Harvev Rowe Fitch McCarroii Irvin Wattelet Harris 4 5 5 11 3 2 3 Anderson Walton Valasek Payne 5 t- 1 in, -v:" 1 In-T. Smith W. VWi i Wilis 'y -4L 4 a V.V A a Scoring Intercepted iiiicivcuicu a- NU-KU How Scored Time Left 5:11 3:27 5:59 3:04 7:21 First Quarter 7-0 Craig 12-yard run. Drive: 80 yards in eight plays, highlighted by five Hipp runs netting 59 yards.

Conversion: Todd kick. 14-0 Berns 63-yard run. Drive: 63 yards in one play, set up by Hineline's recovery of a Banks fumble. Conversion: Todd kick. Second Quarter 21-0 Berns 10-yard run.

Drive: 56 yards in eight plays, highlighted by a 12-yard run by Berns on a third-down play. Conversion: Todd kick. 28-0 Berns 5-yard run. Drive: 63 yards in seven plays, highlighted by runs of 17 yards by Anthony and 16 yards by Wurth. Conversion: Todd kick.

Third Quarter 31-0 Todd 55-yard field goal. Drive: 88 yards in 10 plays, highlighted by a Hipp run of 20 yards followed by a face mask penalty on Kansas. Conversion: Todd kick. 38-0 Craig 5-yard run. Drive: 49 yards in six plays, highlighted by a 21-yard run by Craig on a reverse and a 16-yard run by Wurth.

Conversion: Todd kick. Fourth Quarter 45-0 Burns 3-yard run. Drive: 45 yards in nine plays, highlighted by 12-yard run by Brown. Conversion: Sukup kick. 45-7 Johnson 3-yard run.

Drive: 51 yards in eight plays, highlighted by 20-yard pass from Smith to Barrow. Conversion: Hubach kick. 52-7 Stewart 3-yard run. Drive: 66 yards In 18 piays, highlighted by a 33-yard pass from Burns to Miller. Conversion: Sukup kick.

Kansas 0 0 0 Nebraska 14 14 10 3:47 mmnmwmwi in in nil "-(j i I -vy I i 1 i 1 -jr- i1 13:58 10:31 3:52 7- 7 14-52 1 I Staff Photos By Nphraslta ripfensive tackle Barnev Cotton (54) Web Ray Harald Dreimanis Willis Van Sickle Bob Gorham Randy Hampton Frank Varga cradles the ball after intercepting a Steve Smith pass midway through the third quarter. Cotton won a battle with teammate George Andrews (96) for the ball at midfield after the pass was tipped. The Hdskers scored six plays later. Humberto Ramirez "iiiiminnm i- (. Husker wingback Kenny Brown (22) and KU corner- Jayhawk defender flies high to break up a pass froni back Leroy Irvin (47) seem to be walking on air as the Randy Garcia late in the first half.

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