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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 40

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Lincoln, Nebraska
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4K Nov. 1, 1970 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Kinney's 'Super Effort9 Lifted Cornhuskers to Victory 1 W- mm .1, -V. 1 i 1 C-Loyd I A wi! atLm 2iw -M-. 'i Jeff Kinney (35) starts upfield on a fourth quarter 77-yard kickoff return as Dan Schneiss Colorado's Gary Clark (1). Clark misses Kinney (2) and Buffs Ken Brown (40) and Mike Loyd (56) give chase (3).

WDIVWVAL STATISTICS Kicking Away From Rodgers Not Smart By DON FORSYTHE a yard outside the goal line. If Kinney was finally stopped at Boulder, Colo. Nebraska's yd have caught it in the end the Colorado 20. "Two or three Jeff Kinney came within inches zone, I'd probably just had of our kids had a shot at Kin- nf nt cimnlinnrr inn rtnmn r.nt arm ho nicr Mn thrniiffVi of not the and he just ran Nebraska supplying game- ney through Rushinir breaking' Dlav aeainst Colorado wyeu meie. them." said Colorado coach No.

Yds. Ave. Saturday. junney sianea towara me Eddie Crowder. "He made a duna JJ 3.2 After Colorado had scored to center of the field, then saw super effort." i I IlOtOS by I Brownson in 2.1 with 11:22 in the last quarter, "They had kicked most of the noted quarterback Van Bob Gorham Olds 1 3 3.0 the Buffs' Dave Haney kicked defensive guys inside," he said, Brownson.

"The team really I 1 Vactor 1 3 3.0 the ball away from Nebraska's -'and I got some good blocks got up and we just thought we'd 1 i Rodgers 4 -13 johnny Rodgers into the left from Jim Carstens and Dan blow it in." Brownson plunged I lay Passing corner to Kinney. Schneiss." for the final yard five plays I rr 1 No. Comp.Yds.lnl. "I was playing up a little, As he sped up the sideline in later as the Cornhuskers kept it Kaildy Hampton Bwnww ...17 11 0. ready forJobwy to Jake the front of the Nebraska bench, on the ground.

-t, ball and block for him," Jeff Jeff said he thought of going all Moments later the Corn- nSth.B,fihi.fcc g8e 0 recalled. The kickoff sent him the way. Coach Bob Devaney huskers recovered a Colorado Pass Receiving backpedalling toward the goal looked at it differently. "I knew fumble and drove 60 yards in No. Yds.

to catch the ball. that we'd at least be in pretty seven plays, six of them on the Ingles 5 112 "When I caught it I looked good scoring position," he ground. Then it was all over. down and saw that I was about smiled, Sihnciss 2 18 8 .1 rrnrr 1 sn wft travel Kinney Hughes Punting No. Yds.

Ave. 6 220 36.7 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Kinney 1 79 Rodgers 2 38 Interceptions No. Yds.

...1 3 ....1 4 Murtaugta Morock Colorado i' Rushikig No. Yds. Ave. Keyworth 24 118 4.8 Branch 9 95 10.fi Tarver 6 44 7.3 Bratten 9 20 2.2 Walsh 6 20 3.3 Passing No. Com.

Yds. Int. Bratten 18 5 40 2 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Branch 3 18 Dal Porto 1 15 Masten 1 Punting No.

Yds. Ave. 'I -v I mm i i in I The fleet Nebraska back knows he is in trouble when Pat Murphy (29) and Brown start to run Kinney down. 6 211 35.2 Stearns Punt Returns No. Yds.

...1 8 ....1 0 Branch Bryant Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Branch 5 14(1 1 12 Interceptions No. Yds. A fourth quarter plunge from the one-yard line nets Van Brownson a touchdown behind the blocking of center Doug Dumler (54).

The NU quarterback gave the Huskers breathing room at 21-13. Jeff Kinney's kickoff return to the Colorado 21 earlier set up the score. Conch .1 11 1 37 Stearns tM: 4Fir gpJ- a r- 1 1 Colorado Buffaloes Murphy and Brown finally stop Kinney on the Colorado 2L'prd line, putting the Huskers" Siithin reach of their Hiird touchdown, several! plays later. 'T Colorado safety John Stefirns (12) is forced to make a one-pn-one tackle of Nebraska quarterback Van Brownson..

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