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CES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER 7-D 0 Sept. 12, 1971 W.fl-. na5n -h jl nnn NEBRASKA Continued from Page One trol offense and bone-jarring defense. Even Devaney had to admit '4- mai ne was surpnsea Dy the L-irg rSiL vv before the usual sellout crowd of 67,437 every one of whom heads iA seemed to be wearing either a for v. "v- i --r r.

v. -'iiv --v. ''rx i 'L i-r 'VV'i ,7 fTv-r lV. 'Ti XTV 1 E0T L0SES BALL Jf i TJJJ i red shirt or red hat. "I was afraid we wouldn't be able to hold Oregon's offense the way we did," said the happy coach.

Boost for Defense "Our defensive pTay was excellent, but then the offense was sure good, too. We held the ball for long stretches and that's always a big boost for the defense. "Yes, I'm very pleased and maybe I used the wrong word when I said our squad might be complacent. We've had a long fall practice with a lot of hot weather, and I guess what I really meant was that we were fc The Huskers scored at least once in every quarter, getting three touchdowns from junior-college transfer Gary Dixon, some exceptional running by Jeff Kinney and the normally sharp job by their quarterback tandem, Jerry Tagge and Van Brownson. y-y -rv- i i-" sail.

Tagge directed things until count reached 21-0 in the I 4 jc'-r -uJ vv3A t'lird nnarter. hltt iifr eitrht of '0 passes for 98 yards to sur-n a Nebraska's career I "cord, and then Brownson ook over to build the margin, to 34-0. "We didn't want Oregon to score that was the only disappointing thing," said Vam Graham 4 Statistics xj iti -jt Oreiion Nebraska 13 2. 2J-S6 73-J98 118 117 10 11 13-75-3 10-13-0 6-32 4-38 0 2 49 30 First downs Rushes-yardi Passing vardanP Return vardaqe Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized A SCORINO Orepon 0 0 0 77 Nebraska 7 7 7 1334 Keb-Kinnev 1 run (Sanger kick) Neb-Dixon 2 run (Sanqer kick) Neb-Dixon 2 run (Sanger kick) Neb-Dixon 6 run (kick faljed) Neb-Butts 2 run (Sanger kick) Ore-Moore 7 run (Battle kick) A 67,437 "Their players had been saying they'd get three or four touchdowns on our defense, but we were sure they wouldn't be ab'e to." This was supposed to be an nvnlnourii DrofTnn rlilh nnH fcN-w I i-nnvho if io Tho riiirlts ranWpH i among the national leaders in total offense last year ana re- tint -vw i it i turned 18 of their 22 starters. mr.iy rrmyL -'J 1 BAIL CROSSES GOAL, ALONE 1 Wri; Spoil Shutout But quarterback Dan Fouts, swift all-American candidate Bobby Moore and their teammates more than met their match this time.

If it hadn't been for a fumbled mint, they undoubtedly wouldn't ive scored at all. in the closing minutes, Glen Crvon of the Huskers let a kick get away from him and ing ball to Fred Manuel. Touchback put Oregon on offensive but the Ducks flubbed this and other breaks, losing 31-7 before full stadium at Lincoln. FUMI5LE FRUSTRATES HUSKERS Nebraska fullback Bill Olds, seemingly in the open and goal-bound for a couple of strides, runs into Bill Steber and Tom Grabam, who loosen Olds' hold, send ers Oregon recovered at Nebras Olds i i ydiiio in jti utciys hiiuuiiil: ci ka's 11-yard line. Moore circled right end three plays later for J.

ers of a Tagge pass for 25 M9 2 FIELD GOALS DUMP GLEMSON the consolation touchdown. I Scoring Siory FIRST QUARTER Nebraska 7, Oregon 0 After missing an early scoring chance on a fumble by Bill Olds at the goal line, Nebras ALERT HUSKIES CRUISE, 65-7 SEATTLE, WASH. (AP) Pv Otherwise, Moore spent a lone afternoon trying to punc yards and the proceedings soon became lopsided. "That interception was very important a big error on our ture the rugged Cornhuskers, hammering out only 53 yards in Statistics ka went in the second time it Fouts saw three of Part- though Fouts was think- Kentucky Clemson 13 13 15 carries Washington capitalized on an had the ball on Jeff Kinney's his passes intercepted while hit-jing had thrown the ball out of bounds," said Coach sp iL'; one-yard plunge. Big play in Oregon defense to crush the Uni- First downs Rushes-yards Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Inst 63-237 43-136 3 60 63 8 1-3-0 4-17-3 5-36 5-43 1 2 ting 13 of 25 tor lia yaras Jerrv Frei iversiiy ot, anrornia ai aania The Cornhuskers, who face uarDara, oow, in me iooioau Yards penalized 72 83 sroRiua opener for both squads Saturday Kentucky 7 3i3 Clemson 0 3 0 7 IO "I had hoped we would show more offensive poise, but Nebraska just defensed us very Minnesota here next Saturday, sent the hard-running Kinney into the line 22 times for 124 yards.

When they went to the Washington lost a fumble on the Santa Barbara 44 following opening kickoff and quar air, Tagge and Brownson mis "One problem was that we jterback Randy Palomino then the drive was Jerry Tagge's 34-yard pass to Jerry List. Time one minute 21 seconds left in quarter. SECOND QUARTER Nebraska 14, Oregon 0 A 19-yard Oregon punt put the Huskers in business again at the Webfoot 47. Nebraska pounded downfield in 12 plays, Gary Dixon going over from the one. Time 8:55 left.

ivcn-Mjur KicKotr return (Kirk ck) Clem-FG Seigler 38 Ken FG Kirk 34 ki'cl0m-SanderS rttoverv (Seigler Ken FG Kirk 27 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Tom Kirk's 27-yard fourth-quarter weren't able to imitate Ne drove the Gauchos 57 yards in at 3r field goal lifted Kentucky to a 13-10 victory over Clemson 11 plays, capping the drive with an eight-yard pass to Mike Anton. Sophomore fullback Jerry Ingalls dived over right tackle three minutes later to tie the i score, 7-7. I braska very well in practice, and when you can't imitate a team it makes it pretty difficult to prepare. I know we have a better football team than this." Added frustrated quarterback Fouts: ''This is as good a defense as I've faced." Kirk's kick came with 4 min THIRD QUARTER Nebraska 21, Oregon 0 Fol OREGON RECOVERS fired only three times in 13 attempts and with none going into enemy hands.

It all added up to an offensive output of 415 yards. Oregon, meanwhile, had a fierce struggle on its hands to net 204. 4 Poor punts set up two of Nebraska's touchdowns, but perhaps the best display of just how powerful a team the Cornhuskers have came early in the' third quarter when Anderson slole a pass at his one-yard line. 9 Yard March The lead was none too imposing at the time, only 14-0, but Nebraska promptly sledged 99 Defensive tackle Dan Albrecht put the Huskies ahead for good a minntp latpr whpn ho nirkorl utes 57 seconds left, after Clemson tied the game, 10-10, by recovering a fumble in Kentucky's end zone. The Wildcats took a 10-3 half-time lead, but Clemson's Smiley Sanders recovered a fum It's as good a defense as: bIocked kk kick and most teams will face, and with 1 went in from the six-yard line.

bled punt in the end zone short- CTiYTT CCiTIiTC the likes of Tagge, Sonny Sixkiller passed 42 Kinney and all the rest around yards to Tom Scott for one of America, drove his half-mile i lan in 1Q fiH crvonrlo in 1071 aJ A A aJl4ilVhJ to take care of the attack, is it touchdown and hit flanker Jim any wonder Cornhusker fanslDrieg 27 yards with another to ly after the last quarter began. A 7l-yard Kentucky drive stalled at the Clemson nine before Kirk kicked his second field goal of the afternoon. have visions of a second guide the Huskies to their high straight national title? lest point total since 1944. SoDhomore halfback Dohp-i DRIVER TITLE Stott has won the last two; NEW BREMEN, OHIO (AP) Dayton 500s and today's race is! Ramo Stott of Keokuk, la expected to decide this year's led a field of 31 drivers who national chamPion- qualified Saturday for today's; ROYAL LINES PAY Dayton 500 stock car race. CHICAGO, ILL.

(AP) Stott, national stock car point Gamed Prince won tho fpatnrp lowing Jim Anderson's pass interception at his own one, Nebraska stormed 99 yards in 13 plays, Dixon again scoring from the two. Time, 7:47 left. FOURTH QUARTER Nebraska 34, Oregon 7 Another bad kick this one seven yards, paved the way for Nebraska's fourth touchdown and Dixon's third. He scored from the six on the first play of the quarter. Rich Sanger missed his only conversion because of a fumbled center snap.

Time, 14:56 left. The Huskers drove from mid-field for their final tally,) sophomore Randy Butts plow-! ing across from the two. Time, 5:18 left. Nebraska then fumbled a punt at its 11 to set up the Oregon touchdown, Bobby Moore racing in from the six. Time, 3:21 left.

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