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Intercepted Zimmer I 40 Oct. 9, 1966 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Black Shirt Barry Alvarez Purloins a Pass One of four Nebraska interceptions was this grab by Barry Alvarez. John Ryan pitches (1) and Alvarez catches (2), heads for the sideline (3) but the Badgers Alvarez after a 25-yard return (5). IlMLi recover (4) and stop we were pretty spotty. We do some good things, but we piece anything together.

I hope somewrhere along the line all this learning is going to do us some good and be a better ball club for Bruhn commented that with season record at 2-2, there still is a future this season for the Badgers. escaped injury pretty well and I think that win some ball he said. Churchieh surprise us. We knew he was a good passer and he showed it today. But I think their defense should be overlooked.

a strong For Wisconsin quarterback John Ryan the game a in words, an indoctrination. He went through the mill trouble is getting John to run; a good runner but right now looking for receivers too Husker Fans Make Trip Madison, ticket manager Jim Pittenger said 3,100 Cornhusker far.s made the trip. Pittenger had requested 3,500 tickets and returned 400, but he said Wisconsin officials were impressed that 3,100 would come so far. With ball on Wisconsin nine, Bob Churchidi fakes (1), bootlegs the ball (2), finally pitches out to Ben Gregory (3) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NEBRASKA RUSHING Player Alt. Yds.

Wilson ........................16 86 Gregory 64 Uhurchich 6 1 Tatman 5 22 Winters 6 20 Ziegler 5 18 Critehlow 4 4 Weber 2 4 Davis 3 31 PASSING Player Art. Comp. Ini. Yds. Churchieh 13 117 Sigler 1 1 0 16 PASS RECEIVING Player Caught Yards Gregory 4 42 Penney ....................2 if Tatman 1 2 27 Wilson 1 25 Kimmel 1 16 PUNTING Punier Punta Yards Avg.

J. Armstrong .4 138 34.5 WISCONSIN RUSHING Player AU. Yds. Buss 4 Todd 11 35 Ryan 7 9 Yanakos 2 3 Wood ..............................4 7 Fenske 1 3 PASSING Player AU. Comp.

Int. Yds, PASS RECEIVING Player Caught Yards McCauley 3 41 Fritz 4 61 Todd 1 24 Cuccia 1 11 Pinnow 1 12 PUNTING Punter Punta Yards Avg. Schalfner .5 197 38.4 1 0 8 Kick blocked And Gregory uses a burst of speed (4) and power (5) to reach the end zone (6), Meandering Means Trouble for Foes Bob Churchieh (background) fires a pass to Dennis Richnafsky en route to new Husker passing records. Bruhn Joins Like Fan Club Grows Madison, Wis. Wisconsin football coach Milt Bruhn joined the like Nebraska fan Saturday and limit his praise to any one player or a of the Nebraska game which left his Badgers a dazed and fallen foe.

was just a case of turning the ball over to the opponent too many times. And it was a strong opponent, the strongest played stronger than Southern Cal, but maybe By HAL BROWN Madison, Wis. a football team scores 21 points in the second half, the immediate reaction is to think of fire-breathing halftime talks and major strategy changes. the way portrayed in fiction, but such was not the case here Saturday afternoon in 31-3 victory over Wisconsin. Rather it was a coaching decision made long ago that turned the game into a virtual rout.

Devaney told me to line up wherever I wanted to on NU lineman Wayne Meylan said in discussing his blocked punt that he fell on in the end zone for six NU points. just moved up and down the line when they were punting and on the one that was blocked, I came in from the the 240-pounder continued. hit the outside man and then it was clear the rest of the way just let him roam Devaney pointed out. big, strong and fast. was probably the turning point in the Devaney said in speaking of the blocked punt, which gave the Huskers a 17-3 lead.

This two-touchdown bulge was credited by Devaney with giving the Huskers impetus toward two more tallies. "If you can get a two touchdown lead on a team, it makes a big psychological he explained while standing just outside the steamy NU dressing room. offense was Improved again he mentioned. always looking to correct mistakes. We hope we can continue to improve and by that I mean in eliminating mistakes.

defense continues to do a fine job and now they are getting some help from the offense. They Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiininiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiu 1 Photos I Bob Gorham I I Willis Van Sickle 5E ss Web Ray iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimmiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil pretty much carried us through the first two games, but now it is beginning to be a combination of the offense and The Husker coach was particularly pleased with the way NU players, who were forced into action by the injury last week to Ron Kirkland, reacted. think our defensive secondary did a good job today and the boys we had in there filling in did a good he said, referring to Dennis Thorell and A1 Kuehl. Devaney credited a good pass rush by the Husker line that gave the linebackers freedom to drop into the passing zones with four pass interceptions. on the passer he admitted.

our linebackers were backing up into the crossing Two of the interceptions were by linebackers Barry Alvarez and Len Janik. tells me he has to pick up a couple of Devaney quipped in reference to the Alvarez interception that Barry returned 25 yards at a slow, but steady gallop. Harry Wilson hurdles teammates LaVerne Allers and Jim Osberg (under pile) on 11-yard sprint for six points. not as Bruhn said. 1 blocked punt took a i lot of heart out of us.

It changed everything. We were in it until Wisconsin was seven points behind (10-3) when Wayne Meylan blocked the punt and flopped on it for a touchdown after the second half was only five minutes old. played a football team today that not many teams have done well we either. Faking, Speed, Need All Three NU-WU Lineups WISCONSIN Dyer, Cuccia. Kostka, Bliss.

Richter. Hoffman, rlelson. Wheeler, LaCroix. Grisley. Rice, Tletz.

Schinke, Ryan, Schaffner, Rid Ion. um Reineck, Pinnow. Berg. Fenske, Yanakos, Schumitsch, Criter. Grossman, Jankowski, Cavill.

NEBRASKA Patton, Delaney, Kimmel. McCord, Taucher, Czap, Senkbeil. Janik, Petersen, Meylan, Lints. Coleman, Armstrong, Alvarez, ickenit, Slith, Schwede, RE Richnafsky, Coleman, Penney, Zimmer. QB Churohich, Mueller, Weber, Sigler.

Kuehl, Best, Ziegler. Carstens, Thor- 811 Wacbholtz, di, Winters, Critcblow..