The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 80

iu 6-D THE MIAMI HERALD Sun Jan 2 1972 usker 7T1 LTrr Vor -vV 4 'vS ft sr 1 4 'Sgjusp If 7- WILLIAMS (A) ihf lX III ie NS Xwss 'j 'X sxxxx PETERSON (N): ha l-W hfSttV Vs 4 J-V t'i Cl fs rJS Jd Cl CJ4 iV X4 £jf vjCfr'Xv 0 fXiX' A r'X tWM Vk 'ftiMH 45 A V' Vs 4 4 KrrK T'i 7 7iS 4 I -4- x-X7 A-AAi ffe 4 SSf tx InMM fill 4 Jx t' 4 -f Zz i 4 4 5 IOH vs SSi 7 ktr vi Cornhuskers Surround Williams on Kickoff Return Triple Tackle at 28-Yard Line Pops Belli Squirting 3sT" Lit JS v- 5 ks if? A i I tajC -fv' PETERSON (N)fe 1 4 Jrr f5i 4 I rl Vx Wt 5 4 7 ix Vi Jr- rjf lt-Ffr 4 A i'i 4K A I 5 4b 4 A7 VSS ym xV U'l 1 BMiiilr ill AZ jfxtB a A4syifv And Referees Indicate Route to Third TD Nebraska's John Peterson Picks Off the Fumble mtes ras cm Em ii A Tagge-to-Dixon pass put the ball on the nine and four plays later Tagge rammed over right guard for the third Husker TD IT much later when Rodgers caught a Tagge pass fumbled and the ball rolled to the Bama one-yard line where Steve Wade covered for the Tide Nebraska converted this play into its fourth score when Glover forced Steve Bisceglia into a fumblq at the four-yard line Dixon ran for two then for the score with was looking at one of the truly great college machines of recent times NEBRASKA showed its power the first time it got the ball marching from its 37 to the Bama 21 before the Tide stiffened and took over on downs on the 30 Thanks mainly to Mussc 's 22-yard sortie the Tide got to 39 but on fourth down a high snap from center Pat Raines on a punt gave Nebraska the ball on the Husker 47 Four plays later a long version and it was 14-0 as time expired in the quarter On kickoff opening the second period Williams fumbled when hit by Randy Borg at the Bama 27 and John Peterson covered for the Huskers ly shot into the clear along the south sideline He was put completely in the clear at the Alabama 35 by a Bob Terrio block on Jimmy Grammer This time Tagge passed to Maury Dam-kroger for a two-point con Nebraska led 6-0 with 2:01 left in the opening period BAMA do anything with the ball and Greg Gantt punted to the Nebraska 23 The ball bounced into the arms of Rodgers who appeared trapped then sudden pass from Tagge intended for Woody Cox was ruled complete on the Bama two-yard line for interference by Steve Williams and Kenney got the touchdown on the first plunge Rich placekick was wide right and A XX-5 7 7 i -J 4 8:49 still left in the half Nebraska got back to the Bama 10 later in the quarter -pn a 19-yard run by Bill Olds and a 32-yard scamper by Kinney but a motion penalty stymied the Cornhuskers and Sanger missed a 25-yard field goal try on fourth 1 down THE FIRST time it got the ball in the second half Bama made threatening gestures at getting on the scoreboard but an end-zone interception by Joe Blahak stopped the drive The Tide had gone from the Nebraska 45 to the 14 when Blahak did his thing x'x The Tide miss the next time marching 6-yards for a touchdown in eight plays Davis did most of the damage on quarterbacks draws and keepers He carried fouf times for 49 yards including a three-yard dive for the touchdown biggest gainer was a 28-yard burst around the left side to the Husker 32 A run by Joe LaBue for a two-point conversion was stopped The Huskers roared back starting from their 20 after a kickoff out of the end zone Nebraska required 15 plays to boost its point total to 31 on a 21-yard field goal by Sanger The drive also ate up a lot of time with the third quarter ending on the field goal A dull fourth quarter final- ly produced a score when Jim Anderson intercepted a pass from third -string quarterback Benny Rippetoe on the Tide 31 and ran back to the one-yard line Two plays later Van Brownson sneaked across Sanger converted and it was 38-6 with 4:59 left in the game mmmm S' A fi 'if -fi 1 1 i 4 Jf-4 Continued From Page ID almost unbelievable performer was the favorite for honors It could well have been greatest game even more impressive than his performance against Oklahoma when the Huskers won 35-31 The top player honors will be announced today Fleet Johnny Rodgers most dangerous runner on the field was brilliant particularly on a 77-yard touchdown run on a punt return that almost defied description It was very reminiscent of the run which he made against Oklahoma on Thanksgiving Day a gallop from which the Sooners actually never recovered ABOUT 95 per cent of the action came in the first half with the last two periods producing only lone touchdown a Nebraska field goal and the fifth Cornhusker TD Nebraska benefited greatly from two Bama fumbles and a costly pass interference penalty against the 1 ide in the first half Five different players got the Nebraska touchdowns Tagge sub quarterback Van Brownson fullback Jeff Kin-nev and Gary Dixon on short plunges and Rodgers on his punt runback As things turned out it was far far from a thrilling Orange Bowl contest but the big crowd had to know it Orange Bowl Action Photos By Bill Kuenzel Mike Jim Birmingham Boh East Bill Samlers Battle Vaughan 31arlin Levison And John Wallhcr 7 -7 ab 40 ttA i sf 4 4 i C77fvti7: fL47Atmx4l 7 Ct i 1 I A A I :4 4 Sts 4 i if ''SJj fiMA yLi Vv fx- 7a3 a 4f I 1 4 7 a a I 4 i re'''' 1 $yi x' 4 si SfS rnt VAV Yi A fiS iy 7 4 I dl it 1 Nebraska Alabama 14 14 0 0 Jf JW N- 4 i i i 1- 4 A -yx-v- rx a 0 4A jt iA if 4 rJfsi Jr a i -4 Ktrtney 2 run (kick failed) Neb-Rodders 77 punt return (Damkroper pass from Tage) Tagqe 1 run (Sander kick) Dixon 1 run fSanoer kick) Davts 3 run (run tailed) FG Sanoer 21 -Prownson 1 run (5anger kick) flj i i xv Terrio Bear-Hugs uinble by Bisceglia al Tide's 4 lo Sel Lip Nebraska's Fourlht TI) i tk- a a- -sN fa.