The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 28

4C Sept. flb 1966 Lincoln Sunday Journa! Star First Big Break: Meylan Blocks an Aggie Punt first big break came when Wayne Meylan blocked this third-quarter punt and snared the elusive ball. Play set up second NU touchdown. Good block paves the way for two-yard scoring run by Charlie Winters. Utali State Comeback Sensed by Kiiap By DON FORSYTHE Playing a nationally ranked team on the road and trailing 7-0 at halftime how do you feel if the Utah State coach? thought we could win Tony Knap reflected after his Aggies succumbed to a last half Nebraska rally, 28-7, Saturday.

a a healthy respect for their interior linemen they make that defense Knap said of the Cornhuskers, I was a little surprised at being able to protect our quarterback as well as we have to give our offensive line a lot of credit for he added. It looked for awhile that optimism was well founded as the i stormed back to tie the game at 7-7 before a Larry Wachholtz-triggered comeback gave the Cornhuskers control. obviously a good football team, but not a great Knap said as he sized up the Nebraska club after the battle. knew we had to pass we had no choice so we decided to go to work on it from the first the Utah State mentor pointed out. But the Aggies get to work their aerial game the way they would have liked to.

a rollout quarterback. I think tall enough, especially against a big line, to be a drop- back said Ron Edwards, who put up 42 of the 46 passes attempted by the visitors. have to get outside of their ends to be effective and they were really coming in Edwards said, was like being in a the most passes ever he continued. A lot of times they were giving us that short one, but they give us much time to try for the long he added. As the afternoon wore on Edwards became better acquainted with several members of the Nebraska defense.

was impressed by that No. 72 (Carel Stith), a good ball the Utah State signal caller said. Defensive tackle Bill Staley, (83) a thorn in side all afternoon, drew special praise from Knap. anybody who can play better than he does. He never has a bad game.

truly an all- Knap praised. thought we had defensed pretty said Staley, who had some kind words for the Nebraska offensive line. really get hit hard, but they were always the 250-pound junior said. had too many breaks as yet, but it will even Knap said. The Aggies had nothing but trouble last week and things especially bright for them in the early stages Saturday.

loss of meil In the third quarter as a blow that hurt his club. our only experienced man there and when he went out with a hip pointer we moved Joe Forzani in from the right side and that left us with two green he pointed out. Leaping help Utah State quarterback escape Husker Ben Gregory. of Devaney Remains Puzzled By Sputtering Attack Things must be going from bad to intolerable, judging from the expression of Bob Devaney. Microphone connects him to assistants in press box.

I What A Way to Break In Knap cited the middle linebacker STATISTICS Nebraska Rushing ITah State Kusbing Playw AW. Gain Net ChuwJikh 6 246 -44 Kirkland ...10 414 37 ilson 7 14 0 14 Tatman 0 13 inters 240 24 Gregory 0 2 Davis 3 35 2 CriUhlow 4 270 27 Weber I 17 Passing 017 PlayerAtt. Ink. Yds. Churehich20 130 151 Weber 8 5 0 Pass Receiving PlayerNo.Yds.TD Richnafsky .........3 2S 0 Morrison 5 500 Kirkland 3 23 0 Davis 18 0 Penny 2 55 0 Kimniel 2 17 0 Winters 1 Punting 20 Player Avg.

Armstrong 5 40-f Punt Returns Player No, Yds. Wachholtz 133 Meylan I 19 Kick off Davis17 Interc. Alnm I- Player Att. Gain Loss Net Edwards M. Lane 5 8 9-I Watson 0 33 1 50 5 Nunn I 2 Passing 0 2 Player Att.

Cotitpl, Ink. Yds. Edwards .42 20 2193 Stewart4 1 I 13 Pass Receiving Player No. Yds. McKeenan 7 46 0 N.

('uccia 3 400 M. Lane 48 0 ('lark 4460 2 13 0 LfcMolne 1 Panting 130 Player No. Avg. Stewart 8 42-P Kickoff Returns PlajerNo. Yds.

Taylor 4 Maughan 2 38 M. Lane Punt Returns 1 20 Player Yds. Tav lor2 am 1 I On sophomore punter Joe first play, center snap sailed over his head and started a chase By HAL BROWN Good breaks and another superb defensive performance by the Nebraska Black Shirts were credited with 28-7 i over Utah State by Husker coach Bob Devaney and the smiling Irishman continued to be mystified by the lack of offensive punch. wish I Devaney answered to a question regarding the lack of offensive. going to have to keep trying to find the trouble.

got a lot of od breaks and our defense came up with another great effort. That blocked punt by (Wayne) Meylan and the punt return by Larry Wacholtz were the turning points in the Then peering over statistics which revealed Nebraska had gained only 91 yards rushing and less than 300 yards in total offense, Devaney shook hi head, exclaiming, a not good when you figure we averaged over 400 yards last Delving Into jvossible reasons for the offensive decline, Devaney explained, guess a combination of things. We have good baekfield speed and we knew that. linemen still seem to be indecisive as to what they are going to do. This could be caused by inexperience at both tackles and at tight end.

think we miss Jim Brown and Dennis Carlson at those tackle spots. I think our tackles are showing enough The Husker coach said he planned to take a closer look at offensive linemen Mel Brichacek and Joe Armstrong this week in pre- pairing for the Iowa State game. Devaney was able to find little improvement over last performance with the exception of kicking game with Rob kicking off and Armstrong punting. But he did note one encouraging factor, the play of reserve quarterback Wayne Weber. the only time we moved the ball consistently was when our reserves were in there and Utah State was beat down by that he pointed out.

did a good job. never lost confidence in Wayne. just been that he has had a sore arm and when he plays, he has to play with pain. It hurts him w'hen he throws the now feel that if Churchich is having a bad day, we hesitate to stck Wayne in there and I feel that he has to be put in contention for the quarterback a however, emphasized (hat he wasn't planning to shy away from C'hurehieh. 13 of 21 and not Devaney noted.

Devaney also felt Huskers got off to a good start before thlngt bogged dowm. looked good when we got that first he observed, it seems like when we get an early touchdown, we figure made a day of The NU coach had kind words for his offensive end.s and for defensive lineman a Meylan, but expressed disappointment in defensive end Jerry Patton. think our ends did a good job he said, then mentioned oni Penney, Kim me I and Dennis Richnafsky. we always get a groat rush out of Meylan. disappointed in Patton.

He been doing as good a job for us as he did last Nix Hun A difference between college and pro football rules caused some fan confusion over Nebraska defensive halfback Ben apparent 71-yard touchdown run with a Utah State fumble Saturday. Gregory scooped up the ball at the Nebraska 29 and raced across the field into the Utah State end zone, but the play was called back. Under pro rules, a player may run with a fumble w' it has hit the ground or not. Under college rules, a player must pick up off the fumble in the air in order to advance the ball. Armstrong won the chase, snared the ball on NU five and booted out of trouble.

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