The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 28

4C Lincoln, Sunday Journal Star, Oct. 1, 1972 Nebraska's "Mr. Excitement" Johnny Rodgers (20) begins the seventh punt return touchdown of his career when he eludes Minnesota's George Honza (45) at the NU 36 (1). Rodgers has help from Joe Blahak (27) and Monte Johnson (37) (2) before dancing around the Gophers Matt Herkenhoff (72) (3) and avoiding John King (37) (4) NU Showed Balance All Around Continued From Page 1C the official statistics. "We had good balance between the run and the pass.

We had good balance between offense and defense. And we bad good balance in return yardage." it by starting quarterback David Humm and 57 by Runty, Humm wasn't particularly pleased with his passing. "I didnt throw well," Humm claimed. "I wasn't having a good game and I don't know why, but fortunately for me, our line did a great job and our running backs did a great job and my receivers made some sensational catches." But a wasn't displeased with performance. "He under threw a couple of passes," Devauey noted, "But I'm not ready to "It really makes the defense trade him off." feel good.

Making some of those "The past couple of weeks sensational catches of which we had shutouts going and Humm spoke was Rodgers. then a busted play or a break ended it." "There's no doubt that enf Rodgers is the most versatile niet back in the country." Devaney hL2S? said. "I wouldn't trade him ei for anvone another with his sixth touchdown punt return, runn As superb as the Husker of ing backwards for the final fense was, the defense was eight yards, equally supeHb. "I had decided before hand "A shutout Is what we go that the first chance I got I for every week," said was going to do it that way," defensive captain Bill Janssen. he explained.

"When I cut back against the grain I could see no one was close to me, so I just turned around and ran backwards. The Huskers ran for 293 yards, passed for 219 and had return yardage of 139 yards while the defense in getting its first shutout of the season held Minnesota to 93 rushing yards and 51 passing. Despite the 249 yards t'he Huskers gained passing, 192 of All alone at the Minnesota 10, the speedster adds the Rodgers touch (5) as he spins (6) and backs into touchdown territory (7) lrP0J hf yitj Nebraska "The only thing I had to worry about was stumbling and I was going to make sure I didn't do that." With a 3 1 record and an open date coming up, the Huskers will get a brief respite from practice. "We won't run them as we normally do Sunday," Devaney explained. "And instead of having them watch films of the next opponent on Sunday, we'll do that Monday." The Huskers won't practice on Monday, resuming drills Tuesday with a scrimmage session possible on Wednesday or Thursday.

For want of a tear away jersey, Minnesota quarterback Bob Morgan (8) had difficulty escaping the a of Nebraska's Steve Manstedt (82). g. mim mii jfBy xs? ll mil nr irnn i rrfri 'vii m.s 2 VOTtV' 'uliiin. Hit jl A delighted Randy Borg (19) is the first Husker on the scene to help celebrate (8). llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll PJwtos By 1 Bob Gorham Web Ray Randy Hampton Willis Van Sickle Harold Dreimanis ISich Partsch iiiisiiiiiitmiiiiiiiitiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil Minnesota native Bob Nelson (57) took this jab at his home state Gophers when he broke through to partially block the punt of Jeff Randall (27) during fourth quarter action.

Back on the bench, the star who once again thrilled Husker fans thinks back on the 64 yard effort just completed..