The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 28

4C Oct. 10, 1971 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star WiVIDVAh STATISTICS Nebraska Missouri Rushing No. Yds. Kinney ..........23 88 Olds ..................13 66 Tagge 9 85 Damkroger 6 36 Dixon ...............12 30 Rodgers 3 11 Brownson 3 -2 Garson 1 Hughes 1 Carstens 1 Butts 1 Ave. 3.8 5.1 9.4 6.0 2.5 3.7 7.0 9.0 2.0 3.0 Rushing No.

Yds. Ave. Bastable ........10 Roper 2 Johnson 2 Nichols 1 Mauser 2 Johndrow 6 2 -6 1 -3 11 4 0.2 0.5 5.5 0.7 Roper Passing No. Com. Int.

Yds. ..6 2 1 24 Passing Pass Receiving No. Com. Int. Yds.

Tagge ......28 16 0 234 Brownson 7 5 035 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Rodgers 5 106 List 2 15 Cox 3 32 Kinney 4 62 2 11 Longwell 2 18 Garson 1 19 F. 1 5 Carstens 11 No. Yds.

Fink Kelsey ........................2 Henley 3 Link .............................1 Johnson 1 24 28 23 15 9 Punting No. Yds. Hughes ...............3 109 Pass Interceptions No. Harper Punting No. Yds.

Ave. Bastable ..............4 144 36.0 225 37.5 Punt Returns No. Yds. Brinkley 3 Kickoff Returns Ave. 36.3 Kosch Mason 12 18 30 Gregory No.

Yds. .............2 19 Kellett 7 Mauser .............112 Johnson 22 Fink .............129 Punt Returns No. Yds. Rodgers .....................1 13 Kosch 6 J. Anderson .................1 3 Jack Bastable (22) finds there are a few too many arms and hands in the vicinity of the football as Bill Kosch (24) and Bob Terrio (45) get in his way in the fourth quarter and throw him for a four-yard loss.

Kickoff Returns No. Yds. NEBRASKA Carstens Rodgers 7 23 OFFENSB F. Anderson Wolfe LG-Rupert, Weber Jamall, Zanrosso Beran Johnson, Austin Longwell Brownson Dixon, Butts Hughes, Garson Damkroger, Carstens DEFENSE LE-Adkins, Hyland LT-Jacobson M. Johnson, Peterson Dutton Manstedt AAorell Pitts Hollsteln Fischer McClelland MISSOURI OFFENSB Kanstzar Anderson Levick Dawson, Manda Kirley Curbow Glosson, Moseley Johndrow Link Nichols Mauser KS-Hill DEFENSE Kelley Frost, Weaver McDonough Doak Kellett, Austin Yanko Gregory NU Offensive Plays Record Johnny Rodgers gets under a Tagge-pass near the 10-yard line attracting Lorenzo Brinkley in the process.

Brinkley reaches out for Rodgers mm fliBM Je 7 and hitches a free ride as up comes teammate Pete Biiha Monte Johnson (37) blocks a Missouri punt in the second quarter which results in the ball rolling through the end zone and out-of-l)ounds for a safety bringing the score to 9-0. Hiisker Defense Finally Gets Shut Out Columbia, Mo. defensive troops, who had four near misses, finally got their shutout Saturday. As the Black Shirt unit paraded into the dressing room The Columbus senior added, whitt you work for all The Cornhusker middle guards had a great day. Rich Glover personally stalk'd a couple of drives with tackles for losses and Monte broke through from that to block a quick kick and produce a safety.

"We thought a quick kick was coming. just missed blocking the first one they tried. I barely got a finger on it. On the one I blocked I lined up on the center and ran his head to the left. Nobody really blocked me and I blocked the kick with my said Johnson.

Columbia, Mo. 108 offensive plays Saturday was a new season high in major college football ranks, eclipsing the 99 rushing and passing plays generated by Bowling Green against East Carolina Sept. 25. The 603 yards of total offense was just 12 short of the season high of 615 registered by Oregon against Utah Sept. 18, according to compiled by the National Collegiate Sports Service.

it chanted "Shutout, something really been looking forward beamed linebacker Bob Terno. trying to be the ix'st defensive team in the Big Kighl. Then the best defensive team in the he said. About that lime linebacker coach John was reading the game statistics. yards he said.

yards! not a bad said Terrio. Safety Bill Kosch, whose Interception at the two yard line killed the deepest Missouri scoring threat, said the shutout really I by I Hdh (forliuiii I I WilliH Vail Sickle I I Well Kay Al Onofrio Impressed With Bip; Spirit but liodgers keeps running with Brinkley on his hack as Buha trails. Hoi) Devaney shouts encouragement to the lluskers irom the sididines and the team mu-st have tened. Columbia, Mo. coach A1 Onofrio, after watching his Tigers completely dominated by No.

1- ranked Nebraska, said the Husker seniors were like sophomores and the sophomores and juniors were like seniors. seniors play with the enthusiasm he said, their sophomores and juniors play with the experience of The Tiger coach was lavish in his praise of the NU backs, who racked up 603 total yards against his Tiger defenders. executes well up the he praised. team with real fine backs can find a crack. Good backs make an offensive line look better.

"The Nebraska offense puts pressure on the defense because they run so many pluys so Onofrio said the Tigers employed the quick kick rather than waiting until fourth down to punt as a move to keep the ball away from Husker punt return specialist Johnny Rodgers. used the quick kick to avoid he admitted. the one they blocked Johnson of the Huskers did it), we hud a breakdown in assignments. know Nebraska was expecting the quick kick in that situation, but still rather quick kick than punt the ball to Rodgers from our six-yard Despite the 36 points, Onofrio complimented his defense, which spent more than its share of time on the field here Saturday afternoon. was commendable thi.t the defense played as well as they know he said.

kids have a great attitude. come back weight prove.s a little hard to handle, however, so Rodgers drags both of them and the ball over tlie goal for a third NU touchdown..