The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 23

I Shirts NU 20 58-180 144 13 12 21-0 6-32 1 45 Statistics CU First Downs 11 Rushing Passing yardage 52 Return yardage 10 Passes 2-9-1 Punts 5-32 Fumbles lost 3 Yards penalized 50 By DON FORSYTHE Black Shirts offered a case for the defense a a in the inevitable comparison between the top- ranked Cornhuskers and No. 2 Oklahoma. Limiting Colorado to 160 yards and forcing four turnovers, the Cornhusker de- Mildren Sparks Sooner Stomp First downs Roshes-yards Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Iowa St. 13 33-99 136 11-32-2 7-37 3 39 Okla. 32 84-504 175 36 7-13-0 1-46 7 75 fense set the tempo for a 31-7 conquest of the Buffs.

Two weeks ago ninth-ranked Colorado was a 45-17 victim of offensive blitz which ripped the previously unbeaten Buffs for 680 yards. The great offense-great defense debate will continue as the unbeaten Cornhuskers and Sooners move closer to their titanic Thanksgiving day showdown. Colorado offered the first comparison and the results were largely inconclusive. Definitely not inconclusive on a wet, chilly afternoon in Memorial Stadium, however, was superiority over Colorado. It was regarded as the first real for the Cornhuskers and they passed it with flying colors before a national television audience and a shivering crowd of 66,776.

It was the biggest Cornhusker victory margin over the Buffs since 41-6 triumph, but that came over a Colorado team which was only 2-8 on the season. Nebraska had only one defensive lapse, allowing Colorado quarterback Ken Johnson to scramble out of a trap midway in the second quarter to find Cliff Branch behind safety Bill Kosch. He lofted a pass to tho 9.2 split end ground attack for their major gains. But 55 attempts netted just 108 yards for Colorado against the Big leading defensive unit. SECTION 10 PAGES OCTOBER 31, 1971 and Branch sprinted into the end zone to complete a 34-yard play.

It was one of just two completions all day by the Buffs, who relied on their triple option The Black Shirts, appropriately, set up the first Cornhusker touchdown after a Jeff Hughes punt had cornered the Buffs deep in their own territory late in the first quarter. Unable to move with Johnson in the early minutes, Colorado coach Eddie Crowder inserted diminutive Joe at quarterback. The Buffs moved from their three to the 19 on a face mask infraction called on Nebraska and on the next play center Bill snap sailed up through hands and rolled lazily to the right whwe Nebraska end John Adkins covered it at the 16. Jeff Kinney, a reliable workhorse all afternoon, with 27 carries for 81 yards, got the call from that point as the fired-up Cornhuskers surged ahead. Kinney blasted over guard for five yards, then came back to the same hole behind a driving line to careen 11 yards for the touchdown, his 28th in three seasons.

Dave fifth intercep- Continued on Page 3C, Col. 4 Buffs Rebuffed Time NU CU Left First Quarter 6 0 Kinney, 11 run 2:01 70 Sanger, kick Second Quarter 13 0 Damkroger, 5 pass from Tagge 12:17 14 0 Sanger, kick 14 6 Branch, 34 pass from Johnson 10:04 14 7 Dean, kick 207 Tagge, 1 run 5:11 21 7 Sanger, kick 247 Sanger, 34 goal 0:00 Third Quarter 30 7 Kinney, 3 run 2:15 31 7 Sanger, kick Norman, Okla. Heady quarterback Jack Mildren fired two touchdown passes and shattered the all-time Oklahoma individual total offense record as the second-ranked Sooners hammered out a 43-12 verdict over upcoming Iowa State here Saturday afternoon. Mildren scored two touchdowns in the romp as Oklahoma extended its perfect record through seven games. Oklahoma raced to a 29-6 halftime lead on the passing and running of Mildren and the ground gaining of halfback Greg Pruitt.

Keyed on throughout the game, Pruitt still managed to rush for more than 150 yards. Harrison Nabs Pass Mildren, who seldom passes since Oklahoma has averaged 487 yards per game rushing, hit split receiver John Harrison ith a 41-yard touchdown bomb in the first quarter and tossed a 27-yard scoring pass to tighi end Albert Chandler in the second period. had a real good Fairbanks said, 1 think he had a better game last week against Kansas State, in fact, I think he has had several better new total surpasses that of teammate Greg Pruitt. The swift halfback bolted 294 yards against Kansas State last week to establish the mark Mildren shattered Saturday. Iowa State Coach John Ma: jors praised the Sooners as the best team he has seen this year.

no doubt about it, OU has an outstanding football Majors said. could prepare four different game plans and they could find another way to beat you. defense got after them, but our offense take the load off the Majors said. had a couple of chances to score in the first half and when we we able to stay in the football game, but our defense never Iowa State got on the scoreboard on a 2-yard plunge by quarterback Dean Carlson in the first quarter and a 95- yard kickoff return by Willie Jones in the third quarter. Oklahoma rolled up 500 yards rushing in the game despite frequent fumbles.

OU Finally Punts The Cyclones did manage to force the Sooners to punt in the second half the first time Oklahoma has had to do that ia two games. The victory erased last serious stumbling block before a Thanksgiving Day showdown for the Big Eight title and probably the national championship with Nebraska. top-ranked Cornhuskers defeated ninth-ranked Colorado, 31-7, Saturday. Mildren, an Abilene, product, rushed for 148 yards and connected on 7 of 12 passing attempts for 175 yards to erase the OU total offense record set just last week by Pruitt, who finished the day with 159 yards on the ground. The defeat dropped the Cyclones record to 5-2.

STAFF COLORPHOTO BY HARALD DftllMANIt Nebraska career record for six- Current NU Club Best Ever? On The Inside Sunday Big 8 Standings 6 0 6 0 17 12 7 7 -43 Iowa State Oklahoma OU Mildren 1 run (kick failed) OU FG Carroll 2 OU Harrison 41 from Mildren Carlson 1 OU pass "from Mildren 2 run (Carroll kick) ISU Jones 95 kickoff return (run 0 Mildren 9 run (Carroll kick) Doane Triumphs Page 2C K-Slate IFiits Arkansas Stunned Page 5C State Harriers College Football Notre Dame highlights, 10:30 a.m. (3); CoUege highlights, 1 p.m. (7); Nebraska highlights, 6 p.m. (7-10). Pro Football Denver Broncos V.

Philadelphia Eagles, noon (3); Minnesota Vikings v. New York Giants, noon (6-10); Kansas City Chiefs v. Oakland Raiders, 3 p.m. (3). Bowling Leisure Lanes, noon (7); Best of Bowling.

3 p.m. (7). Conf. All Games Nebraska 40 0 8 0 0 Oklaboma .300 7 0 0 Oklahoma St. .2 1 0 42 1 Colorado ..3 2 0 6 2 0 Iowa State ..2 052 0 Kansas 30 35 0 Kansas St.

..1 40 35 0 04 0 1 70 Top 20 Results Associated Press Results Nebraska 31. Colorado 7 Oklahoma 43, Iowa State 12 Kansas State 28, Missouri 12 Oklaboma St. 17, Kansas 10 Nebraska (8-0) def. Colorado, 31-7 Oklahoma (7-0) def, Iowa 43-12 Michigan (1-0) def. Indiana, 61-7 Alabama (8-0) def.

Mississippi 41-10 Auburn (74)) def. Florida, 40-7 Penn St, (74)) def. West Virginia, 35-7 Georgia (8-0) def. So. Carolina, 24-0 Arkansas (6-2) lost to Texas 16 9 Monday This Weeks Games Page 3C Page 8C Nebraska Oklaboma at Missouri Pro Football Detroit Lions v.

Colorado at Kansas Packers. 8 p.m. (7). Kansas St. at Oklahoma St.

19 23 Colorado (6-2) lost to Nebraska, 31-7 Ohio State (6-1) def. Minnesota, 14-12 L5U (5-2) lost to Mississippi, 24-22 Notre Dame (6-1 def. Navy, 21-0 Arizona State played Air Force Sat. night Texas (5-2) def. 5MU, 22-18 Toledo (14)) def.

Miami (Ohio), 45-6 Tennessee (5-2) def. Tulsa, Stanford (6-2) dct. Oregon 31-24 Air Force (5-1) played Arizona State, Sat. night Florida State (6-1) played Houston Sat. night Southern Cal (4-4) def.

Calitornia, 28-0 By HAL BROWN People had been saying all season that top-ranked Nebraska been tested by a real g(X)d football team. And Husker head coach Bob Devaney arguing with them. But after 31-7 victory over ninth-rated Colorado, he was ready to lahel his 1971 edition as best but he hastily ad- ed, to this point, say the best had. think proved now that a good football team because we beat a good team today. It indicate that we should give up practicing, but I think got a Admitting that the statistics indicate a great offensive day for his Huskers, Devaney pointed out, think that shows again the balance we have between offense and defense and the balance we have between running and passing.

scoring 31 points, it what you could call an offensive The game ball went to the offensive line and Deavney complimented them for good job. They protected the passer and enabled us to move the He also was higlUy pleased with the (iefense. had a tough job to he observed, they did it. They played well against a team that has been scoring a lot of In addition to their blocking performance, Devaney was pleased with another aspect of the offensive job. offensive line has (tone a good job of covering punts all be noted, they did another good job today.

Rodgers was great on punt coverage and what makes him such a com- Continued on Page 3C, Col. 5.