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Saturday, 1177 Page 11 The Lincoln Star From, Page 9 Nebraska started back down the field in even more spectacular fashion Allison, who was named the game's outstanding back for the way he handled the option from Tech's Veer offense, passed for 15 and 14 yards, 'then zipped to an 11-yard gam. The Raiders had moved 58 yards in just eight plays. But the drive bogged down and Hall kicked his 28-yard field goal. It was 7-3, Nebraska, and each team had possessed the ball just once. The game's first big break soon followed.

Ferragamo was blind-sided while trying to pass, and Tech recovered the fumble on the Husker 32. Four plays later, climaxed by a 14-yard pass from Allison to Billy Taylor, the Red Raiders moved in front, 10-7. The Huskers gave up, another crucial tur- The Huskers gave up another crucial turnover and another touchdown when a Ferragamo pitch to Berns went astray from pay dirt and needed three plays to score again on an Allison to Taylor pass this time for 11 yards. Hall kicked the extra point and Nebraska was in deep trouble, trailing 17-7 with only 2:17 left the first half. Nebraska took advantage of a rare officials' call to score before the intermission Ferragamo almost had a pass intercepted by defensive end Harold Buell.

But, he dropped the ball. In disgust, Buell picked up the ball and slammed it down. That's called spiking like the pros usually do in the end zone after scoring a touchdown. It's a no-no under the college rules Tech was assessed a 15-yard penalty and the Huskers had new life After one mcompletion, Ferragamo found Dave Shamblin with a 24-yarder, then passed to Berns and finally Mark Dufresne for the final 22 yards and a touchdown that pulled Nebraska within three points, at 17-14, just 33 seconds before the halftime break Texas Tech took the kickoff to open the second half and moved the length of the field mostly on passes of 14, 19, and 16 yards by Allison to tally another TD and take a 24-14 lead That's when Nebraska stormed back for its two quick touchdowns and the victory Osborne kept his record intact of never losing more than three games in a season The triumph gives the lanky, redheaded NU grid boss a super four-year mark of 37-10-2, and his third post-season bowl success in four tries It also marked Nebraska's seventh bowl win in eight successive years. Two hours after the final gun it was a new year.

That means the Husker coaches are starting to plan a 1977 encore Nebraska's Mike Fultz (72) closes in on Texas Tech's Rodney Allison. Scoring story NU-TT How Scored Time Left First Quarter 9:18 7-0 Berns 1 run Drive. 80 yards in 19 plays Highlighted by Berns' 10 rushes for 23 yards and caught 6 pass irum rerragamo conversion Eveland kick 7-3 Hall 28 field goal 1:22 Drive- 58 yards in 11 plays Highlighted by two Allison passes covered 29 yards. Second Quarter 7-10 Taylor 14 pass from Allison 12:08 Drive 32 yards irv 4 plays. Set up by fumble recovery by Arledge.

Conversion- Hall kick. 7-17 Taylor 11 pass from Allison 2.14 Drive- 16 yards in 3 plays Set up by fumble recovery by Roberts Conversion. Hall kick 14-17 Dufresne 22 pass from Ferragamo :33 Drive 80 yards in 8 plays Highlighted by 24 pass from Ferragamo to Shamblin, aided by un-sportsmanlike conduct penalty on Tech. Conversion- Eveland kick. Third Quarter 14-24 Taylor 8 run 11-32 Drive- 84 yards in 10 plays.

Highlighted by three Allison passes for 14, 19 and 16 yards. Conversion- Hall kick. Nebraska's Ted Harvey pulls down Brian Nelson late in the first half NU-Texas Tech stats Nebraska Offense 9:19 Pruitt i Pollen i Fultz Samuels ,1 Andrews 3 Lindquist I Davis 1 Linebackers C. Pillen 8 Eichelberger 7 Wightman 1 Kunz 1 Carpenter 3 20-24 Berns 18 run Drive. 93 yards in 5 plays Highlighted by 21 pass from Ferragamo to Shamblin and 49 pass from Craig to Malito after pitch from Ferragamo Conversion, kick failed 27-24 Malito 23 pass from Ferragamo Drive- 23 yards in 1 play.

Set up by blocked punt by Smith and Harvey. Conversion: Eveland kick. Punting No. Yds. Ave.

3 109 36.3 7:01 No. Yds. Ave. Donnefl 8 34 4.2 Berns 27 118 3.17 Craig 5 27 5.4 Ferragamo 7 -18 Stewart 1 3 3 Passing No Co Yds PI Ferragamo 23 13 183 0 Craig 1 1 49 0 Backs Kickoff Returns Pass Receiving Yds. From Page 9 Craia 3 ti Huskers Berlingeri Nelson Isaac 2 Berns Dufresne K.

Butterfield Harvey 'Anderson Craig Young Donnell i Shamblin 2 45 Malito 3 107 Spaeth 1 14 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Lessman 4 159 39.7 Punt Returns No. Yds.

Hansen i 4 Butterfield 1 5 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Craig 1 Berns 1 1 Defense Defense UT AT TT Linemen Buell 9 0 9 Bothwell 2 0 2 Krahl 4 0 4 Arledge 5 0 5 Linebackers Howard 6 2 8 McCrighf 3 0 3 Mock 10 0 10 Backs Patterson 10 0 10 Roberts 5 1 6 Dupre 2 0 2 Emerson 3 0 3 Frazier 3 0 3 Texas Tech Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave.

Taylor 13 45 3.53 Alliaon 14 89 6.36 Isaac 13 54 4.15 Williams 2 2 1.0 Passing No Co Yds PI Allison 23 15 193 0 Pass Receiving No. Yds. Isaac 4 41 Associated Press Angel Berlingeri and NU's Kent Smith appear to dance as the ball floats away. ment on Allison, who passed for 193 yards and rushed for 89 more. "I'm happiest for our seniors," added Kiffin.

"They really had to win a close game and celebrate this year. You know this is the first chance all year we had to celebrate." Nebraska achieved its ninth win in 13 games with a patched-up offense and defense. "We probably ran the ball better than we have since the Kansas game," Osborne said of the Huskers' 164-yard rushing performance. "Considering that three of our top four backs at the beginning of the year (Monte Anthony, Dave Gillespie and Gary Higgs) weren't here tonight, I'm reasonably pleased with that" Kiffin was equally pleased with the way his second teamers handled pressure situations. Percy Eichelberger made only his second start at linebacker and teamed up mosLof the second half with Jeff Carpenter, who replaced co-captain Clete Pillen after he suffered a slight concussion.

"I thought I was on my to heaven there for awhile." Pillen said, still groggy in the lockerroom. It was a tearful experience for him to finish his career on the bench. "Eichelberger and Carpenter showed a lot of poise." linebacker coach Bill Myles sail "This whole team showed a Jot of poise Who said they couldn't wina close game?" Staff photos by Bob Gorham, Frank Varga, Harald Dreimanis UT AT TT Phillips 3 0 3 Tech Kiffin postpones decision By Randy York Staff Sports Writer Houston, Tex. Friday night's Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl here in the Astrodome was the finale for one Nebraska assistant coach, the possible curtain call for another and a debut of sorts for still another. Defensive backfield coach Warren Powers sweat out his last game as a Cornhusker before assuming head coaching duties at Washington State Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin also might have walked the sidelines for the last time as a Cornhusker coach, should he decide to accept the defensive coordinator job at Arkansas.

Lance Van Zandt was the newcomer on the sidelines Friday night, cheering tike a Cornhusker, even though he won't officially be extended an offer to join the NU staff until Jan. 4. Van Zandt, the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Kansas, should be viewed as a "sure bet," something;" Allison said of Pillen. who was forced to leave the game in the third quarter when he was knocked cold. (Pillen) bleeding and hurting and he just kept coming.

He was a super player." Asked his impression of Nebraska's all-American defensive tackle Mike Fulto, Allison said, "he's a good player, but I dklr't notice Urn like I noticed Wilson Whitely (Houston's defensive all-American'tackle) Whitely was a lot quicker." Allison said Houston, the only other team to defeat the Red Raiders this season, "was a lot quicker than NebraAa. Yon can't compare anyone with Houston's sUe. But Nebraska is as oig and tough as From Pag 9 who said, "that was a big play for Nebraska. But there were seven or eight big plays in the game "But I don't think either team had more momentum than the other. Neither team ever gave up or let the other team have a psychotogial edge Both teams kept coining back and Oat's what made for the great game" Sloan said the only new wrinkle Nebraska surprised Tech with was some screen passes.

Not even a pass by wingbsck Curtis Craig had unnoticed in Tech's preperatioti for the Huskers. "We practiced against all kinds of trick Sloan said. "We've never seen the quick screens they used, though." Taylor the speedy halfback who scored on passes of Wand 11 yards and rushed eight yards to score said he didn't think he had that good a game. "Tm never satisfied unless I rash for more than 100 yards," said Taylor. Although he was on' the losine $1 contest, Allison said, "man that was an exciting game I love those The same cannot be said of Kiffin, who tactfully avoided reference to his Nebraska future after the HosVers' 27-24 win over Texas Tech.

"I just want to savor tins Kiffin said. "Tins win is for I A penalty call for the spiking ball on Tech's Harold Texas Tech's Eric Fetton almost intercepted this Vince Ferragamo pass, but the Red Raider droooed the bail a split second later. ttRRCHIVI rRRCHIVE FAVSPAPF.