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Cornhusker Gets a From and Scores mamwo Buffs surround Husker Maynard Smidt (1), but suddenly he gets unexpected help: a from Buff Bill Symons (2). Smidt is off balance (3) and tumbling (4) but scores second NU touchdown (5). Butting Heads With Buffs Huskers Calm About Victory gmiiitiiiMmmiimmiiiiimiimiiiiiiiimmuiiimimimimiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiwiiiimmiimmmmimiiiiiiiiimimmmmimMiiimmimimiiimimiimB I Tuff on the Buffs 1 Rudy Johnson lowers his head Gets butted by a Colorado defender dressing room was a scene of calmness Saturday. Missing were any wild shouts of glee over the just- completed 41-6 rout of Colorado. Also missing were any bold predictions of what the Huskers might do to Missouri next week.

all know that i s- souri is going to be real right tackle Lloyd Voss said. think everyone is looking forward to the game, but that mean we were looking past Right halfback Bob Hohn added, we play like we did the second half today, have a good chance against them End Tony Jeter echoed statement, saying, we play the way we did today, we can give them a good Voss explained that the Huskers had trouble early against Colorado because the Buff linemen w'ere staying low in charging against the bigger Husker forward wall. had trouble with them coming in low on us and we had to adjust for Voss noted. that first drive, they kept hitting us at different places and we just get settled enough to stop Husker defensive signal- caller John Kirby voted with Voss on the trouble in stopping the Buffs on their first drive that produced a 6-0 lead for Colorado. were catching us before we could get Kirby explained.

is a tough outfit and they are better than the score would Jeter called Colorado a ball club than Kansas despite the fact that Nebraska roll to nearly as impressive a victory margin against the Wildcats a week ago. A couple of Husker backs, who got a chance to play considerable offense with Willie Ross sidelined Photos i by i Bob Gorham Web Ray Frank Wills Van Sickle I PiuiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiuHiiuuuiiimiiinniiiuiiil by a shoulder injury, were beaming over the opportunity to carry the ball. felt good to get a chance to run with the ball since Willie (Ross) Dave Theisen said. no one can run like Maynard Smidt remarked, had a lot of fun today, carrying the ball. Colorado had good backs, but they seem to be weak at end.

I have any trouble blocking their Quarterback Fred Duda, who saw action as signal- caller with the NU alternate unit, explained that he felt he did a better job against Colorado than in his first full-time performance last week at Kansas State. think I learned a lot from last he noted. Buff Shoeless, But Undaunted Roger Morris, Colorado halfback, played several plays in the fourth quarter without his left shoe. He said the shoe came off and he find it. Later, the shoe was tossed to one of the officials who gave it to a Colorado player but Morris put on the shoe and continued to play offense without it.

Husker Bob Hohn (18) makes Larry Portis groan. Few 15-Yarders Called in Game With the exception of a couple of instances such as the first half clipping of Husker Ted Vactor, the Nebraska-Colorado game was shy of much roughness from a penalty standpoint. Each team was penalized only 45 yards. Husker right halfback Bob Hohn noted that the game was cleanly played. Explaining the play on which Colorado was penalized for a personal foul when Leon Mavity hit Hohn on a pass play, the Husker back said, do it on purpose and I think he could have stopped from hitting But gets two yards and a TD in third quarter.

The Way The Old Ball Bounces: For a 12-Yard Gain going, says Cornhusker Veteran Bob Brown (left) to sophomore Henry Woods, who threw a 43-yard touchdown pass. Queens Theme Of NU Halfrime Husker Dennis Claridge almost meets disaster as he fumbles. But the bouncing ball is finally batted out of bounds by Dick Callahan. Play gained 12 yards and a first down. Queens were the theme of the halftime show at the Nebraska-Color ado football game Saturday.

NU queens from the past year were presented at half- i e. They were Kay Schnurr, Miss Army; Judy Pearce, Miss Navy; Jucfy Birney, Miss Air Force; Candy Wheeler, Miss Rush Week; Donna McFarlin, Miss E-Week; Jeannie Thorough, Ideal Nebraska Coed; Susan Walburn, Activities Queen; Joyce Bauman, Lady Sponsor for the University Band; and Pat Schmadeke, National Campus Sports Queen..