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Official recap
Nebraska scored 21 points in the first quarter and coasted to a 35-10 win over Minnesota of the Big 10.

A crowd of 52,287 watched the powerful Cornhuskers score on seven long drives and pile up over 400 yards of offense.

Johnny Rodgers got the Huskers rolling with a six-yard run in the first quarter, but Ernie Cook's 45-yard run pulled Minnesota even, 7-7, with 7:51 left in the quarter.

Nebraska stormed back to march 80 yards in 11 plays, with Jeff Kinney going the last two yards, to re-take the lead and the Huskers made it 21-7 at the quarter when Guy Ingles took a 14-yard pass from Joe Orduna.

The Huskers drove 60 yards in 10 plays to score in the third quarter and marched 59 yards in 16 plays for a fourth quarter score. It was Nebraska's sixth straight win over Minnesota and ran Bob Devaney's mastery over the Big 10 to 9-0.

LYELL'S CALL | SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER

Nebraska 35
Minnesota 10

Oct. 3, 1970
Minneapolis, MN
Nebraska      21    7    0    7  —  35
Minnesota      7    3    0    0  —  10

First Quarter
NEB — Johnny Rodgers (6, run); Paul Rogers kick (10:39)
MIN — Ernie Cook (45, run) Louis Clare kick (7:09)
NEB — Jeff Kinney (2, run); Rogers kick (2:38)
NEB — Guy Ingles (14, pass from Joe Orduna)
 Rogers kick 1:50)
Second Quarter
MIN — Clare (35, field goal (9:23).
Third Quarter
NEB — Jerry Tagge 1, run) Rogers kick (5:22)
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Ingles (3, pass from Tagge); Rogers kick (13:16).

                        NU    MIN
First Downs ........... 27     14
Rushing, Net ......... 240    196
Passes, Att-Comp ... 29-16   18-8
Passing, Net ......... 166     74
Total Offense ........ 406    270
LEADING NU RUSHERS:
Jeff Kinney 93; Joe Orduna 70.
LEADING NU PASSER:
Jerry Tagge 12 for 21—148.
NU BACK OF GAME:
Jeff Kinney: Carried 21 times for 91 yards, one TD.
NU LINEMAN OF GAME:
Bob Newton: Led Nebraska line which opened holes for NU backs to net 240 yards rushing and 406 yards of total offense.

 

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