CORNHUSKER PLAYERS OF WEEK |
GAME | BACK | LINEMAN |
USC | Larry Frost. Five carries for 44 yards. 36-yard run set up TD that got NU back in game, 14-7. | Jerry Murtaugh. Led NU defense with 16 tackles. |
A&M | Al Larson. Led defense with nine tackles, one interception and one pass deflection. | Jim McFarland. Made seven catches for 117 yards. Caught 15 and 19 yarders in clinching TD drive. Also made a great 42 yard diving catch. |
Minn. | Jerry Tagge. Started first game and had 301 yards total offense for new NU record. Sixth in Big 8 history to pass 300 mark. Hit 15 of 23 passes for 219 yards; ran for 82; tossed TD bombs of 38 and 42 yards; hit 5 of 6 for 81 yards on game-breaking 99-yard TD drive.* | Ken Geddes. Made 14 tackles and three times made key third down stops to force punts. |
Mizzou | Jeff Kinney. Caught eight passes for 124 yards (best in Big 8 to date), including one 77-yarder for TD. Also rushed for 30 yards. | Dave Walline. Led defense with 16 tackles. |
KU | Jeff Kinney. Carried 24 times for 80 yards and caught nine passes for 94 yards. Scored two TDs, including game-winning plunge in final minutes. | Ken Geddes. Made 12 tackles, including two for nine-yard losses. |
OSU | Dan Schneiss. Outstanding job of blocking. Carried for 47 yards and caught three passes for 26 yards. | Guy Ingles. Sensational day, with five receptions for 163 yards and one TD for NU record.Caught great 47-yarder to shake Huskers loose; scored on a 47-yarder that featured a great run.* |
Colo. | Dana Stephenson. Set Nebraska record with three pass interceptions, all leading to scores. | Ken Geddes. Key man in holding Bob Anderson to 42 yards. Guarded middle alone, releasing others for outside coverage. Made nine tackles and recovered a fumble.* |
ISU | Jerry Tagge. Came off bench to hit eight straight passes in relief of Van Brownson. Led NU to 10 points in third quarter. Hit 9 of 12 for 93 yards and one TD, ran for 10 yards. | Sherwin Jarmon. Made nine tackles including six behind the line for losses of 46 yards. Fine defensive end show. |
KSU | Dan Schneiss. Ran for 92 yards and caught three passes for 44. Punted seven times for 49.1 average. Set up go-ahead TD in final quarter with 34-yard run and 12-yard catch.* | Bob Liggett. Made nine tackles, including one 9-yard loss for Lynn Dickey. Played key role in pass rush that kept pressure on Dickey. |
Okla. | Jeff Kinney. Carried 35 times for 127 yards; caught three passes for 26 yards, scored three TDs; passed for one TD. | Glenn Patterson. Ace Husker center did a great blocking job, both in opening holes for running game and in pass protection. |
* Earned Big 8 Player of the Week award |