Official recap
All America end Freeman White caught two first-quarter touchdown passes and went on to set a Nebraska record with eight receptions as the Nebraska Cornhuskers opened the 1965 season with a 34-14 win over Texas Christian University.
Bobby Churchich tossed TD strikes of 27 and 12 yards to White, giving NU a 14-0 quarter lead before 53,650 fans who had come to survey the No. 1-ranked Huskers' debut. Churchich started fast, completing his first six pass attempts.
Billy Johnson's 50-yard pass interception for a TD gave the Huskers a 21-7 halftime lead, and Nebraska put together an 80-yard drive in the third quarter and outscored the young but aggressive Horned Frogs 13-7 in the final half.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 34
TCU 14
Sept. 18, 1965
Lincoln, NETexas Christian 0 7 0 7 — 14
Nebraska 14 7 7 6 — 34
First quarter
NEB — Freeman White (27, pass from Bob Churchich;
Larry Wachholtz kick)
NEB — White (12, pass from Churchich; Wachholtz kick)
Second quarter
TCU — Sonny Campbell (10, pass from Kent Nix;
Pat Alford kick)
NEB — Bill Johnson (50, pass interception;
Wachholtz kick)
Third quarter
NEB — Ron Kirkland (11, run; Wachholtz kick)
Fourth quarter
TCU — Steve Landon (3, run; Alford kick)
NEB — Ken Brunk (1, run; kick failed)
NU TCU
First downs ....... 21 9
Rushing net ....... 250 149
Passing net ...... 134 15
Passes ........... 9-19 3-9
Total offense ..... 384 164
Punts ............. 4-38 7-36
Fumbles lost ...... 1 0
Interceptions by .. 2 2
Yards penalized ... 45 0
Leading NU rushers: Ron Kirkland 93; Frank Solich 44.
Leading NU passer: Bob Churchich, 9 for 17 — 134 yards.
Attendance: 53,650
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