Official recap
Coach Bob Devaney maintained his
record of never losing to a Big 10 team intact as the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a 31-3 decision before 52,428 fans.
The Huskers lead early, 3-0, on Larry Wachholtz's 27-yard field goal, then shared a 3-3 tie late in the first quarter on a 33-yard boot by Tom Schinke.
Nebraska went ahead to stay, 10-3, late in the second quarter after a Badger fumble. They stomped 64 yards in only seven plays, with Ben Gregory going the last nine.
All-America Wayne Meylan applied the cruncher early in the third quarter as he blocked a Badger punt and fell on it in the end zone for a TD and a 17-7 lead. The next time NU got the ball, the Huskers went 59 yards in eight plays; Harry Wilson scoring from the 11.
Husker reserves then took over and followed a pass theft with a 37-yard drive, Paul Critchlow getting the final TD on a short plunge.
Bob Churchich hit 10 of 13 for 117 yards via the air, while Wilson ran for 86.
NOTES: Wisconsin committed seven turnovers. … Nebraska linebacker Barry Alvarez, who years later would become Wisconsin’s Hall of Fame coach, returned an interception 25 yards before being brought down from behind by a Wisconsin offensive lineman.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 31
Wisconsin 3
Oct. 8, 1966
Madison, WINebraska ............... 3 7 14 7 — 31
Wisconsin .............. 3 0 0 0 — 3
First Quarter
NEB — Larry Wachholtz 27 field goal, 6:11
WIS — Tom Schinke 33 field goal, 1:15
Second Quarter
NEB — Ben Gregory 9 run (Wachholtz kick) 4:37
Third Quarter
NEB — Wayne Meylan blocked kick and recovered
in end zone (Wachholtz kick) 10:06
NEB — Harry Wilson 11 run (Wachholtz kick) 4:08
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Paul Critchlow 1 run (Wachholtz kick) 4:21
NEB WIS
First downs ............ 22 9
Rushing net ........... 250 67
Passing net ........... 133 149
Comp-Att-Int .... 11-14-1 10-28-4
Total offense ......... 383 216
Punts-Avg. ......... 4-34.5 6-32.8
Fumbles lost ............ 2 3
Yard penalized ......... 25 30
RUSHING
NEB: Wilson 16-86; Gregory 11-64; Davis 3-31; Tatman 5-22;
Winters 6-20; Ziegler 5-18; Weber 2-4; Critchlow 4-4;
Churchich 6-1.
WIS: Todd 11-35; Buss 4-10; Ryan 7-9; Wood 4-7; Fenske 1-3;
Yanakos 2-3.
PASSING
NEB: Churchich 10-13-1 117; Sigler 1-1-0 16.
WIS: Ryan 10-26-3 149; Boyajian 0-2-1 0.
RECEIVING
NEB: Gregory 4-42; Morrison 2-27; Wilson 1-25; Kimmel 1-16;
Penney 2-12; Tatman 1-11.
WIS: Fritz 4-61; McCauley 3-41; Todd 1-24; Pinnow 1-12,
Cuccia 1-11.
PUNTING
NEB: Armstrong 4-138.
WIS: Schaffner 5-197; Team 1-0
Attendance: 52,428
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