Official recap
Staging one of the greatest kicking sprees of all time, Nebraska's Paul Rogers literally kicked the Georgia Bulldogs out of the Sun Bowl as the Cornhuskers romped to a 45-6 victory before 31,728 sun-splashed fans.
Nebraska dominated the game from the time almost all the 7,000 Husker boosters swarmed onto the field to welcome the Big Red before the opening kickoff. But it was Rogers who put the Bulldogs to sleep in dramatic fashion and then let his mates gallop at will.
Rogers set a Nebraska and Big 8 record with four field goals in the first quarter, ranging from 50 down to 32 yards, a feat also good for a Big 8 and Nebraska game record and added to his season and career marks.
Rogers got the Huskers rolling early when the first drive bogged down at the Georgia 33. His 50-yarder made it 3-0 and a Bulldog fumble enabled him to try again with 9:40 left, this time from 32 yards for a 6-0 margin. Van Brownson's 45-yard pass to Guy Ingles set up a Jeff Kinney TD plunge and a 15-0 lead with 7:21 left in the quarter.
The victory, which evened Bob Devaney's Nebraska bowl count to 3-3 and his lifetime mark to 4-3, capped a comeback 9-2 season that included the Big 8 co-championship.
Full recap here
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Nebraska 45
Georgia 6
Dec. 20, 1969
El Paso, TXNebraska 18 0 14 13 — 45
Georgia 0 0 0 6 — 6
First Quarter
NEB — Rogers 50 field goal, 11:14
NEB — Rogers 32 field goal, 9:40
NEB — Kinney 11 run (pass failed) 7:21
NEB — Rogers 42 field goal, 4:54
NEB — Rogers 37 field goal, 0:14
Third Quarter
NEB — Green 8 pass from Brownson (Rogers kick) 11:30
NEB — Brownson 1 run (Rogers kick) 10:05
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Schneiss 1 run (kick failed) 13:06
UGA — Gilbert 6 run (kick failed) 6:20
NEB — Tagge 2 run (Rogers kick) 4:10
NU UGA
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS.................... 17 11
Rushing............................ 12 1
Passing............................. 5 9
Penalty............................. 0 1
NET YARDS RUSHING................... 190 55
Attempts Rushing................... 53 40
Yards Gained Rushing.............. 224 103
Yards Lost Rushing................. 34 48
NET YARDS PASSING................... 165 130
Passes Attempted................... 35 35
Passes Completed................... 18 11
Passes Had Intercepted.............. 2 6
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDAGE............... 355 185
Plays From Scrimmage............... 88 75
NET YARDS INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED..... 68 15
Opponents' Passes Intercepted....... 6 2
PUNTING AVERAGE, YARDS............. 35.6 42.2
Number Times Punted................. 7 10
Number Punts Had Blocked............ 0 0
NET YARDS PUNTS RETURNED............. 38 11
Number Punts Returned............... 3 2
NET YARDS KICKOFFS RETURNED........... 4 75
Number Kickoffs Returned............ 1 3
TOTAL YARDS PENALIZED................ 50 31
Number Times Penalized.............. 6 3
NUMBER OWN FUMBLES LOST............... 0 2
Number times Fumbled................ 1 2
NEBRASKA
RUSHING Att Gain Loss Net
Green 8 46 0 46
Kinney 14 44 0 44
Brownson 5 16 21 5
Frost 3 10 0 10
Schneiss 12 63 0 63
Hughes 4 5 3 2
Tagge 4 37 0 37
Rogers 1 0 1 1
Dvorsak 2 3 9 6
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds
Brownson 18 11 0 109
Tagge 12 6 0 53
Kinney 1 0 1 0
Dvorsak 4 1 1 3
RECEIVING No Yds TD
Ingles 4 55
McFarland 2 25
Frost 1 5
Schneiss 4 38
Kinney 3 22
Green 2 13 1
Hughes 1 4
Harvey 1 3
KICKOFF
RETURNS No Yds
Ingles 1 4 |  |
PUNTING No Avg.
Schneiss 7 35.6
PUNT
RETURNS No Yds
Ingles 3 38
PASS INT. No Yds
Stephenson 1 16
Anderson 1 17
Larson 1 3
Murtaugh 1 31
Morock 1 1
Morell 1 16 |
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GEORGIA
RUSHING Att Gain Loss Net
Gilbert 6 10 8 2
Smiley 11 27 2 25
Paine 13 41 8 33
Hampton 7 20 15 5
Montgomery 1 0 13 13
Shirer 1 0 2 2
Kemp 1 5 0 5
PASSING Att Comp Int Yds
Gilbert 30 10 5 116
Montgomery 1 0 0 0
Hampton 4 1 1 14
RECEIVING No Yds TD
Whittemore 5 68
Smiley 1 10
Hughes 1 11
Paine 1 3
Greene 2 32
Farnsworth 1 6
KICKOFF
RETURNS No Yds
Smiley 2 56
Robinson 1 19 | |
PUNTING No Avg.
Jones 10 42.2
PUNT
RETURNS No Yds
Swindle 2 11
PASS INT. No Yds
Darby 1 0
Swindle 1 15 |
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