Official recap
Nebraska took a while to get warmed up but had little trouble defeating Army, 28-0, before 66,928 fans.
 Cox |
After a scoreless first quarter, the Huskers got on the board with a 43-yard Jerry Tagge to Johnny Rodgers TD pass in the second quarter. Joe Orduna added a two-yard tally in the third quarter before Rodgers took a 26-yard scoring pass from Tagge later in the same period.
 Brownson |
The third TD pass of the day saw Woody Cox pull in a 31-yarder from Van Brownson, making his first appearance of the season.
Nebraska's defense was superb, holding Army to 18 yards rushing and 128 yards via the air.
HMAX NOTES: Johnny Rodgers set up Nebraska's second touchdown with a 38-yard punt return to Army's 12-yard line. ... Quarterback Van Brownson had sat out the first two games with an injured elbow.
ASSOCIATED PRESS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS LYELL'S CALL (1, 2) | SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
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Nebraska 28
Army 0
Sept. 26, 1970
Lincoln, NEArmy 0 0 0 0 — 0
Nebraska 0 7 14 7 — 28
Second Quarter
NU — Johnny Rodgers 43 pass from Jerry Tagge
(Paul Rogers kick), 4:48
Third Quarter
NU — Joe Orduna 2 run (Rogers kick) 12:33
NU — Rodgers 26 pass from Tagge (Rogers kick), 8:08
Fourth Quarter
NU — Woody Cox 31 pass from Van Brownson
(Rogers kick) 13:37
Army NU
First Downs ........... 13 25
Rushing, Net ......... 18 222
Passing, Net ......... 128 229
Att-Comp-Int .... 36-14-0 23-17-0
Total offense ........ 146 451
Punts .............. 11-37 3-31
Fumbles lost ........... 0 4
Yards penalized ....... 15 64
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Joe Orduna 89; Jeff Kinney 52
LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge 13 for 18 — 174 yards
NU BACK OF GAME: Johnny Rodgers
Caught 5 passes for 106 yards
and 2 TDs. Rushed for 25 yards.
NU LINEMAN OF GAME: Ed Periard
Made six unassisted tackles and
five assisted. Caught the Army
quarterback four times for losses
totaling 27 yards.
Attendance: 66,928
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