Official recap
Nebraska scored 21 points in the first quarter and coasted to a 35-10 win over Minnesota of the Big Ten.
A crowd of 52,287 watched the powerful Cornhuskers score on seven long drives and pile up over 400 yards of offense.
Johnny Rodgers got the Huskers rolling with a six-yard run in the first quarter to cap a 77-yard drive, but Ernie Cook's 45-yard run pulled Minnesota even, 7-7, with 7:51 gone in the quarter.
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Nebraska stormed back to march 80 yards in 11 plays, with Jeff Kinney going the last two yards, to retake the lead and the Huskers made it 21-7 at the quarter when Guy Ingles took a 14-yard pass from Joe Orduna.
The Huskers drove 60 yards in 10 plays to score in the third quarter and marched 59 yards in 16 plays for a fourth quarter score.
It was Nebraska's sixth straight win over Minnesota and ran Bob Devaney's mastery over the Big Ten to 9-0.
H'MAX NOTES: Nebraska's three TDs in the first quarter came against a 23-mph wind. ... The Huskers' third TD drive was set up by Joe Blahak's recovery of a fumbled kickoff by Minnesota on the Gophers' 34.
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Nebraska 35
Minnesota 10
Oct. 3, 1970
Minneapolis, MNNebraska 21 7 0 7 — 35
Minnesota 7 3 0 0 — 10
First Quarter
NEB — Johnny Rodgers 6 run (Paul Rogers kick), 10:39
MIN — Ernie Cook 45 run (Louis Clare kick), 7:09
NEB — Jeff Kinney 2 run (Rogers kick), 2:38
NEB — Guy Ingles 14 pass from Joe Orduna  
(Rogers kick), 1:50
Second Quarter
MIN — Clare 35 field goal (9:23)
Third Quarter
NEB — Jerry Tagge 1 run (Rogers kick), 5:22
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Ingles 3 pass from Tagge (Rogers kick), 13:16
NU MIN
First Downs ........... 27 14
Rushing, Net ......... 240 196
Passing, Net ......... 166 74
Att-Comp-Int .... 29-16-1 18-8-3
Total Offense ........ 406 270
Punts-average ....... 4-25 4-36
Fumbles lost ........... 1 2
Yards penalized ....... 25 58
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Jeff Kinney 93; Joe Orduna 70.
LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge 12 for 21 — 148 yds.
 NU BACK OF GAME
Jeff Kinney: Carried 21 times for 93 yards, one TD.
 NU LINEMAN OF GAME
Bob Newton: Led Nebraska line which opened holes
for NU backs to net 240 yards rushing and 406 yards
total offense.
Attendance: 52,287
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