Official recap
Johnny Rodgers caught three Jerry Tagge passes to propel Nebraska to a 35-7 victory over Minnesota before record crowd of 68,187 fans. The win was No. 21 without a defeat for Nebraska, and the Huskers' seventh straight over Minnesota.
Tagge hit Rodgers with a 28-yard scoring pass to open the scoring in the first period, and a one-yard blast by Jeff Kinney made it 14-0 at the quarter.
After Minnesota pulled up 14-7 in the second quarter on Jim Henry's six-yard run, Tagge marched the Huskers 80 yards to score just before the half. Kinney got his second TD on a two-yard plunge.
In the third quarter, Tagge hit Rodgers with strikes of 20 and 37 yards to get Johnny in the receiving book (tying Clarence Swanson's 1921 record) and himself in the passing archives (tying Bob Churchich's 1966 Orange Bowl mark).
Tagge's 233 yards of total offense and Rodgers' 126 yards in receptions were the individual highlights as No. 1 ranked Nebraska made it 2-0.
KLIN RETROSPECTIVE
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SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
1971 MINNESOTA RESULTS
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Nebraska 35
Minnesota 7
Sept. 18, 1971
Lincoln, NE
Minnesota 0 7 0 0 — 7
Nebraska 14 7 14 0 — 35
First Quarter
NEB — Johnny Rodgers 28 pass from Jerry Tagge
(Rich Sanger kick) 7:38
NEB — Jeff Kinney 1 run (Sanger kick) 2:16
Second Quarter
MIN — Jim Henry 6 run (Mel Anderson kick) 9:08
NEB — Kinney 2 run (Sanger kick) 0:34
Third Quarter
NEB — Rodgers 20 pass from Tagge (Sanger kick) 6:50
NEB — Rodgers 37 pass from Tagge (Sanger kick) 3:23
MIN NEB
First downs ............ 21 24
Rushes-Net yards ... 46-149 48-195
Passing, net .......... 157 226
Comp-Att-Int .... 17-36-2 15-25-0
Total offense ...... 82-306 73-421
Return yardage ........ 106 69
Punts-Average ........ 7-40 7-36
Fumbles lost ............ 2 2
Yards penalized ........ 40 61
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Jeff Kinney 79, Bill Olds 54.
LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge, 14 of 21—218.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Jerry Tagge 233
ATTENDANCE: 68,187
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