Official recap
Jerry Tagge threw two touchdown passes and Van Brownson pitched another as the Nebraska Cornhuskers ran their unbeaten string to 23 with a 42-6 win over undefeated Utah State.
With 67,421 on hand for the fourth straight home game, Tagge hit Bill Olds with a 14-yard TD strike and plunged for a touchdown himself as NU took a 14-0 first quarter lead.
Nebraska used the air for a third TD and a 21-0 halftime lead when Monster Dave Mason ran 53 yards with a pass interception.
Tagge again scored In the third period and then passed 36 yards to Johnny Rodgers as the Huskers rolled to win No. 4. Brownson wrapped up the NU win with a 22-yard pass to Frosty Anderson, who made a sensational catch in the end zone.
Utah State deprived the Black Shirts of their much-sought shutout when Tony Adams tossed a 34-yard TD pass to Bob Wicks in the third quarter.
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SERIES HISTORY
SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER
1971 UTAH STATE RESULTS
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Nebraska 42
Utah State 6
Oct. 2, 1971
Lincoln, NE
Utah State 0 0 6 0 — 6
Nebraska 14 7 14 7 — 42
First Quarter
NEB — Bill Olds 14 pass from Jerry Tagge
(Rich Sanger kick) 5:23
NEB — Tagge 3 run (Sanger kick) :45
Second Quarter
NEB — Dave Mason 53 pass interception
(Sanger kick) 11:15
Third Quarter
NEB — Tagge 1 run (Sanger kick) 9:07
NEB — Johnny Rodgers 36 pass from Tagge
(Sanger kick) 5:55
USU — Bob Wiks 34 pass from Tony Adams
(kick failed) 7:19
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Frosty Anderson 22 pass from Van Brownson
(Sanger kick) 8:35
USU NEB
First downs ............. 11 23
Rushes-Net yards ..... 40-80 53-230
Passing yards .......... 138 239
Comp. att. int. .. 10-17-2 13-23-0
Total offense .......... 227 469
Punts ................. 8-37 3-39
Fumbles lost ............. 0 1
Yards penalized ......... 42 91
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Gary Dixon 45, Jeff Kinney 40,
Bill Olds 30.
LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge 10 of 17—189.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Jerry Tagge 213.
ATTENDANCE: 67,421
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