Official recap
Nebraska's No. 1 ranked Cornhuskers visited the Island of Oahu in Hawaii, enjoyed the sunshine, Waikiki Beach—and came home with a 45-3 victory for a perfect 12-0-0 season.
It was Nebraska's 31st straight game without a loss and the Huskers' 22nd straight win, setting up their second "battle for No. 1" of the season, this time against Alabama in the Orange Bowl.
Hawaii's Rainbows gave the Huskers a spirited contest, but the Big 8 champions simply overpowered the hosts, while some 8,000 red-clad boosters cheered their efforts.
Rich Sanger kicked a 32-yard field goal to get the Huskers rolling early and Dave Mason's interception and 25-yard run for a TD made it 10-0. Jerry Tagge then hit Jerry List for an 80-yard TD play and NU led, 17-0, at the quarter.
After that the Huskers coasted to No. 12, leading 24-3 at halftime and 31-3 at the three-quarter mark.
H'MAX NOTES: Coach Bob Devaney gave the players time off until Dec. 15, when practices were to resume. ... Hawaii averaged 196 yards rushing in its previous 10 games but managed just 47 yards on 41 carries against the Huskers. However, Hawaii's passing yardage - 204 - was the highest total of the season yielded by the Huskers. ... Larry Sherrer, the first Hawaii player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, gained 15 yards on 14 carries and finished the year with 1,129 yards.
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Nebraska 45
Hawaii 3
Dec. 4, 1971
Honolulu, HI
Nebraska 17 7 7 14 — 45
Hawaii 0 3 0 0 — 3
First Quarter
NEB — Rich Sanger 32 field goal, 10:25
NEB — Dave Mason 25 pass interception
(Sanger kick) 8:59
NEB — Jerry List 80 pass from Jerry Tagge
(Sanger kick) 2:45
Second Quarter
HAW — Henry Sovio 29 field goal, 6:30
NEB — Tagge 12 run (Sanger kick) 2:40
Third Quarter
NEB — Johnny Rodgers 33 pass from Tagge
(Sanger kick) 2:50
Fourth Quarter
NEB — Van Brownson 21 run (Sanger kick) 12:35
NEB — Frosty Anderson 17 pass from Tagge
(Sanger kick) 8:08
NEB HAW
First Downs 24 15
Rushing, Net 47-233 41-47
Passing, Net 248 204
Att.-Comp.-Int. 25-12-0 26-15-3
Total Offense 481 251
Return yards 57 161
Punts 3-36 6-35
Fumbles lost 0 1
Yards penalized 45 17
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Jeff Kinney 56, Gary Dixon 49,
Jerry Tagge 45.
LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge 12 for 25—248.
ATTENDANCE: 23,002
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