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Air Force 17
Nebraska 13

Oct. 12, 1963
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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Second quarter
AF: Dick Czarnota 1 run (Bart Holaday kick) 12:15
Third quarter
NU: Rudy Johnson 76 run (Dave Theisen kick) 13:17
AF: Bart Holaday 27 field goal, 7:05
NU: Bruce Smith 2 run (run failed) 0:42
Fourth quarter
AF: Fritz Greenlee 38 pass from Terry Isaacson (Holaday kick) 2:41

                           NU      AF
First downs ............   13      16
Rushing net ............  260     197
Passing net ............   63     160
Total offense  .........  323     357
  Comp-Att-Int........ 5-12-2  9-16-2
Punts .................. 5-31    5-37
Fumbles lost ...........    3       0
Yards penalized ........   40      58

• Leading NU rusher: Johnson, 104 yards
• Leading NU passer: Claridge, 4 for 10 — 44 yards
• More individual stats
• Attendance: 38,067

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Falcons take to the air to stun Cornhuskers

A fired-up Air Force team, led by scampering Terry Isaacson, hung the only 1963 defeat on the Nebraska Cornhuskers before a sell-out Band Day throng at Memorial Stadium, 17-13.

The clincher came with only 2:41 left in the game, a 38-yard pass-run TD from Isaacson to end Fritz Greenlee to cap an 80-yard drive.

Nebraska scored twice in the third period, the first time on a brilliantly executed 76-yard dash by fullback Rudy Johnson, after trailing at the intermission, 7-0.

A pass interception dashed all hopes of a last-ditch comeback — the Falcons had knocked Top 10 Nebraska from the unbeaten ranks.

H’MAX NOTES: Nebraska’s final touchdown was set up by a 44-yard run by Kent McCloughan.

 

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1963 schedule
05/11Reds 21, Whites 15
09/21South Dakota St.W 58-7
09/28@ MinnesotaW 14-7
10/05Iowa St.W 21-7
10/12Air ForceL 13-17
10/19@ Kansas St.W 28-6
10/26ColoradoW 41-6
11/02@ MissouriW 13-12
11/09KansasW 23-9
11/16@ Oklahoma St.W 20-16
11/23OklahomaW 29-20
01/01AuburnW 13-7
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