CLARIDGE’S GALLOP SPARKS HUSKERS IN ORANGE BOWL
Nebraska made its second Orange Bowl trip a happier one than the first with a 13-7 win over Auburn. The Huskers evened their bowl recordand handed Bob Devaney his second bowl win in as many tries.
Claridge eludes the last defender. | Video & photos
Husker quarterback Dennis Claridge broke the game open before fans had settled in their seats. Aided by a Bob Brown block, Claridge bolted 68 yards down the sideline to put NU ahead 7-0 on the Huskers’ second play from scrimmage. At the time, it was the longest TD run in OB history. Moments later, Dave Theisen broke another OB record with a 31-yard field goal. The record lasted until the second quarter when he booted a 36-yarder to give NU a 13-0 halftime lead.
Auburn quarterback Jimmy Sidle almost brought the Tigers back, but Husker linebackers John Kirby and Bruce Smith broke up a fourth-and-four pass inside the 10-yard line with less than two minutes to go to preserve the win.
COMPLETE RECAP & STATS
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NU - FG Theisen 31, 5:26 Second Quarter NU - FG Theisen 36, 13:05 Third Quarter AU - Jimmy Sidle 13 run (Woody Woodall kick), 3:32 NU AU First Downs ........... 11 17 By rushing ............ 9 8 By passing ............ 2 8 By penalty ............ 0 1 Rushes-Net yards .. 46-204 35-126 Passing, Net yards .... 30 157 Att-Comp-Int ...... 9-4-0 27-14-1 Total Offense ........ 234 283 Punts-Avg. ........ 7-38.3 6-35.2 Fumbles-Lost ......... 2-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards ..... 6-65 5-39 Attendance: 72,647 NEBRASKA RUSHING Att. Gain Loss Net Avg Long Claridge 14 116 8 108 7.7 68 R.Johnson 14 47 0 47 3.5 7 McCloughan 5 25 0 25 5.0 9 Ross 7 21 0 21 3.0 6 Solich 2 3 0 3 1.5 2 Hohn 4 8 8 0 0.0 6 PASSING Att. Cmp. Int. Yds TD Long Claridge 9 4 0 30 0 13 RECEIVING No. Yds Long Doepke 1 13 13 Hohn 1 9 9 Jeter 1 8 8 Ross 1 0 0 AUBURN RUSHING Att. Gain Loss Net Avg Long Sidle 25 124 28 96 3.8 16 Rawson 4 14 0 14 3.5 5 Sutton 1 6 0 6 6.0 6 Frederickson 3 5 1 4 1.3 4 Rose 1 3 0 3 3.0 3 Griffith 1 3 0 3 3.0 3 PASSING Att. Cmp. Int. Yds TD Long Sidle 25 12 1 141 0 28 Rose 2 2 0 16 0 10 RECEIVING No. Yds Long Simpson 4 39 11 Rose 3 37 18 Waid 2 34 28 Ingle 2 22 11 Lewis 2 15 12 Sidle 1 10 10 Complete stats
