Nebraska 13
Auburn 7

Jan. 1, 1964
Orange Bowl • Miami, FL • NBC
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Nebraska1030013
Auburn00707
First Quarter
NU: Dennis Claridge 68 run (Dave Theisen kick) 13:47 
NU: Theisen 31 field goal, 5:26
Second Quarter
NU: Theisen 36 field goal, 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

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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 TD run
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.

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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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