Oklahoma 17
Nebraska 7

Nov. 21, 1964 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Owen Field •Norman, OK
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1964 Nebraska-Oklahoma football photo interceptionAllen Bumgardner intercepts a Bob Churchich pass at the 50. Larry Brown ran 48 yards for OU’s final touchdown on the following play. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com

First Quarter
  OU: Ralph Metcalf 23 field goal, 12:53
Second Quarter
  NU: Freeman White 56 pass from Bob Churchich (Duncan Drum kick) 5:59
Fourth Quarter
  OU: Bob Page 1 run (Metcalf kick) 6:16
  OU: Larry Brown 48 run (Metcalf kick) 3:11

                          NU       OU
First downs ............. 14       16
  By rushing ............. 6       14
  By passing ............. 7        2
  By penalty ............. 1        0
Rushing net .......... 35-86   61-268
Passing net ............ 150       30
  Comp-Att-Int ..... 12-24-3    2-6-1
Total offense ....... 59-236   67-298
Punts-average ......... 4-30     6-33
Fumbles lost ............. 0        0
Yards penalized ......... 24       45
 
RUSHING
  NU: Churchich 17-39, Hohn 9-29, Solich 5-16, McCloughan 3-2, Wilson 1-0.
  OU: Brown 12-104, Kennedy 19-88, Grisham 9-27, Ringer 9-26, Page 8-13, Rentzel 2-4, Pannell 1-4, Mayhue 1-2.

PASSING
  NU: Churchich 12-24-3 150. 
  OU: Mayhue 1-1-0 19; Pannell 1-2-1 11; Page 0-3-0 0.

RECEIVING
  NU: White 4-98, Wilson 2-14, Jeter 2-25, Hohn 2-7, McCloughan 2-6.
  OU: McCurdy 1-19, Neely 1-11.

Attendance: 54,552

Coverage

Recap

Sooners upset Huskers with late scores

Oklahoma’s powerful Sooners, playing near-perfect football, ruined Nebraska’s hopes for an undefeated season by registering two fourth-quarter touchdowns for a 17-7 victory.

Oklahoma drew first blood on a 23-yard field goal by Ralph Metcalf, but the Huskers retaliated with a 56-yard Bob Churchich-to-Freeman White touchdown combo for a 7-3 lead. This held up from midway in the second period until only 6:16 remained in the game.

That’s when the Sooners capped a 24-play, 88-yard drive to go ahead 10-7. After a pass interception, Oklahoma’s Larry Brown scooted 48 yards to wrap up the upset with 3:11 left in the game.

Nebraska’s loss snapped the nation’s longest winning streak at 16, but the Cornhuskers gained sole possession of the Big Eight title for the second straight year when Missouri defeated Kansas.

The Cornhuskers wound up 9-1 for the year and 6-1 in the Big Eight, nabbing No. 6 in the final AP and UPI polls.

H’Max notes

• Oklahoma’s go-ahead drive consumed 11:29 of the third and fourth quarters, and all 24 plays were runs. There were three fourth-down conversions, including a fourth-and-3 from the Nebraska 8. “No one’s generated a drive on us quite as convincing as that one,” Nebraska head coach Bob Devaney said afterward.
• The 268 rushing yards surrendered by Nebraska was a season high, and the Huskers’ 86 yards on the ground amounted to a season low.

Recap source: 1965 NU media guide

1964 Freeman White vs Oklahoma footballFreeman White sprints down the sideline en route to the Huskers’ only touchdown. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com

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Pregame & team info
1964 schedule
05/09White 24, Red 15
09/19South DakotaW 54-0
09/26@ MinnesotaW 26-21
10/03@ Iowa St.W 14-7
10/10South CarolinaW 28-6
10/17Kansas St.W 47-0
10/24@ ColoradoW 21-3
10/31MissouriW 9-0
11/07@ KansasW 14-7
11/14Oklahoma St.W 27-14
11/21@ OklahomaL 7-17
01/01ArkansasL 7-10
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