Huskers throttle Gamecocks
Sophomore quarterback Bob Churchich proved he was serious about succeeding the injured Fred Duda by sparking the Huskers to a 28-6 victory over South Carolina before a record Memorial Stadium crowd of 47,874.
Churchich fired a 30-yard TD pass to Kent McCloughan in the first period, and followed a 41-yard TD sprint by fullback Frank Solich with a 50-yard strike to Preston Love.
The Band Day throng also saw soph halfback Harry Wilson thread to a 7-yard tally in the fourth quarter.
H’MAX NOTES
• Quarterbacking the Gamecocks was senior Dan Reeves, the future Dallas Cowboys player and NFL coach. He completed 18 of 28 passes for 240 yards.
• Despite the lopsided loss, Reeves set single-game SC records for completions and passing yardage, but most of his success came against the Husker reserves in the fourth quarter after NU had gone ahead by 28-0. Against Nebraska’s first unit, he had 96 yards passing — 60 coming on the final play of the first half.
• Before the final play of the first half, the Gamecocks had just 7 yards rushing, 1 yard passing and no first downs.
• NU’s defensive ends — Langston Coleman in particular — created havoc for Reeves, forcing him to abandon his rollout style in favor of drop-back passing. Reeves was tackled for 36 yards in losses and lost two fumbles.
Recap source: 1965 NU media guide