Whites 28
Reds 10

May 14, 1966 • 2 p.m. Central
Seacrest Field •Lincoln, NE
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First Quarter
WHI: Mick Ziegler 1 run (Larry Wachholtz kick) 8:13
Second Quarter
RED: Harry Wilson 11 run (Ron Poggemeyer kick) 14:13
RED: Poggemeyer 34 field goal, 9:53
Third Quarter
WHI: Dennis Galbraith 4 run (Wachholtz kick blocked) 2:07
Fourth Quarter
WHI: Sherwin Jarmon 31 pass from Al Fierro (Galbraith kick) 10:18
WHI: Dennis Morrison 5 pass from Frank Patrick (Nestor Yannon pass from Galbraith) 0:50

                          WHI       RED
First downs .............. 13         7
Yards rushing ........... 100        32
Yards passing ........... 135        65
  Comp-Att-Int ...... 11-30-2    7-33-2
Punts-Average ........ 7-24.0    7-29.1
Fumbles lost .............. 3         1
Yards penalized ......... 120        25

RUSHING
WHI: Gregory 6-44, Ziegler 8-27, Davis 5-15, Galbraith 6-15, Yannon 4-5, Grithlors 6-4, Patrick 3-3, Haasch 3-(-3), Fierro 4-(-10).

RED: Wilson 10-32, Tatman 3-9, Green 1-6, Churchich 1-4, Buckler 1-3, Kirkland 3-2, Brunk 8-(-5), Frost 1-(-6), Winters 5-(-8), Harding 4-(-10).

PASSING
WHI: Fierro 9-19 121, Patrick 2-10 14

RED: Churchich 5-19 49, Harding 2-7 16, Weber 0-5 0

RECEIVING
WHI: Penney 4-54, Jarmon 2-40, Morrison 2-17, Gregory 1-13, Davis 1-10, Wynn 1-1

RED: Richnafsky 3-19, Wilson 1-26, Buckler 1-12, Tatman 1-4, Brunk 1-4

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Recap

1966 Mick Ziegler spring gameAdrian Fiala (left) and Joe Washington close in on the Whites’ Mick Ziegler. · Lincoln Star · Newspapers.com

Recap

A stifling defensive performance and a go-ahead 99-yard drive into a stiff wind highlighted the Whites’ 28-10 victory over the Reds in Nebraska’s annual spring game.

The Whites had the first-team defense and the Reds had the first-team offense. After 60 minutes of play, the statistics told who won that battle: The Reds could muster just 97 yards of offense and missed on all but seven of 33 passes.

The Reds held a 10-7 lead in the third quarter and seemed poised to pad their advantage, but an interception by Marv Mueller ended the threat and gave the Whites the ball at their own one-foot line. Using a mix of runs and passes, quarterback Al Fierro drove the Whites the length of the field for a touchdown and a lead they would not relinquish.

Two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter, one of them on a 31-yard pass from Fierro to Sherwin Jarmon, gave the Whites their final 28-10 advantage.

Fierro’s decision-making and passing (9 of 19 for 121 yards) earned the praise of coach Bob Devaney, who noted that several of his passes were dropped.

The Omaha World-Herald reported that attendance at Seacrest Field was “generously estimated” at 8,500.

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR: 12

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Game & team info
1966 schedule
05/14Whites 28, Reds 10
09/17TCUW 14-10
09/24Utah St.W 28-7
10/01@ Iowa St.W 12-6
10/08@ WisconsinW 31-3
10/15Kansas St.W 21-10
10/22@ ColoradoW 21-19
10/29MissouriW 35-0
11/05@ KansasW 24-13
11/12Oklahoma St.W 21-6
11/24@ OklahomaL 9-10
01/02AlabamaL 7-34
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