Nebraska 24
Iowa St. 13

Nov. 2, 1968 • 2 p.m. Central
Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA
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Nebraska7140324
Iowa St.070613
First Quarter
NEB: Joe Orduna 2 run (Paul Rogers kick) 1:35 
Second Quarter
NEB: Dick Davis 4 run (Rogers kick) 10:36
ISU: Jeff Allen 35 run (Vern Skripsky kick) 1:28
NEB: Tom Penney 8 pass from Ernie Sigler (Rogers kick) 0:13
Fourth Quarter
ISU: Willie Harris 2 run (pass failed) 3:46
NEB: Paul Rogers 28 field goal, 0:05

                       NEB       ISU
First Downs ..........  21        19
Rushing Net ....... 57-209    46-182
Passing Net .......... 161       108
  Comp-Att-Int ... 12-17-0   10-28-2
Total Offense ..... 74-370    74-290
Punts-average ....... 8-37      5-44
Fumbles lost ........... 1         2
Yards penalized ....... 94        77

RUSHING
  NEB: Davis 16-87, Orduna 22-72, Schneiss 7-35, Ziegler 6-32, Green 1-0, Sigler 5-minus-17.
  ISU: Allen 8-73, King 10-41, Warder 22-41, Johnson 3-19, Davis 1-4, Harris 2-4.  

PASSING
  NEB: Sigler 12-17-0 161.
  ISU: Wander 10-26-2 108.

RECEIVING
  NEB: Penney 6-84, Ziegler 2-44, McFarland 2-24, Ingles 1-5, Davis 1-4.
  ISU: Stowe 4-38, Allen 1-27, Johnson 3-24, Campbell 2-19.

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Attendance: 29,000

Coverage

Recap

1968 Nebraska-Iowa State football photo, Dick DavisDick Davis scores Nebraska’s second touchdown on a four-yard run in the second quarter. · The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa) · Newspapers.com

Husker use strong start to top Cyclones

Nebraska popped Iowa State for a 14-0 lead and battled through to a solid 24-13 win before a record 29,000 fans.

The Huskers took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards to score, with Joe Orduna getting the last two yards and the TD.

In the second quarter, the Huskers converted a Cyclone fumble at the ISU 22 into a quick TD and a 14-0 lead. The Cyclones came back to score, but an Ernie Sigler to Tom Penney pass capped a sensational 71-yard drive in the last 1:24 of the half and Nebraska had a 21-7 lead.

Late in the game Iowa State pulled up 21-13 and recovered a subsequent onside kick, but Nebraska held and added the icing on the victory when Paul Rogers kicked a 28-yard field goal.

Recap source: 1969 NU media guide

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Pregame & team info
1968 schedule
05/11White 26, Red 24
09/14WyomingW 13-10
09/21UtahW 31-0
09/28@ MinnesotaW 17-14
10/12KansasL 13-23
10/19MissouriL 14-16
10/26@ Oklahoma St.W 21-20
11/02@ Iowa St.W 24-13
11/09Kansas St.L 0-12
11/16@ ColoradoW 22-6
11/23@ OklahomaL 0-47
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