Nebraska 17
Minnesota 14

Sept. 28, 1968 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Minneapolis, MN
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1968 Nebraska-Minnesota football photo Jim McFarland touchdownJim McFarland heads for the end zone on a 14-yard reception. The touchdown and extra point tied the game with 10:50 remaining. · Omaha World-Herald · Newspapers.com

First Quarter
  MIN: Maurice Forte 2 run (Bob Stein kick) 1:35 
Second Quarter
  MIN: Forte 2 run (Stein kick) 6:04
  NEB: Joe Orduna 2 run (Paul Rogers kick) 0:43 
Fourth Quarter
  NEB: Jim McFarland 14 pass from Ernie Sigler (Rogers kick) 10:50
  NEB: Rogers 19 field goal, 1:32

                       NEB       MIN
First downs ........... 13        14
  By rushing ........... 4         5
  By passing ........... 7         8
  By penalty ........... 2         1
Rushing net ........ 45-91     45-83
Passing net .......... 146       135
  Comp-Att-Int ... 12-20-1   14-27-3
Total offense ..... 65-237    72-218
Punts-average ..... 7-41.5    8-42.5
Fumbles-lost ......... 4-4       1-1
Penalized-yards ..... 5-36      7-63

RUSHING
  NEB: Davis 22-67, Orduna 10-38, Frost 1-3, Green 6-minus-3, Ziegler 1-minus-4, Sigler 5-minus-10.
  MIN: Kemp 18-41, Forte 13-35, Hagen 2-4, Stephens 10-4, Carter 2-minus-1.

PASSING
  NEB: Sigler 12-20-1 146.
  MIN: Stephens 7-17-3 80; Hagen 7-10-0 55.

RECEIVING
  NEB: McFarland 4-68, Frost 3-29, Ziegler 1-25, Orduna 2-12, Davis 1-7, Ingles 1-5.
  MIN: Litten 8-90, Curtis 2-21, Forte 1-10, Parson 1-9, Carter 1-6, Kemp 1-minus-1.

Attendance: 53,362

Coverage

Recap

Rogers’ kick caps Husker rally from 14-0 deficit

Paul Rogers again kicked Nebraska to victory, this time with a 19-yard field goal with only 1:32 left in the game.

It was another rousing comeback win as the Huskers spotted the big, strong and talented Big Ten co-champs of 1967 a 14-0 lead. But Nebraska roared back for a 17-14 win before a throng of 55,362 fans to remain unbeaten and ranked in the top 10.

With 13:25 gone in the first quarter, Minnesota’s Maurice Forte bulled in to score after the Gophers got the ball at the NU 23 via a pass interception and 15-yard penalty.

Forte scored again with 6:04 left in the half after the Gophers jumped on a Husker fumble of a punt return at the NU 17.

Refusing to fold, Nebraska battled back to march 61 yards in five plays to pull up 14-7 at halftime. Big play in the drive was a 42-yard Ernie Sigler-to-Jim McFarland pass which carried to the Gopher 3. Joe Orduna scored and Paul Rogers kicked with 0:43 left in the half.

In the fourth quarter, Dana Stephenson picked off a Gopher pass and returned it 28 yards to the Minnesota 17. Three plays later, Sigler hit McFarland for a TD and Rogers kicked the tying point with 10:50 left in the game.

Sherwin Jarmon’s interception and 19-yard return, plus a piling penalty, gave the Huskers a chance for victory. Starting on the Gopher 38 late in the game, the Huskers drove to the two before stalling. Then, with 1:32 left in the game, Rogers booted his 19-yard beauty and Nebraska had win No. 3.

H’Max notes

• Nebraska’s winning drive was aided by two third-down conversions: a 16-yard pass from Sigler to McFarland on third and 9, and a 12-yard run by Orduna on third and 11.
• A pass play netted the Gophers a first down at the Nebraska 39 with five seconds left, but the game ended as the clock did not stop to allow the moving of the chains. That drew a fiery complaint from Minnesota coach Murray Warmath.
• Turnovers set up all 14 Minnesota points and 10 of Nebraska’s 17 points.

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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