First Quarter
NU: Dan Schneiss 2 run (Paul Rogers kick) 13:18
NU: Paul Rogers 28 field goal, 1:22
KU: Vince O'Neill 96 kickoff return (kick failed) 1:09
Second Quarter
KU: John Riggins 2 run (Bob Helmbacher kick) 13:23
KU: Dan Heck 1 run (Helmbacher kick) 9:28
NU: Guy Ingles 80 pass from Van Brownson (Rogers kick) 9:17
NU: Brownson 15 run (Rogers kick) 3:23
Third Quarter
NU: Johnny Rodgers 5 pass from Brownson (Rogers kick) 3:08
Fourth Quarter
NU: Brownson 3 run (Rogers kick) 13:22
NU: Rogers 32 field goal, 8:40
NUKU
First Downs ........... 23 16
Rushing, Net ......... 286 247
Passing, Net ......... 229 127
Att-Comp-Int .... 19-12-0 21-9-3
Total Offense ........ 515 374
Fumbles lost ........... 0 0
Punts-average ..... 5-40.8 6-38.1
Yards penalized ....... 74 52
RUSHING
NU: Orduna 16-67, Brownson 12-59, Schneiss 13-53, Rodgers 4-50, Kinney 7-47, Vactor 4-11.
KU: Conley 10-91, Riggins 18-76, Nelloms 3-34, Heck 11-30, O'Neil 2-19, Jessie 1-15, Turner 1-1, Jones 3-(-19)
PASSING
NU: Brownson 10-15-183; Tagge 2-3-46, B. Jones 0-1-0.
KU: Heck 7-13-63, 3 INT; R. Jones 2-8-64
RECEIVING
NU: Ingles 3-133, Rodgers 3-28, List 2-26, Kinney 1-22, Schneiss 1-11, Orduna 1-7, Vactor 1-2
KU: Foster 4-66, Jessie 3-62, Brown 1-2, Riggins 1-(-3)
PUNTING
NU: Hughes 5-40.8
KU: Leippman 6-38.1
KICKOFF RETURNS
NU: Rodgers 1-24; Kinney 1-22
KU: Riggins 4-70; O'Neill 2-112; Jessie 1-19
PUNT RETURNS
NU: Rodgers 3-21
KU: Conley 2-8; Adams 1-3
MORE INDIVIDUAL STATSNU BACK OF GAME: Van Brownson.
Hit 10 of 15 passes for 183 yards in first 1970 start. Two TD passes, the first an 80-yarder to put NU back in game in second quarter.
NU LINEMAN OF GAME: Bob Newton.
Third nomination, for another great blocking performance. Huskers ran through Newton-opened holes during first-half comeback.
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Larry Jacobson pressures KU quarterback Dan Heck.
Cornhuskers brush off Jayhawks’ surge
Nebraska’s Cornhuskers, stunned by a sudden Jayhawk surge, had to fight from behind to thrash Kansas, 41-20, before 50,000 noisy fans.
Morock
Husker Dave Morock intercepted a Jayhawk pass on the second play of the game and in four plays Nebraska led, 7-0. Late in the first quarter, Paul Rogers kicked a 28-yard field goal and it looked like a cakewalk.
Then Kansas ran wild for 20 points in less than seven minutes and Nebraska was down 20-10. Vince O’Neill ignited the Hawks with a 96-yard kickoff return, while John Riggins and Dan Heck each scored to give KU upset hopes with 9:28 left in the half.
But Nebraska rose to the challenge and had the Jayhawks reeling by halftime — Van Brownson hit Guy Ingles with an 80-yard TD pass to get NU rolling and the Big Red added a 73-yard drive to take a 24-20 lead at halftime.
Nebraska added two TDs and another field goal in the second half to wrap up the Huskers’ second Big 8 win and a 5-0-1 season mark.
H’MAX NOTES: Riggins’ touchdown followed KU’s recovery of an onside kick on the Nebraska 43. … Heck’s touchdown capped a 68-yard KU drive. … All of Kansas’ scoring occurred in a span of 6:41.