Nebraska 36Wake Forest 12
Sept. 12, 1970 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | ||
| Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| Nebraska | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
First Quarter
WF: Tracy Lounsbury 35 field goal, 8:05
NU: Joe Orduna 5 run (Paul Rogers kick) 4:53
NU: Jeff Kinney 1 run (Rogers kick) 1:58
Second Quarter
WF: Safety, punt blocked in end zone, 13:53
NU: Jerry Tagge 13 run (Rogers kick) 5:17
NU: Johnny Rodgers 61 pass from Tagge (Ingles pass from Tagge) 2:02
Third Quarter
NU: Orduna 20 run (Rogers kick) 5:06
Fourth Quarter
WF: Gary Johnson 12 pass from Jim McMahen (Lounsbury kick) 0:53
WF NU
First Downs ............. 16 17
Rushing, Net ......... 50-84 50-207
Passing, Net ........... 138 175
Att-Comp-Int ..... 11-17-0 10-15-0
Total Offense ....... 61-222 65-382
Return yardage .......... 62 97
Punts ................. 8-47 5-38
Fumbles lost ............. 4 2
Yards penalized ......... 80 78
RUSHING
WF: Johnson 9-49; Hopkins 15-49; Garrett 6-11; Russell 18-(-3); McMahen 2-(-11)
NU: Kinney 11-57; Orduna 10-50; Rodgers 3-33; Schneiss 8-27; Tagge 7-22; Vactor 4-12; Olds 1-8; Carstens 1-7; Hughes 1-3; Jones 4-(-12)
PASSING
WF: Russell 6-11-0 77; McMahen 5-6-0 61
NU: Tagge 9-12-0 168; Jones 1-3-0 7
RECEIVING
WF: Bowden 5-63; Winrow 2-28; Moore 1-9; Johnson 3-38
NU: Kinney 3-42; Rodgers 2-64; Schneiss 2-(-2); Ingles 1-45; List 1-16; Orduna 1-10
NU BACK OF GAME
Jerry Tagge: Hit 9 of 12 passes for 168 yards, one a 61-yarder for a TD. Scored on 13-yard run.
NU LINEMAN OF GAME
Bob Newton: Great blocking helped NU run for 207 yards, pass for 168 and score 36 points.
Attendance: 66,103
NU BACK OF GAME
Jerry Tagge: Hit 9 of 12 passes for 168 yards, one a 61-yarder for a TD. Scored on 13-yard run.
NU LINEMAN OF GAME
Bob Newton: Great blocking helped NU run for 207 yards, pass for 168 and score 36 points.
Attendance: 66,103
