Cornhuskers swamp the Tide for repeat title
The national championship showdown between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Alabama barely got started before the powerful Cornhuskers erased all doubt.Nebraska led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime, en route to a 38-6 thrashing of the Crimson Tide.
Taking advantage of a Tide error, NU marched 47 yards in five plays for a 6-0 lead with 12:59 gone in the game. On the last play of the first quarter, Johnny Rodgers recorded another of his sensational punt returns, this time for 77 yards and a 14-0 lead.
Alabama fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and NU had to march only 27 yards to make it 21-0 with 2:17 gone in the second period.
FULL RECAP
Jerry List & Mike Beran give Bob Devaney a championship ride. Second Quarter NEB: Tagge 1 run (Sanger kick) 12:43 NEB: Gary Dixon 2 run (Sanger kick) 8:49 Third Quarter ALA: Terry Davis 3 run (run failed) 5:49 NEB: Sanger 21 field goal 0:00 Fourth Quarter NEB: Van Brownson 1 run (Sanger kick) 4:45 ALA NEB First Downs ................. 16 15 Rushing ................... 13 9 Passing .................... 3 5 Penalty .................... 0 1 Rushes-Net Yards ........ 58-241 47-183 Yards Gained ............. 290 201 Yards Lost ................ 49 18 Net Yards Passing ........... 47 159 Passes Att-Comp-Int.... 13-3-2 20-11-0 Total Offense plays-yds.. 71-288 67-342 Interception returns-yds.... 0-0 2-30 Punts-average ........... 7-43.3 5-42.4 Punts returns-yards ...... 4-36 6-136 Kickoff returns-yards .... 7-128 0-0 Fumbles-lost ............... 5-2 3-2 Penalties-yards ........... 4-58 4-50 LEADING NU RUSHER: Jeff Kinney 20-99. LEADING NU PASSER: Jerry Tagge 11 for 19-159. LEADING NU RECEIVER: Johnny Rodgers 4-84. ATTENDANCE: 78,151 COMPLETE STATS
