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Nebraska 56
Kansas 0

Oct. 21, 1972 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 0 28 14 14 56
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Moran

A running lane opens up for the Huskers’ Jeff Moran. | Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics
Second Quarter
NU: Frosty Anderson 30 pass from Dave Humm (Sanger kick) 11:24
NU: Johnny Rodgers 72 pass from Humm (Sanger kick) 6:46
NU: Dave Goeller 4 run (Sanger kick) 5:14
NU: Goeller 10 pass from Humm (Sanger kick) 0:45
Third Quarter
NU: Rodgers 5 run (Sanger kick) 13:46
NU: Bob Revelle 30 pass from Humm (Sanger kick) 9:49
Fourth Quarter
NU: Jeff Moran 2 run (Sanger kick) 12:17
NU: Frosty Anderson 53 pass from Steve Runty (Sanger kick) 7:24

                        NU       KU
First Downs .........   20        4
Rushing, Net ...... 50-171    45-32
Passing, Net ........  360       31
  Comp-Att-Int ... 19-38-2   5-23-2
Total Offense ..... 88-531    68-63
Return yards .......... 17       66
Punts ............... 8-36    15-33
Fumbles-Lost ........  2-1      3-2
Penalties-Yards ..... 6-70   10-101

Attendance: 50,500

LEADING NU RUSHERS:
 Bill Olds 4-58, Don Westbrook 6-42.
LEADING NU PASSERS:
 Dave Humm, 16 of 31 - 281; Steve Runty 3 of 7 - 79.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER:
 Dave Humm  - 278.

NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Dave Humm.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF GAME: Dave Mason and Bill Sloey.

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Recap

Jayhawks lay goose egg against Huskers

Kansas managed to blank Nebraska in the first quarter, but the Cornhuskers then exploded for a 56-0 thrashing of the Jayhawks before a sellout crowd of 50,500 in Lawrence.

It was the third straight shutout for the Cornhuskers.

Shaken by the fired-up Jayhawks’ first-quarter enthusiasm, the Huskers got busy in the second quarter and ripped off 28 quick points to put the game on ice.

Dave Humm got things warmed up with a 30-yard TD pass to Frosty Anderson for the ice-breaker, then quickly came back with a 72-yard scoring toss to Johnny Rodgers. After a fumble recovery at the KU 13, Dave Goeller scored three plays later, and with 45 seconds left in the half, Humm hit Goeller with a 10-yard TD pass.

Nebraska added two touchdowns in each of the last two quarters to turn the game into a rout. In three games Nebraska had outscored Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas, 157-0.

Recap source: 1973 media guide

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Pregame & team info
1972 schedule
05/06 Reds 19, Whites 21
09/09 @ UCLA L 17-20
09/16 Texas A&M W 37-7
09/23 @ Army W 77-7
09/30 Minnesota W 49-0
10/14 Missouri W 62-0
10/21 @ Kansas W 56-0
10/28 Oklahoma St. W 34-0
11/04 @ Colorado W 33-10
11/11 @ Iowa St. L 23-23
11/18 Kansas St. W 59-7
11/23 Oklahoma L 14-17
01/01 Notre Dame W 40-6
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