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Whites 21
Reds 19

May. 6, 1972 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Whites 0 14 7 0 21
Reds 13 0 0 6 19 
First Quarter
R: Bill Olds 23 run (kick blocked) 11:45
R: Dave Goeller 3 run (Rich Sanger kick) 1:48
Second Quarter
W: Don Westbrook 3, run (Al Pieratt kick) 9:41
W: Tony Davis 2 run (Pieratt kick) 5:35
Third Quarter
W: Davis 2 run (Mark Okla kick) 4:26
Fourth Quarter
R: Olds 1 run (pass failed) 2:09

                           Reds   Whites
FIRST DOWNS ................ 16       18
  By Rushing ................ 9       11
  By Passing ................ 5        6
  By Penalty ................ 2        1
NET YARDS RUSHING ......... 148      179
  Rushing Attempts  ........ 51       51
  Yards Gained ............ 183      210
  Yards Lost ............... 35       31
NET YARDS PASSING ......... 105       96
  Attempted ................ 23       21
  Completed ................. 6        8
  Intercepted ............... 2        3
TOTAL OFFENSE .......... 74-253   72-275
INT. RETURNS-YARDS ....... 3-60     2-34
PUNTS-AVERAGE ............ 4-31     7-36
  Had Blocked ............... 0        0
PUNT RETURNS-YARDS ....... 2-18      0-0
KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS .... 4-60     4-65
PENALTIES-YARDS .......... 5-45     7-68
FUMBLES-LOST .............. 6-2      5-1

Attendance: 9,000 (est.)


REDS
                   Net             Long
RUSHING    Att.    Yds.     TD     Gain
D. Humm      5       8       0        7
Dixon       18      65       0       11
Olds         4      32       2       23
Garson       1       0       0        0
Coleman      5     -25       0        -
Goeller     14      56       1        9
Powell       1       5       0        5
O'Holleran   1       4       0        4
Revelle      2       9       0        7
Totals      51     154       3       23

                                   Long
PASSING  Comp.  Att.   Int.  Yds.  Gain
D. Humm    3     17     2     63     39
Garson     1      1     0     17     17
Coleman    2      5     0     25     14
Totals     6     23     2    105     39

                                   Long
RECEIVING   No.     Yds.    TD     Gain
Olds         1       15      0       15
Revelle      1       39      0       39
List         2       28      0       17
Garson       2       23      0       14
Totals       6      105      0       39
                
ALL RETURNS     Punts    K-offs   Ints.
Sloey                              1-19
Garson           1-13     1-11         
Goeller                   3-49         
Manstedt         1-5                   
Starkebaum                         2-41
WHITES
                    Net            Long
RUSHING    Att.     Yds.     TD    Gain
Rutan        7      -19       0      11
Davis       15       67       2      11
Carstens     3       33       0      28
Bahe         3       12       0       9
Potter       2       -1       0       1
Westbrook   11       59       1      16
Moran       10       28       0       5
Totals      51      179       3      28

                                   Long
PASSING  Comp.  Att.  Int.  Yds.   Gain
Rutan      3     12     1     24     12
Potter     5      9     2     72     30
Totals     8     21     3     96     30

                                   Long
RECEIVING   No.    Yds.     TD     Gain
Longwell     5      42       0       14
Bahe         2      40       0       30
Lackovic     1      14       0       14
Totals       8      96       0       30
              
ALL RETURNS     Punts    K-offs   Ints.
Rogers                             1-26
A. Johnson                         1-8 
Bahe                      3-65

Coverage

Recap

Reserves pull upset in Husker spring game

Led by sophomore I-back Tony Davis and junior middle guard John Bell, the second-string Whites upset the varsity Reds, 21-19, on this cold, rainy, wind-swept day. Davis topped all rushers with 67 yards and Bell led a determined White defensive effort which shut off the Reds after the first quarter.

The Reds had started off in high gear by scoring two first-quarter touchdowns for a 13-0 lead. Bill Olds picked up the first one when he raced 23 yards untouched with 11:45 left-it was his only carry of the first half. With 1:48 left, junior Dave Goeller punched into the end zone from three yards out and the varsity appeared to be rolling.

However, Whites quarterback Dana Potter used Davis and Don Westbrook effectively and completed some timely passes to bring his team back. Westbrook scored from the three with 9:41 left in the half, then Davis scored from two yards out with 5:35 to go. Al Pieratt kicked both PAT’s and the Whites held a surprising halftime lead, 14-13.

With 4:26 left in the third quarter, Davis picked up his second TD on another two-yard plunge, Mark Okla booted the extra point and the Whites were out to a 21-13 lead. The Reds scored late in the game on a one-yard plunge by Olds, but a PAT pass which would have tied the game, was just off the mark.

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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