Nebraska 20
Wisconsin 16

Sep. 29, 1973 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  T 
Wisconsin 0 7 0 9 16
Nebraska 7 0 0 13 20 
First quarter
NEB: Tony Davis 9 pass from Dave Humm (Rich Sanger kick) 4:23
Second quarter
WIS: Selvie Washington 1 run (Rich Barrios kick) 3:02
Fourth quarter
WIS: Barrios 29 field goal, 7:57
NEB: Frosty Anderson 23 pass from Humm (Sanger kick) 5:23
WIS: Washington 96 kickoff return (kick failed) 5:09
NEB: Davis 14 run (pass failed) 2:48

                            WIS       NEB
First Downs ............      9        23
  Rushing ..............      6         6
  Passing ..............      2        17
  Penalty ..............      1         0
Rushing, Net ........... 51-175    45-148
  Yards gained .........    189       168
  Yards lost ...........     14        20 
Passing, Net ...........     39       297
  Comp-Att-Int .........  4-9-0   25-36-2
Total Offense .......... 60-214    81-445
Punt Returns ...........    0-0      4-40
Kickoff Returns ........  4-128      2-26
Int. Returns ...........   2-33       0-0
Punts-Avg. ............. 8-38.2    5-41.5
Fumbles-Lost ...........    1-1       4-2
Penalties-Yards ........   4-36      4-38
RUSHING
WIS: Marek 30-145, Starch 7-19, Washington 9-21, Mack 1-1, Bohlig 3-1, Rose 1-minus-12.

NEB: Bahe 4-58, Davis 16-51, Goeller 13-16, Humm 2-8, Moran 6-8, Damkroger 3-7, Runty 1-0.

PASSING
WIS: Bohlig 4-9-0, 39 yds.
NEB: Humm 25-36-2, 297 yds.

RECEIVING
WIS: Sanger 2-27, Washington 1-6, Starch 1-6

NEB: Anderson 9-141, Bahe 5-86, Longwell 2-26, Goeller 3-19, Davis 1-9, Revelle 1-7, Damkroger 1-6, Moran 3-3.

MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS

ATTENDANCE: 76,279

NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Tom Ruud

NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Dave Humm
  (Also Big Eight offensive player of week)

Coverage

Recap

1973 Nebraska-Wisconsin fumbleDave Humm and Jeff Moran miss connections on a handoff. It was one of four Nebraska turnovers. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com

Huskers rally twice to beat Badgers

Nebraska’s Cornhuskers had to score twice in the final five minutes to pull out a hair-raising 20-16 decision over stubborn Wisconsin.

It was the third straight win for the Huskers and they had to have some sensational heroics under tense pressure as 76,279 fans went wild.

Wisconsin broke a 7-7 tie with 7:57 left in the fourth quarter on Rich Barrios’ 29-yard field goal.

Trailing 10-7, Nebraska stormed back after the kickoff 80 yards in six plays to take the lead. Dave Humm hit Frosty Anderson for 27 yards, then hit Ritch Bahe for 27 yards to get rolling. Three plays later, Humm hit Anderson for a 23-yard TD and a 14-10 lead with 5:23 left. But joy faded quickly as Selvie Washington returned the kickoff 96 yards to score and put the Badgers back on top, 16-14, with 5:09 left.

Humm calmly took charge again, however, moving the Huskers 83 yards in seven plays to win. The Husker passing star hit three passes, then sent Bahe 40 yards on an inside reverse. Two plays later Tony Davis ripped the final 14 yards to score with 2:48 left in the game.

Humm wound up with 305 yards in total offense. He hit an NU record 25 passes in 36 attempts for 297 yards – also a school record – and two TDs.

H’MAX NOTES: The win wasn’t secured until Nebraska stopped Wisconsin on fourth-and-1 at the NU 36 with 1:28 remaining. … Humm’s 23-yard TD pass to Anderson in the fourth quarter came on a fourth-and-7 play. … There were four lead changes in a span of less than six minutes the fourth quarter. … The Badgers were 30-point underdogs.

1973 John Dutton vs. WisconsinDefensive tackle John Dutton stops Wisconsin rullback Ken Starch for a one-yard loss. · The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wis.) · Newspapers.com

Game stories
Lincoln Journal Star
Omaha World-Herald
Daily Nebraskan
Wisconsin State Journal
Des Moines Register
Associated Press
Lyell Bremser transcript
Pregame & team info
1973 schedule
05/05 Red 35, White 25  
09/08 UCLA       W 40-13
09/22 N.C. State W 31-14
09/29 Wisconsin  W 20-16
10/06 @Minnesota W 48- 7
10/13 @Missouri  L 12-13
10/20 Kansas     W 10- 9
10/27 @Okla. St. T 17-17
11/03 Colorado   W 28-16
11/10 Iowa State W 31- 7
11/17 @Kan. St.  W 50-21
11/23 @Oklahoma  L  0-27
01/01 Texas      W 19- 3
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