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Nebraska 31
Colorado 15

Nov. 2, 1974 • 1 p.m. Central
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO • ABC
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 6 11 14 0 31
Colorado 0 0 0 15 15 
First quarter
NU: Larry Mushinskie 5 pass from Dave Humm (Mike Coyle kick failed) 9:28
Second quarter
NU: John O'Leary 1 run (Tony Davis run) 11:26
NU: Coyle 37 field goal, 0:11
Third quarter
NU: Don Westbrook 16 pass from Humm (Coyle kick) 3:50
NU: O'Leary 2 run (Coyle kick) 0:21
Fourth quarter
CU: Billy Waddy 8 run (Tom Mackenzie kick) 10:45
CU: Rick Ellwood 35 pass from D. Williams (L. Williams run) 4:43

                        NU        CU
First Downs ........... 20        22
Rushing, Net ...... 53-243    58-259
Passing, Net ......... 194       171
  Comp-Att-Int ... 13-21-0   11-20-2
Total Offense ..... 74-437    69-430
Punts-Avg ........... 3-40      2-36
Fumbles-Lost ......... 5-1       5-3
Penalties-Yards ..... 2-20      3-38


LEADING NU RUSHER: Monte Anthony 157.


LEADING NU PASSER: Dave Humm 12-20-0.


NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Dave Humm 171.


MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS


ATTENDANCE: 52,049


NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Dave Humm.


NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Tom Ruud and Bob Nelson.


NOTE: Humm and Ruud were ABC's offensive and defensive players of the game.

Coverage

Recap

1974 Nebraska-Colorado football game photo: Mike McCoy and Tom PateColorado’s Mike McCoy leaps over Nebraska defenders. At right is the Huskers’ Tom Pate. · Press of Atlantic City (N.J.) · Newspapers.com

Huskers thump Buffs in Boulder

Behind the running of freshman I-back Monte Anthony and the pinpoint passing of quarterback Dave Humm, Nebraska defeated Colorado 31-15 at Folsom Field before an ABC-TV regional audience.

Anthony carried the ball for 157 yards on 23 carries. His biggest run was a 55-yard jaunt in the third quarter that helped set up a touchdown after the Buffaloes had twice threatened to cut into the Huskers’ 17-0 halftime lead.

Humm completed 12 of 20 passes for 165 yards. Nebraska’s first score came on a five-yard, first-quarter pass from Humm to tight end Larry Mushinskie. Humm also threw a 16-yarder to wingback Don Westbrook for a TD in the third period after Anthony’s long run.

Nebraska carried a 31-0 lead into the fourth quarter before Colorado scored twice in the final frame. A key statistic was turnovers; the Buffaloes lost the ball five times and Nebraska just once.

Nebraska improved to 3-1 in the conference and 6-2 overall with a trip to Iowa State up next.

Recap source: 1975 media guide.

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Pregame & team info
1974 schedule
05/04 Red 41, White 40
09/14 Oregon W 61-7
09/21 @ Wisconsin L 20-21
09/28 Northwestern W 49-7
10/05 Minnesota W 54-0
10/12 Missouri L 10-21
10/19 @ Kansas W 56-0
10/26 Oklahoma St. W 7-3
11/02 @ Colorado W 31-15
11/09 @ Iowa St. W 23-13
11/16 Kansas St. W 35-7
11/23 Oklahoma L 14-28
12/31 Florida W 13-10
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