Nebraska 61
Oregon 7

Sept. 14, 1974 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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Oregon00077
Nebraska2310141461
First quarter
NEB: Don Westbrook 22 run (Mike Coyle kick) 11:11
NEB: Westbrook 34 pass (Coyle kick) 6:41
NEB: Larry Mushinskie 36 pass (Coyle kick) 4:26
NEB: Team safety (OU's Rick Kane tackled in end zone) 2:31
Second quarter
NEB: Dave Humm 1 run (Coyle kick) 14:19
NEB: Al Eveland 45 field goal, 0:01
Third quarter
NEB: Tony Davis 1 run (Coyle kick) 11:04
NEB: Brad Jenkins recovered Jeff Moran's fumble in end zone (Coyle kick) 7:50
Fourth quarter
NEB: Dave Gillespie 6 run (Coyle kick) 9:49
NEB: Gary Higgs 17 run (Eveland kick) 7:09
ORE: Norval Turner 3 run (Stan Woodfill kick) 3:46

                           ORE       NEB
First Downs ................ 8        26
Rushing, Net ........... 45-78    56-333
Passing, Net ............. 113       139
  Comp-Att-Int ........ 9-16-1    8-14-0
Total Offense ......... 61-191    70-472
Punts-Avg .............. 11-36      4-34
Fumbles-Lost ............. 4-1       1-0
LEADING NU RUSHERS: Jeff Moran 69, John O’Leary 60.

 

LEADING NU PASSER: Dave Humm 8-12-0 for 139.

 

NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Dave Humm, 143.

 

MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS

 

ATTENDANCE: 76,053

 

NU OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE GAME: Don Westbrook, Dave Humm.

 

NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bob Martin.

 

Coverage

Recap

1974 Nebraska-Oregon football photoDave Humm flips a pass to wingback Don Westbrook. The first-quarter play went for a 34-yard touchdown. · Omaha World-Herald · Newspapers.com

Huskers swamp Ducks in opener

Nebraska’s Cornhuskers, playing before 76,053 in Memorial Stadium, opened the 1974 season in fine style as the Big Red destroyed the University of Oregon 61-7.

On its first possession, Nebraska scored as the Huskers drove 44 yards in five plays. Wingback Don Westbrook scored on a 22-yard inside reverse with 11:11 left in the first quarter and with Mike Coyle’s successful kick, Nebraska led 7-0.

Nebraska then scored on its second, third and fourth possessions of the first half as the hapless Ducks couldn’t stop the potent Husker attack. Oregon’s offense was equally impotent as the Ducks managed only one score, in the fourth quarter.

Statistically, the Huskers dominated Oregon on every count. Nebraska had 26 first downs to Oregon’s eight, and the Huskers amassed 472 total offensive yards to Oregon’s 191.

Individually, Nebraska was paced by senior I-back Jeff Moran’s 69 yards on four carries, senior quarterback Dave Humm’s eight pass completions in 12 attempts for 139 yards, and Westbrook’s two touchdowns.

Recap source: 1975 media guide

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Pregame & team info
1974 schedule
05/04Red 41, White 40
09/14OregonW 61-7
09/21@ WisconsinL 20-21
09/28NorthwesternW 49-7
10/05MinnesotaW 54-0
10/12MissouriL 10-21
10/19@ KansasW 56-0
10/26Oklahoma St.W 7-3
11/02@ ColoradoW 31-15
11/09@ Iowa St.W 23-13
11/16Kansas St.W 35-7
11/23OklahomaL 14-28
12/31FloridaW 13-10
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