Wisconsin 21
Nebraska 20

Sept. 21, 1974 • 12:50 p.m. Central
Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI • ABC
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Nebraska773320
Wisconsin0701421
First quarter
NEB: Don Westbrook 22 run (Mike Coyle kick) 6:13
Second quarter
WIS: Ron Egloff 9 pass from Gregg Bohlig (Vince Lamia kick) 6:14
NEB: John O'Leary 6 run (Coyle kick) 0:20
Third quarter
NEB: Coyle 30 field goal, 10:15
Fourth quarter
WIS: Bill Marek 1 run (Lamia kick) 14:16
NEB: Coyle 22 field goal, 4:21
WIS: Jeff Mack 77 pass from Bohlig (Lamia kick) 3:29 

                             NU      WIS
First Downs ................ 19       14
Rushing, Net............... 258       77
Passing, Net...............  47      242
  Comp-Att-Int ......... 5-13-2  14-21-1
Total Offense ............. 305      319
Return yards ............... 35        6
Punts-Avg. ............... 5-40     5-32
Fumbles-Lost .............. 4-2      3-2
Penalties-Yds. ........... 3-15     2-20

LEADING NU RUSHERS: John O'Leary 86, Tony Davis 76.

LEADING NU PASSERS: Dave Humm 2-6-0, Earl Everett 3-7-1.

NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: John O'Leary 94.

MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS

ATTENDANCE: 73,381

NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: John O'Leary (Note: O'Leary played three-quarters of the game with a broken jaw. He was lost to the Huskers for the next three games.)

NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Tom Ruud.

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Recap

Badgers stun Huskers with late TD bomb

Playing without star quarterback Dave Humm for over half the game, Nebraska’s bubble burst earlier than expected as the Huskers fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 21-20.

Playing before a regional ABC-TV audience and 73,381 in Camp Randall Stadium, the Huskers, playing without Humm, who suffered a hip pointer in the first quarter, battled courageously to a 17-14 fourth-quarter lead against the fired-up Badgers.

Then with 4:21 left in the game, Mike Coyle successfully kicked a 22-yard Husker field goal, giving Nebraska a 6-point lead with little time remaining. But catastrophe was about to strike.

Badger quarterback Gregg Bohlig, faced with a second and 16 from his own 23, rolled right and hit flanker Jeff Mack with a 77-yard TD pass, and with the successful kick, Wisconsin led Nebraska 21-20. It was also to be the final score.

Humm’s injury proved costly for the Huskers. Nebraska outrushed the Badgers 258 to 77, but Wisconsin outpassed the Huskers 242-47.

H’MAX NOTES: Coyle’s field goal with 4:21 remaining came after the Huskers had picked up a first down at the Wisconsin 2 yard line. NU’s offense was stymied on its three plays before the kick. … The Badgers sealed the victory when safety Steve Wagner intercepted an Earl Everett pass with 2:40 left. … The Huskers entered the game as 15-point favorites.

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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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