Whites 22
Reds 21

April 25, 1981 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Whites077822
Reds1407021
First Quarter
RED: Craig 2 run (Seibel kick) 11:32
RED: Craig 61 run (Seibel kick) 1:50
Second Quarter
WHI: Burke 1 run (Neil kick) 0:41
Third Quarter
WHI: Rogan 1 run (Neil kick) 10:19
RED: Moravec 15 run (Seibel kick) 1:24
Fourth Quarter
WHI: Gill 11 run (Gill run) 0:24

Attendance: 25,431 (new record)

Rushing  Att Gain Loss  Net TD Lng
Patterson  1    4    0    4  0   4
Burke      3    4    0    4  1   2
Brungardt  7   33    0   33  0   8
Rogan      5   13    0   13  1   4
Ripa       3    7    0    7  0   4
Hill, P.   1    2    0    2  0   2
Gill       9   47    2   45  1  13
Mathison  11  100    0  100  0  22
Fryar      1    0    7   -7  0   0
Thompson   2   17    0   17  0  15
Thomas     1   17    0   17  0  17
Greene     2   20    0   20  0  15
TOTALS    46  264    9  255  3  22

Passing  Att  Cp Int  Yds  TD  Lng
Gill      16   6   2   82   0   21
Mathison  18   5   1   88   0   25
TOTALS    34  11   3  170   0   25

Receiving    No.  Yds    TD   Long
Simmons       1    17     0     17
Brungardt     1    10     0     10
Krenk         3    28     0     13
Norberg       3    53     0     21
Fryar         1    15     0     15
Sorenson      1    22     0     22
Wehrle        1    25     0     25
TOTALS       11   170     0     25

Punting     No.  Yds   Avg.   Long
Campbell     4   188   47.0     54
Field Goals    Att.   Made    Long
Neil             2      0       - 

Returns     Punts   K-offs   Intcp
Fryar       1-14     1-21         
Daum                          1-14
Clarke                        1-25
TOTALS      1-14     1-21     2-39
Rushing  Att Gain Loss  Net TD Lng
Borer      1    1    0    1  0   1
Russell    4   14    0   14  0   6
Craig     11  131    5  126  2  61
J. Smith  10   57    5   52  0  13
Bates      3   14    0   14  0   6
Moravec    4   20    1   19  1  15
Mauer     10   47   14   33  0  17
Sundberg   6   52   22   30  0  20
Steels     2   23    0   23  0  14
Curry      1    0    0    0  0   0
P. Smith   1    2    0    2  0   2
McCowan    3    9    0    9  0   5
Seibel     1   11    0   11  0  11
TOTALS    57  381   47  334  3  61

Passing  Att  Cp. Int Yds  TD  Lng
Mauer     16   8   0   93   0   22
Sundburg  10   2   2   27   0   17
TOTALS    26  10   2  120   0   22

Receiving   No.  Yds.   TD    Long
Woodard      2    30     0      21
J.Williams   2    13     0       8
D. Hill      2    27     0      22
Steels       2    23     0      13
Curry        2    27     0      17
TOTALS      10   120     0      22

Punting     No.  Yds  Avg.    Long
Seibel       4   153  38.3      53
Field Goals   Att.   Made     Long
Seibel         -      -         - 

Returns      Punts   K-offs  Intcp
Steels                1-13        
Haywood                        1-0
Kramer                1-1         
Graeber                        1-3
Van Norman                     1-0
TOTAL                 2-14     3-3

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Recap

1981 spring game Turner Gill photoDefensive end Eric Buchanan chases Turner Gill. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com

Last-minute score lifts Whites past Reds

The finale to Nebraska spring football practice offered daring coaching tactics, the explosive and record-breaking running of Roger Craig and, just 24 seconds before the final gun, a touch­down and two-point conversion that left the Whites a 22-21 winner over the Reds.

Quarterback Turner Gill scored on an 11-yard run and added the two-point conversion to climax a desperation drive for the victory. The Whites moved for their touchdown in just over a minute after gaining possession at their own 46 with 1:30 to play.

Craig ran for a spring game record of 126 yards on just 11 carries.

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Pregame & team info
1981 schedule
04/25Whites 22, Reds 21
09/12@ IowaL 7-10
09/19Florida St.W 34-14
09/26Penn St.L 24-30
10/03AuburnW 17-3
10/10ColoradoW 59-0
10/17@ Kansas St.W 49-3
10/24@ MissouriW 6-0
10/31KansasW 31-15
11/07@ Oklahoma St.W 54-7
11/14Iowa St.W 31-7
11/21@ OklahomaW 37-14
01/01ClemsonL 15-22
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