Nebraska 14
Kansas 7

Nov. 7, 1964 • 1:30 p.m. Central

Memorial Stadium •Lawrence, KS

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
Nebraska	7	7	0	0	14
Kansas	0	7	0	0	7

First Quarter
NU: Freeman White 92 pass from Bob Churchich (Duncan Drum kick) 2:31 
Second Quarter
KU: Ron Oelschlager 3 run (Gary Duff kick) 14:25
NU: Bob Hohn 1 run (Drum kick) 8:40

                          NU       KU
First downs ............. 17       13
Rushing net ......... 44-219   34-100
Passing net ............ 160      136
  Comp-Att-Int ...... 6-12-0   9-20-0
Total offense ....... 56-379   54-236
Punts-Avg ............. 4-38     7-38
Yards penalized ......... 18       22

RUSHING
  NU: Hohn 12-84, McCloughan 8-58, Wilson 10-38, Solich 9-37, Kirkland 1-4, Churchich 4-minus-1.  
  KU: Oelschlager 14-51, Sayers 11-27, Skahan 2-15, Johnson 6-9, Duff 1-minus-1.

PASSING
  NU: Churchich 6-12-0 159.
  KU: Skahan 9-19-0 136, Sayers 0-1-0 0.

RECEIVING
  NU: White 3-114, McCloughan 1-18, Wilson 1-16, Jeter 1-11.
  KU: Johnson 1-53, Sayers 4-49, Hornung 1-14, Buda 2-13, Elias 1-7.

Attendance: 44,509

Bob Hohn cuts through a gap in the Kansas defensive line to score from one yard out, putting Nebraska ahead to stay. · The Kansas City Star · Newspapers.com

Coverage

Recap

92-yard pass play helps Huskers survive test in Lawrence

Nebraska took sole possession of first place in the Big Eight race and racked up win No. 8 of the season and No. 15 in succession with a heart-stopping 14-7 win over the inspired Kansas Jayhawks.

All of the scoring was packed into the first half, with the Huskers starting the action off with a 92-yard TD pass from Bob Churchich to end Freeman White late in the first period. It was a record NU aerial as White took the pass on the NU 35 and out-raced the Jayhawk safety.

A 53-yard pass on the first play after the kickoff – Bob Skahan to Mike Johnson – got KU back in contention quickly, and Ron Oelschlager boomed in for the tying TD on the second play of the second quarter. Back roared the Cornhuskers with a 70-yard march, the big gainer being a 39-yard sprint by co-captain Bob Hohn. He also went the final yard with 8:40 left in the half.

From that point on, it was a defensive struggle of titanic proportions – fumbles stopping NU drives; the Huskers battling furiously to contain All America halfback Gale Sayers. Late in the fourth quarter, Sayers got loose and had a pass from Skahan in his grasp at the NU 15, but he couldn’t hold the ball. Nebraska took over and marched with the ball to run out the final four minutes.

H’Max notes

• Nebraska was 7-0 and Kansas was 5-2 entering the game, but the teams had identical 4-0 records in Big Eight play.
• Before the game, Football News predicted a 16-14 Kansas win, and Sports Illustrated said the Huskers were “ripe for an upset.”

Recap source: 1965 NU media guide

Game stories

Omaha World-Herald

Black Shirts, Black Shirts Everywhere! Huskers Frustrate Kansas, Sayers, 14-7

Lincoln Journal Star

Kansas City Star

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Late Jayhawk Bid Fails; Nebraska Defeats K.U.

Associated Press

Nebraska Chokes K.U. Bid

Pregame & team info

1964 schedule

05/09	White 24, Red 15
09/19	South Dakota	W 54-0
09/26	@ Minnesota	W 26-21
10/03	@ Iowa St.	W 14-7
10/10	South Carolina	W 28-6
10/17	Kansas St.	W 47-0
10/24	@ Colorado	W 21-3
10/31	Missouri	W 9-0
11/07	@ Kansas	W 14-7
11/14	Oklahoma St.	W 27-14
11/21	@ Oklahoma	L 7-17
01/01	Arkansas	L 7-10

Commentary

Mehl

At no time was either team in what might be called command.

Ernest Mehl