Kansas St. 12
Nebraska 0

Nov. 9, 1968 • 2 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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1968 Nebraska-Kansas State football photo, Dick DavisNebraska’s Dick Davis runs for eight yards in the second quarter. · Omaha World-Herald · Newspapers.com

First Quarter
KS: Mack Herron 9 pass from Lynn Dickey
   (kick failed) 12:33 
Fourth Quarter
KS: Max Arreguin 28 field goal, 13:01
KS: Arreguin 50 field goal, 9:10

                          KS        NU
First Downs ........      12        13
Rushing Net ........  41-102     52-78
Passing Net ........     217        68
  Comp-Att-Int ..... 15-28-0    7-28-2  
Total Offense ......  69-319    80-146
Return yardage .....      31       107
Punts-Average ...... 10-42.5   10-31.8
Fumbles lost .......       3         0
Yards penalized ....     125         0

RUSHING
  KS: Brown 21-73, Herron 8-21, Harrison 3-11, Davis 6-9, Dickey 3-minus-12
  NU: Davis 18-65, Orduna 10-36, Ziegler 6-21, Schneiss 1-5, Frost 1-3, Green 1-2, Sigler 8-minus-18, Patrick 7-minus-36.

PASSING
  KS: Dickey 15-28-0 217.
  NU: Patrick 5-10-0 48; Sigler 2-18-2 20.

RECEIVING
  KS: Jones 5-90, Herron 5-81, Collins 1-23, Montgomery 2-20, Wells 1-4, Davis 1-minus-1.
  NU: Penney 3-34, McFarland 1-12, Davis 1-10, Topliff 1-10, Ingles 1-2.

Complete individual stats

Attendance: 67,466

Coverage

Recap

Wildcats register stunning shutout

Kansas State’s underdog Wildcats socked the Cornhuskers early and hung on for a stunning 12-0 upset before 67,466 Homecoming fans.

On their first play, the Wildcats hit the Huskers with a 47-yard pass from Lynn Dickey to Dave Jones, and three plays later they had a 6-0 lead just 2½ minutes into the first quarter.

The Husker offense never got inside the K-State 31, and the Wildcats kicked two fourth-quarter field goals to pad their lead.

K-State’s defense kept the Huskers in check throughout the game. The Scarlet attack was held to 78 yards on the ground and only 7 of 28 successful passes.

It was only the second shutout for the Cornhuskers under Coach Bob Devaney.

H’MAX NOTES: It was KSU’s first conference win since 1964, the Wildcats’ first shutout since 1955 and their first victory over Nebraska since 1959. … ABC’s Beano Cook rated it as college football’s biggest upset of 1968. … The game was played in 30-degree weather. … Nebraska’s starting quarterback, Ernie Sigler, finished with two completions, two interceptions and a net two yards of total offense (20 passing, minus-18 rushing).

Recap source: 1969 NU media guide

1968 Nebraska-Kansas State football photo Lynn DickeyNebraska’s Bob Liggett tries to bat down a Lynn Dickey pass as Bill Hornbacher hits the KSU quarterback. · The Lincoln Star · Newspapers.com

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Pregame & team info
1968 schedule
05/11White 26, Red 24
09/14WyomingW 13-10
09/21UtahW 31-0
09/28@ MinnesotaW 17-14
10/12KansasL 13-23
10/19MissouriL 14-16
10/26@ Oklahoma St.W 21-20
11/02@ Iowa St.W 24-13
11/09Kansas St.L 0-12
11/16@ ColoradoW 22-6
11/23@ OklahomaL 0-47
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