Red 35
White 25

May 5, 1973 • 1:30 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
1st2nd3rd4th F 
White0136625
Red7147735
First Quarter
RED: Ralph Powell 1 run (Al Eveland kick) 11:59
Second Quarter
WHI: Wonder Monds 91 interception return
    (Roberto Inesta kick) 14:16
WHI: Glen Ray 1 run (Mike Houser kick) 8:28
RED: Tony Davis 1 run (Eveland kick) 5:12
RED: Dave Goeller 10 run (Eveland kick) 1:29
Third Quarter
RED: Davis 7 run (Mike Coyle kick) 12:44
WHI: John O'Leary 3 run (pass failed) 7:40
Fourth Quarter
RED: Davis 3 run (Coyle kick) 14:08
WHI: Don Westbrook 46 run (run failed) 12:06

Attendance: 18,803 (record)

                           WHI       RED
FIRST DOWNS ............... 20        33
 Rushing .................. 11        19
 Passing ................... 6        12
 Penalty ................... 3         2
NET YARDS RUSHING ........ 240       265
 Attempts ................. 46        66
 Yards Gained ............ 248       325
 Yards Lost ................ 8        60
NET YARDS PASSING ......... 94       239
 Comp-Att-Int......... 17-30-1   18-28-2
TOTAL OFFENSE ......... 76-334    94-504
INT. RETURN YDS ........... 91         0
PUNTS-AVERAGE ........... 4-39     3-125
PUNT RETURNS-YDS ........ 3-26       3-4
KICKOFF RETURNS-YDS ..... 4-79      4-80
PENALIZED-YARDS ......... 3-25      4-55
FUMBLES-LOST ............. 4-2       3-3

RUSHINGAtt +  – Net TDLng
Davis1789089311
Powell1060060113
Humm21401409
Goeller632032112
Bahe63203209
Everett1248462025
Andracchi72502509
Runty3147707
Belka130303
Copple107-70
PASSINGCmpAttIntYdsLng
Humm1115215528
Runty4704819
Everett2503116
Copple11055
RECEIVINGNo.Yds TDLng
F. Anderson785019
Bahe354028
Davis226020
Revelle123023
Powell1303
Longwell112012
Adkins116016
Belka1505
Hill115015
RETURNSPuntKO Int
Borg2-4
Bahe1-0 2-47
Davis2-33
Butterfield 1-0
RUSHINGAtt +  – Net TDLng
O’Leary1679178113
O’Holleran732032017
Westbrook580377146
Burns835035013
Runty120202
Ray61621418
Humm102-200
Lemerond240403
PASSINGCmpAttIntYdsLng
Runty71113110
Humm24096
Ray61204512
Lemerond1201010
Lessman110-1
RECEIVINGNo.Yds TDLng
Shamblin853012
O’Holleran31108
Lackovic2506
Panneton112012
Burns1-10
Westbrook1404
Pumphrey110010
RETURNSPuntKO Int
O’Leary3-263-58
Westbrook1-21
Monds1-91
Fischer1-0

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Recap

1973 Nebraska spring game Tony DavisI-back Tony Davis gathers in a pass as Randy Lessman defends. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com

Huskers show balance in Osborne’s first spring game

A record 18,803 fans got their first look at a Tom Osborne-coached Nebraska team in the annual spring game, and that first look was a good one.

The first-team Reds rolled up 265 yards rushing (a record) and 239 passing to demonstrate a balanced attack in taking a 35-25 win over the Whites. The second-team White offense had a respectable 240 yards rushing but was limited to 94 air yards.

Three team records were broken besides the Reds’ rushing total: The Reds’ 33 first downs, the 53 first downs by both teams, and the 505 yards rushing by both teams.

Three new individual records were also set: Sophomore Tony Davis’ 18 points on three touchdowns broke the old mark he shared with six others, sophomore Dave Shamblin caught eight passes to break the old mark of six set by Rex Lowe in 1968, and junior Wonder Monds returned an interception a record 91 yards for a TD.

Davis was the leading rusher for the second straight year as he picked up 89 yards on 17 carries. He led all rushers in the 1972 game with 67 yards but tore up a knee just before fall practice and sat out a year.

All-America quarterback candidate Dave Humm had a super day despite his reverse bomb to Monds. The Las Vegas lefty completed 13 of 19 passes for 164 yards playing a half for each team.

Source: 1974 media guide

Game stories
Pregame & team info
1973 schedule
05/05Red 35, White 25
09/08UCLAW 40-13
09/22N.C. StateW 31-14
09/29WisconsinW 20-16
10/06@ MinnesotaW 48-7
10/13@ MissouriL 12-13
10/20KansasW 10-9
10/27@ Oklahoma St.L 17-17
11/03ColoradoW 28-16
11/10Iowa St.W 31-7
11/17@ Kansas St.W 50-21
11/23@ OklahomaL 0-27
01/01TexasW 19-3
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