| Official recap
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. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL: 1,
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Nebraska 20
Sept. 21, 1974
Madison, WI
Nebraska 7 7 3 3 — 20
Wisconsin 0 7 0 14 — 21
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.
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.
