Nebraska 7
Oklahoma State 3 Okla. State 3

Oklahoma State      0     0     0     3  -  3
Nebraska            0     0     7     0  -  7

Third quarter
NEB - Tony Davis 4 run (Mike Coyle kick) 8:44
Fourth quarter
OSU - Abby Daigle 32 field goal, 12:81

                            OSU      NEB
First Downs ................ 14       15
Rushing, Net .............. 204      167
Passing, Net ............... 96      178
  Comp-Att-Int ......... 3-10-1   9-18-1  
Total Offense ............. 300      345
Return yards ............... 15       54
Punts-Avg ................ 6-40     5-45
Fumbles-Lost .............. 4-1      2-2
Penalties-Yards .......... 5-35     3-25

LEADING NU RUSHER: Tony Davis 58.
LEADING NU PASSER: Dave Humm 9-18-1.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Dave Humm 188.
ATTENDANCE: 76,476
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Tony Davis.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Ardell Johnson.

Official recap

Nebraska's Black Shirts locked horns with Oklahoma State's wishbone offense, and the Huskers came out a 7-3 winner before 76,476 in Memorial Stadium.

Thanks to the Husker defensive effort, fullback Tony Davis' four-yard scoring run in the third quarter was all Nebraska needed to win. The Cowboys' only score came with 12:01 left in the game when Abby Daigle booted a 32-yard field goal.

NU's defensive hero was cornerback Ardell Johnson. The senior from Chillicothe, Mo., was in on six tackles, but more importantly recovered a Cowboy fumble and intercepted a pass to stop potential OSU scoring drives. Johnson also blocked an OSU field goal attempt.

Other defensive standouts for Nebraska were linebacker Tom Ruud, 18 total tackles; middle guard John Lee, 11 total tackles; and defensive end Bob Martin, 10 total tackles.

Although the Huskers did a fine defensive job against OSU, Cowboy fullback George Palmer gave the Huskers fits. He gained 120 yards on 27 carries before he was injured in the fourth quarter.

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