1968 Nebraska football statistics
Overall Team Statistics
1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Overall Team Statistics (Final) NU Opp 87 First Downs, Rushing 80 63 First Downs, Passing 56 13 First Downs, Penalty 11 163 Total First Downs 147 552 Attempts Rushing 465 1934 Yards Gained Rushing 1665 432 Yards Lost Rushing 297 1502 Net Yards Rushing 1368 215 Passes Attempted 251 103 Passes Completed 107 11 Passes Had Intercepted 8 1290 Net Yards Passing 1226 767 Total Plays 716 2792 Total Offense Yards 2594 8 Opp. Passes Intc. 11 150 Net Intc. Yards Ret. 98 77 Number of Punts 89 0 Punts Had Blocked 0 2831 Punting Yardage 3672 36.8 Punting Average 41.3 55 Punts Returned 30 445 Punt Yards Ret. 159 25 Kickoffs Ret. 23 436 Kickoff Yds. Ret. 382 46 Times Penalized 57 428 Yards Penalized 629 33 Times Fumbled 21 20 Own Fumbles Lost 13 150.2 Rushing Average 136.8 129.0 Passing Average 122.6 279.2 Total Offensive Avg. 259.4 15.5 Scoring Average 16.1 SCORING BY QUARTERS lst 2nd 3rd 4th Total Neb 46 37 21 51 155 Opp 36 38 36 51 161 AVERAGE lst 2nd 3rd 4th Total Neb 4.6 3.7 2.1 5.1 15.5 Opp 3.6 3.8 3.6 5.1 16.1
Overall Individual Statistics
1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Overall Individual Statistics (Final) (includes bowl game) RUSHING Att. Gn. Loss Net Avg Orduna 186 719 42 677 3.6 Davis 158 654 48 606 3.8 Schneiss 28 116 1 115 4.1 Green 34 108 9 99 2.9 Ziegler 30 99 8 91 3.0 Frost 15 42 7 35 2.3 Rogers 1 9 0 9 9.0 Vactor 4 9 1 8 2.0 Dvorsak 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 Sigler 65 119 186 -67 -1.0 Patrick 30 59 129 -70 -2.3 TOTAL 552 1934 432 1502 2.7 Opp. Total 465 1665 297 1368 2.9 PASSING Att Comp Pct Int Yds TD Sigler 144 73 .507 6 907 5 Patrick 67 27 .403 5 311 1 Dvorsak 3 2 .667 0 27 0 Orduna 1 1 1.000 0 45 0 TOTAL 215 103 .480 11 1290 6 Opp. Tot. 251 107 .426 8 1226 3 TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Yds. Avg Sigler 209 840 4.0 Orduna 187 722 3.9 Davis 158 606 3.8 Patrick 97 241 2.5 Schneiss 28 115 4.1 Green 34 99 2.9 Ziegler 30 91 3.0 Frost 15 35 2.3 Dvorsak 4 26 6.5 Rogers 1 9 9.0 Vactor 4 8 2.0 TOTAL 767 2792 3.6 Opp. Total 716 2594 3.6 PASS RECEIVING No. Yds. TD Penney 25 424 2 McFarland 23 244 4 Frost 14 152 0 Ingles 14 146 0 Ziegler 9 140 0 Davis 7 80 0 Orduna 6 38 0 Topliff 3 42 0 Rogers 1 15 0 Schneiss 1 9 0 TOTAL 103 1290 6 Opp. Total 107 1226 3 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Stephenson 58 2067 35.6 Armstrong 19 764 40.2 TOTAL 77 2831 36.8 Opp. Total 89 3672 41.3 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds. Avg Ingles 19 207 10.9 Larson 14 77 5.5 Stephenson 9 60 6.7 Heller 6 60 10.0 Decker 3 10 3.3 Best 2 8 4.0 Reeves 2 23 11.5 TOTAL 55 445 8.1 Opp. Total 30 159 5.3 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Davis 9 166 18.4 Orduna 8 171 21.4 Green 3 58 19.3 Schneiss 2 23 11.5 Ingles 2 15 7.5 Williams 1 3 3.0 TOTAL 25 436 17.4 Opp Total 23 382 16.6 PASS INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds TD Stephenson 5 106 0 Hornbacher 1 19 0 Jarmon 1 13 0 Hawkins 1 0 0 Rogers (lateral) 0 12 0 TOTAL 8 150 0 Opp. Total 11 98 1 SCORING TD Kick Other FG Sfy Tot. Orduna 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 60 Rogers 0 19-17 0-0 12-6 0 35 McFarland 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 24 Penney 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12 Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12 Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 Ingles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 Sigler 0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0 0 TOTAL 20 19-17 1-0 12-6 0 155 Opp. Total 22 18-13 4-1 10-4 1 161
Overall Defensive Statistics (10 games)
| Linemen | UT | AT | FUM REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Liggett | 16 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Linstroth | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Periard | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walline | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hornbacher | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drakulich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kusserow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ends | UT | AT | FUM REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Wynn | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarmon | 27 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Avolio | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gutzman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Linebackers | UT | AT | FUM REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Geddes | 29 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fiala | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murtaugh | 36 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kobza | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Backs | UT | AT | FUM REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Reeves | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larson | 31 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Best | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephenson | 25 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Hawkins | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Morock | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heller | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Off. team | UT | AT | FUM REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Topliff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McFarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brichacek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orduna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TACKLES FOR LOSS
No. Yds
Larson 6 21
Jarmon 10 58
Best 3 10
Fiala 2 11
Murtaugh 6 38
Gutzman 1 4
Periard 1 1
Wynn 9 37
Geddes 5 16
Linstroth 1 8
Liggett 6 29
Stephenson 1 2
Hawkins 1 2
Hornbacher 1 7
Heller 1 2
Reeves 1 3
Walline 2 12
Kobza 1 3
Kusserow 1 2
1968 Highs and Lows
1968 SINGLE-GAME STAT HIGHS Player Longest Run Best Day Dick Davis 20 vs KU, CU 93 vs WYO Mike Green 19 vs Utah 59 vs Utah Joe Orduna 28 vs KU 145 vs OSU Dan Schneiss 16 vs Utah 35 vs ISU Larry Frost 12 vs Utah 19 vs Utah Ernie Sigler 23 vs WYO 17 vs OSU Frank Vactor 5 vs Utah 8 vs Utah Mick Ziegler 9 vs ISU 32 vs Utah Frank Patrick 5 vs Utah 24 vs OU • Longest Run from Scrimmage for TD-28, Orduna vs. Kansas • Longest Run, No Score-23, Sigler vs. Wyoming • Longest Pass Play for TD-41, Patrick to Penney vs. Utah • Longest Pass, No Score-57, Sigler to Penney vs. Utah • Longest Punt Return for TD-62, Ingles vs. Colorado • Longest Punt Return, No Score-29, Al Larson vs. Utah • Longest KO Return for TD-None • Longest KO Return, No Score-33, Davis vs. Missouri • Longest Pass Interception for TD-None • Longest Pass Interception, No Score-45, Stephenson vs. Minnesota • Longest Punt-53, Stephenson vs. Kansas • Most TDs-2, Orduna vs. Kansas, Oklahoma State and Colorado • Most Passes Attempted-28, Sigler vs. Oklahoma State • Most Passes Completed-13, Sigler vs. Oklahoma State • Most Yards Passing-165, Sigler vs. Utah • Most Passes Caught-6, Penney vs. Iowa State • Most Yards Caught-122, Penney vs. Utah • Most Yards Rushing-145, Orduna vs. Oklahoma State • Most Field Goals Attempted-3, Rogers vs. Wyoming • Most FGs Made-2, Rogers vs. Wyoming • Longest Field Goal-51, Rogers vs. Wyoming (NEBRASKA RECORD) • Most Total Offense-161, Sigler vs. Utah • Most Yards, Punt Returns-123, Ingles vs. Colorado
TEAM HIGHS • Most Yards Passed-164, Iowa State • Most Pass Attempts-32, Utah • Most Completions-19, Utah • Most Yards Rushing-227, Colorado • Most Total Offense-518, Utah • Most Pass Interceptions-3, Minnesota • Most First Downs-24, Utah • Most Fumbles-6, Missouri • Most Fumbles Lost-6, Missouri
DEFENSIVE HIGHS AND LOWS • Most Pass Attempts-33, Colorado • Most Completions-15, Kansas State • Most Yards Rushing-279, Oklahoma • Most Yards Passing-227, Okla. State • Most Total Offense-414, Oklahoma • Least Passes Attempted-13, Missouri • Least Completions-6, Wyo. & Kan. • Least Yards Passing-53, Missouri • Least Yards Rushing-46, Utah • Least Total Offense-138, Utah