Stats & scoring summary: 1972 Nebraska-Colorado football
Nebraska 19 0 14 6—33 Colorado 0 10 0 6-1» NU-CU How Scored Time Left FIRST QUARTER 7-9 Humm, I run 10:33 54 yards in eight plays, Humm hitting Rodgers on passes of 13 and 20 yards, the latter putting ball at Colorado 5. Sanger kicks conversion. 13-0 Dixon, 1 run 7:27 17 yards in six plays after Mason recovers Matthew.s fumble. Damkrogcr and Dixon gained all 17 yards on ground. Sanger’s conversion kick blocked by Richardson. 19-0 Olds. 1 run 2:57 70 yards in eight plays, Humm hitting Rodgers with 33-yard pass on first play, giving Rodgers Big Eight career pass reception record with 133. Olds rushed for 22 on next play to put ball at Colorado 15. Huskers stayed on ground for final six plays of drive. Old’s run for two point conversion stopped. SECOND QUARTER 19-7 Matthews, 18 run 13:35 80 yards in 13 plays. Drive kept alive when Colorado punt from own 22 blocked, but touched down- field by NU’s Janssen, making it free ball and Colorado recovered at own 41. Ruffs stayed on ground for rest of drive, including 25 yards on end around by Collier. Lima kicks conversion. 19-10 Lima, 44 field goal 1:32 Bryant gives Colorado ball at NU 42 with interception of Humm pass. Johnson to Cain pass on third and 10 put ball at NU 27 and Johnson threw three straight incompletions before Lima field goal. THIRD QU ARTER 26-10 Rodgers, 1 run 10:17 77 yards in 12 plays, all but two plays on the ground, a five-yard Humm to Revelle pass and a pass interference with Stearns interfering with Revelle at CU 3. Sanger kicks conversion. 33-10 Rodgers, 10 pass from Humm 6:31 44 yards in four plays w’ith drive starting after Branch stopped Matthews on fourth and inches at CU 45. Humm to Revelle for 14 and 11 yards and Dixon runs for 18 to the one. Two illegal procedure calls against NU moved Huskers back to 10 before TD pass. Sanger kicks conversion.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Nebraska Offende (À)IoraHo Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Dixon .. ………..19 965.0 Olds 11766.9 Moran 10 49 4.9 Rodgers5-6 -1.2 Damkroger … 717 2.4 Humm3 -12-4.0 Runtv …………. 3-14 -4.5 Powell …………. 1 5 5.0 Bahe 1 10 10.0 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Humm 16 11 1 130 Runty 1 00 0 Receiving No, Yds. TDs Revelle 5 47 0 Rodgers 4 79 1 Damkroger 1 9 0 last 1 -5 0 Offense Rushing No. Yds. Avc. Matthews 16671.2 Davis 817 2.1 Johnson 6 -14-2.5 Campbell 7 284.0 Dueñas 5 -7 -1.9 Cain 2 13 6.5 Collier ………… 1 25 25.0 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds, Johnson29 11 1 8.» Receiving No. Yds. TDs Cain 527 0 Campbell 3 3‘20 Rodgers Bahe Punt Returns No. – 5 I Etwood Haggerty 7 21 Kickoff Returns .No. Rodgers ……………… 2 Bahe 1 Interceptions No. Thornton 1 Punts No. 4 Sanger Yds. 144 9 Yds. 49 17 Yds. 22 .Ave. 37.3 Punt Returns .No. Yds. Haggerty ……….. 3 15 Kickoff Returns No. Haggerty 2 Collier 4 Interceptions No. Bryant I Defeiiise Stearns W’edinan Punts No. . . 7 1 Defense Yds. 16 6U Yds. 0 Ave. 41.1 40.0 UT ATTT Liucmen AT Dutton 3 6 9 Magrum UT Tl’ Glover ……….. 3 69 4 1418 Janssen2 3 5 Ciufo …….. ….. 538 Johnson ………….2 35 Rav 3 5 8 Hyland Harper . Pate ……… 3 , , 2 ……… 0 1 1 3 4 3 3 Coonev Aldrich .Mattingly .. 1 1 5 5 1 6 6 2 Manstedt 1 1 2 Mandril 0 0 0 White0 0 0 Linebackers Branch Linebackers Drake H. Stearns 1 1 13 5 11 6 2 810 Geist3811 Nelson ……. 2 6 8 Hunt . . 2 0 2 Mason 32 5 (ieiser 0 2 2 Ruud….. 13 4 Orvis 1 0 1 Sanger21 3 McDonald 1 0 1 Bell Sloey I 0 2 2 3 2 .1. Stearns Backs 4 5 9 Backs Richardson 23 5 Blahak224 Bryant .. 4 0 4 Kvros ……… I 34 Cleveland 1 0 1 Borg 0 2 2 Uteck I 0 1 Yaralian 0 2 •» Ke’ worth1 0 1 Thorntcn I 0 I ^’’lUjU’WS 1 a ”