Stats & scoring summary: 1972 Nebraska-Oklahoma football

 

Nebraska Oklahoma NU-OU How Scored 7 9-14 7 40-17 Time Left 7-0 FIRST QUARTER Olds, 14 run 49 yards in nine plays with drive being act up when Jeff Moran recovered fumbled punt by OU’s Pope. Key plays 15-yard pass from Humm to List on third and four and 12 yards from Humm to Gocller on third and 10, Olds scoring untouched on trap play. Sanger kicked PAT. 7:32 14-0 THIRD QUARTER Goeller, 1 run 6;45 24 yards in six plays, starting with List recovering Wylie’s fumble of Sanger punt at OU 24. Goeller picked 70 16 yards with burst up middle. Sanger kicked PAT. 14-7 Washington, I run 2:15 76 yards in 11 plays. Robertson completed pa.sses of 38 and 13 yards to Owens and 16 to Chandler. Fulcher kicked PAT. 14-14 FOURTH Ql ARTER Bürget, 1 run U:I5 36 yards in six plays. Robertson hit Owens with 22- yarder to put ball at 10. Fass interference call on pass to Owens in end zone gave OU first down at the one. Fulcher kicked PAT. 14-17 Fulcher, 41-yard field goal 8:14 Drive set up when Humm blind-sided by Moore causing fumble with Selmon recovering at NU 27. NU defense held OU to tw o yards in three plays before Fulcher’s winning field goal.

Nebraska Offense Rushing No. Humm 5 Dixon ….. 6 Rodgers . Olds … (ioellcr Damkroger Moran Yds. -29 22 § 8 6.1 4 4 I’assing .Atl. Comp. Int. Yds. 4 3 12 5 1 Ave. -5.8 3.7 1.2 2.7 3.3 .8 4 Humm … 33 10 Receiving 3 104 No. Rodgers ……….. 3 Revelle …….. 3 •Anderson …………….. 1 (ioeller ___… 1 IJst 1 Damkroger 1 Punt Returns No. Rodgers 1 Kickoff Returns No. Rodgers ………………….. 2 Rahe ………………………. 1 Ixtngwcil ……………….. 1 Punts No. Yds. Sanger ………. 11 431 DcfpllHC Linemen m AT Halfman 1 Moore ……..7 .Selmon 4 Hamilton 3 Kearney 1 Yds. 41 20 19 12 14 -2 Yd.s. 7 Yds. 41 21 0 Ave. 39.2 Struck I Totals 3 Linebackers Shoate Smith (iibbs Roach . Pope .. Hughes Rustcr Waters . 4 . 4 1 Backs . 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 10 7 1 Oklahoma OffcilHi* Rushing Yds. -4 7 95 41 6 -4 Ave. -0.4 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.0 -4.0 Yds. 108 46 32 No. Robertson … 9 Pruitt ………… 2 Crosswhitc ..29 Washington ..16 Bürget ………..3 Owens ………. 1 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. Robertson 22 10 0 186 Receiving No. Owens …………………… 5 Carroll …………………… 3 Chandler …………. 2 Punt Returns No. Washington ……………. I Wylie ………….. …3 Kickoff Returns No. Washington ……………. 2 Interceptions No. Pope ………………………… 2 Ruster …………….. — 1 Punts No. Yds. Avc. Wylie 9 331 Linemen Yds. 5 29 Yds. 35 Yds. 0 0 36,8 .Manstedt … 4 3 7 Janssen I 4 a Glover . …….. 5 13 11 Dutton …. 4 6 U» Harper5 712 Hyland . 0 1I Jtkinson 6 3 9 Bell 0 1 Linebackers 1 Branch . …….. 17 8 Pitts .. …….. 3 m i 10 .Mason .. …… I 2 3 .Nelson . 0 22 Starkebaum 0 Backs I1 Yaralian…. 4 0 4 Borg 0 11 Blahak . 3 1 4

Scoring Story FIRST QUARTER Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 0 Kenith Pope called for a fair catch on a punt, fumbled and Husker Jeff Moran recovered on the Sooner 49. Three big third-downs were in strumental in the game’s first touchdown. David Humm fired to Jerry List for 14 yards, to Dave Goeller for 12 to the 16 and then, with Okla homa playing the pass big, fullback Bill Olds carried on a draw over right tackle and Olds had almost no interference in racing 14 yards into the end zone. Rich Sanger kicked the point. Time left in the quarter 7 minutes 32 seconds. THIRD QUARTER Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 0 Sooner Joe Wylie elected a punt runback from the 19 and tackle Marv Crenshaw grabbed his jersey and shook Wylie loose from the ball with List recovering on the Oklahoma 24. It took six plays, the longest a 16-yard bolt to the five by Dave Goel ler and the last a one-yard dive over right tackle on fourth down by Goeller. Sang er kicked the point. Time left – 6:45. Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 7 Dave Robertson’s passing did the most in taking the Soon ers 77 yards in 11 plays. It started with a 39-yard strike to freshman Tinker Owens. A 16-yard strike to tight end Al bert Chandler took the ball to the 26 and Owens made an other catch for 13 to the sev en. On fourth down, halfback Joe Washington circled end behind a key block by fullback Leon Crosswhite to score from the one. Rich Fulchcr converted. Time left -2:15. FOURTH QUARTER Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 14 Wylie returned a punt nine yards the Husker 36 and the Robertson-Owens combo did it again. Owens caught a 22- yard pass and got to the 10 Two players later, on a pass to Owens in the end zone cornerback Zaven Yaralian was called for interference and the Sooners had a first down on the one. Grant Bur get ran over and Fulcher’s kick tied the score. Time left – 11:45. Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 14 Humm was cocked to pass when Sooner Derland Moore pounced from behind, forcing a fumble recovered on the Husker 27 by guard Lucious Selmon on the Nebraska 23. On fourth down, Fulcher kicked a 41-yard field goal, his first success in three tries. Time left 8:49.