Word: mildren
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Dates: during 1971-1971
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...there. Undefeated Nebraska v. undefeated Oklahoma. No. 1 in the rankings v. No. 2. Top defensive team (average points allowed per game: 6) v. top offensive team (average points scored: 45). Nebraska's Jerry Tagge, savvy field general and deadly passer (62% completions) v. Oklahoma's Jack Mildren. triple-option wizard and running threat (968 yds. rushing). Cornhuskers' Wingback Johnny Rodgers, explosive punt-return specialist (average return: 16 yds.) v. Sooners' Halfback Greg Pruitt, devastating speed merchant (average gain per carry: 9.5 yds.). Game of the decade? Maybe. Game of the year? Undoubtedly...
...score. Oklahoma countered with a field goal, but then lost a fumble that led to another Nebraska touchdown The Sooners, using the Wishbone-T offense in an artful running attack, bounced back with a 70-yd. scoring drive. Then, with just five seconds left in the half, Mildren, who had completed only 22 passes all year, tossed a 24-yd. touchdown pass to Split End Jon Harrison to give the Sooners a 17-14 lead...
...slashing ground assault headed by Running Back Jeff Kinney. Holding Pruitt to his lowest output of the season (53 yds. in ten carries) Nebraska outscored the Sooners two touchdowns to one in the wild third quarter to take a 28-24 lead going into the final period. Then Mildren, who ran the ball 31 times for 130 yds., grabbed the lead back with -surprise!-another touchdown pass to Harrison. Eating up the clock, Nebraska launched a 74-yd. drive climaxed by Kinney's fourth touchdown of the afternoon. Final score: Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 3 1. After receiving a congratulatory...