- Football: 1971 Season ▪ Nebraska Series ▪ Recap
Nebraska 35 – Oklahoma 31
November 25, 1971 ▪ at Norman ▪ Attendance 62,884
Start Time: 1:50 PM CT Temperature: 49 F
Scoring
| TEAM |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
1H |
2H |
|
F |
| #2 Oklahoma (9-0) |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
– |
17 |
14 |
– |
31 |
| #1 Nebraska (10-0) |
7 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
– |
14 |
21 |
– |
35 |
| Qtr |
Time |
Team |
Play |
Extra Pt |
Drive |
TOP |
Score |
| 1 |
11:28 |
NU |
Rodgers 72-yard punt return
|
kick good |
|
|
0-7 |
| |
05:57 |
OU |
John Carroll 30-yard field goal
|
|
11-72 |
|
3-7 |
| 2 |
11:08 |
NU |
Kinney 1-yard run
|
kick good |
12-54 |
|
3-14 |
| |
05:10 |
OU |
Jack Mildren 3-yard run
|
kick good |
13-80 |
|
10-14 |
| |
00:05 |
OU |
Jon Harrison 24-yard pass
from Jack Mildren
|
kick good |
4-78 |
0:39 |
17-14 |
| 3 |
08:54 |
NU |
Kinney 3-yard run
|
kick good |
6-53 |
|
17-21 |
| |
03:38 |
NU |
Kinney 1-yard run
|
kick good |
9-61 |
|
17-28 |
| |
00:28 |
OU |
Jack Mildren 3-yard run
|
kick good |
7-73 |
|
24-28 |
| 4 |
07:10 |
OU |
Jon Harrison 17-yard pass
from Jack Mildren
|
kick good |
12-69 |
|
31-28 |
| |
01:38 |
NU |
Kinney 2-yard run
|
kick good |
12-74 |
5:32 |
31-35 |
|
Team Stats
Total Offense by Half (1st-2nd): OU 311-156, Nebraska 91-271
| Stat |
OU |
OPP |
| First Downs |
22 |
19 |
| Total Yards |
467 |
362 |
| – Plays |
75 |
73 |
| – Yards/Play |
6.2 |
5.0 |
| Rushing Yards |
279 |
297 |
| – Attempts |
64 |
60 |
| – Yards/Attempt |
4.4 |
5.0 |
| Passing Yards |
188 |
65 |
| – Completions-Attempts |
6-11 |
6-13 |
| – Completion % |
55% |
46% |
| – Yards/Completion |
31.3 |
10.8 |
| Return Yards * |
|
|
| Turnovers (Fum-Int) |
3 (3-0) |
1 (1-0) |
| Penalties-Yards |
1-5 |
1-5 |
| Sacks By-Yards |
- |
- |
| Time of Possession |
|
|
|
* Based on available return stats; Prior to the mid-2000s, this usually meant punt and interceptions returns, at best.
Player Stats
Oklahoma
| Rushing |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Y/A |
| Jack Mildren |
31 |
130 |
2 |
|
4.2 |
| Leon Crosswhite |
12 |
59 |
0 |
|
4.9 |
| Greg Pruitt |
10 |
53 |
0 |
|
5.3 |
| Tim Welch |
8 |
26 |
0 |
|
3.3 |
| Joe Wylie |
3 |
11 |
0 |
|
3.7 |
|
| Passing |
Cmp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Int |
Long |
Cmp% |
Eff |
Y/C |
Y/A |
| Jack Mildren |
5 |
10 |
137 |
2 |
0 |
|
50.0% |
231.1 |
27.4 |
13.7 |
| Jon Harrison |
1 |
1 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
100.0% |
528.4 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
|
| Receiving |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Y/R |
| Jon Harrison |
4 |
115 |
2 |
|
28.8 |
| Al Chandler |
2 |
73 |
0 |
51 |
36.5 |
|
Nebraska
| Rushing |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Y/A |
| Jeff Kinney |
31 |
174 |
4 |
|
5.6 |
| Jerry Tagge |
17 |
49 |
0 |
|
2.9 |
| Johnny Rodgers |
4 |
27 |
0 |
|
6.8 |
| Maury Damkroger |
3 |
23 |
0 |
|
7.7 |
| Bill Olds |
4 |
22 |
0 |
|
5.5 |
| Gary Dixon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
|
| Passing |
Cmp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
Int |
Long |
Cmp% |
Eff |
Y/C |
Y/A |
| Jerry Tagge |
6 |
12 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
|
50.0% |
95.5 |
10.8 |
5.4 |
| Johnny Rodgers |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
| Receiving |
Rec |
Yards |
TD |
Long |
Y/R |
| Johnny Rodgers |
5 |
61 |
0 |
|
12.2 |
| Jeff Kinney |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4.0 |
|
Note: Opponent player stats only reflect bests against OU based on certain minimums and available research, plus a few select games that have all players listed.