Arkansas 10
Nebraska 7

Jan. 1, 1965 • 1 p.m. Central
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX • CBS
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Arkansas300710
Nebraska07007
First Quarter
ARK: Tom McKnelly 31 field goal, 9:47
  (Drive: 44 yards in 8 plays after punt)
Second Quarter
NEB: Harry Wilson 1 run (Duncan Drum kick) 7:45
  (Drive: 69 yards in 10 plays after punt)
Fourth Quarter
ARK: Bobby Burnett 3 run (McKnelly kick) 4:41
  (Drive: 80 yards in 9 plays after punt)

                            NEB       ARK
First downs ................ 11        11
  By rushing ................ 8         3
  By passing ................ 2         8
  By penalty ................ 1         0
Net yards rushing ...... 44-100     34-45
  Yards gained rushing .... 156        81
  Yards lost rushing ....... 56        36
Net yards passing .......... 68       131
  Comp-Att-Int ......... 6-16-2   11-19-1
Total offense, net ..... 60-168    53-176
Punts, average ......... 6-33.3    6-40.1
Fumbles-lost .............. 0-0       2-2
Yards penalized ............ 25        50
Punt return yardage ........ 16        16
Kickoff return ydg.......... 24        24

ATTENDANCE: 75,504

OUTSTANDING PLAYERS
Ronnie Caveness, Arkansas;
Fred Marshall, Arkansas

NEBRASKA
RUSHING    Att. Gain Loss  Net  Avg  Long
Wilson       12   84    0   84   7.0   45
Solich       11   36    2   34   3.1   10
McCloughan    8   24    0   24   3.0    8
Hohn          5   11    2    9   1.8    6
Churchich     7    1   52  -51  -7.4    1
White         1    0    0    0          0
Totals       44  156   56  100   2.3   45

PASSING    Att.  Comp.  Yds    Int.    TD
Churchich    15     8    68      2      0

RECEIVING   No.   Yds
Wilson       1     36
White        2     18
Jeter        1      8
McCloughan   3      3
Solich       1      3

PUNTING    No.  Yds   Avg.   Blkd.   Long
Kirkland    6   200   33.3     0       44

RETURNS         KO-Yds     Punt-Yds
Solich           1-24         1-3  
Hohn                          1-13 

LINEUP
LE: White, Haug, Doepke
LT: Kramer, Strohmyer
LG: Dervin, Kennedy, Allers
 C: Sittler, Barnes, Drum, Tuthill
RG: Griesse, McGinn, Senkbeil, R. Coleman
RT: Carlson, Czap
RE: Jeter, L. Coleman
QB: Churchich, Wachholtz, Tucker
LH: McCloughan, Kirkland, Johnson
RH: Hohn, Vactor, Carstens
FB: Solich, McNulty, Tatman

ARKANSAS
RUSHING   Att. Gain Loss  Net   Avg Long
Burnett    11    26    3   23   2.1    4
Lindsey     3    14    0   14   4.7    7
Brasuell    5     9    0    9   1.8    3
Marshall   15    32   33   -1  -0.1   10
Totals     34    81   36   45   1.3   10

PASSING    Att.  Comp.  Yds   Int.    TD
Marshall    19     11   131    1       0

RECEIVING   No.   Yds
Lindsey      3     54
Burnett      5     44
Lamb         3     33

PUNTING    No.   Yds   Avg.  Blkd.  Long
Nix         6    241   40.1    0      48

RETURNS         KO-Yds     Punt-Yds
Hatfield         1-16         2-16 
Brasuell         1-18              

LINEUP
LE: Crockett, Finch
LT: Hines, Phillips
LG: Welch, Smith
 C: Stewart, Gibbs, J. Johnson, G. Jones, D. Hatfield
RG: J. Jones, Caveness
RT: Bender, Williams
RE: Lamb, Roper, L. Johnson
QB: Marshall, Daniel
LH: Brasuell, B. Burnett, Gray
RH: Lindsey, K. Hatfield
FB: Nix, H. Jones

Coverage

Recap

1965 Cotton Bowl photo Langston ColemanArkansas’ Fred Marshall is hit hard by Langston Coleman after a 10-yard run to the Nebraska 33 in the fourth quarter. · Fort Worth Star-Telegram · Newspapers.com

Razorbacks win defensive battle with late drive

Arkansas mounted an 80-yard fourth-quarter drive against a previously impregnable Nebraska defense to down the Huskers, 10-7, in NU’s first Cotton Bowl appearance. The Huskers had led most of the way in one of the greatest defensive battles in bowl history.

Arkansas scored first on a 31-yard Tom McKnelly field goal in the first quarter. But sophomore Harry Wilson capped a 69-yard Husker march midway through the second quarter on a 1-yard plunge to give Nebraska a 7-3 halftime lead.

Nebraska held that lead until Bobby Burnett finished the Arkansas drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 4:41 left in the game.

In the fierce defensive struggle, first downs were even at 11, and the Razorbacks held a slim, 176-168 edge in total offense.

Larry Wachholtz intercepts
Larry Wachholtz picks off an Arkansas pass.
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1964 schedule
05/09White 24, Red 15
09/19South DakotaW 54-0
09/26@ MinnesotaW 26-21
10/03@ Iowa St.W 14-7
10/10South CarolinaW 28-6
10/17Kansas St.W 47-0
10/24@ ColoradoW 21-3
10/31MissouriW 9-0
11/07@ KansasW 14-7
11/14Oklahoma St.W 27-14
11/21@ OklahomaL 7-17
01/01ArkansasL 7-10
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