Nebraska 21
Oklahoma St. 6

Nov. 12, 1966 • 2 p.m. Central
Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE
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1966 Churchich TD vs Okla. StateBob Churchich runs for Nebraska’s second touchdown. · Lincoln Star · Newspapers.com

Second Quarter
NEB: Ben Gregory 10 run (Larry Wachholtz kick) 14:54
OSU: Jack Reynolds 1 run (kick failed) 9:18
Third Quarter
NEB: Bob Churchich 4 run (Wachholtz kick)  11:56 
Fourth Quarter
NEB: Churchich 1 run (Wachholtz kick) 6:49

                           NU      OSU
First downs  ...........   13       15
Rushing net  ......... 52-193   48-163
Passing net ............   86       82
  Comp-Att-Int ....... 6-14-0   7-21-1
Total offense ........ 66-279   69-245
Punts-Avg. ........... 8-37.5  10-34.2
Fumbles lost .............. 2        2
Yards penalized .......... 67       51

Leading NU rusher: Harry Wilson 104.

Leading NU passer: Bob Churchich, 6 for 13, 86 yards.

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Recap

Huskers clinch fourth straight Big Eight title

Nebraska’s Cornhuskers clinched their fourth straight Big 8 title with a 21-6 win over stubborn Oklahoma State.

Another record crowd of 65,102 saw the Huskers launch a drive in the first quarter and tally on the first play of the second – a bruising 10-yard blast by Ben Gregory.

However, hopes of a rout were dashed when the Cowboys recovered a Husker fumble at the NU 29 early in the second period. OSU had to plunge three times from the two-yard line before scoring, then missed the kick that would have tied it 7-7.

Nebraska recovered a Cowboy fumble early in the third quarter and went 22 yards in seven plays for a 14-6 lead. Bob Churchich went the final four.

Early in the fourth quarter, NU moved to a clinching TD, with Harry Wilson getting a 19-yard run and Churchich plunging for the score.

Wilson was the leading rusher with 104 yards, four more than OSU’s Jack Reynolds, who gave the Huskers fits.

The victory, coupled with Missouri’s 10-7 win over Oklahoma, gave the Huskers their fourth straight Big 8 title and set the stage for their second straight undefeated season.

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1966 schedule
05/14Whites 28, Reds 10
09/17TCUW 14-10
09/24Utah St.W 28-7
10/01@ Iowa St.W 12-6
10/08@ WisconsinW 31-3
10/15Kansas St.W 21-10
10/22@ ColoradoW 21-19
10/29MissouriW 35-0
11/05@ KansasW 24-13
11/12Oklahoma St.W 21-6
11/24@ OklahomaL 9-10
01/02AlabamaL 7-34
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