Nebraska 45
Georgia 6

Dec. 20, 1969 • 1 p.m. Central
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX • CBS
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Nebraska180141345
Georgia00066
First Quarter 
NEB: Rogers 50 field goal, 11:14
NEB: Rogers 32 field goal, 9:40
NEB: Kinney 11 run (pass failed) 7:21
NEB: Rogers 42 field goal, 4:54
NEB: Rogers 37 field goal, 0:14
Third Quarter  
NEB: Green 8 pass from Brownson (Rogers kick) 11:30
NEB: Brownson 1 run (Rogers kick) 10:05
Fourth Quarter 
NEB: Schneiss 1 run (kick failed) 13:06
UGA: Gilbert 6 run (kick failed) 6:20
NEB: Tagge 2 run (Rogers kick) 4:10

                                NU   UGA
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS.............. 17    11
  Rushing...................... 12     1 
  Passing....................... 5     9 
  Penalty....................... 0     1 
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 190    55 
  Attempts Rushing............. 53    40 
  Yards Gained Rushing........ 224   103 
  Yards Lost Rushing........... 34    48 
NET YARDS PASSING............. 165   130 
  Passes Attempted............. 35    35 
  Passes Completed............. 18    11 
  Passes Had Intercepted........ 2     6 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDAGE......... 355   185
  Plays From Scrimmage......... 88    75 
INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDAGE ... 68    15 
PUNTING AVERAGE, YARDS....... 35.6  42.2 
  Number Times Punted........... 7    10 
  Number Punts Had Blocked...... 0     0 
NET YARDS PUNTS RETURNED....... 38    11 
  Number Punts Returned......... 3     2 
NET YARDS KICKOFFS RETURNED..... 4    75 
  Number Kickoffs Returned...... 1     3 
TOTAL YARDS PENALIZED.......... 50    31 
  Number Times Penalized........ 6     3 
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 1-0   2-2

Attendance: 31,728

RUSHING       Att  Gain  Loss  Net
Green           8    46     0   46
Kinney         14    44     0   44
Brownson        5    16    21    5
Frost           3    10     0   10
Schneiss       12    63     0   63
Hughes          4     5     3    2
Tagge           4    37     0   37
Rogers          1     0     1    1
Dvorsak         2     3     9    6

PASSING       Att  Comp   Int  Yds
Brownson       18    11    0   109
Tagge          12     6    0    53
Kinney          1     0    1     0
Dvorsak         4     1    1     3

RECEIVING  No  Yds  TD
Ingles      4   55 
McFarland   2   25 
Frost       1    5 
Schneiss    4   38 
Kinney      3   22 
Green       2   13   1
Hughes      1    4 
Harvey      1    3

KICKOFF
RETURNS     No  Yds
Ingles       1    4

PUNTING    No  Avg.
Schneiss    7  35.6

PUNT
RETURNS     No  Yds
Ingles       3   38

PASS INT.   No  Yds
Stephenson   1   16
Anderson     1   17
Larson       1    3
Murtaugh     1   31
Morock       1    1
Morell       1   16
RUSHING       Att  Gain  Loss  Net
Gilbert         6    10    8     2
Smiley         11    27    2    25
Paine          13    41    8    33
Hampton         7    20   15     5
Montgomery      1     0   13    13
Shirer          1     0    2     2
Kemp            1     5    0     5

PASSING       Att  Comp   Int  Yds
Gilbert        30    10    5   116
Montgomery      1     0    0     0
Hampton         4     1    1    14

RECEIVING  No  Yds  TD
Whittemore  5   68 
Smiley      1   10 
Hughes      1   11 
Paine       1    3 
Greene      2   32 
Farnsworth  1    6

KICKOFF
RETURNS     No  Yds
Smiley       2   56
Robinson     1   19

PUNTING    No  Avg.
Jones      10  42.2

PUNT
RETURNS     No  Yds
Swindle      2   11

PASS INT.   No  Yds
Darby        1    0
Swindle      1   15

Coverage

Recap
Rogers

Rogers’ kicks boost Huskers in rout of Bulldogs

Staging one of the greatest kicking sprees of all time, Nebraska’s Paul Rogers literally kicked the Georgia Bulldogs out of the Sun Bowl as the Cornhuskers romped to a 45-6 victory before 31,728 sun-splashed fans.

Nebraska dominated the game from the time almost all the 7,000 Husker boosters swarmed onto the field to welcome the Big Red before the opening kickoff. But it was Rogers who put the Bulldogs to sleep in dramatic fashion and then let his mates gallop at will.

Rogers set a Nebraska and Big 8 record with four field goals in the first quarter, ranging from 50 down to 32 yards, a feat also good for a Big 8 and Nebraska game record and added to his season and career marks.

Rogers got the Huskers rolling early when the first drive bogged down at the Georgia 33. His 50-yarder made it 3-0 and a Bulldog fumble enabled him to try again with 9:40 left, this time from 32 yards for a 6-0 margin. Van Brownson’s 45-yard pass to Guy Ingles set up a Jeff Kinney TD plunge and a 15-0 lead with 7:21 left in the quarter.

The victory, which evened Bob Devaney’s Nebraska bowl count to 3-3 and his lifetime mark to 4-3, capped a comeback 9-2 season that included the Big 8 co-championship.

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Pregame & Team info
1969 schedule
05/10White 10, Red 8
09/20Southern CalL 21-31
09/27Texas A&MW 14-0
10/04@ MinnesotaW 42-14
10/11@ MissouriL 7-17
10/18KansasW 21-17
10/25Oklahoma St.W 13-3
11/01ColoradoW 20-7
11/08Iowa St.W 17-3
11/15@ Kansas St.W 10-7
11/22@ OklahomaW 44-14
12/20GeorgiaW 45-6
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