1966 Orange Bowl statistics, Nebraska vs. Alabama football
ALABAMA 39
NEBRASKA 28
Jan. 1, 1966
Miami, FL
Alabama 7 17 8 7 - 39 Nebraska 0 7 6 15 - 28 First Quarter ALA: Ray Perkins 32 pass from Steve Sloan (Dave Ray kick) 9:36 Second Quarter NEB: Tony Jeter 33 pass from Bob Churchich (Larry Wachholtz kick) 12:15. ALA: Les Kelley 4 run (Ray kick) 7:11 ALA: Perkins 11 pass from Sloan (Ray kick) 1:42 ALA: FG Ray 18, 0:34 Third Quarter NEB: Ben Gregory 49 pass from Churchich (pass failed) 9:35 ALA: Steve Bowman 1 run (Perkins pass from Sloan) 4:29 Fourth Quarter NEB: Churchich 1 run (Wachholtz kick) 14:58 ALA: Bowman 3 run (Ray kick) 8:13 NEB: Jeter 14 pass from Churchich (Gregory pass from Churchich) 2:50 Attendance: 74,214 ALA NEB 14 First downs rushing 6 12 First downs passing 10 3 First downs penalties 1 29*** Total first downs 17 57 Rushing plays 24 225 Yards gained rushing 146 3 Yards lost rushing 1 222 Net yards gained rushing 145 29 Forward passes tried 19 20 Forward passes completed 12 296 Yards gained passing 232 518 Net yards rushing & passing 377 2 Own forward passes intercepted 1 0 Yards returned int. passes 16 5 Number of punts 3 31.2 Average yards punts 41.7 62 Yards returned all kicks 138 0 Fumbles 4 0 Fumbles Lost 4 8 Number of Penalties 8 62 Yards penalized 86 25 Long Rushing play 27 39 Long passing play 49 ***Orange Bowl Record RUSHING ALABAMA No. Gained Lost Net Avg. Long Kelley 26 118 0 118 4.5 25 Bowman 21 86 1 85 4.0 19 Canterbury 7 19 0 19 2.7 7 Sloan. 3 2 2 0 0.0 2 NEBRASKA Kirkland 7 67 0 67 9.6 27 Solich 4 27 0 27 6.8 12 Wilson 5 19 1 18 3.6 8 Duda 2 12 0 12 6.0 9 Gregory 2 12 0 12 6.0 7 Tatman 1 4 0 4 4.0 4 Winters 1 4 0 4 4.0 4 Churchich 2 1 0 1 0.5 1 PASSING ALABAMA Att. Cmp. Int. Yards Long TD Sloan 28 20** 2 296** 39 2 NEBRASKA Churchich 17 12 1 232 49 3+ Duda 2 0 0 0 0 0 PASS RECEIVING ALABAMA No. Yds Long TD Perkins 9 159 39 2+ Cook 3 34 15 0 Duncan 3 32 17 0 Homan 2 37 31 0 Bowman 1 21 21 0 Kelley 1 8 8 0 Tolleson 1 5 5 0 NEBRASKA White 4 61 20 0 Jeter 3 73 33 2+ Gregory 2 55 49 1 Winters 2 42 22 0 Solich 1 1 1 0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg. Long Davis (A) 5 156 31.2 40 Kuehl (N) 3 125 41.7 48 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Long Kelley (A) 1 23 23 Moseley (A) 1 11 11 Wachholtz (N) 1 3 3 Poggemeyer (N) 1 5 5 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Long Kelley (A) 1 17 17 Homan (A) 1 11 11 Solich (N) 4 130 66 MISC. PLAYS Type of Play Yds Wachholtz (N) Interception 16 Carstens (N) Interception 0 Crane (A) Interception 0 **Orange Bowl Game Record + Equals Orange Bowl Game Record PARTICIPATION ALABAMA (Offense) Ends-Perkins, Cook, Tolleson, Brewer, Shankles Tackles-Duncan, Dowdy, Thompson (L.), Johnson, Rustin Guards-Calvert, Stephens, Bruce, Carroll Centers-Crane, Killgore Backs-Sloan, Kelley, Homan, Bowman, Busbee, Stabler, Davis (Steve), Raburn (Defense) Ends-McLeod, Gilmer, Harris, Newbill Tackles-Sullivan, Cole, Sides Guards-Somerville, Byrd, Harpole, Morris Linebackers-Trimble, Bates, Sherrill, Chatwood, Moss, Bedwell, Stewart Backs-Ray, Johns, Mosley, Reitz, Canterbury, Propst, McLeod NEBRASKA (Offense) Ends-Jeter, White Richnafsky Tackles-Carlson, Brown, Brichacek, Taucher Guards-Allers, Osberg, Kudrna, McCord Centers-Peterson, Drum Backs-Duda, Kirkland, Wilson, Solich, Churchich, Wachholtz, Gregory, Tatman, Kuehl, Weber, Winters (Defense) Ends-Janik, Coleman (L.), Patton, Zimmer Tackles-Czap, Barnes, Strohmyer, Stith Guards-Meylan, Murphy Linebackers-Kennedy, Senkbeil, Alvarez, Coleman (R.) Backs-Johnson, Carstens, Mueller, Poggemeyer, Vactor, Thorell OFFICIALS Morris Harrison, Atlanta, referee; George Morris, Columbus (Ga.), linesman; Jack Langford, Atlanta, timer; John Miskovsky, Oklahoma City, umpire; Marcus Rosky, Des Moines, field judge; Kenneth Pryor, Bartlesville (Okla.), back judge.