Nebr. vs. Auburn 1963 -- HuskerPedia™

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Official recap Nebraska made its second Orange Bowl trip a happier one than the first with a 13-7 win over Auburn in the 1964 Miami Classic. The Huskers evened their bowl record with the win and handed Bob Devaney his second bowl win in as many tries.

Husker quarterback Dennis Claridge broke the game open before most of the fans had settled in their seats. Aided by a Bob Brown block, Claridge bolted 68 yards down the sideline to put NU ahead 7-0 on the Huskers' second play from scrimmage. At the time, it was the longest TD run in OB history. Moments later, Dave Theisen broke another OB record with a 31-yard field goal. The record lasted until the second quarter when Theisen booted a 36-yarder to give NU a 13-0 halftime lead.

Auburn quarterback Jimmy Sidle almost brought the Tigers back, but Husker linebacker John Kirby batted a fourth-and-four pass away at the goal line with less than three minutes to go to preserve the win.

COMPLETE RECAP | OWH STORY
NU ROSTER | SERIES HISTORY | NU BOWLS

Nebraska 13
Auburn 7
Jan. 1, 1964
Miami, FL

Nebraska     10    3    0    0  -  13
Auburn        0    0    7    0  -   7

First Quarter
NU - Dennis Claridge 68 run
 (Dave Theisen kick), 13:47 remaining.
NU - FG Theisen 31, 5:26. 
Second Quarter
NU - FG Theisen 36, 13:05. 
Third Quarter
AU - Jimmy Sidle 13 run
 (Woody Woodall kick), 3:32.

                     NU      AU
First Downs          11      17
 By rushing          9       8
 By passing          2       8
 By penalty          0       1
Rushes-Net yards     46-204  35-126
Passes Att-Comp-Int  9-4-0   27-14-1
Passing, Net yards   30      157
Total Offense        234     283
Punts-Avg.           7-38.3  6-35.2
Fumbles/Lost         2/1     3/1
Penalties-Yards      6-65    5-39

Attendance: 72,647


NEBRASKA

RUSHING    Att. Gain Loss Net  Avg  Long
Claridge    14   116   8  108  7.7    68
R.Johnson   14    47   0   47  3.5     7
McCloughan   5    25   0   25  5.0     9
Ross         7    21   0   21  3.0     6
Solich       2     3   0    3  1.5     2
Hohn         4     8   8    0  0.0     6

PASSING   Att.  Cmp. Int.  Yds  TD  Long
Claridge    9     4    0    30   0    13


RECEIVING    No.    Yds    Long
Doepke        1      13      13
Hohn          1       9       9
Jeter         1       8       8
Ross          1       0       0



PUNTING   No.  Yds.  Avg.  Long
Claridge   7   268   38.3    46

PUNT RETURNS    No.  Yds.  Long
Hohn             1    25     25
Solich           1    22     22
McCloughan       1    11     11
                   
KICKOFF RETURNS  No.  Yds. Long
Solich            1    29    29
McCloughan        1    18    18
Jeter             1     9     9


LINEUP
LE—Tomlinson, White 
LT—Kramer, Jones 
LG—Kirby, Dervin, Kennedy 
C—Michka, Sittler, Barnes 
RG—Brown, McGinn 
RT—Voss, Kiffin 
RE—Jeter, Callahan, Doepke 
QB—Claridge, Duda 
LH—Ross, Solich, Smidt, Theisen
RH—Hohn, McCloughan
FB—Johnson, Smith, McNulty


AUBURN

RUSHING    Att. Gain Loss Net  Avg  Long
Sidle       25   124  28   96  3.8    16
Rawson       4    14   0   14  3.5     5
Sutton       1     6   0    6  6.0     6
Frederickson 3     5   1    4  1.3     4
Rose         1     3   0    3  3.0     3
Griffith     1     3   0    3  3.0     3

PASSING   Att.  Cmp. Int.  Yds  TD  Long
Sidle      25    12    1   141   0    28
Rose        2     2    0    16   0    10

RECEIVING    No.    Yds    Long
Simpson       4      39      11
Rose          3      37      18
Waid          2      34      28
Ingle         2      22      11
Lewis         2      15      12
Sidle         1      10      10

PUNTING   No.  Yds.  Avg.  Long
Kilgore    6   211   35.2    46

PUNT RETURNS    No.  Yds.  Long
None



KICKOFF RETURNS  No.  Yds. Long
Rose              1    18    18




LINEUP
LE—Simpson, Helms
LT—Thornton, Hurston
LG—Heller, Osburne  Burns
C—Alford, Popwell
RG—Van Dyke, Warren 
RT—Walton, Heller 
RE—Waid, Ingle 
QB—Sidle, Cody, Kilgore 
LH—Frederickson, Edge, Sutton, Lewis 
RH—Rose, Partin, Woodall 
FB—Rawson, Fuller, Griffith, Cochran

OFFICIALS

Referee—Pat Haggerty; umpire—George Hecht; head linesman-Glenn Bowles; field judge—Jack Bradford; back judge—Alex George; sixth emergency official—R.P. (Pete) Williams.

WEATHER

At game time: Temperature 68°; humidity 49%; wind 13 mph NW.

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