Official recap  More | Hide Johnny Rodgers caught three Jerry Tagge passes to propel Nebraska to a 35-7 victory over Minnesota before record crowd of 68,187 fans. The win was No. 21 without a defeat for Nebraska, and the Huskers' seventh straight over Minnesota. Tagge hit Rodgers with a 28-yard scoring pass to open the scoring in the first period, and a one-yard blast by Jeff Kinney made it 14-0 at the quarter. After Minnesota pulled up 14-7 in the second quarter on Jim Henry's six-yard run, Tagge marched the Huskers 80 yards to score just before the half. Kinney got his second TD on a two-yard plunge. In the third quarter, Tagge hit Rodgers with strikes of 20 and 37 yards to get Johnny in the receiving book (tying Clarence Swanson's 1921 record) and himself in the passing archives (tying Bob Churchich's 1966 Orange Bowl mark). Tagge's 233 yards of total offense and Rodgers' 126 yards in receptions were the individual highlights as No. 1 ranked Nebraska made it 2-0. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SERIES HISTORY SEASON STATS | NU ROSTER 1971 MINNESOTA RESULTS

Nebraska 35
Minnesota 7

Minnesota     0   7   0   0  —   7
Nebraska     14   7  14   0  —  35

First Quarter
NEB — Johnny Rodgers 28 pass from Jerry Tagge
 (Rich Sanger kick) 7:38
NEB — Jeff Kinney 1 run (Sanger kick) 2:16
Second Quarter
MIN — Jim Henry 6 run (Mel Anderson kick) 9:08
NEB — Kinney 2 run (Sanger kick) 0:34
Third Quarter
NEB — Rodgers 20 pass from Tagge (Sanger kick) 6:50
NEB — Rodgers 37 pass from Tagge (Sanger kick) 3:23

                        MIN        NEB
First Downs             21         24
Rushing, net            46/149     48/195          
Passes, comp., att      17-36-2    16-25-0        
Passing, net            157        226             
Total offense           306        421               

LEADING NU RUSHERS: Jeff Kinney 79, Bill Olds 54.
LEADING NU PASSER: 15 of 21—218.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: Jerry Tagge 233
ATTENDANCE: 68,187