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No. 1 ranked Nebraska, seeking its third straight national title, had its 32-game success string abruptly snapped by UCLA in the 1972 opener. With 67,702 fans packing the LA Coliseum, Efren Herrera kicked a 30-yard field goal with only 22 seconds left in the game to trip the Cornhuskers, 20-17. It was the first loss in 33 games for the Huskers, dating back to the Missouri game in 1969. It also snapped a 23-game winning streak — both marks tops in the nation. UCLA, pepped by new quarterback Mark Harmon and running back James McAllister, jumped off to a 10-0 lead before the sputtering Huskers got on the board with a 28-yard Rich Sanger field goal. Johnny Rodgers' 11-yard TD run made it 10-10 at halftime, but UCLA refused to fold. Continued miscues in the second half — Nebraska had four fumbles and two pass interceptions — gave UCLA a solid opportunity, and the Bruins capitalized. A pass interception that was returned to the Husker 15 set up a third-quarter Bruin score, provided on Harmon's two-yard run. Humm countered by pitching a 44-yard TD pass to Jerry List for a 17-17 tie. However, the Huskers couldn't move in two subsequent possessions and UCLA finally marched from its own 43 to the NU 12 before Efren Herrera kicked the winning field goal. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED  |
Nebraska 17
Sept. 9, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
Nebraska 0 10 0 7 — 17
UCLA 3 7 7 3 — 20
First Quarter
UCLA — Efren Herrera (27, field goal), 4.26
Second Quarter
UCLA — Brad Lyman (46, pass from Mark Harmon;
Herrera kick), 13:25
NEBR — Rich Sanger (28, field goal), 5:48
NEBR — Johnny Rodgers (11, run; Rich Sanger kick) 2:26
Third Quarter
UCLA — Mark Harmon (2, run; Herrera kick), 7:21
Fourth Quarter
NEBR — Jerry List (44, pass from Dave Humm;
Sanger kick), 14:01
UCLA — Herrera (30, field goal), :22
NU UCLA
First Downs ............ 18 13
Rushing, Net ........... 174 219
Passes, Comp-Att-Int ... 8-21-2 4-8-0
Passing, Net............ 146 65
Total Offense .......... 320 284
LEADING NU RUSHERS:
Gary Dixon 65, Johnny Rodgers 43.
Gary Dixon 65, Johnny Rodgers 43.
LEADING NU PASSER:
Dave Humm, 8 of 21 — 146.
Dave Humm, 8 of 21 — 146.
NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER:
Dave Humm — 126.
Dave Humm — 126.
ATTENDANCE: 67,702
NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Johnny Rodgers.
NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Rich Glover.
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