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Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers erased all possible doubts about his claim to national pre-eminence with a devastating one-man attack on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame as the Nebraska Cornhuskers confiscated their third consecutive Orange Bowl Trophy with a 40-6 victory. With his teammates also performing in magnificent fashion, Rodgers astounded 80,010 fans in familiar Orange Bowl Stadium as well as millions of TV fans on New Year's Night by scoring four TDs and passing for a fifth against the shell-shocked Irish. No Heisman Trophy winner in history ever concluded his collegiate career in such sensational fashion. Plagued by a tarnished off-the-field reputation, Rodgers feverishly wanted to assure the nation that he really did merit the Heisman as the outstanding player in the United States. Few who watched the 1973 Orange Bowl game would dispute his claim. In a master stroke of strategy, Coach Bob Devaney shifted Rodgers from Wingback to I-Back. It was a simple move, yet the results were explosive.
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Notre Dame 6
Jan. 1, 1973
Miami, FL
Notre Dame 0 0 0 6 - 6
Nebraska 7 13 20 0 - 40
First Quarter
NU - Rodgers 8 yard run (Sanger kick) 11:19
Second Quarter
NU - Dixon 1 yard run (Sanger kick) 14:29
NU - F. Anderson 52 yard pass from Rodgers
(Sanger kick blocked) 12:20
Third Quarter
NU - Rodgers 4 yard run
(D. Humm pass for 2 pts. failed) 11:17
NU - Rodgers 5 yard run (Sanger kick) 7:33
NU - Rodgers 50 yard pass from D. Humm
(Sanger kick) 6:00
Fourth Quarter
ND - Demmerle 5 yard pass from Clements
(Clements pass for 2 pts. failed) 13:51
ATTENDANCE: 80,010
NU ND
First Downs Rushing ................. 20 6
First Downs Passing .................. 9 5
First Downs Penalties ................ 1 2
Total First Downs ................... 30 13
Rushing Plays ....................... 64 44
Yards Gained Rushing ............... 328 145
Yards Lost Rushing .................. 28 41
Net Yards Gained Rushing ............300 104
(Long Rushing Play) ................. 36 21
Forward Passes Tried ................ 26 23
Forward Passes Completed ............ 17 9
Yards Gained Passing ................260 103
(Long Passing Play) ................. 52 29
Total Offense .......................560 207
Forward Passes Intercepted ........... 3 7
Yards Returned Intercepted Passes .... 0 0
Number of Punts ...................... 4 6
Average Yards Punts ............... 38.3 37.2
Yards Returned Punts ................. 3 18
Yards Returned Kickoffs ............. 34 84
Fumbles .............................. 1 3
Fumbles Lost ......................... 1 0
Number of Penalties .................. 5 1
Yards Penalized ..................... 68 15
NEBRASKA
RUSHING
Runner Att Gain Ls Net Avg Lng TD
Rodgers 15 84 3 81 5.4 17 4
Goeller 11 52 9 43 3.9 13 0
Dixon 9 69 0 69 7.7 36 1
Bahe 6 33 6 27 4.5 12 0
Damkroger 3 18 0 18 6.0 8 0
Olds 2 5 0 5 2.5 4 0
D. Humm 4 10 3 7 1.8 8 0
Runty 3 24 5 19 6.3 11 0
Moran 4 13 2 11 2.8 6 0
Garson 4 10 0 10 1.5 6 0
Powell 1 9 0 9 9.0 9 0
Westbrook 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 0
PASSING
Passer Att. Com. Int Yards Long TD
D. Humm 19 13 0 185 50 1
Rodgers 1 1 0 52 52 1
Runty 6 3 1 23 19 0
NOTRE DAME
RUSHING
Runner Att Gain Ls Net Avg Lng TD
Penick 8 49 1 48 6.0 21 0
Best 7 19 4 15 2.1 7 0
Huff 11 22 0 22 2.0 3 0
Dewan 7 18 0 18 2.6 5 0
Diminick 1 2 0 2 2.0 2 0
Cieszkowski 3 21 0 21 7.0 10 0
Clements 6 14 36 -22 -3.7 11 0
Samuel 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
PASSING
Passer Att. Com. Int Yards Long TD
Clements 22 9 3 103 29 1
Dewan 1 0 0 0 0 0
NEBRASKA
PASS RECEIVING
Receiver No. Yds Long TD
List 3 25 11 0
F.Anderson 2 67 52 1
Revelle 3 62 29 0
Rodgers 3 71 50 1
Damkroger 2 13 7 0
Longwell 1 4 4 0
Goeller 1 2 2 0
Garson 2 16 19 0
PUNTING
Punter No. Yds Avg. Long
Sanger 4 153 38.3 48
PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds Long
Bahe 1 6 6
Rodgers 1 -3 -3
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No. Yds Long
Bahe 1 23 23
Rodgers 1 11 11
MISCELLANEOUS PLAYS
Player Type of Play No. Yds
Blahak Interception 1 0
Pitts Interception 1 0
Thornton Interception 1 0
NOTRE DAME
PASS RECEIVING
Receiver No. Yds Long TD
Dewan 3 46 29 0
Diminick 1 5 5 0
Creaney 2 28 17 0
Huff 1 4 4 0
Demmerle 1 5 5 1
Roolf 1 15 15 0
PUNTING
Punter No. Yds Avg. Long
Doherty 6 223 37.2 46
PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds Long
Rudnick 1 15 15
Zanot 1 3 3
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No. Yds Long
Diminick 3 48 21
Dewan 2 23 15
Penick 1 13 13
MISCELLANEOUS PLAYS
Player Type of Play No. Yds
M.Townsend Interception 1 0
DEFENSIVE STATS
NEBRASKA
Player Tac Asst
Glover 5 5
Pitts 5 3
Branch 5 2
Dutton 4 0
M.Johnson 4 0
Mason 3 1
Bell 3 1
Harper 3 1
Yaralian 3 0
Borg 3 0
Manstedt 3 0
Ruud 2 0
Kyros 1 0
Sloey 1 1
A.Johnson 1 0
Hyland 1 0
Fischer 1 0
Austin 1 0
Alward 1 0
NOTRE DAME
Player Tac Asst
Mahalic 10 1
Nosbusch 8 0
Masuraca 7 5
Hayduk 6 2
Barnett 6 0
O'Malley 5 4
Schlezes 5 3
Collins 5 1
Rudnick 5 0
Potempa 5 0
Marx 3 3
M. Townsend 3 0
Devine 3 0
Stock 2 0
Smith 2 0
Naughton 1 0
Best 1 0
Dewan 1 0
PARTICIPATION
NEBRASKA
OFFENSE
SE — Revelle, F. Anderson, Hill, Lackovic
LT — White, Doak, Henrichs
LG — D. Anderson, Alward, Leonardi
C — Dumler, Duda, Kinsel
RG — Beran, Hegener
RT — Crenshaw, Austin, Pavelka
TE — List, Longwell
QB — D. Humm, Runty
IB — Goeller, Dixon, Westbrook
WB — Rodgers, Bahe, Moran, Garson
FB — Olds, Damkroger, Powell, O'Holleran
Punter — Sanger
Placekicker — Sanger
Kickoff — Sanger
DEFENSE
LE — Manstedt, Hyland, Wieser
LT — Janssen, M. Johnson
MG — Glover, Bell
RT — Dutton
RE — Harper, Pate
SLB — Branch, Nelson, Schmidt, Sloey
WLB — Pitts, Ruud
MON. — Mason, Starkebaum, Rogers
LCB — Blahak, Fisher
RCB — Borg, Yaralian, A. Johnson
S — Thornton, Kyros
NOTRE DAME
OFFENSE
TE — Creaney, Quehl
LT — Casper
LG — Pomarice
C — Drew, Alvarado
RG — Dinardo
RT — Dampeer
SE — W. Townsend, Demmerle, Roolf
QB — Clements
LHB — Dewen, Best
RHB — Diminick, Penick
FB — Huff, Cieszkowski
Punter — Doherty
Kickoff — Thomas
DEFENSE
LE — Sullivan, Devine
LT — Nesbusch, Potempa
RT — Marx
RE — Hayduk, Stock
LB — O'Malley, McGraw
OLB — Mahalic
OLB — Masuraca, Smith
DHB — Barnett, Lepienski
DHB — M. Townsend, Zlock
DHB — Schlezes
S — Rudnick, Naughton, Zanet
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