Cumulative Season Statistics
Overall Team Statistics
1968 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Overall Team Statistics (Final) |
NU Opp
87 First Downs, Rushing 80
63 First Downs, Passing 56
13 First Downs, Penalty 11
163 Total First Downs 147
552 Attempts Rushing 465
1934 Yards Gained Rushing 1665
432 Yards Lost Rushing 297
1502 Net Yards Rushing 1368
215 Passes Attempted 251
103 Passes Completed 107
11 Passes Had Intercepted 8
1290 Net Yards Passing 1226
767 Total Plays 716
2792 Total Offense Yards 2594
8 Opp. Passes Intc. 11
150 Net Intc. Yards Ret. 98
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NU Opp
77 Number of Punts 89
0 Punts Had Blocked 0
2831 Punting Yardage 3672
36.8 Punting Average 41.3
55 Punts Returned 30
445 Punt Yards Ret. 159
25 Kickoffs Ret. 23
436 Kickoff Yds. Ret. 382
46 Times Penalized 57
428 Yards Penalized 629
33 Times Fumbled 21
20 Own Fumbles Lost 13
150.2 Rushing Average 136.8
129.0 Passing Average 122.6
279.2 Total Offensive Avg. 259.4
15.5 Scoring Average 16.1
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SCORING BY QUARTERS
lst/Avg. 2nd/Avg. 3rd/Avg. 4th/Avg. Total/Avg.
Nebraska 46/4.6 37/3.7 21/2.1 51/5.1 155/15.5
Opponents 36/3.6 38/3.8 36/3.6 51/5.1 161/16.1
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Overall Individual Statistics
1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Overall Individual Statistics (Final)
(includes bowl game) |
RUSHING Att. Gn. Loss Net Avg
Orduna 186 719 42 677 3.6
Davis 158 654 48 606 3.8
Schneiss 28 116 1 115 4.1
Green 34 108 9 99 2.9
Ziegler 30 99 8 91 3.0
Frost 15 42 7 35 2.3
Rogers 1 9 0 9 9.0
Vactor 4 9 1 8 2.0
Dvorsak 1 0 1 -1 -1.0
Sigler 65 119 186 -67 -1.0
Patrick 30 59 129 -70 -2.3
TOTAL 552 1934 432 1502 2.7
Opp. Total 465 1665 297 1368 2.9
PASSING Att Comp Pct Int Yds TD
Sigler 144 73 .507 6 907 5
Patrick 67 27 .403 5 311 1
Dvorsak 3 2 .667 0 27 0
Orduna 1 1 1.000 0 45 0
TOTAL 215 103 .480 11 1290 6
Opp. Total 251 107 .426 8 1226 3
TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Yds. Avg
Sigler 209 840 4.0
Orduna 187 722 3.9
Davis 158 606 3.8
Patrick 97 241 2.5
Schneiss 28 115 4.1
Green 34 99 2.9
Ziegler 30 91 3.0
Frost 15 35 2.3
Dvorsak 4 26 6.5
Rogers 1 9 9.0
Vactor 4 8 2.0
TOTAL 767 2792 3.6
Opp. Total 716 2594 3.6
PASS RECEIVING No. Yds. TD
Penney 25 424 2
McFarland 23 244 4
Frost 14 152 0
Ingles 14 146 0
Ziegler 9 140 0
Davis 7 80 0
Orduna 6 38 0
Topliff 3 42 0
Rogers 1 15 0
Schneiss 1 9 0
TOTAL 103 1290 6
Opp. Total 107 1226 3
PUNTING No. Yds Avg
Stephenson 58 2067 35.6
Armstrong 19 764 40.2
TOTAL 77 2831 36.8
Opp. Total 89 3672 41.3
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds. Avg
Ingles 19 207 10.9
Larson 14 77 5.5
Stephenson 9 60 6.7
Heller 6 60 10.0
Decker 3 10 3.3
Best 2 8 4.0
Reeves 2 23 11.5
TOTAL 55 445 8.1
Opp. Total 30 159 5.3
KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg
Davis 9 166 18.4
Orduna 8 171 21.4
Green 3 58 19.3
Schneiss 2 23 11.5
Ingles 2 15 7.5
Williams 1 3 3.0
TOTAL 25 436 17.4
Opp Total 23 382 16.6
PASS INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds TD
Stephenson 5 106 0
Hornbacher 1 19 0
Jarmon 1 13 0
Hawkins 1 0 0
Rogers (lateral) 0 12 0
TOTAL 8 150 0
Opp. Total 11 98 1
SCORING TD Kick Other FG Sfy Tot.
Orduna 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 60
Rogers 0 19-17 0-0 12-6 0 35
McFarland 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 24
Penney 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12
Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12
Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6
Ingles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6
Sigler 0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0 0
TOTAL 20 19-17 1-0 12-6 0 155
Opp. Total 22 18-13 4-1 10-4 1 161
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Overall Defensive Statistics (10 games)
| DEFENSIVE STATS |
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| UT | AT | REC | BK | PI | PBU | BP |
| Linemen |
| Liggett | 16 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Linstroth | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Periard | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walline | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hornbacher | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drakulich | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kusserow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ends |
| Wynn | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarmon | 27 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Avolio | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gutzman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Linebackers |
| Geddes | 29 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fiala | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murtaugh | 36 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kobza | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Backs |
| Reeves | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larson | 31 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Best | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephenson | 25 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Hawkins | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Morock | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heller | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive Team |
| Topliff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McFarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brichacek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orduna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TACKLES FOR LOSS
No. Yds
Larson 6 21
Jarmon 10 58
Best 3 10
Fiala 2 11
Murtaugh 6 38
Gutzman 1 4
Periard 1 1
Wynn 9 37
Geddes 5 16
Linstroth 1 8
Liggett 6 29
Stephenson 1 2
Hawkins 1 2
Hornbacher 1 7
Heller 1 2
Reeves 1 3
Walline 2 12
Kobza 1 3
Kusserow 1 2
1968 Highs and Lows
1968 SINGLE-GAME STAT HIGHS
Player Longest Run Best Day
Dick Davis 20 vs. Kansas; Colorado 93 vs. Wyoming
Mike Green 19 vs. Utah 59 vs. Utah
Joe Orduna 28 vs. Kansas 145 vs. Oklahoma State
Dan Schneiss 16 vs. Utah 35 vs. Iowa State
Larry Frost 12 vs. Utah 19 vs. Utah
Ernie Sigler 23 vs. Wyoming 17 vs. Oklahoma State
Frank Vactor 5 vs. Utah 8 vs. Utah
Mick Ziegler 9 vs. Iowa State 32 vs. Utah State
Frank Patrick 5 vs. Utah 24 vs. Oklahoma
Longest Run from Scrimmage for TD—28, Orduna vs. Kansas
Longest Run, No Score—23, Sigler vs. Wyoming
Longest Pass Play for TD—41, Patrick to Penney vs. Utah
Longest Pass, No Score—57, Sigler to Penney vs. Utah
Longest Punt Return for TD—62, Ingles vs. Colorado
Longest Punt Return, No Score—29, Al Larson vs. Utah
Longest KO Return for TD—None
Longest KO Return, No Score—33, Davis vs. Missouri
Longest Pass Interception for TD—None
Longest Pass Interception, No Score—45, Stephenson vs. Minnesota
Longest Punt—53, Stephenson vs. Kansas
Most TDs—2, Orduna vs. Kansas, Oklahoma State and Colorado
Most Passes Attempted—28, Sigler vs. Oklahoma State
Most Passes Completed—13, Sigler vs. Oklahoma State
Most Yards Passing—165, Sigler vs. Utah
Most Passes Caught—6, Penney vs. Iowa State
Most Yards Caught—122, Penney vs. Utah
Most Yards Rushing—145, Orduna vs. Oklahoma State
Most Field Goals Attempted—3, Rogers vs. Wyoming
Most FGs Made—2, Rogers vs. Wyoming
Longest Field Goal—51, Rogers vs. Wyoming (NEBRASKA RECORD)
Most Total Offense—161, Sigler vs. Utah
Most Yards, Punt Returns—123, Ingles vs. Colorado
TEAM HIGHS
Most Yards Passed—164, Iowa State
Most Pass Attempts—32, Utah
Most Completions—19, Utah
Most Yards Rushing—227, Colorado
Most Total Offense—518, Utah
Most Pass Interceptions—3, Minnesota
Most First Downs—24, Utah
Most Fumbles—6, Missouri
Most Fumbles Lost—6, Missouri |
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DEFENSIVE HIGHS AND LOWS
Most Pass Attempts—33, Colorado
Most Completions—15, Kansas State
Most Yards Rushing—279, Oklahoma
Most Yards Passing—227, Okla. State
Most Total Offense—414, Oklahoma
Least Passes Attempted—13, Missouri
Least Completions—6, Wyo. & Kan.
Least Yards Passing—53, Missouri
Least Yards Rushing—46, Utah
Least Total Offense—138, Utah |