1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Schedule

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Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

USC

USC had a fight on their hands, despite jumping out to an early 14–0 lead. Nebraska scrambled back and drew up within 7 points in the 4th quarter with 3:40 to go. The Cornhuskers again got the ball back with enough time to score, but USC intercepted and converted the turnover into a field goal in the final seconds to decide the outcome.

Texas A&M

The Cornhuskers put up a touchdown in each of the first two quarters before Texas A&M was somehow able to bottle them up, but the Blackshirts had already established that the Aggies would get nothing on the day, and the 14 Nebraska points were carried for the win.

Minnesota

Nebraska QB Jerry Tagge broke a record while taking apart Minnesota in Minneapolis. The 587 total Cornhusker yards was the second highest total in school history, and his 219 air yards and 82 ground yards rang up to 301 on the day, easily breaking the previous record of 264 yards set in 1951 and tied in 1967. The game started in doubt as Minnesota struck first and forced Nebraska to a 14–14 tie at the half, but there would be no further scoring from the Golden Gophers to answer the additional 28 Nebraska points posted after the half.

Missouri

Nebraska attempted to bring a fight to Columbia to go along with their new #20 ranking, but after Missouri went up 7–0, it did not help that the Cornhuskers turned over a fumble to Missouri which was converted into 7 more points before the half. Nebraska managed to avoid the shutout with a 3rd-quarter touchdown but could not overcome Missouri's defense to score again, and subsequently fell back out of the polls.

The Cornhuskers did not lose again until their 1972 season opener at UCLA.

Kansas

Nebraska PK Paul Rogers set a Nebraska and Big Eight record with a 55-yard 1st-quarter field goal to open the scoring. It was a fierce back-and-forth game, though Nebraska ran ahead by 14 only to have Kansas, which shared the 1968 Big Eight championship but plummeted to 1–9 in 1969, tie it up in the 3rd and pull ahead with a field goal in the 4th. The Cornhuskers came through, however, putting in the game-winning touchdown with just 1:22 left to play.

Oklahoma State

The defensive struggle of the day kept the scores low and the game in doubt late, as Nebraska held only a 10-point lead to start the 4th quarter, but the defenses held on both sides and the Cornhuskers got the win.

Colorado

Nebraska's 13 point margin of victory was directly attributable to the school record 3 interceptions by Dana Stephenson, two of which were subsequently converted into touchdowns, giving Nebraska the upset win.

Iowa State

Iowa State was held to only 27 yards on the ground in front a Memorial Stadium homecoming crowd, as Nebraska held the Cyclones to just a 2nd-quarter field goal on their way to the win.

Kansas State

The Blackshirts allowed Kansas State a touchdown early on, but closed the door for the rest of the game. The Cornhusker offense needed that support, as they were not able to put up their own points until splitting the uprights with a field goal late in the 3rd, and very much needed the touchdown punched in about 10 minutes later to pull ahead for the victory.

Oklahoma

Nebraska fought from behind to deliver Coach Devaney's first win in Norman, a convincing win in which the Blackshirts held the season's Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens to just 71 yards with no touchdowns, breaking his 17-game touchdown streak.

Georgia

Nebraska opened the day with four straight 1st-quarter field goals, setting new Nebraska and Big Eight records in the process, which was the beginning of Georgia being left far behind. By the time the Bulldogs found the scoreboard on a 4th-quarter touchdown, they merely closed the gap to 6–38, which the Cornhuskers then answered with one more touchdown before the final whistle.

Rankings

Awards

1969 team players in the NFL

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1970 NFL draft:

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year's 1971 NFL draft:

The 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1972 NFL draft:

NFL and pro players

The following 1969 Nebraska players joined a professional team as draftees or free agents.

References

References

1. (September 21, 1969). "Trojan soph sparkles". Eugene Register-Guard.
2. (October 12, 1969). "Tigers hold Nebraska". Eugene Register-Guard.
3. (November 23, 1969). "'Huskers stall Owens". Eugene Register-Guard.
4. (December 21, 1969). "Nebraska whips Georgia, 45–6". Pittsburgh Press.
5. (December 21, 1969). "Nebraska's field goals, defense stops Georgia". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
6. (September 21, 1969). "Huskers shelled by Trojans, 31–21". The Record.
7. (September 28, 1969). "Ex-West stars lead Huskers to 14–0 win". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
8. (October 5, 1969). "Cornhuskers eradicate Gophers, 42–14". The Odessa American.
9. (October 12, 1969). "M.U. hits on bombs". The Kansas City Star.
10. Woodling, Chuck. (October 20, 1969). "Pass interference call scuttles Kansas hopes, 21–17". Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
11. (October 19, 1969). "Nebraska nips Kansas". Eugene Register-Guard.
12. (October 26, 1969). "Ingles' aerial snatches spark Nebraska, 13–3". The Sioux City Journal.
13. (November 2, 1969). "Huskers whip Buffs by 20–7". Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
14. (November 9, 1969). "Huskers slip by Cyclones". Rapid City Journal.
15. (November 16, 1969). "'Huskers romp past K-State". The Ann Arbor News.
16. (November 23, 1969). "Defense, Kinney star as Huskers rip Sooners 44–14 to end 'snakepit jinx'". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald.
17. "2023 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Media Guide". Sun Bowl Association.
18. "Football – 1969 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department.
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