PAGE SIX
Punts Keep
Botula, Kasperian
Gain Most Yardage
(Continued from page one)
It was quite a humiliating day for the Penn State crew.
They led in every important statistical department except
punting average and total points--but those meant the
difference.
The Lions had the advantage in first downs, 20-9, and
in total yards gained, 334-181. They even ran off 83 plays to
Neblaskart's 49. A statistical ad
lantage like this, according fo the
nation's coaches, should mean a
victory to any team—but not
Perm State
No one factor can pinpoint
the reason for the embarrassing
loss, but undoubtedly, one of
the major reasons was the phe
nomenal punting by Nebraska
quarterbacks Harry Tolly end
George Harshman and tailback
Pat Fischer.
Thm average in seven kicks
was an astounding 45-yards per
FINAL STATISTICS
Penn
Ntbraeka State
FIRST DOWNS (Total) 9 25
Hy Rushing 8 16
Ity Passing I 2
By Nonlife@ _ _ 0 0
RI RUIN( I No. of Rushee) 43 68
No. ids. Coined _ _ _-__lsB 301
No. TIA. - 9 11
Net Ydx. Gained _ 149 285
FORWARD PASSING (No. Atpd.) 6 IS
No. ( ;mottled 2 6
No. llad Incplot. ________ 0 0
Net 1(114. Coined .__ 32 49
TOTAL PLAYS
4 RUPhirS & I'a••ea)
ToTAL NET YDS.
PUNTS iNo.)
Aga. Yds. _ _
Nn. Had Blocked _
IICKOITS INo.)
kir. 1d•.
NICE RETURNS
No. Punt Returns
Yds. Punt Ito*urns
No. Kickoff Returns
Ws. Kickoff Returns
PASS I NTERCErrION
(Nu.)
1 do. Returns
PI IMBLES (No.)
Hall Loaf 0
DAIL LOST ON DOWNS
rEN ALVES (No.) 6
Penalised 411
FIELD GOA 5.% (No. Atpd.)
No. Surecroirul _ _____ 0
try—an average that most pro
fessional clubs would like to
equal. But it was the "reverse
English" on four of the boots that
—Colitirian photon by Ron Walker, former Photo Editor
THE BIG RETURN—Lion halfback Bucky Paolone (12) returns
,a Nebraska punt 36 yards in the
fourth quarter. His blockers are Richie Lucas (33) and Bill Wehmer (66).
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really meant the difference.
All four times the Nebraskan's
kicks seemed headed into the
end zone for an automatic touch
back. But instead, they either fell
dead or out of bounds on the 14,
11, 3 and 2 yard lines.
Three of the boots were in
the first half, including a shin
ing 65-yard quick-kick in the
opening minutes of the game.
These punts, which kept the
Lions deep in their own terri
tory for most of the rather list
less first half, didn't do much
for the Lion's morale.
And when Harshman's 58-yard
kick on the 10th play of the third
period rolled out of bounds at the'
three-yard stripe the Nittanies l
began to wonder why they were ,
cursed with such bad luck.
But the backbreakers were yet
to come. Midway through the
third frame, the Lions began a
71-yard march that eventually]
ended in the first score of the
game. Veterans Dave Kasperian
(43 yards) and Pat Botula (25 ,
yards) did the bulk of the ball
toting in the 13-play drive with
Kasperian bowling over leftl
guard from one-yard out for the
six-pointer.
The Lions might have broken
the game wide-open before Kas
perian's TD, had converted-end
Maury Schleicher been able to
hold a pass from quarte, back
IRichie Lucas. Schleicher, ru ming
inside ! his own 15-yard was
110 yards ahead of the nearest Ne
ibraska defender when he drop
ped Lucas' soft aerial. Lucas had
!set up the play by executing a
beautiful fake to Botula and Kas
•perian.
_ _4l
Sophomore Don Jonas booted
the extra point after Kaspeiian's
TD and it looked like the Lions
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Lions 'Bottled Up'
FLYING FEET—AI Jacks (24) completes the handoff to fullback Pat Botula (31). Bucky Paolone (12)
precedes Botula through the line. The Lion applying the "one-arm blOck on Nebraska tackle Joe
Gacusana (79) is Chuck Ruslavage (67).
would finally start the expected
rout.
But in a matter of moments
it was a tie game again as Ne
braska's
sophomore speed mer
chant Pat Fischer took the en
suing kickoff and galloped 92-
yards down the left sideline
untouched for the TD. Nebras
ka Captain Dick McCashland
kicked the equalizer.
The Lions were stunned by the
swift occurence of events, but
they weren't through—yet.. They
grabbed the ball on the following
kickoff and moved from their own
30-yard line to the Nebraska 49
in seven plays. But a fumble by
Kasperian ended the threat and
started the Huskies on it's way
to the game winning march—
which the demoralized Lions
couldn't cope with.
Fullback Carroll Zaruba'plung
ed over for the TD on a fourth-
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do vv n-and-one situation an d
Harshman kicked the PAT. Larry
Naviaux's 30-yard dash around
the end and a 26-yard Harshman-
Nebraska Statistics
Carries YG YL Ttl. Avir.
Dick AlcCaahland 6 17 2 15 2.5
Carroll Zaruba 5 18 0 18 3.2
Pat Fischer 2 20 0 20 2.2
Max Martz 4 12 1 12 3.0
Geo. Harshman 3 It 0 11 3.2
Harry Tolly 8 16 9 12 1.4
Clay White 1 5 0 5 5.0
Larry Naviaux 4 46 0 46 11,2
MMMIEMIEI
Carries YG YL TH. Avg.
Pat Botula 32 123 12 111 3.4
Dine Kasperian 13 32 2 30 6.1
Fran Paolone 6 26 0 26 3.4
Bruce Gilmore 5 13 0 18 2.3
Sam Soinctik 1 1 0 1 1.0
Don Jonas 2 24 0 24 12.0
Male Lucas 2 14 0 14 7-.0
Dick Hoak 1 0 2 0 -2
Al Jacks 2 4 0 4 2.0
to-Mike Eger aerial accounted for;
the most yardage in the advance.l
Still, the Lions didn't fade.
Bucky R..aolona grabbed the
kickoff and darted up field% for
36 yards before he was hauled
down on the Nebraska 49. With
Botula—who was by far the
outstanding player of the game
—rushing for 31 yards. Penn
State moved the ball to the
nine-yard line.
But a stout goaline stand—fea
turing key defensive plays by
Nebraska center Don Fricke, Den
nis Emanuel and Duane Monger
son—ended the threat. Two run
ning plays were stopped cold
when Fricke and Emanuel broke
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through the Lion forward wall
to nail Botula, and two pass at
tempts were batted down—the
last one on• a leap by Mongerson.
'The Lions did get another
chance with 30 seconds remain
ing on the Nelyaska 29. But
one pass fell incomplete and
another—a screen pass—went
for only three yards.
Botula was, , the running star of
the game, gaining 11l total yards
for a 3.4 average per carry. Many
times the junior line-smasher had
picked-up his yards the hard way
—without the benefit of blockers,
THE LINEUPS
PENN STATE (1)
L.E.—Jehn thmick. Norm Neff
LT.—Andy Stenehula, Tom Mulranee
L.C.--Charles Rost , Earl Kohlhaas
:C.—Steve Garban, Sam Stellatella
'R.G.—Bill Wehrner., Frank Korbini
R.T.—Jew Emhart, Charles Janerette
R.E.-14faurtre'Sehleleher, Stew Barber
Q.B.—Al Jacks, Richt* Lucas, Bob Savable
L.S.—Dare Kasperian, Bruce Gilmore, Disk
Raab
R.H.—Fran Paolo's*. Don Jonas
F.ll.—Pat Fistula, Sam Sohctak
NEBRASKA
I..E.—Mlho Eger, William Bohanan
L.T.—Elnanc ktongerson, Russell Edeal
L.G.--Beanie Emanuel, John Ponneige
C.--Donald Fricke, Robert Kitchen
LG.—Richards Hosier. Leßoy Zentie
R.T.—Joe Gacusana, Allen Wellman
R.E.—Rolaind SUDO., Guy Sapp
41.11.--C'esrge Hershman, Harry TORY
L.H.—Pat Fischer, Max Martz
R.H.—Larry Naviann. Clay White
F.B.—Dick MoCaohland, Carroll Zomba
Score be quarters
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