Pittsburgh at Nebraska

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  Evening star, November 14, 1954, page 67

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  Statistics one that ended with Pitt leading, lat, after Nebraska struck back with brilliant Willie Greenlaw to Ron Clark pass and run on a scoring play that covered 81 yards. 1t was the eighth straight time that Pitt has come to Lincoln and left without tasting defeat. Three Of the games were ties. The downfall of Nebraska today began when Pitt plowed a hole in the middle for Cost to slide through. Then Cost danced away from three tacklers before being hauled down on the 5. Two plays later Bob Grier scored from the 3 and Ambrose Bagamcry converted. Nebraska Goes to Air. Then Nebraska went into the air trying to get back into the game for Coach Bill Glassford, himself former Pitt star. But Bose picked off a throw with one hand on the Pitt 40 and went back to the Nebraska 80. Bagamcry scored from the 3 and converted. The running Greenlaw pass that scored for Nebraska came one play after Nebraska brought the kickoff out to the Husker 43. Clark, grabbing it on the 25. took the ball away from two detenders to score with ease Pitts final touchdown came In the fourth period as a pitiless Panther line plowed through Ne braska to dump ball carriers for big losses. After one Nebraska punt, Pitt plunged along back to the 5 where the bali was lost on a tumble. Just the same the PAN theirs got their touchdown short ly afterwards. Referee Flattened. Nebraska tried to pass out of danger and again ran smack into trouble at the hands Of q Pitt center. Bob Ballock picked off the ball on the 10 and scored in the corner. The fourth period carried a lot of spine -tingling play, penalties that set the fans yelling and some humor. That came when. two charging Pitt linemer1. after Nebraska’s Don Erway, nat tened Referee Ron Gibbs. Gibbs bounced back UP and kept play moving swiftly. Nebraska, seventh in the Ma ton with a 277.7-yard-per-gam rushing average, could get only 80 yards net that way against the prowling Panther linemen. Pittsburgh ~ o. O IA 7–⁠21 Nebraska 0 0 Z o. z Scoring: Pittsburgh touchdownsfodchdoWn@Basamery c8). Nebraska. touchdown--Clark. Point after touch doWn-Smith,

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Pittsburgh leads 15–⁠6–⁠3 in 24 meetings, counting the five since this game.