Nebraska vs. Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1955, page 45

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  n, g MIAMI. Jan. Duke Uniyersity handled Nebraska with unexpected ease, and some COM passion, In today’s 34–⁠7 fomp which evened the Orange Bowl series at one game apiece between Atlantic Coast and Big Seven Conference representatives. The Blue Devils, making their first bowl appearance in 10 years a winning one. played as DELHI erately as If the 21st Orange Bowl classic was q fire-house checker game. Until the issue was settled just before halftirle, the soiree for q record 68.750 crowd was just about as enthralling. The only department In which Nebraska led was In returning punts and gettins. the Cornhusker band on the field FIRST at intermission. Quarterback Jerry Barger, recuperated from well-publicized laryngitis, didn’t need vocal chords. speed, daring or finesse and used those talents SPAR ingly--to field-general the rout. He used Halfback Bob Pascal as leg-man for most Of Dukes initial, 65-yard touchdown march at the start Of the second quarter, including q 7-yard scoring burst. A pass interrogation by Fullback Bryant Aldridge on Mehraska’ s 81 brought what proved to be the clincher Just before intermission. It came on Barger’s 2-yard flip to End Jerry Kocurek. When the Cornhuskers cap italized on Barger’s freak punt to drive IS yards for a touch down in the third period, the

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Duke leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.