Nebraska at Kansas

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1962, page 1

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  Nebraska Rips Kansas, Stoys in Bowl Picture LAWRENCE, KAN, Nov. 10 GAP )-Fired-up Nebraska rip ped open the Kansas defense for 80 points in the first 1S minutes, all on the ground, and whipped the Jayhawks, 40–⁠16, today to stay in the running for the Big Eight football title. 1t was a stunning defeat for Jack Mitchell’s team before a Homecoming crowd of $4,000 and ruined Kansas title hopes Bob Devaney’s Cornhuskers, beaten only by seventh-ranked Missouri in eight games this season, stayed in the Orange Bowl picture behind Missouri and Oklahoma, both unbeaten in the Big Eight. The big HuSker line, averaging 229 pounds from tackle to tackle, manhandled the Kansas forwards at will. Dennis Claridge, Nebraska quarterback, is one of the leagues top passers. But he didn’t have to throw one in any Of Nebraska’s five touchdown drives. Willie Ross, fleet 1885, junior halfback, scored three times for the Huskershis first touchdowns of the season-on runs of 4, Is and 80 yards. Nebraska drove 81 yards

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Officially, Nebraska leads 91–⁠23–⁠3; as played, 88–⁠18–⁠3 in the 109 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.