1965 Cotton Bowl (#2 Arkansas vs. #6 Nebraska)

you're members of both squads gather for the coin toss biosuit ler and Bobby Hahn represent Nebraska Kenny Hatfield and Ronnie cabinets represent Arkansas Nebraska wins the toss of the coin and elects to receive Arkansas takes the win there are final handshakes a long awaited signal from the referee and the 29th Cotton Bowl Classic is underway as big Glenn ray Hines boomed the opening kickoff into and out of the Nebraska end zone from its own 20 Nebraska sends 154 pounds Frank Solich up the middle and all-america Ronny cabinets holds into two yards sophomore quarterback broadchurch it strives to go to the air but Jim Finch counters them for a loss back to the 10 on third down wings wide for six yards is Ken Hatfield makes the stop [Music] [Applause] [Music] facing a stiff freeze Ron Kirkland pumps only 26 yards and at field fair catches the exchange puts the Razorbacks in good field position at the Nebraska forty two and Freddie Marshall doesn't waste the chance on first down the Arkansas quarterback it's Jerry lamb for ten quick yards our isolation camera captures the finer points of the play and watch lamb sidelines polka [Music] Jim Lindsay sweeps back to the left for seven and out of bounds at the Nebraska 25 [Music] Jack puzzle cracks for to as John Strohmeyer leads the defense Marshall tax to defense then calls on Brazel for two hard yards a tackle [Applause] Marshall Keith said left hand but Langston Coleman one of four fine corn Husker and holds him to two yards it's back to the past the defensive pressure forces Marshall to throw too high for Bobby Crockett on third down more Nebraska pressure turns a bass into a run and Marshall is finally stuffed by wolf lines of a 14 short of a first down fourth and four and this calls for kicking specialist Tom McNally and a 31-yard field goal try it's good and it I can sort three Nebraska zero early in the first period Nebraska can't move with the kickoff and Kirkland runs for 36 yards at fields fair catch sets up the who's got the football sequence with the ball changing hands three times on the next five plays first Brazil is swarmed under as the Nebraska middle defense continues unyielding Marshall tries left and that is jolted by Barnes fumbles and Bill Johnson recovers for Nebraska at the Arkansas 44 [Applause] and Frank Broyles is an unhappy man Arkansas gets it all back on the next play as Hatfield intercepts a church it's passed on the 46 Brazil tries the middle again but Mike Kennedy slams him down [Music] Marshall thanks to pass is gilded loose from the ball by Coleman and Bernie McGann recovers for Nebraska on the Arkansas 41 from here Nebraska threatens the laser back go line with a strong inside running game sophomore Hayley Wilson leads off with a 5 yard ramble [Music] Kent McQuillan gets eight more up the middle [Music] and it's Wilson's turn for four more to the Arkansas 24 two more plays lose one yard but on fourth down solet's weeds through the middle for a first down on the Arkansas 15 and offsides family sets Nebraska back and soulish gets only threw up the middle [Music] our slow motion camera catches I can saw us trying pursuit on this play as McLuhan goes wide with a swing pass but Lloyd Phillips throws him for a two-yard loss to the eighth game another class goes incomplete and church hits on fourth down is stopped for one yard by cabinets and Bobby Roper the threat is ended and Arkansas takes a three nothing lead into the second quarter now facing the wind I can saw it tries to improve its field position Marshall it's lamb for a first down on the 30 [Music] Bob Burnett gets three odds up the middle and a swamp [Music] Marshall looks for Burnett and hits him for two yards [Music] but Nebraska is unyielding and on fourth down Bobby Nix prompts a 34 yarder the Nebraska 31 as a crowded convoy of Razorbacks helps it along from here Nebraska suddenly moves for 69 yards in a touchdown as church its leads the way with his passing first he hits ollege with a screen pass and the plucky 154 pounds for back darts for three hours [Music] a running play fails to gain and church looks for Wilson long road and it's a 36-yard calm down - the icon saw 18 Jim Finch makes the saving power on push down the flue and turns on the power for six hard yards on ads another yard and white Sacco then Wilson shows fullback power breaking through to tacklers to the one-yard line [Music] is the same play on the isolation rerun [Music] Wilson who gained 48 of the 69 yards in the drive is given climax honors and breaks through left time for the final yard Duncan Brum kicks the extra points and Nebraska takes a seven-to-three lead into the halftime break now it's back to football there's Molly whoa takes off to the Arkansas 5-yard line Danny Hatfield returns it 16 yards the Razorbacks now playing catch-up try to get things going with Burnett sweeping left end for three yards its Barnes on the tackle [Applause] Marshall swings around the left side for pride and Barnes again makes the stop still placing strong pressure from the Nebraska rushers Marshall finds a gap in the Cornhuskers secondary and nails Lindsay for 16 yards to near midfield but the Nebraska defense dippin's again first Coleman crashes through and bats down Marshalls past then bill house throws Marshall for a six yard loss NIC's runs 46 yards and sillas gets back three to the nebraska 24 unable to move Nebraska punts back at field the nation's punt return champion finds room for only a four yard return in slow motion Marshall now goes to his air game and nails his favored receiver Jerry lamb for eight yards [Music] here it is again on our isolation camera [Music] but a motion penalty runs it all out Marshall decides to go upstairs once more looking for Lamech too long once again Marshall throws this time wha-ho stretches for a beautiful interception and returns to the Nebraska 47 you [Music] [Applause] after the running game sets up a first down searches its Teeter for eight more yards the Cornhuskers Breton at the Arkansas 35 but the Razorbacks show how they love the nation and defense against scoring as they put up the stop sign right Phillips reduce and stop sollux after a five-yard gain on second down then Tony Peter juggles a third down fast out of bounds [Applause] concern drum comes off the bench for a 48-yard field goal attempt but the kick dribbles off short the game enters the final period with Nebraska claim to its seven to three lead two exchanges failed to change this margin and as the sweeping plot becomes a stronger factor Marshall takes the Razorback air game into the flat areas with ominous success this one tuber map for 14 yards first down under the breast of 47 then penalty trouble strike the Razorbacks Marshall runs wide but a clipping family runs it all out [Music] there than 26 on the Arkansas 32 [Music] Marshall hits Burnett 4:17 big yards but it all goes for not as a delayed penalty rocks the Razorbacks so Knicks puns 31 yards into the end zone and abrasca tries it's and on offense Wilson the game standard runner almost explodes all the way on the first play as he breaks tackle after tackle and rambles for 45 yards to the I can saw 35 only a short tackle by Billy gray keeps Wilson from breaking the game wide open once again I can saw pigs in cavernous stops Wilson after a one-yard gain on third down solet's runs wide and Finch forces him to cut inside for low game a delight finally furthered jokes to corn Huskers and Kirkland kicks into the end zone setting up the drive that crown 1964's national collegiate football champions marshall showing the fans is all-conference form continues to probe the nebraska flanks with passes he connects to lamb for 12 to the 32 the slow-motion camera shows Marshall at his best as he thinks looks and then finds Burnett for another 11 yards did the Arkansas 43 [Music] [Applause] the Razorbacks have now come alive and Burnett floods inside for four yards on third and six Marshall under pressure throws quickly to the right flat and Lindsay looks back just in time to take the throw and move for a first down under the pasture 43 many thought this was the game's key play now with new momentum Marshall calls another pass but his protection breaks and he scrambles beautifully for ten more yards [Music] next in slow motion it's Marshall to Lindsay this time to the other side the fleet Arkansas wingback is all alone and down the sideline he goes for 28 yards to the Nebraska 5-yard line before Bill Johnson Connally makes the stop first and goal Burnett punches for two to the three [Music] our isolation camera zeroes in on tailback Bobby Burnett he slashes the final three yards for the Razorback touchdown a big score and big celebration [Music] McNally adds the kick and Arkansas takes a 10-7 lead with less than five minutes left to play Nebraska now working against the crack tries to get it back with passes from church's at midfield Arkansas's defense begins to tell Williams smashing through armed first down a loss of nine undaunted the boys Nebraska's sophomore quarterback comes right back with a seven yard throw it in McLuhan on third down Freeman white comes wide on the end around play but the quick Razorbacks containing and it's no game now it's fourth down 12 yards to go church's fades for a desperation throw but Williams barrels in and wells and down it's a big fourth down play and now I can saw has possession with only seconds remaining I can saw stalls out the remaining time as Frank Broyles anxiously watches the clock he looks he weighs it's over and if I can sort n Nebraska seven as much of the population of the Razorback states warms out of the field there are yells and hugs and repeated shots that claim we're number one we're number one this claim later to be recognized when the Football Writers of America both the Razorbacks winners of the Grantland rice trophy symbolic of the nation's finest college football team it's the second time in as many years at the winner of this game has also been acclaimed the National Champion and so another sparkling chapter is added to the history of the Cotton Bowl Classic [Music] for the University of art the brightest day in the football history of the school

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Keywords: 1965 Cotton Bowl, Arkansas vs. Nebraska, Frank Broyles

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Length: 19min 41sec (1181 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 14 2017