1980 Jan 01 - Cotton Bowl - Nebraska vs Houston

g-star was midshipman Roger Staubach who one night when trophy that year and in 1970 Notre Dame came to the Cotton Bowl the first bowl appearance for the Fighting Irish in 45 years led by scrambling quarterback Joe Theismann but this is New Year's Day 1980 I'm Lindsey Nelson with Paul Hornung here in the booth will be doing the play-by-play and the analysis on the field giving us reports on the weather and happenings on the playing surface Frank labor who's done that so well so long for CBS here at the Cotton Bowl and of course Paul today we have two very outstanding team it's a great year just a great way to start the new year off both these teams evenly matched 10 and 1 records looking to move up in the national ranking the Brassica runs from I formation what an affirmation they've got one of the greatest wall cons in college football history Jarvis red wines here we see him in action he takes the pitch out of the ICAT great breakaway speed and back to the rest of coaches tell us Lindsey the guy has legitimate 4 for speed he's the fastest back ever to play at Nebraska junior Miller that tied in everybody's all-american he'll go very high in the draft posturing the first here we see jr. Miller number 89 he'll be all over the field today it's got the great deep speed for a tight in six five about 225 and can he run speaking of running he runs the reverse pretty well too look at this end around Miller goes all away for about 35 big ones whatever Houston of course run from the there they invented it they invented severe why not Bill yeoman's has just made a living off the veer off it's one of the toughest offenses in college football to stop Gerald Clark Terrell Clark number 26 is the man Nebraska's great defense will have to stop here he is breaking over the mitr all the way both these running back to back John Newhouse you'll see in that Houston backfield has great breakaway speed they're not too big a solid 200-pound running backs but they can clasp whereas the defense avicii all day long Dell Rick brown duck quarterback he's really the heart and soul of the veer offense the quick feet periods on the option right there's your trail back you'll see that play today he cuts inside for six both teams at 110 lost one now let's take a look at the field [Music] and emotions are running high the 1980 Cotton Bowl is sponsored by Buick and your local Buick dealers who invite you to stop in now during their holiday get-together the Continental insurance companies whose over four million satisfied policyholders do the Continental pepsi-cola and your local pepsi-cola bottler have a pepsi day and my Valvoline motor-oil Valvoline the motor oil that's not just for winning races now let's go down to the field of Frank Lieber well Lindsey had to be here last year to appreciate the weather this year remember last year 20 above 0 20 below chill factor in the heels of the worst ice storm in Dallas history today has dawn beautiful the temperature right now near 60 degrees sunshiny day just a slight wind out of the south which you'll be blowing from right to left as you view the action the ball as a bit of a face lift since last year they put in a million dollars worth of improvements including a brand new artificial surface Lindsay and so now the tossed on the cryin is the captain's come to this end of the field captain Cole this is Captain brown captain Hodge and captain whales this is Captain Smith well German let me introduce my fellow officials to you here on the left is mr. Hartman this is mr. Coe well mr. Scobie mr. Hardy and mr. Delaney my captain university team will let you call the toss I'll toss the coin in the air catch an open-handed if I drop it will toss it again you call it farming loud in the air captain it's called heads captain it is tells captain [Applause] which though we'll use it just bill when you turn that way for me my captain Brown you won the toss give elected to receive good luck and so we have had to toss the coin Houston has won the toss they will be receiving and Jalen Kevin sighs oh he'll be taking off for Nebraska Robin I a from Shreveport Louisiana is the referee all the officials here today are from the Southeastern Conference Ivy Hardy's the umpires from Lakeland Florida he was an outstanding player in the 1943 Cotton Bowl game he'll be from Nashville is the linesman Robert Caldwell join you from Columbus Mississippi is the line judge his father Bob Carr well wasn't official in the 1953 Cotton Bowl game Tennessee in Texas the old judges Joe Delaney jr. from Atlanta the back judges Charles Martin a Morgantown South Carolina I bow has teeth the ball up on the 40-yard line [Music] now Houston is deploying to receive it Dallas Wiggins is going back along with Eddie right [Applause] wiggins and right other Vietnam Seibel all this in the air and in a second right the opposite picks it up gets back to the 5-10-15 and struggles across for the 21 yard line [Applause] or Houston at the 21 [Applause] when Baker downfield make the doctor Delic Brown runs the attack his running backs in the veer formation John Newhouse and Terrell Clark are Christ for a thousand 63 yards the average five and a half new house race for 678 the average 5.4 there's the remainder the offensive unit [Applause] great offensive taco Melvin Jones lot of all-american teams today I knew how it sounded I've got away by Nebraska at the 25 Skol recovered the fumble over 81 this is the way Houston runs that there they will fumble the football and coughlin up a lot of time to have a bad day they usually cuff beat themselves by mistakes here's a fumble right away on the first play and Nebraska has it at the 25 [Music] in the defense for Houston Darryl welcome from his starting in place of Ronnie Mitchell Jeff Quinn is the starting quarterback for Nebraska [Applause] the Y formation Darvish lip line out of Bounce the 19-yard line Tommy Abner bounced him out in a sick charge on the play mix at second and for Jarvis red wine rice for a thousand 42 yards avid seven yards per carry played initially at Oregon State that's first set out a year and came on strong this season there's the backfield and your receivers junior Miller the all-american tight in your offensive the first man through under Franklin averaged five and a half yards per carry Robert Oglesby to make the tackle and on with Brady turning more importantly Lin xeandra Franklin is just one of the great blocking backs in college football's we take a look at the defensive line of the Houston team great strengths and allure defensive tackles and the linebackers david Hyde your grade one they brought out to change the measure for the possible first down let's talk about 39 on Grif Franklin very very close to the first down did he get it but he's a great blocker lately and boy that's good for a guy like Jarvis red wine and I am hip to Lucy I am hip also and he's a pretty good backup halfback to have running in a tie down an interest to go I'm gonna have a deadline and I formation [Applause] give it to Franklin he's got the first lieutenant at the 14 yard line Bradley and Turner in to make the tackle and if I took from Anniston Alabama he's a junior six one 218 pounds Leigha double up on the tight ends Jeff den was into the play he's got off now for Nebraska first and ten at the 14th I'm sniffing a wad right [Applause] [Music] just an event stops him at the line of scrimmage great eternity I'm Tyler a linebacker on the weak side second and 10 at the 14 great penetration by the inside linebacker number 40 Grady Turner they'll play the college defense both of these as we say it's a 5-2 and that means a nose guard a middle guard head up the center but the Houston defense is really the strength of their defensive tackle Jose Taylor number 92 number 70 leonard met from both of them 270 pounds [Applause] [Music] [Applause] in place number 84 tim smith does the man throw who's attended Tommy Hebner was blitzing on the play Edna was blissing I thought Jeff Quinn was thinking that his split in Smith was going to break to the outside instead he broke on a little turning patter little mix-up between the receiver and quarterback now a big third down coming third and 10 at the 14 yard line for Nebraska is going to Awad right for the 24 I didn't left [Applause] pull back by Unger Franklin down to the six yard line Elvis Bradley made the tackle not enough for the first down pretty good call here at third and ten college football's not necessarily a pass on drew Franklin makes a good cut back to the right side he needed ten he got about eight gonna be fourth and two at the six yard line just outside the six no score in the ballgame a beautiful day in Dallas Texas [Applause] hookup well 416 is hopping 23 yarder is up no good why was over at the 20-yard line race 1010 or Houston there still is no score used to nothing just a little chip shop plenty I don't think there was too good at timing between the holder and kicker the Super Bowl coming up on CBS on Sunday January 20th number 14 everything starts name FL today at 4:30 then gamepad at 6 o'clock Eastern Eastern 10 alpha Houston at the 20 yard brakes him up he keeps the ball 9 yard line we saw that play at the top of the show from Del Rick brown that is the bread butter play out of the mirror hard the first option he rides the full-back he keeps it you see the defensive tackle go outside del vaq Brown cuts up inside for the first out [Applause] Alexei a yard short of the first and second and one at the 29 they'll require both a saves two quarterbacks augmentation I'm a bad player this time - John Newhouse he has a cousin of Robert Newhouse would play the juice - now plays for the Dallas Cowboys horn and coal made the tackle it is the first in 10 both the running backs park the new house juniors both break breakaway speed as the defensive line for in Nebraska [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I'm captain of out to the 33 bill Barnett made the stop Newhouse even looks a little like Bob it's gonna be sucking down and eight yards to go at the 33 Nebraska's defense ranked second in the nation against the rush only allowed but not 94 yards consideration what Billy Sims and got here but another and a wide left but I'm still has the ball I'm Swenson goes long incomplete toulon Elfie la Elfie has been open for six every football game this season and this is what usually happens when you overthrow they missing he was running free down there he beat the cornerback Rick link whist on the right side wide open overthrown Don Elfie here's a sophomore from bonhomie friend replaced by Eric Harry now now Lindsay I talked to the coaches earlier this week can you believe they told me that once he was parked in 4.2 9 running the 40-yard dash I said oh you got to be kidding he said well we looked at the watches we thought it was extraordinary too and I have to Terrell Clark stacked up there at the 35 Laurence Cole was there that brings the putting it on now for the Houston Cougars my court is that back and Dave legal is back to receive it along with Kenny Brown it's 45 420 it's beautiful roll doesn't look um and it's blown dead at the 16-yard line so to be first sent in now or the Nebraska Cornhuskers and they have the ball at their own sixty also on the CBS Sports Pack this Saturday and last installment an attempt to break sound barrier in a land vehicle 20 the court plaister ten at the 15-yard line no school in the ballgame first quarter for the 20 yard line you got about five I may ever in the make the tackle along with sankaku hska the Houston cougar Shasta reaction that Sam Proctor who playing his defensive right in position pursued very very quickly he's a senior for low mark Texas about a yard and maybe two as Leonard Mitchell Robert Augustine ran on the tackle both all-conference in basket ten and seven in postseason bowl games yeah but for the last 10 years that records a lot better than that eight and two they have been in bowl games 16 in the last 18 years this is the 11th consecutive season [Applause] in Iran the trailing back stop by Bradley and cook see where they're marking close to the first down very close to the sticks then you see Kitty Brown stats he prays to death he plays a wink back the net good pair of hands good speed spotted across the 25 these deals is in there now and a wide love plan boy on the rug and it is completed Anthony steel out of bounds near the 35 Kenny Hatfield made the hit on the corner that was a roll out right he's got jr. Miller and he's view also I think he's trying to go to he's tied in he goes on to the outside number 33 Anthony steals on the catch second down and less than a yard to go yeah the 35 [Applause] Smith in the wideouts got the first intent gladly made the tackle while what a great taco four-year starter in that secondary for user number 20 the senior from Longview and I tell you number 12 Jarvis red wine I think he was a little bit surprised Lyndsey he's got the great speed but it looked like Elvis Bradley had a little bit more speed first down ten yards to go after 39 yard line sniffing a wide love red line in the I formation [Music] working in Kepner made that worse than 10 basket intro to this young man against Oklahoma too much he's gone seven touchdown passes on a year picks up 14 on a little quick pop to the tight end bryceton 10 now Houston 47 I watched junior Miller four days in practice he never dropped the pass that was thrown [Applause] [Music] the boy turn it on the stop [Applause] as the Jarvis Redwine that Nebraska fan treat averages 7 yards of pop the best averages of collegiate football running sucking down three yards to go [Music] [Applause] first down written out of our by Tommy Abner at the 34-yard line smart running by red line that time play designed to go off tackle it just slides out to the outside so nicely watch this here comes watch the wing back top of your screen trying to get a cutback block good block by the full-back again Andra Franklin and really that's the key the Sondra Franklin is a great blocking back [Music] [Applause] when their screen left Vinnie Brown I'm Timmy brown just to the 30-yard line and the Hatfield man to stop along the Grady Turner lady wouldn't gain two yards that have not been for a fine block by John have okosan been left barred number 69 hey you see the points-per-game average we haven't seen any guards around yet wimzie well they pull them a couple of times I guess Oklahoma and I've asked you did have a coast picked up a few yards and then twice and it picked up a touchdown in the 28 yard line Sam Proctor and great eater Nevada stop Thomas when dr. Tom Osmond head coach at Nebraska this is his seventh season he's been on staff 18 years sixty-five lands in those seven years looking for victory number 11 three down about four yards to go at the 28 yard line dressed in around Oh wide right then it's missing the wide left [Applause] enjoy [Applause] out of ants at the 17 Jerell cooked me that he's in Palestine Texas well we were just talking about the good hands of Kenny Brown this pass is low Kenny Brown teaches on the football makes it very nice cat just right off the ground very close to hitting the turf number 10 out there is Gerald cook ruled it complete Alaska now first intent then red wine I have a tip code on the side behind it goes into did he step out he stepped out at the 11:00 David Hodge edged him out at the 11 yard line take another look here comes the counter option a little reverse spin by the quarterback and pitches wide fine block again by the fullback there good blocking downfield 60 down hey the coast again red wine just high steps a 10 ruled out about spotted at the 11 yard line sucking down in for Jeff Bennett i-10 in the bargain David Hodge [Applause] and he met David Hodge the all-american from Clute Texas and Joe Redman Hodge was all over the field last year in the cotton ball he was voted the defensive player of the game against Notre Dame she didn't even let me go over for her defensive play calling from the sideline from the coach Houston has been in the Cotton Bowl three of the last four years third and two [Applause] [Music] penalty mark at the line of scrimmage is in the end zone that there's a corner to be according to the referee I think it's against Houston - it is the white shirts are jumping up and down offsides against Houston decline touchdown for red light five lucky he had this offense a lot of Nebraska they averaged to 164 yards offense a game and watch the blocking at the point of attack guards pulling and been red wine just very easily Tony that Houston defenses he goes in for the first score of the afternoon Jeff Glen will hold on to in sir couple attempt he is 38 442 conversions let's go that's over 5 minutes 13 seconds you may be to be played in the first quarter on the basket seven and the Houston Cougars nothing first blood has been drawn by Nebraska and the 1980 Cotton Bowl that's the NBA right here on CBS Kevin Seibel is kicking off [Music] [Applause] 225 the bonds up at the 30-yard line [Applause] young Baker round them up Jim Wells number 68 for Houston going to get caught for clipping the flag is thrown back about the 14 yard line [Applause] so the penalty will be marked off here against the Cougars [Applause] the Houston I think they'd like to get behind Lindsay they won six out of ten games coming from behind me stripping first down first and ten at the 7-yard line Jim wells the senior guard was caught for clipping the Delta crown still quarterback in Dakotas his left and right [Applause] got it most of yard Barry Nelson there to stop against the beer Nebraska's doing exactly playing it perfectly Liz here trying to string it out and also have a contained man on the quarterback [Music] herring and thieve run the plays on the sidelines [Applause] eldan he's got the other nine yard line by rod horn horn their senior in Fresno California all big eight nobody blocking Melvin Jones he's going against Melvin Jones the all-american offensive tackle for Houston and so far it I think they contain Derrick brown pretty good turned it down and eight yards to go [Music] roman says this is the best offensive line he's ever had I'm still got it robot near the 15-yard line out on this top it comes on mark Fordham the bunny is average 40 point for when Nebraska should have a defined field position on this button Andy Brown and Dave legal are standing along the 50 would spiral to good pot taking at the 43 by legal committee Marcus drop he's at the 43 yard line jeong-ja made the stop 43 yard pot by Ford [Music] [Applause] [Music] tonight on CBS the white shadow coach Frese accused of pushing and feta means on the Carver High Squad kin hard gives it his best shot as a white shadow tonight at 8:00 7:00 central and mountain they look up the penalty here now clipping on the run back 15 yards pushed down so it'll be first in ten at the 28 yard line three minutes 14 seconds left in the first quarter Nebraska leading by scores seven mother [Applause] the ball to the 30-yard line baby turn amid the shop again a [Music] tulasidas got to five quarterbacks oh hey Jeff Quinn started the first two games this is Grady Turner one of the fine line back then and Houston defense but Quinn started the first two games of the season and Tim Hager took over and then Quinn is back initial Osman has two weapons in the quarter Tim Smith is in a wild ride and now back to set up [Applause] Jr Miller is all-american in that feeling Turner covering right in his hands he won't miss many of those it'll be third down and eight yards to go the stats on Jeff Quinn over 50% throwing the football on for touchdown to 33 on the clock here in the first quarter Cinnabon joined a wild ride and Jim Swift or white him from more than a basket and is complete don't have to have eye candy brown and dry flat Danny love I'm the doctor not enough for the first down [Applause] honey love is the best cornerback five interceptions on the year since the last two games broke his hand against Texas had to square out covered very tight good Tim Smith has ended to the funding he's averaged thirty nine point six nine Elfi has brought back to field a punt because for a fair catch and makes it that's the ball the scramble is on on Elfi signal for a fair catch but dropped the ball it's at the 22-yard line 47-yard punt [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time the CBS Sports pack goes to Palo Alto California for the east-west Shrine game a showcase of the nation's top seniors plus the attempt to break the sound barrier in a land vehicle then we'll have the rough-and-tumble world of celebrity off-road racing that Saturday 2:30 Eastern Time on a special edition of the CBS sports back in the line now for the basket Penn State Lee and Clark are in their first content for Houston at the 22 the Vasquez ladies 7 nothing easily the grounds wearing it incomplete intended for eternity relinquish company poor execution between the quarterback dalvik Brown the flanker very caring somebody was out of place Paul I've been fighting a little laryngitis for about a week now and I thought this beautiful Texas weather would clear it up but it's not and so we're gonna ask Frank Lieber if he'll come in here and work with you on the second quarter of this game is that tell you what they this is what your 20th year is a voice of the ball it's great to have you here pal there's a late pits Gerald Clark carrying goes out of bounds at the 29 yard line Williams ran him out down in about three yards to go 140 left on the clock it looks like nice of his Hong Kong cocoa dozens of it Houston's got to start making some first baskets just plays and so tough at the line of scrimmage lower ground still have Diwali family it's at the 24-yard line there a Nelson was there as 92 Jerry Nelson watching Coulson fumble on the tackle of delery crowd and dalvik Brown cannot get it back and a host of white jerseys has the football for Nebraska but they gave it back to Houston they ruled the quarterback was down and so a punt formation mark Ford will boot it away and they legalized around the 40-yard line 4:35 33 yard line first and 10 [Applause] [Music] don't forget all the action begins with the NFL today pregame show with Brent Musburger James Kennedy herb Jimmy the Greg Snyder and Jack Whitaker CBS Sports will provide exclusive coverage of Super Bowl 14 on January the 20th see championship and win the Super Bowl on CBS at the 33 Miller during the Anila on that end around we saw at the top of the show back to the 34 for a yard that time by david Hyde to Robert Augustine Joe Redman also on the tackle 40 seconds left in the quarter second and nine at the 34 bill yeoman on the sidelines a great coach Houston Cougars [Music] steals Metheny steals back to the inside but cut off at the pass will be marked up about 233 Sam Potter on the stops on with Grady Turner the third about ten [Music] and now time has run out in the period so at the end of the first quarter here on the 1980 Cotton Bowl game storage Nebraska's seven and the Cougars nothing frankly we'll be able to play by players of the moment as we begin the second quarter we've got Frank Gruber denying the play-by-play frankly with them I feel like I'm coming out of the bullpen take your long time to get up from the field you got anything in your pocket you give Lindsey get it back for the side I will try to get his voice back in shape for the last quarter all right there we go back to the action [Music] Nebraska leads it by score of seven to nothing in the corn Huskers have the football first and ten at their 33 yard line make it third and [Music] [Applause] at the quarterback position feeding it to the eye bag red wine putts there at all Houston coming out aggressively big Leonard Mitchell number 70 and Robert Oglesby number 83 in the stop a lot of red in evidence at the [Music] taking first period by the Houston Cougars couple of fumbles they lost one Nebraska missed a field goal attempt and scored the touchdown on redwine's ride she is the deep man a little bit short bounces at the 40-yard line we'll roll to the neighborhood of the 30-yard line of the Houston Cougars and the Cougars put it in play from there both the punters been getting good rolls and all their putts that time Tim Smith didn't get off to go to pump but it roll about 15 years we've got Terry Elston at quarterback now Frank he's their relief artist is name-o is hehe three games this year he won three games for Houston on his running he's six foot four and I watching me practice Frank he's got a very very strong arm he doesn't throw too many spirals but I tell you he can get the ball there first and ten for the Cougars from their 29 yard line his Elston out to the 35 and stop shy the 40 yard line very close to a first down and we get a flag mentally markers down to the play Houston fans are used to this all year long Terry Elston officiating crew from the southeast conference today facemask also another break for Houston so that will be tacked on at the end of the gain and we'll move the Cougars to the midfield vicinity this will be their deepest penetration of the afternoon that's a 24-yard gain a nine yard run by Olson and another 15 facemask violation defense pushed down though the ball was spotted at the nebraska 46 yard line at his first intent for the Houston Cougars picked up close to 300 yards rushing averages about 4.7 he scored four touchdowns and three of them were game breakers he is flanked wide to the right side and up goes to town new house new house caught at the line of scrimmage maybe got a yard David Clarke number 63 wraps him up they show spotted right back at the line of scrimmage called it no gain second and ten saw Robert Newhouse by the way down in the wrap today he's normally on the sidelines when he's in the vicinity Houston playing SMU for example and he wasn't very happy for some reason first time this season has ended this early in a long time second and 10 sugars try to get something going as they trail seven to nothing the handoff to Terrell Clark and Clark fires forward to the 42 yard line a pickup before in the play to be third down six Nelson number 92 in the stop does penetration so far as we take a look at Bill yeoman on the sidelines it's the best penetration by that Houston offense what a fine gentleman this is bill yeoman for years his team has been eligible to come to the Copper Bowl and three years they've made it we told him yesterday you oughta just go ahead and put it on your regular season schedule before the season starts [Applause] workers made six for the perch there at the 41 of Nebraska Elston he's badly out of trouble he's got a man fee at the 15-yard line shoestring cats first down [Applause] team they almost write a script for this every time Elston comes in it seems like he picks his team up play action here comes one Elfie across from he's right in position the ball is underthrown but he makes a flying catch first down at the 14 Lindquist making the stop and algebras go has to dig in defensively he sits yard pickup on the bed those are the ball just inside the 15-yard line Justin threatening to tie it up Elston and the fake he keeps it let attend to the five he will bubbles the ball at the one that goes out of bounds I believe the Cougars will retain possession a well at the 7 yard line that's the spot where the ball was fumbled out of bounds it looked like he was going over he got as far as the one I tell you the juices are pumping his kid up Terry Elston number seven the junior from Oxford Alabama keeps it cuts up inside you see he's got fine speed here comes the pursuit he coughs up the football right there at the one-yard line it's bounding back and it goes out of bounds before Nebraska can gain control now they did not pick up a first down Brad Williams made the hit that caused the fumble and his second and three for the Houston Cougars they market at the eight Elston again people get to the five this time he'll score [Applause] what a spot [Applause] Kaneko right there in store watched the block by Terrell Clark number 26 lady the way that's the beer off the football of you become a blocker and then Elston does the rest and broke the couple tacos went in standing up extra point try to come with your time the ballgame Jenny Hatfield number 12 hold [Applause] [Music] it's good and we start from scratch 12 minutes 17 seconds left to play in the first half at the 44th Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas Nebraska seven Houston seven it'll be the man I met way back when way back ladies West game which will also be on CBS picking off deep kick steals three yards deep in the end zone he's in trouble at the five poor decision indeed la carte number 89 on the stop for the Houston Cougars in Nebraska saddled with extremely poor field position we detect a little shift in the momentum here I would imagine Terry Elston to the quarterback the cause of that ball for noose little excitement on the Houston cougar bench right now Goga difference can be tougher [Applause] we'll be coming down it's like hippies in there [Applause] first man throws Franklin and he jets after the 12 yard line Andrew Franklin Brady Turner number 40 and ever number 25 on the stop for the Cougars I am hip you're absolutely like Frankie's in that tailback position now there's Franklin yep before the season started they were talking high spin trophies sure were harvest red wine really came on had five 100-yard games but hip all-time leading rusher Nebraska history over 29 troubled by injury second down for air he goes he's got the first down at the 18-yard line not bad speed that's the mark of a great football team too and the breast has been great for so many years but you back up a team about the five or six yard line the momentum goes to Houston and right away the offensive line for Nebraska comes off the football and they get a big first down to move them in much better field position there at the 18 yard line or that I back really plays deep he must be almost seven yards behind the line of scrimmage standing back at the 10-yard line Hiep straightforward crunched at the line of scrimmage at the 20-yard line it was David Hodge number 42 who was so spectacular in last year's Cotton Bowl Classic in the ice against Notre Dame where he was the most valuable defensive player pickup of two on the play it will be second in eights with the ball at the 20-yard line Nebraska in white Houston and red score tied at 7 in the second period five seconds remaining [Applause] the Nebraska quarterback calling the signals he throws and completes it out to the 30-yard line to number 84 Tim Smith Bradley number 20 Hatfield number 12 on the stop Huskers have eight all big eight first-team players and that was what up on that reception Tim Smith picked up ten got enough for the first down nose of the ball just inside the 30 yard line first and ten for the Nebraska Cornhuskers the stripe started back on the five after the short kickoff return glorious sunshiny day from the worst weather day cotton ball history last year we go to perhaps the best today 60 degrees and a lot of enthusiasm hip at the line of scrimmage they both these teams can play great defense Hosea Taylor number 19 the all-american caracal in Hatfield number 12 enthusiasm on that Houston bench Houston defense is built around those defensive tackles and they're big Jose Taylor 65 to 70 from Longview the right tackle and on the left side the great athlete Leonard Mitchell only a junior out of Houston he's 67 to 70 you know he played last couple of years as a center on the cougar basketball team and a very good center but he announced he is giving up basketball gonna concentrate on football putts they're out to the 32 yard line goes Quinn on the keeper and that'll set up a third and eight elvis Bradley number 20 and again Turner number 40 making the stop and mr. Taylor the ever-present number 90 as against Arkansas wasn't he blocked the kick with his head throw his helmet proved to be the decisive factor in that game a credi wide to the right side third down it's caught it Oscar's at their 31 yard line excellent protection as his receiver at the 35-yard line short of the first down Kenny Brown from Cincinnati Ohio on the reception Hatfield on the stop and Nebraska will have to punt kenny hatfield is very experienced back there he had the wing back coming back underneath well-covered Smith into though the punting and fee will drop back deep along with Bradley Smith waiting at his 20 yard line for the low kick fielded by the short man Bradley and it'll be a Houston first down at the 34 yard line of the Cougars let's see if mr. Elston can continue to perform his magic and that's very smart having a short and a long man on a punt return because if the kick he's kicked short Bradley could signal for that fair catch and save the roll on the punt we got a penalty against Nebraska holding was the preliminary indication we get question is now when did it happen [Applause] well it was a short 32 yard punt but I think Houston is gonna let Nebraska kick it again push him back another 15 obviously it happened as the ball was punted not after the change of possession so low pressure now on Tim Smith what wind there is is blowing from right to left out of 10 mile per hour breeze so it will be working against myth 15-yard penalty illegal use of the hands offense 15 yards that moves it back to the 19 yard line and now Smith will be standing on the five as he receives the snap fee again the deep end and rat-head short he is standing on the so Houston should come out of this with excellent field position [Music] better kick fair catch fee at the 45-yard line of the Houston Cougars [Applause] the Cougars offense will put it in play 'it's about where they started last time around as they drove to the tying touchdown eight 12 left in the first half Houston seven Nebraska seven Frank labor along with Paul Hornung and Lindsey Nelson at the 44th annual Cotton Bowl Classic eight 12 left to play in the first half score tied at 7 first quarter dominated by the Nebraska Cornhuskers as Houston fumbled twice Nebraska scored one touchdown the run by Jarvis Redwine missed the field goal and the Cougars came back with a touchdown of their own on the gallop by Terry Austin a few moments ago that was Terrell Clark on the carry up the middle show to the 50 yard line the officials are spotted at the 48 it'll be a pickup three seven and seven there's Bill yeoman the cougar coach he's been with him through independence through a Missouri Valley Conference and now the Southwest Conference where they've been the dominating team the last New Year's Elston some move did he put on a couple of moves 13-yard pickup is a great athlete Frank 586 foot three usually a guy this big at quarterback doesn't run this well but look at the good feet keeps his balance breaks a tackle 97 bill Barnett had a shot at him and missed him first down bill yeoman has this theory of you don't play a quarterback normally full-time at Houston until your senior then you get it all you senior year but with Elston he's had to change it somewhat this year he's been shot standing coming off the bench again Elston up the middle this time Darrell Clarke after an excellent fake to the 36 yard line pickup the lord will be second at 6 he just trying to seal you off inside - Jo rebel going to defensive ends for Houston second and six for the Cougars on the move at the Nebraska 36 yard line score tied at 7 well that time mr. Elson wasn't quick enough and Eric Nelson number 92 bolted through there dropped him in his tracks 636 of the basket [Applause] well short of the first out as John Newhouse number 28 baring coming up to make the stop for the Cornhuskers at the 33 what do you do well I'd say Terry Elston who sees jerseys all ripped off a people have been grabbing at me in the second half to no avail he's going to change jerseys here you see the young man changed in the Jersey we had a talk with him before the game he said they bring along about a hundred and twenty five tearaway jerseys six for each player and his job is strictly to take care of the tearaway jerseys on the quarterbacks one for the other running backs and for the wide receivers sixteen different players huge squad use the tear away jerseys Nebraska also goes for the tear ways but not in such huge numbers they use them primarily for their eye bags time out down in the field 549 left to play in the first half score still tied it off really elected to give it a shot festival of lively arts a host to be Rob Reiner to look at poetry ballet entertainment for the whole family and should be interesting and also appearing in that show Leslie Brown from the turning point and dr. Lou Gossett whose roots nebraska at the 33 quick [Applause] nice fake and he goes for it all junior Miller the intended receiver and picked off by Elvis Bradley at the 15-yard line Jeff Quinn just couldn't get it down there 70-yard pass if he threw it right on the numbers so his family a second interception of the year watch it pretty good pass protection here for Quinn he just hauls off and throws it as far as he can Miller had everybody beaten deep but Elvis Bradley reacted for the interception Bradley great veteran this is his third cotton ball as he started in four years that's not fair he's the senior statement of that cougar secondary so the first turnover Markoff against Nebraska Houston has the football first eaten at their 18 yard line minutes left in the half as Elstad looking for some of the go to gets the pass away but considerably short of the intended receiver Erik herring number 21 Nelson defending Bradley who picked off the interception hard time as a starter in the Kaka boat that's of the year look how to work on engineers to go ahead he said he's never intercepted when in full touch behind he said I'd sure like to do [Applause] who's to say he won't second and ten distant from the 18 yard line system wasting it up being chased behind the line that's up to about the 22 barring number 47 after him it was Gary wine Meister number 51 really in a hot pursuit white master the fine all big eight nose guard putting the pressure on Elston osburgh Thomas burn has never lost to a Southwest Conference football team winner here against Texas and his last appearance in the Cottondale Kasich's in six years ago 13 six Elston in trouble pretty cool customer and completes the pass for the first down at the 39 yard line to Hubert Miller number 82 from Fort Worth Texas a 6-3 junior we look play-action here watch the cool of the quarterback here put a good pass protection pillars wide open on a hook pattern and inside of his own not a bad catch either [Music] Faye comes rushing into the Houston huddle undoubtedly with some instructions from Bill yeoman 18-yard pick up on that last play cougar first down they're moving from there for to the half straight head off to Terrell Clark their bread and butter man only five nine 196 pounds t flex 13 go look at that out 13 go line now they're not on the goal line but they call this play it's inside play 13 meaning over the three hole with the one back now he does have the option to not hand it off to one of these running backs nets we don't know which way it's going but watch the first back second and five Elston keeping it after the 49 what you said sounded very impressive you fool me well I think you said quarterback sneak that time didn't he here he sent to fee into the huddle with the play I think he did say quarterback sneak we'll find out the second third down and they need one for the first down Balthus at the 48-yard line Houston Cougars quarterbacks think it is and first out it is registered at the 50 though the clock stops as they move the chains along with three minutes and 11 seconds left to play in the first half Nebraska with a touchdown of the first period on a run by Jarvis Redwine and Houston with the equalizer in the second quarter on a run by Alston that's where we are Houston is the football first and ten at the 50 [Applause] [Music] nice fake behind a Clark it was Barnett number 97 who made the stop the next point well there's 12 here we have run a short shot 12 fear ball is at the 47 yard line of Nebraska it is second down 7 for the Houston Cougars as we say the quarterback and either hand it off [Applause] nice hole and another first down his new house blows through the right side and carries to the 35 you know bill Yeomans on the sidelines Frank he feels pretty proud of himself right there I gotta believe so it is the handoff inside John Newhouse picks up the first down you've got to control that first back that's the first thing defensively that Nebraska must do they must stop the back on that handoff Brandt Williams on the tackle for Nebraska but the Houston Cougars are moving with the first down at the 35 yard line of Nebraska two minutes two seconds left in the Clark Terrell Clark number 26 in the handoff to the 34 yard line bearing number 47 has been in a ton of tackles he's no sucker he almost got through to Frank pickup of a long hard has called it to second down 8 for Houston at the 34 we'll have to watch the clock now five seconds [Music] [Applause] Larke Bulls his way to the 31-yard line runs hard for a little man 18 beer that clock is moving a minute and ten and Counting that's in the first half third down six Houston from the 31 think they were trying to get outside loose-ball fumble at the 30-yard line I believe Nebraska has recovered yes 39 times this year but they only lost 17 of those couples when our basket stops the drive right here mark Leroy number 23 the line making the fumble recovery we'll be back in just a moment with Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung this is Frank labour at the 44th Cotton Bowl Classic there's the time remaining in the first half of play 56 seconds the turnover stops the Houston Drive not a basket as the football the 31 yard line [Music] Darvish red wine is back in the game there's red wine razzle dazzle as he gives it back to Quinn on a flea-flicker type play the pass is incomplete downfield intended for the Smith at the 43 yard line Tim Smith was open Quinn did not have enough time to throw the football big rush put on that time by Proctor who got his hand up and maybe got a little piece of that pass [Music] second and ten from the 31-yard line first the usual Cotton Bowl pageantry coming up at half-time featuring the real famous Kilgore Rangerettes the Houston a Nebraska fans [Applause] and lots more win over the medal at junior Miller and the all-american tight end catapults after the 44 yard line that's enough for a first hour and that'll stop the clock til they move the chains 13-yard pickup Miller's second catch of the day you know Miller did not play football until his junior year in high school and then he started being all-world his first year when wants to put some points on the board completes the pass to red wine who has knocked out of bounds just short of midfield at the 48 yard line Turner over there defensively along with Kenny Hatfield all the Houston Cougars there's the Kilgore Rangerettes waiting to do their number they have a little thing from Chorus Line I think you're gonna enjoy it halftime what a picture they've been here at the Cotton Bowl house right here longer than Lindsey that's slow 20 years Lindsey Nelson I hear top bunk little laryngitis but he keeps his hitting streak going today there's like a batter right how's your stock today that's all it goes second and five from the 49 when a lot of pressure gets it away it was Mitchell back there who was all over it Tammy Abner defending as the pass was intended for Kenny Brown at the 30 yard line Leonard Mitchell number 7 where's the Cotton Bowl Queen lovely lady from the University of Houston her name is Kay cinavia I hope you did your name justice there pretty young lady third down five Nebraska 49 yard line there into the field 26 seconds left in the half steals in motion flagged out as Quinn unloads down the sidelines almost intercepted again Elvis Bradley back there number 20 defending as Tim Smith was the intended receiver the senior from Chula Vista California see if the penalty was about with 20 seconds to go I was talking to some of the Houston people before the game remembering last year they brought all their cold-weather gear along you're gonna get caught again five yards back if you refuse it it'll be fourth down and about five okay so the option goes with the Houston Cougars and they'll take the play procedure for Houston refusing the penalty taking the play forcing Nebraska into a punting situation with 20 seconds left to play in the first half [Applause] Smith to do the funny a senior wide receiver Bradlee back for the Cougars standing on the 20-yard line its fourth and five from the 49 way over the head of everybody bouncing at the five and on it at the endzone for the touchdown to the 20-yard line with 11 seconds left to play in the first half of a tie football game 51 yards on the kick his best of the afternoon and mr. Smith who doubles as an excellent receiver as well as a fine punter for the Nebraska Cornhuskers you notice it was awfully crowded down there in the sidelines before the game during the warmups you know they bring everybody closer both games Nebraska is suiting up a hundred five players today Houston a hundred and one of course it's a reward you know for kids who play in the program all year you don't get a chance to even address for a lot of the games don't get on the traveling strong we should have an excellent second half both teams should be deadlocked Elston dropped at the 22 that should do unless somebody calls timeout time has run out in the first half of play and it's Bob Lowe we thought it would be pretty strong defensive battle between two very excellent football team the Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference seven huskers of the big age seven we'll be back with naptime adjustable refer for the Fort Worth star-telegram and was nationally known for his work passed away over the weekend and he has covered many many of his Cotton Bowl classics and he'll be sorely missed by those of us who knew him he was a great inspiration and of the lightful personality our condolences to his family [Applause] so here comes the court Huskers a hundred and five strong as we say in Houston a hundred and one strong that so many of the Cougars suited up as we prepare to go to battle in the second half of this 44th annual Cotton Bowl Classic touchdowns even at one apiece first quarter dominated by Nebraska Houston fumble the ball away twice Nebraska missed one field goal and did get the touchdown and they run from Jarvis red wine and the second period spike right Elston if came off the bench you understand I could Thursday you're going to kick and defendant go to your back good luck failure that's the way the second half will start Oscar's as both teams loosen up wouldn't be surprised the mill yeoman started Dell rig Brown again in the second half he likes to bring Elston in and off the bench and of course of the second quarters we've been talking about Frankie at 94 yards in offense our thanks by the way also to the Dallas Morning News who supplied the photographs that we used at the very start of the show today photographs as recorded by the news excellent photographers down what do you look for here red wine of course a key figure for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the second half we saw a little bit of I am hip but he was just in there as I recall for maybe one series of downs to it the most I think they're gonna have to try to get red wine outside speed fighter breaker try to bake break a big run Quinn when he runs the option he doesn't look too quick running the option I think he's got to get rid of the football and let Redwine do the rest most people figured this would be a defensive game a low-scoring game and thus far it has turned out to be just that dropping back deep you see a number 22 Kenny Brown deploying to receive the kickoff of the Nebraska Cornhuskers Kenny Hatfield we'll do the honors for Bill Yeomans team three steals also deed for Nebraska after going through the ritual tied up the shoe little elevation there on that toe [Music] used to kick that away in college well what happens sometimes when you sprain your anchor or something you get into bad habit or depressing your toe and kick off you kick them low you tie it up around that ankle that toe is pointing to the sky is also the Cougars third quarterback if it gets down to that steals 20 flag down as steals perish to the 23 yard line for Nebraska Rajeev honor making the stop along with any right but a penalty marker down and the penalty will go against Nebraska clipping it's like we're going to have a new quarterback for the Cornhuskers to start the second half they also have a man has been sharing the chores and Tim Hager looks like Hager is going to get his shot clipping offense horse down Eggar is a senior from lincoln he's at 51 percent of his passes six touchdown passes had four intercepted he also has one good running quarterback - he moves the ball back to the 9 yard line the handoff is to Andrew Franklin over 39 he plows up the middle gets it out close to the 15 yard line the cougar line collapse on him you see where they spotted about the 13 so pick up a four to be second down six a great day throwing the football against Penn State earlier than here on Nebraska's is completely mental devastated what Tim Hager can do for this car huh serape rush this guy this year 32 times for 32 yards he's not much of a partisan runner over this as I say that he picks up a pretty neat game first out if there makes the stop along with Bradley Houston number seven over there loosening up for the Houston Cougars it'll be third down one Nebraska Cornhuskers at the 18-yard line I usually like to go to the fullback under Franklin let him cut off the Sun his clock [Music] [Applause] they won for the first I don't know if he got it to go over the top was Jarvis Redwine number 12 that's the first time on short yardage they gave the football to the I back and Houston defense swarming all over the ball carrier Turner number 40 Oglesby number 83 Wilkerson number 92 on the stop and Nebraska will have to pod fee number 15 dropping back as the d-pad at his own 42 yard line Elvis Bradley will be the short man Tim snake badly watches this one bats at the 48 and down by Nebraska at the 47 yard line McCrady number 24 down quickly good field position for the Houston Cougars they'll mark it at their 49 as they go on the offense for the first time in the second half right now without changing Ray's first and 10 Houston Cougars from their 49 yard line and they'll start the second half with their bullpen guy Terry Elston number seven at the quarterback position votes down to the neighborhood of the 45 yard line of the Nebraska Cornhuskers Leeroy number 23 I think I called him say our streak 39 full backers could be a fake and then trying to hit somebody on a streak pattern I was fee coming in off the bench into the huddle he alternates with herring bringing in two plays from the head coach Millman now the Cougars want to call time here they don't have something straight with 12 minutes 22 seconds left to play in the third period in Elstad nineteen throwback our street G flat as he was saying into the other side he sent another side we ecology now we'll be back in just a moment [Applause] I got the play situation straighten out on the Houston benches we go back the plane will be second in four for the Cougars at the Nebraska 46 yard line we heard him say T flat and then he kind of changed he said T flattened up that might be the tight end the our streak is probably one of the flankers in streak blond elf we can really streak so we'll see if they go upstairs and try to get it all right here it was bitten with the play from the batch of the Nelson and had some misgivings about it all the time [Applause] at the 10-yard line as the defensive back tripped at the 15 but he couldn't get it to him twice today Linnell fee has been open the Nebraska 46 yard line gonna throw our flat [Music] airing is wide to the right side new house and park of the setbacks tearing couldn't hold it at the 39 would have been good for the first down and Elfie and very carrying or alternate why Houston had a great opportunity there one for touchdown could not hold on [Applause] Cougars to punnett mark for the 91 back into the kitchen standing on his forty [Applause] air catches signal at the 12 yard line by legal and Nebraska stops the Houston threat the officials will market at the 11 we have 12 minutes and three seconds left to play in the third period still in Houston seven and Nebraska side Wednesday night on CBS ride the fun and adventure with the wildest maverick of them all young maverick and find out if Ben's inherited poker hands deep center riches are the grave then on the CBS Wednesday night movie Ralph Waite David Birney and Talia Ballard star in homes as the big power company wrecks havoc on a quad Jarvis red wine breaks through the first wave gets out to the 20-yard line for an 8 yard pickup taking the ball from Hager Hodge number 42 on the stop along with Hosea Taylor number 90 and Hatfield also had a hand in on it Nebraska tried to get their offense cranked up defenses dominated here for the last quarter so there's Jarvis Redwine another year to go [Applause] again this time upended at the line of scrimmage Kenny Hatfield from Lagrange Texas six feet tall 185 pounds great tackle don't they he's the force man they can either force with the safety man our cornerback Frank at that time that Houston defense Kenny had field the right cornerback was the force third down they in a two for the first down nose of the ball just inside the Cornhusker 20 Smith is wide to the left side Haggar I tripped up behind the line by Tommy Abner number 25 senior from Dallas who bowled it throw there and dropped him for a loss back at the 17 yard line - great oculus first one by Hatfield this one by the strong safety Tommy Edgar [Music] senior from Dallas Texas Smith will drop back to do the punting standing on his five-yard line again Houston should come up with a good field position he is the deep man standing on the 45 yard line and overhead cake fair catch signal by Z at the 47 of the Houston Cougars that's where they'll put it in play ten minutes and five seconds remaining in the third period of play the score is still tied the Houston Cougars 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers 7 Frank labor along with Paul Hornung and Lindsey Nelson at the 44th Cotton Bowl Classic score tied at 7 at first in 10 history boogers 47 yaha Terry Elspeth dances across the 50 and down to the Nebraska 44 why am i scary do you want to stop well he just follows that back when he fakes it to him right in the back becomes a blocker and all of a sudden they pick up eight very quickly Houston scored the winning touchdown in three games this year against Texas Tech Florida and Texas A&M all in the fourth period just in a very good [Music] I believe the Cougars get it back but they lose a couple of yards in the play [Applause] Eric Eric carrying the play-in from head coach Bill yomet it's now third and four on the Cougars at the 46 yard line of Houston [Applause] not enough for the first down John Newhouse carrying and bearing with a very hard hit only Nebraska Cornhuskers stop made at the 44 he needed for he got to fourth and two for the Cougars at the Nebraska 44 of course the cougar fans wanted to go for it better hurry Nebraska better get on [Applause] board and punt formation ground state along with legal fair catch at the six yard line by Brown to let that go into the ends I would think so at several times now that Nebraska has been floored with the rather poor field position was dark drives with his time back at their six yard line Hagar remains in at quarterback eight minutes 21 seconds left to play in the third period Nebraska in Hawaii Houston in red Brown is why the sides split to the right [Applause] the eye back Jarvis read wide to the 10 picket before in the play it'll be second in 6 Redman number 8 making the stop with an assist from Donnie love for the Cougars looking ahead to the 4th quarter talk about being the tough fourth quarter team Nebraska gave up only 13 points in the fourth quarter all season used to scored 100 points that should be interesting again Redwine over the right side crosses the 10 gets out to about the 12 yard line love number 35 and Theotis williams number 73 in the stop it'll be third down and Nebraska will need a long three for the first out Houston's defense a pretty good job on Jarvis Redwine 15 carries now 56 yards Franklin comes out and Werth comes in [Music] [Applause] hey go senior signal caller it was intended for Smith somebody got a piece of that or Watchmen there was nowhere near him let pass has to be thrown perfectly a quick slant trying to hit Tim Smith way overthrown Bradley number 20 back there defensively and again the Cougars have held and once again they're shoving Nebraska further and further back in this time Smith will be punting from his end zone FEA standing back in his 46 yard line the Nebraska 40 good kick what a beauty this one of the day drives feedback to the 37 to the 40 45 yard line 51 yards on the boot and they needed it six minutes 52 seconds left to play in the third period here at the Cotton Bowl Classic timeout and we'll be back right after this Houston Cougars 7 Nebraska 7 first contender the football up there [Music] [Applause] Elston nice fake trouble on the pitch out Terrell Clarke had a lunge to get that and Nebraska's defense all over him Kim Baker number 41 leading the charge that time you know they keep getting the ball near midfield sooner or later they got to start moving it that's not too far to go again changing jerseys on the sidelines as Elston that is Jersey ripped off he goes Lord and this what is up for grabs [Applause] Gary number nine rustle Gary had his hands on the ball and couldn't hold him and the junior from Minneapolis almost had the big interception here as Terry Elston was changing his jersey Derek Brown goes in overthrows almost picked off by Russell care it is now third down in 16 as you take a look at Gary turns out Elston is back in at quarterback for the Cougars he bought us at the 39-yard line by the Nebraska defense Commission defaulted back Elston rushed out of the pocket trying to throw on the lawn gets it away its income paid at the 45 the Cornhuskers your goddess was the intended receiver along with Baker the huge roar the far side from the Nebraska Cornhuskers fans now that defense was rated fifth in the nation in total defense second against the rush so Houston is going against one of the best defenses in college football and they have played superb all day mark Ford will be in to do the punting for the Houston Cougars he'll be standing back in his 24 yard line on fourth down at 16 6 minutes 3 seconds left to play in the third period [Applause] leggo 30 35 40 up to me field into the 47 yard a fumble and the grass book gets it back for misters at the 48-yard line Houston retired by the junior from Central City Nebraska Dave legal Nebraska wanted better field position and this is the way they're going to get it Dave legal a fine return at the left side mine good blocking Nebraska's football in Houston territory [Applause] in the tackle is stopped in the 46 yard line and now Tom Osborne has gone to Jeff Quinn he's put Quinn back in at quarterback for Nebraska maker started the second half is played most of the third period punishment unable to get the Cornhuskers Bullock [Music] second and eight a lot of excitement here at the Cotton Bowl Nebraska at the Houston 46 yard line score tied at 7 by the Shushan that came out at tight end Miller it calms is going to throw it Miller throwing on the end around it Smith did not get it had his hands on it couldn't hold it at the 30-yard line Elvis Bradley number 20 back there defending his Jeff between the quarterback to junior from Ward Nebraska lifelong dream was play at Nebraska he said they had an offer to mascota shippi to go in there anyway third and eighth Alaska at the Houston 46 yard line Smith goes wide to the left side the protection 420 now he's got problems but from behind and dropped at the 42 short of the first down Sam Proctor number 80 and Grady Turner number 40 collapsing on him both defenses have plates of pearl especially here in the second half I refused to give an inch Houston fans turned to roar now for their defense the new the punting [Applause] sails on at the power Nebraska - they doubted let's turn into a kicking game and Tim Smith got the best of that the Anglin looked like the ball was going to bound into the endzone it took Anna bresca bounce great defensive field position for the car knows there's a 40-yard punt and the placement all-important got that great backspin the officials will mark it at the three is turning into a ball game fall where a one mistake one big turnover one bad turnover that would be very cautious here especially those running backs when you're running an exciting offense like the bear to make sure to hand off Karsten 10 Houston Cougars backed up to their goal line Elston junior quarter Pizza he goes out to the nine [Applause] work it out they finally got it up there pick up a five on the play sucking down five three minutes 45 seconds left in the third period more passive again it's Houston dancing his way out to a first down at the 18-yard line but what he's doing Frank is he's king the defensive tackle he just followed that back right up the middle that time and what a quick move he made almost came back over the center for the first down David Mark making the stop at plays been very successful all year for the University of Houston Cougars in Austin you can run it boy that's something 66 yards on 14 pairs right he didn't even start Clark crossing up for the 24 Terrell Clark from Galena Park Texas Baker number 41 makes the stop Cougars working their way out now his feed comes in with the next play replacing herring it'll be second and five Houston's bought at the 24 yard line second best defense in the country adventure to put the ball in the air the mash manstrong a lot more she'll stick he just follows that back right in the hole Frank they keep getting five yards of the crack one I do it till they stop it right Tom Osborne looking on [Applause] Nebraska bench across the way is into the Sun so they're looking into the bright sunlight gorgeous day temperature near sixty degrees close enough for measurement [Applause] now stood taking a good luck and a king that it's about an inch let's go [Applause] [Music] last time he went with the quarterback sneak oh that's good look at that that would be a third down David about an inch third down and see if Nebraska can hold him again and force him to putt ball is it the 28th it's not inches really it's an inch almost literally Elster says I'll do it myself one step to the right live bolted forward and he should have the first down David Clark came up with the football but the whistle had blown for Nebraska first down though there's first name Janet they're 29 yard line for three very important first downs here for Houston backed up inside the 5-yard line both teams having trouble moving the football and Houston brings it out they've got a pretty good field position now to 29 [Applause] [Music] 2:21 left the play in the third period seven to seven no score here in the second half Elston almost knocked down manages to stay on his feet we got a penalty marker throne as the tackle is made at the 26 yard line by means Randy means number 34 and Nelson number 92 but let's see the flag law Jerry Nelson made the play the junior the Fairmont be off that will replay the game with a first down okay clipping off in was he said it all all set replay the down Robert ia the referee from Shreveport Louisiana Southeast Conference official offsetting penalties so bring it back to the 29 yard line break for Houston I would say so Gary Nelson has almost beaten the handoff two or three times today the very quick junior for Nebraska number 92 Clark appeared to be shaken up slightly from Nebraska at last play Robert the cowboy running back slips through to the 33 yard line David Clark makes the tackle number 63 Nebraska over stack their defense to the weak side that time Frank I'm sure that if he had that one back he'd love to get that beer going to the wide side of the field again they give it to the first man Newhouse he clears it to the 35 set up third down they still need four for the first down [Applause] Darrell Clarke of Houston second and the Southwest Conference in rushing in tandem offense John 2007 in Russia we're into the final minute seconds and counting forty-five Elstad is buried at the line of scrimmage avoided one tackle but couldn't get away from Brent Williams number 66 along with Laurence Cole number 81 and again the Cornhuskers of hell Lawrence Cole made the play he really crashed down the line of scrimmage and got to Terry Elstad before he can make up his mind there he is Lawrence Cole 81 mark Ford back to do the punting round and legal deep play go again 40 45 50 as he's run out of bounds at the Houston 40 the flag thrown back at the 45 yard line and that will wipeout I believe a good chunk of this run back by legal got a clip that's two pretty strong returns that young man what are you good blocking on a special change by Nebraska here just a very that's a judgment call right there very close but they called it a clip it's gonna hurt that will bring it back to the 32 yard line of the Nebraska Cornhuskers had it again I think it was Larry Curry number 48 pushed down Sammy Simms Frank number 6 safety for the brass hood caught for clipping 12 seconds to go on the corner first contender basket Cornhuskers at their 32 yard line no scoring in the second half score still tied and set it off Terry Austin and Jarvis Redwine have traded touchdowns Franklin up the middle and that will end the period as he moves it out to the 35 yard line pickup of three yards on the play clock runs down to zero and that's it for the third period of play at the 44th Cotton Bowl Classic the 1980 cotton-wool will continue after this word from your local station from us 1 7 17 abrasca and Houston as we handed the final period of play it'll be second down six for the Cornhuskers at their 35 [Applause] Steel's fly to the left side for the Cornhuskers Jeff Quinn back at the controls as who start the final period the give goes to Franklin and the up back carries across the 35 to the 38 yard line still short of the first down Lindsey Nelson is back with us and get the old console so it up again well I hope so Frank okay a little better you know in this game you got to talk hurt don't you though sometimes it gets down to that that's what Paul Hornung tell me you got to play with the small hurts he said no little injuries the ball what you can't talk at 39 yard line Quinn what's the throw it goes to the near sidelines and over suits junior Miller number 89 from the auto merican tight end Sam Proctor and Kenny Hatfield defending very difficult pass running to his left he had to just throw it over that zone defense put it right on the money just over the head of junior Bella so strong a defensive game Lindsay as we've seen in some years in it well it is we knew that both teams could move the ball but we didn't know we're going to have this kind of defense will do the punting for the brass gun fourth and three [Applause] and Phil will have a chance to run it back from the die after the 10:15 dropped at the 17-yard line fighting for every inch cursive put it in play from there 17 yard line score tied 7 all early in the fourth period in Dallas there is a first for a college bowl game the 25 second clock ball well the South worth conference which of course is the whole state they decided to use a 25 second clock and over 117 good lay of the game penalties history in the conference and they've had it for a ball game and I think it's great it's experimental in the hope that institutions will install blocks on an optional basis he's been working out pretty good Elston the plates the pass at the 25 yard line to Erick herring very close to a first down as he's dropped at the 26 by Lundqvist at 13 goal line play they call it it'll be the rat to the back he hands it off or he follows the back in the whole car he runs the option around the left side or right side second down pulled there's the football scores top seven Elson then made much baker making the stop needed less than er let's see if he got it [Applause] necessary [Applause] Barrowman it's interesting stat on the Houston Cougars very good field position of course Nebraska's field position hasn't been that much better they started to drive awful people new territory new house fights his way out to the 33 yard line look at the five or six on that play Clark making the stop number 63 for the Nebraska Cornhuskers I think we ought to thank Bill Yeomans also for letting us wiring up down there and get a little insight on some of the play calling well he's one of the most cooperative coaches I to of course it was across the 35 out to the 37 very close for another Houston first down before Russell [Applause] first down so the Cougars starting a mini drive of sorts here with back-to-back first downs with 12 and a half minutes to go smallish succotash [Applause] for the second quarter Elston a trouble somehow managed to get the ball away intended on the far side somehow Clark he looked like he was going to be sad [Applause] they get to run wainwright 12g second and ten good news from their 38 yard line [Applause] new house the setbacks new house through to the 48 yard line that may be another Houston first down again Russell Gary number nine on the stop one thing about the veer second and ten is not a passing situation you see number 28 John Newhouse just use that speed to get to the outside very close to the first down John Newhouse following the footsteps of cousin Robert who is the all-time leading cougar rusher Robert they also played that's true timeout being called here as they bring the change in from across the way close enough for measurement this would be the Cougars third first down in this Drive if they get it okay it's like mr. Elston is gonna be ready for another tearaway Jersey in a moment a big chunk out of the back of his see the right arm is about gone it'll be third down Cougars will need less than one for the first down with the ball at their head yard line [Music] there we go gets the call he doesn't get much [Applause] Carrie Elston kept it [Applause] he did get the first down so that's three in this drive Jim Baker on this stop [Applause] from the Nebraska perspective [Applause] all is at the 49-yard line beeps rolling along 11 minutes 25 seconds mistake which could decide this football game much therefore Gerald Clark as varying comes up to make this stop for Nebraska a good good locker both teams ten and wanted the season both Lange to the top ten nationally Elston nice bake Spears lion-o free at the 30-yard line well an Elfie has been open for touchdowns twice this afternoon right there now [Applause] nobody would have caught him watch Terry else and he threw it off balance right there made a good cut just could not keep his balance but it's a big first down link which got just a hand on him that sent him reeling officials market at the 32 that's a 19 yard pickup new house maybe a yard then shove back make it Clark Terrell Clark number 26 Nelson number 92 a lot better than Nebraska's defense here in the second half Houston's offense starting to move to football now they've got four or five first down to this Drive to the 31-yard line picked up a yard maybe two at most as Nebraska toughen up now Kim Baker number 41 in the stop nine and a half minutes remaining the officials market at the 32 yard line that'll be third and 10 here comes the play in number 21 Airy carrying brings it in when they'll fee it with the place they haven't put it on the air but this afternoon caught a pass character that [Applause] not quite enough for the first down Clark breaking through the left side inside the 25 and down to the 23 Laurence Cole number 81 on the stop very good call this time by Bill Yeomans hands it off inside to Terrell Clark third and 10 passing situation I think the linebackers in life before Nebraska relaxed a little bit thought it was going to be a pass and he's not a close to 40 to 4th and 2 and they got the field goal unit on Hatfield is in he'll take it from the 31 41 yard attempt to break the time long this year's 44 this is up it is good just got over the bar barely on the sidelines that piston takes a three-point lead [Applause] what's the coverage in the lane number seven would the game Kenny Hatfield who offered that 41 yard field goal to put Houston in the lead ready to kick off that field field goal you might recall earlier in the year that beat Arkansas the deep matter Kenny Brown and Anthony Steele's ounces in front of steals at the eleventh straight up the middle of the 2025 at the 29-yard line and we get a flag that would probably be a late hit against the Houston Cougars I'd be a costly penalty here [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] was any right of the Koger specially team guilty of the late hit so where this game is going 15 yards and that's all as Terry Elston the Houston quarterback being worked out for the muscle plan trying to get pictures and wide and a first down in the play picked up by Craig Johnson number 30 years just come into the ballgame tailback now has been a very important part here's the bootleg a fine bootleg by Quinn around the right side he pitches it back to Johnson and they've got a first down Johnson very important part in this raskin team he's in now for series Marsten 10 for the Cornhuskers and distant territory at the 40 [Music] [Applause] Johnson gets the call again this time with much less success he's dropped to the line of scrimmage by Hosea Taylor number 90 and Grady Turner number 40 of the Cougars defense career rushing of Greg Johnson they like the run him inside he's a good strong back seen a lot of action for Nebraska along with I am hip and of course nervous midline seven minutes 25 seconds on the phone again the basket ready [Applause] at the houston 42 yard line [Applause] that scales to the 35 to the 30 we get a flag on the play as he carries it down to the 15-yard line Kenny Hatfield on the tackle but a flag thrown at the lattice for the time gotta go against Nebraska for Nebraska today and it's going to be called back a holding call look at it again here it is Anthony steals comes from the wing back position great blocking at the point of attack now a good cut he breaks the tackle for the safety man picks up 28 yards looks like he's going to score Kenny Hatfield on the stop [Applause] keep in mind it was about this time last year that Houston was leading 34 to 12 about this stage in the ball game over Notre Dame Notre Dame 135 to 34 bill your man said Houston would play the whole game that's done [Applause] 26 Miller it is tied and jr. Miller through the pass a bit behind it Miller tried to retire he usually catches Judy Miller won't miss too many of those he's been student that's hit him right square in the hands and you won't see that tool Houston bench giving them a little raspberry as you've probably heard in the background third down for the brass cabal at the 44 yard line here's a 26 to go into the to put it up again steals in motion good protection twin gonna air it out he's got Smith good Holden at the 15-yard line well defended by Donnie love number 35 of the Houston Cougars while he was there for a minute well we mentioned Donnie love he's missed the last two games he broke his hand in Texas at Billy omens that's the man he wants back on that corner Tim Smith looked like he was open for a moment just a good reaction by Donnie love incomplete and again a fourth down situation for the Cornhuskers who have got to be doing a little clock watching right now I'd hate to be the kid who was caught for holding for Nebraska Noel it's got to feel terrible right now they had a first down at the 15 what a turnaround Smith will be punting Donnie love is the brother of another former you H star Randy love or that was almost blocked did get it away goes out of bounds of the 28 yard line of the Houston Cougars big rush that time by trusts the defensive end in the Cougars who almost got to the punter timeout with 641 left to play the game in Houston 10 Nebraska 7 Celtics and Lakers that means Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that should be quite a matchup boy look at the difference in the Bentley Arnage aborted for you Nebraska fans all the referees today are from the Southeastern Conference they do that in most bowl games don't they they'll always take officials from a conference that is not participating first Anton cookers from their 28th Elston who's gone most of the way after he did not start Errol Clark taking the handoff and hitting across the 30 to the 31 yard line and now of course the Cougars would like to work on that clock get another Drive going running as much time as they can off the clock they're thinking three or four first downs all in the ground Frank that'll eat up four or five minutes off that clock now the Nebraska defense really has its work cut out right here they've got to stop him get that football back second and eight loose ball let's see and there's the brick Nebraska got the big break [Applause] I think they should have kept the football looked like everybody converged on the running back Gary Nelson again what a game he's played watch number 92 right there he makes the tackle the balls free and one of the linebackers I think it was Kim Baker for Nebraska has it back Newhouse was the ball carrier and now the court Huskers and the opportunity 31 yard line [Applause] when making the red wine throws on the run completes the pass to brown of the far side he goes out of bounds at the 22 yard line Donny loved pursuing him Donny love had him man-to-man down the right sideline Frank gave him a little bit too much room at the turn out was wide open he picked up eight on the play it will be second and two at the 23 yard line [Applause] pressure on the houston defense to dig in and try to hold off the nebraska cornhuskers search put some ahead [Applause] on second - they give it a red wine as the Houston defense waiting on him Darrell Wilkerson number 92 in Redman number 8 really hit him hard it'll be third and now call it two and a half for the first down got a report that bill Barnett the defense event for Nebraska was a the problem for the Cornhuskers of the scribes burden at the Houston 23 trail ten to seven in the last period watch the fluid he goes back to Quinn Quinn is at the 10-yard line first down love makes the stop 14-yard pickup [Applause] Nebraska's worked on these trick plays all week long they haven't used too many of them red wine gets it back off-balance but it's a good pass to the quarterback Flint makes it big first down at the 10 [Applause] one yard to the nine he's blasted earth by Daryl Wilkerson number 92 less than five minutes left to play in the game second and goal from the 9 finish to a great Cotton Bowl Classic [Music] figured it'd be close they figured it'd be a defensive battle at his big bowl [Applause] go to about the six so it'll be third and goal and again it was Wilkerson number 92 with an assist from David Hodge number 42 the all-american linebacker both these defenses all day long have been going at each other play Oklahoma swinging gate they score as the trick play they worked on into weakness Jarvis Redwine nice thing there's a flag down Frank they're just this play was put into a two-point conversion as put in college football it's called the Oklahoma swing illegal procedure [Music] setting clouds no touchdown look at it here it is the center is all by himself now if the defense does not come over and cover the offense who's lined up about 15 yards to the left he throws it over that's Jarvis Redwine they've got everybody out banned over there blocking he goes he's the score but offsetting penalties offsetting penalties means they'll replay the doubt no the goal once again from the six yard line being called by Nebraska in four minutes and one second left to play well after what they did against Oklahoma you could expect something like that that's absolutely true they ran the guard around with both guards and then ran the sloy smear scored as the swinging gate played now you see Houston a little bit slow coming over there here goes redlining to score now if Houston would have covered that then all the offense for Nebraska would have gone over and lined up by the center and just ran the play if they don't react to that they gonna use the swinging gate it's called the officials over to talk to Tom Osborne on the far side and apparently Osborne little hot that the penalty was called [Applause] that's a tough play to officiate okay I'd imagine normally Lindsay I'd have to tell the officials before the game you're gonna do something like that normally that's done absolutely all right third down go the goal from the 6 yard line ass-to-ass up and sleep this time when the quarterback back to throw wide open for the touchdown chef's pin number 87 and Nebraska has taken the lead tied in for junior Miller [Applause] play action not too good a fake when he's that good pass protection this Jeffy's the junior from that [Applause] we caught four passes on the air for 58 yards no touchdown so what a touchdown for Jeff Finn so cook with the extra point try is good and so the Cornhuskers now lated by score of 14 to 10 three minutes and 56 seconds remaining and don't you dare go away like labor with Paul Hornung at Lindsey Nelson back in the Cotton Bowl back up tight and the kickoff by the Nebraska Cornhuskers out of bounds at the 5-yard line so they'll bring it back Eddie right back there deep along with Dallas Wiggins they go procedure so they'll take it again 35 yard line Kevin Seibel number 49 is the nebraska placekicker you ever see anything like that Lindsay no never ever Eclipse you never can you've been here 20 years right I saw Oklahoma use it on a two-point conversion that's where the idea came from Frank and the modern-day football on a two-point conversion they line up and if the defense would not get over there that run man played the two points and of course if they did it go on and come over it's the first time they've used it this year here's a good healthy book [Applause] 2530 up to the 34 both benches really fired up now [Applause] his defense Hold'em stay tuned Kerry Austin Houston yoghurts first down at their 34 yard line we'll say again houston won six out of ten games this year coming from behind three of those pictures were on runs by the quarterback you're looking at right now Terry else [Applause] 37 picked up three hearing number 47 on the stop he's been all over the field Tom baring the senior for Fremont Nebraska both teams with two timeouts left that will certainly become a factor Elric Brown the twin brother of Hillman he's a flanker came in with the play from the bench he's split to the left side [Applause] turn the corner his new house to the 39 [Applause] just a wee bit noisy right down there that Houston bench right now sure goddesses but a lot of their clutch receivers let's see if they come to him on third and five [Applause] the first and they get it at the 48-yard line Erik herring pulls in the past Rick Lindquist makes the tackle of the drive continues well he's known for catching the football in her crowd faked it to the left came back against the creme and herring herring with Rick Blake was all over he made the catch it is a first down for the Houston Cougars at their 49 yard line field goal won't help them here they need a touchdown to pull it out clock is moving with two minutes and 20 seconds [Applause] trying to go down the near sideline tufi bass was thrown out of bounds you might see that again Frank what's happening they're trying to hit Linnell feet in between the double coverage on the right side here you see it again there's the fake now the quick release and feet right there as he gets behind 15 they're trying to hit it right in that slot in his own in front of Rick Wakeman in back of the cornerback link list in front of safety man mark Laroy second and 10 from the 49 around his wide left like to the right Elston complete at the 36 yard line yet another first down as fee naked herring makes the catch at the 36 he could catch the ball in a crowd we just mentioned that good hands for Eric carrying 15 yards first down the mail feed checks back in and I notice also that they're double covering on the outside Frank and that middle is open and the Cougars pull it out crowd again wide left to the right the ball the Terrell Clark 4:26 and there's no gain in the play a minute 40 left to play mark Laroy made a great play for me safety position at tommy blitz [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] one minute 40 seconds remaining second down little more than ten needed for the first out Houston from the Nebraska 37 trying to pull this one out they trail 14 to 10 I've done it so many times before Weston receivers cupboard he's at the 35 and down to the 30 yard line bedlam down at the Houston bench I and the hurricane there bill yeoman it'll be third down Cougars need five from the first down the ball is at the 30-yard line of the Nebraska Cornhuskers a minute ten for Newhouse first down out of the twenty that'll stop the clock Franken college football and stop the clock till they move to change here it is what a great handoff right here John Newhouse you see everybody going to the outside and Terry Elston made the right decision he lit Newhouse run the football Houston has one timeout left first down ten from the Nebraska 20-yard line we have an official timeout right here with a minute and three seconds left to play in the game [Applause] well the sprinters right out position on the left side Elston first out at the mind 50 seconds to go and counting the deputy 11 yards little square out pattern Rick link Lee's had a man-to-man on the outside [Music] first down Houston tonight [Applause] so it'll be first down Gold ago the situation once again nebraska lady 14 to 10 eight seconds left to play the game unofficially Houston has one timeout left to the right round to the left [Applause] the house now it's Elston [Applause] takes it down in the neighborhood last worn out [Applause] there you had it for Bill yeoman 337 bootleg and they're gonna try to throw the football in the endzone kind of get out about they also told him don't get tackled easy score now second down goal ago Giusti 33 seconds left to play looking with touching his girls he's at the 10 and goes out-of-bounds at the 6 got back to the line of scrimmage when all was said and done and it took all of 9 seconds I tell you he'll take some years off you say wing has over 90 yards rushing the wing off to the right third and goal from the 6 yard line Elston incomplete at the goal line intended for faith 3:33 are never for the Houston Cougars fourth-down go to go for the six yard line right just split in right and if we probably number 21 trying to go to Eric seconds left [Applause] Elston over the meadow in his portrait touchdown for the touchdown [Applause] [Music] let's take a look who's herring fighting his way over his collected by Rick reakless and number 21 [Applause] so the penalty will be assistant fire to the extra point try Wow else to flip over the controls of Houston's last Drive let's pick it up [Applause] on the kickoff hey you got too many people on the field no kidding there's about a hundred and six Houston players came out on the field to congratulate Harry my 12 seconds left [Applause] that feel with the extra point tried I guess he has mrs. great school [Applause] that's another point to the Cougars total it's now a 17 to 14 game well if seconds left what do you do now Terry Elster for the fourth time this year has brought me this time he threw the touchdown pass to marry her I could thank a few people and we have time here and all the bedlam here chairman of the board of the cotton ball dissociation but he diked the president John Thompson Jim Brock Arnold Hayes Harry Barton Houston Cougars dr. Drake Dempsey the athletic director Bill yeoman and his staff Frankie Schultz the sports information director for the Cornhuskers Bob Devaney the athletic director Tom Osborne and his staff God Brian and his sports information staff Houston spotter Matt Rogers Bill Bennett is spotting for Nebraska and her statistician Gary scratch stepping in here to start the second period as the bullpen guy until you [Applause] arey you might recall had a spectacular catch against Texas am Houston victory great concentration to catch that deflected ball on fourth down [Music] [Applause] be kicking off [Applause] that's brown at the 15-yard line 25 bilateral the ball it's recovered by Houston at the 13 four seconds to go [Applause] the muscle trying to pull out all stops a long wait for the Cougars after losing the Notre Dame last year 35 ahead in that game 34 to 12 in the final period and they've had a wait a full year to come back and atone for that and Bill you know it's got to be a happy man and you got to admire the way that the cool his cooler in that closing driver Tom Osborne [Music] looked like they had it for a while four seconds to go one more play and that'll do it and the 1980 Cotton Bowl Classic will be history with the Houston Cougars while Linda you're absolutely right Lindsay made a combat they would come to play the full 60 minutes and boy has he another great fourth quarter comes from behind victory as Elston simply falls down with the football it is over it is history here at the Cotton Bowl and Houston has rallied board impressive 17 to 14 victory it is good a postseason bowl game as I think you're gonna see the omen accepting congratulations from some of the Nebraska players as well eighteen years at the University of Houston for years as steam has been in the Cotton Bowl three of them have become a dominant power in a very short time in one of the toughest football conferences in the country [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] well yourself there were cheers songs and tears from coast to coast last Friday night the United States hockey team had achieved what they had only dreamed of last summer but now one more dream remains to be fulfilled the gold medal to achieve it they must rise to the height once more this morning against Finland and you'll see every minute of it live from Lake Placid

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Keywords: Nebraska, Huskers, Football, Houston

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Length: 141min 18sec (8478 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 01 2018