[personal] Re: [Husker] ESPN: 1995 Huskers Still the Greatest

[Wilson, Rick]

Re: Balance offense of 1971  (and why our list is more accurate than
those entertainers on ESPN).

 

I have my 1995 press guide at the office - so I'll have to look for 1995
stats. 

 

But offensively for 1971

 

Total Yds per game:  437.7 (8th in country)

Rush yds:         258.3

Pass yds:         179.3 (led conference!!!)

PPG:                39.1 (3rd in country)

Punt retrun avg: 15.6 (4th in country)

Fumbles lost:    15

INT:                  6

Turnover margin:            +26 (WOW!!)

 

Offensively in 1994 (just for comparison)

 

Total:    477.8 (5th in country)

Rush:    340.0 (1st)

Pass:    137.8

PPG:    36.3 (6th)

Turnover margin +1 

 

The 1971 defense was stellar:

 

202.9 yrds per game (5th in country), 85.9 rush (2nd), 117 pass

PPG - 8.2 (3rd)

 

The 1994 defense:

258.8 (4th), 79.3 (4th), 179.6 (10th)

PPG - 12.1 (2nd)

 

In 1971 Tagge was 143-239-4,  2019 with 17TD

In 1994, Berringer was 94-151-5, 1295. 

 

Observationally, it appears that on a whole, the 1971 passed
considerably more than most teams (the Wishbone era) while the 1994 team
(duh!) ran substantially more (the Ozbone era). 

 

All I can find about 1995 on-line was:

Under Frazier's direction, Nebraska's offense was even more productive
than that of the "Scoring Explosion'' team in 1983. The Cornhuskers
ranked No. 1 in the nation in both rushing (399.8) and scoring (52.4)
and No. 2 in total offense (556.3). The 1983 team was slightly better
rushing the ball, averaging a school-record 401.7 yards, but it averaged
slightly fewer points (52.0) and total yards (546.7).

 

That would be 399.8 rush, 156.5 pass for 1995. 

 

Just info to help Alan's statement. 

 

Rick L. Wilson, Ph.D.

W. Paul Miller Professor of Business Administration

Professor/Head 

Management Science and Information Systems

William S. Spears School of Business

Oklahoma State University

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(405) 744-5084

 

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