Game of the Century: Oklahoma 1971

This is from the ESPN Classic broadcast and is missing several drives that they cut to fit the game into two hours.


Drive#

Yardline

Down

ToGo

Formation

Strength

Motion

Play

Type

Ball Carrier

Yardage

Comment

1

N26

1

10

I

R

51 2 out

Rollout

WB

7

Rodgers catch

1

N33

2

3

Wide

L

41 Pitch

Power

IB

0

1

N33

3

3

I

L

49 Sprint Option

Option

2

1

N35

4

1

PUNT

ESPN Classic cuts two? Husker Drives.

4

O48

2

4

I

L

49 Sprint Option

Option

4

Missed first down. This is after JR punt return.

4

O45

3

1

I

R

14 Smash

Power

QB

1

4

O44

1

10

Spread

R

71 9 corner

Dropback

0

Incomplete

4

O44

2

10

I

R

41 Sprint WB counter fake

Option

7

fakes Rodgers on Counter Delay

4

O37

3

3

Spread

L

38 Trap

C/T

FB

6

Spread had fullback in backfield and IB as receiver

4

O31

1

10

I

R

46 Counter Dive Pass 2 hook

PA Pass

WB

12

Calling that Counter Dive

4

O19

1

10

I

L

49 Sprint option

Option

5

4

O14

2

5

I

L

44 Iso fake reverse

Power

IB

2

4

O12

3

3

I

L

21 Option

Option

7

FB and IB fake 44 Iso

4

O5

1

Goal

I

L

46 Iso

Power

IB

4

4

O1

2

Goal

I

L

44 Iso

Power

IB

1

TOUCHDOWN Kinney NU 14-3

BREAK- May have missed another NU drive

5

N26

2

11

Wide

R

36 Draw

Power

FB

9

Draw is to FB

5

N35

3

2

I

R

41 Sprint Option

Option

1

5

N36

4

1

PUNT

6

N49

1

10

Wide

R

36 Draw Pass?

PA Pass

0

Incomplete. End of half.

7

N47

1

10

I

L

44 Iso fake reverse

Power

IB

6

7

O47

2

4

I

R

48 Power

Power

IB

5

Probably called SWEEP in 1971

7

O42

1

10

I

L

21 Option

Option

3

Iso fake again

7

O39

2

7

Spread

L

38 Trap

C/T

FB

4

7

O35

3

3

Spread

L

31 Sprint Option

Option

32

Option with FB as pitch back

7

O3

1

Goal

I

L

42 Power

Power

IB

3

Sweep. TOUCHDOWN Kinney. Nebrasak 21-17 lead

8

N39

1

10

I

L

36 Smash

Power

FB

5

8

N44

2

5

I

L

44 Counter Dive

Power

IB

5

8

N49

1

10

I

R

48 Power

Power

IB

15

8

O36

1

10

I

R

41 Option Pass 2 Out

PA Pass

WB

20

8

O16

1

10

Wide

L

44 Iso

Power

IB

0

8

O16

2

10

I

L

79 Pass

Dropback

QB

5

Tagge Scrambles

8

O11

3

5

Spread

R

51 1 Out

Rollout

10

8

O1

1

Goal

I

L

15 Smash

Power

QB

0

8

O1

2

Goal

I

L

42 Power

Power

IB

1

TOUCHDOWN Kinney

9

N20

1

10

I

L

41 Pitch

Power

IB

7

NU leads 28-24

9

N27

2

3

END OF 3RD QUARTER

9

N27

2

3

I

L

36 Dive Pass 2 dump

PA Pass

TE

4

9

N31

1

10

I

L

42 Power

Power

IB

3

9

N34

2

7

Wide

L

22 WB Counter Delay

C/T

WB

16

9

-50

1

10

Wide

L

49 Sprint Option

Option

2

9

O48

2

8

Wide

R

53 Pass ???

PA Pass

QB

7

9

O41

3

1

I

R

41 Pitch

Power

IB

17

9

O24

1

10

I

L

49 Option WB counter fake

Option

-8

Fumble

10

N26

1

10

I

L

22 Counter Sweep

C/T

WB

5

OU Leads 31-28. Counter Dive fake inside.

10

N31

2

5

I

L

42 Power

Power

IB

4

10

N35

3

1

I

L

49 Pitch

Power

IB

17

10

O48

1

10

I

R

WB motion

48 Power

Power

IB

1

10

O47

2

9

I

R

53 Pass ??

PA Pass

QB

0

incomple.

10

O47

3

9

Spread

R

79 2 hitch

Dropback

WB

12

Great catch by JR Superstar.

10

O35

1

10

I

L

44 Iso

Power

IB

12

10

O23

1

10

I

R

28 Counter delay

C/T

WB

6

10

O17

2

4

I

R

44 Iso

Power

IB

9

10

O8

1

Goal

I

R

41 Pitch

Power

IB

2

10

O6

2

Goal

I

R

48 Power

Power

IB

4

10

O2

3

Goal

I

R

48 Power

Power

IB

2

Jeff Kinney TOUCHDOWN. NU 35-31. Whew!