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Monday, October 10, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
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Nebraska linebacker LeRoy Eitien taches Kansas freshman running back Tony Sands. Sands ran for 38 vards on 14 carries in his first college start Saturday
Despite 63-10 defeat, Mason proud of team
By Jeff Euston Kansan sportswriter
What figured to be a long afternoon was just that — three hours and five minutes of the day. The ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers and a lesson in the Kansas Jayhawks.
Eight different Nebraska players scored touchdowns as the Cornhuskers defeated the Jayhawks 63-10 on Saturday.
As had as the final score sounded, it only tiled for 123 on place the Jayhawks list of all-time worst defeats. Eight of the worst 15 defeats in Kansas history now have come under attack. Wraska. The defeat marked 17 points improvement over Nebraska's 704 route of Kansas in 1986.
But not all of the numbers point to progress.
Through five games this season, Kansas has scored only 12 points per game while allowing 48. Opposing offenses had racked up an average offense of 7.5 points per defense per game, two yards less than the Cornnhoppers had Saturday.
"They were outweighed, out
Nebraska had 38 first downs — a record for a Kansas opponent — and took a 49-10 halftime lead.
Nebraska scored 63 points once this season — a 16-13 victory against Utah State. But Nebraska had lost to Oklahoma with the plight of the Kansas defense.
"Their defense is probably as bad as any we have played against," he said. "That's due to injuries and hard work." Overall they played hard, though.
Though the score would indicate an embarrassment, Kansas coud Clem Mason viewed his debit in the Big Ten conference as something to build on.
"I'm proud of them," Mason said of his players. "We'd give up we. We'd give up we. We'd give up we." Team there. 'There is no embarrassment in that. I feel good about the way we play.'
We didn't give up. We just got beat by a better football team. There's no embarrassment in that.'
W.
Glen Mason
Kansas football coach
manned and outplayed. It's easy to give up. It's easy to be on the field. I didn't see anybody laying down on the field and dying."
By the time Kansas moved into scoring position for the first time, it was trailing 35-0.
Kansas kicker Brad Fleeman came on for a 30-yard field goal line. The Fleeman's kick hit the crossbar and through the uprights, giving the Jayaws their first field goal of the season and Fleeman the longest kick he ever made.
The Jahayhaws' second quarter outburst began when Willey Vaughn scored a touchdown and Donohoe had a 3:24 left in the half. The touchdown was Kansas's first against Michigan.
"I really laid into it when I kissed it," Fleeman said. "I didn't think it would hit the crossbar. I thought it was more distance than it actually did."
Mason was encouraged by more than just the fact that the Jayhawks scored, however.
The 10 points posted by the Jayhawk offense were the most it had scored against Nebraska since 1983
Kansas freshman running back Tony Sands made his first college
start and rushed for 38 yards. Sophie
started Falchite rushed for 17
yards on 5 carries. Junior Quinn
started four made catches for
64 yards.
"I think if the fans left at halftime, they probably took. 'Oh, it's the same as last year.' "Dombos said. "But if they stuck around for the half, I think they've got to be played with the way this team played."
After allowing seven first-half Cornhusker touchdowns, the Kansas defense gave up just 14 points in the second half.
Nebraska was forced to punk on its first series of the second half, and the Cornhuskers were stopped by the Jayhawks on downs.
Kansas cornerback Rodney Harris stopped another Cornuser driver early in the fourth quarter with an interception in the end zone.
Vaughn is the man for KU's big plays
Harris said the interception, the first of his career, gave the Jayhawk defense confidence.
"I think they built up their confidenc
in the first half. As the game went on,
when we started clicking for them
when we sued them down, that
would just protect our bubble. I don't think they expected us to play as well as we did.
“It’s good to get my first one against a good team such as Nebraska.” Harris said. “They’re a good football team.
"It seems like we would play as well as we did today, we would have beat New Mexico State by about 21 points."
The Jayhawks will continue the search for their first victory next week. They have not yet given up, and Donovan said he hops the fans on.
"I just hope our fans understand that they're young and we small and hardworking many players," he said. "Our first team, they have to have it by us at times like this. I think they should be proud of us because we stuck with it until the end."
Kansan sports editor
By Craig Anderson Kansan sports editor
A bolt of lightning was what Kansasa football fans expected from senior wide receiver Willie Vaughn.
With the Jayhawks at 42 in the first half against Nebraska, Vaughn caught a pass from quarterback Bradley McDowell and didn't stop, until he had gone 69 yards for a touchdown. It was Kankan Henderson down in four years against the Cowboys.
Pickens made a futile grab for Vaughn at the 15-yard line, but only broke Vaughn's stride slightly. It was his sixth touchdown of the season.
The touchdown was the third longest play in Kansas history. Vaughn outrebran Nebraska cornerback Jake Thomas on the right side line for the last 50 yards.
"I felt it, was a perfect throw," Vaughn said. "I caught it in stride and then opened it up and outrun him."
It was a scene that was in part indicative of the Jayhawks' offensive problems this season. Kansas has put enough of them together to win enough of them together to win.
"It's good that we can make big plays, but we just need more of them." Kansas receivers coach John Hudi said.
For the season, Vaughn has 14 receptions for 389 yards for an average of 27.8 yards a catch. The Kansas State game broke the Big Eight Conference record of 27.1 yards by biel Gray of Missouri in 1996. In his only rush of the season, Vaughn took a 50-yard rebound down against New Mexico State.
"In a game, you're only going to get a chance to make four or five big plays, so you get behind someone you've got to make the play," said "Wilson I caught it, there was no way he was going to catch me."
His touchdown reception moved Vaughn past Emmett Edwards into second place on the Kansas all-time receptions list. Vaughn has 109 career catches, trailing Richard Tucker with 78. He had receptions. Vaughn has 1,843 receiver receiving yards to also put him behind Estell, who had 1,097.
"There's no question that he's one of the top receivers in the country." Hadi said. "When you have a guy like you, you'll have him ball the earl as much as possible."
Vaughn's statistics this season are similar to last year. In 187, Vaughn had 25 receptions for 672 yards for 26.9 yards a catch. He scored one
Kansas quarterback Kelly Donohoe was pressured most of the game by defensive end Broderick Thomas and the rest of the Nebraska defense.
touchbacks last season, including a 98-yarder against Colorado. Vaughn received honorable mentions honors all Conference team last season.
The problem is that the Kansas team is similar to what it was last season and the season before that. A win in that game outwining in 21 of its later last 29 games.
games.
Thus, big individual game Saturday, four catches for 114 yards, was little consolation.
"We were still six touchdowns
Oklahoma State trounces Colorado 41-21
Parrish's resignation fails to spur Wildcats as Mizzou rolls to 52-21 victory
Maybe Colorado's not quite ready for the big time after all.
The Associated Press
But Sanders broke fire on his first play of the second half for 64-yard touchdown run, lifting the Colorado to leading the 18th ranked Cowboys, 4-0 to 41-21 victory over a mistake-pollored Colorado team.
Coach Bill McCarthy's previously unbeaten Buffaloes held barry Sanders, Oklahoma State's nation leading rusher, kick returner and scorer, to 96 yards in the first half.
"That was the single biggest play of the game," Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones said of Sanders run. "Colorado had gotten back into the game." The team's third play and then we made the big play.
Sanders finished with 174 yards on 24 carries,
well below his average of 213 yards.
"They were kind of hold him early in the game," said Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State split end. "But you can only hold him for so long."
Big 8 Roundup
Evaluating Sanders' Heisman Trophy chances, Jones said, "If you start talking about the single best effort in college football, you have to consider him."
"I can't be thinking of individual records," he said. "The offensive line made everything they did." They did it for Thurman (Thomas Oklaoma) and the leader (Leader) last year, now they're doing it for me.
Sanders, however, gave credit to his team mates.
Oklahoma State's victory on the first full weekend of Big Eight action leaves the Cowboys trailing by a game and the other two ranked Big Eight squads. Nebraska and Oklahoma did nothing to harm their
Nebraska pummeled the Jayhawks 63-10 yesterday.
No. 10 Oklahoma had trouble with Texas, but got a big defensive play from linebacker Kertt
Oklahoma 28, Texas 13
I can't be thinking of individual records. The offensive line made everything easy today. They did it for Thurman (Thomas, Oklahoma State's career rushing leader) last year, now they're doing it for me."
1,
Berry Sankers
Oklahoma State running back
behind when I made the play so it really didn't matter." Vaughan said. "We got hammer here pretty good, but he's here here they're we've handled us pretty well."
Barry Sandler
Kaspar and finally subdued the Longhorns 28
13.
Oklahoma may also have discovered another mouthy linebacker, Kaurig, a Texas native, intercepted a pass and ran 28 yards to score in the third period, hinting at a Twizz rally.
Earlier in the week, Kaspar had said, "I just want to go out there and score half a hundred on Texas and that them out. They just had to play it like that. That's what they can't beat Kusano or Kansas State."
Oklahoma coach Barry Switter has loads of
experience in dealing with mouth linebackers however. He called Kaspar into his office.
Missouri 52, K-State 21
"He told me, 'Keep your fat mouth shut;'
Kaspar recalled.
Missouri and K-State, playing what one pundit dubbed "the misery bowl," answered the question of whether the Wildcats could "win one for Stun."
Thev couldn't
In their first game after Stan Parrish resigned as coach, the Wildcats put up a brief tight before succumbing at home to the Tigers and then became effective at the end of this season.
Iowa State 20, Northern Iowa 17
"It was a long week for us. I'm just glad it's over," Parrish said.
lowa State treated form coach Earle Bruce to a race homecoming. Bruce's North Carolina team won.
TOP COLLEGE TEN FOOTBALL
1 Miami (Fla.) (15) 4.0.0 177
2 UCLA (2) 5-0-0 153
3 USC (1) 5.0.0 146
3 USC (1) 5-0-0 146
4 Notre Dame 5.0.0 112
Florida State 5.1.0 97
6 West Virginia 6-0-0 82
7 Nebraska 5-1-0 74
> Oklahoma 410 52
South Carolina
9 South Carolina 6.0.0 33
10 Auburn 4-1-0 26
( ) number of first place votes
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