MONDAY,OCTOBER 31,2005
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Key Plays:
Green had back-to-back rushes of nine yards and 16 yards.Those rushes helped lead the Jayhawks to their first touchdown of the game... a 1-yard Green touchdown run.
Junior running back Jon Cornish had a rush of 12-yards to put Kansas in a first and goal from the 10-yard line. Cornish ran the ball 10 yards on the next play and picked up the game's second touchdown and a 13-3 lead.
Late in the fourth quarter, with Missouri driving, Smith passed deep into the endzone. He was picked off by senior cornerback Theo Baines at the 1-yard line, virtually sealing the victory for Kansas.
Key Stats:
38 - Number of rushing yards for Missouri quarterback Brad Smith
34:47 - Amount of time that the Kansas offense stayed on the field, nearly 10 more minutes than Missouri.
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208 - Number of rushing yards for Kansas.
3 - Number of consecutive times that Kansas has beaten Missouri.
"I have had the good fortune to be in some really good programs that had great defenses. Today I had never been around a defensive unit that executed their game plan, exactly the way it was set up in practice." coach Mark Mangino on the defense's performance.
- Mangino on who expected them to win the game.
"I can't tell you that I am a media watchdog, but I don't think anyone picked them to win the game today, but they knew they were going to win the game."
"We definitely have our spirits pretty high, we don't think our season is over by a long shot. We are just trying to stay positive and go out there and get us two more wins and get us bowl eligible."
swanson on the team's bowl hopes.
"The wind really blew hard behind our offensive line and running backs because they ran well in the fourth quarter."
- Mangino on the team's choice to have the wind at its back in the fourth quarter and its influence on the team's success.
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"Clark was huge. Clark was just being Clark. He will pound it all day," Swanson said. "Fortunately the line did a great job creasing some lanes for him. Once he gets an open field he is really hard to bring down."
Swanson was pleased, but not surprised, with Green's performance.
Green wasn't the only successful Kansas running back. Junior Jon Cornish accumulated 54 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Rodriguez said Missouri dropped members of its secondary throughout the game, afraid Kansas was going to throw the ball. Rodriguez thought that approach was due to the fact that Kansas threw the ball 50 times the week earlier against Colorado.
Green scored the team's first touchdown of the game in the second quarter. from one yard out.
Green was key on that scoring drive. He rushed the ball four times for 27 yards and the score.
The Kansas defense certainly was fresh when it came on the field. The defense had another stellar performance, holding Missouri to just 180 yards of total offense including 33 rushing yards. The defense also forced two turnovers — an interception and a fumble recovery.
"We made mistakes, and you can't make mistakes. Especially against a good defense," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "Give them some credit, they are a good defensive football team."
Kansas held Missouri's versatile quarterback, Brad Smith, to 38 yards on 20 carries. Smith ran for more than 200 yards last week against Nebraska.
The Kansas rushing attack actually helped neutralize its opponent's rushing game. Because Missouri was able to run the football effectively and gain first downs, the Missouri offense stayed off the field. Kansas held the ball for nearly 10 minutes longer than Missouri.
"They were able to make adjustments on the fly as far as responsibilities and did a good job of game planning and executing it." Missouri running back Tony Temple said.
Mangino recognized the discrepancy in time of possession as one of the keys in Kansas' victory.
"Defensive coordinators are always running to the offensive coordinators saying can we run the ball, can we move the chains, can we eat up the clock. Let's just try to keep our guys off the field so they can be fresh when they go out," Mangino said.
Cheers, jeers for fans on Saturday
Cheers to the KU faithful. Fans helped the Jayhawks throughout the day, cheering at the right times in the game. The loud fans contributed to the snap that sailed over Brad Smith's head, and the defense fed off the fan's energy.
— Edited by Jonathan Kealing
Jeers to the geniuses who rushed the field. When Kansas defeats a team three years in a row, the goalposts should stay on the field and out of Potter Lake.
Cheers to the older twirlers during
Cheers to Brad Smith. For three straight years, the Heisman Trophy hopeful has given Jayhawk fans plenty to cheer about. Nick Reid, Charlton Keith and company will be in Smith's nightmares this Halloween, no doubt.
the halftime show. The crazy twirling lady with the wild hair is always a fan favorite at homecoming.The little old man was a welcome addition this year.
Jeers to any KU students who brought along an MU fan to the game.
Jeers to the MU fan who purposely walked through the student section in the fourth quarter with his girlfriend, flipping everyone off. Hope she realizes he's a keeper.
Worst fan attire: Anyone dressed in neutral colors. Pick a side and don't leave us guessing.
Announced attendance: 48,238
Rock Chalk Chant began with 2:40 left in the game.
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Kansas senior defensive end Charlton Keith sacks Missouri senior quarterback Brad Smith during the third quarter of the Saturday's game. Keith bad two sacks in the game and leads the team on the season.
Robinett
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What other school in the country would have rushed the field after defeating Missouri? Troy fans did last year, but that's about it.
Remember, New Mexico, 2-4 in the Mountain West Conference, defeated Missouri on the road 45-35 earlier this year.
No, it's hard to imagine any fans, other than those of the worst football programs, getting excited about winning a game against Missouri.
Don't get me wrong, Jayhawk fans deserved to be happy about the victory. It ended a four-game losing streak and kept slim hopes of a bowl game alive. But tearing down the goalposts was extreme.
Rans should have waited, realizing that next week was the game that merited a large celebration. Kansas has an opportunity to end a 37-year losing streak to Nebraska.
The Kansas Athletics Department wil continue its efforts to keep fans in the stands.
"I think students should be sending a
message to themselves," Marchiony said. "Even next week if we beat Nebraska, the smartest thing they could do would be to stay off the field. Until that happens, there will be the danger of someone getting seriously hurt or killed."
The Kansas football team isn't a powerhouse and it won't be anytime soon. But it's time for Kansas fans to recognize the steps this team has made since the Terry Allen era and stop rushing the field after mediocre victories.
On Saturday, when one person got on the field, more than a thousand followed. To see so many classless Kansas fans was most disappointing.
The only time in recent memory that KU fans have acted this badly was in 2005, when a handful of students rushed the court at Allen Fieldhouse following a victory against Texas. Even then, about 16,000 fans stayed in their seats and booed those foolish enough to run onto the court.
Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior in journalism. He is Kansan sports editor.
STAT SHEET
Scoring Summary:
Kansas 0 - Missouri 3
1st Quarter, 5:55
Adam Crossett 39-yard field goal
7 plays, 21 yards,TOP 2:13,
Kansas 6 — Missouri 3
2nd Quarter, 6: 059
Kansas 6 — Missouri 3
Clark Green, 1-yard run
(Scott Webb blocked PAT)
8 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:17
Kansas 13 — Missouri 3
4th Quarter, 12:59
Jon Cornish, 10-yard run
(Scott Webb made PAT)
6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:03
Kansas fans celebrate defeating Missouri by throwing the goalposts into Potter Lake on Saturday. Hundreds of Jayhawk fans gathered around Potter Lake to watch.Many went swimming with the goalposts as well.
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