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SPORTS
8A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN BIG 12 FOOTBALL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17. 2005
Nebraska claims No. 3
1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
7. Baylor
8. Oklahoma
3. Nebraska
4. Colorado
9. Kansas State
10. Iowa State
11. Oklahoma State 12.Kansas
5. Texas A&M
Editor's Note: The Kansan Big 12 Power Rankings are voted on by Ryan Colaianni and Daniel Berk, Kansas football writers, as well as Kellis Robinett, sports editor, and Eric Sorrentino, associate sports editor.
Never before has narrowly defeating Baylor meant so much.
In the past, Nebraska would have lost ground after escaping Waco, Texas, with a 23-14 victory. But combined with a Colorado loss to Texas, Nebraska moved up from fourth to third in this week's power rankings poll.
Baylor fell one spot with the loss, while Missouri has climbed into the top half with two consecutive conference victories.
The top of the rankings stayed the same for the third straight week. Texas humiliated Colorado 42-17 in a game that wasn't even as close as the score indicated.
The Longhorns'in-state rivals put on quite a show themselves. The Texas Tech Red Raiders set all kinds of records with their 59-20 pummeling of the Kansas State Wildcats.
Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges set a school record for passing yards in a game after going 44-for-65 for 643 yards and five touchdowns. Wide receiver Joel Filani also set a conference record for receiving yards in the game with 255.
Next week's top spot will depend entirely on what happens
in Austin, Texas, when the undefeated Red Raiders and unde feated Longhorns meet in what will probably decide who represents the Big 12 South in the conference title game.
The bottom of the poll was just a repositioning of teams without a conference victory. Iowa State moved to 10th but only because it owns a legitimate Division I nonconference victory against Iowa.
Oklahoma State and Kansas were a toss up. Both teams started 3-0 but have looked miserable in Big 12 play.
The Jayhawks took the last spot because any team that scores six points in eight quarters of football deserves to be last.
Disappointment abounds
Extra Points:
Pro-game festivities included fireworks during the National Anthem and a KC-135 flyover.
Cornerback Charles Gordon limped off the field as the game nearing its conclusion, however, Gordon said that it was muscle cramps.
Roid had three tackles-for-loss. Those tackles moved him into first on the all-time list 42. He passed Willie Pless' record of 41, set in 1985.
Kansas' 97-yards of total offense was the first time the Jayhawks were held under 100 yards since 2001 when they had 67-yards against Texas.
Quotes:
"It is probably the most disappointing offensive performance that I have been around in a long time in many ways," Mengino said.
"I'm ready to get in a fist fight with them but that goes back to pointing fingers and we cann't do that." Reid said about his frustrations with the offense.
"I guess they need to play with a little more heart," Reid said of the offense.
Key Stats:
99 — Total offensive yards Kansas accumulated in the first quarter.
97 — Total offensive yards Kansas accumulated in the game, -2 yards over the last three quarters.
7 — Number of turnovers accumulated by Kansas and Oklahoma.
4 — Number of turnovers from Luke,
three interceptions and one fumble.
1 — Number of third down conversions for Kansas in 12 attempts.
0. 5 — Average number of yards per carry on the ground for Kansas.
KU loses despite Gordon
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SHORTS SPORTS WRITE
Charles Gordon did all he could to try to secure a Kansas victory Saturday night against Oklahoma.
The junior started the game at wide receiver, returned punts and also played cornerback.
Gordon registered a number of big plays for the Jayhawks, including two interceptions and a long punt return, but his effort fell short and the Jayhawks lost 19-3.
Gordon entered the game without an interception on the season, after registering an NCAA-leading seven last year.
Gordon's first interception came in the third quarter on Oklahoma's third play of the half.
The Sooners were on their own 13-yard line trying to convert on a 3rd down and Gordon stepped in front of Sooner receiver Jejuan Rankins at the Oklahoma 25-yard line to pick off quarterback Rhett Borar's throw.
The cornerback/wide receiver struck again one series later, after Kansas turned the ball back over to Oklahoma.
FOOTBALL
The Sooners began to drive down the field, but after gaining 62 yards, Gordon came up with another interception, this time on Kansas' 36-yard line.
"Basically, I was just trying to read the hips of the receivers and break on the ball," Gordon said. "I felt them stopping and just located the ball."
Gordon also made his presence known on offense. He saw the most snaps he has seen all season, and ended the game leading the Jayhawks with four receptions for 18 yards.
Gordon said he knew before the game he would see more snaps on offense because the unit had been struggling coming into the game.
"We knew they were going to play a lot of man coverage and they wanted to use me in there to try to create a spark on offense and make some plays." Gordon said.
Gordon last played this much on offense during the 2003 season. Gordon caught 57 passes for 769 yards in his freshman campaign.
Gordon said there were a lot of differences between that offense and the 2005 version of the Jayhawk offense. In 2003, the Kansas offense averaged more than 420 yards per game, the best output in more than 50 years.
During the Oklahoma game, Kansas managed just 97 yards of total offense.
Justin O'Neal/KANSAN
Senior quarterback Brian Luke looks downfield to pass during Saturday's game at Arrowhead Stadium. Luke went 11 completions for 33 attempts, threw three interceptions and was sacked three times. The Jayhawks lost to the Sooners 19-3.
"We're just not executing the way we did when I started at wide receiver," Gordon said. "We're not taking care of the ball the way we did, and that's a big difference."
Besides his two interceptions on defense and four receptions on offense, Gordon also had two punt returns with his long coming for 34 yards that set the Kansas offense up at the Sooner 31-yard line.
Kansas senior quarterback Brian Luke connected with Gordon a play later for nine yards, but Kansas would miss a field goal attempt and turn the ball back over to Oklahoma.
Gordon left the game with just more than a minute remaining because of cramps in his right leg.
He said he wasn't too exhausted, but could have hydrated himself better before the game to avoid the cramps.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino was not too concerned with Gordon leaving the game early.
"I think he was real tired," Mangino said. "We were working him pretty hard. I think he just needed to catch his wind a little bit."
— Edited by Patrick Ross
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