U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawk FOOTBALL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1994
KANSAS 31, MISSOURI 14
Kansas senior defensive end Sylvester Wright, left, and outside linebacker Keith Rodgers wrap up Missouri tailback Brock Olivo.
Daron Bennett / KANSAN
CONFERENCE SCORES
Kansas State 23
Oklahoma State 6
Colorado 41
Iowa State 20
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Nebraska, PLAY Oklahoma FRI.
SECTION B
Nebraska 6-0-0
Colorado 6-1-0
Kansas St. 5-2-0
Oklahoma 4-2-0
Kansas 3-4-0
Missouri 2-5-0
Okla. St. 0-6-1
Iowa State 0-6-1
Daron Bennett / KANSAN
New AP Top 25
Kansas junior tailback L.T. Levine takes off down the line with Missouri defender Travis McDonald hot on his heels. Levine racked up a total of 221 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-14 Kansas victorv.
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 12, and ranking in the previous poll:
rank team record pts. pl.
1. **Nebraska** (39) 11-0-0 1,527 1
2. **Penn St.** (23) 9-1-0 1,509 2
3. **Florida** 8-1-0 1,351 4
4. **Alabama** 10-0-0 1,332 6
5. **Miami** 8-1-0 1,285 6
6. **Auburn** 9-0-1 1,240 3
7. **Colorado** 9-1-0 1,237 7
8. **Florida St.*** 8-1-0 1,176 8
9. **Texas A&M** 9-0-1 1,024 9
10. **Colorado St.*** 9-1-0 927 10
11. **Kansas St.*** 7-2-0 870 11
12. **Oregon** 8-3-0 856 15
13. **Southern Cal** 7-2-0 821 17
14. **Virginia Tech** 8-2-0 741 16
15. **Michigan** 7-3-0 686 19
16. **Virginia** 7-2-0 528 21
17. **Bost. Coll.*** 6-2-1 477 25
18. **Washington** 7-3-0 434 22
19. **Arizona** 7-3-0 334 13
20. **BYU** 9-2-0 303 23
21. **Utah** 8-2-0 302 12
22. **Ohio St.*** 8-3-0 238 —
23. **Miss. St.*** 7-3-0 230 20
24. **Duke** 8-2-0 204 18
25. **N.Carol. St.*** 7-2-0 174 —
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 118, Air Force 66, North Carolina 55, Illinois 49, Nevada 14, Notre Dame 10, Baylor 9, Central Michigan 9, Washington State 7, Texas 5, Georgia 1, Tennessee 1.
KANSAN
Source: The Associated Press
Levine, Jayhawks outrun Tigers
Second half is all Kansas
By Matt Irwin
Kansan sportswriter
Rock Chalk Javhawk
The Kansas football team cheered the Rock Chalk chant in unison after its 31-14 defeat of the Missouri Tigers Saturday in Columbia. The chant was loud enough to be heard outside the Jayhawks' locker room.
Kansas' victory meant more to the team than the 6-5 winning record it established to close out the Jaybawks '1994 season.
"It has been a rough year for the Jayhawks from an emotional standpoint," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "I wasn't really sure how we'd
But the Jayhawks did not come close to winning the Big Eight Conference championship, failed to finish in the upper half of the Big Eight and did not earn the six Division I-A victories to qualify for a bowl game.
After a 5-7 injury-plagued season, the Jayhawks returned 20 players classified as seniors. They had high hopes, and many outside of the program had high expectations for the team.
"All too often, leadership is judged by winning and losing," Mason said. "It's when things are tough and guys are down that you need your older guys to rise to the occasion."
Kansas junior quarterback Mark Williams said that he learned from the seniors' character.
play today. I was very concerned about it, and I issued a challenge to our seniors. And they really rose to the occasion."
See FOOTBALL, Page 28.
Running backs lose rushing bet
The Kansas running backs were trying to win a bet Saturday, but they failed. Don't blame L.T. Levine, though.
By Matt Irwin
Kansan sportswriter
Former Kansas tailback Tony Sands bet the Kansas running backs that they could not rush for more yards against Missouri than he did in the final game of his career, which was also against Missouri.
Sands set an NCAA record for rushing yards and carries when he rushed for 366 yards on 58 carries on Nov. 23, 1991. The Jayhawks had 365 yards rushing Saturday.
Levine, junior tailback, did his part for the running backs in Kansas '31-14
defeat of Missouri on Saturday. He rushed for 221 yards on 25 carries.
"We had a bet with Sands," Levine said on Saturday.
"He said all of us couldn't accumulate all the yards that he had. I think that's what stuck in my mind most today and the whole week going into the game."
Levine also rushed for two touchdowns, a 5-yard run and a 26-yard run.
Levine finished the season with 11 touchdowns, tying him for eighth all-time for season touchdowns. It's also the same number of touchdowns Sands scored in 1989.
Levine's first touchdown run tied the game at 14. He had three other rushes for 39 yards on that drive. Both the touchdown run and a 12-yard run earlier on the drive were set up by senior fullback Chris Powell's lead blocks.
But Powell was more impressed with the guys who carried the ball. "L.T. is a hard runner," Powell said.
Powell was right. Kansas' top four backs combined for 2,000 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns this season. Levine led the team with 805 yards. Despite missing games due to injuries, sophomore June Henley had 599 yards, and junior Mark Sanders had 322 yards. Freshman Eric Vann also squeaked into the rotation and gained 274 yards.
"He's a winner. You can't tell enough about all our running backs. If we had one tailback taking all the reps, he'd have close to 1,000 yards. But we have four great backs who take up the slack, and it was his day today."
With the big day and a strong season, Levine could claim the position as his next season, but he won't.
"We're all the man," Levine said.
"Me, June, Mark and Eric, we're a big family, and we cheer each other on.
June saw I was doing well in the first half, and I think he kind of stepped back and told coach 'let him stay in cause he's having a good day.'
Source: The Associated Press
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