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Jayhawk FOOTBALL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7.1994
KANSAS 17 NEBRASKA 45
Sean Crosier / KANSAN
Sophomore wide receiver Andre Carter yawns during the 45-17 loss to Nebraska. Senior wide receiver Robert Reed, far left, watches the game while freshman flanker Derrick Irvin, far right, leans forward.
SECTION B
SCORES
Colorado 17
Oklahoma St. 3
Kansas St. 38
Iowa St. 20
Oklahoma 30
Missouri 13
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Nebraska 5-0-0
Colorado 4-1-0
Kansas St. 3-2-0
Good grief! 'Hawks lose grip, game
Oklahoma 3-2-0
Okla St 0-4-1
Missouri 2-3-0
Okla. St. 0-4-1
Iowa State 0-4-1
New AP Top25
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and ranking in the previous poll:
rank team record pts. pr
1. Nebraksey (39) 10-0 1,525 1
2. Penn St. (22) 8-0 1,507 2
3. Aubum(1) 9-0 1,430 3
4. Florida 7-1 1,321 4
5. Miami 7-1-0 1,283 5
6. Alabama 9-0-0 1,239 6
7. Colorado 8-1-0 1,194 7
8. Florida St. 7-1-0 1,163 8
9. Texas &M 8-0-1 1,016 11
10. Colorado St. 8-1-0 846 14
11. Kansas St. 6-2-0 825 15
12. Utah 8-1-0 696 9
13. Arizona 7-2-0 686 18
14. Syracuse 6-2-0 650 10
15. Oregon 7-3-0 647 11
16. Virginia Tech 7-2-0 641 17
17. Southern Cal 6-2-0 632 12
18. Duke 8-1-0 613 23
19. Michigan 6-3-0 603 20
20. Miss. St. 7-2-0 327 24
21. Virginia 6-2-0 301 13
22. Washington 6-3-0 249 12
23. BYU 8-2-0 174 25
24. Wash. St. 6-3-0 163 16
25. Boston Coli. 5-2-1 122 —
NFL results and game summaries.
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Others receiving votes: Ohio State 110, Illinois 81, Notre Dame 34, North Carolina 23, North Carolina State 22, Bowling Green 19, Nevada 5, Air Force 2.
Source: The Associated Press KANSAN
Kansas senior quarterback Asheli Preston fumbles the football in the third quarter Saturday against Nebraska. Kansas regained possession on the play. Preston threw for 107 vards and two interceptions.
Cornhuskers' business puts Kansas in the red
By Matt Irwin Kansan sportswriter
It was business as usual on Saturday for No.1 Nebraska. The problem for the Kansas football team was that it was the Cornhuskers' business.
Nebraska, 10-0, and its field leader, quarterback Brook Berringer, took care of the Jayhawks, defeating them 45-17. Berringer threw for a season high 267 vards.
"He feels like the rest of us," said Nebraska offensive tackle Rob Zetchake. "He goes out there like he's running a business. It doesn't matter who's in there."
Kansas, 5-4, set out to ruin the Cornhuskers' plans. On the first play of the game, freshman defensive tackle Brett McGraw, starting his first game as a Jayhawk, sacked Berringer for an 11-yard loss. Nebraska failed to get a first down and punted the ball to the Jayhawks' 8-yard line.
However, on Kansas' first offensive play, senior quarterback Asheki Preston's pass was intercepted at the Kansas 17-vard line.
After a five-yard penalty on Nebraska, the Jayhawk defense held the Cornhuskers' offense to only four yards and a 35-yard field goal.
On the second play of the Jayhawks' next possession, Preston was intercepted again at the Nebraska 30-yard line when he threw a pass into single man coverage.
Nebraska scored touchdowns on its next five possessions — all in the first half.
"We gave up way too many big plays," said Kansas coach Glen Mason. "When you play a team that comes in rushing 370 yards a game, you have to stack it up in there. That can leave yourself vulnerable in some other areas, and they hit some big plays early."
The touchdowns included two passes of 51 and 64 yards and a 40-yard run. All totaled, Kansas gave up 135 yards rushing and 249 yards passing in the first half.
The Jayhawks were able to keep Nebraska below its average rushing, giving up 336 yards on the ground, but the Cornhuskers were able to pass for 267 yards. Four Nebraska receivers caught passes longer than 25 yards. In addition to the 51-yard touchdown pass, junior wide receiver Reggie Baul also caught a 49-yard pass that he took to the Kansas four-yard line.
See FOOTBALL, Page 2B.
Sean Crosier / KANSAI
Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer eludes senior defensive end Sylvester Wright. Berringer threw for 267 yards.
Kansas' bag of tricks not enough
By Matt Irwin
Down 10-0, the Jayhawks punted to the Cornhuskers' 33-yard line. Nebraska's Kareem Moss returned the ball to the 50-yard line, where two Kansas defenders tackled him from behind.
It was a game of the unexpected, including the weather.
Kansan sportswriter
It wasn't a surprise that Kansas attempted trick plays in its 45-17 loss to the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers. The real surprise was when Kansas coach Glen Mason chose to try them.
The sun was out and the temperature was about 52 degrees at kickoff, opposed to the icy, cold weather predicted earlier in the week.
"They'll probably mix it up and try some trick plays," Nebraska cornerback Barron Miles said before the game. "We have to keep our heads up."
The Jayhawks first trick play wasn't planned.
Kansas junior punter Darrin Simmons took the snap and followed senior fullback Chris Powell around the wide-open left end. Simmons ran out of bounds 25 yards later.
Senior linebacker Don Davis stole the ball from Moss and headed in the other direction. Davis took the ball down to the Nebraska 24-yard line, setting up a Kansas field goal.
Down 17-3 and facing a fourth-and-seven from their own 23-yard line, the Jayhawks set up in punt formation. Nebraska set up in its usual, three-returner formation, leaving only eight defenders on the line.
The Jayhawks' next trick play was the most unexpected.
Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, they did not have enough men on the line of scrimmage because their ends were lined up too far off the line and the play was called back. Facing fourth-12 at its own 18-yard line, Kansas then punted.
Senior fourth string quarterback and holder Van Davis set up for McCord, taking the snap around the left end to the Nebraska 16-yard line. Four plays later, sophomore tailback June Henley scored on a six-yard touchdown run.
The Jayhawks next trick play may have been expected by half the stadium. Down 31-3 and facing a fourth-and-five from the Nebraska 29-yard line, Kansas set up in field goal formation.
Freshman kicker Jeff McCord had kicked a 41-yard field goal earlier, but Kansas needed a touchdown midway through the second quarter.
Nebraska scored a touchdown on its next drive, putting Kansas up to its tricks again. Kansas drove to the Nebraska 20-yard line and then stalled. On fourth down, Kansas decided to go for it.
Preston pitched right to Henley for a halfback pass as senior wingback George White snuck down the right sideline.
How did the Associated Press Top 10 fare?
Source The Associated Press
Noah Musser/KANSAN
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