4B
KU 76-NU 39
THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007
THE WEEKEND WRAP-UP
Brandon McAnderson, senior running back, carries the ball towards the end zone. McAnderson rushed for more than 120 yards and scored four touchdowns during Saturday's homecoming game against Nebraska.
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
things corrected."
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Fortunately for the Jayhawk defense, the offense kept the team in the game during the first half by scoring three first quarter touchdowns and 48 first-half points. The Nebraska defense, which entered Saturday as the nation's worst run-stopping unit, stood helpless against an energetic and creative Kansas offense. Kansas gained 23 yards on an end-around run by Henry and 11 yards on a flea-flicker pass to freshman wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe.
Reeing executed offensive coordinator Ed Warinner's creative schemes with near perfection Saturday and finished with the most impressive statistical line of his career. The quarterback recorded 354 yards on 30-of-41 passing and set a new Kansas single-game record with six touchdown passes. Briscoe caught three touchdowns, and Henry gained 101 yards on six receptions.
"We have a lot of different things we can do on offense," Reesing said. "We're not really limited by one thing so, depending on what the defense is going to do, we're going to pull out whatever we have to. They were moving the ball and we needed to counteract that and move the ball too."
Using a mix of daring deep passes and standard off-tackle runs, the Jayhawks engineered impressive drives throughout the game and put together one of the finest offensive performances in the program's history. The Jayhawks scored the third most points in a single game in school history, and at one point, they scored touchdowns on 10 consecutive drives.
"We just said, 'Let's keep running the offense; let's just see if we can keep rolling with our offense and run our system and let the kids continue to make plays,' Mangino said.
"I didn't think wed score 76 points, but by the time we got to the middle of the third quarter, I knew we were going to score a lot of points."
The Jayhawk run game also showed little room for improvement, topping 200 rushing yards for the third time in the last four games. Senior running back Brandon McAnderson piled up 119 yards and four touchdowns and sophomore running back Jake Sharp added 44 yards and a touchdown. Most importantly, the Kansas offense did not turn the ball over, forcing Nebraska to start drives from an
average position of its own 27-yard line.
"We aren't beating ourselves," McAnderson said. "In the past, it had been one of our huge problems. This year we have a different mentality, and we're more mature."
Nebraska entered the game in a tailspin and Lawrence still spinning. The Cornhuskers extended
their losing streak to five games and fell into a tie for last place in the Big 12 North standings. To add insult to injury, Kansas' 76-point outburst marked the most points Nebraska has ever allowed in a single game.
Despite Nebraska's status as one of the most disappointing teams in the nation, Kansas' decisive victory was impressive because the team
did exactly what it needed to do: stay undefeated and make a positive impression on pollsters and media around the nation.
A decade ago, Nebraska was the team routinely scoring more than 50 points and rolling to 9-0 start in 2007, Kansas is that team.
—Edited by Chris Beattie
SCORING DRIVE CHART
KANSAS
NEBRASKA
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
NEBRASKA
T0, 19 plays, 70 yards, 4:24 TOP
T0, 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:54 TOP
T0, 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:07 TOP
T0, 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:80 TOP
F6, 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:04 TOP
T0, 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:55 TOP
3rd Quarter
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4th Quarter
Freshman wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe dives into the end zone for a touchdown. Briscoe caught three touchdown passes in Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon.
Kansas 76. Nebraska 39
TEAM STATISTICS
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Nebraska</th><th>Kansas</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First downs</td><td>22</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Rushing yards</td><td>79</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rushing attempts</td><td>23</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average yards</td><td>3.4</td><td>4.4</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rushing TDs</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Passing yards</td><td>405</td><td>354</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Comp.-Att.-Int.</td><td>25-50-4</td><td>30-41-0</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Passing TDs</td><td>4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Total offensive yards</td><td>484</td><td>572</td></tr><tr><td>Fumbles-lost</td><td>1-1</td><td>0-0</td></tr><tr><td>Penalties-yards</td><td>4-22</td><td>2-10</td></tr><tr><td>Punts-yards</td><td>3-109</td><td>1-22</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average yards</td><td>36.3</td><td>22.0</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;在side 20-yard line</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Touchbacks</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Punt returns-yards-TDs</td><td>0-0-0</td><td>2-8-0</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average yards</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Kickoff returns-yards-TDs</td><td>8-161-0</td><td>6-203-0</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Average yards</td><td>20.1</td><td>33.8</td></tr><tr><td>Interception-yards-TDs</td><td>0-0-0</td><td>4-66-0</td></tr><tr><td>Fumble returns-yards-TDs</td><td>0-0-0</td><td>0-0-0</td></tr><tr><td>Third-down conversions</td><td>8 of 15</td><td>12 of 15</td></tr><tr><td>Fourth-down conversions</td><td>1 of 1</td><td>0 of 0</td></tr><tr><td>Red zone: Scores-chances</td><td>5-5</td><td>10-10</td></tr><tr><td>Sacks-yards lost</td><td>0-0</td><td>1-7</td></tr><tr><td>Time of possession</td><td>24:39</td><td>35:21</td></tr></tbody></table>
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
**Passing** Comp-Att-Int. Yards TD Long Sack
Reesing, Todd 30-41-0 354 6 42 0
Seniort tight end Derek Fine runs the ball down the field during Kansas' victory over Nebraska Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The KU football team hasn't been 9-0 since 1908.
Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Long Avg.
McAnderson, Brandon 25 121 2 119 4 17 4.8
Sharp, Jake 11 44 0 44 1 17 4.0
Henry, Marcus 1 23 0 23 0 23 23.0
Quigley, Angus 1 19 0 17 0 6 2.8
Reesing, Todd 4 16 6 10 0 11 2.5
Meier, Kerry 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0
Receiving
Henry, Marcus 6 101 1 42
Fields, Dexton 6 55 0 25
Briscoe, Dezmon 5 52 3 14
Fine, Derek 5 33 0 11
Meier, Kerry 4 42 1 14
Sharp, Jake 2 27 1 26
McAnderson, Brandon 1 36 0 36
Foster, Jeff 1 8 0 8
Punt returns
Webb, Anthony No. Yards Long
2 8 5
Kickoff returns
Herford, Marcus No. Yards Long
6 203 49
Interception returns
Stuckey, Darrell No. Yards Long
1 38 38
Rivera, Mike 1 3 3
Thornton, Justin 1 25 25
Larson, John 1 0 0
Punting
Tucker, Kyle No. Yards Avg. Long In20 TB
1 22 22.0 22 0 0
Field goals
Webb, Scott Qtr. Time Distance Result
4th 13:03 51 yards Missed
Kickoffs
Webb, Scott No. Yards Avg. TB OB
12 779 64.9 4 0