Tuesday, October 28.1975
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Jayhawks fold in OSU loss;
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Defense absorbs beatings
By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH
Associate Sports Editor
KU quarterback Nolan Cromwell finds no place to run against the OSU defense
James Emerson was the first to go. He nobbling off the field in the first quarter against Oklahoma State with a badly strained ankle.
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Then it was Kurt Knoff, who left in the third period with a hyperextended knee. And finally, Chris Golub was lost for the second game, when the suffered lienament damage in his knee.
Those three players symbolized the shattered University of Kansas defense. It gave up the same number of touchdowns in the season in the 35-19 loss to Oklahoma State.
AFTER CRUISING through the first six games, the usually reliable Jayhawk could beat both of them.
"They even scored against our goal line in all, I'd say we played very, very poorly."
"I'm very disappointed," linebacker Terry Beeson said slowly. "They beat our defense. We just didn't stop them. We just didn't do our job.
In Terry Miller and Robert Turner, Oklahoma State staoed two of the quickest running backs Kansas had faced this year. Many players credited their quickness, as much as anything, for the Cowboys' offensive success.
"Their backs were good, no question about it. Were corner-back Steve Taylor said, or did he just say 'I don't know'?"
able to force them inside, they were able to bounce back outside.
"ONE TIME WHEN Miller got outside, I took on the blocker and bounced outside with him. It was just a foot race, and he outrun me. That's all there was to it. No exe-
But the Cowboy backs did more than just run the football. According to the KU players, they also did an excellent job of blocking for each other.
"They running backs had to contribute 85 per cent of their success," linebacker Rick
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Kovatch said. "They were all quick, and blocked job of running and blocking for each other."
Although not too mucis was heard about it coming into the game, the Oklahoma State offensive line also made believers out of the Javahaws.
"I THOUGHT THEY were the best of offensive line we had faced," defensive tackle Mike Butler said. "They moved the ball on them, and that is what to control the line of scrimmage."
The 35 points scored on KU was a result of more than just excellent play on the part of the Cowboys. In particular, KU's tackling was atrocious.
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Kurt Knoff
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He talked in glum tone about how the Cowboy's defensive line had whipped KU's offense. He also expressed mild surprise at his team's defense had been manhandled by OSU.
"We weren't wrapping them up," defensive end Steve Jones said. "We would get a shoulder into them, but they would lose. We just were untilling very well."
John Morgan sat in a corner of the University of Kansas football locker room, slowly undressing after KU's 35-19 drumming at the hands of Oklahoma State Saturday.
But when asked about the future, Morgan's eyes suddenly brightened. A win over arch rival Kansas State this weekend caused the pain from that loss to the Cowboys.
"WELL DEFINITELY BE ready next Saturday," he asserted. "We'll have to get it back together for K-State. Don't worry—we will."
With the loss to OSU, the Jayhawks dropped to 4-3 overall, 1-2 in the Big Eight. The loss also probably ended any hopes of a bowl game for Kansas this fall.
--a battered and sore KU football team returned to practice yesterday, minus most of its defensive line and one-half of its secondary.
This Saturday's clash with Kansas State takes on added significance when it might be considered the last game the Jayhawks have a good chance of winning this year. After the Wildcats, KU must face league opponents Oklahoma, Colorado and Missouri.
HIS BACKUP, TOM Fitch, would normally replace him. But Fitch has missed him. He has a knee, and it isn't certain whether he will be ready this week. Fitch practiced yesterday, however, and coach Bud Moore said his team would not play again. Andy Resut will be the starter. Moore said.
The injured players are defensive ends Steve Jones (sore foot) and Tom Dinkel (injured knee), defensive tackle Franklin King (pulled muscle) and moussegard James Emmett (pulled ankle). Backup Dennis Balagana is also allowed on a srained ankle.
MIKE BUTLER WAS the lone starter on the defensive line to escape uninjured. The other four starters were held out of practice and were not given the time to consider questionable for this weekend.
"I'm very concerned at this time who we are going to play at some positions," Moore said. "I'm not very optimistic about whether a lot of the injured players will be ready. Finding some people to fill the positions that are vacated by injuries is one of the biggest things we are going to have to do this week."
BEING NEW AT KU THIS YEAR, Kansas coach Bud Moore admitted that he didn't fully comprehend the excitement or anticipation that goes with the rivalry.
Kurt Knoff, the other safety, left the game in the third quarter after suffering a hyperextended knee. Knoff said Saturday that he would be ready this week. But Moore said the knee was tight and isn't available, punter John O'Rear will start at the strong safety, Moore said.
"People get up differently for that game," said wide receiver Waddell Smith. "I know we'll be ready. K-State will be the underdog. That will help them."
Free safety Chris Golub, the Big Eight pass interception leader and KU's leading tackler in the secondary, was lost for the game. He had been on his knees. Golub was operated on Sunday.
Offensive tackle Dave Scott said, "We've got to take advantage of the opportunities. We know we can beat Kansas State. We know we can win a game. We've proven that we can move on any team."
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LINDESEY MASON, ANOTHER offensive tackle, said, "We're going to need that one. We know that they're about like we are. But I'm sure we can beat them."
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Although the Jahayah spoke confidently about what they'd do to the Wildcats, what they did last weekend against Oklahoma wasn't any kind of morale booster at all.
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No fewer than seven Jayhawks were injured in Saturday's 35-19 loss to Oklahoma State. All seven were valuable members of the KU defensive unit.
Oklahoma STATE KANASAS
First downs yard 69-39 60-27
Pacing yards 12-8 14-7
Return yards 5-1 4-1
Losses-losts 11-10 5-11
Pounds-losts 5-11 1-0
Pounds-losts 8-3 1-0
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OKLAHOMA STATE      7     7     14    7     35
KANSAAN           7     7     14    7     35
KU ailing; 7 injured
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OKLAHOMA STATE~Burk 2 run (Kronek kick)
OKLAHOMA STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
OKLAHOMA STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
KAHLEVAN STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
KAHLEVAN STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
KAHLEVAN STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
KAHLEVAN STATE~Turmer 2 run (Kronek kick)
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The Cowboys moved at will on the Jayhawks, scoring five touchdowns against a defense that hadn't allowed more than one touchdown in a game this year. The Cowboy defense kept KU's offense bottled most of the day, only bending near the end.
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AT TIMES, THERE seemed to be more excitement in the stands than on the field. There was WIR Chamberlain, former KU player, sitting on the beat, being cheered by the crowd of 44,600.
And then there was the drunken fan, merrily parading around the sideline to the delight of the student fans, eluding police by the students and forth over the restraining fences.
Down on the field, the Cowboys were physically punishing the Jayhawks, moving them to the sideline.
Almost everything that could have gone wrong for KU did, with the defense falling apart, the offense sputtering and the kicking game coming unhugged.
"THEY WERE THE most physical team we've played," said KU defensive coach Lance Van Zand. "They whipped us all over the field. That's all that happened."
Even with that, however, the Jayhawks had a chance to win the game in the closing seconds.
WITH THE COBOWS leading 28-7 early in the fourth quarter, KU struck back for two touchdowns, a 12-yard pass from Nolan Carver and a seven-vardar run by Skip Sharp.
But after Sairp's score, Dennis Kerbel whiffed the onies kickoff, sending it a mere three yards—not the required 10—and OSU took over on KU's 43. Then the OSU offense rushed the ball those 43 yards in a surgical march that assured the Cowboy victory.
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"WE WEREN'T READY to play, that's obvious." Moore said. "We were beaten by a better coached football team. The thing that surprises me is that we got whipped."
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