Friday, October 13, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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When KU hosts Nebraska tomorrow
Missiles will soar over battlefield
Some fans may mistake KU's Memorial Stadium for a Vietnam battle zone Saturday.
The air should be filled with missiles aplenty and of a dangerous variety. They could decide who wins the Kansas-Nebraska football clash.
Douglas holds the number one spot with 29 completions on 63 attempts for a .460 percentage. Patrick has been the more accurate with 40 hits on 78 tries for a .513 mark, but trails in total yardage, 447-428.
Commanding the opposing forces will be the Big Eight's top two passers. Junior Bob Douglass will bark signals for the Hawks and sophomore Frank Patrick will lead the Cornhuskers.
Both had exceptional days last weekend as the Jayhawk connected on 12 of 13 and Patrick made good on 18 of 33 attempts. Douglass was playing under a steady rain throughout the game here.
If both are on target tomorrow, look for a high-scoring affair as each has exceptional receivers to pluck off the air-borne pigskins, with conference rankings to verify their ability.
Leading the league in receptions is this week's lineman of the week and NU end, Dennis Richnafsky. He grabbed 14 passes for 145 yards against K-State last week, a conference record.
Tied for third is KU's tight end, John Mosier, who has grabbed 11 tosses for 133 yards. He snatched four for 38 yards last week.
Kansas has several other receivers who are dangerous, to say the least. Flanker Don Shanklin received and ran for 62 yards earlier in the season, for the year's longest pass play.
Alternating with him is John Jackson while speedy Tom Anderson is running from the split end position.
Douglass' favorite means of attack this fall has been the short pass of 10-15 yards to Mosier or Shanklin. To add variety, he likes to sweep the ends.
He will often run this play himself or hand off to halfback Junior Riggins. Douglass has gained 132 yards and Riggins 109 yards rushing.
They will meet, and hopefully evade, one of the nation's outstanding middle guards in Wayne
Meylan, a Consensus All-America in 1566.
Meylan is a fierce tackler and one of the best KU will face this year. He leads the tough Cornhusker defense, ranked second in the league, with 18 individual tackles.
He's part of a line that averages over 230 pounds. At guard, NU has Jim McCord at 6-2, 252, and Harry Meagher at 5-11, 212. Backing up the line is 6-0, 235-pound Barry Alvarez.
So the Hawks' running game, which was slowed to a meager 94 yards against Ohio, will have a rough field to plow through. One bright spot for the KU offense, however, is the return of all three fullbacks to active duty.
Steve Lukert, out since early season with a twisted knee, is back as the number three flanker behind Jackson and Shanklin. Spencer Kissell has taken over the tailback spot behind Riggins.
Mike Reeves remains in the number two fullback slot behind J. C. Hixon, converted defensive back who started on offense last Saturday.
fense are backs Ben Gregory and Dick Davis.
The Huskers can counter with the league's fourth best rushing average per game, 184.7 yards. Kansas ranks seventh with 101.7.
Halfback Gregory is a quick, aggressive runner who can pick out holes and is dangerous once he breaks past the line. Fullback Davis is a powerful, steady rusher who ranks third in the Big Eight with 213 yards and a 4.7 average per carry.
They should give KU's offense fits all afternoon, especially with middle guard Emery Hicks suspended from the team. He was one of the top tacklers for Kansas, tied with linebackers Mickey Doyle and Mike Sweatman with 33 solo and assisted tackles.
In moves to strengthen the backfield this week, Coach Pepper Rodgers shifted Dave Morgan up to the number one safety spot and switched Tom Ball from safety to left halfback ahead of Bill Hunt.
Kick-off is 1:30 p.m. and the game will again be carried locally over the KU Sports Network on KLWN-AM (1320) and KANU-FM (91.5).
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Flanker John Jackson is just one of quarterback Bob Douglass' four favorite pass receivers expected to see action against Nebraska tomorrow. Jackson has hauled in four passes for 60 yards this fall.
The key, and probably most vulnerable spot for KU's defense tomorrow will be the defense secondary. It faltered against Ohio last weekend as the Bobcats connected on several long passes, two of which went for touchdowns.
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With Patrick on target tomorrow, the defenders will have to be on their toes and not allow receivers like Richnafsky to get behind them.
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