Thursday, Nov. 15, 1962 University Daily Kansan
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By Ben Marshall You guessed it.
I waved goodbye to the fortune teller as I pushed him off the Kaw River Bridge. He took his foggy little crystal ball with him.
Last Saturday was just right for this "second-guesser." Two of the teams I picked to win turned out second best in the scoring column.
CONSEQUENTLY, THOSE two misses out of five picks now leaves the overall record at 31 right and eight wrong for a .795 percentage. This week might be just as bad.
IOWA STATE OVER KANSAS
STATE: Coach Clay Stapleton's crew also needs a win Saturday to finish with an even 5-5 record. In spite of the fired up Wildcats, Iowa State should come out on top.
In addition to a homecoming crowd, Kansas State should also be spurred on by a growing desire to snap a 16-game losing streak. Last week, K-State went for a two-point conversion against Arizona and failed, losing 14-13 in the final three minutes. Meanwhile, Iowa State was getting pounded by Oklahoma. 41-0.
Still, I-State's Dave Hoppmann should make the difference as he cools off the fired-up Wildcats. I-State by two touchdowns.
COLORADO OVER TEXAS TECH: If the two teams are considered solely on paper, this game is really up for grabs. CU has lost seven of eight games during the season. The Red Raiders from Lubbock are winless in eight outings.
Colorado, however, has a strong aerial game that should turn the tide. Frank Cesarek is the second-best passer in the league with 64 of 143 for 674 yards. And Buff ends John McGuire and Ken Blair rank first and third in the Big Eight, respectively, in pass receiving.
Colorado should win by a touchdown.
NEBRASKA OVER OKLAHOMA
STATE: The Cowboys (3-4) upset
the applecart with their surprise 12- win over Army. But they won't do much upsetting this week.
What the Cornhuskers line won't do to O-State, Dennis Claridge, Willie Ross, and Bill Thornton can handle. In fact, this crew should more than handle the Cowboys.
Nebraska should win by five touchdowns.
KANSAS OVER CALIFORNIA:
KU will face the best passer it has tackled since TCU's Sonny Gibbs in Cal's sophomore whit. Craig Morton.
But the California defense is not too strong, and should have trouble keeping Gale Sayers from cracking the 1,000-yard rushing barrier. Kansas by two touchdowns.
Kansas by two touchdowns.
OKLAHOMA OVER MISSOURI:
This is the battle between the two best defenses in the league, as each has yielded only 4.5 points per game.
Iowa State's last-second score against the Tiger third-teamers was the only touchdown scored on the ground against Mizzou this year. Notre Dame was the only OU opponent to breach the Sooner goal line on the ground and Kansas was the only team to score on the Big Red by passing.
Most attention, however, will fall on the rival left halfbacks.
OU's Joe Don Looney is the league's third best rusher. He has carried 95 times, and has gained 707 yards. Mizzou's Johnny Roland is runner-up to KU's Gale Sayers in the conference rushing race, having carried the ball 131 times for 787 net yards.
This is an even match, but the Sooner spirit will prevail. Oklahoma by three points.
Mennonite Group To Meet Sunday
The KU Menonite Fellowship will meet this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Pan American Room of the Kansas Union.
Sooner coach Bud Wilkinson has put a cautious foot forward on Saturday's clash between undefeated Big Eight crown hopefuls Missouri and Oklahoma.
OU Coach Spares Optimism; No Prediction on MU Game
Kansas Sate coach Doug Weaver was having his own injury problems. Three Wildcat regulars, quarterback Doug Dusenbury, halfback Ralph McFilen and tackle Bill Hull, were listed as questionable against Iowa State.
"We've gotten a little better every game," said Wilkinson, "but everyone else does too."
Wilkinson even hedged on predictions that Saturday's winner at Norman was headed for the Orange Bowl, pointing out that Missouri still had to face Kansas and Oklahoma must play Nebraska, a team that stomped on the Jayhawkers 40-16 last Saturday.
"We're still playing each game as it comes," said the none-too-optimistic Sooner coach.
Wilkinson said halfback Paul Lea, shaken up in the Sooners' 41-0 win over Iowa State Saturday, may be at half speed this week. Joe Done Looney, who scored three times against the Cyclones, has a charlie horse and his condition was uncertain, as was end Glen Condren.
Two injured Cyclones, tailback Dave Hoover and end John McGonegle, are out for the season, and end Scott Tieke has mononucleosis.
Missouri coach Dan Devine, relieved of his usual string of Tiger injuries, predicted a "good game" with Oklahoma. The only ailing Tiger is third string halfback Vince Tobin. Devine said Bill Tobin and Mack Gilchrist, recovering from injuries, should be in good shape for the Sooner bout.
A revitalized Oklahoma State squad was cheered with the possibility that they would be at full strength for Saturday's crucial meeting with Nebraska.
"We need to find more hitters to help us get through these last two games," the Cyclone coach said.
But for wounded Colorado, things were looking up.
"We're glad to be past the Big Eight meat grinder," said Buffalo coach Bud Davis. Davis said he was looking forward to Saturday's contest with Texas Tech where "we have a pretty good chance."
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