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University Daily Kansan Monday, Nov. 12, 196
The Kansas line was about as effective as a screen door in a submarine Saturday against the Nebraska forward wall. Here is
Question: What Happened?
By Ben Marshall
Maybe Nebraska coach Bob Devaney has a magic potion he feeds his players before they do battle with the Kansas Jayhawkers—or maybe KU's new white football pants with a big red stripe have a left-over Halloween whammy on them.
Last year Devaney, who was then coach at Wyoming, led his underdog Cowboys into Memorial Stadium, and Kansas was lucky to escape with a 6-6 tie. The Hawkers were wearing their old blue pants that day.
Last Saturday, Devaney brought his Nebraska Cornhuskers to town. Kansas was wearing the brand-new white pants for the first time. The Jayhawkers were lucky to get out of Memorial Stadium still wearing those pants. The Huskers grabbed everything in sight.
The score will go down in the record books:
1962—NU 40, KU 16.
But people will be talking about this one for a long time to come. Following the game, KU and Nebraska fans alike were asking, "What happened? How in the world could a team that was a 10-point favorite (KU) get mangled as badly as it did?"
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This seemed to be the main topic of conversation in the KU dressing room, too. Coach Mitchell said, "It's the biggest mystery I've ever experienced. I don't know. The boys don't know. We'll never know."
MITCHELL SAID that before the game he thought that the teams were equal, and the outcome would be decided by "the bounce of the ball."
"But," he said, sipping a soft drink in the dazed stillness of the locker room, "they just lined up and whipped us. There wasn't any trickery to it—it was just straight, hard football."
And the dejected Kansas mentor indicated that part of the
mystery was in the team's attitude prior to the game.
"If we were ever up for a game, it was this one," Mitchell said.
"All week long during practice we were up. I thought we were ready. The coaches thought we were ready. And yet, you would have to say that today (Saturday) we were the flattest we have ever been."
MITCHELL SAID that the 40-16 loss to Nebraska was definitely the poorest defensive game that one of his teams has ever played.
"But," he said, "with them at their best, and us at our worst, I could never visualize anything like that first half."
By the end of the first half. Kansas was already buried, 32-0.
By the end of the first half, Kansas was already buried, 32-6. "We lined up with our goal-line defense in the middle of the field and still we couldn't hold up."
"Regardless," Mitchell said, "even if you took all of the teams in the Big Eight and put them together, they should never beat us as bad as Nebraska did."
ASKED TO COMPARE Nebraska with Oklahoma, which beat KU. 13-7. Mitchell said.
"From today's game you'd have to say that Nebraska is two or three touchdowns better—but you can't compare like that. I'd say Nebraska has more offense but is not quite as good on defense as Oklahoma."
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The stunned players were still silent as they filtered out of the dressing room under the east stands. A slight breeze rustled discarded programs, popcorn boxes, and soft-drink cups in the empty stadium.
THE BIG JAYHAWKER on the scoreboard seemed to be frowning into the late-afternoon autumn sunlight, and trying to forget the humiliation.
He thought:
"Happy Homecoming."
Hawks Lose League CCTitle
The Kansas Jayhawkers were unsuccessful in their attempt to defend the Big Eight cross country title at Ames, Iowa, Saturday. The Hawkers finished second in the conference tussle, three points behind Colorado.
Although Nebraska runners finished first and second over the three-mile course at Iowa State, the Cornhuskers could do no better than a third-place team finish.
NU's Mike Fleming had the honor time in 14 minutes 53 seconds, and was followed closely by teammate Ray Stevens.
JAYHAWKER RUNNERS placed
fourth, fifth, and sixth in the meet. George Cabrera led KU thinclads with a 15:06 clocking, one second behind Kansas State's Pat McNeal. Paul Acevedo's 15:07 was a close fifth, one second behind Cabrera, and Charlie Hayward finished sixth in 15:10.
Bob Griffith led Colorado runners with a ninth-place time of 15:19, and teammate Bruce Degan was tenth, one second behind Griffith.
Colorado scored 60 team points, Kansas had 63, Nebraska 76, Missouri 85. Oklahoma 115. Kansas State 123. Oklahoma State 167, and Iowa State 198.
charges will defend their Central Collegiate Conference meet title Saturday at Chicago before closing the season, Nov. 26, in the NCAA meet at Michigan State.
Coach Bill Easton's cross country
Gale Sayers, the Kansas Jayhawkers' sophomore sensation, is nearing the coveted 1,000-yard rushing mark in his first season of varsity competition.
Sayers Nears 1.000
Sayers, who picked up 107 yards rushing against Nebraska Saturday, now leads Big Eight rushers with 972 net yards in eight games.
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