SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
November 14, 1983 Page 14
Heisman Brothers steal the show in 67-13 NU victory
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
LINCOLN, Neb. — Saturday's KU-Nebraska game was supposed to pit the Kansas offense, led by Frank Seurer, against the Cornhush offense of Turner Gill, Fryar and Mike Rozier, known as the Heisman Brothers in Lincoln.
Only half of that matchup materialized as 76,000
Cornhushar faithful watched their team to roll a 67-13 victory.
NU took less than two minutes to march for a touchdown on the opening drive when Rozier scored the first of his four goals.
After another touchdown by Rozier, Seurier was intercepted and the Cornhuskers were off to the races.
"WE CAME IN AND TRIED to the ball away from
KUCH coach Mike Gottief. "Frank had just one of
three days."
Seurer and the Jayhawks took over but could not move the ball in two successive series. Sandwiched in between was a Nebraska drive surprisingly halted by the patchwork KU defense.
Seurer, bothered by a strong Nebraska rush and the cold, damp weather, unloaded three interceptions and completed a pass.
His counterparts, Gill and Fryar, did not fair as well. Gill completed only five of 13 passes for 102 yards. He also rushed for 41 yards on seven carries. Fryar caught one pass for three yards and rushed for 19 yards on two carries.
"That all been said," Gottfried said when asked how great Nebraska was. "They beat us 67-13. We are struggling. We lost it."
Nebraska, led by Rozier, rolled up 680 yards in total offense, including 377 on the ground. Rozier set a Big Eight victory over Washington.
Nebraska record for rushing yardage in a game.
and when rooster went to the sidelines, his backup, Wichita native Jeff Smith, filled in admirably, gaining 72 yards on six carries. Smith also caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Gill and returned a punt 63 yards for another score.
THE STORY OF SATURDAY'S game was Rozier. The senior, making his final home appearance, played sparingly in the second and third quarters, just long enough to set the
Kansas will host the Tigers in its homecoming game Saturday. KUIs 3-4-1 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
When Smith took a break in the fourth quarter, third-stumped Jenkins cooled. 8 yards up the middle for Nebraska's final score.
The KU highlights were few. Seurer connected on a 14-yard touchdown pass to Richard Estell in the third quarter, and freshman Mike Orth hit sandy McGee with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left in the game.
The play that epitomized the Jayhawk offensive effort came with 2:35 left in the first half, with KU already trailing 34-0. Seurer connected on a 57-yard pass to Estell, but Estell fumbled the ball into the end zone. KU tailback Robert Mimbs fell on the ball in the end zone but could not recover as the ball rolled out of bounds.
NEBRASKA THEN TOOK OVER on the 20-yard line. Two plays later, Gill and Smith hooked up for their touchdown.
The NU defense, maligned coming into the game, stopped the Jawhaks several times on third down plains.
"We hoped to move the ball on them," Gottfried said. "They stopped us on some third and shorts. When you play 10 games like they have, you are bound to have some let-downs. They have some good athletes on defense, too."
KU, trailing 41-0 at halftime, did control the ball the second half for almost 19 minutes. Kerwin Bell replaced the injured Robert Mimbs and gained 60 yards on 13 carries, all in the second half.
IN THE FIRST HALF, KU split end Bobby Johnson broke the Big Eight single-season record for receiving yardage with his 50th catch of the season but reinjured his shoulder and sat out the rest of the game.
"I hurt it on the first catch and tried to play on it," Johnson said. "It's real frustrating."
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nabruska's Heisman Trophy candidate Mike Rozier is upended by KU defensive back Jeff Colter, right, while Kevin Harder prepares to make the hit. Rozier gained 285 yards on 31 carries Saturday to became the Big Eight's all-time career rushing leader.
Rozier's Heisman ceremony now only a formality
Record-setting totals versus KU make him the lone trophy pick
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
LINCOLN, Neb., — Cornhuskers Irving Fryer, Mike Rozier, after Rozier set a Nebraska single-game rushing record with Mark Schellen and Mark Traynowicz, left to right, celebrate 285 yards.
The sign referred to the big three — the Bohemian brothers, Irving Fryar, TURN吉尔 Gill and
LINCOLN, Neb. – In one of the end zones at Nebraska Memorial Stadium, several Cornhusker fans hung a banner that read, "27-12-30 Thanks For The Memories."
The 130th consecutive sellout crowd showed up to pay tribute to the three, who arguably form one of the greatest offensive backfields in college football history.
Never mind that Nebraska blew out KU,
67-13. Forget the biting snow and the snow
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and slet, No one was leaving early in their last chance to see the thrilling threesease.
Gill and Fryar went out rather quietly. Gill completed only five passes for 102 yards while running for 41 yards. Fryar caught but one pass for a nalky three yards.
BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER to anyone because No, 30, Rozier, gave the home crowd the game of his life. The Heisman ceremony is only a formality. Rozier, or Mike Heisman, as he is known in Lincoln, is in a class by himself
It didn't take Rozier long to start srouting his stuff. He gained 61 yards on the Cornhuskers' first series, including a 49-yard touchdown run. What ensued was possibly the greatest quarter and a half by a single player in NCAA history.
By the time Tom Osborne pulled Rozier out with about 10 minutes remaining in the first half, the imposing L-back had gained 230 points. He 26 carries and scored four touchdowns.
The Nebraska sports information department was kept busy all afternoon, keeping up with Rozier as he waded through the crowd. Then they came to books. The crowd cheered, wanting more
every time another fallen mark was posted on the score board.
Roizier came back in the second half long enough to break the Nebraska single-game rushing mark with 285 yards. He then retired and took off his jersey and pads, and soaked it in.
Along the way to his best day as a
Cornhuskser, Rozier passed such notables as
Ramses II and Queen Nefertiti.
ROZIER NEEDS 57 YARDS against Oklahoma on Thanksgiving day to break the 2,000-yard barrier for the season. Marcus Braykirk took in NCAA history to accomplish that.
the game because Nebraska is usually well in command after three quarters.
NCAA career rushing charts. Those players each played four years at their respective schools. Rozier attended Coffeville Junior College his freshman season.
Steve Young of Brigham Young, Gill, Fryar and all of the other deserving candidates may have impressive seasons that would give him a place in college football's most prestigious award
And Rozier only gets to play about half of
But Rozier will have none of that. Saturday he said goodbye to the Nebraska fans and hello to the Heisman.
Jay Engel, one of three captains of the KU men's swimming team, dives into the water at the start of the 200-yard freestyle during the Big Eight Invitational. He did not place in Saturday's event. KU was host to the Big Eight teams and Arkansas Friday and Saturday at Robinson Natatorium. KU's men's team finished fourth in the meet.
KU swimmers win two titles at home in Big 8 Invitational
By JANELLE MARTIN
Sports Writer
Sports Writer
KU swim teams captured two of three titles at the Big Eight Invitational Friday and Saturday in Robinson winning the women's and overall divisions.
The KU women dominated the meet by earning 798.5 points, 327 points in front of the University of Arkansas and Eight team, the University of Missouri.
The team scored 1,199.5 points to Mountsour's 300 points for the combined team.
Junior Jenny Wagstaff finished first in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle. Sophomore Celine Cerny was first in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and second in the 100-yard butterfly. And freshman Tammy Pease placed first in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke and was second in the 100-yard freestyle
Head coach Gary Kempf said after the meet, "Jenny Wagstaff, Tammy Pease, Kelly Burke, Celine Cerny and Sue Schaefer all continued to do a good job tonight," he said. "Marjorie and Taryn Gaulien also did a
nice job."
The KU men's squad finished fourth at the meet behind Nebraska, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Junior Brad Wells placed first in the 200-yard backstroke, second in the 100-yard backstroke and third in the 500-yard freestyle Sophomore Brad Coens was third in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke. And freshman Brad Cooper was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley and 1,650-yard freestyle.
Kempf said that the distance free-style and backstroke events looked good for KU's team but that the sprint events did not meet his expectations.
He also said that Wells looked good in the backstroke and freshman Jim Ammons was impressive in the relays, along with junior Doug Hiemstra in the 500-yard freestyle and junior Cameron Dunn in the 200-yard butterfly.
"Even though we're young we need to see improvement in expectation and attitude." Kempf said. "For us to be the team we need to be, we need to find intensity and a more consistent work attitude.
The next meet for the Jayhawks will be the Arkansas Relays Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark
Chiefs halt slide defeat Cincinnati behind defense
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY. Mo. — Bill Kenney threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Willie Scott and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to lift the Kansas City Chiefs to a 20-15 victory yesterday over Cincinnati, snapping the Bengals' three-game winning streak.
The Kansas City defense chipped in seven sacks and two interceptions of Ken Anderson in derailing the Cincinnati offense, which had scored 117 points in those three previous victories. The Bengals got inside Kansas City's 10-yard line on four occasions during the opening three quarters but could only come away with three field goals.
Interceptions by Lloyd Burruss and Gary Green set up Nick Lowery field goals and Kenney scored his first touchdown since 1981 to give Kansas City a 13-6 hailstorm lead.
Cincinnati tied it on the next possession with a 23-yard field goal by Breech after the Bengals had driven 69 yards to the Kansas City 4. Anderson completed all four of his passes in the drive for 43 yards, including two to Collinsworth for 29 yards.
A 53-yard screen pass to fullback Theodis Brown moved Kansas City to the Cincinnati 8 on the first play of the second quarter and Kenny Moore broke out with three plays later from a yard out for a 10-4 lead.
Kenney answered those points by moving the Chiefs 80 yards on their next possession for the 21 yard touchdown pass to tight end Scott, his son, who was also in the four of seven passes in the drive for 57 yards.
CINCINNATI CUT the deficit to 13.9 with a 40-yard drive to the Kansas City 5 on its opening possession of the second half but it stalled there for over an hour before Levi Grech's third field goal of the game, a 23.2
BURRUS INTERCEPTED an Anderson pass on the fourth play of the game and returned it 14 yards to midfield. Kenney then used two passes to J.T. Smith covering 26 yards to move the Chiefs into position for a 36-yard field goal by Lowery and a 3-0 lead.
Kenney finished the day 23 of 34 for 244 yards to keep Kansas City's flickering playoff hopes alive with a 5-6 record. Defensively, Mike Bell had three of Kansas City's sacks and free safety Deron Cherry blitzed for two more as the Chiefs snapped a two-game losing streak.
The Bengals then moved inside the Kansas City 10-yard line on each of their next two possessions but only came away with a field goal.
The Bengals finally capitalized on a drive inside the Kansas City 10 in the closing minutes of the game when, on fourth-and-goal, Anderson found Collinsworth with a 5-yard touchdown pass with 3:44 remaining. But it wasn't enough to prevent Cincinnati from falling to 4.7.
DAVID VERSER'S 29-yard and around helped move Cincinnati to the Kansas City 7 but on third-and-one, the left side of the Kansas City defense stopped 272-pound fullback Pete Johnson for no gain. On fourth down, the right side of the ball Johnson to give the Chefs possession on downs.
A 32-yard pass to Collinsworth the next time the Bengals got the ball helped move Cincinnati to the Kansas City 5 but Anderson was sacked by linebacker Calvin Daniels for a 8-yard loss on third down. That forced the Bengals to settle for a fourth down. Breech, cutting the Kansas City to lead 10-6.
Green intercepted an Anderson pass later in the quarter to give Kansas City the ball back at its own 42 and the Chiefs moved 33 yards, aided by a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty against blitzing safety Bobby Kemp, to score the final touch of the half on a 39-field goal by Lowery.
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