Hapless Jays meet bowl bound Tigers
By BRUCE CARNAHAN Kansan Sports Writer
Yet, hope still remains for the hapless Hawk squad that Rodgers has been forced to patch up and reorganize before every game this year. An astonishing upset over Missouri this Saturday could savage the disasterous season and would bring back fond memories of the exciting Saturdays of last season.
This year's Jayhawk football team has stumbled its way through a miserable 1-8 season. It has been a season marred by injuries, interceptions, fumbles and other such blunders not accustomed to a Pepper Rodgers squad, let alone a team that shared the Big Eight title with Oklahoma only a year ago.
Statistically the Jayhawks stand about as much chance against the Tigers as they would against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Orange Bowl-bound Tigers, who are ranked seventh nationally and are tied with Nebraska for the conference's top spot, lead the Big Eight in total offense (427.7 yards a game) and are averaging a league high of 32.6 points a game. And as if that isn't enough, they also rank first in conference rushing defense and have held their opponents to an average of only 17.8 points a game.
It looks as if the KU offense will have considerable trouble running against the tough Missouri line and it is doubtful if the Hawks, who passed for only 130 yards last week against a vulnerable Oklahoma secondary, will fare much better this week in passing against an outstanding MU secondary.
But Rodgers and Missouri's head coach Dan Devine will be the first to admit that their team's statistics and records will fall by the wayside when the two squads renew the hard fought MU-KU rivalry this Saturday before a predicted 51,000 fans in Memorial Stadium. The 78th game between the two clubs will be regionally televised by ABC as NCAA wild-card game. Missouri (8-1) owns a 36-32-9 advantage in the series. Game time is 12:20.
Masterminding the accelerated MU offense, which ranks third on the all-time Big Eight list behind Oklahoma's 1956 national champions and KU's Orange Bowl squad of last year, is senior quarterback Terry McMillan. McMillan was
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the Most Valuable Player in the Tiger's 35-10 victory over Alabama in the Gator Bowl last year. He also passed for 233 yards against the Jayhawks in a losing cause last year. This year the 6-1, 182 pounder ranks second in Big Eight passing having completed 92 of 209 tosses for 1660 yards and 14 touchdowns for an
McMillan's favorite receivers have been split ends Mel Gray and John Henley and tight end Tom Shryock. Gray, who has turned a 9.3 clocking in the 100-yard dash, has snatched 24 aerials for 590 yards while Henley and Shryock have latched onto 18 and 14 passes respectively
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Joe Moore, another MU record breaker, and MU's Mr. Everything Jon Staggers are two of the Big Eight's prize halfbacks. Moore has rushed 237 times for 1148 yards and an average of 4.8 yards a carry. His rushing yardage is a Missouri season record and the 196 pound junior appears to be headed towards a classic MU
average of 203.9 yards a game.
All are MU season bests, wiping
Paul Christman's long-enduring
marks from the record books.
career. Staggers has rushed for only 243 yards but he leads the conference in punt returns with 249 yards in 31 returns. He is also the top kickoff returner with 484 yards in only 16 returns. He returned a kickoff in the K-State game for 99 yards and a crucial touchdown.
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Fullback Ron McBride has been the Tiger's horse on short yardage situations and has added a powerful punch up the middle by charging for 317 yards on 81 carries. Even though McBride possesses good running ability,
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