University Daily Kansan, August 18, 1983
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Stumbling offense doomed 1982 football team
Optimism followed the Jayhaws into Memorial Stadium on opening day of the 1982 football season, but a stumbling offense set the pace for a 2-7-2 season that unraveled in the shadow of a winning 1981 season.
A review of the 1982 season follows, with highlights of the the two victories, as well.
Wichita State University: With three minutes left in the game, WSU quarterback Prince McJunkins dropped a 50-yard touchdown pass into the hands of Don Dreher, pushing the Shockers past the Jawhaves. 13-10.
In the first half, the Jayhawks drove from their own 24-yard line to the WSU 1-yard line during their first positional play, but failed to score on fourth down.
HOWEVER, the Jahayh scored in their next offensive series, with quarterback Frank Seurer hitting fallback E.J. Jones on a yard touchdown pass. After adding the extra point to the first touchdown, Bruce Kalmark kicked a three-yard drive through the second quarter, leaving KU with a 10-6 halftime lead
WSU added two field goals to the 50-yard touchdown pass that allowed the Shockers to slip away with a victory.
Texas Christian University. After a frustrating opening-day defeat, the Jets beat the Spurs 74-60 in overtime.
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KALMEYER broke the KU career field-goal record, kicking three field goals of more than 40 yards on the day, and set the total for his career at 23.
Seurer completed 12 of 17 passes for 267 yards and scored on a 1-yard plunge. Bob Johnson caught four of eight hits, including a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Dave Geroux added a touchdown on a 1-vard plunge.
University of Kentucky: Kallmyer kicked a 27-yard field goal with seconds remaining to tie the score 13-13 and leave the Javahawk record at 1-1-1.
AFTER PICKING UP a first down at the Kentucky 5-yard line, the Jayhawks were threatening to score in the waning minutes of the game. But Seurer was sacked at the 10 and the Jayhawks, with no time outs remaining, were forced to kick the tying field goal.
At halftime, the Jayhawks were trailing 13-3. The offense had struggled and could not generate an attack early in the second half.
Seurer completed a 25-yard pass to Russ Bastin with third down and 19 yards to go, moving the Jayhawks to the Kentucky 24. Seurer's pinpoint passing sustained a 60-yard scoring drive.
SEURER hit Wayne Capers on an
18-yard pass that moved the ball to the 8-yard line. Capers then caught a Seurer pass in the back of the endzone with about 15 minutes to play.
KU could manage just a field goal the rest of the game.
University of Tulsa: The Golden Hurricane of Tulsa controlled the line of scrimmage, rushing for 256 yards in a 20-15 victory over the Jayhawks.
Midway through the fourth quarter, the Jayhawks had closed a 17-7 Tulsa lead to 17-15 and appeared to be moving toward another touchdown.
BUT INSIDE the Tulsa 29, KU was called for holding. Officials stepped off the penalty and Kalmeyer attempted a pass. The latter would have put the Jahwkws ahead.
Tulsa defensive end Carl Pendleton got a hand on the ball and Tulsa later sent him out.
Oklahoma State University:Ties seemed common as the Jayhawks and Cowboys ended their game locked at 24-24.
The tie was the Jayhawk's second in two weeks and Fambrough's fifth in eight years.
OKLAHOMA STATE had a 24-10 lead at halftime, but the Jayhawks battled back by taking advantage of OSU mistakes.
Kansas took over on the OSU 41 and used eight running plays, including
In the fourth quarter, OSU head coach Jimmy Johnson decided to go for a first down rather than punting on fourth down. Defensive end Tim Friess stopped the run and the Jayhawks took control.
Robert Mimbs '1. yard touchdown run, to pull within seven points.
Seurer wasted no time unloading an 80-yard pass to Bob Johnson. Kallmeyer tied the game with the extra point.
THE JAYHAWKS had possession
before the touchdown but
could not score.
University of Oklahoma: Sooner ball carriers ran wild over the Jayhawks, amassing 556 yards rushing in a 34-14 victory.
But the offense suffered the most critical blow. Seurer separated his left shoulder halfway through the third quarter.
Jayhawks trailed 24-4 to halftime and
touches in the fourth quarter
battles in the Second Round.
Oklahoma freshman Marcus Dupree rushed for 138 vards on nine carries.
Kansas State University: Following a punishing defeat to OU, the Jayhawks fell to K-State, 367, in a nationally-bound victory, in the night of tumbles for KU, running backs.
Fambrough called it "the most miserable game I've ever seen."
during their first possession, Kerwin Bell fumbled at the K-State 32-yard line. The Jayhawks did not invade Wildcat territory that deeply again.
On KU's second drive, Bell tipped a pass from Seurer into the hands of a K-State linebacker, leading to a K-State touchdown.
THE ONSLAUGHT continued until late in the fourth quarter, when KU linebacker Eddie Simmons intercepted a pass to Quinn Clark for bounds for the Javahighs' lone touchdown.
University of Nebraska: The Cornuskers rumped past the Jayhawks, 52-0. The Huskies scored on long drives in the second half and defense on the field post of the afternoon.
KU running back Mimbs had 34 yards on 12 carries in an afternoon that featured few highlights for the Jayhawks.
With the Jayhawks driving downfield
Iowa State University: KU re-discovers its offense and piled up 405 yards against the Cyclones, who were rated sixth nationally in defense.
E. J. Jones, who in his eight previous games had gained just 89 yards rushing, carried the ball 15 times for a career high 112 yards.
Jones scored twice, first on a 10-yard pass from Seurer in the second quarter and again on a 1-yard plunge with 2:56 left in the game.
KU gave up three fumbles and trailed 7-0 in the first quarter.
But the Jayhawks rebounded and scored on an 80-yard drive in the second quarter to gather momentum.
University of Colorado: The Jayhawks fell to the Buffaloes, 28-3, but had bright performances from reserve Willie Pless and Bill Malayos.
Pless, who was, freshman, fed in the tackle with 11 tackles. Malavi has 10 tackles.
Colorado took the opening kickoff and wasted little time in scoring. The Buffaloes drove 77 yards for a touchdown again with a gain of 3.06 left in the first quarter.
Colorado's other two touchdowns came in the second half on a s- yard drive.
Kallmeyer kicked a 40-yard field goal with 2:39 left in the third quarter.
University of Missouri: The Kansas-Missouri rivalry was quiet offensively with the Tigers coming out on top, 16-10.
The Jayhawks, after trailing 10-3 at the half, tied the score when Seurer hit Wayne Capers on a 22-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.
But less than a minute later, Missouri quarterback Marion Adel hit James Harrison on the ground.
The Jayhawks scrambled, but could not muster any points.
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