Photo by John Burke
Douglass, er Basler passing
I-State caps bad week
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have returned. Mosier, McGowan,
and Riggins, Aikins, Evans, and
Dahl. Hicks, Bailey and Salb.
And just as last year, only this
time for different reasons, Jim
Ettinger watches from the side-
lines.
For the 27 or so KU fans who cared enough to make the trip, it was . . . well, it was 1968.
Then the second half started and it's Happy New Year for Penn—rather, Iowa State. Phil Basler is at the controls for Kansas and for Hicks and Riggins and Evans and Pepper Rodgers, it's January 1.
The Cyclones quickly tied the score on Tom Elliott's 96 yard punt return, a Big Eight record. Never before had a punt been run back all the way against Kansas under Rodgers. Two plays after the kickoff, Rucker fumbled to Iowa State on the KU 46. On ISU's first play, a legitimate pass interference call on Ron Jessie moved the ball to the Kansas 21-yard line.
Then it happened—that one play of every football season that best epitomizes the year a team enjoys or endures. Tailback Mike Palmer took a handoff and turned the KU left side. This has occurred before, often, nothing spectacular or unusual. Then at the ten yard line, without being hit, Palmer dropped the ball. Just plain dropped the football.
For an agonizing instant, it appeared that it would be up for grabs. But just as miraculous as the drop itself, the ball bounced back into the hands of Palmer who, without breaking stride, glided down to the one. Quarterback Obert Tisdale took it over on the next play and from then on it was 1969 again (one interception returned for a TD), and again (another interception return to the one setting up a second TD), and again (a Steve Natsues fumble resulting in the final touchdown).
But even though the game was over, the day and/or week was
Kansas City tames Bengals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) — Kansas City scored two touchdowns in an 8-second span with less than two minutes to play Sunday to seal a 42-22 American Football League victory over Cincinnati.
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not. After rushing from Ames to the airport at Des Moines, several members of the KU party (including athletic counselor John Novotny, sports information director Jay Simon, radio voices Gary Bender and Galen Fiss, Kansas photographer Dick Murphy, and this writer) missed their plane home, the only one to leave for Kansas City on Saturday evening. While the stranded were pondering the alternatives, Pepper Rodgers joined the group and summarized the situation and the season, saying, "Fellas, when it rains, it pours."
That's right. But there's still four weeks left to let the sunshine in.
Big Eight Wrap-Up
Kansas St. 59, Oklahoma 21
K-State boomers Sooners
Kansas St. 59, Oklahoma 21
Vaulting into undisputed possession of first place in the wild Big Eight race, K-State slaughtered Oklahoma, 59-21, behind the brilliant passing of Lynn Dickey.
Dickey completed 28 of 42 for 380 yards and three touchdowns, and left the game with 10 minutes to play, before 38,500 unbelieving but happy "purple" fans.
Oklahoma's sophomore quarterback sensation, Jack Mildren, threw two long bombs for TD's in the first half, for 77 yards to Joe Killingsworth and for 66 yards to Everett Marshall.
The Wildcats scored the most points ever on an Oklahoma team in the Sooner's 75-year history. The Cats had never scored more than 21 points offOU and they beat that in the first half when they led 28-14.
But after the Cats had raced to a comfortable 2nd half lead, OU was forced to play catch-up and the K-State defense forced Milden into mistakes. Vince Gibson began substituting freely with eight minutes left in the game.
The Sooners had been ranked 11th nationally and had lost only to 2nd-ranked Texas. But they were beaten in every department Saturday with a dazzling offensive display of power and finesse and a strong defensive charge by KSU.
The consecutive 100-plus yards per game string of OU's Steve Owens was in jeopardy until less than 3 minutes to go when he broke the century mark on an 11-yard run and extended his record to 14 games. He ran for 105 yards on 29 carries and was the only consistent offensive threat the Sooner's could muster the entire game.
Next Week: Kansas State vs.
Missouri at Columbia.
Oklahoma vs. Iowa State at Norman
Colorado 31, Missouri 24
Colorado upset previously unbeaten and 5th ranked Missouri, 31-24, with the running of Bob Anderson and a stout defense.
The Buffs stormed to a 24-10 halftime advantage on three long passes and then held off the rallying Tigers until late in the game.
Anderson ran over the usually strong Mizzon defense for 132 yards on 34 carries, enough to balance a fine passing performance by the Colorado quarterbacks. Paul Arendt only threw two passes but both of them were complete and they went for 137 yards. The other CU quarterback, Jim Bratten completed 4 of 8 for 47 yards and rushed for another 27 yards.
In an effort to come back, the Tiger's Terry McMillan came out throwing in the second half and completed 15 of 35 for 273 yards. But he suffered two interceptions late in the game that stopped desperate MU efforts to pull it out.
After it was all over, MU coach Dan Devine said, "Colorado won because it was the best football team. We played up to our potential in the second half. But it was a game of catch-up and we never caught up."
The Buffs displayed a balanced offensive attack rushing for 195 yards and passing for 184 while their defense held off Missouri's vaunted ground attack, limiting them to 118 yards.
Next Week: Colorado vs. Nebraska at Lincoln
K-State at Missouri
Nebraska 13, Okla. St. 3
Flexing their defensive muscles, Nebraska shut off Oklahoma State with only 9 first downs and 121 total offensive yards and beat the Cowboys, 13-3.
More than 66,000 red-clad fans watched the Husker's sophomore quarterback combo of Jerry Taggie and Van Brownson pass for 243 yards. Flanker Guy Ingles, only 5 feet 9 inches and 160 pounds, was the big offensive gun for NU, catching two 47-yard passes setting up one touchdown and scoring another.
The Cowboys averted a shutout in the third quarter when Uwe Pruss kicked a 40-yard field goal. Nebraska ran for 154 yards and had 17 first downs for the game but they were hampered by two fumbles and an interception.
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