Big Red snake pit
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and last week's 17-7 conference
inaugural against fifth-ranked
Missouri.
The Huskers are headed by two all-league performers, safety Dana Stephenson, and middle guard Ken Geddes. Monsterman Al Larson has also been outstanding and is a strong candidate for league honors as well.
Overall, the Big Red has given up an average of 276.3 yards a ball game (fifth in the Big Eight) and 15.5 points per outing.
If things get tight, Nebraska has one other plus going for them in the person of Paul Rodgers, probably the best place-kicker in the conference. Rodgers kicked the longest field goal in NU history last year, a 51 yarder against Wyoming (which won the game by the way in the last minute). Rodgers made good on 17 of 18 extra points last year (12 for 12 so far this season) and 6 of 10 field goals.
Not that these credentials are not enough, but the Cornhuskers have the added advantage of playing before some 65,000 red-clad partisans who represent possibly the noisiest group of followers in the Big Eight. No doubt they will be looking for revenge of KU victories in the previous two meetings.
Pepper Rodgers knows that Nebraska will be tough. "I'll be honest," he said earlier this week, "from what I've seen of their films, Nebraska has the best team they've had in the years we've been here. They really do have a great team. I'm not just saying that, even though they do have a 2-2 record."
Cornhusker mentor Bob Devaney (whose 94-26-5 record, .783 percentage going into this season was tops among the nation's active coaches) is wary of
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Kansas too. As he explained in a press conference on Monday, "Kansas came alive against Kansas State and now they look like they're becoming the football team we were afraid they would become before the season started.
"KU is a team that gives you a lot of problems. We both lost games we wanted badly to win last week and I know we'll both want this one Saturday."
ANNOUNCING
Election of 1973 Class Officers
NOTICE: On November 12,1969,the offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer of the freshman class shall be elected.
How to become a Candidate:
All freshmen are eligible to run for office. To become a candidate, a petition containing the signatures of 50 other freshmen must be completed and returned to the Student Senate office by 5 p.m., October 27 with a $5 petition fee. The necessary petitions may be picked up at the Student Senate office (B-105 Student Union) or on after October 16th.
For Further Information: Contact the Student Senate office (B-105 Student Union) at UN 4-3710