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Thursday, November 5. 1970
University Daily Kansan
KU to Battle Buffaloes In Important Big 8 Clash
By DON BAKER Assistant Kansan Sports Editor
It's back to the battle field Saturday for the Kansas Jayhawks as this rapidly ending football season heads down the final stretch, that barring a miracle or a complete disaster, have hawk KU as high as second in Cight or conceivably as low as seventh.
The roadhead for Pepper Rodgers and his Jayhawks will not be easy though and the roughest part of it may well be straight ahead as the Jayhawks invade Ridgier Saturday for a head-on clash with the Colorado Buffaloes. Though experiencing difficulties of late, the Jayhawks have been established a nine point favorite for the game that will begin at 1:30 p.m. (MST).
record and a 2-2 conference mark, far above pre-season expectations, a victory will keep KU in the first division in the Big Eight race (in some time, will guarantee a winning season.
No matter how you look at it, the game is a must for the Jawahors. Owning a 3-over all
and, unless you are to it, you tend to fire
easily. But like many other models, Rodgers
had to be careful with his handlers.
But trying to comeback from last week's 19-7 loss to Stateville State will not be easy as
"I gues altitude is somewhat of a factor," Rodgers said after Wednesday's KU practice. "But we plan on playing a lot of players so it doesn't make any difference. We will
and 1-4 in league play, it obviously is a "wait until next year" season at this point but the Buffs are still potentially one of the most dangerous teams in the conference.
Last week Colorado lost to fourth ranked
Nebraska, 29-13, marking their four loss in
the season.
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the Buffs are regarded as one of the most physical and bruising teams in the league.
Besides just the Buffs themselves, the Jayhawks will have to overcome another obstacle—the elevation of Boulder. High in the rockies, the air is much thicker in Boulder.
Big Eight Statistics
TEAM RANKINGS BY DEPARTMENTS
TOTAL OFFENSE
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Ave. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Nebraska | 8 | 617 | 3283 | 410.4 |
| Colorado | 7 | 549 | 2586 | 360.4 |
| Missouri | 8 | 651 | 2844 | 355.5 |
| Okla. State | 7 | 497 | 2333 | 332.3 |
| Kansas | 8 | 563 | 2640 | 330.0 |
| Kansas State | 8 | 618 | 2569 | 321.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 504 | 2272 | 324.6 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 528 | 2204 | 314.9 |
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Colorado | 7 | 381 | 1697 | 242.4 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 409 | 1603 | 229.0 |
| Missouri | 8 | 423 | 1816 | 227.0 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 442 | 1808 | 226.0 |
| Kansas | 8 | 419 | 1760 | 220.0 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 332 | 1103 | 157.6 |
| Okla. State | 7 | 322 | 1024 | 146.3 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 329 | 847 | 105.9 |
RUSHING OFFENSE
TOTAL DEFENSE
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Missouri | 8 | 372 | 1083 | 155.4 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 347 | 1168 | 146.0 |
| Kansas State | 8 | 429 | 1370 | 171.3 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 340 | 1206 | 172.3 |
| Colorado | 7 | 371 | 1328 | 189.7 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 403 | 1498 | 214.0 |
| Okla. State | 7 | 362 | 1558 | 222.6 |
| Kansas | 7 | 440 | 1529 | 242.4 |
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas State | 8 | 644 | 2260 | 282.6 |
| Nebraska | 8 | 538 | 2326 | 296.8 |
| Missouri | 8 | 591 | 2562 | 326.3 |
| Iowa State | 8 | 555 | 2562 | 322.1 |
| Colorado | 7 | 531 | 2293 | 327.6 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 529 | 2429 | 347.6 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 523 | 2462 | 351.7 |
| Kentucky State | 8 | 644 | 3261 | 407.7 |
Still willine, the Kansas freshman team will play its final game of the season Friday, against the strongest freshman squad in the league, the Oklahoma State freshman Colts.
SCORING DEFENSE
| | G | Pts. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Nebraska | 8 | 276 | 34.5 |
| Colorado | 7 | 185 | 26.4 |
| Kansas | 8 | 200 | 25.0 |
| Missouri | 8 | 183 | 25.9 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 150 | 21.4 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 138 | 19.7 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 133 | 19.0 |
| Kansas State | 8 | 142 | 17.8 |
RUSHING DEFENSE
| State | Comp. | Att. Int. | Pct. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| K-State | 140 | 298 | 20 | 472 | 1722 | 215.4 |
| Okla. St. | 171 | 175 | 20 | 520 | 1309 | 187.0 |
| Nebraska | 106 | 155 | 8 | 6,45 | 1475 | 184.4 |
| In. State | 165 | 196 | 8 | 6,34 | 1101 | 157.3 |
| Missouri | 84 | 228 | 14 | 368 | 1028 | 128.5 |
| Colorado | 82 | 168 | 14 | 461 | 889 | 127.0 |
| Kansas | 63 | 144 | 11 | 438 | 880 | 110.0 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 195 | 10 | 495 | 869 | 95.6 |
Last year Kasana led, 14-10, going into the final three minutes but could not hang on and lied, 17-14. It was KU's 10th defeat in three games before his return. He won winning touchdown was set up on a 40-yard pass play from Parent Aulert to Bog Masten ending up on the KU 12-yard line. On the next play Bobby Anderson, the Buffs' all-time leading baffled, backed off for the clincher.
Colorado holds a slim 14-13.2 lead in the series that was born in 1903 and renewed annually since 1948 when the Buffs joined the Big Eight. In games at Boulder the Buffs have included one touchdown victories the last three times KU has visited the mile-high country.
SCORING OFFENSE
In the three games they have played, the KU fredmanen have a total of 38 points, while the KL fredmanen have a total of 41 points.
The last time KU played at Boulder was Pepper Rodgers' first year at the Jayhawk helm (1967) and Colorado came away a winner, 12-8.
Oklahoma State is undefeated in the two games they have played. Although both games were at home, they were able to down Arkansas, 56-0 and Kansas State, 54-26.
PASSING DEFENSE
The KU freshmen have also come out short in their first downs, as the 47 have come up short.
PASSING OFFENSE
probably give more of our players a rest than we normally would."
On the other hand, the Kansas freshmen haven't been impressive.
| State | Comp. | Att. Int. Pct. | Yds. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Ia. State | 67 | 152 | 7.441 | 757 | 108.1 |
| K-State | 90 | 215 | 12.411 | 890 | 111.3 |
| Okla. State | 75 | 161 | 11.466 | 964 | 129.1 |
| Colorado | 75 | 161 | 10.488 | 965 | 137.9 |
| Nebraska | 88 | 191 | 17.461 | 1158 | 144.8 |
| Kansas | 103 | 294 | 17.461 | 1322 | 165.3 |
| Oklahoma | 93 | 189 | 17.492 | 1223 | 174.7 |
| Missouri | 93 | 189 | 17.492 | 1479 | 184.9 |
BY NOBLE COSGROVE
Korean Sports Writer
If any one area has hurt the freshman, it would, most it would be in total yardage rushing in their first three games, but their opponents have made 819 yards in their first three games, but their
| | G | Pts. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Nebraska | 8 | 114 | 14.3 |
| Kansas State | 8 | 119 | 14.9 |
| Missouri | 8 | 147 | 18.4 |
| Colorado | 7 | 135 | 19.3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 144 | 20.6 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 153 | 21.9 |
| Kansas | 8 | 176 | 22.0 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 186 | 26.6 |
But Rodgers reiterated that he is not overly concerned and that he thinks it is more important to him.
Winless KU Freshmen Battle Tough OSU Colts
At the same time Rodgers took the opportunity to say that he had asked Eddie Crowder to put nube plugs in one nostril of each of his players to even things up.
Physically KU is reported in good condition with only tight end Larry Brown a questionable performer. The senior captain is wearing a bruised legged receiver in last week's game.
For Colorado the game will hopefully put them back on the winning track, something they have been off of much of the season after enjoying early success. Currently 34 overall
All kidding aside, Pepper and the Jayhawks mean business and practises this week have been made.
"The freshman have been able to pass. Behind quarterback David Jaynes, they have gained 580 yards passing while holding their opposition to only 410.
Jaynes' passing record is even more outstanding considering the rugged pass rush he weekly faces and the rather flexible offensive line he stands behind.
The freshmen have had two weeks off for practice since they played Missouri in the NCAA championship.
Head Coach J. C. Hixon said, "The two weeks of practice has helped us quite a bit. Except for two men, all other players have had time to heal during this period."
The two injured and unable to play in the final game are John Bryant, a defensive lineman and Robert Gifford, the fine freshman end and number two pass receive on the team.
Couch Kickon said, "I think they will be very tough, but I think we have the defensive strategy of making sure we are making any changes at all, it will not matter. 'We wouldn't say as much in order to strengthen our defense.'"
Riggs is moving away from the field in the scoring derby. He now has scored 11 touchdowns, 20 points and 31 receptions.
"Oklahoma State is a fine football team, but they aren't that dominant on defense," the coach said. "They capitalize on the big passes play, in fact, they beat KState on two long passes and a kick off return that was run all the way back."
If the Hawklets are going to win their last game of the season, their defense will have to
"Of course were going to stay pretty close o our usual game plan," he said, "it's getting oo late in the season to make too drastic of a change."
With a 6-3 season, Kansas will be trying to salvage their record by upsetting O-State.
Pounds has the total offense lead with 182. yards per game passing and running. Dickey
Kansas' John Riggins is the leading rusher, 150 carries for 741 yards, and Oklahoma sophomore Joe Wylie has the best average of 82.5 yards in 929 runs in 99 carries for a 6.8 average.
During the past two weeks, the KU freshmen haven't strained from their usual prepares for the new semester, but that they will basically use the same game plan against Oklahoma State as they have in previous years.
The game will undoubtedly be an extravaganza of aerial attacks against Denver. They'll be Denny Lautz or end Emmet Edwards and Oklahoma State end their big passing
KANSAS CITY, MO. (UPI) - Lym Dyck says Kansas State's banishment from a post-season bowl bid by the Big Eight and the West is causing challenges to land a good professional contract.
But newcomer Tony Pounds, Oklahoma State's junior college transfer, is making a battle of it. Pounds is averaging 184.1 yards and has 13 touchdown passes to Dickey's six.
"No, I don't think the pros really look at bowl teams," Dickey says. "They just check out individuals. Look at Chuck Barkhart. He's a star, and we want him to win bowl games, but the pros weren't."
Dickey now has completed 126 of 256 tosses this season. He's averaging 186.8 yards per game. He owns every Big Eight career passing record.
Dickey Top Passer, Riggins Tops Rushers
Dickey, with bruised ribs early this season, is beginning to throw down the knees on a quarterback by 213, has regained the lead on the Big Eight pass chart, according to statistics released
The kick off will be at 2 p.m. in KU Memorial Stadium.
Paul Rogers is second with 50 points. Cornhusker Sophomore Johnny Rodgers was held without a touchdown last week for the first season. He and the other have 48 points.
Oklahoma State's Jum Benien is the No.1
punter with 45 kicks for a 40.9 average.
Clifford of Colorado is tops in punt
returns with a 22.6-yard average, while Henry
Hawthorne of Kansas State is the leading
kickoff returner with a 31.4 average.
The league's top receiver is Oklahoma State's Hermann Eben, who has 35 catches for 627 yards. Kansas State's Mike Monk has more receptions, 41, but only 297 yards.
Buffs and Tigers Tabbed to Win
NEW YORK (UPI)—Professional odd-mens listed Missouri as a two point favorite today to defeat Oklahoma in a Big Ten football game Saturday in Season Ohio.
By DON BAKER
KU Hosts Gymnastics Meet Saturday
Assistant Kansan Sports Editor
Trophies will be awarded for the first three team finishers in addition to a trophy to the outstanding individual performer as decided by a field of 12 judges.
The fourth annual Big Eight Invitational gymnastics meet will be hosted Saturday by the Kansas Jayhawks with final competition beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Robinson Gym.
KU coach B Jack Lockwood, who initiated the four years ago, said all six Big Eight teams lost, including Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Nebraska and Kansas) would be here
The meet will be the lid-lifter for the Big Eight gymnastics season and promises to have some of the best gymnic talent in the nation.
Lockwood's evaluation of the conference being one of the nation's best is more than just speculation. Four conference teams, including the Jayhawks, are considered prime prospects for ranking in the top fifteen squads in the nation.
"With the Big Eight possibly the best gymnastics league in the nation it is quite an honor to host teams of this caliber," Lockwood said.
No odds were reported on the other two big sight games, matching Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State and Nebraska vs. Iowa State, or the game in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Colorado was listed as a nine-pointer favorite over Kansas in another Biegh Eight, clash.
One of these, the Iowa State Cyclones, is generally regarded as the number one team in the nation and to team to be in the NCAA for the first week in April in Arbor, Michigan.
"Of the five meets we have at home this year, two will be truly outstanding with national caliber squads." Lockwood said. "The other will be the Iowa State duel. The other will be the Iowa State duel. (Jan. 23)."
The other two highly regarded teams are Kansas State and Oklahoma.
"The finals at 7:30 will be just as nice,
national meet with only the top ten per-
formers."
Preliminaries beginning at 10 a.m.
Saturday will determine the top ten in each of
Lockwood is excited and optimistic about the Jayhawks' chances, not only in this meet
but for the entire year as well
"We really have good overall strength," Lockwood enthused. "Last year we were weak in the floor exercise and side horse (which are always the first two events) and we were on the rest of the meet catching up. We always on our last three events to win for us."
This year is different though according to the KU coach of seven years. Stronger performances by seasoned veterans and a bright team appear so apparently are changing those fortunes.
"We had an intrasquad meet Friday and some of the performances were really outstanding." Lockwood said. To verify just how well they performed, he were, a national official judged theme.
Lockwood said the improvement in the floor exercise is the result of greater and improved effort by lettermen Danny Bradfield, Stan Clyne and Mark Hannah.
Clyne, a Wichita senior, scored 9.2/1.0 (the highest possible score) in the meet against Bradford (a Lawrence senior) with a 7.6 (an Overland Park senior) with an 8.6.
Giving the Jayhawks solid strength in the side horse is two-year letterman Rick Schubert. The Lawrence junior is one of three from Philadelphia to the NCAA meet in Philadelphia last year.
Another KU NCA qualifier is perhaps the Jayhawks' top individual performer; Kirk Gardner, a senior at Ackham, held either the number one or two ranking in still rings much of last season and is again considered this year one of the nation's best in the event. The former star will head on include Orlean Garley, a Wichita senior who will head the KU list in high bar competition. Another NCAA qualifier, Carley finished second in last year's Big Eight meet.
Lockwood also has high regard for all-round performer John Brouillette. Another Wichita state, Brouillette holds the best individual ever recorded by a KU gymnasium in the event.
Carley and Brouillette will team in another capacity for the Jayhawks as a A.
KU Gymnast John Brouillette
result of a team vote, the two seniors from Wichita South High School have been named
The strong improvement by KU in early practice sessions leads Lockwood to be op-
. demonstrates side-horse skill
tinistic about Saturday's meet. While Iowa
State is naturally considered the team to beat,
Lockwood is confident KU will make a good
showing in its season debut.
Happiness
Happiness is scoring a touchdown, particularly when you are only a sophomore and you return the kickoff all the way, as KU's Jordan Simmons did something the Jayhuwks have not.
perinced in two of the last three weeks, however, with losses to Nebraska and Oklahoma State sandwiched in between a victory over low state. Saturday the Hawks will attempt to duplicate the scene above when they take on the always tough Colorado State in an expected guarantee KU a winning season as it would move the team's overall record to 6-3.
Hawks Face Test To Regain Crown
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Kansas is the nation's top college football country champion, but for the Jayhawks to repeat this weekend over the four-mile course at Oklahoma State, it might take an quiz.
Leader for individual honors in the race has leader to Kansas State's Jerome Howe. The defense is now ready to unleash comeback this fall after missing all the indoor and most of the outdoor season last year.
No less than four other teams—Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Nebraska—have major designs on the crown. Oklahoma has a bishop's crown, Oklahoma, with young teams at hand, will play more than just a casual role in deter-
However, very much in contention have to be Tennessee State's big six. Who wins Big Eagle, three true lakers like Oklahoma State's Peter Kaal and George Stewart, Kansas' Jay Mason and Nebraksa's Jordan Haze.
Kansas' package, built around the seemingly unannounced Callen and Callen, who finished back of McGuire and Mason in the three mile. Doug Smith, Mike Solomon and Rachil Ellison. Mason
Kansas State, winner of last week's Kansas Federation, a field which included Kansas, Colorado and Utah. The chuck, to go with Howe, Don Henderson, Chuck Cock, John Gorman and Jim Grabman.
Oklahoma State has been impressive
hitting a game in winning a six mule dual against Kansas, Kaul and Stewart can run with the best. Most encouraging has been the loss of Riley Harre, Larry Rose and Reid Harter, a newcomer.
Missouri's strength, as usual, lies in numerous tenuous circumstances. Logan has a reputation as a Mark Willett who is a veteran leader. Close with the pair are Don Hollingt, Mark Visk and Steve Wilson, the top players.
Nebraska, the surprise second team team last season, has unquestioned quality in veterans Carlberg, running better now than ever before, and Jim Lang, who was eighth in the Hawks and Hawkins and newcomers Mike Fertig, Dan Speck and Lynn Hall provide quality depth.
McGuire is without a doubt a major conference contender. He was second last year to Howe and then won the distance last May. Terry Stanton has been with the development of Greg Dengler, Dean Twett, Dan Hartung and Dave Marsalexe. Colorado has been led by a different coach since 2013, but might be freshman Mike Peterson. About even with him are Bob Campbell and Mike Stegner Backing them up will be Stan Eaton, Dick Nortz and Steve Castaneda.
With a group oriented toward distance running for the first time in several years, O'Neill joined the coaching leaders have been veterans Butch Clinton, Dean Foote and Roger Woolery. Coming quickly have been newcomers Steve Van Dyke, Randy Reerdering and Terry Ziegler.