6 Monday. October 12. 1970 University Daily Kansan Purple Pride POPPs; Wildcats Blasted.21-15 By DON BAKER By DON BAKER Assistant Kansan Snorts Editor MANHATTAN-Vince Gibson and the Kansas State Wildats suffered their second straight when they were setback in four days Saturday when they were upset by the Kansas Jayhawks, 21-15, before a sell-out crowd of over 42,000 in KSU Stadium. The many partisan K-State farm had come to the game hoping to see their Wildcats succeed in winning and momentum they lost Wednesday when it was the school was being placed on three year probation for recruiting violations. But instead they left with insult added to injury and continued. FOR KANSAS THOUGH it was a great day as the victory put the Jahayhaws in a tie with Nebraska for first place in the conference tournament with a 14-record. KU is now 4-1 overall. But the running of Steve Conley, John Riggins and Heck himself provided an ample artillery to shoot down the Cats and leave them alone their first conference loss against a lone win. THE HAWKS WERE capable of moving the ball on the ground nearly all day as they ground out 228 yards rushing. The only problem was getting the ball as Kansas State players in the battle air had cleared, KU had run only 17 plays as compared to the Wildcats' 50. KU took the opening kickoff and twelve plays later with 10:23 left in the first quarter drew first blood when Heck squirmed through Bomb Ellis. Heck scored on the third, Bob Helmbacker boot the made score 7-4. UP UNTIL HECK'S keeper Conley and Riggins repeatedly punished the Wildcat front line with straight ahead drives that slowly led to navdirt. Max Arreglain put the Cats on the board with 3:24 remaining in the initial period when the cat was caught. Trailing, 7-3, midway through the second KU's running back that was involved in the K-State recruiting violation, took the ensuing Wildcat kickoff at the 18-yard line and KSU 37-yard line. Two plays netted KU only six yards but the big play of the day was next to come. Heck took the snap and after a beautiful fake into the line performed the option play to perfection while keeping it and breaking through the KSU secondary on his way to a 31-yard touchdown jount. Helmhacker's boot pushed the score to 14-4, in favor of KU. Kansas could not rest easy, however, as the Wildcats did an instant replay of last year's game by starting a long drive that ended with a touchdown at the half's conclusion. THE DRIVE COVERED 79 yards in 19 plays and climaxed when Drinkwell dragged the ball on his clock. KANSAN sports period, K-State took advantage of a Conley fumble on the KU 32-yard line to score its first touchdown and take a 8-7 lead. The Cata took over at the end with a drive that drove the drive when Henry Hawthorne, last week's Big Eight Back of the Week, scooted into the enzone from one-yard out. Arrington's kick was a big success. KU WASTED LITTLE time in regaining the asid only one minute and 28 seconds later. The Cats failed in an effort for a two-point conversion and the halfscore was 15-14 in line 6. The only score in the second half came in the third period and provided the victory over Oklahoma. Conley blasted through to score. Hemiblast went again good and the score was 21-15 with 0.07 of a point. Again the KU score came after a K-State mistake as Wildcat punter John Duckers fumbled the snap from center and desperately threw a pass that fell incomplete. The fourth quarter may well have been the longest the Jawhays have experienced this year. The Gate ran 37 offensive plays to KU's 146, then finally putting up a try to put the winning points on the board. KU TOOK OVER and on the first play But repeatedly the KU defense kept the Wildcats from scoring. A goal line stand, oneumble recovery and two pass interceptions until the final seconds ticked off the clock. THE AERIAL THEFTS came late in the KSU scoring bids. Junior defensive back Gerag Meyerkabba nibbed the first one on the KU 16-ward line with 3:20 remaining to play. The final one, and the one that Pepper Rodgers later said was the key to the victory, was in 16 showing on the clock. Lese Haver was also shown in line but returned it all the way to the KU 47. An unnecessary roughness penalty on the Jays had been added to KU 38 where the Jayhawks ran the clock out. next week the Jayhawks entertain Nebraska in a head-on clash between the two teams, who will be contested among the nation's top ten, will be contested a 21-7 victory over Missouri. Rodgers said Saturday he is confident KU will play a good game and will overcome over sole possession of the league's top team. "We play Nebraska pretty good every year so I expect we'll play a good game this year too," Rodgers said. "We're outmanned physically but we'll keep coming at them." It Was a Difficult and Trying Day for Kansas State and Its Purple Power The Time ... as evidenced by KU's Tommy Oakson (36) smashing this receiver How They Scored ... ran out on Vince FIRST DOWNS KO k RUSHING YARDAGE 127 138 PASSING YARDAGE 4 249 RETURN YARDAGE 15 62 248 PUNTS 7-38 PUNTS 7-38 FUMBLES LOST 1 LOST 1 YARDS ALINIZED 1 KANASS 7 7 7 0-21 K-State BUSHING KANSAS 7 / 7 / 7 0-21 KANSAS STATE 3 12 0 0-15 Scoring Summary Summary KU—Heck, 7-yard run (Helmbacher kick) 0:23-1 KS—Arragun, 42-yard field goal 3:24-1 KS—Hawthorne, 1-yard run (kick failed) 5:37-2 KU—Heck, 31-yard run (Helmbacher kick) 5:13-2 KS—Dickey, 1-yard run (pass for two pointed fails) 0:00-1 KU—Conley, 16-yard run (Helmbacher kick) 0:07-3 PUNTING Kansas 6. Yds. Ave. Lieppman 6. 227 38 Kansas State 6. Yds. Ave. "You can't win a game by stopping one player," Gibson dejectedly said. "We didn't think AUSHING Kansas Att. Net Yards TD Cole 20 99 1 Riggins 10 98 1 Heck 13 48 2 Kansas State Att. Net Yards TD Montgomery 21 51 0 Butler 9 42 0 Haworthne 11 41 0 Harrison 3 8 0 Dickey 4 4 1 PASSING Kansas Comp. Att. Inter. Yds. 2 6 1 4 Kansas State Comp. Att. Inter. Yds. Dickey 27 50 3 249 PASS RECIVING Kansas No. Yds. TD Foster 1 3 0 Lakele 1 1 0 Kansas State No. Yds. TD Creed 8 111 0 Montgomery 4 20 0 Butler 5 17 0 Fergerson 4 40 0 Yailland 1 11 0 Haworthne 3 25 0 Goerger 1 11 0 Williams 1 14 0 There was some pre-game talk that K-State was "out to get Gibson to lead" coach Vince Gibson discounted the rumor after the game. The line continually moved the Wildcats' front line out while KU running backs Steve Conley and John Higgins made considerable A conservative offensive game plan mixed with a solid and dynamic formula. Rodgers used to gain the victory that put the Jayhawks on top of the league. The victory was sweet and cherished as Rodgers termed it "one of the great ones." "I thought he (O'Neil) reacted with a very positive game," Rodgers said. "He was somewhat on the spot, but he responded "I think we have an excellent leader, Rodgers said giving his opinion of Gaughan, Bruce Mitchell, Steve Lawson, Lawson, Brown, Mike Hewitt." The Clincher Coming Up "Dickey is great," Rodgers said. "But I thought our line just kept coming and coming." KU Win Pleases Docking For Kansas State the loss was about getting O'Neil." Another Jayhawk gaining Pepper's praise was running a bit too far, much of the controversy leading to K-State's probation, O'Neil electrified the fans with 45-yard kickoff in return of a Wildcat kickoff. "I think Conley and Riggins are hard running and hard running and hard his best rushing day of his career gaining 99 yards in 20 career games. He added 16 in 20, carring his career rushing yardage to 2,011, second best on the KU roster." gains. By DON BAKER Assistant Kansan Sports Editor MANNANTHATT — Kansas Governor Robert B. Docking emerged from the bedlam and was dressing room Saturday minute after the final gun minute had sounded "Well, we won it didn't we." Docking said to the many reporters and screaming fans in the room. "It's easy, you may lead to the dressing room." "Not me," Stinson smilingly exclaimed. "I don't want to get wet (referring to the possibility of sweating) out the showers clothes and all)." The state's chief executive, who is an alumnus of KU, had been the Governor and his team the Governor's Cup, signifying KU as the winner of the annual intrastate battle between Jawahres and Kansas State. "Those kids out there played good hard football," N'Oll said. "it was the people up in the house that wanted to see cheap punches." The KU defense continued to show improvement by refusing several times to let the Wildats and they were knocking at the door. As Docking made his way out of the crowd KU Athletic Director Wade Breen didn't go into the dressing quarters ahead of the waiting But inside no one was wet—just happy. "No, one was thrown into the showers," Pepper Rodgers smiled. "We just squirited 7-Up on everyone." The Jayhawks relied on its running game rather than the passing attack that has been so in the season's early going. "I figured they figured we would try for the big play," Rodgers said. "I thought if we could be to be a small 'play' team to be a "small-play" team." O'Neil had nothing but complements for the K-State team "We decided to do what we do best," Heck said. "And we do run the ball best." "The big one, of course, was Lee Hawkins." Rodgers said referring to the junior defensive center, who passed on the KU nine-yard line with only a minute left to play. The interception broke the Wildcats' back as it was the last time they had possession of the ball. "They had some bad breaks.", "Rodgers said referring to K- State." But good brakes and bad brakes, as important as important the final score. ... as Steve Conlev runs 16-vards for TD KU quarterback Dan Heck, who was also on Rodgers' list for praise, threw only six sasses. week's foe) for first place in the conference. The KU defense had to be strong for the Jahyahs to win as it played two-thirds of the game. The Rams ran 100 offensive plays 10. "our defense came through when it had to," Rodgers assessed. "they're spongy but they hang on." Rodgers said the key to the victory was the "interceptions our team got at critical times." critical to their hopes of winning the conference championship but both Dickey and Gibson vowed they were not out of it. "We know we can still win the Big Eight." Dickey rationalized. "That's our goal now that we can't go to a game." Gibson said it was an awful For Rodgers and KU it was a great start in the tough conference schedule. The KSU locker room was extremely quiet. There were no demonstrations of anger, just "This was supposed to be our big year," Gibson said. load on his team but that they would "get up and come back" "We're off to a better than average start." Rodgers grinned. "At least we aren't going to lose every conference game." Last week the Wildcats from Manhattan were put on athletic probation for three years for their involvement in the Eight Commissioner. Wayne Duke, the provisors of the probation, K-State won't be able to play any post season games or be on national television. Loss Humbles Cats MANHATTAN—Humbled by defeat, Coach Vince Gibson, head football coach for Kansas State University, sat quietly crouched in the corner of the KSU kocker in the 21-15 upset by Kansas By NOBLE COSGROVE Gibson, who brought K-State out of the basement in the Big Eight football race and put them on the field, has an elevation, has had two heavy blows. "That's life for you," coach Gibson said. KANSAS SPORTS WRITER depression. The Cats had played determined ball and lost. "Kansas did a fine job," the coach said. "They played inspired football, but then so did our kids." On the other hand, KU knew that with senior quarterback, Jack Sander, he could depend highly on their passing. The difference was that KU contained K-State almost com- trolled and fairly well in the air. Kansas State has now won two and lost three. Along with the recruiting violation, this puts Kansas State in a position if it is going to be " their year." Gibson said, "We had twice as many yards and first down, but how far Kansas had to go for the field position was the thing." He said, "We thought they had a good running game, and we knew they would stay almost the same." We just didn't execute well. " Gibson said that K-State knew what Kansas was going to do. Both KU and K-State had some big plays, but Gibson was quick and emphatic about where they particularly went wrong. "Kansas definitely has an improved defense," Gibson said, "but I thought towards the end it was more important to win it, maybe it was just too late." Gibson concluded, "Its an awful load on us now. We get kicked in the teeth and we pose these one. But its just like when you think the world is down to you, you have to come back." Coach Gibson sighted some KU players and said he was impressed with the team as a whole. He said, "A big big . . . play was when we did not get the ball across for the touchdown from the seven vard line." "Beck is a determined boy," he said. "I and I thought Conley did a fine job. As for Riggins, well, I and I think Riggins and he is always mad." The Stopper Carl Garret (30), Boston Patriot running back, is about to be tackled by George Daney (60) of the Kansas City Chiefs after the kickback. It was a long day for his patriot teammates as they bowed to the Chiefs. 25-10. Played with the second half play of featured the second half play of Joe Kapp, recently acquired by the Patriots from the Minnesota NFL, then he led to the NFL title, and he teamed with the Chelsea last year. Kapp, like last year's Super Bowl against the Chelsea by suffering two pass interceptions. He did not score in the latter latter moments of the game.