8 Monday, September 25, 1972 University Daily Kansan KU Ground Machine Chews Up Cowboys Kansan Staff Photo by PRIS BRANDSTED Mitch Sutton (77) Pounds on Steve Cockreham (14) Wyoming quarterback had rough afternoon at hands of kicks defenders . By DAN GEORGE Kansas Sports Editor Pershing knew it. So did Douglas MacArthur. And so did Dwight D. Eisenhower when his troops hit the beach at Normandy on D-Day, 1944. In order to get your ground attack team supportive that you get strong air support. well, that may be as tried and true as military maxims get, but apply it to football and all you're likely to get from the game. You'll find coloartions are very some doubtful smiles. The primary reason for this is that the University of Kansas football squad, quarterback Taylor Heyward and quadrathlon coach Delen Williams, Jerome Nelloms and Robert Miller, ran at will against Wyoming on its way to an impressive 82-14 victory, its first of three. The Jayhawks went into the contest in Memorial Stadium before a crowd of 40,500 as the No. 1 offensive team in the nation. In their only previous game, they had pitched 26 losses in losing, 18-17, to Washington State. Of those, 60 were gained through the air. KU COACH O丹 Fambrough had said earlier in the week that he doubted the 'Hawks would be able to match that performance against the Cowboys and would have to rely on them on their running backs.' He added that he needed to realize how prophetic he would be. From the game's outset, it was obvious that the 'Pokes were laying for the pass. They came out in a three-man front and back, but they also covered the secondary to cover any KU receivers. And so, after attempting four passes on their first possession and completing only two of them for six yards, the 'Hawks turned to their backfield of tailbacks Williams and Nelloms and fullback Miller to try the overland route. It proved more than successful. Carrying the ball 57 times against the Cowbys, the Jayhawks rushed for 424 yards and six of their seven touchdowns. They got through a passing attack that managed only 118 yards on 11 competitions in 24 attempts. THE LEADING ball carrier was Williams, who chalked up 112 yards on 11 runs. He also had the longest KU run from a 101-9ard rumble early in the second quarter. Williams was supported by Miller, a stocky sophomore from Houston who carried the ball six times for 62 yards and scored nine touchdowns for 189 yards and two touchdowns on 11 tries. The Jayhawks started the offensive fireworks on their second possession when Miller took a handoff from Jaynes and moved the right end for a 12-yard touchdown. Top Three Powers Roll On Big Eight Displays Might KANSAS CITY (AP)—The Big Eight Cities has become a touchdown- burry, berry. Five of its teams crossed the goal line a total of 39 times Saturday and turned in five victories in one of the most awesome displays in conference history. Ninth-ball winner was the ringleader, scoring 11 touchdowns in a 77-7 rout of proud Army. Oklahoma, second-ranked, was right College Scores Boston College 49, Temple 72 California 19, Arizona 19 Bucknell 44, Drexel 20 Burrell 34, Draxel 19 Connecticut 0, Vernon 0 Colorado State 0 Delaware 64, Gelforth College 7 Florida State 8, Texas 8 Holy Cross 35, Brown 35 Nebraska 0, Nebraska 0 Army 14, Army 14 New York University 14 Penn State 14, Sigfroy Rock 14 Western State 7 Rutgers 48, Lehigh 13 Oklahoma State 0 Alabama 35, Kentucky 9 Arkansas 24, Missouri 7 Duke University 20, Tennessee State 7 Florida State 72, Virginia Tech 15 Georgia State 86, Indiana 13 Maryland 38, Virginia Military 13 Massachusetts 19, North Carolina 13 Mississippi S1, 10, Vanderbilt S1 North Carolina 13, North Carolina 13 South Methodist S1, 24 Florida 14 South Dakota S1, 24 Florida 14 Standard 10, Duke 6 Tennessee S1, 61 Bakerian 10 Tennessee S4, Wake Forest 8 Tennessee S14, Aim A3 13 Tulane 24, Georgia 13 West Virginia 46, Virginia 10 Washington 10, Virginia Baylor 27, Missouri 19 Colorado 36, Minnesota 0 Columbia 36, Minnesota 0 Georgia Tech 31, Michigan State 10 Georgetown 31, Mississippi State 10 Hirsch College 14, Western Kentucky 14 Iowa 31, Iowa State 11 Iowa 19, Oregon State 11 Illinois 31, Illinois State 11 Kearney State 31, Kansas City 11 Kenton College 13, Washington & Jefferson 15 North Dakota 31, South Dakota 0 North Dakota 31, South Dakota 0 Oklahoma 68, Oregon 7 Oklahoma 68, Oregon 7 Tennessee Christian 31, Indiana 20 Texas A&M 28, Oklahoma 20 Wabash 20, Indiana Central 14 Washington 22, Purdue 21 Washington 22, Purdue 21 Arizona 24, Oklahoma State 23 Colorado State 18, Kentucky 16 Harding College 31, NE Missouri 10 San Diego State 23, North Texas 8 A Illinois State 17, Indiana State 14 West Texas 41, Colorado State 14 Air Force 41, Pilgrimage 51 Air Force 32, Minnesota State 14 Fresno State 49, New Mexico State 17 Oklahoma State 48, Granville College 19 Michigan 20, UCLA Montana 40, Northern Arizona 17 North Dakota 36, Utah State 17 Washington State 42, Brigham Young 19 Washington State 22, Arizona 6 Colorado State 42, North Carolina behind with 10, mauling Oregon, 68-3, passing Minnesota only five but paraded Muggeroo, 38-9. Iowa State, with six TDs, conquered Utah 44-22, and Kansas, an air-oriented team, scored seven times on the ground to crush Wyoming. 52-14. Three Big Eight teams lost, making the conference record for the campaign 13 NEBRASKA, 2-1, got three touchdowns from Johnny Rodgers on a three-yard run, a 26-yard pass from David Humm and a 50-yard pass from David Humm, got one himself on a one-yard run, and Rudy. Humm's understudy at quarterback, added two more on runs of one and two yards. Dave Goller, a second downed set, kicked up two on runs of one and two yards. Oklahoma State surprised even in defeat, bowing to Arkansas, 24-23. Missouri was blanked by Baylor, 27-0. Kansas State, still unable to solve its problems, was battered by 10th-ranked Arizona State, 56-14. The Sooners, 2-0, who piled up 37 first downs, made 731 yards in total offence, including 609 rushing. Freshman Joe Washington made two touchdowns as did Chandler. Washington's tallies came on Monday, when he scored passes from Dave Robertson for 49 and 32 yards. Robertson also got a touchdown on six-award keeper. QUARTERBACK George Amundson made two touchdowns and passed for two in the Iowa State victory in which the Cyclones, 2-0, had to come from behind three times. Tom Goeden's 22-yard goal in the third period put them ahead for good. Amundson crossed the ground on hurts Greenwood with scoring passes nine and ninety. Oklahoma State, 1-1, led Arkansas twice. The Cowboys lost when eddie Garrett's left leg was broken and struck the upright. Brent Blackman, who collected 140 yards rushing for the Cowboys, connected for touchdowns on the only two passes he completed, 36 yards to victory. Kansas, 1-1, got a three-touchdown performance from sophomore fullback Robert Miller, who ran for 12, 6 and 25 yards. Jerome Nellons went over twice on eight and five-yard scammers. The alert Jayhawk defense recovered two fumbles in three interceptions, including one which Gary Adams returned 37 yards for six points. Colorado, 3-4, after a scoreless first quarter, romped for 24 points in the second. Charlie Davis contributed two touchdowns on runs of three and 13 yards, and quarterback Ken Johnson sneaked for two on one-sarders. Missouri, 1-1, had four passes intercepted and lost all four of its fumbles in the game with Baylor. The Tigers were unable to contain the Bears on the ground, veiling 229 yards rushing. The only really bright spot in Kansas State's overwhelming defeat by Arizona the Wildcats' first touchdown. It came in the second quarter with the Sun Devils leading 28- Big Eight team with a losing record. THREE PLAYS later the 'Hawks got the ball back again when KU defensive Pat Ryan recovered a fumble on the 'Poke six-yard line. Two plays after that Nellons galloped eight yards around right end for the third KU touchdown. The Cowboys, however, came right back, and on the second play of the second period Cowboy running back Charlie Shaw scored. He caught the RU right for a 24-ward score. At this point the Jayhawks really ex- cels in throwing, and they touch-downs in two minutes, 10 seconds. On their next possession, they took the ball and ran toward the ramped it in from the axis for the TD. Twenty seconds later, Wyoming made its second big mistake when quarterback Steve Cockrum throw a bullet straight into the end zone. Adams, Adams, behind the excellent Adams. Adams, behind the excellent Wyoming managed a second touchdown in fourth quarter when flanker Scott Freeman broke right end to score, but it was a rather right end, and against most second team defenders. Although the Jayhawks went on to score 24 more points on 6- and 25-yard runs by Miller, a 5-yard dash by Nellums and a 20-yard run by Berry, the game was over with Adalam's run. BEFORE THEIR game with KU, the Cowboys had only given up 330 yards on the ground in two games. The 342 they surrendered to the 'Hawks was more than twice the 155 KU had gained on the ground against Washington State. rush, especially around the ends. As a result, the running plays were pitches or sweeps of the ball. Another factor was the drastic cutout in penalties from the game with the Cougars. From 123 yards in that contest, Hawks went to 47 against the Cowboys, most of those were in the second half when the second team was on the field. blocking of his teammates, scrambled 37 vards for the score. The KU defense also had to be credited for holding the 'Pokes to just 275 total yards. KU also intercepted two passes and recovered three fumbles. The "Hawks" 52 points were the most the team scored since their 88-7 win over New Mexico. This was the second win for the Jayhawks against Wyoming, the first in Lawrence. They battled to a 6-16 tie here in 1961, then Wyoming edged KU, 17-14, in 1964. In 1963 in Laramie, the Jayhawks squeaked by, 25-21. A basic reason for the Jahawks' running success against the 'Pokes was Wyoming's reluctance to bring its linemen and linebackers in to guard against the Fambrough Satisfied with Victory But Disappointed in Second Team By DAN GEORGE Kansan Sports Editor If anyone expected to find wall-to-wall smiles in the University of Kansas locker room after the Jayhawks' roaring 52-14 victory over Wyoming Saturday, he unquestionably would have been disappointed—at least in the case of Coach Don Farrbrough. Although in a better frame of mind than after the 'Hawks 18-17 loss to Washington two weeks ago, the KU mentor still found a lot to be desired in the game against the Cowboys, especially in the play of the second team offense. This squad, quarterbacked by junior Rich Jones, played nearly three-fourths of the second half. "I was very disappointed in the second team offense," he said. "They did not take advantage of their scoring opportunities. They also didn't mistake for the conference we play on." TWO MISSED scoring chances came in the fourth quarter, when Jones threw an 89-yard shot on a long throw. next possession when the 'Hawks fumbled in the Womzing 34. Cross Country Squad Beats I-State, 19-38 "Obviously, I was pleased with our backs," he said. "I think they did an outstanding job. That is one of the things I like most about our backs—may not have any superstars, but we have four well-running and buckling well—running, passing and blocking." This ground power by the Kansas squad was a complete reversal from their first game against Washington State when the Hawk passing game accounted for 389 yards. But Shurmurt said he was really not that surprised. The University of Kansas cross country squad, expected to make a strong bid for the Big Eight championship this fall, took a strong first step in that direction Saturday as it beat Iowa State, 19-38, in a dual meet in Ames, Iowa. "Steve threw real well and had a lot of poise under pressure," Shrum said. "He would have had a better day if some of our passes had not dropped so many passes." "We got in a big hole early and we were having trouble moving on the ground, so we had to jump," she said. The Cowboys' coach had praise for his players despite the lopsided defeat. He was especially high on quarterback Steve McCourty, who was 12 for 22 through the air for 126 yards. Fambrough singled out fullback Robert Miller, who not only picked up 82 yards on six carries and scored three touchdowns, considerable blocking for the other runners. Coach Bob Timmons was pleased with the performances of his runners, although he said that it was difficult to tell how the team really shaped up. "We have to do better than that," Fambrough said. "We can't play with just 23." "If a team knows that they can run on you, they'll run on you all day," he said. The Cowboys pulled something of a reversal themselves. Thought of mostly as a teaching tool, but the ball in the air 31 time on Saturday, Hurry explained the switch in strategy. "TIVE BEEN impressed by Miller from the start," said Fambrough. "He is a complete ballplayer. He plays like him, and I'm learning like that all last week in practice." "The meet show shere our strengths and weaknesses are," he said, "but it's going to take a little while to really find ourselves. It's still a little early and I don't know who's going to end up doing what by the end of the season." The performance of the first unit, however, was one source of atlaction for the system. Jayhawk runners took the first three places in the meet's only event, the five-hit. Top honors went to Jon Callen, who finished the race in 26 minutes, 2.9 seconds. Bob Pelkin finished second with Terry McKenna and Terry McKenna took third with 26:15.0. And bad trouble it was for the Cowboys as the 'Hawks rolled up 342 yards on the ground in 57 attempts. The 'Hawks went to five touchdowns. The 57 to grind their way to five touchdowns. By GARY ISAACSON Kansan Sports Writer Cross country is scored by counting a runner's place finish as points. A first-place runner gets one point, a second place runner two, etc. However, only the first five runners on each team are credited with points. Following were Tucker Schaffer (KU 26:38), Mike Martinez (KU 26:49), Cecil Casson (KU 27:01), Cosimo Iowa (lowa State 27:33), Billy Welch (KU 27:40) and Mick Powell (KU 27:42). Even Improved Wyoming Squad Can't Stop Jayhawk Running Game Timmons said he was pleased with the performance of Calten, a senior from Nils Nelsen, the first Iowa State runner to finish, took fourth with a time of 26:21. Another Cyclone, Larry Irving, finished fifth with 26:23. Although his team had just been routed 52-14 by the Kansas Jayhawks, Wyoming's beaf football coach, Fritz Shurmur, said he would not play in his team over their two previous games. Shurmuir also had praise for the Jayhawk he said they are a big, strong team. "I thought he ran very well," he said. "He didn't go out and try to lead the race early as he has in the past. It was one of his better races." "We blocked better, our pass rush was good, and the secondary played a strong game." Shurmur said. "The only place we could get there was running Kansas" outside running game." weakness, he said, was possibly in the defensive backfield. The Cowboy's next opponent is Western Athletic Conference champion Arizona State. Shurmur said that he would concentrate on correcting the mistakes which marred the Cowboys' play in next week's practices. "We missed a lot of tackles and there are a flock of individual mistakes which have been made." The Cowboys' also had two interceptions and three turnovers for five turnovers. Shurman said that these errors would have changed the game, is it is to stay in the game with Arizona State. Another player who impressed Fambrough was linebacker and special team player Tyler Brown. He played all of the second and fourth quaters and part of the third, ended up with six unassisted tackles and one assist. He also got to the quarterback once for a 14-yard "I thought Odell played very well on those returns. Farnham broke." He had first started his career with Odell. Fambrough said that he thought that Wyoming, going on what the Jayhawks had done against Washington State, had defended KU properly. "I IF I had been their coach, I would have done the same, he said. "What makes us feel so good is that they defensed us for the pass and did a fairly good job. But then we were able to rebound with a good rushing attack. "It was very obvious from the start that we were playing for the pass, then I think it was easier to win than they thought. But if we can keep the other teams off balance, we will be that" Quarterback David Jaynes explained why KU chose to move on the ground as ground force. "it'll stop the long pass, but you can run on it all day. Their ends couldn't contain real well on the wide plays and it's strange they didn't try to make any adjustments. I thought they'd go back to the 4-3, but they didn't. It worked out pretty good." Team Statistics "They were dropping eight men back," he said. "They had only three men on the line and it was really a prevent-type of situation; you might use towards the end of a game." Wyoming Kansas First Dome 108 Boston Patriots 126 Rushing Yardage 158 Cincinnati Reds 197 Return Yardage 232 Patsy 166 13-11-2 11-14-9 13-11-2 11-14-9 Pumples 52 Pumples 52 47 47 Score by Quarterlies Wyoming 0 7 28 1 7-14 Kansas 0 7 28 1 7-14 KU--Miller 12 run (Helmebacher kick) Woyongian saw 24 run (Hudman kick) KU--Miller 8 run (Helmebacher kick) KU--Neloma 8 run (Helmebacher kick) KU--Neloma 1 run (Helmebacher kick) KU--Miller 25 run (Helmebacher kick) KU--Miller 12 run (Helmebcher kick) Woyongian-Freeman 6 run (Hudman kick) Individual Statistics Wyoming- Shaw 23-119, Freeman 422, Brown 21-1, Kyle 6-1, Locker 5-24, Cooker 9-18, barnm 3-2, Barned 3-1, Kuill-Wu 111, 112, Miller 64, Nelson 11-19, Riggin 7-20, Hale 20, Foster 18, Patterson 2-4, Robinson 2-4, Jauer 1-19, Iserone 1, Gern 8-2 Wyoming -Cochekham 1-2-3-4-5-6, Barnett 1-9-4-1 Klayes 7-11-31-712-102, Jeans 7-2-14-712 Pass Receiving Washington - Gray 2-6, Holiday 3-1, Freeman 2-8, Dumbo 4-0, Wyoming - Gray 2-6, Holiday 3-1, Freeman 2-8, Dumbo 4-0 N.Y.C. - N. Santos 3-0, N. Santos 3-1, B. Santos 4-0, Foster 2-7, Saladow 2-6 Punting Wyoming—Heber 11-35.4 KU—Harris 2-28.3 Kansan Staff Photo by PRIS BRANDSTED Robert Miller Twists and Turns for Six-Yard TD . . . KU fullback carried 11 times for 62 yards and three touchdowns . . .