Thursday, August 24. 1972 University Daily Kansan 11 Jayhawks Begin 83rd Annual Pigskin Run By DAN GEORGE BY DAN GEORGE Kansas Sports Editors In 1971 the Big Eight was truly the nation's fair-haired league. He was a four-time Big Eight is mentioned these day, and that's quite often—what is really meant is the Big Three: Nebraska, Oklahoma and Florida. It should be remembered, however, that these are not the big Eight teams that embodied that winning tradition. Throughout the 1980s the Missouri Tigers showed themselves to be one of the most consistent football squads in the nation. In that decade the conference was more than three games in any season. They won one league title and shared another in that span. OF MORE local interest is the purpose of the University of Kansas gridiron squad. Although in recent years the Jayhawks have fallen on hard times, over the long haul they are gaining ground. An overall record of 380 wins, 311 losses and 49 ties will enable teams solidly illustrates this. The KU football tradition stretches back almost 62 years and the community of Baldwin. There the Jayhawks fell in their initial season. The first KU university. The first KU victory three weeks later on Dec. 8 against that same Baker crew in Lawrence. The 'Hawks eked out a win. before 1807. In 1899, under the direction of Coach Fielding W. Yost, the Jayhawks boasted a 10-0 mark. KU teams enjoyed unusual success in those early years, suffering only four losing seasons It should be considered, however, that Jayhawk opponents were at times less than MCC. Those with those early schedules are such stalwarts as the Kansas City YMCA, the Denver Athletic Club, Kansas City Medical, Ensworth Hospital and Kirkville Ostromathy IN 1997 KU joined the Missouri Valley conference, going 5-3-0. Win the league title the next year with a 9-0 mark under the leadership of A.R. (Bert) Kennedy. RUT, ALTHOUGH the Fifties were bright for the Sooners, they are extremely bleak for the rest of the season, and particularly for the Jawhays. Led by Coach Potsy Clark, the 'Hawks compiled a 3-0 record in 1923, which was good enough to win their championship. KU also notched the biggest win in its history that year, an 83-0 drubbing of wilt Mo.). Co-champions with them were the Nebraska Cornhuskers. games in any season until 1980. The low point came in 1954, when the Hawks stumbled to an 0-10 finish. They also suffered from a poor history that year, a 60-shooting at the hands of Oklahoma. The Big Six became the Big Season in 1948 with the addition of Colorado. Eight ten years later when Oklahoma joined the conference. The league's dominant team during that season was the team that went undefeated in conference play for 11 conferences and won three national championships. 190, however, after they matched an 18-10 tie with Oklahoma and a 16-12 tie with Colorado (34-6) and Missouri (7-1), it looked as if the 'Hawks were back Under Coach Jack Mitchell, who was a league-leading mark of 6-01. Sixteen years passed before the Kickoff, led by Coach Georgette Saunders to the S15 championship, again with a 4-10 mark. The title was shared with under H.W. (Bill) Hargiss with a 4-1-0 league record. In their twenty years in the Missouri Valley, the Jayhawks compiled a 93-58-16 mark. Then the blow fell. The Jayhawks lost their crown when it was ruled that they had used an In 1947 the Jayhaws repeated with a 4-01 showing, sharing the crown again with Oklahoma. They missed the trip to the Orange Bowl, where they were defeated by Georgia Tech, 20-14. The "Hawks" also had their first All-American season and end Otto Schnellheuer and end Otto Schnellheuer. ineligible player in their last two games. They were ordered to forfeit the Colorado and Missouri contests. The 'Hawks joined the Big Six in 1928, winning their first title in that conference two years later The Jayhawks came back in 1961 to record a 6-3-1 mark. The three losses to Texas Christian, Central Michigan and five of the total five. The season mark was good enough to merita a tip to the Bluebonnet Bowl, winning its fourth. After a 7-3-0 mark in 1952, KU could win no more than five THE NEXT great year for the NBA coach was the coaching coach. Rodgers, the season they went 9-1, losing Oklahoma, Texas in the regular season. formance earned them a berth in the Orange Ball, where they lost the famous "twelfth man" game with the team in the waning season, 15-14. In 1971, after his teams dropped to seven seasons, Rodgers left the Jawasau league and head football coach at UCLA, where he had been an assistant coach. Don Fambrough, an assistant coach for 19 years at KU, took over the head coaching job, and under his direction they got off to a promising start with solid 34-0 success in promoting Washington State and Bavar. Kansas Staff Photo by JOE COLEMAN Pro Football Lineups Sprinkled With KU Stars one a quarterback for the California Bears, Douglass led KU in its first game and total offense in 1967 and leaders in 1967. He was voted the outstanding player on the team by his teammates both years. Kansan Sports Writer He played in several bowl games during his senior year, including the Orange Bowl. College His KU records include most completions and touchdowns for career, and total offseason for career. He earned All-Conference honors in 1867 and 1968 and was an All-American his senior year. BOBBY DOUGLASS is considered by some to be the best quarterback ever to come out of the records might prove that states have broken almost every Kansas record for passing and total offence. By MIKE DONNELLY 1972 Kansas Football Lineup 'Hawks won prowins in 83-year history The University of Kansas has contributed many players to professional football. KU now has 14 former players in the pros. Among the KU greats, John Hadi is the oldest playing professional football. Hadi Hodi played back in back刃 and punter while at BUK. Sayers was the leading rusher and scorer for KU during his three years of varsity com-munication, receiving receiver during the last two seasons and second in rushing and third in total offence on KU career lists. His bowl appearances included the 1984 Bowl and Shrine Bowl in the 1984 College All-Star Game and Coaches All-America bowls in 1985. He holds the KU and former Washington State captain, gained rushing in one game (289). He also made the conference's run from scrimmage--99 yards. Hadi ranks fifth in career total passing among KU players. He was voted the outstanding player on the 1961 squad by his team. Galloping Gayle Sayers, who presently plays for the Chicago Bears when his knees allow him, was one of the great Jayhawk All-Conferences from 1962 to 1963 and All-American from 1962 to 1963 and All-American from 1962 to 1963. The current San Diego Charger quarterback and "ML" of Manu Ginobili had a number of records during his collegiate career. Among the KU records he holds are longest punt from vremignment (94 yards), highest punt return from gminton (98 yards), highest punting average for a single season (65.6), and most yards gained in game on kickoff returns (133). The last of KU's triple-threat quarterbacks, he earned All-America honors twice and was an all-time first-selection from 1959 to 1961. HE QUARREBACKED the 1961 team, which won the Bluebonnet Bowl and appeared in other bowl games, including the Shriner Bowl in 1961 and the coaches' All-Star Game in 1962. All-Star Game, Coaches' AllAmerica Game and Senior Bowl. Former KU running back John Riggins now plays for the New York Jets. He was nominated Rookie of the Year in the National Football Conference, but lost to Jim Plunket of the New England Patriots. RIGGINS HAD the distinction of breaking several of Sayer's KU rushing marks. In his best season, he won Eight in Eighn and scoring. His most memorable kick came against K-State in 1987. He booted a 30-yard field goal with a score to beat his Wildcats, 17-16. He played in the 1988 Orange Bowl, the North-South Game in 1970, the Senior Bowl in 1970 and the College All-Star Game in 1971. BELL WAS KU's leading punter in 1986 and 1993 and holds the KU record for most field points for points for a season and career. The Atlanta Falcons have two former Jayne Harper and John Koock. Zook played defensive end for the Hawks. Bell was a kicker and All-Conference selection in 1968 and 1970. Riggins holds the KU rushing records for single season and career. He ranks second in offense and was voted the outstanding player on the 1970 squad. Bell participated in the 1968 Orange Ball, but will be remembered most for kicking 16 points in a row, a KU record. An All-Conference selection in 1968 and 1968, and an All-American in 1972, KU's outstanding lineman both years. He also played in the 1968 Orange Bowl, the Senior Bowl, the Bowl and College All-Star Game. Other members of the 1968 Orange Ball team who are now playing professional football include Ron Jessie, Steve Lawson, Larry Brown, John Mosier, Jim Bailey, Don Shanklin, Emery Hicks and George McGowan. Jessie plays for the Detroit Redskins and is ranked in love in 1987 and ranks sixth on the all-time KU list. He is used mostly as a kick return specialist and is one of the few players in history to LAWSON **PLAYED offensive** gamed for the Cincinnati Bucks KCJ's outstanding lineman by the Big Conference that made All-Conference Versatil Larry Brown played a different position each of his three years at KU. He started as a defensive end and changed to defended end and ended his senior year as a tight end, the position he knows plays at Pittsburgh Steelers. He won the MVP award all-around excellence in 1970. The holder of most of the KU records for receiving, Mosier plays tight end for the Denver Redskins and most of the KU and most receptions for a career. Shanklin was the total offense and rushing leader in 1966 and 1968, but he is not a rusher. McGowan holds the KU record for most yards gained in a season on passceptions. He is among all KU pass receivers. PLAYING CANADIAN football are Hicks, McGowan and Shanklin. Hicks played middle linebacker for KU and was All-American in 1969. He won the Doreli Pierce at KU's Leading tackler in 1988. Bailey played defensive line for the Jahaywhats from 1967 to 1989 and is now a member of the Morel Colts. He is not at a starter. Allen Field House was named in honor of F. C. "Phog" Allen, KU basketball coach from 1919 to 1935 and in 1952 at a cost of $2.7 million. Rating College Football Teams A New Bloodless Way to Play By PHIL BRADY Kansan Sports Writer Rating systems are one way for sports enthusiasts to follow college football. For years sports buffs have devised elaborate systems to outmanoeuvre of athletic contests. But the lack of short when the unsuspected injury or the muddy field or the disgruntled team attitude turned bad. For that reason, Game Plan magazine has created the StatK Key Annual, one of those insane polls, complete with a new twist. Instead of a writer's perspective, the picks a team's potential to win through a simple mathematical process. on a double 50c Off 50c Off The annual, developed and tested in previous seasons, was designed to measure the potential of teams in terms of rated power. on a or family sized BRING THIS COUPON TO SHAKEY'S FOR Each major collegiate football team in the nation has a Power Rating, an Offensive Rating and a Defensive Rating. The fan rating of each team is the Rating of one team from the Power Rating of its opponent to pitcher (light or dark) pizza SHAKEY'S EIZZA PARLOR & ye Public house 544 W.23rd ye public house 842-2266 - Changes in schedule and overall strengths and weaknesses of the conference or independent grouping. Changes in coaching staff and coaching methods. *Junior college transfers and freshmen who moved up to the varsity.* - Each team's detailed statistics from the previous season. - Each team's losses and gains on offense and defense (graduated and returning personnel). find the approximate point difference. IN DEVELOPING the Stat-Kay Annual, the analysts evaluated those factors that most impacted the team's scoring ability. They were - Each team's scoring record and final power ratings from the previous season. The above factors help predict scores, but in no way to they be used to judge their success are simply too many variables, many of which develop during adolescence. Thus, the Stat-Key Annual was designed to: 1) allow the fan to compare and analyze the power Then reality closed in on the Jayhaws with decisive defeats by pass-happy Florida State (30-10) and brushed Minnesota (86-79). of competing teams; 2) on courage the draw to on hand our knowledge of the game and to employ his own judgment in weighing influencing factors; and 3) make the fan aware of (other than team strength) the influence the outcome of the game. He said he was inspired by Cayuga's Waters," Penny dashed it off before a glove club trip, never expecting have it used on them. KU Tunes Last enjoyment. Here is how the Stat Key Annual rates the teams in the Big Eight: KU OPENED the conference season on a surprising note, routing favored Kansas State, 38-26. But the rest of the conference, however, wasn't quite that deole, dealing the Jayhawks five straight before they were able to sneak in for a victory, t2, in the final contest. But above all the Stat-Key Annual was designed for the fan's "Crimson and Blue," KU's alma mater song, was written in 1891 by Prof. George Barlow Penny. Two of KU's favorite songs were written more than 60 years ago. TEAM PR OR AC OR Colorado 106 65 41 84 Nebraska 105 61 41 76 Oklahoma 98 61 34 66 Iowa State 83 62 37 66 Kansas State 83 61 31 63 Oklahoma State 83 61 32 63 Missouri 82 62 39 63 Texas State 82 62 39 63 And where does that leave KU? The obvious answer is with the rest of the league on the also-side. Hawks have bounced back before. And with some luck and just a few breaks, they could do it. They all help them win winning traction of the Jayhawk behind them. Key: PH - Power Rating; OH - Offensive rating; DH - Defensive Rating. As they enter the 1972 season, the "Hawks face perhaps the sternest challenge of their 83 years of college football. 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