Sports
Page 10 University Daily Kansan. November 16, 1981
Jayhawks shut out Colorado, eye bowl game
By TRACEE HAMILTON
Sports Editor
Don Farmbrough was worried.
The Jayhawk head coach was afraid his team would take the Colorado Buffaloes too lightly. He well remembered the 17-9 loss to unheralded Louisville last season.
He needn't have worried. The Jayhawks beat the Buffs, 27-0, in their first decisive victory this season.
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WAS THE first shutout by a Kansas team since 1975, when the Jayhawks downed Kansas State, 28-0, in Lawrence. It also was the first shutout of Colorado by KU in 75 years. The Jayhawks beat the Buffs, 16-0, in Lawrence in 1906.
Farnham had been concerned that bowl talk would distract the Jayawhaks. But after the game he said he thought they concentrated on Colorado.
"I really think this football team put it completely out of their minds," Fambrough said. "They knew there was some talk. They read the papers and listen to TV and the radio.
"But the last time we mentioned it was last Sunday after the Iowa State game. They weren't even talking about it as they came in the locker room."
That changed when the euphoria of the shutout wore off. Talk no longer centered on the possibility of getting a bowl bid; the main question now is what bowls will offer one.
KU'S RECORD IS 7-3 overall and 3-3 in the conference. A victory Saturday over Missouri would probably give the 'Hawks a choice of bowls. A loss, however, would not necessarily exclude Kansas from bowl contention. Most bowl committees agree that because of closer conference races this year, many 7-4 teams will be bowl bound.
"It would be great, but first is Missouri," senior linebacker Kyle McNorton said of a possible bowl bid. "I don't care where we go as long as we go someplace. I didn't really think w'be we here we are as soon as we. Are things are looking up. I wish I had another year left."
McNorton and fellow senior linebacker Chris Toburen led the defense with five and six tackles, respectively. Free safety Roger Rofer also had seven tackles on 21 of his 147 vials. 91 on the ground and 56 in the air.
Temperamental Buff quarterback Randy Essington completed just eight of 23 passes and threw one interception. Wingback Walter Stanley, Colorado's outstanding all-purpose player, did not have a reception during the game.
"WE KEYED ON him," cornerback Tony
King said. "Every time he was in the game
we pushed to him.
"We work hard and have come together as a group," McNeely said of the defensive second-
dary, which ranks first in the nation in pass defense, giving up just 90.2 yards a game. "It goes us up when we know the opponent has a good quarterback and good receivers."
But it turned out that the Jayhawks were the ones with the good quarterback and good defense.
Oppomone quarterback Frank Seurer had the best of his day, completing him 10 of 15 passes for 206 yards. Seurer was intercepted only once, it was a costly pick-off in the Colorado end zone.
"It was a bad pass; I never should have thrown it," Seurer said. "Coach Hadli always tells me that when you roll to one side you never throw back the other way. He tells me that over and over again but I did it anyway. I saw Capiers cross the middle and thought I could get it to him."
SEURER DID GET it to junior Wayne Capres five times for 131 yards, a career, season and single game best for the junior from South Miami, Fla.
The Searer-Capers connection scored two touchdowns, both in the third quarter. The first was on 38 yards against Carolina.
'They went into a man-to-man defense, putting a lot of trust in their defensive backs,' Capers said. 'We knew we could go deep on them.'
Capers replaced David Verser at wide receiver this year, and has endured the usual comparisons to Verser, now with the Cincinnati Bengals.
"It didn't bother me," Capers said of the
'Our defense believes in each other. They made some mistakes but they played really hard. They are a talented bunch.'
—Don Fambrough
comparisons, "I just had to do my own thing. I only worry about myself. I didn't think I would have this good a year. It will be really big if we beat Miami. We'll have a chance to go to California."
KANSA'S 'FIRST touchdown came in the first quarter, on KU's second series, when Garfield Taylor took the ball over the 3-yard line. Taylor finished with a touchdown and picked up 30 more yards on three receptions.
Fambridge didn't decide to start Taylor at tailback until Thursday. Taylor had been coming off the bench for the Jayhawks most of the season.
"I think he's improved every week," said Fambridge of Taylor. "He's become a complete football player. There were certain aspects of the game he needed to improve-blocking,
picking up the tough yards. It certainly helped make him the type of back he is."
Taylor also said he had improved.
"I'm learning more each time," he said. "I'm running a little harder. In the first half I was getting a little tired. But it doesn't really matter if I come into the game or start."
TAYLOR TURNED over the reusing reins in the fourth quarter to freshman Dino Bell and Harvey Fields. Bell had 26 yards on 12 carries and fielded picked up 29 yards on just six tots.
"It's the kind of game where you get to play a lot of people, through said. I'm happy we can do it."
"They work hard every day. I'm especially pleased we got a chance to play some of the promising freshmen like (quarterback) Mike Frederick and Fields."
Fredrick led the team on its last possession late in the fourth quarter, replacing senior Steve Smith. He ran the ball twice for 8 yards, but the defense also to exhibit his extremely accurate throwing arm.
It was the first game this season that Kansas won by the start of the fourth quarter. KU's nine previous games were either lopsided losses or close games, decided until the closing game.
"It's the first one we could relax in the fourth quarter," Farnbrouch said. "lked that."
FAMBROUGH CREDITED his team's late-season surge to the health and experience of the
"Our biggest turnaround has been the other day. Our ability to be able to play the same people for four weeks."
"That's a tough position," said Fambrough, who played at guard during his collegiate career at Kansas. "You have to make calls, read the defense. They're no longer inexperienced sophomores; they are experienced sophomores."
Fambrough had special praise for the defensive line.
"We've been playing with three people and a sub, but our sub (Guy Neighbors) got hurt."
"Our defense believes in each other," he said. "They made some mistakes but they played really hard. They are a talented bunch. We have three upfront have played the whole year.
Fambridge is the first to admit he put added pressure on the Jayhawks each week, but he said he'd have no trouble emphasizing the importance of Saturday's contest with Missouri.
"They get bigger each week," he said. "This is the climax now."
JAYHAWK NOTES: The Jayhawks unmunus were decorated with patches depicting the space shuttle Columbia. The patches are a gift from commander Colonel Joe Engle, a KU alumna.
KU Head Coach Don Fambrough (center) is congratulated by Fernando de San Miguel after the Jayhawks' 27-0 victory over Colorado. Receiver Bob Johnson (88) accompanies Fambrough off the field.
Jayhawks fail to qualify for nationals
The Jahyhaws finished third in the NCAA District 5 Meet at Wichita Saturday, one point behind second place Southern Illinois. Only the Jahyhaws qualify for the national championships.
"We're really disappointed," said KU Coach Bob Timmons. "Our three goals were to win the conference, to qualify for the national meet, and to finish in the top ten. We took second in the conference and then missed qualifying by a point."
"This was the best District 5 meet ever"
Timmons said. "The competition was great and
one of the best."
The KU cross country team won't get a chance to meet its third goal of the season.
Colorado's Mark Scruttion was the individual win on the 10,000-meter course with a time of
Iowa State won with 79. Southern Illinois had 80 and KU finished with 81.
Team Standings: 1. Iowa State 70, 2. Southern Illinois 80, 3. Kansas 81, 4. Wichita State 93, 5. Oral Roberts 114, 6. Iowa State 172, 7. Colorado Springs 124, 8. Oregon State 217, 9. Missouri 219, 11. Northern Iowa 238.
"This was a good team that competed very well," he said. "If we could do it all over again I don't think wed do anything different. We're not like our colleagues. We did everything we asked them to."
30.15 KU's top runner, Paul Schulz, finished
eighth in 31.0; Tim Tavs was tenth at 31.0.
Although the one-point deficit was heart-breaking, Timmons couldn’t compliment his runners.
KU Placing: 8. Paul Schultz 31:01, 10. Tim Tays 31:17, 14. Gun Tumdy 31:26, 26. Greg Liebert 32:05, 28. Bob Luder 32:21, 30. Dan Owens 32:15, 35. Steve Winger 32:32.
National Hockey League
Buffalo 3, Boston 1
Eindhoven 5, New York Janklenders 4
Eindhoven 5, New York Rangers 3
Chicago 10, Colorado 10
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Basketball
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
VESTEDDAY A RESULTS
National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 91. Cleveland 96
Los Angeles 124 Indiana 124 2 OT
Nashville 128 Indiana 124 2 OT
Louisville 125 Indiana 124
Soccer
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Men's Club
KU 4, Iowa State 3
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Wichita State 3, KU2
Garfield Taylor eludes two Buffalo tacklers in the Jayhawks 27-0 victory over Colorado. Taylor rushed for 123 yards on 22 carries bringing his season total to 625 yards.
Kansas City beats Houston; Delaney sets Chiefs record
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Rookie Joe Delayan set a Kansas City single-game rushing record with 163 yards and also scored a touchdown yesterday with thanks to a 23-10 victory over the Houston Oilers.
Delaune broke, by one yard, the previous club record of 192 yards set by Mike Garrett against the New York Jets in 1967. Delaune also broke a club record with his fifth 100-yard game of the season, erasing the old mark of four, also set by Garrett in 1967.
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Kansas City cornerback Erick Harris intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble as the Chiefs held an opponent to 10 points or less for the third time this season. Kansas City forced five turnovers and also held Earl Campbell under 100 yards for his fifth straight game. Campbell finished with 99 yards, 80 in the first half.
DELANEY SCORED his touchdown on a 6-yard, first-quarter run to give the Chiefs a 7-lead. Kansas City never trailed in snapping a two-game losing streak and improving its record to 7-4. Houston fell to 5-4, losing for the fourth time in its last five games.
Billy Jackson added a 1-yard third-quarter
buckley field goal of 67, 34 and 38 yards.
bitfield field goals of 67, 34 and 38 yards.
Houston's Tony Fritsch kicked a 21-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half, and Ken Stabler came on the bench in the second half. Houston's only touchdown.
HARRIER intercepted a John Reaves pass and recovered a Campbell fumble before the game was 16 minutes old to help the Chiefs jump off to a 100 lead.
The Kansas City cornerback stepped in front of Burroughs on a patternive line to give the Chiefs
Campbell fumbled at his own 32 on the second play of the second quarter and Harris fell on it. Lowery batted his first goal field of 87 yards eight plays later to put Kansas City in front, 10-0.
one out at the Oilers 38, and it took just four plays for Dalyne to circle left from 6 yards out for a 7-lead with 1:55 remaining in the first quarter. Dalyne burst 21 yards up the middle on the first play and collected 34 yards of the 38-yard drive on three carries.
Fritsch kicked his field goal late in the first half, but the Chiefs got that back on the Jackson touchdown at 7:34 of the third quarter. J.T. Smith returned a punt 16 yards to the Houston 48 and Daleney forced for 36 of the 46 yards at set up Jackson's eighth touchdown of the season.
Stabler connected with Burrough at 5:24 of the final period to cut the Kansas City lead at 17-10 but the Chiefs moved 50 yards after the kickoff, and Lovley scored two for our carries, to set up Lowery's 42-yard field goal.
Gary Green intercepted a Stabler pass on the Oilers' next play to give Kansas City possession at the Haston 35, and Lowery finished off the scoring with his 38-yard field goal six plays later.
Gary Barbaro accounted for the other Oiler turnover by recovering a first-quarter fumble by Houston hallback Tim Wilson. Nose tack Ken Clement chipped in two sacks for the Kansas city defense.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Philadelphia 38, Baltimore 13
St. Louis 20, Chicago 17
London 18, Chicago 17
Cleveland 12, San Francisco 12
Denver 24, Tampa Bay 7
Denver 24, Tampa Bay 7
Cincinnati 24, Los Angeles 10
Minneapolis 20, New Orleans 16
Oakland 16, Minnesota 6
Oakland 35, Miami 11
Detroit 21, New York Giants 27, OT
Washington 30, New York Giants 27, OT
San Diego at Seattle
Swimmers win despite times
The Kansas men's and women's swim teams defeated Oklahoma Saturday, but they did not do it in the first game.
"I'm not going to say I was happy with the times, but I was happy with the effort." Gary Kempf, head swimming coach, said. "We swam well but we weren't consistent."
THE WOMEN defeated Oklahoma, 98-51, and the men won, 74-37. The women's meet was expected to be closer because the Sooners had finished second behind the Javahow们
Kempf that Kelley Burke and Brad Wells were the top performers.
Burke won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:27 and the 400 individual medley in 4:35.
"Those are like my best times," Burke said. "I usually don't swim early in the year."
Wells won the 20 freestyle in 1:45.4, the 20 backstroke in 1:58.6 and on was the winning 400
"The times are all right for now." Wells said.
"At the end of season, the times will come down."
Among the bright spots of the meet was the spirit of the Jayhawks showed during the meet. The crowd was in high spirits.
*THINK we held our enthusiasm all through the meet," he said. "We've always had a proof of that."
Although the enthusiasm was good, Kempf said the team still needed to work on its times.
"We had our share of good times," he said.
"We need to work on sprints. All of our times were strong. We're in good shape, not fast though."
In the diving events Mark Murphy won the 1-meter and 3-meter for the Jawahars and Colleen Wheeler.
"The divers did a real nice job," Kemp said. "For an early season meet, we did a good job. I think it gives us a judge of our direction. If we keep on working we'll be on pace."
The men's and women's teams will split up this weekend. The women face Nebraska at home Friday and the men travel to Iowa State for a meet Saturday.