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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 6, 1968
Final Big 8 statistics
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 3-This will go down as the greatest offensive year in the history of the Big Eight Conference.
Never before have yards on the ground or in the air been produced like they were this season. Kansas and Oklahoma both soared over the 400 mark in total offense, and Missouri was a lofty third with its 393. Colorado was a distant fourth (360.4) but showed a level which would have won the league's title in eight of the last 10 years.
10 years. Kansas' 442 average is the second highest ever recorded—only Oklahoma's 1956 national championship unit, which had 418.7 a game, is better. Oklahoma's 406.7 bests anything in the last 10 years. In fact, the only other season to even rate a comparison with this one was 1950, when Oklahoma and Nebraska both nudged over the 400 mark, while Kansas finished third at near the 400 point. However, the total accumulation for the league was only about half what was generated this time.
Greatest evidence of the offensive explosion comes in the passing department, where, for the first time in the Big Eight's 61-year history, all eight teams passed for an average of over 100 yards a game, and Kansas State established a new recoord with its 185.7 per-game average.
Kansas' winning 299.9 average on the ground doesn't rank badly, either. It is the best mark for the league in 11 seasons. The Jayhawks' 38 points a game also rank high on the all-time list, bested only by the average (46.6) achieved by that '56 Oklahoma machine.
Defensively, Missouri swept all four titles, winning rushing (124.2), passing (116.9), totally (241.1), and scoring (12.6). However, coming on fast the last half was Oklahoma, the only team to improve its lot each week of the Conference portion of the year, following an early thumping by Colorado, 41-27.
In fact, so stingy did the Sooner defense get at the end that the Oklahomaans finished up allowing only one more point in Conference games than did Missouri (112 to 111).
Fishy Business
ST. PAUL, Minn. (UPI) Minnesota claims to be the state with the mostest when it comes to freshwater fishing. According to a report from the U.S.Department of Interior, Minnesota sold 1,378,230 fishing licenses in 1967.
Only one state sold more licenses, California. That state has a long salt-water coast, Minnesotans are quick to point out. California sold 1,872,258 licenses last year. Texas and Wisconsin completed the "top four" list by racking up fishing license sales
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TEAM STANDINGS
Team W L 1 T Pct Pts Opp.
Kansas 9 1 0 .900 380 175
Missouri 7 3 0 .700 273 126
Okahanna 7 3 0 .700 273 126
Nebraska 6 4 0 .600 155 161
Kansas State 6 4 0 .600 155 161
Iowa State 3 7 0 .300 178 273
Okla. State 3 7 0 .300 178 273
Conference Games
Team W L 1 T Pct Pct Opp. Kansas 6 1 0 857 227 141 Oklahoma 6 1 2 0 857 241 112 Missouri 6 1 2 0 714 216 112 Colorado 3 4 0 429 157 169 Nebraska 3 4 0 429 157 169 Oklahoma 2 5 0 286 130 203 Okla_State 2 5 0 286 132 208 Iowa_State 2 5 0 286 131 202
TEAM RANKINGS BY DEPARTMENTS
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 10 | 593 | 2999 | 299.9 |
| Missouri | 10 | 631 | 2611 | 261.1 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 612 | 2494 | 249.4 |
| Colorado | 10 | 618 | 2494 | 249.4 |
| Colorado State | 10 | 477 | 1626 | 162.6 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 552 | 1502 | 150.2 |
| Okla. State | 10 | 478 | 1362 | 136.2 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 378 | 930 | 93.0 |
Passing Offense
Total Offense
K-State 153 314 Int. Pct. Yds. Avg.
Okla. St. 145 294 18 493 1728 172.8
Okla. St. 194 296 16 455 1753 157.3
Colorado 119 183 13 609 1741 144.7
Iowa St. 118 193 12 460 1742 132.4
Iowa St. 97 226 12 429 1734 132.4
Missouri 92 202 14 455 1319 131.9
Nebraska 92 203 11 457 1319 129.0
Scoring Offense
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 10 | 776 | 442 | 442.0 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 808 | 4067 | 406.7 |
| Missouri | 10 | 833 | 3930 | 393.7 |
| Colorado | 10 | 726 | 3604 | 360.4 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 723 | 3600 | 360.4 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 703 | 2350 | 235.0 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 767 | 2792 | 279.2 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 692 | 2787 | 278.7 |
| | G | Pts. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 10 | 380 | 38.0 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 316 | 31.6 |
| Missouri | 10 | 276 | 27.4 |
| Colorado | 10 | 270 | 22.0 |
| Kansas State | 10 | 194 | 19.4 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 178 | 17.8 |
| Oklahoma State | 10 | 161 | 16.1 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 155 | 15.5 |
Last Week's Results: Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma State 7.
Bowl Games December 28, Gator
Bowl—Missouri vs. Alabama (1:45
minute)
Punt Returning
Player, School No. Yards Avg.
Roger Wehrill, MU 41 478 11.7
Don Shanklin, KU 15 213 14.2
Guy Ingles, NU 19 207 10.9
Benny Goodwin, OS 25 174 10.6
Brenn Goodwin, CS 17 162 9.5
Pat Murphy, CU 11 139 12.6
Mack Herron, KS 13 117 9.0
Mike Bynum, CA 14 85 6.1
Interceptions
Passing Defense
Player, School No. Yds.
Roger Wehrli, MU 7 112
Dana Stephenson, NU 5 106
Clarence Scott, KS 5 19
Mai Kulich, KS 4 88
Benny Goodwin, OS 4 63
Mike Kolich, KS 4 23
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Missouri | 10 | 497 | 1242 | 124.2 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 465 | 1368 | 136.8 |
| Kansas | 10 | 482 | 1607 | 160.7 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 478 | 1808 | 180.8 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 579 | 1967 | 191.8 |
| Kansas | 10 | 595 | 2191 | 219.1 |
| Okla. State | 10 | 535 | 2561 | 256.1 |
| Colorado | 10 | 585 | 2578 | 257.8 |
C. Att. Int. Int. Pet. Yds. Adg.
Missouri 74 185 17 .400 116.9
Nebraska 107 251 8 .427 1230 123.0
Colrado 107 209 8 .493 1303 130.3
K-State 107 243 15 .483 1603 160.3
Oklahoma 107 243 15 .482 1603 160.3
Okla. St. 116 155 14 .454 1625 162.5
Okla. 144 275 20 .524 1640 164.0
Iowa. St. 148 275 19 .577 1608 160.8
Total Defense
| | G | Att. | Yds. | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Missouri | 10 | 682 | 241 | 421.1 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 716 | 2598 | 2598 |
| Kansas | 10 | 749 | 3219 | 321.8 |
| kansasba | 10 | 749 | 3219 | 321.8 |
| Kentucky State | 10 | 838 | 3639 | 363.9 |
| Colorado | 10 | 794 | 3881 | 388.1 |
| Iowa State | 10 | 809 | 3990 | 399.0 |
| Okla. St. | 10 | 850 | 4186 | 418.6 |
Scoring Defense
G  Pts. Avg.
Missouri 10 126 12.6
Nebraska 10 161 16.1
Kansas 10 175 17.5
Oklahoma 10 197 19.7
Colorado 10 244 24.4
Kansas State 10 247 24.7
Iowa State 10 273 27.3
Oklahoma State 10 288 28.8
December 31, Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl- Oklahomaia vs. SMU (6:30 p.m.,
January 1, Orange Bowl--Kansas vs.
Penn State (8:00 p.m., EST)
Kickoff Returning
Player, School No. Yards Avg.
Jeff Allen, IS 23 599 26.0
Mack Herron, KS 21 583 27.8
Eddie Hinton, OU 16 319 19.9
Pat Brown, Skunk 11 319 19.9
Jon Staggers, KU 13 217 16.7
Jon Staggers, MU 10 206 16.7
Sammy Davis, IS 5 180 36.0
Steve Engel, CU 5 176 25.1
Points
Longest Interception for TD: 75 by Dave Holt, Kansas (vs. Ill., 9-21-68)
Longest Field Goal: 51 by Paul Rogers Nah, (w Wro) 9.14-68)
Most Points Game: 30 by Steve Owens, Oks. (la. Nebraska, 11-23)
Minnesota, Oakland lead in ABA
By United Press International
It may not be long before the only question left in the American Basketball Association is whether the Minnesota Pipers or the Oakland Oaks will stage the greatest runaway.
The Pipers maintained their $5\frac{1}{2}$-game lead in the East when they beat the Dallas Chaps 126-103 Wednesday night. They are only $1\frac{1}{2}$ games short of the Oaks' lead in the West. The Oaks were idle Wednesday night.
Charlie Williams scored 35 points and Connie Hawkins gunned in 31 for the Pipers, who spurted to an 18-point lead in the first period and were never seriously threatened. Cliff Hagan scored 24 points for the Chaps.
Darel Carrier and Louie Dampier combined for 56 points to spark the Kentucky Colonels to a 112-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers and break a four-game losing streak. Mel Daniels had 24 points and John Fairchild 23 for the Pacers.