Thursday, October 31, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
13
Offense booms in Big 8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The treats came in the form of touchdowns as the Big Eight Conference's offensive explosion, predicted before the season opened, netted points last weekend like they have never been put on the scoreboard before.
An awesome 256 points were tallied. Broken down, that is an average of 64 in each game, despite the scoreless first half presented by Nebraska and Oklahoma State before they, too, broke out and scored a total of 41 in the second half.
Wheiner in victory or defeat, virtually every team in the league experienced a scoring-offense jump, including Kansas, the nation's leading point-producing outfit. The dayhawks now show a 45.2 per-game aver
age. Oklahoma was the only team not to boost its average it just equalled what it had been getting all year, 27.
So proficient have been the offenses, four Big Eight teams have already scored more points this year than during the entire season last year. Kansas, with its 271 in six games, is 105 over its 10-game production of last year. Missouri, hitting for 156 this year, had 134 in 1967. Iowa State is on its way to doubling its 1967 output, showing 141 now, 86 last year. Kansas State has 112 in six games. Last year it had 90.
The other four are scoring at a pace which will let them surpass their 1967 totals. Closest to going over now is Nebraska. The Huskers have amassed 109. Their 1967 total might end with 146,
compared with 123, and Oklahoma's average indicates 276 this time, 12 more than its 10-game total of last year.
With the Conference composite of nearly 400 offensive yards for each team Saturday, defensive averages generally took a beating. Missouri, though, gave up only 36 net ground yards and strengthened its bid for a sweep of all four defensive honors. The Tigers have allowed 96.8 rushing (Nebraska, 105.5), 115.5 passing (Nebraska, 116.5), and but 212.3 totally (Nebraska, 222). In scoring defense, the Tigers show 10.5.
Offensive leaders are still Kansas and Oklahoma State. Kansas is tops in rushing (300.5) and toal offense (440.3), while Oklahoma State is best in passing (200.2).
Anonymous telephone call warned former champion of biased offiating
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Former welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith, claiming an anonymous telephone call had warned him of biased offiating, demanded a state boxing commission investigation today of his split-decision loss to local fighter Stanley "Kitten" Hayward.
"I thought I won by a large margin," the tough veteran said after the loss Tuesday night at the Spectrum. "The least I
should have gotten was a draw."
should have gotten laver His co-manager, Gil Clancy, was more vocal in pointing a blaming finger at referee Zack Clayton.
"Clayton separated the fighters when it wasn't necessary," Clancy said.
The protest was shrugged off by a jubilant Hayward, who felt he had won a shot at Nino Benvenuti's middleweight crown by beating Griffith, the top-ranked contender.
TEAM RANKINGS BY DEPARTMENTS RUSHING OFFENSE
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G Att. Yds. Avg.
Kansas 6 340 1803 300.5
Missouri 6 415 1602 287.0
Oklahoma 5 271 1626 255.0
Colorado 5 121 1628 192.0
Iowa 7 323 1120 160.0
Nebraska 6 340 1897 149.5
Kansas State 6 239 631 105.1
Oklahoma State 5 210 1508 101.6
RUSHING DEFENSE
G Att. Yds. Avg.
Missouri 6 274 581 96.8
Nebraska 6 267 633 105.5
Kansas 6 310 633 105.5
Lewis County 6 119 1416 202.3
Colorado 6 324 1221 203.5
Kansas State 6 346 1227 203.2
Oklaahoma State 5 283 1219 243.8
Oklaahoma 5 271 1242 248.4
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PASSING OFFENSE
| | Cmp. Att. Int. Pct. Vds. Avg. |
| :--- | :--- |
| Okla St. | 185 15 | 6 56 | 103 100 | 202.4 |
| Oklahoma | 56 11 | 5 59 | 849 169 | 198.0 |
| K State | 83 18 | 6 59 | 1494 168 | 168.0 |
| Colorado | 16 12 | 4 94 | 1698 160 | 168.0 |
| Kansas | 67 15 | 6 58 | 920 153 | 139.8 |
| Nebraska | 57 12 | 6 50 | 519 133 | 139.8 |
| Kansas St. | 69 16 | 9 43 | 939 134 | 107.1 |
| Missouri | 45 11 | 9 31 | 684 107 | 17.0 |
PASSING DEFENSE
| | Cmp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. Avg. |
| :--- | :--- |
| Missouri | 391 119 | 11 128 | 634 115 | 115.5 |
| Nebraska | 59 129 | 5 157 | 447 699 | 116.5 |
| Kansas | 59 127 | 5 457 | 446 866 | 114.3 |
| Colorado | 65 144 | 6 425 | 430 767 | 114.3 |
| Okla. St. | 65 143 | 6 425 | 430 767 | 115.4 |
| Oklahoma | 72 124 | 10 581 | 581 825 | 115.0 |
| Iowa St. | 112 193 | 14 580 | 1401 102.7 |
TOTAL OFFENSE
G Att. Yds. Avg.
Kansas 6 446 246 440.3
Buffs prepare
BOULDER, Colo. (UPI)—The University of Colorado football team worked hard on its passing attack Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Saturday's game against the Kansas Jayhawks.
Three regulars, hospitalized Tuesday night with mild attacks of flu, were back in uniform Wednesday.
wednesday.
One of the three, fullback Tom Nigbur, was not in pads and did not run with the number one offensive unit. The other two, fullback Ward Walsh and cornerback Pat Murphy, were in full uniform and running with the first team. The Buffaloes finished heavy work Wednesday for Saturday's game.
Rodgers likes to somersault
Head football coach Pepper Rodgers said after yesterday's practice that he might perform one of his famous somersaults before the expected record crowd at Saturday's game with Colorado. "I have been known to do it in front of record crowds," he said.
Although KU is rated the third best team in the nation by both the UPI and the AP, Rodgers will settle for first place in his own conference. "All I want is a tie for first place in the Big Eight," Rodgers said.
Missouri 3 0 1 0 1000 99 48
Colorado 3 1 0 750 120 86
Okahomah 1 1 0 500 69 48
Nebraska 1 1 0 350 68 48
Kansas 1 3 0 250 73 130
Kansas State 0 3 0 .000 48 116
Okla State 0 2 0 .000 48 70
Okahanna 5 381 1975 395.0
Missouri 5 381 2244 374.0
Colorado 6 436 2224 370.7
Nebraska 6 436 2224 370.7
Okahanna State 5 365 1509 301.8
Kansas State 7 483 2059 294.1
Kansas State 7 407 1639 273.1
TOTAL DEFENSE
G Att. Yds. Avg.
Missouri 6 393 1274 121.3
Nebraska 6 396 1332 222.0
Kansas 6 496 1832 180.5
Colorado 6 468 2095 349.2
Kansas State 6 487 2293 382.2
Ohio State 5 416 1986 397.2
Iowa State 7 612 2835 405.0
Oklahoma 5 395 2067 413.4
SCORING OFFENSE
G  Pts. Avg.
Kansas 6  271 45.2
Oklahoma 5  138 27.6
Missouri 6  156 26.9
Colorado 6  148 24.7
Iowa State 7  141 20.1
Kansas State 7  112 18.7
Nehaska 6  109 18.2
Oklahoma State 5  73 14.6
SCORING DEFENSE
Asked if there would be any helpful legislation for the defenses, which are trying to combat the "offensive explosion" in Big Eight football this year, Oklahoma's Pat James, head of the Sooner coaches charged with stopping those other folks, laughs and quips: "Eliminate the forward pass!"
G Pts. Avg.
Missouri 6 63 10.5
Kansas 6 86 14.3
Nebraska 6 92 15.4
Colorado 6 103 17.2
Iowa State 7 181 25.9
Oklahoma 7 133 26.9
Kansas State 6 160 26.7
Oklahoma State 5 150 30.0
Iowa State 25; Missouri 56, Kansas
Nebraska 21, Oklahoma
State 20; Colorado 41, Oklahoma 27.
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at Iowa State, Oklahoma State at
Oklahoma; Oklahoma State at Missouri;
Colorado at Kansas.
TEAM STANDINGS All Games
| | W | L | T | Pct. | Pts. | Jpg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas | 5 | 1 | 0.100 | 271 | 86 | |
| Missouri | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 156 | 63 | |
| Colorado | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 148 | 103 | |
Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.607 | 138 | 123 | |
Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 0.400 | 138 | 123 | |
Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 113 | 160 | |
Lowa State | 3 | 4 | 0.233 | 141 | 181 | |
Okla State | 3 | 4 | 0.200 | 171 | 150 | |
Conference Games
Conference Games Opp.
W L T Pet. Pts. Pts.
Kansas 3 0 0 1.000 118 52
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