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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesdav. September 25,1968
Hawks rated 6th in poll
KU's Jayhawks were rated No. 6 in the nation in the weekly UPI college football poll on the basis of their 47-7 pounding of Illinois last week.
Notre Dame topped the UPI poll, with Purdue second and Southern California third. AP placed the Boilermakers in the top position, followed by Notre Dame and Southern California.
The Associated Press ranked the Jayhawks 12th.
Indiana, the Jayhawks' next foe, was rated 12th by UPI and placed one spot behind KU in the AP poll in 13th place.
'Gowl'
by Dick Hvale Kansan Sports Writer
When informed that KU was ranked sixth in the UPI poll today, all head coach Pepper Rodgers could say was "Gowl."
After a few seconds, he said, "My reaction is one of shock, one of pleasure, and one of it's a long way from here to Indiana."
Rodgers said that he does not understand how the teams can be accurately evaluated this early in the season. He pointed out that last year this same pcll considered KU's football team as one of the 20 worst teams in the nation.
"By the end of the season, we were one of the better teams in this area," he said.
In discussing yesterday's practice, Rodgers said, "They don't look like the number six team in the nation UPI-wise."
One would think Rodgers was talking about a top pro team when he listed the merits of Indiana's football team. "They are fast. They beat us last year. They have a leading pass catcher, a couple of 9.3 sprinters and are probably leading the country in total offense. They also have John Pont, coach of the year last season."
Yesterday morning Rodgers talked to persons at the Quarterback Club, which was meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. "They asked if it was fair to have a 6-8, 280-pound end chasing a 5-8, 180-pound quarterback," Rodgers said. "I told them I would take out Vanoy (Vernon) if Pont would take out Gonso (Harry)."
Rodgers was playing quarterback for part of yesterday's practice. "We are ranked sixth in the nation and the coach has to be the quarterback." he quipped.
UPI poll
FIRST WEEK
| Team | Points |
| :--- | :--- |
| 1. Notre Dame (17) (1-0) | 323 |
| 2. Clemson (17) (1-0) | 298 |
| 3. Southern Cal (3) (1-0) | 290 |
| 4. Penn State (1) (1-0) | 158 |
| 5. Alabama (1-0) | 136 |
| 6. Kansas (1-0) | 86 |
| 7. Alabama (1-0) | 85 |
| 8. Nebraska (2-0) | 61 |
| 9. Michigan St (1-0) | 57 |
| 10. Miami Fl. (1-0) | 59 |
Second 10—11. Houston State 55, 12. Michigan State 64, 13. Ohio State 26, 14. Ohio State 26, 16. North Carolina State 21, 17. Michigan State 17, 18. Tennessee 19, 20. Florida State 11
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) Southeastern Conference officials had an easy time this year naming the top 10 single game scoring leaders in college basketball.
Real Tops
He was Pete (Pistol Pete) Maravich, all-American sophomore from Louisiana State University. He has all top 10 places with points scored ranging from 49 against Auburn to 59 against Alabama.
NEW YORK (UPI)—Notre Dame today holds an uneasy perch on the pinnacle of college football.
The Fighting Irish, national champions in 1966 and fourth last season with an 8-2 mark, today were named the top college football team in the nation in the first week's ratings by United Press International's 35-member board of coaches.
Notre Dame, which scored an impressive 45-21 victory over a highly-regarded Oklahoma team, received 17 first-place votes and 321 points to outdistance Purdue (13 top votes and 293 points) and Southern California, the defending champion, with 290 points.
Rounding out the top 10 are:
Kansas 86; Alabama 85; Nebraska 81; Louisiana State 67 and Miami (Fla.) 59.
Penn State, a 31-6 conqueror of Navy, was fourth with one first-place vote and 158 points, 22 more than fifth-ranking UCLA, who destroyed Pittsburgh 63-7 and received one first-place vote.
Houston heads the second 10 with 55 points, five more than 12th place Indiana with Texas 42, Florida 36, Ohio State 26, North Carolina State 21, Michigan State 17, Arizona State 14, Tennessee 12 and Florida State 11 rounding out the top 20.
Ara Parseghian's Fighting Irish will be asked to defend their No. 1 ranking almost immediately when they play host to Jack Mollenkopf's powerful Purdue squad in a grudge match Saturday at South Bend, Ind.
Boilermakers Are Tough
The Boilermakers dumped Notre Dame from the No.1 spot early last season when quarterback Mike Phipps burst into national prominence with an impressive passing display against the Irish. But Purdue, boasting one of the best backfields in the country with Phipps, All-American Leroy Keyes and Perry Williams, must buck an awesome South Bend crowd and the fact that no team has ever beaten a Parseghian Notre Dame team twice in succession.
Purdue had an easy time routing Virginia 44-6 while Southern Cal needed two late touchdowns
The record-shattering Irish passing combination of Terry Hanratty-to-Jim Seymour showed that it lost none of its effectiveness as the two combined for two touchdown passes Saturday to give Saymour the all-time Notre Dame record for scoring receptions.
The PGA's attempt to mend the rift with the touring pros by offering a number of concessions ended with the admonition that "in the future the PGA would not permit a contestant any authority in running tournams."
Max Elbin, president of the PGA, said Monday "as trustees for all owners of the Professional Golfers Association circuit, we pledge ourselves to defend our rights by all proper means, including legal procedures."
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (UPI) The warring professional golfing groups may be a courtroom apart today in their efforts to control the multi-million dollar tournament tour.
Golf groups still at war
from All-American O. J. Simpson to edge Minnesota 29-20.
Instead of a voice in tournament management, the PGA said it would give the players more adequate representation in tournament policy.
UCLA got a four-touchdown performance from sub quarterback Jim Nader to romp past Pittsburgh while Kansas bombed Illinois 47-7. Alabama edged a tough Virginia Tech squad 14-7 while Nebraska blanked Utah 31-0.
"The PGA has obligations to the U. S. Golf Association tournament sponsors, club proprietors, equipment manufacturers and, most important, future generations of golfers." Elbin said.
Louisiana State nipped Texas A&M 13-12 and Miami had an easy time beating Northwestern 28-7.
Five coaches from each of the seven geographical areas of the nation comprise the UPI ratings board. Each week they select the top 10 teams in the nation with points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis on votes from first through 10th.
Cardinal pitcher receives bonus
ST. LOUIS (UPI)-No-hit pitcher Ray Washburn, the season still on but the National League pennant clinched by the St. Louis Cardinals, tore up his old contract Tuesday and signed a new one for the season about to end.
The 30-year-old Washburn, who had been earning between $25,000 and $30,000 was given a $3,000 "bonus" under the new contract, and the indications were that the righthander would get another increase by the time he signs a contract for next season.
Washburn with a 13-7 season record was due to pitch Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, in the first home game since the Cardinal road trip.
Tickets limited
ST. LOUIS (UPI)-The St. Louis Cardinals say they are doing everything they can to make World Series tickets available to the average baseball fan.
Nevertheless, ticket supervisor Mike Bertani said Tuesday, only 5,000 to 7,500 of the 51,000 seats in Busch Stadium will be filled by the lucky fans whose mail order requests were pulled out of about 90 stuffed mail-bags.
The Cardinals said after clinching the National League pennant that they would sell to one applicant tickets for just two of the four World Series games that conceivably will be played in St. Louis.