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Monday, November 6, 1978
NU Cornhuskers gallop like gangbusters, win 63-21
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Bv LEON UNRUH
Sports Editor
The best part of Bud Moore's season may be that he won't have to send his team out against any more charging red lines—either with the Light Brigade's or as thick as Nebraska's.
The NU offensive line cleared out the Kansas defense so well that a herd ofNU backs and receivers ran up 799 yards and a 63-21 score.
"I never dreamed anything like this would happen," Moore, KU's head coach, said Saturday. "I've been on the other side of the fire and I have seen what happened, and I just can't explain it."
"I feel we're not as bad a football team as the score indicates. But we won't be able to handle that."
Kansas, which has lost 10 in a row to NU
the last half to the "Huskers by
5-0 in the conference. Nebraska, No. 4 in
the country, has mirror records, 8-1 overall and
6-2 in the conference.
Safety Leroy Irwin, through whose second
season he managed to treat his
hair clavial injury, knew
said, "They cut off a lot of pursuit. They would come through and use the linebackers."
"I COULD have run fullback for "N. Yakima. That's why they all their success."
Their success Saturday came so early and lushly that NU coach Tom Osborne was drawing from the bottom of his well long arm. And his bucket was still coming up full.
The star was a fourth-string 1-back, Craig Johnson, who came into the game in the second quarter and carried the ball once for a 64-yard touchdown. Playing the rest of the game, he had two more TDs, a total of 192 rushing and 78 receiving.
The Huskers recorded the NCAA's best day this season, getting 799 yards of total offense. They broke the record for KU opponents and scored more than 100 points with the number of extra points, nine.
Kansas, which scored a touchdown in every quarter but the first, racked up a relatively insignificant 70 yards on the ground, but got 262 in the air.
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THE GAME was over early. NU scored once in the first quarter, then five times in the second, and then six times in the third.
"When it's 42.7 at the half," center Mike Wellman said, "It's hard to come back 35 points against a team like Nebraska. That same name of the game. We got shellied early."
Defensive end Jerry Calovich said, "If I'd predicted it, I would have predicted a closer game. A few breakdowns, missed tackles—it doesn't take much."
Kansas didn't have much to offer in the first quarter. After 11 rushing plays, the Jahyhans had netted one yard. The single comeback pass of three attempted was good good.
By halftime, KU had 42 running and 73
passing yards, but the Cornhuskers had 210 and 170 vards rolled up.
NU's touchdowns come on starting 1-back Rick Berns' 2-dam run, a 1-yarder by quarterback Tom Sorley, 44 yard-ssorley to junior Miller passes, a 17-yard Sorley to Smith pass, a 75-yard screen pass and run from second-second quarterback Tucker. A 85-yard run by Johnson, and a 5-yard run by third-second quarterback Jeff Quinn.
KANSA'S MADE it 35-7 with 1:79 to go in the second quarter when Sydney followed in. Kevin Murphy, a freshman split end, caught a 40-yard pass from Sydney to set up the game.
Sydney scored KU's second touchdown with 7:25 left in the third quarter on a four-
yard run to the left corner of the end zone.
Ran 1 yard from the end zone.
Sydney had 6 of 19 passing attempts
connected on just one of five on this series,
but was nided by two pass interference calls
Looking out for Sydney's health and for a little offensive punch, Moore substituted freshman Kevin Clinton for Sydney just before the fourth quarter began.
Clinton, who had played under poor conditions against Miami and Oklahoma, responded by throwing 31 passes and completing 16 for 156 yards and a touchdown.
"If there's anything bright about today's ball game," Moore said, "it has to be the
CLINTON SAID, "I felt I had the confidence if I had the chance to show what I could do. I didn't look too good in the first couple of games."
Kansas lost linebacker John Calovich, Jerry's jungler brother, to a knee injury midway through the first quarter. Corvay also suffered, also left the game early with a sore leg.
"We seem to always play Nebraska late in the season and we're physically not as well offensively as we are in the early season," Moore said.
Healthy or not, KU plays Missouri Saturday at Columbia. The Tiger must 35-20 in the second game.
On the field
Nebraska Kansas
First down - 24
Hunning - yards - 64
Kansas City - 64
Total defensive yards - 77,799
California - 77,799
Total punts - 81,032
Punters - last - 7.3
Bears - yards - 7.5
Baltimore - yards - 1.4
Northumbria NW Newport. Johnson 10-9, Quinn 16-4, Ketley 14-8.
Northern Ireland NI Belfast. Johnson 10-9, Tennant 16-4, Ketley 14-8.
New Zealand NZ South Island. Johnson 10-9, Tennant 16-4, Ketley 14-8.
Netherlands NL Sint-Elisabeth. Johnson 10-9, Tennant 16-4, Ketley 14-8.
Big Red was right choice for Johnson
Passing: Nebraska 7-8-17 Hager 2-2-9/4
Kansas 13-1-6 Kansas 31-11-6 15-16
**TICKETS**
Nebraska 7-8-17 Hager 2-2-9/4
Kansas 13-1-6 Kansas 31-11-6 15-16
Treceiving, Netherlands; Mikaer 3-0, Smith 2-7, Johnson 4-1, Kubiak 5-2, Nagy 6-2, Pietro 6-1, Maraghi 4-3, Magegan 4-8, Imani 4-8, Pioniro 4-9, Higgerson 4-6
*Treceiving, Netherlands; Mikaer 3-0, Smith 2-7, Johnson 4-1, Kubiak 5-2, Nagy 6-2, Pietro 6-1, Maraghi 4-3, Magegan 4-8, Imani 4-8, Pioniro 4-9, Higgerson 4-6*
Punting: Nelrauskaj Smith 2-63.3 Kansas Habach
642.5
By BILL BUZBEE
Sports Writer
Johnson, the fourth-string Nebraska I-backed who stunned KU's haulage defense for 270 yards total offense and three touchdowns. The goal was that he had considered playing for KU.
After it was all over Saturday Craig Johnson knew he had made the right choice.
"KU was of my top three choices," Johnson, a 61, 180-pound sophomore from Omaha, Neb. said. "But deep down, I knew I would so to Nebraska."
"IM JUST glad I'm here at Nebrasa," he said, "I know I made the right choice."
the game, averaged 19.2 yards a carry for
Johnson, amassing 192 yards rushing and
tackle.
He came in after starter Barkern suffered a chuckhorse and backup I.M.
Nebraska's third-string I-back, Tumhur, did not play because of a bruised thigh.
Although Johnson has 4.6 speed in the 40,
he gave most of the credit for his performance.
"The BLOCKING was just fantastic," he said. "It's a running back's dream to see me play."
"I didn't know what to do," he said.
Kansas had some people hurt and the ones
who were injured went home.
Nebraska opened up a lot of holes in KU's injury-accurred defense, racking up an enormous number of injuries in the fense—despite the efforts of Cornhusker head coach Tom Osborne to hold down the
An opponent of the Big Eight's 55-man traveling rule, Osborne said that if he had five or 10 extra players he could have had the score down better and saved injuries.
"It's really difficult to hold the score down in situations like this," he said.
"KU ditch't have much of a defense," Hipp said. "Just look at the stats. The holes were huge."
Nebraska gained 516 yards rushing, just 34 yards short of the school record set last year when the Cornhuskers ripped KU for 580 yards rushing.
I-BACK HIPP was part of the reason Nebraska couldn't hold the score down. He rushed for 46 yards on six carries before leaving the game in the third quarter.
Nebraska also matched its school record for first downs, picking up 35.
However, Nebraska tight end junior Miller, who scored two touchdowns, said the game wasn't the Cornhuskers' best ofensive effort.
'It was good, though.' he said
CONFERENCE             ALGAMATE
W  5 0 100  OP 19
Okla barbara           3 0 100 171 0 98 184 127
Nebraska st.            3 0 300 196 63 8 1 372 176
Kansas st.            3 0 300 184 63 8 1 372 170
Colorado              3 0 300 184 63 8 1 372 169
Tennessee            2 3 0 300 196 63 8 1 372 180
Iowa st.              2 3 0 300 196 63 8 1 372 190
Kansas st.              2 3 0 300 196 63 8 1 372 182
Missouri              2 3 0 300 196 63 8 1 372 182
Oklahoma 63, Colorado 21
Okahama 63, Kansas 71
Oklahoma 63, Missouri 35
Missouri 63, Missouri 35
Oklahoma at Nebraska, Colorado at Kansas State, Kansas at Missouri, Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Phi Delts, Alpha Phi intramural champions
Two Greek houses dominated their games yesterday to take the Hill Championships of a League intramural game in the men's and women's division.
Wide throttle
Women harriers second in region
In the men's final, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, winners of the fraternity tournament, were the Independent League, 124. Both touchdowns were short passes from quarterback David Fuchs to Blaine Johnson. In the third version attempt for two points was no
Nebraska's Craig Johnson (30), takes off unloaded through the KU defense as he starts a 64-21 touchdown run in the second quarter of NBC 62-81冠 Saturday. In a fourth-town lback, had gained 142 yards before the KU
"Unlike the Big Eight meet, our runners didn't try to lead the race at the beginning," she said. "They stayed in the middle of the pack for the first mile and then passed the rest of the field on the last two miles of the race.
Sports Writer
**Bears'** quarterback Jana Deines led the attack, passing for two touchdowns and running for another. The passes were to Case Loughtridge and Karen Erickson.
Staff Photo by ALAN ZLOTKY
By CARLOS MURGUIA
In the women's championships, the Bears from Alphi Phi phi冠军 defeated Independent league champs On the Loose. 18-6.
good. The second conversion was not attempted, because time had expired when they scored their second touchdown.
For the first time in KU women's cross country history, her qualification has qualified for the national cross country title.
The Jayhawks placed second at the Region VI meet held last Friday in Ames, Iowa, to qualify for the national meet, which will be held in Ken. Colo., on Nov 18.
Five-time defending nationals champion Iowa State won the meet with 30 points. KU finished second with 74 and K-State was fourth with 79.
The top three team finishers qualify their entire team for the national meet.
KU women's cross country coach Teri Anderson said the team qualified for nationals because the team was running close to its potential as it had all season.
THERE WERE 39 teams entered in the meet and 239 runners competed in the race. Anderson said the team had not been prepared to compete, but she experienced from the Big Eight meet well.
"The entire team put out a super effort," Anderson said. "This race reminded me of our performance at our invitational earlier this season." The team ran a smart race and did well really.
"After the race the girls said that they felt strong," Anderson said. "The hard practices we had, besides building up their confidence, helped them with confidence and helped them during the race."
game, but scored three touchdowns, run for 192 yards and caught a 78-yard pass against the Jayhawks. His efforts led the No. 4 Corkers to八一 overall record, 5-0 in the Big Eight. Kansas slumped to 1-8 and 0-5.
Senior Karen Fitz finished 15th with an 84.33. Furstenberg Viktim Simpson, with a 80.79.
The regional's individual winner was Iowa State's Debbie Vetter, Vetter, the winner of the Big Eight crown this year, won the race with a time of 17:17.
KU'S HIGHEST finisher was junior Michelle Brown. Brown, who finished 12th at last year's regionals, was sixth with a time of 18:18.
Cornhuskers win gymnastics title beat national champs Oklahoma
Snorts Writer
By SEAN WILLIAMS
Nebraska was successful in things other than football this weekend. The Cornbushers bounded away with the team title at the Big Eight Invitational Gymnastics Meet held Friday and Saturday in Robinson Gymnasium.
No scored 438.35 points, followed by Iowa State with 427.60.
Defending national champion Oklahoma was third with 421.60,
followed by Southern Illinois, 417.70, Kansas, 381.05,
and Colorado, 398.95.
NU freshman Jim Hartung, a member of the U.S. squad, won the all-around competition with 109 65 points in compulsory and optional routines. Teammate Larry Gerard, another international competitor, came in second by less than a point. An
GERARD, WHO hopes to compete in the next Olympics, was red-shirted last year in order to shorten the gap between his col-
He won the still rings with a combined average of 9.39 and the high box with 6.58
Corner and his teammate Mike Wilson abstained from the all-around competition to recuperate from a trip to France last week to compete in the World Games. Corner placed ninth in the all-around in France.
OU's Bart Comer, also an Olympic competitor, won two of three events he entered. He was tops in the parallel bars with 29.5, and in the high jump with 30.4.
KU's fifte place finish was an improvement over last year's last place finish. But team captain Bill Harms was not satisfied.
The Big Eight Invitational was the last competition until the championships in March in which all the Big Eight teams will win.
"I was disappointed," he said. "We could have scored better, especially in copiums."
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Floor exercise 1. Les Moore, OU, 9.43; Jim Hartung, NU, 9.26
Pommelonnerie 1. The Hart, Center, OU, 9.26; David Schauke, NU, 9.26
Chemical Reactions 1. Jesse Hirschman, NU, 9.26;
Vaulding 1. Skeffert Ellen, NU, 9.26; Rich Brindley, NU, 9.24
Parallel bears 1. Coulter, OU, 9.24; Diane Mueller, NU, 9.21
Bears 1. Coulter, OU, 9.24; Diane Mueller, NU, 9.21
Weekend Sports Roundur
Soccer team romps
KU's soccer team shut out Nebraska 6 yesterday at home, bringing its record to 4-1.
KU scored three goals in the first half against the Corneliushors, who played the first half with only eight men, three short of the team score. Of the team showed up for the second half.
John Layman led Kansas with four goals.
Pat Cathan had one, as did Ernie Espindola. Bill Evans was the Kansas goaltender.
KU will meet Missouri next Saturday in Columbia, in a game to be played before the KU-MU football game. Sunday, the Jayhawks will play Emporia here.
KU will play next weekend in the Ozark Tournament in Little Rock, Ark.
Spikers tie for 3rd
KU tied for third place in the Jayhawk Invitational Volleyball Tournament this weekend at Lawrence High School and Robinson Gymnasium.
KU was '2-1-2 in the round-boon tournament featuring 15 teams in two divisions. KU's junior varsity team won the B division Kansas State队, defeating Nebraska in final match.
"We were inconsistent for most of the tournament," KU coach Bob Stancil said. He was one of the top scorers.
Women netters lose
The KU women's tennis team closed out its season by dropping three matches this season.
Ohio State and the University of Missouri each blanked KU 9-10 in matches played Friday. Ohio State was the Big 10 concession team this year. Missouri is at the top of the Big Eight.
Southwest Missouri State edged KU
Saturday morning 5-4. Lissa Leonard and
Teresa Lahey won singles matches.
Hockey team wins
Kansas tuned up for regional field hockey play with a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City field hockey club yesterday afternoon in a game played behind Allen Field House.
KU didn't score until the regulation goal when debe Basilian summed a goal to 19.
In the first 7½ minute overtime period, neither team scored. Kansas then scored twice in the second overtime on shots by Sullivan and Anne Lewisson.
KU opens regional play Thursday in St. Louis with two games.
Rugby club wins
The KU Rugby Club upended the Kansas City Rugby Club 56-4 yesterday in KU's last home game of the season. KU's season record now stands at 14-2.
Kirk Goka dominate the score for KU by posting four tries for 16 points. Dave Hay was successful on four conversion attempts for eight points.
Scoring one try each for KU were Bill Broyle, Alex Clarke, Louie Rieder, Craig Everidge, Doug Schemke, Dave Hamil and Schmeke, Schemke also made two conversions.
Jayhawks third in league race
The hometown Oklahoma sooners pulled a surprise on KU coach Bobby Timmons Saturday at the Big Eight cross country championships in Norman, Okla.
Timmons had hoped the Jayhawks could finish second behind a Colorado team expected to dominate the field. But he wasn't counting on a challenge from Oklahoma, which took second and shoved the Jayhawks to third.
For KU, Dave Bauer was the only runner to finish in the top 10. Bauer took seventh.
"I thought OU did a fine job teamwise.",
Tmadds "said I once日'd probably
have picked Oklahoma fifth or sixth and they got second."
KU's Tim Tays finished 11th and Jeff Hayes 15th. A lack of high individual finishes after Hayes hurt the team's point total.
"we got three in the top 15 and that was good." Timmons said. "Then we dropped into the thirties and you just can't make it that way."
KANAS SCORED 97 points, 18 behind Oklahoma. The KU individual finishes were Brent Cushman, 31st; Kendall Smith, Paul Schultz, 35th; and Tim Schmidt, 374th.
As expected, Colorado outclassed the scoring 22 points. Oklahoma finished with 79.
Team finishes behind KU were Missouri,
fourth, 111; Kansas State, 117; Iowa State,
135; Oklahoma State, 184; and Nebraska,
181.