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Monday, October 16, 1978
University Daily Kansan
'Hawk rally falls short; Oklahoma victorious 17-16
By LEON UNRUH
Sports Editor
The game wasn't pretty, but it came close to being the biggest one the Jayhawks would almost win.
Kansas rode a euphoric, late-minute rally Saturday to within a point of the Oklahoma Sooners. But confusion about whether to win or tie helped KU end up losing 17-16.
If it didn't be for two failures on two point conversion attempts, the Jayhawks might have had their second upset of the season and their second over OU in four games.
The game was Kansas' fifth loss in six games and dropped its Big Eight record to 0.2. OU moved to 6-4 and probably preserved its No.1 national ranking.
"I don't know if they came expecting a walkover," said quarterback Harry Snyder, who engineered most of KU's offense. "Considering who we were playing, we can."
"THEY WERE just like UCA," he said, referring to KU's only victory. "They weren't up for the game. I can see why, playing against us."
KEVIN MURPHY, whose receptions of Sydney's pass in the last drive nearly did the Sooners in, said the Sooners had been a little flat.
it they're No. 1, they sure didn't play like it."
Five turnovers by each team dwarfed some big plays, notably a 74-yard return by KU's Mike Higgins on the opening kickoff. Sydney lost the first of his four fouls on
In all, both teams fumbled 11 times. KU lost four and OU lost three.
SOONER COACH Barry Switzer said he had told his team not to be complacent about the team that had beaten them on turnovers and that he had played them tough in every game since.
"I told me I had an ill feeling—coming in here, every thing was "Good luck, Hawks" not "Beat OU." Their coaches were good at running the score on them too bad," he said.
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"I told them I didn't feel good about this game.
"When you don't play up to your potential," he said, "you have penalties, fumbles and mental mistakes. Then the difference in your talent level becomes zero."
One can't tell how much the Sooners suffered by losing quarterback Thomas Lott, lull-back Kenny King and wide receiver Steve Rhodes. But they made up for it with
QUARTERBACK J. Watts completed just five of 14 passes and had two intercepted. But his best shot was a 82-yarder to flanker Freddie Nikon that put Oklahoma on top of the pack.
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Halfback Billy Slima, No. 1 in the country, ramped up through Kansas' youthful defense. He scored once on a nine-yard run and started another scoring drive with a 24-yard
Sydney didn't do too badly, gaining Kansas 'first 100-year day all season. When he was forced to scramble out of the parking lot, passes for 63 yards without an interception.
Murphy, the freshman wide receiver, caught two passes—a 27-yarder and the final touchdown shot—both in the fourth quarter.
HE HAD told KU coach Bud Moore that a quick slant would work because cornerback Jay Jimerson was playing him too closely. Kansas used the play twice—once to score the touchdown and then again on the extra point attempt.
"I knew it was going to work," Murphy said. "The cornerback was giving me the hook."
After Higgins' kickoff return, the longest by a Big Eight player this season, KU and OU extended three fumels before Uveon wooed the ball in a field goal with 5:16 left in the first quarter.
The nation's most potent rushing team, OU scored its next touchdown at 2:54 using the 52-yard pass. Von Schamann made it 10-0.
A blocked punt, an interception, two fumbles and a missed wild goal later, KU triumphed. The defense was 30-yard sideline hit. It ended at 9:36 in the pocket when Bobby Harrow ran off left tackle
**THREE FUMBLES, two broken-up**
passes and two拨 callled times, the half
Hubach nearly tied the game in the third quarter with a 41-yard field goal attempt.
Kansas repeatedly couldn't move the ball against an awakened UD defense and turned it over. OUs's Stims eventually scored on a nine-yarder with 14:04 left.
KANSAS FIELD goal followed a fumbled punt that was recovered by Kirby Criswell (20).
Von Schamann missed again on his third field goal attempt, and KU and OU exchanged punts. But KU's Jimmy Little was hit as he tried to make a fair catch, and the penalty gave KU the ball at the OU 21 with 1:05 in the game.
hiked from the 11, giving KU points on a drive with negative vardage.
Kevin Clinton, a freshman who replaced Sydney the series before when Sydney hurt an ankle, got four shots on two plays. But he didn't. Smith scored five plays later hit Jimmy Little on the OU 5.
He found Murphy open in the end zone with :15 left, making it 17-16 and putting visions of dethroning the kings into the minds of the 43,490 ticket holders.
most of the Jayhaws lined up for a two-point conversion, but it took so much time to straighten out the confusion that KU was slapped with a delay-of-game penalty. With KU lined up for Hubach's subsequent one-hit shot, the ball offsided and the ball returned to the 3.
“There’s no question in my mind that we could have tied it,” Moore said. “Hubach is automatic. But we don’t teach our kids to go for the tie.”
THEN SYDNEY and Murphy missed the connection on the quick slant in front of the
Sydney seconded him.
"When you play Oklahoma, you're supposed to lose," he said. "A tie is like kissing your sister. Hell, if you're going to play, play to win."
On the field
Okahama ... 10 0 0 7 — 17
Kanada ... 0 7 0 9 — 16
First downs
Hunting-yards 156
Nets yards 48
Net yards lost 49
Pounds-yards 53
Years yards 7.75
Kilograms yards 3.28
Rüstungstechnik <u>Kotlinman</u> – Safety-Technik 20-20-20<br>Overtzeitte矩化 14,49×14,49<br>tatierical - Software-System 20-20-20
Receiving: Okahoma-Nixon-K2-6, Kiraith 16, Anderson-1, Kiamas-K-4, Murphy-2,32 Little, N348
Passing. Oklahoma - Wats 14-5 2-4; Kansas - Sydney
10-4-6/3. Cincinnati - 21-0-4
Punting: Okabama—Ray 3-53:7; Kansas—Hubach
4-54:12,队14.12
Fumble bound
Oklahoma halfback David Owstreet (22) falls on his own fumble in the second quarter of Saturday's KU-OU game in Memorial
Sooners glad to escape upset-minded Jayhawks
By BILL BUZBEE
Sports Writer
When the nation's N. 1 football team rolled into Lawrence Friday, they were tired, wounded and, as some team members knew, made a mistake, something less than mentally prepared.
When you're gonna play Texas, you just wake up ready," Greg Roberts, Oklahoma offensive guard, said Saturday. "But Kansas--well, you gotta get yourself
The Sooners apparently weren't ready for the poorly rated Jayhawks, barely surviving KU's bid for the year's biggest upset, 17-16.
"I in practice, the morale just wasn't there all week," OU defensive end Reggie Mathis said. "People should realize that we had two tough games just before Kansas."
Game 6 will be played Tuesday night in California. A seventh game if needed, is scheduled for Wednesday night.
Roy White drove in three runs while Mickey Rivers, Brian Doley and Bucky Dent cracked six hits each as the Yankees took a 3-4 lead in the best-of-seven series by Randy Williams at home after dropping the first two games at Los Angeles.
Beattie, Munson upend Dodgers
Battle, a Dartmouth graduate who began this season in the minor league, limited the Dodgers to nine hits.
NEW YORK (AP)—Rookie Jim Beattie pitched his first complete game in the major leagues and catches Tharman Munson run in five runs with three hits as the New York Yankees capitalized on shoddy Los Angeles fielding and ripped the Dodgers 12-2 in yesterday's fifth game of the 1978 World Series.
THIS WAS A Triumph constructed by Manson and Rivers, two members of the Yankees' corps of walking wounded. They sparked an 18-hit attack against starter Burt Hood on March 25, 2006. The Yankees held their 22d World Championship and their second in a row.
Rivers, who had missed the second and fourth games of the series because of lingering aerosis in the left hip and right knee, were able to make it through.
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Stadium. John McCarrall, KU's strong safety, brought Overstreet, who finished with 69 yards, down for no gain.
Munson, who has been playing all season with knee and shoulder problems, survived a plane collage crash that left him severely injured.
giving Beattie and the Yankees a comfortable lead, Manson canned his day with a two-run double in the seventh.
Beattie was the winner in the AL Championship Series opener against Kansas City two weeks ago—an injury that has cost her career.
But he came through yesterday, weaving through several lodgers' threats. He struck out eight and left nine Los Angeles.
THE DODGERS nicked Bentley for single runs in the first and third innings, gaining a 2-1 lead and the big right-half hit.
But the Yankees scored four runs in the third and another three in the fourth inning.
White followed with another single, driving in his third run, then Munson doubled off the left-field fence for two more runs. That made it 11-2 and New York got its final run in the eighth.
In the New York seventh, with one out, Jim Spencer and doyle singles. Dent struck out, but the runners advanced on a wild pitch by Hough. Ribers also struck out, but the ball was returned. Nyinsky Gates for a wild pitch which allowed one run to score.
The 18-hit New York attack was the most hits by a team in
a series game since the Yankees had 17 on Oct. 12, 1960 against Pittsburgh. The two teams totaled 24 angles between them in five games.
Ron Guidy, the Yankees' ace pitcher, denied a television report that he might not be able to pitch again in the fall.
"IFTS NEWS to me," Guidry said when told that the NBC- TV crew had mentioned during the telecast of the fifth game the Guidry might not be available for a possible seventh and decisive game.
"Leave it like that so when I step out there people will say, 'He supposed to have a sore arm.'" said the hard-throwing left-hander. "I never believe the TV people anyway."
Guidry, who compiled a 25-3 record during the regular season, was the winning pitcher in the final game of the American League playoffs against Kansas City and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in the third game of the World Series Friday night, although he allowed eight hits and seven walks.
Yankee manager Bob Lemon said yesterday that Gudry would be in Yankees' pitcher in Los Angeles Wednesday and is likely to play for the Nationals.
Oklahoma State shows mettle by dumping CU
Amid rumors that Coach Jim Stanley was on his way out, the Oklahoma State Cowbies, 1-1 in the Big Eight and 1-5 overall, Saturday snapped a nine-game loss streak with what is becoming almost a traditional upset of Colorado.
The Cowboys erased a 14-3 deficit with 21 straight points, including a 3-yard TD pass from Colorado product Jake Anderson ahead for good, 17-14, in the third period. Also helped out was punter Kris Lungaag, who bottled the game with a 44-yard average on seven kicks.
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"We showed more class today." said
COLORADO, PLAYING its first game away from Boulder this fall fell to 1-1 and 5-1 as Oklahoma in its third upset of the Buffs in 12 years. Seven times Colorado has won its first five games over the years; six times it has dropped No. 6.
Stanley, whose team became the first to score more than seven points on the Bufaloes this year. "We are young and we had some injuries but we put it all together today. We waited an awful long time for this, an awful long time."
Nebraska, 2-4 and 5-1, rolled up 526 yards offense behind quarterback Tom Sorley, who ran for one TD and three for two others. Kansas State had to rely on quarters and connect for 250 of 301 yards as the Wildcat logger connected on a pair of scoring strikes.
IOWA STATE's Dexter Green ran for 134 yards and a touchdown to become the Cyclone's leading career scorer, but the tailback also was intercepted on a fourth-quarter pass that would have tied the game at 19-19.
Earl Gant's 3-yard touchdown late in the fourth-period mailed Missouri's win over Iowa State, which had held a 7-3 lead before Iowa rolled up 16 points in the second quarter.
At Lincoln, Kansas State trailed Nebraska just 147-14 until back-to-back Cornuskhar TDs in the first minute of the second half broke the game open.
"We had too many turnovers—three interceptions and two fumbles," said Cyclone Coach Earle Bruce as his team fell to 2 and 4-2. Missouri is 1-1 and 4-2.
"We tried hard and I can't fault our erorts," said KState Coach Jim Dickey, whose squad is 1-1 and 24. "But at times out there it looked like men against boys."
Top Twenty headed for overhaul
Next Saturday, Oklahoma is at Iowa State, Missouri journeys to Kansas State, Oklahoma State hosts Kansas and Nebraska plays at Colorado.
By The Associated Press
The truly lucky ones were Arkansas and Penn State, which are tied for third place in the nation.
Oklahoma was luckier than most members of the Associated Press Top Twenty. Eighteen teams went to the post and 10 of them went down in defeat.
- Second-ranked Southern California, aware of Oklahoma's narrow escape and with a chance to move into the No. 1 position, was embarrassed by rookie
- Fifth-ranked Michigan found a 17-0 halftime deficit too much to overcome and suffered a 24-15 defeat at the hands of Michigan State.
- Pacific-10 Conference member Arizona State 20-7.
- Sixth-ranked Texas A & M, touted as perhaps Arkansas' chief threat in the Southwest Conference, was humiliated by SWC rival Houston 30-3. The Cougars were ranked No.17 nationally last week and seem certain to move up.
BESIDES TEXAS A & M, the only other Top Twenty outfit to lose to another ranked team was No. 20 Iowa State, which bowled to No. 19 Missouri 26-13.
Meanwhile, seventh-ranked Alabama turned back Florida 23-12 and No. 8 Kentucky 27-16. But the N.F.L. 9 Pitie baffled a 17-7 lead in the final period and lost to Notre Dame 26-17. The Fighting Irish, the defending national champions, won the Top Twenty after a three-week absence.
Elsewhere No. 14 UCLA outstated Washington State 45-31, No. 15 Florida State was thrilled by Mississippi State 55-27. No. 16 Miami State was outstated. No. 18 Stanford was edged by Washington State 34-31.
In the Second Ten, Georgia knocked off 11th-ranked Louisiana State 24-17; Texas, the No. 12 team, struggled past North Texas State 26-16 and No. 13 Colorado, previously unbeaten, was bumped off by previously winless Oklahoma State 24-20.
OKLAHOMA DEFEATED Missouri and Texas, but injured four starters, including quarterback Thomas Lott and fullback Kenny King.
OU quarterback J. Watts, who took over for Lott, also was surprised by Kansas.
"We had injuries, but that did not have to happen," Kanan said. "We just had ready for us. They were very smart."
KU nearly won the game, but missed two conversion attempts in the closing seconds.
Sims picked up 192 yards on 30 carries for Oklahoma, and also scored a touchdown.
Head Coach Barry Switzer gave Kansas some credit for the near-upst, but mostly he was a disappointment.
"I was just hoping for luck when KU came down by the end zone," said halback Billy Sisler.
"We gave KU a chance to win that football game."
Switzer said injuries caused his offense to be inconsistent.
Oklahoma, however, still managed to gain 364 yards rushing and 83 passing for a 449 total. Kansas, led by quarterback Harry Carpenter, picked up 194 yards rushing and 63 passing.
"Our quarterback is a good runner"
"Their why they went back to the wishbone
Sydney rushed for 100 yards and completed four of ten passes for 63 yards.
"He's the one that hurt us," he said.
Fumbles and penalties didn't help either. OU lost three fumbles, one of them setting up a KU field goal, and lost 75 yards in penalties.
OU's slim margin over KU may shed some damage on the Sooner's 1. ranking, but not on the Chase's 2. ranking.
"I just out go and play each ball game that's taken things like care of themselves," he said.
Coach calling
Head coach Bud Moore belle encourages to his Jayhawks and to the referees during the confusion as KU tried for points-at-earth to beat Oklahoma. Kansas blew two attempts for a two-point conversion and made the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners grateful to leave Lawrence with a 17-16 victory.
Jayhawks overrun Nebraska twice in volleyball 15-4, 15-5
Playing as well as they have all season, the University of Kansas volleyball team swept past the University of Nebraska at Saturday at Robinson Gymnasium.
KU opened with lopedis wins in the first two games, 14 and 15-5. They had a big lead in the third game before the visitors rallied to cut the final score to 18-6.
KU head coach Bob Stancill said he was pleased with the overall team effort.
"We played extremely well, maybe the best we had all season," Stanciff said.
"We were very consistent, except for the lapse we had in the third game."
Stancliff said the team had been playing well, but still were making mistakes. But he said, that was not the case Saturday.
"It was probably the most mistake-free match we had all season," Stancill said. "Everybody just did a good job."
The team will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo., to take on Central University and Missouri Western College.