6 Monday, November 18. 1974 University Daily Kansan SPORTS 'Hawks come close, but Sooners escape By MARK ZELIGMAN Sports Editor Their losing streak has reached five games. Week by week they sink lower in the conference standings. Yet for three quarters of a game Saturday, the University of Kansas football team members outplayed the best team in America. The Jayhawks eventually lost to Oakland in 4-14, but they have nothing to be ashamed of. "We played hard," Coach Don Fambrough said. "That score doesn't indicate the effort of our football team. You're always sick if you get beat by anybody, whether it's the number one team in the league or the number one standpoint, you can ask for only one thing and that's effort. And we got it. For three quarters, it was a hell of a football game." THE OPENING MINUTES, when KU'S Scott McMichael lumbered 73 yards for a touchdown, Oklahoma knew it was in for a tough game. Oklahoma, the team that many think should play on Sundays instead were outfit and outstached by the Jahlawks. "Larry Lacewell, their defensive coordinator, carve up to me after the game," said Bobby Badwin, KU's offensive coordinator. "He told me that that's the best job that anybody's done on the Oklahoma defense this year." Oklahoma's superior talent, however, combined with the 'Hawks' bad field position and untimely mistakes, eventually carried the Sooners to victory. "Just look at the people they have," Farnbaugh said, those selborn boys (Leroy and Dewey) are something else. They're so quick, especially on defense. We've played them well in NCAA. But the difference is that A&M didn't have the quickness that Oklahoma has. "Of course every time Joe Washington touches the football, you have a slight heart attack. But (quarterback Steve) Davis was the one that really hurt us." "I whipped him," Lemon said. "And that's not being conceived. They double-teamed me with Bonness (Nebraska's Rik Bonness, the other top center in the Big Eight). But Kyle's better than Bonness. There ain't one that centered its meone on-one vet. "People say Oklahoma's the toughest in the Big Eight. Well, the defense said before the game we thought we could whip them. We can whin them and we did." THE JAYHAWKS COLLARED Washington, the Sooners' big threat, holding him to 63 yards. But by concentrating on stopping the pitch from Davis to Washington, the 'Hawks left themselves vulnerable to quarterback keepers by Davis. Besides, hesides passing for two touchdowns, led all rushers with 129 vardens. OFFENSIVELY, the Jayhawks scored as many points on Oklahoma as any team this season. They game in a backfield free back game in behind quarterback Starter flanker Bruce Adams didn't suit up because of an injury. Freshman running back Bill Campfield played One guy who wasn't impressed with the Sooners was nosedog Mike Lemon. The team got to him in the Kyle Davis, one of the top centers in the country. By the time Lemon got through with him, Davis was happy to leave with his head still on his shoulders. "Defensively, we gambled some," Fambridge said. "You have to against the enemy every time you are on the run; our secondary to help out more on the run. We were hoping we wouldn't get hurt, but they hit us a couple times on passes when we were in a defense geared primarily for ambushes." "We lost Bruce and he wouldn't play," offensive coordinator Bobby Baldwin said. "So we were looking for the best team." He pointed to field. We felt one of them, was Campeyro. Kansas Oklahoma First downs 13 29 Passing yards 48-100 60- Panding yards 140 114 Return yards 162 Putts 15-29-2 41-13 Punts 11-39 5-29-8 Penalties lost 2-50 Penalties lost 3-25 3-14 Although the Jayhawks entered the game Oklahoma 0 21 0 14-45 Kansas 7 7 0 14-14 KU-McMichael (run TJ love (kick) KU-Davis 1 run (Dl Dilembo kic) KU-Davis 1 run (Dl Dilembo kic) KU-Ewanda 3 run (from McMichael (love kic) KU-Ewanda 3 run (from McMichael (love kic) KU-Burgundy 3 run (Dl Dilembo kic) Individual OU - Peters p8 pass intercept (DRIkenzo mck) OU - Brooks 3 pass from interrupt (DRIkenzo mck) individual O'Dwale 28-19.28 Littrel 17-7.27 Washington 31.63 Kendall 30-29 Littrel 18-7.26 Washington 31.63 T-McMahon 54.06 Growth 18.19 Millers 11.27 KU- McMichael 940, Smith 12.38, Miller 11.27, Campfield 1.6, Krallt 3.17, Krallt 3.17 Ou—David 3-10-185, 1 Interception; Bivian 3-1.9-1 Ku-McMelchiel 3-12-474, 1 Interception; Kranzil 3-1.9-1 Kranzil 3-12-474, 1 Interception Ku-Edwards 6.48, Smith 6.22, Michaels 2.15, Miller 2.5, Hausch 1.10. OU—Carroll 5-29.8. KU—Swift 11-39.0. Off and running Oklahoma's Joe Washington, the Big 8'1 sledder rusher, picked up 76 yards returning pants Saturday but was held at 63 yards rushing. No major injury was suffered, possibly the first time the Jayhawks have come through on Oklahoma with no new season to play for next week's game against Missouri. wanting to play straight, conservative, power football, they had to turn to a more wide open game when they fell behind. Aided by this strategy, Emnett Edwards had his biggest game in weeks, catching six nasses for 88 yards. THIS SEASON HAS BEEN disappointing Fambridge is on Fambrough is op- hiplegic about the futur! "I'm sick about our record," Coach Don Fambrigh said, "but I can't help but get encouraged about our future looking at the young players we have." The future begins next week against Missouri in the last game of the season. "Our seniors have never been defeated by the University of Missouri, and we're not going to let them." OU, NU enter Big 8 title game atop conference From the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Top-ranked Oklahoma and No. 6 Nebraska are right where everyone thought they'd be when the Big Eight Conference football season started—in the two top spots in the standings. Thanks to Colorado's helping hand last weekend, the Sooners can nail down the title Saturday by beating the tough Cornhuskers at Nebraska. Colorado, although not in the championship picture itself, struck down the other serious contender, Oklahoma State, 37-20 Saturday. The unbeaten and untouched thrashed Kansas 45-14 and Nebraska walloped Kansas State 35-7. Missouri came from behind to nip Iowa State 10-7 in the other Big Eight game. Dave Humm tossed touchdown passes of 18 yards to Don Westbrook and 37 yards to Brad Jenkins for the Cornhuskers, who will play in the Sugar Bowl. Parting handshake Okahama Head Coach Barry Sattery offered congratulations to Don Fambright Saturday after his team defeated the Jawaharsons. Photos by Kanaan Photographer DAVE PETERSON and said a team should always try to score as many points as possible. Sooners pile up points to aid ranking By JIM SHELDON Oklahoma 45, Kansas 14 Nebraska 35, Kansas State 7 Colorado 37, Oklahoma State 20 Missouri 10, Iowa State 7 ★★
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Late in the third quarter Saturday it finally struck the Oklahoma Sooners—they were actually struggling to retain a slim 21-14 lead over the University of Kansas. Associate Sports Editor For almost three quarters, the Sooners had their hands full with a KU team that was already well-prepared for defense had all but shut off the rushing effectiveness of the Sooners' All-American halfback Joe Washington, and, for the first time this year, the Sooners had given up a pass against a No. 15-ranked defender. Oklahoma knew that if it wanted to keep its number one national ranking it had to put some points on the scoreboard, and fast. Unfortunately for KU, the Sooners did just that, scoring four times in the fourth quarter to win 45-14. With its efforts to be number one slowed by an NCAA probation that prohibits the Sooners from appearing on television or playing in bowl games, Oklahoma knows it has to win big to retain its spot at the top of the Associated Press' football roll. "WE LOST THE NUMBER ONE ranking when we played a close game against Baylor, who we've since proved they are a good team." The answer was Barris, Barris said after the game. "Then a point came in the season where I don't think scoring a lot of points made a lot of difference in the rankings, simply because so many of the top teams were being eliminated The Sooners barely made their 40-point goal. They were forced to keep their first team on the field much longer than normal just to push the score to 38-14. Then, their defense was able to stop KU's reserves, pushed over the final touchdown with only six seconds left in the game. "But scoring makes a difference now. We've got the number one ranking back, and we thought we'd have to score at least 40 points against Kansas to retain it." "At the end of the ball game, we wanted to score," Switzer said. "But we didn't want to have to call it motion in order to score. We had to call it straight — time—we didn't want a cheap touchdown." but for KU's senior linebacker and co- cupain, Steve Towle, Oklahoma's last quarterback. "They left the first team line in," Towel said, "It was one of the most egotistical things I've seen. Rankings are fine, but all of them to do was run up the score and look better." "I was looking forward to going over and talking to them and congratulating them at the end. But the last touchdown changed my mind." HOWEYER, KU HEAD COACH Don Fambrighould couldn't blame Switzer for trying to put a few more points on the scoreboard. "I told Barry Switzer after the game that you coach your team to score," Fambrough said. "That's what they should be trying to do. I no have sour grapes. "I'm proud we played against their first team most of the game. I would want my football team to try to score regardless of what the situation was." The final score will be good enough to keep the Sooners at the top of the polls, but KU played a much better game than the score indicates. "They had some success and we had some success," Switzerland said. "They were amazing in the first half against us. They came out with an offensive defense our warse was playing extremely well." PERHAPS MORE THAN any other statistic, the fact that Washington had only 15 wins and nine defensive play. Washington is a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate and is more accustomed to 150- and 200-year days. But he has have put a major dent in his Heisman hopes. "Ocasionally you get frustrated." Washington said about his off days. "But when you're moving the ball with your other hand, all punts, you very sadm think about varadys." While the 'Hawks were able to limit Washington's runs from scrimmage, they saw more of him than they would have liked on punt returns. He returned six punts for 76 yards, and it was his 28-yard return at the end of the third quarter that gave the Sooners the field position they needed to drive for their important fourth touchdown. "That's one of my assets," he said. "I've been around football a long time, and you know what a skill it is." KU's top two receivers, Bruce Adams and Emmit Edwards, kept each other company Saturday when Oklahoma possessed the football. Adams, who didn't sit up because of a neck injury, was the first to return. Out of action