University Daily Kansan / Monday, September 29.1986
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Sports Monday
KU gives Indiana State 2nd Big Eight loss in a row
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
Last week, as Kansas was defeating Utah State, Indiana State was being destroyed by Iowa State. Saturday, Indiana State fell victim to the Big Eight Conference again, as Kansas beat the Sycamores, 20-6.
Football
To the Sycamores, the games looked similar. Although the Iowa State loss was more humilating scorewise, 64.9, than the Kansas game, a correlation exists between the Big Eight teams.
"They (Jayhawks) played pretty much the same pass defense as we saw last week against Iowa State." Kyle Frondor, Indiana State quarterback, said Saturday.
'The big difference in the winning teams' scores seems to rest on the ability and experience of the quarterbacks. The Cyclones' Alex Espinoza, in his third starting season, is making headway toward breaking several school records. Kansas quarterback Mike Orth is just in his first full season.
"Both teams are very similar. The difference is Espinoza has three years experience and Orth has three games experience," said Sycamore head coach Dennis Ruetz after the game.
"Kansas has good runners. They're much more balanced than a year ago," Raetz said. "They're not as far along offensively, but I think they are better defensively. They've got a chance to win more games this year than they did last season."
Arnold Snell, sophomore fullback was awarded the game ball after scoring two touchdowns.
The Jayhawk offense took the initiative and scored three touchdowns, unlike last week when the defense won the game for Kansas.
His second touchdown in the fourth quarter caught the Sycamores by surprise. Indiana State was expecting the ball to go to wide receiver Willie Vaughn. Instead, Snell took a pitch option and sneaked around the left side for an easy 17-yard touchdown run, making the score 20-6. Snell was in the end zone before many of the Sycamores even knew he had the ball.
backfield," said Sycamore defensive back Derek Williams.
"He's (Snell) really good and they use him real well out of the
“He's an exciting back and he can turn a small gain into a big play,” said Williams of Snell. “We didn't expect him to play as much. We were keying in that time, like the man. That (Snell) was one of the things that really surprised us.”
Vaughn said "Arnold Snell just put them away."
Vaughn was a likely suspect for Indiana State. The wide receiver scored the day's first touchdown on a six-yard pass from Orth in the final seconds of the first half.
With three seconds remaining in the half, Kansas had a third and goal from the Sycamores six-yard line. The pressure was on KU head coach Bob Valesente to decide whether to go for the touchdown or try a field击 to tie the game. Valesente opted to attempt the touchdown. His strategy worked.
"I was really glad we got seven points before the half," Vaughn said.
"If they had had a halftime lead of any sort it would have been harder to come back out strong."
Early in the second half, Snell broke loose from the Sycamore's grasps and rushed downfield toward the Indiana State end zone. Two Indiana State players made a futile attempt to halt Snell's 44-yard drive, and Kansas pushed the score up to 13-3.
On the extra point attempt, the snap went to holder Tom Quick, who fumbled the ball. Place kicker Mac Smith picked it up and tried to run it in, but he was tackled before reaching the goal line.
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"He's (Snell) a great runner and executes well behind the offensive line," Valesente said. "He's a lot like Willie Vaughn — when he's in the clear he can take it to the house."
Snell said scoring the two touchdowns and taking home a game ball felt great. He gained 168 yards on 18 carries — the best single game rushing achievement since Kerwin Bell's 157 yards in the 1980 Colorado game. Snell now has the 13th best single game rushing record in Kansas history.
"give all the credit to my offensive line." Snell said about the two touchdowns. "They opened up the holes for me and I just ran through them."
Mac Smith, right, Kansas place kicker, runs with the ball. He picked it up in the before reaching the end zone, but Kansas still beat Indiana State 20-6. Kansas third quarter after holder Torn Quick bobbled the snap. Smith was downed will go for its third straight victory Saturday against Southern Illinois.
Defensive coordinator deserves game ball
In the aftermath of Kansas' 20-6 victory over Indiana State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, reporters converged on the Jayhawk locker room and running back Arnold Snell.
So impressive was Snell — 18 carriers for 168 yards and two touchdowns — that he was brought into the interview room while the other players talked to reporters by their lockers.
While Snell, who was given a game ball for his effort, had the best rushing performance since Kerwin Bell rushed for 216 yards against Kansas State in 1980, the other star of the game walked around the locker room unnoticed — that is until Kansas head coach Bob Valesente spotted him.
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Valesente rushed over to him, gave him a pat on the back. a congratulatory handshake and said, "Very nice, very nice, way to stay touch, Good job strategy wise."
The unsung hero was defensive coordinator Dave Dunkelberger.
Dunkelberger had seen his defense, which had given up an average of 221 yards per game—the sixth best in the nation—give up 95 yards in the first quarter and a total
of 168 bv halftime.
In addition to the yardage, the Kansas defense was not getting as much pressure on Sycamore quarterback Kyle Fronderof it against at Utah State quarterback Tom Ponich. Fronderof had enough time to pick the defense apart for 76 yards. Only interceptions by KU free safety Wayne Ziegler and strong safety Jamey Steinhauser halted Indiana State drives and kept the Sycamores out of the end zone.
"It didn't appear to be as good a pass rush this week as last week," Dunkelberger said. "We didn't apply pressure from the standpoint of going after them."
One reason the Jayhawks didn't get as much of a rush was dressed in
street clothes Saturday afternoon. Defensive end Phil Forte, who had three quarterback sacks against Utah State, was finishing up a one week suspension for skipping a class.
"Anytime you miss a first-string football player it hurts your team." Dunkelberger said. "But if he'd have gotten hurt he also wouldn't have been there, so you just have to go right on and play."
How to keep Indiana State off the field was a question Dunkelberger had to face at halftime. Even though Kansas led 7-3, the Sycamores controlled the ball 19 minutes, 30 seconds to the Jayhawks' 10 minutes, 30 seconds.
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Jimmy Edwards, Indiana State running back, wince as Mike Long, Kansas linebacker, tries to strip the ball from him while making the tackle.
High school bands from surrounding areas cover the playing field at game against Indiana State as part of the annual Band Day. Earlier in Memorial Stadium. The bands performed at halftime during Saturday's day the bands paraded through downtown Lawrence
Boston ends 11-year drought by winning AL East division
United Press International
BOSTON—As the cork popped on the first bottle of champagne, the Boston Red Sox released 11 years of frustration.
"This is an emotional moment," co-owner Haywood Sullivan said yesterday as he congratulated each Red Sox player after their 12-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays clashed the American League East flag. "It's very gratifying and it's the culmination of a lot of hard work."
The Red Sox, winning a division crown for the first time since 1675, eliminated the final challenger — the second place Blue Jays — when Bill Buckner grabbed Kelly Gruber's pop-up. As the ball fell into Buckner's glove, 32,929 Fenway Park fans stood and roared with appreciation for their heroes.
"I don't know what to say," said right fielder Dwight Evans, who played in the 1975 World Series and has been with the team longer than any other player.
"You think about all the hard work you go through from Little League on up and it's just a great feeling. I'm really going to enjoy this."
Shortstop Spike Owen, traded from Seattle to Boston in mid-August, savored his brief ride at the top.
'You think about all the hard work you go through from Little League on up and it's just a great feeling. I'm really going to enjoy this.'
—Dwight Evans Boston right fielder
"It's a great feeling. I just wish I could have been here for the whole season," said Owen. "I knew I'd have a chance (at the playoff) when I
Roger Clemens, who leads the major league with 24 victories and only four losses, has been in the majors less than three years, but he acknowledged his good fortune.
came to a first-place team, and now its come true."
"A lot of guys have waited a long time for this and it finally happened." Clemens said.
And for Bob Stanley, who has played in Boston for 10 years, there was no doubt about when the division crown would be clinched.
"Today was going to be the day," Stanley said. "They had scored only one run in two days on us and they had a rookie (Duane Ward) going, so I knew we could score today."
In Toronto's dressing room, the former division champions said the rout took away any doubts about who deserved the crown.
"It would have hurt a lot more if we lost a 1-0 game, or a game like yesterday (2-0 defeat)," said Jesse Barbry. "When it's 12-3, there's not a lot of second-guessing."
Lowery's field goal beats Buffalo
The Associated Press
But Kansas City's Nick Lowery, whose 46 yard field goal with 1:07 to play, gave the Chiefs a 20-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills Sunday, said he'll take Rich Stadium over the Chiefs' home, Arrowhead Stadium.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo has a reputation for nasty weather, particularly among those careers are most affected by wind and rain — placeckickers.
"It's not as difficult to kick here as people think it is," said Lowery, who also kicked a 24-yard field goal for the Chiefs. "The wind is pretty consistent, whereas in Kansas City, it tends to swirl."
"They caught us in a surprise coverage," said Bills "Coach Hank Bullough of the interception." "The guy made a great play."
Lowery, who kicked in nearly ideal conditions with a slight breeze, sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s, admitted he "was a little lucky, though, because Buffalo is usually worse (in weather) than this."
Lowery's field goal was the second of two Kansas City scores in the game's final five minutes that
brought the Chiefs back from a 17-10 deficit. It was set up by a Deron Cherry interception of a pass by Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly.
The Chiefs comeback made the victory particularly sweet, according to Kansas City Coach John Mackovic.
"We never have lost so many front line players in one game," said Mackovic.
Kelly, who signed a five-year, $8 million contract with Buffalo
But it was a victory that cost the Chiefs, as five starters missed most of the second half with injuries. Injured were wide receivers Carlos Carson and Anthony Hancock, running back Heather Heard and defensive backs Albert Lewis and Lloyd Burruss.
"We were behind in the game so long and had to come from behind," he said. "That makes it a great team victory."
before the season, also missed some game time with an arm injury he suffered when he was sacked at the end of the first quarter
"Football's supposed to be a contact sport, but not a late-contact sport," he said. "I don't mind getting hit, but not late all the time."
*we* returned to the game, but questioned some of the hits he received.
The win broke an eight-game read losing streak for Kansas City, 3-1, while the loss dropped the Bills to 1-3.
Along with Lowery's two field goals, Kansas City quarterback Todd Blackledge threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Stephone Paige and a yard pass to Paul Coffman
Buffalo's scoring came on a 41-yard run by Rob Riddick, playing for the injured Greg Bell, a 14-yard pass from Kelly to rookie Ronnie Harmon and a 32-yard Scott Norwood field goal.
The Bills came from a 10.7 halftime deficit to take the lead early in the fourth quarter.