University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 29. 1975
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KU's Kurt Knoff blocked this fourth quarter Beaver punt, later recovered by Steve Taylor (34)
Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENER
Cromwell praises line; Kerbel, defense shine
By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH
Associate Sports Editor
Kerbel enjoys post-game talk
Associate Sports Editor
Everybody, it seemed, had his own explanation of access in the University of Kansas' 30-win over Oregon State.
Quarterback Nolan Cromwell credited the offensive line. Placeckier Dennis Kerbel credited his tennis shoes. And the defensive players credited their offensive teammates.
But no matter who—or what—deserves the credit, there is denying that it was the type of game the team liked.
THE OFFENSE, BEHIND Cromwell's record-breaking 294 yards rushed, moving the ball well for the first time
Locker room talk
this year. When it was over, the Jayhawks had amassed 471 yards in total offence, 440 of those on the ground. Cromwell was quick to give the offensive line most of the credit.
"I can't emphasize more what a great job they did." Cromwell said. "We cut our game plan down this week. We had only six or seven plays and we practiced those six or seven all week.
"Thelinen were positive what they were supposed to do." They came off the ball together and really bleed people out.
after the Kentucky and Washington State games in which the offensives moved the ball incompletely, Saturday.
"IT REALLY FELT GOD today," center John Morgan said. "We won behind a decent offense today."
"It was a lot more fun today. We wanted the defense to get a bumble or force a punct quickly. We couldn't wait to get back out there. It wasn't that way at Kentucky. We were kind of leery."
Morgan was a big man in the line Saturday. Some of Cromwell's most effective runs came on quarterback counters. On those plays, Cromwell took a step down the line and then cut back behind Morgan's block.
"Usually the noseguard take the fake," Morgan said. "When he didn't, Nolan would just read my block
CROWMELLE'S BIGGEST PLAY was a 79-yard touchdown run. On that play, he started right, cut inside, slipped a block of tackles, got a good block from tackle Lindsey Mason and out ran everybody to the end zone.
"The play was supposed to be run to the other side." Mason said. "My assignment was downfield blocking. I cut one man down, and then went after another. When I looked in. Nolan was in front of everybody."
That was the only touchdown the Jayhawks scored. But every time they got close, walk-on kick Dennis Kerbel ran into it.
Kerber kicked field goals of 23, 37, 41 and 29 yards. Those four field goals established a single game KU record. The old record of three was set by Carl Delany in 1911 and was tied by Mike Love last season.
"THESE ARE WHAT DID it," Kerbel said holding up a pair of high top tennis shoes in the locker room. "I tried kicking with them in practice two days ago, and it felt good. I'd never done it before in a game."
In fact, Kerbel hadn't even tried a field goal in a college game until midway through the first quarter. Was he
"You can't afford to be," Kerbel said. "On the first field goal I think of wondered what was going on. But you can't afford that."
And then there was the KU defense, which held the Beavers to 138 yards in total offense, only 43 of those on the ground. The shutout was KU's first in more than two games in Florida State in the second game of the 1972 season.
"It was a total defensive effort," tackle Mike Butler said. "It wasn't any one individual. Everybody did his
Most of the defenders played the offense for their success. Linebacker Terry Besson summed up those facts.
"A great offense always complements a defense," he said. "They shouldn't have moved the ball on us all. We were fresh. As long as the offense controls the ball the way they did today, we should be able to hold anybody."
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