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Mondav, September 15, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Cougars pounce on Jayhawk errors.18-14
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH
It could be a long, long football season at the University of Kansas
Evidence for that sobering appraisal was Saturday's 18-4 loss to Washington State in Memorial Stadium, one of the few games the Jawahars were favored to win this year.
Offensive mistakes cost the Jayhawks, dearly Saturday. With two bumps, the team lost five points, including the winning touchdown. The inexperienced defensive line performed well—at times. But Washington State still was a bit aggressive against fense with a balanced air-ground attack.
KU HEAD COACH BUD MOORE knew all those statistics by heart yesterday. what he was looking for in reviewing game films was something positive.
"I saw some promise as far as our offense went," he said. "We had some spurs of his."
Moore also realizes that Saturday's game was KU's first extensive use of the wiffleball, and has been one of its most successful.
"We made too many errors and put too much pressure on the team. We put them on their knees."
KU's football forces now must regroup for next Saturday's trip to play Kentucky in Lexington. The Wildcats blasted Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 27-8. Saturday. Kentucky was 6-5 last year and expects to improve this season.
"They have a big, strong offensive line and one of the finest runners in the coun-
The rusher is Sonny Collins, who has
averaged five yards a carry his first three college years.
The sputtering Jayhawk offense moved best under quarterback Scott McMichael, who led KU on touchdown marches of 58 and 16 vardens.
BUT AT OTHER TIMES, the offensive line of KU crumpled under Cougar
pressure, with the result that the Jayhawks gain only 210 total offensive yards, a loss of 13 points.
The ground game ali was inconsistent, especially after the second quarter loss of halfback Bill Campsted. Laverne Smith and Chris Rupp joined Norris Banks naced KU runners with 87.
Of KU's young defense, Moore said, "I was scared to death after Washington State's first possession, when they moved all the way down the field. But after that, our defense played fairly well. Not good pressure on any means, but we did pressure them."
THE COUGAR OFFENSE MOVED much of the day, though it was bogged down enough for Chuck Diedrick's four field goals. Vern Chamberlain led all rushers with 74 yards, while quarterback Wally Jones had 16 touchdowns until being injured in the third quarter. Substitute John Hopkins led the Cougars on their winning, fourth quarter tally.
Two costly fumbles led to Washington State scores. The first was Nirranki Bank's third quarter miracle, which led to a field goal. The second was by Skip Sharp in the fourth quarter, leading to the Cougar's winning touchdown.
"We've got to teach the player to wrap the football up in a crowd," Moore asserted. "Of course, Washington State did a good job teaching them how to play with the big plays when they helped them."
And the Jayhawks, he could have added,
didn't.
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WKU-Detroit 32 yard field goal
WKU-Michigan 41-yard field goal
KL-Minnesota 14-kick lick (kick)
WKU-Michigan 58-kick (kick)
WKU-Detroit 30-yard field goal
WKU-Michigan 34 yards field goal
WKU-Cincinnati 16-kick (kick) failed
INDIVIDUAL
Braking
Wilson-Chaplain 17, 74 Division 18, 54; Bennett 13, 54;
Brown 12, 54; Blankenship 16, 54; Hickman 12, 54;
Mitchell 12, 54; Cynwell 10, 54; Sharry 12, 54;
Gonzalez 12, 54; Cynwell 10, 54; Sharry 12, 54;
WSU—Bremen 10-1-1, 125 yards, Hopkins 5-8-0, 49 yards,
Diederik 0-1-0, 6 yards.
0, 17 yards, Cromwell 0-2-0, 0 yards
Bradfordes
Boosted
*Wilson-Diocerola 104*, Belmont 6, Kelly 24, Pearson 23, Tilby 29, Levantner 115-, Manshun 1-10.
*Mason-Cooper 107*, Belmont 6.
WSU—Hedrick 4-187, 4.17 ave. Doornink 1-32, 32 ave.
This fourth quarter fumble by KU's Skip Sharp led to Cougars' winning score
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Staff Photo by DAVID CRENSHAW
Young linemen suffer rough game
Franklin King (74) aids a Kurt Knoff tackle
By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH
Associate Sports Editor
Young and inexperienced University of
Kyoto a sensitive litter absorbed a painful
leash. Sensation.
Four of the five linenen were starting their first collegiate game, three of those four hadn't lettered and one was a freshman. That adds up to inexperience—and a lot of it.
It showed Saturday. The Washington State offense did a good job of controlling the ball and amassed 363 yards of total offense against the young KU defense.
"we rookies just didn't do the job," said freshman defensive tackle Franklin King. "To me, it just didn't seem like we were together."
THE JAYHAWKS WERE EXEMPLARY vulnerable on draw plays. The Cougars gained 179 yards on the ground, much of it right through the heart of the KU defense.
"They just kept kept inside," defensive end Torn Dinkel said. "We knew we were kind of weak on the traps and stuff. They hit them early and just kept doing it."
Cougar fullback Vern Chamberlain caused
"They were double teambased on me," nosegard James Emerson said, "and that was giving me problems. We were getting through, but it gave them enough time to make three or four yards. As long as you had three or four yards at a time, you make the first down."
the most problems for the Jahyahs. Several times he rambled for good yardage on counter plays to keep drives alive. Chambra finished with 74 vards on 17 carries.
BUT DRAW PLAYS WERENT the only thing that hurt Kansas.
Before he left the game midway through the third period with an injury, Cougar quarterback Wally Bennett gained amarle yardage on play options. Although his final figure of 34 yards fell to 26, the loss substantially no he'd had been trapped for 29 yards in losses while trying to pass.
"We weren't worried about him running," end Steve Jones said. "We didn't consider it."
"He wasn't that good a runner. We just blew a couple of assignments. It was just a matter of us being in the wrong position a lot of times."
King said he expected the Cougars to run at him because he was an untested freshman. And he admitted that his inexperience hurt him at times.
"I JUST WASN'T USED to reading the
book. I should have understood what
I have to do and will take it on."
The KU pass rush also left something to be desired. With the defensive ends dropping much of the time to protect against the pass, the menmen were left to rush the quarterback.
"They had about six guys back there blocking," Emerson said, "and it made it kind of hard to get through. When we did rush people, it gave them plenty of time to throw."
But there were some bright moments for the young defensive line. Emerson and Jones were singled out for praise by Moore after finishing the game with nine tackles each.
Dinkel showed what he could do as well. From his defensive end position, he made six tackles, including two sacks of the quarterback, resulting in losses of 15 yards.
Steve Jones
McMichael apparently gains edge
Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENER Scott McMichael
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH
Sports Editor
Nobody was saying. Not Bud Moore. Not Scott McMichael, Mr Nowl Cromwell.
But who owns the quarterback spot on the University of Kansas football team seemed to have come a step closer to being resolved after the team亨廷顿18-14 loss to Washington State.
Junior candidates McMichael and Cromwell have been rated as the co-number one quarterbacks the last few weeks in the league, the last blue jersey symbol of that standing.
"I saw both quarterbacks do some things well," head KU coach Bud Moore said. Both quarterbacks, he maintained, are still being played well. "We've got to have two, people ready to play."
GOING BY SATURDAY$'S $play, however,
Michael may be alone in that respect
and is unable to attend.
McMichael ran 36 offensive plays to Cromwell's 16. McMichael also was at the controls when the Jahyawks scored their two touchdowns, one on a 84-yard drive (with McMichael scoring from the one) and the other on a 16-yard march.
The 8-foot-3, 190 pound McMichael account for 35 yards of total offense—17 passing and 18 running while the 8-foot-4, 200磅 Cromwell well had 18 yards, all on the ground.
**vetting any of the persons involved to choose between the two, of course, isn't**
NETHER CROMWELL NOR McMichael
was particularly impressed with those
offerings.
"I didn't play worth a damn," Cromwell said succinctly.
In his defense, Saturday's contest was Cromwell's first at quarterback in his
DANCE
Of his lack of passing (three of eight for 17 yards), McMichael said, "We were trying to establish our running game. You know, it did so well at times."
college career. The adjustment from college isn't complete by any means, he says.
Lawrence Gay Liberation
"I didn't relax and I wasn't reading very well," he admitted. "On later, I knew Scott was doing the job, so I started to settle down." He was right. He missed some reads that were crucial to us.
The alternating of quarterbacks, he said,
didn't bother him.
McMichael also wasn't ready to have the No. 1 mantle placed on his shoulders.
"MISTAKES KILLED US today," he said. "I think just getting experience in game situations running the wishbone helped me. I know what it is, it. I think my timing is coming around."
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MOORE SAID ALL LAST week that neither McMichael or Cromwell would have much advance warning that they would be starting. McMichael said Moore was true to his word, telling him Friday night that he was Saturday's starter.
"Coach Moore wanted the team to get used to Nolan, too." McMichael said.
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"I have no idea how it'll go this week," he said. "I'm sure we'll just have to take it on a day-to-day basis and see who does the better job in practice."
Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENER
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