MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002
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Loss wasn't the worst in Kansas football history
Lawrence Journal-World
It wasn't the worst loss in 112 years of Kansas University football, but it was close.
No. 14 Kansas State hammered the Jayhawks, 64-0, Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
"I think our football team played well," Kansas State's Bill Snyder said. "I think we played well on offense, played well on defense and played well on special teams."
Kansas did not.
How bad was it?
The 64-0 loss ranked as the third worst in KU history, was the Jayhawks' biggest loss ever to Kansas State and ranked as the largest margin of victory in the 100-year-old series. It also marked the most points allowed by Kansas since a 71-10 loss to Oklahoma in 1987.
The shutout was K-State's first against Kansas since 1955 and gave the Wildcats their 10th straight victory against the Jayhawks, tying a series record set by Kansas between 1956 and 1965.
Coach expects dark days while rebuilding team
The Kansas City Star
He was so candid and articulate, youd swear Kansas coach Mark Mangino had been practicing his postgame speech since April.
And maybe, just maybe, he had.
Mangino said Saturday he's known for a long time that losses like the 64-0 defeat to Kansas State were inevitable as he tries to rebuild the Jayhawks' bumbling program.
"I came to the realization in spring ball that we were going to be in for some tough times," said Mangino, whose squad fell to 2-8. "I knew that. I knew there would be dark days."
Purple covered stadium as Wildcats trounced team By Kevin Haskin
By Kevin Haskin
Topeka Capital-Journal
While new carpet was installed in its own stadium over the offseason, Kansas State never considered placing a call to its archival about staging a spring scrimmage 90 miles down the Kaw.
But by halftime Saturday, the Wildcats realized how Kansas' Memorial Stadium would have looked.
What aluminum bleachers were not bare were mostly covered in purple.
All that was missing at the halfway mark was a record for most points scored in the series. K-State barely needed two minutes of the second half to attain that mark before plowing on and dismantling Kansas 64-0 before 43,000.
At least, that was the head count at the outset.
Once the No. 14 Wildcats scored on seven of nine possessions in the first half, produced a 299-yard gap in total yardage and opened a 43-0 lead, the audience thinned.
Williams couldn't save team from Saturday's defeat By Jeffrey Parson
The Wichita Eagle
With their fingers nearly frozen and their lips chapped, Kansas State band members played on even more enthusiastically.
As cornerback Terence Newman scaled the conductor's stand -Saturday's cold air highlighting every breath - it wasn't his flapping arms that invigorated the band. It was the way Newman beamed, relishing every second of K-State's 64-0 dismantling of Kansas on its home field.
Like so many recent teammates before him, Newman will leave K-State with a perfect record against the Jayhawks.
In a chainlink fence, bored KU fans used deflated Thunder Stix to spell out "SAVE US ROY."
No one, not even Roy Williams, could save Kansas from the worst defeat in the 100-game history of this series.
Wildcats relish victory against Jayhawk rivals
Manhattan Mercury
On Kansas State's bus ride over to Lawrence Saturday morning, they watched on a mini-screen, highlights from the previous nine Wildcat victories over the Jayhawks.
"We saw what we could possibly do to them again, so we're happy to do that," said KSU fullback Travis Wilson. "It was great fun. A state rivalry like this, and to win like this, it was great fun." K-State fullback Travis Wilson (44) gives a stiff-arm to Johnny McCov.
But none of those "W's" compared to the 64-zilch smearing that the Purples hung on Kansas Saturday afternoon.
The victory was the most lopsided in the 100-game history of the rivalry and the first shutout posted against Kansas since a 46-0 blanking in 1955.
Oklahoma moves closer to shot at national title
The Associated Press
NORMAN, Okla. — Nate Hyb threw three touchdown passes, Quentin Griffin ran for 128 yards, and No. 2 Oklahoma took advantage of Colorado's mistakes to beat the 13th-ranked Buffaloes 27-11 on Saturday.
With their third straight victory over a ranked team, the Sooners (8-0, 4-0 Big 12) justified their position atop the Bowl Championship Series ratings, which determine who will play for the national title. Oklahoma also beat theno-No.3 Texas and theno-No.9 Iowa State.
Chris Brown, the nation's leading rusher at 162.9 yards per game coming in, had 103 on 25 carries for Colorado (6-3, 4-1), which had not lost to Oklahoma since 1988. He is the first back to gain 100 yards against Oklahoma since Deuce McAllister of Mississippi did it in the 1999 Independence Bowl, a span of
33 games.
On a cold, sometimes rainy day, the Buffaloales turned the ball over three times, muffed a pooch kickoff and had a field goal blocked in the first half. Oklahoma turned the mistakes into 17 points to lead 20-3 at halftime, and it could have been worse.
In the third quarter, linebacker Teddy Lehman returned an interception 31 yards to set up Hybli's third touchdown pass, making the score 27-3.
Hybl threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Antwone Savage to complete Oklahoma's first drive, which started at the Colorado 39-yard line after a fumble by Brown. Hybl also hit Mark Clayton on two scoring passes, a 17-yarder in the second quarter and a 12-yarder in the third.
Hylb was 10-of-25 for 105 yards and two interceptions. He didn't have to lead the Sooners very far to the end
zone — their three touchdown drives covered 39,24 and 9 yards.
Colorado made it 27-11 late in the third quarter on a 12-yard run by Bobby Purify and a 2-point conversion pass. The Buffaloes came up empty in the fourth after driving to the Oklahoma 23, 8 and 10, missing a field goal the first time and turning the ball over on downs twice.
Oklahoma missed a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter after taking over at the Buffaloes' 32 following a fumble recovery.
In the second quarter, the Sooners settled for a field goal after Brandon Everage returned an interception 64 yards to the Colorado 14.
Late in the half, Oklahoma took over at midfield after blocking a field goal. The Sooners eventually had first-and-10 from the 22 but went nowhere and wound up missing a 39-yard field goal.
Texas escapes Nebraska, ends win streak
Texas 27. Nebraska 24
In Lincoln, Neb., Chris Simms passed for a career-high 419 yards, and Nathan Vasher intercepted Jammal Lord's pass at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds to give No. 4 Texas a win over Nebraska.
Until Saturday, Nebraska had won 74 of its previous 75 home games. Texas, led by coach Mack Brown, is the only team to win at Memorial in all that time.
Texas Tech 62, Baylor 11
In Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech bounced back from last week's loss to Colorado with a victory over Baylor.
touchdowns, 373 yards and moved past Louisville's Chris Redman in NCAA Division IA career passing attempts before being replaced midway through the third quarter.
Oklahoma State 28, Texas A&M 23
Kliff Kingsbury threw for three
In Stillwater, Okla., Tatum Bell rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns, and Vernon Grant intercepted a pass in the end zone with a minute remaining as Oklahoma State beat Texas A&M.
Bell scored from 64, 5 and 2 yards as the Cowboys defeated a traditional conference power for the second time in as many games. The Cowboys beat
Texas A&M for the first time since 1988 a span of six straight losses.
Iowa St. 42. Missouri 35
Iowa State has learned that with Seneca Wallace running things, anything is possible.
Wallace made things happen in Ames, Iowa, setting a school record with 493 total yards and directing a 93-yard touchdown drive with time running out.
No. 21 Iowa State broke a two-game losing streak, became bowl eligible for the third straight year and stayed in contention for the league's North Division title.
Baylor's Steele fired; will finish season
The Associated Press
Athletic director Tom Stanton said Steele had agreed to finish out the season.
move," Stanton said.
WACO, Texas — Baylor football coach Kevin Steele, whose team has won only one Big 12 Conference game in his four seasons, was fired yesterday.
The Bears are 3-6 and 1-4 in the conference.
"It is with regret that I announce this
"Kevin's efforts have made significant improvements in many areas of our football program." Stanton said. "His leadership has emphasized discipline, academics, organization and relationships with Texas high school coaches while representing the faith-based mission of Baylor University."
Baylor lost to Texas Tech 62-11 on Saturday. Since beating Kansas 35-32 on Oct. 5 to break their 29-game Big 12 losing streak, Baylor has been
outscored 181-21 in four games, including shutouts by Texas A&M and Colorado. The Bears lost to Kansas State 44 10.
Overall, Steele is 9-53.
"I am disappointed that we were not able to meet the demands placed upon the Baylor football program in the time allowed," Steele said in a news release.
Baylor media relations director Scott Strickland said Stanton and Steele would have no additional comment Sunday.
The Associated Press
FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmy Vasser charged past Michael Andretti on a restart two laps from the end of last night's Toyota 500 and pulled away for an easy victory in the fastest 500-mile race ever.
Andretti was apparently on the way to a win at California Speedway before Dario Franchitti's blown engine brought out a yellow flag that led to a 9-minute pause in the action four laps from the end of the 250-lap race.
It was the second time this year that CART has used the new rule allowing it to suspend the race until it is safe to resume -
letting the drivers battle for the win instead of finishing under caution.
Officials gave the field two warmup laps before turning the cars loose on lap 148. Vasser's Ford-power Team Rahal Lola fell about 10 car-lengths behind Andretti as they approached the flagstand, then shot forward as the green flag waved.
Vasser caught Andretti's Lola-Honda in the first turn and shot past as the cars entered the second turn. By the end of that lap, Vasser was ahead by several car-lengths, and Andretti was unable to mount a challenge on the last trip around the 2.029-mile oval before finishing 0.400-seconds – about 10 car-lengths – behind.
The Associated Press
Benson claims first NASCAR win
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Johnny Benson ended one of the longest winless streaks in NASCAR yesterday, holding off Mark Martin to win the Pop Secret 400 for his first victory in 226 starts.
Benson, known as the best driver to never win a Winston Cup race, led the final 28 laps but had to battle Martin over the final dozen laps at North Carolina Speedway.
Martin, in the thick of the Winston Cup championship chase, was racing for the win and several times drove his Ford onto the bumper of Benson's
Pontiac.
When he couldn't bump Benson out of the way, he tried to pass him in the lower grooves of the race track.
None of it worked and the 39-year-old Benson beat him to the finish line by .261 seconds to become the fifth first-time winner this season.
"It was a long time coming, Johnny Benson, but you got your win," crew chief James Ince radioed him as he crossed the finish line.
Benson then started a long slide
"It was a long time coming, Johnny Benson, but you got your win."
James Ince
Benson's crew chief
across the infield grass before turning the traditional celebratory doughnuts, so many that his car ran out of gas and had to be pushed into Victory Lane.
"I thought for a couple of years that I'd never get a win," Benson said. "I was always going to be the best guy who never won a race."
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