FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER27,2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3B
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University 51-0 on Aug. 30,2001 in Tulsa's first game of last season The 14 consecutive losses is the longest in the nation.
Tula's latest scar came in the form of a 37-25 loss to Baylor University, perennial cellardweller of the Big 12. The Golden Hurricane trailed the Bears 30-6 at halftime, before turning two quick interceptions into 10 points to start the second half. Tula continued to come back, but ultimately ran out of time.
The skill the Golden Hurricane exhibited during the second half of the loss to Baylor is indicative of the kind of team Tulsa can
" They keep playing hard and don't give up and think that something good will happen."
Mark Mangino
Kansas football coach on Tulsa
"If you look at the Baylor game they nearly come back and take that game away from Baylor after Baylor has a substantial lead," Mangino said. "That tells you that they're like us in a lot of ways. They keep playing hard and don't give up and think that something good will happen."
put on the field, Mangino said.
Kansas can also relate to Tulsa's inconsistency. The Jayhawks kept scores close in the first quarter of nearly every game this season before giving up big plays in the second.
"We've shown that we can make plays on offense and defense," Mangino said. "We need to be consistent now."
Kansas has learned its lesson after giving up 22 points in the second quarter in last weekend's game against Bowling Green State University, said senior wide receiver Marcellus Jones.
"I learned that when bad things happen we have to bounce back," Jones said. "Diversity is a part of life. It's a part of football games."
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So far in four games, Tulsa has been outscored 55-9 in the first quarter of games.
But, Kansas has been outscored 24-7 in the first quarter in its first four games.
For the Jayhawk offense, getting off to a good start means moving the ball inside of the opponent's 20 yard line. The team has scored on 12-of-14 possessions through the first four games.
"We just have to get to the red zone more often," Mangino said. "When we get to the red zone we're pretty good football team."
Tulsa has been a pretty good football team in a total of four quarters this year. These quarters came against Big 12 opponents.
Against Oklahoma on Aug. 30, Tulsa limited the Sooners to only a 3-0 halftime lead before falling 37-0.
Against Baylor last Saturday, Tulsa fell behind 30-6 at half-time, but a furious second half rally by the Golden Hurricane fell short. The Bears hung on to win 37-25.
All this adds up to a persistent belief among Jayhawk players and coaches that Tulsa can't be taken lightly.
"We're not taking their record into account," Jones said. "We have to go and execute regardless."
Execution is put at a premium right now because after the Tulsa game, Kansas opens up Big 12 play with an Oct. 5 game against Baylor in Waco, Texas.
Jones said he and his teammates couldn't hang their heads because there was a lot of football to be played.
"The season is only a third gone," he said. "It's far from being over, we have eight games left."
Kansas realized beating Tulsa to finish out its non-conference schedule would give the team a boost heading into conference play.
"It will be a big one for us," junior quarterback Bill Whittemore said. "Hopefully we can get a little momentum on our side going into the heart of our schedule."
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day. Nebraska, 4-2-2 enters the game ranked No. 18 nationally. The team tied Creighton 1-1 in double overtime and defeated Indiana State 2-0 last weekend.
Defensively, Erin Miller, junior goalkeeper, has recorded four shutouts so far this season and has an .83 goals against-average.
weekend.
Christine Latham, senior forward and reigning Big 12 scoring champion, leads Nebraska with four goals and nine points.
Francis said a key for the team was playing its own game this weekend.
"You want to know what the opponent has got, but you don't want to worry about it too much," he said. "If you focus on them too much, you won't be able to focus on your own game plan."
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