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Thursday, December 10, 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN * BOWL PREVIEW SECTION
The Jayhawks' season in review
Stories by David Bartkoski, Graphics by Sean Tevis
GAME 1
September 5
Kansas Jayhawks
49
Oregon State Beavers 20
Kansas' defense sparked its offense as the Jayhawks opened their season with a convincing 49-20 victory against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore.
Jayhawk defenders held the Beavers to a minus-five yards of total offense in the first quarter and helped set up Kansas' first three touchdowns with two fumble recoveries and an interception.
Hillary earned that offensive balance was a key to the Jawahaws' success.
The Kansas offense needed little help the rest of the way as it racked up 450 total yards, including 286 yards passing by senior quarterback Chip Hilleary.
"All preseason, I was talking about an attacking, wide-open type offense," he said. "That's what we showed today."
September 12
GAME 2
Kansas Jayhawks
Ball State Cardinals
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23
GAME 4
The Jayhawks perfect season faded under the lights as California defeated Kansas 27-23 in a night game televised by ESPN.
California senior tailback Russell White spent the evening running by, over and through the Kansas defense. He finished with 165 yards on 30 carries and scored one touchdown.
Kansas Jayhawks
California Bears
The turning point may have been when the Golden Bears blocked a field goal attempt by Eichloff that
The Golden Bears grabbed a 7-10 lead after White scored on a 3-yard run. Kansas, 3-1 after the game, kept within striking distance for the entirety but never could take the lead.
would have tied the score at 20-20.
Later in the game, Kansas senior wide receiver Matt Gay threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Rodney Harris. The Jayhawks trailed 27-23 at that point.
The Jayhawks dominated just about every phase of their first home game, crushing Ball State 62-10 on Band Dav.
The Jayhawks were able to get the ballback on their own 9-yard line with 23 seconds left but could not score. Hillary's desperation pass was intercepted with five seconds left, and California ran out of the clock.
September 24
But a 7-minute, 15-second drive by California chewed up the clock.
Hilleary said the offense was out of sync against the Golden Bears.
Junior kicker Dan Eichlöh blasted field goals of 61 and 55 yards. His 61-yarder broke his own school record for longest field goal by three yards and was the second-longest field goal without a tee in NCAA history.
"We just didn't execute," he said.
Kansas Jayhawks
the Kansas offense racked up 578 total yards as eight different players scored touchdowns. Despite the dominating offensive performance by the Jayhawks, Kansas coach Glen Mason was more impressed with his defense who allowed the Cardinals only 147 vards of total offense.
"I'm pleased with the 578, but I'm more pleased with the 147," he said. "It could have been less than 147 if we didn't have a couple of turnovers."
September 19
GAME 3
GAME 5
October 10
Kansas Jayhawks 31
The Sunflower State Showdown became a one-sided mow-down for Kansas as the Jayhawks crushed the Wildcats 31-7 in front of 52,000 fans. The crowd was thought to be the largest ever at a Kansas home game.
Jayhawk defenders spent most of the afternoon in the K-State backfield, registering 11 sacks and holding the Wildcats to a minus-56 yards rushing.
Kansas had little trouble running the ball against the previously undefeated Wildcats.
Cozzens scored the Jayhawks'
Douglas rushed for a career-high 127 yards and two touchdowns.
Kansas recorded its third consecutive blow out of the season, defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 40-7 on a drizzly Saturday evening at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa.
The victory helped earn the high-flying Jayhawks a No.24 ranking in the Associated Press poll. It was Kansas' first appearance in the AP poll since 1976.
Kansas was dominant on all fronts, especially in the kicking and running game. Eichloh made four field goals, and senior tailback Maurice Douglas scored three touchdowns, all by the run.
After three games, Kansas boasted the nation's No. 1 scoring offence, and the Jayhawks were second nationally in total defense.
Mason said, "This was the hardest hitting game we've had so far."
other touchdowns on runs of two and four yards.
The Jayhawks had fallen out of the AP poll after the loss to California, but Kansas re-entered the poll at No. 25 after the victory against the Wildcats.
Junior defensive tackle Chris Maumalanga thought the 16-day break between the California and K-State games may have helped Kansas.
"We came ready to play and had extra rest," he said.
"K-State had only a few days. It ease the pain from last year's loss."
GAME 6
October 24
Kansas Jayhawks
Cyclones
Iowa State Cyclones
50
In a game that had everything but defense, Kansas overcame a 26-point deficit and defeated Iowa State 50-47 in Ames.
Both teams produced more than 500 yards of total offense. Two fumbles were returned for touchdowns, and five personal foul penalties were called.
third quarters to take a 47-21 lead.
Momentum was on the Jayhawks' side at the beginning and the end of the game and on the Cyclones' side during the middle.
The Jayhawks flew out to a 21-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. But Iowa State stormed back, score 40 unanswered points in the second and
During the comeback, Hillery threw for two touchdowns and ran for one. Junior linebacker Larry Thiel then recovered an Iowa State fumble and returned it for the winning score.
Kansas' offense sparked a comeback, which the Kansas defense finished.
The 26-point deficit was the greatest a Kansas team ever had overcome for a victory.
"To come from behind like we did, there's only one way to describe it," Mason said. "It's because of T-E-A-M. Nothing else."
October 24
Kansas Jayhawks
GAME 7
The Jayhawks took another step in proving that they belonged in the Big Eight's upper echelon, defeating Oklahoma 27-10 in Kansas' Homecoming game.
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It was Kansas' first victory against the Sooners since 1984.
Senior defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield and sophomore linebacker
Fans showed their appreciation after the game by rushing the field and tearing down both goal posts, tossing one in Potter Lake.
Don Davis tackled Oklahoma junior quarterback Cale Gundy in the third quarter and knocked him out of the game.
Kansas' offensive line knocked down the Sooner defense. The Jayhawks ran the ball 56 times for 284 yards.
Douglas rushed for 115 yards, and senior fullback Monte Cozzens rushed for 110 yards.
It was Cozzens' 13-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that capped the Jayhawks' scoring and pleased the Kansas coach.
GAME8
October 31
Kansas Jayhawks
"You don't make a run like that with your feet or your legs, but your heart," Mason said.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
26
18
Kansas fended off a late charge by Oklahoma State and defeated the Cowboys 26-18 on a foggy Halloween afternoon.
The 'Hawks controlled the game until the last minutes of the fourth quarter. Kansas led 26-3 with about three minutes left and anticipated winning its fourth consecutive game.
But Oklahoma State struck back with two quick touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Gary Porter threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to junior split end Shannon Culver. Shortly after that, the Cowboys got the ball back, and Porter hit sophomore tailback Rafael Denson with an 11-yard touchdown pass.
Despite Kansas' sloppy play at the end, the Jayhawks still achieved season-best winning percentages with a 7-1 overall record and 4-0 Big Eight Conference mark. Kansas also earned its highest AP ranking this season, No. 13.
The Cowboys' comeback was thwarted when Kansas junior Chris Powell recovered a last-minute onside kick.
Mason said that he was unhappy with his players' performance against Oklahoma State but was satisfied with the Jayhawks' season to that point.
Kansas Jayhawks
October 31
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GAME 9
Nebraska's first three touchdowns came via the pass.
The Cornhuskers first baited the Jayhawks with the pass, then trampled them with the run in the game broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Nebraska seized sole possession of first place in the conference with a 49-7 trouncing of Kansas in front of 76.287 fans in Lincoln.
Freshman quarterback Tommie Frazier, one of the top freshman players in the conference, hit junior tight end Gerald Armstrong with touchdown passes of 36 and 11 yards.
a joggers scored Kansas' only touchdown on a 4-yard run in the second quarter, but the Jayhawks never came closer than 21-7 as Nebraska's powerful running game came into focus.
Frazier then threw a 46-yard scoring strike to junior split end Corey Dixon, and the "Huskers" led 21-0.
Nebraska junior 1-back Derek Brown finished with 164 yards打滚。Sophomore 1- back Calvin Jones finished with 158 yards打滚 and scored two touchdowns.
Hilleary said he was disappointed with Kansas' play.
"The Kansas Jayhawks did not show up tonight," he said.
GAME 10
November 14
Kansas Jayhawks 18
25
When it was announced in the second quarter that Nebraska had fallen 19-10 to Iowa State, the Jayhawks knew a victory would re-establish their first place standing in the Big Eight.
The Jayhawks fell 25-18 to Colorado in a hard-fought battle that had firstplace implications for the conference title race.
Kansas was able to erase an early 10-point deficit. Hilleary's 66-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Dwayne Chandler and Douglas' two-point conversion run put the Jayhawks
The Buffalooes saw a chance to move a game closer to the Cornhuskers in the standings.
The Colorado defense stopped Kansas' offense for the rest of the game, and the Buffaloes' offense manufactured a winning fourth-quarter drive.
ahead 18-17 in the third quarter.
Mason said the loss hurt more than Nebraska's dominating victory a week before.
But the Buffaloes were too much for the Jayhawks in Kansas' last home game.
Junior tailback James Hill scored an 8-yard touchdown run, and Colorado added a two-point conversion.
"It's real painful," he said.
GAME 11
November 21
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Kansas Jayhawks
Missouri Tigers
Kansas finished its best regular season in 11 years with an anticlimactic 22-19 loss at Missouri.
rilleary was forced to leave the game in the first quarter because of a concussion and did not return at quarterback.
The Jayhawks' passing attack faltered after that. Sophomore Frederick Thomas connected on four of 18 passes to account for all of the Jayhawks' 49 yards passing.
Missouri succeeded with the pass, amassing 284 yards in the air. Sophomore quarterback Jeff Handy completed 22 of 39 passes, and senior wide receiver Victor Bailey garnered 12 receptions for 179 yards.
Eichloh ficketed a 42-yard field goal and added two extra points, giving him five points for the game and a school record of 238 career points.
Douglas rushed for a career-high 180 yards and had one touchdown. The Jayhawks had a chance to win on the last play of the game, but Thomas' Hail Mary pass fell incomplete.
Kansas lost its last three games, fell out of the AP poll once again and finished its season at 7-4. But Nebraska's 33-9 victory against Oklahoma on Nov. 27 assisted the Jayhawks a third-place finish in the conference and a berth in the Aloha Bowl.
The University Daily Kansan wishes the best of luck to the Jayhawks in the Aloha Bowl!