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Saturday's game - Kansas vs. Iowa State
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SCORES & POLLS
Big 12 Conference
- Baylor 23, Texas 21
- Kansas 34, Iowa State 24
  - No. 13 Kansas State 13, Texas Tech 2
  - No. 1 Nebraska 69, Oklahoma 7
  - Missouri 41, Colorado 31
  - No. 25 Texas A&M 28, No. 19 Oklahoma State 25, OT
The Associated Press Top 25
No. 2 Penn State 30, Northwestern 27
No. 3 Florida State 48, North Carolina
State 35
No. 4 Michigan 24, Minnesota 3
No. 5 North Carolina 16, Georgia
Tech 13
No. 6 Florida 17, No. 14 Georgia 37
No. 7 Washington 27, Southern Cal 0
No. 8 Tennessee 22, South Carolina 7
No. 8 Tennessee 22, South Carolina 7
No. 8 Tennessee 22, South Carolina
No. 9 Ohio State 37, No. 1 Michi.
No. 10 Washington State 44, No. 20
Arizona State 31
No. 11 Auburn 0, Mississippi State 20
No. 11 UCAI 2, Stanford 2
No. 15 Iowa 35, No. 18 Purdue 17
No. 12 UCLA 27, Stanford 7
No. 15 Iowa 35, No. 18 Burdur 17
No. 16 LSU 63, Kentucky 28
No. 17 West Virginia 40, Syracuse 10
No. 29 Tulsa 35, Miami 61, Ct. 28
No. 23 Virginia Tech 37, Alabama-Birmingham 0
No. 24 Southern Mississippi 24,
Cincinnati 17
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and previous ranking:
1.Nebraska (46) 8-0 1,719 1
2.Penn St. (16) 7-0 1,643 2
3.Florida St. (5) 8-0 1,627 3
4.Michigan (1) 8-0 1,561 4
5.N. Carolina (2) 8-0 1,481 5
6.Washington 7-1 1,362 7
7.Ohio St. 8-1 1,324 9
8.Tennessee 6-1 1,312 8
9.Georgia 7-1 1,138 14
10.UCLA 7-2 1,089 12
11.Kansas St. 7-1 1,013 13
12.Iowa 6-2 1,904 15
13.Florida 6-2 902 6
14.LSU 6-2 837 16
15.Arizona St. 6-2 811 20
16.Washington St. 7-1 775 10
17.Auburn 7-2 515 11
18.Toledo 8-0 449 23
19.Mississippi St. 6-2 347 —
20.Virginia Tech 6-2 304 23
21.Texas A&M 6-2 299 25
22.Syracuse 6-3 286 —
23.Purdue 6-2 255 18
24.S. Mississippi 6-2 253 24
25.Oklahoma St. 6-2 125 19
Others receivingotes: West Virginia 99, Missouri 93,
Colorado St. 49, Wisconsin 42, Ohio 35, Michigan St.
Virginia 81, Louisiana Tech 11, Georgia Tech 10,
BUYU 10, Mexico 3, Air Force 10,
Southern Cal 2
USA Todav/ESPN Poll
The Top 25 teams in The USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and previous ranking:
| team | wins | losses | points |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
**1. Nebraska (50) B-8-0, 1,526** | | | |
*1. Florida St. (2)* | 8-0 | 1,449 | 3 |
*1. Penn St. (8)* | 7-0 | 1,438 | 2 |
*1. Michigan St. (2)* | 8-0 | 1,373 | 4 |
*1. N. Carolina | 8-0 | 1,322 | 5 |
*6. Washington St. | 7-1 | 1,198 | 7 |
*7. Tennessee | 6-1 | 1,162 | 8 |
*8. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 1,161 | 9 |
*9. Georgia | 7-1 | 960 | 15 |
**10. Kansas St.** | *7-1* | *907* | *12* |
*11. UCLA | 7-2 | 898 | 13 |
*12. LSU | 6-2 | 844 | 14 |
*13. Florida | 6-2 | 790 | 6 |
*14. Iowa | 6-2 | 767 | 16 |
*15. Washington St. | 7-1 | 691 | 10 |
*16. Arizona St. | 6-2 | 635 | 21 |
*17. Auburn | 7-2 | 476 | 11 |
*18. Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 418 | 22 |
*19. Syracuse | 6-3 | 334 | 24 |
*20. Toledo | 8-0 | 302 | 23 |
**21. Texas A&M** | *6-2* | **275** | — |
*22. West Virginia | 6-2 | 225 | 17 |
**23. Oklahoma St.** | *6-2* | **205** | **19** |
*24. Purdue | 6-2 | 201 | 18 |
*25. S. Mississippi | 6-2 | 126 | — |
Other receiving states  Musselman St. 110, Wisconsin 98,
Michigan St. 54, Air Force 44, Colorado St. 44, Missouri
44, Virginia 17, Clemson 15, BYU 8, Georgia Tech 8,
Texas Tech 8, Louisiana Tech 5, New Mexico 5, Bice 5
HOMECOMING Victory Kansas breaks skid in 34-24 win
Kansas receiver Shawn McGivern pulls in a pass over Iowa State's Breon Ansley for a touchdown. Kansas defeated Iowa State 34-24 yesterday at Memorial Stadium. Photo by Geoff Krieger/KANSAN
By Kelly Cannon
kcannon@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
In a do-or-die game against Iowa State, the Kansas football team came out alive.
A 34-24 victory kept the Jayhawks' bowl dream breathing.
"We're obviously pleased with the 5-1 record at home, but we're pleased to have five victories and have two games remaining." Kansas football coach Terry Allen said. "The future is still out there for this football team. We've got two football games left, and don't count us out on those games."
After three consecutive losses, against Texas Tech, Colorado and Nebraska, many had given the Jayhawks up for dead. Their offense ranked last among Division I-A teams, and it hadn't scored an offensive touchdown since the Oklahoma game Oct. 4.
But the offense was revived Saturday and amassed 355 yards of total offense. In its previous eight games, Kansas had averaged 199 vards per game.
Kansas quarterback Zac Wegner said the Jayhawks were able to do more offensively because of the different defensive patterns Iowa State played.
"I think we did all right as an offense," he said. "We didn't hold anything back. We really let it loose."
Kansas special teams also had an impressive day.
Cornerback Jason Harris, who played his last game at Memorial Stadium as a Jayhawk, blocked two Iowa State punts, both of which resulted in Kansas touchdowns.
Harris said defensive back Greg Erb and fullback Dustin Curry enabled him to get the blocks.
"When you're going to go get it, you've got to go get it," Harris said. "And if you're a half-second off or a step behind, you're not going to get it."
Allen said because Kansas entered the fourth quarter with a 34-3 lead, he was able to give the entire team a chance to play.
"You could have made it a little different numbers-wise if you had kept the horses in there, but that's not the purpose of the game," Allen said. "The purpose is getting a victory, come out of it virtually injury free and have a bunch of kids who have practiced all year long get an opportunity to play."
Saturday's game was the last home game for Kansas' seniors. The last two games will be played at Kansas State and Texas.
Two blocked punts haunt Cyclones
By Jason Franchuk
sports@kansan.com
Kansas defensive back Maurice Gaddie and defensive end Downey Houston team up to pull down Iowa Stutter's #28. by Griffin Kriener/KANSAN
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas defensive back Jason Harris tricked the Cyclones' special teams with two blocked punts that resulted in touchdowns as the Jayhawks were treated to a 34-24 win against Iowa State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Leave it to someone named Jason to be the Halloween weekend nightmare for Iowa State.
"We made some major mistakes," said Dan McCarney, Iowa State head coach. "Especially in the first half."
Iowa State punter Carl Gomez had a tough afternoon with Harris haunting him from the left side. The Jayhawks' defensive alignment on punting downs left Harris unguarded twice.
The second block was even more painful, as Harris blocked the punt in the end zone and landed his helmet square on Gomez's shin. The freshman Gomez, who had never had a punt blocked before Saturday, suffered a bruised calf and shin on the play.
The first punt Harris blocked in the second quarter made the score 17-3 after Eric Curry returned the ball 20 vards for a touchdown.
"I don't think I've ever been hit that many times in my career," said Gomez about the afternoon that also left him with a bruised shoulder after landing awkwardly after another punct was nearly blocked.
The Cyclones (1-7 overall and 1-4 in the Big 12 Conference) trailed 34-10 in the fourth quarter before coming back, much to the
delight of McCarnev
"There isn't anything sweet about losing," McCarney said. "But I'm proud of my kids to come back the way they did."
Iowa State accumulated more total yards than Kansas — 490 to 355 — as sophomore running back Darren Davis continued to be the eye of the Cyclones' offensive force.
Davis tallied 261 yards on 42 carries, including several dashes after spin moves that left the Kansas defense flustered.
But unfortunately for the Cvclones. most
of Davis' yards came when the game was already in the Jayhawks' control.
"When you get that many yards, you expect to win." Davis said.
Davis was agitated that his team put up more yardage than the Jayhawks but still couldn't tally more points.
Iowa State quarterback Todd Bandhauer struggled with accuracy for most of the game but connected for three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and kept the score respectable.
Injuries,ills transform team roster for opener
By Tommy Gallagher
tgallagher@kansan.com
Associate sports editor
The Kansas men's basketball team will begin the 1997-98 season in an exhibition game tonight, and the Jayhawks will have to cope with an injury-riddled roster.
"I would rather have him practice Sunday night because that's a heckuva lot more important," Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams said on Thursday. "We can get more things accomplished with a practice as a team than we can Monday night in a game."
LaFrentz practiced Friday and Saturday and is listed as questionable.
The Jayhawks will play the Outback All-Stars at 7:05 p.m. in Allen Field House. Senior forward Raef LaFrentz may not play because of a left thigh bruise.
Freshman Jeff Carey may be redshirted this season. Williams said a decision about Carey would be made before tonight's game.
Other members of the frontcourt also will miss the game. Freshman center Eric Chenwith has mononucleosis and will miss the next week. Sophomore forward Lester Earl is not eligible to play until Dec. 19.
And with guard Jelani Janisse still recovering from an ankle injury, the Jayhawks might have to play with eight players.
To compensate for personnel losses, Williams has made a few adjustments to the usual lineup.
Thomas will start against the All-Stars
In the backcount, senior Billy Thomas and freshman Kenny Gregory have battled for the starting shooting guard position.
Junior Paul Pierce played power forward at practices last week. Williams said Pierce probably would see some playing time at that position. Junior forward T.J. Pugh now will be expected to play more minutes.
Williams said Gregory had struggled in adapting to the college game but he had made huge strides since practice began.
Thomas will start against the All-Stars.
"I've been here awhile, so I know what's going on," Thomas said. "Coach Williams told me to catch the ball with both hands and I'd have the green light to shoot the ball. I expect to not only shoot more threes, I intend to shoot the ball more anyway."
"The intensity level that we play with has been a struggle for him, as it is with every freshman," Williams said. "I asked him after our first practice if he worked that hard in high school, and he said, 'The first 30 minutes were harder than I worked the entire year.'"
Guard Cameron Dickinson led the All-Stars with 28 points, three assists and two steals against the Mountaineers. Center Matt Zeuner scored 18 points and recorded 11 rebounds.
The Outback All-Stars will play their second of 11 games against Division I schools when they meet Kansas. The All-Stars lost 121-89 to West Virginia Saturday night.
The Starting Lineup
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
0-0 overall, 0-0 Big 1.2
G RYAN ROBERTSON 6-5 Jr.
F BILLY THOMAS 6-4 Sr.
F PAUL PIERCE 6-7 Jr.
F T.J. PUGH 6-8 Jr.
C RAEF LAFRENTZ 6-11 Sr.
OUTBACK
ALL-STARS
0-1 U.S. exhibition tour
G GREG SMITH 6-3
G CAMERON DICKINSON 6-4
F GREG Gibson 6-7
F KANE O'DWEEY 6-8
C MATT ZEUNER 6-10
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