FOOTBALL
NFL
SECTION B
KANSAS
52
TEXAS CHRISTIAN
17
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
Game Notes:
KANSA5 52 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 17
The game was Kansas' first
The game was Kansas first game in 16 days. The Jayhawks are now 9-4 against Texas Christianin the Glen Mason era with eight days or more to prepare for their next opponent, including 3-0 last season.
The win moved Kansas to No. 22 in the Associated Press poll, up from last week's 24.
- Kansas gained 321 yards rushing, led by June Henley's 201. Kansas is 15.1-1.1 in the Glen Mason era when rushing for more than 300 yards.
June Henley's four touchdowns tied the school single-game record. He now has 32 career touchdowns which puts him first on the all-time chart, moving ahead of Tony Sands.
The Top 25 as picked by The Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 14, total points on 25 bases for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and last week's ranking:
Record Pts Pvs 1. **Nebraska** 58) 1-0-0 1,662 1
2. Tennessee 5) 2-0-0 1,561 2
3. Florida St. 4) 1-0-0 1,536 3
4. Florida 4) 1-0-0 1,519 4
5. Penn St. 3-0-0 1,369 6
6. Texas 2-0-0 1,232 7
7. Ohio St. 1-0-0 1,225 8
8. Michigan 1-0-0 1,211 11
9. Notre Dame 2-0-0 1,099 9
10. Miami 3-0-0 1,071 10
11. North Carolina 2-0-0 926 12
12. Colorado 2-1-0 911 5
13. Alabama 3-1-0 764 13
14. Auburn 3-0-0 764 15
15. Southern Cal. 2-1-0 702 16
16. Kansas St. 2-1-0 684 17
17. Arizona St. 2-0-0 587 18
18. Virginia Tech. 2-0-0 528 19
19. Iowa 2-0-0 454 21
20. Virginia 1-0-0 441 22
21. LSU 1-0-0 381 20
22. Kansas 2-0-0 360 24
23. Syracuse 0-1-0 214 23
24. Washington 1-1-0 174 —
25. Oregon 1-1-0 103 —
The Top 25 teams in USA Today-CNN college football球, with first-place vote in parentheses, records through Sept. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 28th-place vote, and last week's ranking.
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young 93,
Northwest堡 52, West Virginia 47, Georgia
Tech. 22, Teach Tech 19, Wyoming 16, Arizona
8, UCLA 8, Utah 8, South Carolina 6,
Air Force 5, Wisconsin 4, California 3, East
Carolina 2, Texas A&M 2, Toledo 2.
USA Today/CNN Top 25
| | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. **Nebraska 58)** | 1-0-0 | 1,546 | 1 |
| 2. Tennessee 2) | 2-0-0 | 1,437 | 2 |
| 3. Florida St. 1) | 1-0-0 | 1,437 | 2 |
| 4. Florida 1) | 1-0-0 | 1,395 | 4 |
| 5. Penn St. | 3-0-0 | 1,247 | 6 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 2-0-0 | 1,177 | 7 |
| 7. Michigan | 2-0-0 | 1,150 | 9 |
| 8. Texas | 2-0-0 | 1,135 | 8 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 2-0-0 | 943 | 10 |
| 10. Miami | 3-0-0 | 668 | 11 |
| 11. Alabama | 3-0-0 | 786 | 12 |
| 12. Colorado | 2-1-0 | 785 | 5 |
| 13. North Carolina | 2-1-0 | 776 | 13 |
| 14. Kansas St. | 3-0-0 | 728 | 14 |
| 15. Auburn | 3-0-0 | 722 | 16 |
| 16. Virginia Tech | 2-0-0 | 599 | 19 |
| 17. Virginia | 2-0-0 | 589 | 17 |
| 18. Southern Cal | 2-1-0 | 557 | 18 |
| 19. Iowa | 2-1-0 | 410 | 21 |
| 20. Kansas | 2-0-0 | 360 | 22 |
| 21. Louisiana st. | 1-0-0 | 324 | 20 |
| 22. Arizona st. | 2-0-0 | 304 | 23 |
| 23. Washington | 1-1-0 | 185 | NR |
| 24. Syracuse | 0-1-0 | 177 | 24 |
| 25. Brigham Young | 2-1-0 | 142 | 15 |
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Others receiving notes: West Virginia 123, Oregon 99, Air Force 33, Georgia Tech 29, Northeastern 24, Texas A&M 24, Arizona 16, Utah 13, Texas Tech 12, Wisconsin 11, Mississippi State 8, UCLA 7, Michigan State 6, Wyoming 5, San Diego State 3, Baylor 1, East Carolina 1, Houston 1, South Carolina 1.
INSIDE
SPORTS INDEX
Scoreboard ... 2B
Vaughn update ... 3B
Rugby ... 3B
Cross country ... 4B
Horoscopes ... 6B
Jayhawks run past Frogs
June Henley gains 201 yards, scores four touchdowns
Kansas senior June Henley had 31 carries,201 yards and a school record tying four single-game touchdowns in Saturday's game against Texas Christian University.
By Dan Gelston Kansan sportswriter
FORT WORTH, Texas — This single running back idea isn't turning out too bad.
And a tired June Henley means an awesome June Henley.
some battle huts.
Henley carried 31 times for 201 yards while tying a school record with four touchdown in No. 24 Kansas 52-17 trouncing of Texas Christian in front of 37,512 fans Saturday night at Amon Carter Stadium.
Henley, a senior, helped the Jayhawks run away with the game. All of his carries came in the first three quarters, and he was the only Kansas running back to touch the ball until there were about five minutes left in the second quarter.
Henley was helped by the huge holes opened by the offensive line. He was hardly touched by the Horned Frog defense on several of his long runs. He said he knew the team was counting on him to lead the offense.
"Everybody on the team is looking at me," he said "They're relying on me to get the job done running the ball."
Kansas coach Glen Mason joked about Henley's performance.
"It's his last year so we figured we'd better get our money's worth out of him," he said.
Kansas got more than its money out of Henley; it got 24 points.
ley, he got 2 points.
The Jayhawks scored first with a 10-play,
60-yard drive that was capped off by Henlev's
10-ward run.
ley's Jawhaws were the beneficiaries of two Texas Christian turnovers in the first quarter. Junior nose tackle Bret McGraw recovered a fumble and sophomore linebacker Patrick Brown intercepted a pass from Hornog Frog quarterback Jeff Dover. But the Jayhawks couldn't capitalize on any of the miscues and instead were tied at seven at the end of the first quarter.
Henley put Kansas in front for good at 14-7 when his two-yard touchdown run, with 13:05 left in the second quarter, concluded a drive where he gained all 66 yards on six carries, including a 42-yard run on the first play.
the Horned Frogs bounced right back during their next possession with three points from Michael Reeder's career-best, 52-yard field goal with 9:57 left in the half.
Then it was time to give June a rest.
Then it was time to give him a Kansas was driving late in the second half when running back Eric Galbreath took his first carry of the game and stumbled his way up the middle 33 yards to the end zone and a 21-10 Kansas lead.
"It's not up to me when the other backs get the ball," Henley said. "But I think they showed what they can do if they get the ball."
Henley finished the first-half scoring with a three-yard touchdown run with 28 seconds remaining.
In the second half, Henley and Eric Vann rushed for a touchdown each, junior Jeff
McCord kicked a 34-yard field goal and senior wide receiver Isaac Byrd caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Matt Johner.
Jonner got his second consecutive start for Kansas, but unlike the opening game, he was the team's No. 1 quarterback instead of the replacement for senior Ben Rutz.
Replacement player Johner finished 13 of 25 for 132 yards and one touchdown. He connected on several crucial plays including a third-and-seven on the opening drive when he hit senior tight end Hossea Friday, a fourth-and-five on the Texas Christian 24 when he threw a six-yard pass to Byrd, and a 30-yard reception to tight end Jim Moore.
"I came out all right and kind of went
through a spot where I didn't do too well," Johner said. "I didn't have an opportunity to throw too much because the run was working so well. There were some bad parts I have to correct, but things are smoothing out."
The win left the Jayhawks happy on a rainy Saturday night.
"Were we a better football team then we were against Ball State?" Mason said. "I think the answer is yes, but we need to get better."
Henley said the win was a mission accomplished,
pause "We didn't want to leave here one and one," he said. "We wanted to leave 2-0. We had one thing to do and that was win. We did."
Kansas junior defensive back and Fort Worth, Texas, native Jason Harris recovered a Texas Christian fumble and ran it back for 15 yards to set up a Kansas touchdown.
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TCU turnovers lead to Kansas scores; Mason pleased with team's efforts
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
FORT WORTH, Texas — It took some dramatic turns of events to get No. 24 Kansas going in its 52-17 win against Texas Christian.
Make that dramatic turnovers.
The Horned Frogs lost the ball six times on four fumbles and two interceptions, which led to 17 Jahawk points.
It started in the first quarter when Horned Frog running back Koi Woods fumbled on the Texas Christian 38 yardline. It was recovered by junior nose tackle Bret McGraw, but the Jayhawks didn't score.
share score
Later in the quarter, Jayhawk
sophomore linebacker Patrick
Brown picked off quarterback
Jeff Dover's pass at the Kansas
35, but again they couldn't score.
it was was the end of the second quarter when Kansas finally
Texas Christian receiver Kyle Williams was drilled by Kansas junior defensive back Maurice Gaddie and he fumbled. The ball was recovered by junior defensive back, and Fort Worth native, Jason Harris. Harris scooped up the ball and ran 15 yards, setting up a Jayhawk scoring drive.
capitalized on a Horned Frog misc.
"We got the turnovers in the first half, but we scored only one field goal which isn't that good," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "The thing I was most upset at halftime was that we didn't get any production off the turnovers."
However, Mason said Texas Christian hurt itself way too much.
"A lot of times the score is misleading," Mason said of the 52-17 score. "But let's face it, they had a lot of turnovers and that enabled us to score some points
off that."
Kansas scored again off a turnover when Texas Christian's Jason Tucker fumbled Kansas junior punter Dean Royals' 44-yard punt. Kansas sophomore center Sean McDermott recovered and Kansas scored on the ensuing drive, when senior running back June Henley ran 24 yards for a touchdown.
Harris recovered another fumble, this time from Dover, in the third quarter, setting up senior wide receiver Isaac Byrd's 17-ward touchdown reception.
"Anytime they give you turnovers and give you a chance, you've got to take advantage of it," he said. "Sometimes you do and sometimes you don't. You have to capitalize on them and wedid."
Kansas junior quarterback Matt Johner said the Jayhawks were fortunate to capitalize on the turnovers.
KU football thwarts TCU Horned Frogs
It wasn't supposed to be that easy. It really wasn't.
Fresh off of its 21-7 truncing of Oklahoma on Sooner soil, Texas Christian was primed to catapult into the top 25 with a win against
Kansas team had seen very little game action.
The Horned Frogs were talking all week about how they were going to stop the Kansas run attack and how the Frogs would be ready for June Henley.
But apparently Glen Mason and offensive coordinator Golden Pat
Ruel didn't buy into the empty Frogger promises. They stuck to their game plan — Henley right, Henley left, Henley middle — of running the ball right down Texas Christian's Homed-Frog throat.
What you saw Saturday night in the first half, and parts of the second half, was Kansas football at its best.
so far this season — 187 yards vs. Ball State and 201 Saturday night — he might find himself sitting in the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City when December rolls around as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Believe it. And also believe that June will be playing on Sundays next year.
And then there was June.
Ronnie Ward and Jason Thoren looked like one of the best linebacking tag teams in the country — not my words, those came from ESPN's Charlie Steiner. The secondary stepped up when they needed to, and Texas Christian running backs will see Kevin Kopp in their nightmares for years and years to come.
Steiner awarded June just about every accolade in the book, so I'll pick up where Charlie left off. With the numbers that June is putting up
You want more predictions.
You've got them.
Kansas Memorial Stadium will house not only a win against Colorado, but also a defeat of Kansas State. And the Cornhuskers...sorry, I can't go that far. But a second-place finish in the toughest division of the strongest conference in college football looks pretty darn good for a basketball school.
In fact, aside from the Jayhawks horrid punting, the only thing that looked noticeably bad for Kansas on Saturday night were the new coaches shirts. The shirts, which loudly feature a slanted and oversized "KU," look like something that K-Mart needed to unload fast.
Sure Kansas will have its bad days. Sure some cynical sportswriter will find some glitches in the Jayhawks' game plan in the future. Sure Kansas State, Colorado and Nebraska loom large on the horizon. But for now, Kansas fans can bask in the glory of victory because their Jayhawks could have played with any team in the country on Saturday night.
I'd like to wish a speedy and complete recovery to the mother of my very special friend Allison, whose unfortunate accident made the Kansas game — and every other game played last weekend, for that matter — seem pretty insignificant in the greater scheme of things.