U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawk FOOTBALL
Kansas 34 Iowa State 7
Kansas freshman defensive tackle Dan Dercher chases down Iowa State quarterback Todd Doxzon in Saturday's game at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks kept Doxzone and the Cyclones running all afternoon in a 34-7 victory.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1995
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KANSAN
RESULTS
SECTION B
Kansas 34
Iowa State 7
Kansas State 23 Oklahoma St.17
Nebraska 57
Missouri 0
Oklahoma 24
Texas 24
STANDINGS
The Jayhawks set an NCAA record for attendance but are swept by Kansas State. Page 3B
VOLLEYBALL
Conf. Overall
Kansas 2-0 6-0
Kansas St. 2-0 6-0
Nebraska 2-0 6-0
Colorado 1-1 5-1
Oklahoma 1-1 4-1-1
Iowa St. 0-2 2-4
Missouri 0-2 2-4
Okla. St. 0-2 1-5
AP Top 25
The Associated Press
Kansas continued its climb to the Associate Press' poll, thanks to a 3-4 win against Iowa State on Saturday. The Jakeyne leapfrogged over Colorado and Kansas State in moving from No. 30 to No. 7. Kansas plays No. 15 Oklahoma in Nebraska, Omaha, on Saturday.
Ottery residing voices; Baylor 143,
Arkansas 110, Dyracuse 101, UCLA 43,
Maryland 25, Georgia Tech 10, San Diego
St. 10, Virginia Tech 8, Washington Bl.
5, Colorado St. 3, Tristen 10.
pct. team play pts.
1. Florida St. (38) 0-0-0 1,520 1
2. Nebraska (18) 8-0-0 1,487 2
3. Florida (3) 6-0-0 1,421 3
4. Ohio St. (5) 6-0-0 1,388 4
5. Southern Col. 9-0-0 1,310 5
6. Tennessee 6-1-0 1,234 6
7. Kansas 8-0-0 1,007 10
8. Kansas St. 8-0-0 1,088 8
9. Colorado 5-1-0 1,088 9
10. Michigan 5-1-0 930 11
11. Northwestern 5-1-0 917 14
12. Oregon 5-1-0 841 15
13. Auburn 4-2-0 828 7
14. Virginia 6-2-0 621 19
15. Oldahoma 4-1-1 811 13
16. Texas 4-1-1 527 18
17. Notre Dame 5-2-0 458 17
18. Iowa 5-0-0 454 23
19. Penn St. 4-2-0 448 20
20. Washington 4-2-0 384 24
21. Alabama 4-2-0 328 12
22. Texas A&M 3-2-0 217 22
23. Stanford 4-1-1 205 16
24. Wisconsin 2-2-1 156 21
25. Texas Tech 3-2-0 144 25
Jayhawks stop Cyclones' stormer
By Robert Sinclair
Kansan sportswriter
After three operations on his left knee and surgery on both shoulders, Kansas senior linebacker Dick Holt wasn't sure whether he would be able to play this year.
Not only is he on the team, but he started against Iowa State on Saturday because of a rash of Kansas injuries.
Holt made the most of his opportunity by getting a key interception in the Jayhawks' 34-7 victory against the Cyclones.
"Actually, I was in the wrong place," Holt said. "I was supposed to be up on (sophomore tailback) Troy Davis. But I noticed that our outside linebacker was on him. I just played a little softer, and he (junior quarterback Todd Doxon) threw it right to me. I'm lucky that I didn't drenit it."
On the play, Iowa State faced a third down and seven from the Kansas 31-yard line on its first possession. As Doxzon attempted to hit sophomore wide receiver Ed Williams, Holt stepped in front of the receiver.
After bobbling the ball, the linebacker pulled in the ball and scampered 52 yards down the sideline before being knocked out of bounds by Doxzon.
"I ran out of gas," Holt said. "In the old days I would have ran in for seven, but I just don't have the same speed that I used to."
After the turnover, the Jayhawks had the ball on the Cyclone 18-yard line. Five plays later the Jayhawks took control of the game — scoring first in their sixth consecutive contest — and never looked back
Kansas junior running back June Henley initiated the scoring with his one-yard dive with 12:32 remaining in the first quarter.
Four different Kansas running backs scored as the team gained 293 yards rushing.
"I if I was sitting back as a fan looking at it, I'd say they looked
pretty good," Kansas offensive coordinator Golden Pat Ruel said of his offense's effort.
The Jayhawks led 7-0 after one quarter, but they scored early and often in the second quarter while on their way to a 27-0 halftime lead.
With 11:56 remaining in the second quarter, Kansas senior quarterback Mark Williams hit senior running back L.T. Levine on a two-yard touchdown pass. Levine, who finished with 116 yards, scored again on the first play of the fourth quarter on a 13-vard run.
Sophomores Eric Vann and Eric Galbreath also scored touchdowns in the second quarter.
The success of the Kansas running attack was two-fold.
Not only did the offense control the ball but it also helped its defense by keeping the nation's leading rusher off the field.
Coming into the game Davis was averaging 200.2 yards a game for the Cyclones and had scored 10 touchdowns.
Kansas held Davis to 120 yards — including 9 yards on five carries in the second quarter — and kept him off the scoreboard.
"The key to this game was to stop Davis," Kansas sophomore defensive end Kevin Kopp said. "We knew that he'd be a great running back — heck, he had over 100 yards. He's still a great running back."
The defense was playing so well that the only drama of the second half was whether it would preserve its shutout.
The Jayhawks came up short, however, as senior wide receiver Ashaudai Smith fumbled a punt with just less than 10 minutes remaining in the game. The Cyclones used eight plays to cover 30 yards and scored on Williams' three-yard touchdown reception from Doxzon.
"We wanted a shutout, but a shutout is not important." Kansas sophomore linebacker Jason Thoren said. "A win is important."
Steve Puppe / KANSAN
Kansas junior running back June Henley is taken down by two Iowa State tacklers in Saturday's game. Henley rushed for 44 yards and caught passes for 21, more in the Jawahirs' '34-7 victory.
'Aggressive'defense pitches a near-shutout
By Spencer Duncan
Kaneae sportwriter
Kansan sportswriter
With seven minutes left in the Kansas-Iowa State game on Saturday, the cheers at Memorial Stadium turned into a collective sigh.
It wasn't because the Kansas football team was in trouble. Instead, the defense could not give itself the ultimate compliment after a big day — a shutout.
"We could have stopped them," Kansas defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz said. "I blame myself for not making the right call."
Three yards stood between a shutout of Big Eight Conference opponent Iowa State. In a goal line battle beginning on the 5-yard line, the defense held Iowa State from scoring on three attempts. But on fourth and goal from the three, Cyclone junior quarterback Todd Doxzon found sophomore wide receiver Ed Williams in the end zone. That touchdown dashed Kansas' shutout desires. Final score: Kansas 34, Iowa State 7.
"It was a big disappointment ."
The defense's success began on the first Cyclone drive when junior linebacker Dick Holt intercepted a Doxzon pass and returned it 52 yards to the Iowa State 19-yard line. Two minutes later, the Jayhawks scored their first touchdown.
Kansas junior defensive back Dorian Brew said. "We just did the wrong play at that particular time. But we had a good day on defense."
"I wasn't even sure I was going to play this year," said Holt, who made his first career start. "So this feels really good."
Later, an Iowa State attempt to score a little more than three minutes left before halftime was foiled by an interception by Kansas freshman linebacker Jason Thoren. It was Thoren's third interception of the season, tying a school record for most interceptions in a season by a linebacker.
The defense disrupted Doxson's rhythm all day, allowing him to complete only 11 of 28 passes for 130 yards.
But the Jayhawks also did a number on the Cyclone running game.
Iowa State's running game this season has depended on sophomore running back Troy Davis. He had 1,001 yards in just five games, becoming the first sophomore in history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in five games, averaging 200 yards a game.
"We just wanted to contain him," Hankwitz said.
Davis had an effective first quarter, gaining 54 yards on 12 carries. But the Jayhawks kept him off balance the rest of the day. Davis had just 120 yards on 30 carries — 80 yards below his average.
Perhaps most impressive was the defense's ability to keep Davis from scoring. David had 10 touchdowns in his first five games, but Kansas kept him out of the end zone.
Tom Leininger / KANE
"This defense allows us to be more aggressive," Brew said. "Watch out because we are for real."
"I'm not happy at all," Davis said. The Jayhawks' defense has only allowed just one rushing touchdown in its six games.
Kansas senior wide receiver Ashundal Smith is greeted by two teammates after making one of his two receptions against Iowa State. The No. 7 Jayhawks will meet No. 15 Oklahoma Saturday in Norman, Okla.