Oklahoma coach claims team does nothing wrong
By JERRY KLEIN Assistant Sports Editor
Earlier in the season, Jim Mackenzie, Oklahoma's new football coach, said, "As far as I'm concerned, on the day of the game our kids don't do anything wrong."
No doubt Mackenzie, who played for Bear Bryant and worked with the defense as a coach for eight years at Arkansas, wasn't fooling as Oklahoma has been winning and making few mistakes.
For example, Oklahoma won its third straight game last Saturday upsetting Texas, 18-9. It was the Sooners first win in the Texas series dating back to 1957.
EVEN TEXAS coach Darrell Royal admitted Oklahoma was "clearly the best team on the field" and deserved the victory.
"Our defense was never able to force a mistake and Oklahoma never made a costly mistake," Royal said. In fact, Oklahoma's only mistake came when they fumbled on the Texas 7-vard line.
Mackenzie will lead the nation's tenth ranked team into Memorial Stadium Saturday to meet Kansas.
ALTHOUGH OKLAHOMA is second to Nebraska along with Missouri and Oklahoma State—each have won one game—they lead the Big Eight in passing offense, passing defense and scoring.
On pass defense, Oklahoma has allowed 109.7 yards in three games.
KANSAS COACH Jack Mitchell is well aware of the Oklahoma offense, especially the offensive line.
"Like all Oklahoma teams, they have the good offensive line." Mitchell said.
"IN THE PAST two years, they have had no stars in the backfield such as Billy Vessels and Tommy McDonald," he said, referring to two former All-Americans, "however, that line is big, strong and agile. They open the holes."
Mitchell termed yesterday's practice "good" and indicated team morale is "okay" despite Saturday's 24-7 loss to Iowa State.
Ken Wertzberger, first-team middle guard, will miss the Oklahoma game because of a sprained ankle. His replacement will be Bill Wohlford. Bob Kreutzer, who has been bothered by a knee injury, will start at center in place of Wohlford.
Sigma Nus snow Lambda Chis,59-0
Rick Clarke led Sigma Nu to a 59-0 shutout over Lambda Chi Alpha in Tuesday's Fraternity A football action, Clarke passed for six touchdowns and three extra points. Jerry Jaax caught three Clarke TD passes and added an extra point. Clarke passed to Jean Owen for two TD's, and Owen passed to Bob Fambrough for another. Fambrough also scored a TD on a Clarke pass, and he recovered a fumble in the end-zone for another six pointer. Gerald Baker kicked an extra point.
Joe Jeter connected for four TD's in Phi Delta Theta's 26-0 victory over Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Tom Shawver, Mike Hurt, Dave Detar and Ralph Light each scored a touchdown. Two extra points were added by Shawver and Hurt. Michael Allen, an SAE, injured his knee and was
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Alert defensive play by Phi Kappa Psi led to their 9-6 victory over Phi Gamma Delta. Jay Clancy caught David Hinshaw for a safety and Bob Willis intercepted a pass and scored a TD. Joe Groner threw to Dennis House for the extra point. Phi Gamma Delta scored on a pass from Hinshaw to Dick Hoener.
Fred Cunningham passed Alpha KappaLambda to a 30-8 victory over Phi Gamma Delta in Fraternity B play. Cunningham connected for five TD passes—two to Lonnie Feagan and three to Richard Hornsby. Phi GammaDelta scored on a pass from Gary Skook to Curt Heinz. Greg Wait caught Cunningham in the end-zone for a safety. Lambda Chi Alpha defeated Theta Chi 1-0 in overtime.
The results of other Fraternity B action were: Phi Delta Theta no. 1—13, Phi Kappa Tau-6; Sigma Chi-19, Sigma Nu no. 2—0; and Phi Kappa Sigma-39, Delta Chi-0.
Big Eight teams in top ten
NEW YORK —(UPI) — The United Press International major college football ratings with first-place votes and won-lost records in parentheses:
Teams Points
1. Michigan State (19) (4-0) 329
2. Notre Dame (9) (3-0) 305
3. Alabama (4) (3-0) 253
4. UCLA (1) (4-0) 248
5. Southern Calif. (1) (4-0) 184
6. Nebraska (1) (4-0) 158
7. Georgia Tech (4-0) 114
8. Florida (4-0) 64
9. Purdue (3-1) 63
10. Oklahoma (3-0) 29
Second 10—11, Georgia 19; 12,
Wyoming 16; 13, Tennessee 14;
14, Missouri 13; 15, Arkansas 12;
16, Houston 10; 17, Baylor 3; 18
tie, Southern Methodist, Miami
of Ohio, and Washington 1.
SPORTS
Cross Country coach Bob Timmons is pleased with the progress his team is making, and thinks they should be ready to give Southern Illinois University stiff competition this weekend at Carbondale. Ill.
KU harriers look good
Monday the cross country team ran three mile time trials, and most of the runners showed marked improvement over last year. The Jayhawkers who knocked time off last year's three mile time trials were: Mike Hays, 2:16; Jim Ryun, 2:04; Curt Grindal, 2:12; Larry Woelk, 2:31; Mike Sheahon, 2:31; and Steve Ringel, 2:31.
THE RUNNERS who will be going to the SIU dual meet are: Ryun, Hayes, Tom Yergovich, Grindal, Mike Petterson, Mike Kearns and Woelk.
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KU was second to SIU at the KU invitational cross country meet Saturday, but the return of Ryun and Petterson will help the Jayhawkers this weekend. Ryun had a stiff back and Peterson was recovering from a leg injury. Both were unable to participate in the KU invitational.
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