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Undefeated Huskers Set Sights For Big Eight Statistics Sweep
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1964 University Daily Kansan
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, with at least a tie for first place in the Big Eight conference cinched, also appears headed for the biggest team statistical slam in the conference in the last 20 years.
With one game remaining on the schedule, the Cornhuskers rank first in five of the six team departments, and all five leads seem almost out of the reach of other league teams.
Nebraska's biggest lead is in the total offense department, showing a 361-yard average per game to second-place Oklahoma's 289.8.
THE CORNHUSKERS' total defense average of 152.4 is also almost out of reach of runner-up Missouri with 222. NU has been the nation's leader in total defense the last two years.
Also fairly comfortable are the other three leads held by the undefeated conference leaders. Their
rushing mark is 242.1 to OU's 206.2.
NU is averaging 81.9 yards on rushing defense to the Sooners' 133.7, and leads Missouri in passing offense, 118.9 to 83.6.
The Huskers are running a little behind last year's league-leading pace in rushing, but are 18 yards ahead of last year's average of 99.9 yards rushing defense, which was also tops in the conference.
THOUGH LAGGING behind last year's average in rushing, NU, with some 220 more passing yards this year than all last year, needs only 225 yards in the season finals against Oklahoma to surpass their 1963 total-offense output of 3,474.
Colorado, with a 1-8 season record, is the only team which stands in the way of Nebraska's bid to become the first Big Eight team to win all six of the statistical championships. The Buffs are holding on
to the passing defense leadership for the second week in a row.
Even though Colorado held KU to only 34 yards through the air, its lead dropped a little, as the Huskers limited Oklahoma State to only 25 yards passing. CU now has given up an average of 67.1 yards per game to NU's 70.5.
TRANSLATING this into yards, Nebraska will have to hold Oklahoma to at least 31 fewer yards through the air than Colorado gives Air Force this week to wrap up all six titles.
NU also has a comfortable lead in both points scored and points given up. In winning nine games this season, the Cornhuskers have rolled up 242 points to their opponents' 58.
KU Epee Fencers Take Two Medals
Competition was rough Saturday but KU was well represented when the medals were handed out.
The event was the Annual Kansas Open Epee Tournament. Five members from the KU Epee squad traveled to Wichita for the meet. There was a struggle for first place between Ted Hootman, coach of the Wichita team and Steve Wells, Chanute senior. Wells lost the deciding bout and took second place.
Esam El Shafey, Prague, Czechoslovakia junior, was tied for third at the end of the meet. In order to decide the winner, officials had to look at the number of points a fencer scored against his opponents. El Shafey scored one less point, and thus took fourth place.
One new member to the squad this year, Rick Rondeau, Springfield, Mass., freshman, showed good future ability.
Other men representing KU were Gene Barron, Emporia graduate student, and Dave Storer, Lawrence senior.
One fencer from the men's foil squad went to Oklahoma Saturday. Bob Dillman, Independence junior, who has been fencing for less than six months, went into the finals in the tournament there.
Oklahoma is second in scoring with an eight-game total of 150 for a 4-3-1 record. Missouri, with a 5-3-1 mark, is only 16 points behind NU in defense, as the Tigers have given up 74 in nine games.
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