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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15,2007
sports quote of the day
"The thing about Kansas is that they are playing hard and they absolutely do not beat themselves."
— Guy Morris, Baylor football head coach after Saturday's loss to Kansas
sports fact of the day
KU Footbail media guide
Kansas Football last won its first six games in 1995, when it started the season 7-0 and finished 10-2.
sports trivia of the day
Q. When was Kansas Football's best start to a season since it joined a conference in 1907?
A: In 1908, when Kansas went undefeated throughout the nine-game season.
KU Football media guide
top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct.13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Ohio St. (50) | 7-0 | 1,599 | 3 |
| 2. South Florida (11) | 6-0 | 1,503 | 5 |
| 3. Boston College (1) | 7-0 | 1,448 | 4 |
| **4. Oklahoma (1)** | **6-1** | **1,399** | **6** |
| 5. LSU (1) | 6-1 | 1,331 | 1 |
| 6. South Carolina | 6-1 | 1,247 | 7 |
| 7. Oregon | 5-1 | 1,177 | 9 |
| 8. Kentucky | 6-1 | 1,098 | 17 |
| 9. West Virginia | 5-1 | 1,090 | 8 |
| 10. California | 5-1 | 1,065 | 2 |
| 11. Virginia Tech | 6-1 | 951 | 12 |
| 12. Arizona St. (1) | 7-0 | 948 | 14 |
| 13. Southern Cal | 5-1 | 932 | 10 |
| 14. Florida | 4-2 | 865 | 13 |
| **15. Kansas** | **6-0** | **664** | **20** |
| **15. Missouri** | **5-1** | **664** | **11** |
| 17. Hawaii | 7-0 | 551 | 16 |
| 18. Auburn | 5-2 | 488 | 22 |
| **19. Texas** | **5-2** | **348** | **23** |
| 20. Tennessee | 4-2 | 339 | 25 |
| 21. Georgia | 5-2 | 279 | 24 |
| **22. Texas Tech** | **6-1** | **241** | — |
| 23. Cincinnati | 6-1 | 194 | 15 |
| 24. Michigan | 5-2 | 189 | — |
| **25. Kansas St.** | **4-2** | **107** | — |
Others receiving votes: Penn St. 95, Virginia 85, Illinois 75, Boise St. 37, Alabama 27, Rutgers 18, Wake Forest 18, Wisconsin 18, Clemson 9, Connecticut 7, Florida St. 6, Maryland 6, Air Force 4, BYU 2, Troy 1
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez celebrates after scoring the touchdown that broke Shannon Sharpe's NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end. The Chiefs defeated the Bengals 27-20, and Gonzalez had two touchdown receptions.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tony Gonzalez caught his record-breaking 63rd touchdown pass much the way he caught the first 62 — stretching out his 6-foot-5 frame as high and as far as he could and pulling the ball down in traffic with soft, powerful hands.
His 3-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter Sunday gave
Then the eight-time Pro Bowler caught Damon Huard's 26-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter that proved the difference in Kansas City's 27-20 victory over the downward-spiral Cincinnati Bengals.
Gonzalez the NFL record for tight ends.
With Gonzalez catching nine passes for 102 yards and the two touchdowns, the Chiefs (3-3) rolled up an impressive — for them — 354 total yards Sunday against the suspect and injury-weakened defense of the Bengals (1-4), who lost their fourth game in a row.
"It wasn't the easiest (catch)," said a grinning Gonzalez, who broke Shannon Sharpe's record of 62 touchdown catches by a tight end." I had to go get it. I was like, 'I'm not letting this one get away. I've been waiting a long time for it."
The first sign that things would improve for the Chiefs came on their first play from scrimmage, when frustrated Pro Bowler Larry Johnson gained 9 yards, just one short of the team's entire embarrassing rushing total in a loss to Jacksonville the week before.
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A DIVISION OF THE KU BOOKSTORES
Men's Golf, The Prestige at PGA West, all day, Palm Desert, Calif.
Women's Golf, Price's Give 'Em Intercollegiate, all day, Las Cruces, N.M.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Women's Golf, Price's Give 'Em Intercollegiate, all day, Las Cruces, N.M.
WEDNESDAY
Men's Golf, The Prestige at PGA West, all day, Palm Desert, Calif.
Volleyball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Lawrence
THURSDAY
Women's Tennis, ITA Central Region Championships, all day. Tulsa, Okla.
Women's Golf, Price's Give 'Em Intercollegiate, all day, Las Cruces, N.M.
FRIDAY
Soccer at Colorado, 4 p.m. Boulder. Colo.
Women's Tennis, ITA Central Region Championships, all day, Tulsa, Oka
Women's Swimming, Big 12 Relays, all day, Ames, Iowa
SATURDAY
Football at Colorado, 4:45 p.m., Boulder, Colo.
Women's Swimming, Northern Iowa swim, 1 p.m., Cedar Falls. Iowa
Women's Tennis, ITA Central Region Championships, all day, Tulsa, Okla.
Women's Swimming, Exhibition dive, all day, Ames, Iowa
Volleyball at Nebraska, TBA, Lincoln, Neb.
SUNDAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Friday, Oct. 12
Boston 10; Cleveland 3
mlb playoffs
Thursday, Oct. 18 Boston at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13
Cleveland 13, Boston 6
Tuesday, Oct. 16 Boston at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20 Cleveland at Boston, TBD If necessary
Monday, Oct. 15 Boston at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21
Cleveland at Boston, TBD,
If necessary
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday, Oct. 11
Colorado 5, Arizona 1
Friday, Oct. 12 Colorado 3, Arizona 2
Sunday, Oct. 14
Colorado 4, Arizona 1
Monday, Oct. 15
Arizona at Colorado, 9:18 p.m
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Arizona at Colorado, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Friday, Oct. 19
Colorado at Arizona, 7:37 p.m., if necessary
Saturday, Oct. 20
Colorado at Arizona, TBD, if
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