U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawk FOOTBALL
KANSAS 17 OKLAHOMA 20
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24.1994
Kansas sophomore running back June Henley dives over Oklahoma sophomore linebacker Tyrell Peters. Henley rushed for 36 yards on 12 carries.The Sooners held the Jayhawks to only 115 yards ruhing.
Richard Devinki / KANSAN
SCORES
SECTION B
Iowa State 31
Oklahoma St. 31
Nebraska 42
Missouri 7
Colorado 35
Kansas State 21
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Nebraska 3-0-0
Colorado 3-0-0
Oklahoma 2-1-0
Kansas St. 1-2-0
Kansas 1-2-0
Missouri 1-2-0
Oklahoma St. 0-2-1
Iowa St. 0-2-1
Sooners leap past faltering' Hawks
AP Top 25
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and ranking in the previous poll:
rank team record pts. pr
1. Penn St. (19) 6-0-0 1,486 1
2. Colorado (16) 7-0-0 1,482 2
3. Nebraska (24) 7-0-0 1,461 3
4. Auburn (3) 7-0-0 1,397 4
5. Florida 5-1-0 1,246 5
6. Miami 5-1-0 1,187 7
7. Texas A&M 7-0-0 1,171 6
8. Alabama 7-0-0 1,165 8
9. Florida St. 5-1-0 1,076 10
10. Michigan 5-1-0 998 11
11. Arizona 6-1-0 890 14
12. Utah 7-0-0 831 18
13. Virginia Tech 7-1-0 709 17
14. Syracuse 6-1-0 703 16
15. Washington 5-2-0 591 9
16. Duke 7-0-0 654 20
17. Colorado St. 7-1-0 544 12
18. Virginia 6-1-0 483 25
19. Texas 5-2-0 409 13
20. BYU 7-1-0 363 21
21. Ohio St. 6-2-0 330 24
22. Wash. St. 5-2-0 306 23
23. Kansas St. 4-2-0 269 19
24. N. Carolina 5-2-0 204 15
25. Southern Cal 5-2-0 91 —
Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 80, Oregon 30,
Mississippi State 27, Illinois 17,
Boston College 11, Notre Dame 10.
Bowling Green 9, Indiana 5, Rice 5.
Source: The Associated Press
Kansas blows 10-point lead, 'fails to deliver'
By Matt Irwin Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks failed to make the play. In a game that may have determined the fate of both teams, the Kansas football team lost 20-17 to the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday. Both teams are now 4-3.
Kansas stopped Oklahoma on its first three possessions of the second half. The Kansas offense scored touchdowns after the first two defensive stops and Kansas took a 17-7 lead.
But, with a first down at the Sooners' 44- yard line after the third defensive stop,
"When we needed to make a play, we didn't." Kansas coach Glen Mason said.
Down 7-3 at halftime, the Jayhawks made plenty of plays on offense and defense early in the third quarter.
the Jayhawks failed to deliver the knock-out punch. After two incomplete passes and a two-yard run, Kansas had to punt.
when we had the chance to put the game away, we came up short." Mason said. "We got to the 40-yard line and we failed to do anything. That was a critical point in the game."
Jay Thornton / KANSAN
After the change of possession, Oklahoma scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive. The Sooners again stopped the Jayhawks on three plays. They then drove 48 yards and kicked a 39-yard field goal to tie the game.
The Sooners converted two critical third-and-long situations on these two drives including a 23-yard pass on third-and-14.
Opponents have converted 51 of 102 third-down situations this season against the Jayhawks. The Sooners converted 8 of 15 third-down conversions on Saturday.
"It's mind boggling how many third and-long situations we give up," Mason
See GAME, Page 2B.
Left: Oklahoma fullback Ryan Vardeman jumps over his teammate in order to elude Kansas senior linebacker Steve Harvey. Right: Kansas junior wide receiver Ashaudal Smith fumbles the football late in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game. For more game coverage, please turn to page 2B.
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Late turnovers prove costly for Jayhawks
By Kent Hohlfeld
Kansan sportswriter
Darrius Johnson was the biggest Jayhawk killer of all Saturday.
In Kansas' previous series, Johnson pounced on a fumble by Kansas junior wide receiver Ashoundai Smith at the Oklahoma 40-yard line. That turnover set up Oklahoma's game-winning drive.
The Oklahoma junior cornerback killed Kansas in the fourth quarter. With the Sooners leading 20-17, Johnson drove the final nail in the Jayhawks' coffin with a leaping interception, returning it to the Kansas 26-yard line.
Kansas had not committed a turnover in its
the game:
Oklahoma entered the Kansas game averaging three more turnovers per game than its opponents. In Saturday's game, the Sooners had five fumbles, three of which Kansas recovered.
previous three games until the fourth quarter Saturday. In the first three quarters, it looked as though the fumble bug might cost the Sooners the game.
The first of those turnovers came on Oklahoma's opening drive. The Sooners drove the ball 59 yards on their first series to the Kansas 21-yard line. Tailback Jerald Moore fumbled a handoff and Kansas junior linebacker Keith
"We really sputtered offensive in the first half." Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs said.
Rodgers recovered.
The turnovers were a major cause of concern To sooner quarterback Garrick McGee.
"We were just trying to hold on to the ball," he said. "I tried not to throw the ball into a crowd where it could be picked off."
where it could be picked. McGee himself was responsible for the most costly Sooner turnover. After Kansas took a 10-7 lead on a 59-yard drive, McGee fumbled a snap from the center on the next series. Kansas freshman defensive end Lamar Sharpe pounced on the fumble, giving Kansas the ball at the Oklahoma 30-yard line. Seven plays later, Kansas led 17-7.
"rumours we definitely big," McGee said.
"My fumble cost us seven points and helped
Oklahoma made up for that by causing two fourth-quarter turnovers. Oklahoma drove twice for scores and tied the game at 17. The Kansas offense started to move the ball again, but Oklahoma caused Smith's crucial fumble, leading to the game's winning field goal
The third quarter was big for the Jayhawks. "In the third quarter we made some stupid mistakes and let Kansas control the game," Oklahoma lineman P.J. Mills said.
an to a 10 point line
The third quarter was big for the Jayhawks.
"It was kind of a broken play where they lost containment," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "I thought he could go all the way, then I saw the ball on the ground. Obviously that was very, very critical."
them to a 10-point lead."