U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawk FOOTBALL
SECTION B
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1994
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
Kansas senior quarterback Asheiki Preston is escorted off the field prior to the completion of the game at Texas Christian Saturday. Preston left the game during the third quarter after being hit hard by the Homed Frog defense.
Kansas St. 27
Rice 18
SCORES
Oklahoma 17
Texas Tech 11
Baylor 14
Oklahoma St. 10
Nebraska 49
UCLA 21
Missouri 16
Houston 0
Colorado 55 Wisconsin 17
W. Michigan 23 Iowa St.19
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Kansas senior quarterback Asheikil Preston, attempts to break free of Texas Christian sophomore defensive tackle Aaron Burton's tackle during Saturday's game at Texas Christian. The Jayhawks lost the game 31-21.
Associated Press Top 25
me Top Twenty Five teams in the Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 17, and ranking in the previous poll.
rank team record pta. pr
1. Florida (33) 3-0 1,540 1
2. Nebraska (20) 3-0 1,497 2
3. Florida St. (3) 3-0 1,376 3
4. Michigan (1) 3-0 1,336 4
5. Penn St. (3) 3-0 1,317 6
6. Miami (1) 2-0 1,262 5
7. Colorado 2-0 1,200 7
8. Arizona (1) 2-0 1,195 9
9. Notre Dame 2-0 1,054 8
10. Auburn 3-0 947 11
11. Alabama 3-0 927 12
12. Texas A&M 3-0 886 14
13. N. Carolina 2-0 781 16
14. Virginia Tech 2-0 661 18
15.Texas 2-0 615 17
16. Wisconsin 2-0 555 10
17. Washington 1-1 484 19
18. UCLA 2-1 444 13
19. Southern Cal 1-1 396 20
20. Ohio St. 2-1 340 23
21. Oklahoma 2-1 338 21
22. Wash. St. 2-0 261 24
23. Tennessee 2-0 121 15
24. N. Car. St. 2-0 187 25
25. Indiana 3-0 107
Others receiving votes: Kansas State 86, Baylor 64, Illinois 58, Colorado State 38, Virginia 23, Kansas 7, Georgia 13, Syracuse 13, Brigham Young 8, Utah 8, Stanford 6, Duke 2, Western Michigan 2, Bowling Green 1, Georgia Tech 1, Hawaii 1, LSU 1, South Carolina 1.
Source: The Associated Press KANBA
Horned Frogs jump over 'Hawks
Summaries of the key
NFL games from week
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Inside:
Passing game key for TCU
By Matt Irwin
Kansan sportswriter
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas Christian quarterback Max Knake had a career game in passing around, over and through the Jayhawk defense Saturday night.
In defeating the Kansas football team 31-21, Knake completed 19 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns.
Knake, a junior, had never passed for more than two touchdowns in a game and his previous high for passing yards in a game was 288 against Southern Methodist in 1993.
Washington was one of six receivers who caught Knake passes and helped the Horned Frogs convert their first three third-and-long situations. Texas Christian converted all eight of its third-down opportunities in the first half and 13 of 15 in the game. It also converted five of six third-down situations in which the
"He was real calm," said Texas Christian wide receiver John Washington of Knake's performance. "That's the kind of leader we need to go to a bowl game."
team needed more than five yards to get a first down.
Oliver also helped convert a third-and ten situation late in the third quarter at the Horned Frog 20-yard line when he caught a 33-yard pass. The Horned Frogs kicked a field goal to narrow the Kansas lead to 21-17. Oliver also caught a 50-yard touchdown pass with 7:21 left in the game, giving the Horned Frogs a 24-21 lead. Oliver beat Kansas junior cornerback Dorian Brew on an out-and-up pattern.
"We saw on film they were more of a run-support defense," Texas Christian wide receiver Jimmy Oliver said. "Andre rushed for so many yards last week that we figured their defense would key on him."
Texas Christian wide receiver Chris Brassfield, who scored his team's first touchdown, said the Kansas secondary was concentrating on the run.
"The corners were biting on the out big time." Knake said.
"They weren't even looking at the receivers," Brasfield said. "They were so busy looking at the quarterback and the running backs that they forgot us."
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Kansas coach Glen Mason, right, confers with Golden Pat Ruel, assistant coach, during the second quarter of Kansas' game Saturday.
Loss of Preston limits Kansas' offense; Texas Christian shows heart
By Matt Irwin Kansan sportswriter
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian football coach Pat Sullivan walked off the field a proud man Saturday night.
Sullivan said his Horned Frogs showed a lot of heart in their home opener by defeating Kansas 31-21. Both teams are now 2-1.
After dominating the first 19 minutes of the game, the Horned Frogs had to scratch and claw for the remaining quarters to maintain their lead.
Kansas struggled after losing senior quarterback Asheiki Preston with 8:25 left in the third quarter.
In the end, Sullivan's team was the top dog.
The Jayhawks' offense became one dimensional in the second half after Preston injured his ribs when he was tackled while scrambling on a pass play.
"Our offense got outplayed, our defense got outplayed, and we got out-coached," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "That's why we got beat."
An update on Preston's condition was unavailable late yesterday.
Mason replaced Preston with senior quarterback Van Davis, who had the most experience as a quarterback.
"It helped us when we got Preston out of there," Texas Christian defensive coordinator Pat Henderson said. "Eventually we got the bleeding stopped."
With a 21-17 lead, but without Preston, the Jayhawks marched down to the Texas Christian 11 yard line on nine rushing plains.
The Horned Frogs stopped the Jayhawks on the 10th play of the drive — a fourth-and-one situation — on another rushing attempt.
"We were kind of disappointed that they moved the ball on offense running the ball," Texas Christian junior linebacker Lenoy Jones said. "They have a great line. Their line blocked exceptionally, and they have some great backs."
Mason said he was not as pleased with his team's performance.
"Third and short and fourth and short are critical downs in a football game," Mason said. "If you don't convert on those, you don't deserve to win the game."
Mason's team had converted two fourth and short situations early on, which led to its first touchdown.
When the Horned Frog's defense stopped the bleeding,
its offense caused Kansas to bleed.
After a 45-yard field goal attempt by Kansas freshman kicker Jeff McCord sailed wide left, the Horned Frogs went 72 yards on seven plays and took a 24-21 lead with 7:21 remaining in the game.
The key play of the drive was the 50-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Max Knake to senior wide receiver Jimmy Oliver. Oliver ran an out-and-up pattern and beat Kansas junior cornerback Dori Brew.
On the first play of the Jayhawks' next drive, Davis dropped back to attempt his first pass of the game. But he fumbled after he was hit.
Texas Christian recovered the ball and scored five plays later on a three-yard touchdown to junior running back Andre Davis, making the score 31-21.
Sullivan said the Horned Frogs should be proud of how they battled.
"Thev'll be able to draw on that the rest of their careers."