Monday, Jan. 27, 1986
Sports
University Daily Kansan
Defense brings Chicago first NFL title since '63 Bears destroy Patriots for Super Bowl title
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — The Chicago Bears completed one of the most dominating NFL seasons ever with the most dominating Super Bowl, crushing New England 46-10 yesterday behind the clutch quarterbacking of Jim McMahon and an overpowering defense that turned the Patriots' offense into a retreat.
McMahon, whose sore buttock and off-the-field anties dominated news the week before the game, scored on two short runs. He completed 12 of 20 attempts for 258 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter with a strained left wrist.
William "The Refrigerator"
Perry, the 300-pound lineman, ran for a touchdown after being sacked in his first two possessions attempt
It was the Bears' defense, with seven sacks and a safety, that brought them their first NFL title since 1963.
Led by end Dan Hampton and Most
Valuable Player Richard Dent, the defense limited New England to minus 19 yards in the first half. The Bears moved to a 23-3 lead at halftime on three field goals by Kevin Butler and touchdown runs by McMahon and running back Matt Subey.
The Patriots gained yardage on only one of their first 16 plays from scrimmage. And failed to complete a pass for 25 minutes or get a first down for 26 as Chicago registered six sacks.
New England didn't raise its net yardage above zero until Chicago was far ahead. The Bears led 44-3 by the end of the third quarter on oneyard TD runs by McMahon and Perry and Roggie Phillips' 28-yard interception return. A safety by Henry Waechter, tackling Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone as he tried to pass, capped the scoring.
The Bears set Super Bowl records for most points and largest margin of
victory. The Patriots 123 total yards were the fewest in a Super Bowl since the Oakland Raiders allowed 119 to Minnesota in 1977.
Chicago won the NFL title with 18 victories in 19 games, including three playoff victories in which they beat the New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams and the Patriots by a total of 101-10.
The Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl in 1973 unbeaten. But perhaps no other team — not the four-time Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh Steelers, not the Green Bay Packers, not the 18-1 San Francisco 49ers— has had such a dominant season as this year's Bears.
Excluding their only loss, 38-24 to Miami, the Bears won eight games against teams with records of 10-6 or better by a total of 245-40.
New England's only consolation was that it became the first team to score on Chicago in the playoffs. Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal following a fumble recovery 1:19
into the game and Grogan threw an 8-yard pass to Irving Fryar early in the fourth quarter.
The Bears even got points on what the league admitted was a mistake by Red Cashion's officiating crew, which allowed the Bears to kick a field goal after they were penalized at the end of the first half. Art McNally, the NFL supervisor of officials, said the half should have ended.
The 17th came on the second play of the game, when Garin Vieris shook the ball loose from Walter Payton in the backfield and Larry McGrew recovered it for New England at the Chicago 19. It was the third game in a row that the Patriots caused a turnover no later than the second play.
After Tony Eason eason three incomplete passes, Franklin kicked a field goal. The first points scored against Chicago in the playoffs. Coming just 1:19 into the game, it was the earliest score ever in the Super Bowl!
It took the Patriots more than two full quarters after that to get more yards than points.
The Bears tied on Butler's 28-yard field goal 4-21 later. It was set up by a 43-yard pass from McMahon to Willie Gault, who beat Ronne Lippett on the play.
Chicago's defense set up the next two scores, which came 1.04 apart and gave the Bears a 13-1 lead at the end of the period. So overpowering were the Bears that New England didn't run a play that gained yardage until Craig James ran for three yards on the final play of the quarter.
Hampton recovered a tumble when Perry, Dent and Steve McMichael sacked Eason at the New England 13. That set up Butler's 24 yard field goal with 1:24 left in the period.
The field goal came after Perry had entered the game and the ball was on the five-yard line. He took a pitchout from McMahon, tried to
pass and was sacked for a one-yard loss.
On the first play after the kickoff, James fumbled and linebacker Mike Singletary recovered on the Patriots 13. One play later, Subley took a pitch, cut inside and went 11 yards for the game's first touchdown with 23 seconds left in the period.
The Bears scored again, going 59 vards in 10 plains making it 20.3.
McMahon shaded on an option play. He faked to Perry and slid into the end zone from two yards out as Perry and Tim Wrightman paved the way
New England finally got a first down with four minutes left in the half after Steve Grogan replaced Eason at quarterback. On that series, Grogan also had the Patriots first two completions after Eason had been sacked three times, fumbled once and was zero for six nine.
Chicago made it 23-3 at halftime with Butler's 24-yard field goal on the final play of the half after driving from its own 20.
Mary Burger/KANSAN
Ron Kellogg drove past Louisville's Herbert Crook in the second half of the Jayhawks 71-69 victory Saturday afternoon at Allen Field House. Kellogg led the Jayhawks' scoring with 19 points.
Tennis teams sweep matches
Bv Jim Suhr
Sports writer
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams successfully swung into action Saturday, each defeating teams from Illinois State and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Normal. Ill.
The men, losing only one set in two dual matches, smashed Southern Illinois, 6-0, and defeated Illinois State later that evening, 9-0.
"I'm really pleased with the way we beat them," Perelman said. "If we had played better in a couple of ways, we could have beaten them worse."
"I'm really pleased with the outstanding team effort of the men." head tennis coach Scott Perelman said yesterday. "We basically dominated. They just competed hard and got the job done."
Although Saturday's tourney allowed the Jayhawks to get their feet wet in time for their match Thursday against top-10 power Arkansas, Perelman said the combination of long practices last week and 16 hours of driving last weekend weakened his teams.
"Anytime you add a number one and number six player to your team, you're stronger than before," he said. "In fact, we could have been beat Saturday without them. It would have been a toss-up."
Perelman said he was particularly pleased with the performances of Johnson and fellow Swede, Marie Erickson. Erickson was the Jayhawk's No. 5 seed. Johnson and Erickson, playing in their first competition in the United States, won both of their matches in straight sets.
On the women's side, the Jayhawks, led by newcomer and No.1 seed Jeanette Johnson from Sweden, downed Illinois State, 6-0, and SIU-Edwardville, 6-3.
Minnesota officials, coach differ
Perelman said the women's tournament outcome might have been different without the performances of the Swedes.
MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Dutcher, shouldering the burden of his players' actions both on and off the court, bristled at a University of Minnesota official's statement that the basketball team's priorities were mixed up.
Frank Wilderson, vice president of student affairs, had met with the Minnesota players Saturday to inform them that yesterday's Big Ten game against Northwestern was being forfeited in the wake of the arrests of three players charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman.
The three players — Mitch Lee, Kevin Smith and George Williams — were expected to be formally charged today. They were being held without bail in the Dane County Jail in Madison.
Dutcher, 52, announced his resignation at a news conference Saturday. He had considered remaining until the end of the season, but decided to step down once university
Wilderson said he did not feel the players understood that the university had an overreaching interest in the way the university was portrayed.
officials announced they would forfeit yesterday's game.
"They've been told for four years, every day that they've been here, that they represent the university. The important name is the one on the front of the jerseys." Dutcher said.
Dutcher challenged Wilderson's claim.
Chris Maderl/KANSAN
Mark Turgeon pushed the ball upcourt against the Louisville defense Saturday afternoon at Allen Field House. Turgor and the turgeon of the Javihawks will be in Atmes, Iowa, on Tuesday to take on the Iowa State Cyclones.
Tough schedule could help Jayhawks, Cards in future
Sports writer
By Matt Tidwell
Louisville head coach Denny Crum didn't spend much time worrying about the Cardinals' 71-69 loss to Kansas Saturday in Allen Field House.
Crum said after the game that losing by two points at Kansas in front of 15,000 screaming Jayhawk fans wasn't so bad after all.
"I was proud of our team." Crum said. "To lose by two to a good team on their home court is no disgrace."
Not only was the loss no disgrace, Crum said, his team's tough road schedule will make Louisville, 11-6, stronger in the end.
"Nobody's had as tough a schedule as ours," he said. "I'm very encouraged about our team, despite our won-loss record. We lost to Memphis State by two, Kentucky by three and Kansas by two all on their home floors and we were in a position to win all of those games.
"There's nothing wrong with the number of losses we have when you've played our schedule. Five of our six losses have been to top-10 teams."
Crum isn't the only coach who likes
the idea of testing a team with lots of tough games
Larry Brown, Kansas head coach, has had his share of nail-bitters on the road.
"It's no disgrace losing to a great team," Brown said. "That's why we try and play the schedule that we have. I won't know exactly how it's worked out for us until the end of the season, though."
When the Cardinals and Jayhawks squared off Saturday on national television, basketball fans were seeing two teams that have had to endure killer schedules all season.
Kansas, who increased its record to 19-2 overall, suffered its only losses to Duke (92-86) and Memphis State (83-80), both on the road.
The Kansas Big. Eight schedule also includes tough road games. The Jayhawks travel to Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, where they lost last year to Iowa State, and Manhattan on Saturday to face interstate-rival Kansas State.
Also down the road is what could be Kansas' biggest test — a Feb 24 game against Oklahoma in Norman.
Kansas 71
Louisville 69
Louisville
| | M | FG | FT | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Crook | 14 | 1-7 | 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Thompson | 34 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Ellison | 17 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Wagner | 40 | 7-14 | 9-9 | 5-3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Hall | 33 | 4-10 | 9-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| McSwain | 18 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Payne | 8 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Abernethy | 3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Kintore | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | | 23-56 | 23-60 | 37-12 | 32-12 | 15 | 69 | |
Percentages: FG, 411, FT, 767 Blocked Shots: 4 (Thompson, Ellison, Wagner, Kimber) Turnovers: 16 (Thompson 6) Steals: 5 (Thompson, Wagner 2) Technicals: None
Kansas
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | B | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Manning | 32 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kellogg | 40 | 7-18 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Dreiling | 31 | 7-17 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Thompson | 30 | 3-10 | 3-2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Marshall | 30 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Turgeon | 12 | 1-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Pike | 12 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Piper | 21| 0-6 | 17-23 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 7 |
Half: Louisville 36-31 Officials: Allen, Craft
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'Hawks rally to defeat K-State
Rv. Jim Suhr
Sports writer
Kansas head women's basketball coach Marian Washington never thought she would appreciate the experience of last week's loss to Missouri at Columbia. The Jayhawks late rally fell short, and they fell 76-70 to the Tigers.
Kansas, knowing the effects of rallying too late, went to Manhattan Saturday to take on Big Eight archival Arkansas State. This time the outcome was different. Kansas defeated K-State 69-66.
Kansas State, using 19 first half Kansas turnovers, jumped out to a 41-31 halftime lead. K-State widened the lead to 14, 45-31, early in the second half. Kansas rallied with eight unanswered points and narrowed the lead to 45-39. But back came the Wildcats, scoring six straight points to extend the margin to 51-39 with 13 minutes left.
The Jayhawks, pecking away at the lead, finally tied the game at 58
on a layup by Vickie Adkins with 5:05 remaining. The score was tied three times after that, but a free throw by Jackie Martin put Kansas ahead to stay at 65-64 with 1:51 remaining.
Sue Leiding and Cindy Durham lead K-State in scoring with 12 points apiece. Amanda Holley added 11 points for the Wildcats.
Washington said the experiences her team encountered at Missouri, including the rally that fell short, prepared Kansas for the similar situation Saturday.
The win raised the Jayhawks'
"This week we faced two great clubs on the road with back-to-back intense situations," she said. "At Missouri, we made a great comeback but ran out of time. At K-State, we fell into a hole again, but the same players in the same situation came through for us this time."
record to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in the Big Eight. K-State dropped to 11-6 and 2-2.
Washington said a major factor in her team's effective come-from-behind bid Saturday was Kansas' lack of turnovers late in the game, a problem that the Jayhawks paid for against Missouri.
The win also successfully boosted Kansas' confidence level, which Washington said was so hard to handle.
Kansas 69,
Kansas 69,
Kansas State 66
11: 4-7, 10: 7, 20: 0, 2-4: 2, Jennings 6-4: 16
11: 4-7, 10: 7, 20: 0, 2-4: 2, Daugherty 4-0, 8: 5
2-2: Taitals 18: 30, 19: 6
2-2: Taitals 18: 30, 19: 6
Thomas 2 4 3 2 7, Holley 5 1 2 1 1, Leading 5 2 3 1 2
Green 1 6 1 4, Jones 1 2 5 1, Durham 5 2 4 1
Jackson 4 0 0 8, Fitzpatrick 0 0 0 0, Hubert 2 0 0 4
Tonis 2 15 2 6 46.
Haffner Kansas State 41:31 Total 1,045 Kansas-20
Kansas State 22 Fouled out-Leiding, Thomas
Reubens-Kansas 37 (Jenings 10), Kansas State 35
(Thomas 6) A-2