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Jayhawk FOOTBALL
KU Nebraska 41 Kansas 3
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Nebraska senior fullback Jeff Makovicka (22) finds a hole in the Kansas defense. Although the Jayhawks held Nebraska to its second lowest offensive output of the year, the Cornhuskers won, 41-3.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985
SECTION B
RESULTS
Nebraska 41
Kansas 3
Kansas State 49
Iowa State 7
Colorado 21
Missouri 0
Oklahoma State 12
Oklahoma 0
STANDINGS
Kansas opened the exhibition season with a win against the Converse All-Stars on Friday. Page 3B
Conf. Overall
Nebraska 6·0 10-0-0
Kansas St. 5·1 9-1-0
Kansas 4·2 8-2-0
Colorado 4·2 8-2-0
Oklahoma 2·4 5-4·1
Okla. St. 2·4 3-7·0
Iowa St. 1·5 3-7·0
Missouri 0·6 2-8·0
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AP Top 25
Kansas dropped five points to No. 15 following Iowa 41-3 loss against No. 1 Nebraska. Kansas State, Colorado and the Comhaskens stayed at Nos. 1, 7 and 9 following victories on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
rank team rec. pte. pv.
1. Nebraska (45) 10-0-0 1,630 1
2. Ohio St (12) 10-0-0 1,476 2
3. Florida (5) 9-0-0 1,458 3
4. Tennessee 8-1-0 1,350 4
5. Northwestem 9-1-0 1,295 5
6. Florida St 8-1-0 1,239 6
7. Kansas St 9-1-0 1,172 7
8. Notre Dame 8-2-0 1,105 8
9. Colorado 8-2-0 983 9
10. Texas 7-1-1 950 11
11. Southern Cal 8-1-1 985 12
12. Michigan 8-2-0 772 13
13. Virginia 8-3-0 743 14
14. Arkansas 8-2-0 725 15
15. Kansas 8-2-0 685 10
16. Oregon 8-2-0 649 17
17. Alabama 8-2-0 617 18
18. Texas A&M 8-2-0 521 18
19. Penn St 8-3-0 438 19
20. Virginia Tech 8-2-0 413 21
21. Album 7-3-0 406 20
22. Washington 6-3-1 276 22
23. Syracuse 7-2-0 147 23
24. Clemson 7-3-0 122 24
25. Miami 8-3-0 89
Others receiving votes: Toledo 48, Michigan 91, Arkansas 69, St. Louis 22, East Carolina 9, Brightam Young 7, Texas Tech 6, Baylor 5, Air Force 4.
KANSAN
The Associated Press
Kansas remains upbeat after loss
Kansas senior wide receiver Ashaunda Smith tries to run up field before being tackled by Nebraska junior cornerbacks Mike Fullman (12) and Brian Schuster (28). Smith had six reactions for 48 yards in Saturday's game.
No.15 Jayhawks shifting focus to season finale
By Robert Sinclair
Kansan sportswriter
Although it made many costly errors en route to a 41-3 loss to Nebraska, the Kansas football team was full of pride and optimism after Saturday's game.
The Jayhawks — not expected to finish higher than sixth place in the Big Eight Conference — stand at 8-2 after playing the nation's No. 1 team closer than the score would indicate.
"I thought our mistakes in the kicking game really, really, really hurt us. I though our mistakes overall hurt us," Kansas football coach Glen Mason said. "I really don't think that score is indicative of how that game went. It was not ho-hum from start to finish.
"I think (Nebraska coach) Tom Osbome would tell you that."
The Jayhawks made their first mistake after the defense forced the Cornhuskers to punt on their first possession.
Nebraska sophomore punter Jesse Koch boomed a 43-yard kick down to the Kansas 15-yard line. Kansas junior wide receiver Isaac Byrd took his eye off the incoming punt, and the ball bounced off his shoulder. After a scramble, Nebraska recovered the ball in the end zone for a 7-0 lead.
Later in the quarter, a fumble by Kansas junior running back June Henley set up Nebraska's second score.
"The 14 points that they got, we gave them those 14 points," Byrd
said. "I know I personally accounted for seven of those points."
The Jayhawks managed a 19-yard field goal in the second quarter, but time ran out at the end of the first half as they were setting up for a 39-yard attempt.
Kansas had more first downs (15-5), more total yards (199-110) and a greater time of possession (18:00 11:51) in the first half than Nebraska. But the Jayhawks also gave
away the ball twice on fumbles and once on an interception and lost 36 yards on a snap over the head of senior punter Darrin Simmons.
Nevertheless, the team wasn't concerned about trailing 14-3 at halftime.
"I don't think it was frustration at all. I think it was more of a feeling of, 'Boy, I wish we didn't make those mistakes.'" Mason said. "But, sometimes you get into those situations and there's some finger pointing, complaining and gripin $ ^{a} $
There was plenty to lead by Nebraska senior quarterback Tommie Frazier, the Cornhuskers came out in the second half and took a 21-3 lead on their first possession. Frazier finished the day with 86 yards and a touchdown on a 10-15 passing performance.
The treisman Trophy candidate also accumulated 99 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as the Cornhuskers went on to win 41-3 in
front of 50,300 fans — many of whom wore Nebraska.
"It looked like a sea of red to me," Kansas senior linebacker Dick Holt said.
Despite the loss, Kansas already was putting the game behind and looking ahead to next week's season finale against Oklahoma State.
"This is going to help us. You have to lose some to win some, I feel." Kansas senior quarterback Mark Williams said. "This is a very important game (next Saturday). I'm going to treat this like a bowl game."
Speaking of bowl games, representatives from the Plymouth Holiday Bowl were present at Saturday's game and were pleased with the Jayhawks' performance. Right now, Kansas is one of the top candidates for the Dec. 29 game in San Diego, Calif., although Colorado also is being considered.
All of this makes next week's game in Stillwater, Okla., even more important.
"It has a considerable amount of bearing," Holiday Bowl representative Bob Hood said. "Obviously, a 9-2 KU is more attractive than an 8-3. It's an important game.
"We don't think it's their last game though."
Despite the vote of confidence from the bowl officials, the Jayhawks realize that next week's game could be their last.
"We're going into this game figuring one no one has invited us to a bowl yet," Kansas junior defensive tackle Kevin Kopp said. "If we go 8-3, we're not going to get a good bowl, if we even get a bowl bid. We can't go into the game thinking we already have a bowl bid because, as far as I know, no one has invited us yet."
BOXSCORE: All the statistics and numbers from Saturday's game.
Scores & More, Page 2.
Heisman candidate earns players' respect
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sports editor
Just call Tommie Frazier the man.
Just Can Formulate That's how Nebraska junior I-back Damon Benning refers to the Nebraska quarterback. And after Frazier's performance during the Cornhuskers 41-3 victory against Kansas on Saturday, it's easy to see why.
Frazier's pain stemmed from a tender heel and arch on his right foot that bothered him all week. During the first half, he went to the locker room to have it retaped, and after the game, Frazier used crutches. The crutches were not a precautionary measure either.
"No one knows how he gutted it out today," Benning said. "He was in so much pain he couldn't even talk to me."
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"I really need them," Frazier said. "The more I slaved, the worse it got."
Frazier's numbers tell a different story. The senior from Bradenton, Fla., ran for 99 yards on 10 attempts, and he threw for 86 yards on 10-of-15 passing. He also had two rushing touchdowns and one pass. Frazier's 1-yard touchdown pass to Nebraska tight end Vershan Jackson may have been the score that ended the Jayhawks' hopes for a victory.
Nebraska senior quarterback Tommie Frazier reaches for the end zone during the opening drive of the second half of Saturday's game. The Cornhuskers later scored and took a 21-3 lead.
The pass capped an eight-play, 58-yard scoring drive that opened the second half. During the drive, Frazier had 31 yards passing and a 5-yard run that set up the Cornhuskers' score. After the touchdown, Nebraska led 21-3, and the Jayhawks never
threatened again. So how much of Nebraska's success can be
attributed to Frazier?
"All of it." Kansas senior linebacker Dick
Holt said. "He is Nebraska's offense."
Nebraska's drive that opened the second half came when it needed some momentum. The No. 1 Cormhuskers went into the locker room at halftime only leading 14-3, but Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne said they got into a better flow as the game went along.
"It's hard to be an emotional team each week," Osborne said. "I think at the half, it was anybody's game. I just told them we needed to execute."
In addition to their offensive execution, the Cornhuskers' defense also needed to step up. In the first half, Kansas amassed 199 yards of total offense but only scored a field goal. Had it not been for Isaac Byrd's fumbled punt and a Nebraska interception that ended a 14-play Kansas drive, the Jayhawks might have been closer to the Cornhuskers than 11 points at halftime.
"I don't know that we came out and played flat. They were just really pumped up," Nebraska junior outside linebacker Jared Tomich said. "In the first half, we didn't seem to be doing much. The offense came out and really got it going for us defensively."
Many Cornhuskers agreed that Frazier was a big part of that. And he received at least one teammate's vote of confidence that he is the Heisman Trophy winner.
"Definitely," Nebraska junior I-back Lawrence Phillips said. "He's out there and doing a lot of things right."
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