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fin iurn iui 14 B8Sp raw Wiiiiip i Statistics Hawks had yielded on an average in their first six conference games. They were leading the Big Ten by surrendering only 73.3 yards per game on the ground. But after King's startling burst, Iowa quickly began to dominate play and left the field with a 21-7 halftime lead. Quarterback Chuck Long shared the offensive laurels with Gill, hitting 14 of 22 passes for 177 yards and scoring the other two touchdowns. "This had to be one of my better games," Long said.

"It really feels good to clinch a second straight winning season and I'm really happy HAWKEYES Please turn to Page 3D although he was wearing an emblem from the Independence Bowl, saying somebody just happened to slap that on him. "I have a lot of good friends down there in Louisiana," he explained. "They're great people. But if anyone else wants to slap one of those on me, go ahead." "We have one more game to go and this could be a truly great season, particularly the way it started with Nebraska and Iowa State hanging two knots on our head." The way this Wisconsin game started also wasn't the best of situations. The Badgers hit Iowa with an 80-yard touchdown run by Troy King on the first play from scrimmage.

That was more yardage than the said the amazed McClain. "We didn't expect that from him." What McClain did expect, was a tough game from an Iowa defense that leads the Big Ten. He got more than he bargained for especially in the turnover department. Six Hawkeye Interceptions While the Hawks yielded more yardage than is their custom, they forced eight turnovers and Bet a school record with six pass interceptions. So with one game left in the regular season at Michigan State this Saturday, surprising Iowa stands 6-4 to clinch its second straight winning season and has a firm hold on third place in Big Ten standings at 5-2.

"I said before the season that if we could scrape and claw, we might be able to finish in the first division for a fourth consecutive year, and then we would be very competitive in the future," Fry said. "It's just wonderful for this team to be rewarded like they are. I can't say enough about the way they played today with great hustle and deter- mination." The final reward could be a -second straight bowl bid. Scouts from the Tangerine, Holiday and Independence bowls were here to view the action, and they all had to leave feeling Iowa would be a worthy representative for any of their mid-December games. Fry says he has no preference, By BUCK TURNBULL Register Staff Writer IOWA CITY, IA.

Owen Gill was the man of the hour for Iowa's football team Saturday. What a second stringer he turned out to be! The 212-pound sophomore from Brooklyn, N.Y., stepped in for injured tailback Eddie Phillips and stormed to 157 yards in 28 carries, scoring two touchdowns as the Hawkeyes finished I the home season with a 28-14 victory over Wisconsin before a chilled crowd of 58,500 in Kinnick Stadium. Iowa Coach Hayden Fry called Gill's performance "a magnificent job." And Wisconsin Coach Dave McClain said: "Who is that guy, anyway? "I didn't know anything about Gill," Wit. Iowa 22 24 29-211 57-238 278 177 59 63 21-40-6 14-22-1 3-30 3-2 2-1 5-64 5-50 SCORING 7 0 0 7 14 7 14 7 0 28 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Wisconsin Iowa Wis King 80 run (Rohde kick) Iowa Gill 1 run (Nichol kick) Iowa Gill 44 run (Nichol kick) Iowa Long 1 run (Nichol kick) Iowa Long 1 run (Nichol kick) Wis Toon 21 pass from Wright (Rohde kick) A 58,500 SECTION mm. II 11 48-1(0) ISIL gsaawswisii Mf'ims s)iiiwrw7 pfijiwiiiwM i fwwi -r.

XmLf'i. 'V-i i 'M "Vi I 4 9A t. f- A t- 4- I tt Scsjttotnc. Sunbay Register Copyright 1M2, Dm Moines Register i and Tritium Company November 14, 1982 DMfflTi A Landing Gill, Rozier was key AMES, IA. Some wag said the turning point of Nebraska's 48-10 Big Eight victory over Iowa State Saturday came when Coach Tom Osborne recruited quarterback Turner Gill and I-back Mike Rozier.

Collegiate football success is never quite that simple, but the remark does have merit. No matter how lopsided the final score looks and the Cyclone fans who keep muttering that Coach Donnie Duncan's offense is "so pre- dictable" will think it very lopsided the individual brilliance of these two had much to do with turning a hard-fought contest into a laugher. Each is gifted with that special quickness, speed and instinct that can "only be recruited, not coached. Rozier finds holes where no holes exist and through 'em like smoke through a keyhole, as they once said of Oklahoma's Joe Washington. Only Rozier weighs 210 pounds and can take tacklers along.

"He's an amazing runner. Sometimes I don't understand how he does it," says Osborne, of the running back he had to recruit twice. Mike opted for the Huskers out of high school, failed to meet the entrance requirements, then signed a second letter of intent after getting his grades up in junior college. Mike went the dressing room with a -sprained ankle before the action ended so his 103 net rushing yards were 50 less than his average. He was showered, dressed and newly taped game's end and philosophical.

"I never thought of not signing with Nebraska the second time, because they had faith in me the first time," he said. "I felt wherever I went, I'd be able to play. The Lord gave me a gift. I use it the best I can." Not many of his talents seem to be going to waste. And now let us rejoin Gill, a( young man who just one year ago came out of the Iowa State game with a gimpy foot, a load of pain and a highly questionable future.

GILL IS A junior from Fort Worth, Texas, who turned down a bonus, said to be $90,000, to sign with the Chicago White Sox out of high school in favor of coming to Nebraska to play quar- terback. Some high-powered schools were after this young man, but he eliminated all the ones that didn't meet two standards: He wouldn't go to a school that seemed to think of him as a potential defensive back; and he wouldn't go to one that didn't promise he could play baseball in the spring. Nebraska gave the green light on both accounts and Gill quickly found a happy home. A year ago he was doing nicely in his first season as a 'starter until he took a hit against the Cyclones. "I don't even exactly know when it happened," he says.

"I kept on playing until late in the game, then that night it got worse. I'd damaged two nerves in my right foot. During the next four weeks, Gill twice had operations on his foot and he was a very sad young man, missing the finale against Oklahoma, as well as the Orange Bowl game. "I never had any doubts that I'd play again, but a lot of people seemed to have doubts," recalls Gill. "That first month was terrible, because there was no sign of progress.

I went out for spring ball, but didn't have contact. For a long time, Gill was bothered with what Is called "drop foot," and WHITE Please turn to Page 4Dt turf It. I mmf 1 TURNER 6ILL 'r 'ATI' I LaSalle's Lancers are jubilant after winning 2-A championship Cyclones' defense just overmatched Duncan calls Nebraska offense 'devastating' Statistics Neb. ISO First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 20 20 60-383 49 211 97 116 80 0 4-7-0 14-26-0 346 7-43 0-0 2-1 4-29 4-30 SCORING Nebraska 7 14 14 13 48 lowaStata 7 0 0 3 10 Neb Wilkenlng 9 run (Seibel kick) ISU Archer 3 run (Girfords kick) Neb Gill 22 run (Seibel kick) Neb Brown 49 pass from Gill (Seibel kick) Neb Rozier 5 run (Seibel kick) Neb Craig 1 run (Seibel kick) ISU FG Girfords 32 Neb Vergith 7 run (Seibel kick) Neb Smith 1 run (kick failed; A 52,887 By RON MALY Register Staff Writer AMES, IA. Contrary to rumor, all of America's factories aren't victims of the sluggish economy.

Nebraska, that old football factory from the plains, demonstrated Saturday that it still is in high-gear production with a 48-10 cruise past overmatched Iowa State. "I'll rate Nebraska No. 1 in the nation when I vote again in the United Press International poll," promised Cyclone Coach Donnie Duncan, whose team lost for the third straight time. "Their offense is as complete and as devastating as any I've seen in a long time." The victory was the Cornhuskers' fifth straight over Iowa State and set the stage for their Big Eight Conference showdown with Oklahoma Nov. 26 at Lincoln.

Both teams have 6-0 league records, and the winner will advance to the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. And the loser won't do badly, either. Representatives from the Cotton and Fiesta bowls were here for the game, played in windy, 23-degree weather with a wind-chill factor ranging from zero to 6. They were, of course, scouting Nebraska in the event the Huskers come up second- best in two weeks.

Although Duncan has voted Nebraska No. 1 five previous times this season, the Huskers are actually No. 3 in the UPI poll and No. 4 in the Associated Press rankings. Still, they have a shot at seizing the national championship.

Asked about bowls, Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said, "I don't know anything about anything. Obviously, I'd like to go to the Orange Bowl. If not, we re going to have to strike an agreement with Oklahoma, or someone, about the loser of our game, or there's a possibility of us being shut out." Nebraska, now 9-1 (the loss was to Penn State, 27-24, In the third week of the season), came into the game leading the nation in rushing offense, total offense and scoring. Held Under Averages Iowa State, with the Big Eight's No. 1 defense, held the Huskers to less than their averages in total offense and rushing yardage, but it's the bottom line points that counts, and in that department Nebraska outdid itself.

The Huskers were averaging 42.2 a game but surpassed that figure when third-string I-back Jeff Smith scored from the 1-yard line with 2 minutes 8 seconds left in the game, after they CYCLONES Please turn to Page 4D Photo by BOB NANDELL 49. But on third and 2, Mike Kloewer dropped Joel Smith for no gain. On fourth down, Brad Stovie's attempt to pick up the first down on a counter was stopped short by Paul Mahlberg. The Royals didn't get the ball back until just :14 remained, but they got one extra play when Harlan was detected with 12 men on the field as time expired. The 15-yard penalty gave Regis the ball at its own 46.

But not even some razzle-dazzle could pull it out. Lawrence took the center snap and fired to Breitbach in the left flat. He threw it back to Lawrence, whose long throw toward the end zone was intercepted by Rick Noble. "I really felt we were going to take it in on that last drive," said Lawrence, who broke championship game marks for passing attempts and completions. "But we couldn't pick up that last first down.

The big play was the third and 2." Regis Starts Fast However, the 190-pound senior needn't hang his head. He guided the Royals 64 yards on their first possession following the opening kickoff, completing three straight passes, the last a 27-yarder to Breitbach that carried to the Harlan 1. Joel Smith carried it over on the next play and Winker's conversion was straight for a 7-0 Regis lead. Then, in the closing seconds of the second quarter, Lawrence went to work again, marching his team 70 yards to score. The touchdown came on a fourth and 11 play from the 15, with Lawrence again finding Breitbach, who made a diving catch in the end zone with only :21 remaining in the half.

But Regis missed a golden opportu- CLASS 3-A Please turn to Page 2D a iAAai A. 1 LaSalle 2-A crown 21 -point burst downs eighth-ranked Sibley I Statistics First downs Rushes-yardt Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbtes-losl Penalties-yards SCORING Lassie SiMev FG Loeftler 37 Lewis 7 run (Loeftler kick) Slark 32 run (Loeftler kick) Slark 4 run (Loeffler kick) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushkia LaSalle: Thompson 14-89; Steffen 16-76; Lewis 6-21; Stark 13-71. Sibley: Brodv 7-25; Huisensa 12-44, Zenk 3-(-23); McCarly 7-0; Heillger l-(-l); Bennen 2-12. Passim LaSalle: Steffen 12; Schulte 0-1-1, 0. Sibley: Zenk -14-l, 91; Heiliser 1-4-0, Huisensa 0-1-0, 0.

Receiving LaSalle: Halm 1-12. Sibley: McCarly 1-1-3); Huisenga 3-51; Krogman 3-29; Brodv 1-4; Helnrlchs 2-17. I By RANDY PETERSON Register Staff Writer CEDAR FALLS, IA. Maybe LaSalle of Cedar Rapids football Coach Tom Kopatich should think about going on the banquet tour and specializing in motivational speeches, because his halftime oration Saturday at the UNI-Dome worked wonders. Kopatich wasn't exactly pleased by the first-half goings-on and mentioned that to his players.

They responded with 21 second-half points CUSS 2-A and a 24-0 victory over No. 8 Sibley for the Class 2-A state high school championship, which had rested in Roland-Story's possession the previous two It was LaSalle's first appearance in the playoffs and it couldn't have been more pleasing for Kopatich, the son-in-law of one of the more famous former head coaches in state prep football: Jim Williams, the former Dowling football coach who led the Maroons into four playoffs before becoming an assistant at Iowa State. "We didn't really come out in the second half and do anything different ly," Kopatich said. "I preached to them a little bit about the goals we have been working towards all season and that we would have to play better in the second half to realize them. We've been tested many times this year and I think today we proved that we passed the test." LaSalle Scores First They did, but from the mood of the initial 24 minutes, the 5,000 or so people here were still in a state of limbo about the, eventual state champion.

What opened the doors for LaSalle, the state's fourth-ranked team which closed a brilliant season with a 10-2 record, were three big factors a pass interference call against Sibley, a muffed punt by the Generals and the fact that Sibley quarterback Dan Zenk was injured and saw only limited action in the second half. The short-sleeved crowd almost witnessed a scoreless first half teams were moving the ball well but not when they needed the yardage most. LaSalle started its initial scoring drive with 2 minutes 1 second to play before halftime on its own 15-yard line. The Lancers drove 70 yards to the opposite 15-yard line and then, on second down with :07 left in the second quarter, Pat Loeffler booted a 32-yard field goal. But that wasn't the only key play in CLASS 2-A Pleose turn to Page 2D captures l-MylO-19-1 2-10 oooo-o Trick play gives Harlan 15-14 win i 1 By CHUCK BURDICK Register Staff Writer CEDAR FALLS, IA.

Don't be surprised if Harlan football Coach Curt Bladt spends a little more time watching football reruns on television. A two-point conversion play he saw while watching the tube proved to be the winning margin Saturday as his Cyclones overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit to post a 15-14 victory over Regis of Cedar Rapids in the Class 3-A championship contest at the UNI-Dome. The victory climaxed a 12-0 campaign for the Hawkeye Eight Conference champions and was reminiscent of a 14-12 Harlan victory over Regis in their. 1972 championship contest at Iowa City. In that contest, Harlan trailed, 12-0, picked up a touchdown on a long pass shortly before halftime and then won it with a long march in the final period.

Saturday, it was another long pass a 55-yarder from halfback Todd Koos to end Mark Kloewer that cut CLASS 3-A Regis margin to 14-7. The Cyclones then moved within one on Steve Peace's 3-yard burst with 8 minutes 14 seconds remaining. That's when Bladt turned to the unusual. He had the center, holder and place-kicker Rick Snyder line up behind the ball while the rest of the lineup huddled at the right hash mark. When they broke the huddle, they took just one step toward the line of scrimmage, quickly got into position and the center sidearmed the ball to Mark Kloewer, who' veered a in.

m. ha Statistics Regis Harlan First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punls Penalties-yards Fumbles-losl 33-50 32-110 154 40 16-30-1 4-S4 2-0 79 61 5-11-1 4-40 1-1 Regis 1 Uiriia 0 0 0 0- 14 7 Smith 1 run (Winker kick) Breitbach 15 pass from Lawrence (Winker kick) Kloewer 55 pass from Koos (Snyder kick) Peake 3 run (Kloewer run) tNDIVIOUAL LEADERS Rushing Regis: Parr 7-22; Smith 9-31; Lawrence 13-(-10), Slouie 4-7. Harlan: Koos 3-3; Peake 22-M; Klnther I-J; Bogler 1-11; Todd Pawing Regis: Lawrence 16-29-1, 154; Parr 0- 1. Harlan: T. Kloewer 4-10-1, 24, Koos 1-1-0, 55.

Receiving Regis: Brellbach 7-79; Haetner 3-12; Slouie 2-16; Winker 2-28, Parr 1-16; Smith 1-3. Harlan: Koos 3-16; Schneider 1-0; Mark Kloewer 1- 55. right into the end zone for the two points. "That's the first time we've ever used it," admitted Bladt, "but we've spent a lot of time practicing it. It' one of those plays you can use only once in a lifetime and there's no time bigger than in the state championship.

"But for a while I thought we might have used it too early." Regis Attempts Comeback Bladt was almost right. Regis, which lost for just the second time in 11 games, never gave up, mostly due to the passing of quarterback John Lawrence, who set a pair of Gass 3-A title records, completing 16 of 29 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown. The Royals' best chance to pull it out came after they had taken possession at their own 12 following sophomore Mike O'Bryan's 36-yard punt with 3:29 remaining. Lawrence completed three straight passes: to Kirk Haefner for 20 yards, to Dick Breitbach for 13 and to Kevin Wanker for eight to move to its own afcuAj a.aia 4jtk A.