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The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 24

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14. rv. 1 r4 k.tk Slth, rv IrvD fil4l At M. am Itaacu 4oi1 kt i Next Fof i MMk-i (mui Ai 0Cl-a By Brad Wilton IhiAdav Iq.llc IUM it1 IINCOLN, NEB. Terry Isaacson, one time Dubuque High School quarterback, pulled the trigger on Air Force's 1713 upset of Nebraska before 3S.800 II I I 1" 1 aT'W -fc.

I I X. aT 1 a. A I itunned fans here Saturday With sliightly over four minotes left, the one-time In a prep, who finished at Oak Park. pitched six consecutive passes to take the Falcons 80 yards for the clincher. First Lost It was the Cornhuskers' firm defeat since Oklahoma defeated Nebraska six games back last November.

Air Fort now is a 3-1. Isaacson, one of the total offense leaders among the SUNDAY RFCISTER FOOTBALL PHOTO SV CEOMGE CEOLLA Cyclones Bill Allen bars the way as Armand Baughman of Kansas tries to crack Iowa State line. major colleges, and his Iowa the game the second half the fourth down coming up when tmman. John Lorbi-r. vha1 the scrimmage line merly of Des Moines, for 10, If skrtka didn't cet a cain on a Dass'iVun OlUl6 played at Orange City ne inrew- nrsi ume kui iia nanus un jioiaday was sent in to try a the ball following Isaacson's fjed time he M41Ml Mitt- A VvVl 1 i A his scoring run as Missouri went 80 yards in the eight plays the first time it had the ball.

Carl Reese, another of the to Kent Jaggcrs, hit Lorber 1959, had a tremendous after Kick Is Wide innjiius un uiv made it noon, for a 15-yarder, then Greenlee 1 a a with Isaacson 24 uuui uui ui quent lapse in the Tiger offensive line kept the score close as Missouri dominated play. The Tigers missed two field goal attempts. Lane used a boot leg for Statistics Bows, 21-11, To Missouri again for 11 and 6 in succes- 10-7, Nebraska Trailing surged back in four plays to'sion. all-sophomore Missouri back- jerry lea me Air force holding, tried a field goal rushers with 69 yards, com- frorn the j2 but it was wide, plcted nine of 16 passes for But. before the quarter end-160 yards, and averaged 37ied Holadav had another field go the route with Bruce Smith! Greenlee caught Nebraska's InA final turn rarHa ff COLUMBIA, MO.

UP) field, scored the final two touchdowns on one-yard goal try with an assist from Rudy Johnson slammed Into a huge gap, left unguarded by a stunting Air Force defense, and sprinted 76 yards for the touchdown. Dave Theisen kicked the tying point to make it 7-7. K. Slot MiimuH a 51-yard scoring drive. A pass dcfense nappin whcn he Sophomore quarterback Gary 44-yard run bv Kent Mc-itook otf down 'ieW instead Lane sprinted 50 yards for Flrtt wm It 77 nichpc Ruinina wrdo II IUSIIC3.

yrM It .1111 Cloughan was the big gain, of running his sideline pattern one touchdown and set up pZXX PMin ii-ji me wiiuiais were aoie lO fl.m'.Afm a. I lture mni, 't r- ft i yards on live punts. Lorber, whose home now Is at Independence, wasn't among the statistical leaders, but his crushing blocks and defensive work were spectacular. 11 icu 10 a lOOK me Oall ITOm IS88C- "iui 03 point conversion but failed. i.ftn nn fh(, A in 'souri ground out a 21-1 1 foot- the Huskers.

After a Nebraska miscue on the center snap, Air Force's Mike Gal breath snatched up the Cornhusker bobble on the 19. After reaching the 10 on Isaacson's kni 7'3o penetrate Missouri territory fQur tjmes They recoy. Kikii iUlm 1 11 i i Air Force came right back, Nebraska clung to its 13-10 victory over Kansas State vnwuri i -ji'cu iumDie io sei up jerry marfin until arir1fi' nunt aturuav hemrp (Kin helped by a 15-yard penalty, Mo. K. Co Cook's 24-yard field goal in the second quarter.

In the to march 79 yards to Nebras- run (Llilrltt kick There was a third Iowa prep dropped into the Air Force Iowed by Holaday's kick. pame opcned tne Big end zone with 4:10 left on! It surprised no one when Eight Conference season for (Luilntr tick) mof run i run 1, run I i. on the action Chuckl'V" defense the scoreboard. word came from the dressine the Tigers. K-State lost last K.

McFilin 17, ptM (rom Corritan i McMillan, piu from Cornstn) 34.000. Next Foes 1o h.rlc wha handle an nd miss1 aSain closing minutes, a 17-yard Larry Corrigan-to-Ralph Mc-Fillen pass gave them a touchdown. got tough for the first time. Terry went right to work into Air Force was on the 11 with I He hit Fritz Greenlee, for- room that Isaacson had been week to Colorado, presented with the game ball. Penalties and an Infre- back rinr.

fnr Khracka H. and' Nebraska got Oklcham St MAW llAlt-NKKUt Ldrber, who was the Falcons' defensive halfback, tangled $0m nimm more than once. The first meeting of these two Iowans was a violent one, with Lorber being charged with pass interference in the first quarter when it seemed as if the Cornuskers were going to run the Falcons right out of the stadium. Scoring Bids Fail Before the quarter had ended, it was the Air Force which had Nebraska on the run after the Huskers blew scoring chances on the winners' 20 and 23-yard lines. Park Hinman touched off te Air Force onslaught with an interception of a Dennis Claridge pass that killed Nebraska threat and gave Air Force the ball on its 10.

It took Isaacson only 11 plays to go the 90 yards. Ter p. -f. lllTT rT. I.

Jgf rv picked up 20 yards on three of the plays. The big bomb of the series SUNDAY REGISTER PHOTO BY JACK BRINTOM Iowa State's Tom Vaughn takes pitchout from Ken Bunte, eludes Jay Roberts of Kansas and turns which started the second quarter was Isaacson's pitch to Dick Czarnota, who i romped 42 yards to set up if the Falcons' first score from Vaughn Harvard Dips Cornell by 21-14 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. UP Harvard tripped Cornell, 21-14, in the Ivy League foot i I ball opener for both teams Saturday. 1 it 1 ia 11 i. 1 pt mLZn s.

1 1 vvi Sophomore halfback Wally Grant rammed over from the 15-yard line early in the second quarter to start Har the 11. From there, Czarnota dived over on the fifth play and Bart Holaday kicked the extra point. That 7-0 margin- held the rest of the way. It could have been 14-0, or 10-0. Nebraska got off only three plays following the Air Force touchdown when Willie Ross fumbled with Gary Fausti recovering for the winners on the Cornhuskers' 27.

A 15-yard penalty moved the Falcons back out to the 33. from there Isaacson rolled out on a fake field goal attempt and fired an apparent touchdown strike to end Joe O'Gorman. However, officials ruled Terry had c' 5 vard's scoring. The Crimson added two more touchdowns in the period for a 21-7 lead. Cornell's first-quarter score was the first yielded by Harvard this year.

A poor Crimson punt gave Cornell the ball at Harvard's 28-yard line to ,1. sii 1 1 a iVi" i' set it up. i.rr-S& I Z.lmKm willu 'a1 T- -I' ff ii nn IL fie corner. With a burst of speed Vaughn heads downfield as Kansas trouble looms Mr. tun ar TODS Track's $28,000 quarter horse 1 'futurity.

CHICAGO, ILL. MP) Mr. Run Bar missed the world record for 400 yards by two- Mr. Run Bar finished iy2 lengths ahead of Tiny Watch and was clocked in 20.1 seconds, a Hawthorne record. Miss Dixie Girl was third in the field of 12.

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