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rr TT DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER 0 November 8, 1987 5D Walden won't pick winner for Huskers-Sooners tilt 1 T' 'V' Vrl' T'' 1 n' Individual Statistics NOTEBOOK RUSHING LINCOLN, NEB. Coach Jim Walden and his Iowa State players have lost to them both, No. 1 Oklahoma by 56-3 and now No. 2 Nebraska by 42-3, but no one wants to go on re- ...,) cord as predicting the winner when two Big Eight superpowers collide here Nov. 21.

"I think it's going to be a tremendous football game," Walden said "They're blessed with jgreat, great talent. has maybe a little "belter team speed than I remember "when I was here. The difference could be that Nebraska is faster against Oklahoma's wishbone than it's previously been. "Can the speed of Nebraska's defense offset the speed of Oklahoma's ''offense? That's the key question. I don't know if there is a clear-cut ''favorite, I really don't.

"I think it's going to boil down to which one of them does the most ''things right. Which ever one kicks the ball around is going to lose the REUNION FOR WALDEN. Jim Walden spent Friday evening with his former coach, Nebraska Athletic Director Bob Devaney, and others with whom he worked when he was a Husker assistant coach under Devaney in 1969-72. The Iowa State coach and his wife, Janice, had dinner with a large group of husbands and wives that included Devaney, Don Bryant, Clete Fischer, Mike Corgan, Jim Ross, Paul Schneider and George Sullivan. All are present or past members of the Nebraska athletic staff.

AN IOWA WINNER. Quarterback Pat Jackson scored five touchdowns and passed for another in leading Waldorf Junior College of Forest City, to a 42-35 victory Friday over Nebraska's freshman team. It was the third loss in five starts for Nebraska, marking the first time in the 32 years that the Huskers have been playing freshman football that they were beaten three times in one season. Jackson is a 5-foot 9-inch, 172- Oklahoma has an outstanding freshman quarterback, Charles Thompson, who has seen considerable action this season. HENDERSON ALL RIGHT.

Joe Henderson, Iowa State's star running back, was sidelined with a shoulder injury late in the third quarter, but he said it's nothing serious. "I got hit in the first quarter," Henderson said, "and then I got hit again in the same spot. It's just a bruised shoulder." Henderson netted 67 yards in 21 carries and will have a chance to hit the mark at home Saturday against Kansas State. He has 906 yards for the year. LONG AND SHORT.

Iowa State punter Judge Johnston had his best kick of the season, a 55-yarder, but also his worst one that traveled only 5 yards into a strong south wind. "A wind like that is a punter's nightmare," Johnston said. "I dropped the ball a little too soon, and the wind carried it before I could kick it." pound freshman from Columbus, Ohio. He ran for 149 yards, passed for 55 and also scored a two-point conversion. SECOND HIGHEST.

Nebraska's 604-yard rushing total against the Cyclones has been bettered only once in Husker history. The 1982 team ran for 677 yards in a 68-0 victory over New Mexico State. Holy Cross wins behind Lockbaum WORCESTER, MASS. (AP) -Gordie Lockbaum scored a touchdown and passed for another as Holy Cross defeated Ivy League leader Harvard, 41-6 in a nonconference football game Saturday. Lockbaum had 205 total yards on offense and recovered a fumble while playing defensive back.

Holy Cross, the NCAA Division 1-AA top-ranked team and leader of the Colonial Conference, held the Crimson to minus-13 yards rushing. Iowa State No. Yds. Nebraska No. Yds.

Sadek 2 -9 Taylor 9 96 Henderson 21 67 Jones 15 240 DeGennaro 9 -7 Heibel 2 7 Nickerson 1 -2 Bnnson 4 21 Jones 4 15 Blakeman 6 25 Thibodeaux 1 2 Bell 3 2 Knox 14 118 Carpenter 5 20 Schmidt 3 28 Johnk 1 11 PASSING Iowa State Comp. Att. Int. Yds. Sadek 3 7 1 41 DeGennaro 8 14 .0 105 Nebraska Comp.

Att. Int. Yds. Taylor 4 7 1 39 Blakeman 2 5 23 RECEIVING Iowa State No. Yds.

Nebraska No. Yds. BndEes 2 31 Smith 4 37 Ross A 36 Bell 1 7 Buscli 3 29 McCoy 1 18 Schultmg 2 20 TACKLE LEftOERS Iowa State U. A. Nebraska U.

A. Datney 4 3 Marco 5 1 Patten 6 Murray 4 3 Moore 5 3 Forch 6 2 Vondra 7 0 Carreathers 6 1 Robertson 5 3 Dole 8 0 Baker 6 2 iBUi iiiiJiaaiiiuuijS'iMw' Sooners lose Holieway, Garter to knee injuries ISU-Nebraska game." Nebraska did its share of kicking the ball around against the Cyclones, turning the ball over four times, a fact that didn't please Cornhusker Coach Tom Osborne. "I would really like to see our people execute a little better," Osborne said. "But we're glad to be 9-0. 1 think we'll play well against Oklahoma.

We might win big, or they might win big, but I don't think we have to go out and play the best game of our lives in order to win. "It will be interesting. I hope they are at full strength, and I hope Jamelle plays, and I hope we are at full strength." But the Sooners won't be full strength. They lost both Holieway and starting fullback Lydell Carr in Saturday's 29-10 victory over Oklahoma State. Losing a player of Holieway's caliber might cripple most teams, but BIG EIGHT Conf.

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T. Nebraska 5 0 0 9 0 0 Oklahoma 5 0 0 9 0 0 Oklahoma State 3 2 0 7 2 0 Colorado 3 2 0 6 3 0 Missouri 2 3 0 4 3 0 Iowa State 1 4 0 2 7 0 Kansas 0 4 1 17 1 Kansas State 0 4 1 0 8 1 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Colorado 27. Missouri 10 Kansas 17, Kansas State 17 Nebraska 42, Iowa State 3 Oklahoma 29, Oklahoma State 10 SATURDAY, NOV. 14 Kansas State at Iowa State Oklahoma St. at Kansas Missouri at Oklahoma Colorado 27, Missouri 10 BOULDER, COLO.

Fullback Erich Kissick rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, and halfback J.J. Flanni-gan romped 53 yards for another score to lead the Buffaloes' charge. Colorado also used a trick play a pass by split end Lance Carl to halfback Eric Bieniemy on what started out as a reverse to score just before the half, giving the Buffs a commanding 24-3 lead. The Buffs set up that touchdown three plays earlier, sending split end Jeff Campbell on a reverse to the right side that gained 10 yards. Carl appeared to be executing the same play, but he stopped and threw back to the left side to a wide-open Bieniemy, who completed the 34-yard score.

Colorado's other scores came on a 31-yard field goal by Dave DeLine, set up by Kissick's 44-yard run, and a 52-yarder by Ken Culbertson. Statistics Missouri Colorado 19 54-325 67 15 3-9-0 6-43 0-0 4-37 27:57 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles -lost Penalties-yards Time of possession Missouri. IB 52-183 52 7 5-20-1 7-43 7-1 5-31 32:03 SCORING 0 3 7 17 10 27 rnlnrAa Fiannigan 53 run (DeLine kick) FG DeLine 31 Kissick 3 run (DeLine kick) M-FG Whellhan 54 Bieniemy 34 pass from Carl (DeLine kick) Brulon 5 pass from Stollenwerck (Whellhan kick) FG Colbertson 52 A 44,050. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushino Missouri: Stollenwerck 17-61, Slowers 12- 44, DelPino 9-36; Colorado: Kissick 16-129, Bieniemy 15-68, Fiannigan 1-53. Passing Missouri: Stollenwerck 5-19-1-52; Colorado: Aunese, 2-8-0-33.

Receiving Missouri: Bruton 2-11, Hagens 1-21; Colorado: Bieniemy 1-34, Ferrando 1-17, Carl 1-16. Kansas 17, Kansas State 17 MANHATTAN, KAN. Mark Porter's 38-yard field goal with no time left was blocked by Kansas Saturday, leaving winless Kansas State and lowly Kansas locked in a mistake-filled tie. Kansas State, hoping to break a 13- game losing streak, recovered a fumble by Kansas quarterback Kevin Verdugo with 36 seconds left. The two hapless squads exchanged penalties, then Porter lined up for his 38-yarder with :03 to go.

It was not immediately known who to credit with the block. The sloppily played game left Kansas State with an 0-8-1 record and Kansas 1-7-1. Kansas appeared to have secured at least a tie when Clint Normore intercepted a Kansas State pass in the ene zone with 1:23 left. But Verdugo's fumble was recovered by Tim Mac-Donald to set up the dramatic end. Kansas and Kansas State came into the game near the bottom of most NCCA statistical categories.

Kansas still has not won a Big Eight game since 1985 and Kansas State has not beaten anybody since defeating Kansas last October. Statistics Kansas Kansas Stat First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession 13 16 47-131 50-191 165 95 5 90 10-25-1 9-16-1 6-36 3-35 4-3 3-3 6-49 5-39 30:14 29:46 SCORING Kansas 0 10 Kansas Stat 7 0 17 10 17 Kcurn.r hi Interception relurn (Porter kick) Verdugo 1 run (Klemp kick) FG Klemp 32 KS Dean 21 pass from Swim (Porter kick) KS FG Porter 34 Rogers 3 run (Klemp kick) A 37,600. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Kansas: Snell 32-124, Rogers 6-14; Kansas State: Jordan 32-147, Lewis 13-52. Passing Kansas: Verdugo 10-25-1-165, Kansas State: Swim 9-16-1-95. Receiving Kansas: Vaughn 3-73, Baker 3-52; Kcnsas Slate; Dean 5-72, Williams 2-10.

The Associated Press NORMAN, OKLA. With quarter-- back Jamelle Holieway and fullback Lydell Carter lost for the rest of the with knee injuries, Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer will find out just i how deep his offense is in the next two weeks. The top-ranked Sooners got past Oklahoma State, 29-10, a Saturday to run their record to 9-0 and keep alive the Nov. 21 showdown against No. 2 and unbeaten Nebraska.

lost two great football players said Switzer, who added Holieway would be operated on and knee would be placed in a cast. A have to pull together as a This obviously will affect our football team. We've got some young land inexperienced players who are and I believe in them and nthey believe in themselves." .1 Holieway, 28-1 as the Sooner startler, leads Oklahoma in rushing with 919 yards. The two-time All-Big Eight quarterback had 123 yards Saturday before leaving the game in the fourth quarter following a short gain. Carr has been a workhorse at full-I iback throughout his career.

He car-. raed twice for 27 yards Saturday, -giving him 673 for the year. He was in Oklahoma's first series. freshman Charles Thompson, who has scored nine touchdowns backup duty, will take at quarterback. is a talented player, but he is not Jamelle Holieway," Switzer said of Thompson, who has 514 yards rush-Jng.

"Charles just has to go and perform for us." new fullback will be Rotnei who rushed 30 times for J91 yards Saturday but fumbled three times. "We are a beat up football team right now," said Switzer, who surpassed Bud Wilkinson as Oklahoma's winningest coach with his 146th victory. Now in his 15th season, Switzer lias a record of 146-25-4. Holieway and Anderson were the bright spots in a day that saw the Sooners move the ball well, but get stopped repeatedly by turnovers and an inspired Cowboy defense. The Sooners moved inside Oklahoma State's 20-yard line three times in (the first half and came away with only three points.

In the fourth quarter, Oklahoma drove to the Cowboy 18 before fum-bling the ball away, fi-Holieway, who had 116 first-half yards, scored on a 5-yard run around end on Oklahoma's first possession of the day. The score quickly fulfilled a team goal to make a touchdown in 19-0 victory over Oklahoma State last year, the offense had failed to get into the end zone. "The Sooners also scored on a 3-yard dive by halfback Bernard Hall in the 'third quarter. They sealed the victory in the fourth quarter when defensive end Troy Johnson returned an interception 10 yards for a score and safety Rickey Dixon returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. Oklahoma State tailback Thurman Thomas rushed for 173 yards on 25 carries, the eighth time this season he has surpassed the 100-yard mark.

His 63-yard run early in the fourth quarter set up the Cowboys' only touchdown, a 1-yard dive by Barry Sanders that made the score 16-10. 'Sanders' touchdown was the first by' Oklahoma State against Oklahoma "since 1984, Statistics REGISTER PHOTOS BY BILL NEIBERGALL a fumble; Nebraska recovered. At times we played sloppy football. "We probably should have had another 21 to 28 points, but I'm glad we didn't. I wouldn't want people to think we were trying to run up the score especially Jim Walden.

"Iowa State played well," Osborne added. "They gave a good effort and never quit. They have some athletes, but they don't have enough of them." The victory was Nebraska's 10th straight going back to the Sugar Bowl triumph over Louisiana State. The Huskers are 5-0 in Big Eight play, while Iowa State dropped to 1-4 in the -league and 2-7 for the season. -f4'V Busch thought he caught; the play was ruled incomplete.

band on the ball that Iowa State's Mike AC'' aw" 1 I fe i 1 Nebraska's LeRoy Etienne (47) gets a Iowa State's top rusher, Joe Henderson, expected to have a tough day against Nebraska, and Doug Weiniak does his best to satisfy Henderson's expectations. No. 2 Huskers run over ISU 3 Continued from Page One in his first five carries against the nation's No. 1 defense against rushing. Henderson finished with 67 for the day, which is about what the Huskers have been allowing their opponents.

Sadek's first fumble wiped out the scoring bid, however, and on second down Jones sped 56 yards to Iowa State's 31 before he was overhauled by Marcus Robertson. Micah Heibel's 3-yard run soon made it 14-0. And when Iowa State's Tom Schulting fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, the game was on the verge of getting totally out of hand. Nebraska was unable to take advantage of that, spurning a field-goal attempt on fourth and 16 into the wind at the 25, and Iowa State took possession on its 18. That is where Sadek threw the long interception that infuriated Walden, Li Vlf Oklahoma St.

Oklahoma 14 22 47-197 69-413 115 0 16 HI 11-27-4 0-6-1 5-34 3-38 1-0 6-3 4-35 7-65 28:48 31:12 SCORING 3 0 0 7 10 10 0 6 13 29 Middle guard Mike Murray sticks his although the play served the same purpose as a 46-yard punt. Lorenzo Hicks picked it off at Nebraska's 31. From there, the Huskers drove downfield for Knox's 6-yard scoring run. After a poor punt by Iowa State's Judge Johnston traveled only 5 yards into the wind, Jones hiked the count to 28-0 on a 27-yard touchdown scamper. Sadek's fumble at the Cyclone 9, the one that benched him, didn't prove disastrous because Robertson got the ball right back by intercepting Taylor's pass.

Nebraska rookie Tahaun Lewis hand near Brett Sadek's middle and causes fumbled a punt at his 27 that Dave Benoit recovered for the Cyclones late in the half. But Shudak missed a 39-yard field-goal try into the strong wind. Jones broke free on his 69-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, but it didn't open the floodgates against the gritty Cyclones. Nebraska's only other score was a 3-yard run by third-string quarterback Gerry Gadowski midway in the final quarter. "This is a good game for us to get over," Osborne said.

"I was not pleased with some of the execution. "First downs Rushes-vards Passino yards yards Passes Punls FmMes-lost Penalties-yards Time o( possession Oklahoma State O-Holiewav 5 run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma OS FG Blancnaro JB IOtFG Lashar 35 0 Hall 3 run (kick failed) OS Sanders 1 run (Blanchard kick) -0 Johnson 10 interception relurn (run 'ailed) 'O-Dixon 95 interception return (Lashar kick) A 74,004 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushins-Oklahoma Slate; Thomas 15-173, Cooper 1-11, Gundv 9-7, Sanders 12-6; Oklahoma: Anderson 30-191, Holieway 18-123, Stafford 5-38, Carl-3-30, Collins 9-17. i'. Passino-Oklahoma State: Gundy 11-27-4-115; Oklahoma: Holieway 0-6-1-0. Receiving-Oklahoma Slate: Green 3-47, Dykes 3-36, Limbrick 2-15, Keith HI..