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dAA Lincoln Journal Star HUSKERS Sunday. November 5. 1995 Page design: Chuck Green HVNfe A vTN 'V5? I 4l Up) wc 'ft! 4 ft L. BY TED KIRKUncoh Journal Star A Nebraska fans Dan Shafer of Lincoln, left, and Jeff Kruse of Aurora, show their true colors during Saturday's game against Iowa State, which marked the 207th consecutive sellout of Memorial -Stadium. Shafer and Kruse battled 39-degree temperatures to show off their new paint jobs.

BY RANDY HAMPTONUncota Journal Star A Members of the No. 1 -ranked Nebraska football team gather at midfield of Memorial Stadium for a huddle Saturday before tbe game. The midfield team huddle has become a tradition for the Cornhuskers. Top-ranked Cornhuskers impress ISU coach, players I've always said that and I believe that," McCarney said. "He substituted freely and often.

Not at any time of the game did I think they' were trying to run it up. I think they were just in another league. We were not even close to the football team Nebraska has. "I know that no matter who we put on the field, we couldn't stop Nebraska and no matter who they put on the field, we couldn't stop them. They substituted offensive line, receivers, quarterbacks we didn't stop any of them." And it wasn't because Nebraska did anything special against the Cyclones.

"They were about like what we thought," McCarney said. "You don't see a weakness special teams are outstanding, offense, defense, size, speed, strength. They physically dominated us. That is as fine a group of running backs as I've ever seen and they just keep coming at you. Plus they have an operator at quarterback.

"Frazier is just truly an outstanding football player, so complete. He can hurt you so many ways. He's strong, he's quick, he's a leader, great arm, great feet. He's a running back playing quarterback. He does it all.

Truly an outstanding football player." Frazier's performance 188 yards and two touchdowns passing and 62 yards and two touchdowns rushing enhanced his chances to win the Heisman Trophy, according to McCarney. But he praised Cyclone running back Troy Davis, the nation's leading rusher, who rushed for 121 yards, almost 70 fewer than his season average. "Under the circumstances, he gave a good effort," McCarney said. "They didn't allow us to do near the things we like to offensively. Their front seven are really, really a physical front seven.

I didn't see many times when we were knocking red jerseys back off the football like we have in the other eight games this year and that's a credit to them." Davis wasn't as free with his praise. "That wasn't the best defense we've faced," he said. "Oklahoma was the best defense." The Sooners held Davis to 89 yards rushing, but the sophomore had 204 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving and return yardage) against Oklahoma, compared to 190 against Nebraska. "Nebraska was out there swarming the ball," he said. "There were six or seven guys around me.

Nebraska has a good defense. I was just trying to find the best place to run the ball and my line was trying their hardest to block. I'd see holes, but when I'd get there, they would close up real quick." Receiver Mike Horacek, an Omaha Benson graduate, said the Huskers' quick start affected Iowa State's game plan. "It's hard to execute your plan when you are down 14-0 to the No. 1 team in the nation," Horacek said.

"We wanted to run the ball like we have, but that changes your plan. I feel they're the best in the nation. They are better than last year." Freshman quarterback Todd Bandhauer, who started his second game in place of Millard North graduate Todd Doxzon, was impressed by Nebraska's defense. "They are a lot better even than they looked on film," Bandhauer said. "They are well coached, disciplined, fast, strong and they hit hard.

They're a damn good defense. Collectively as a team, they are extremely fast and extremely strong." Nebraska's speed on the offensive side was a crucial factor, according to linebacker Michael Cooper, an Omaha Westside graduate. Cooper was the second-leading tackier for the Cyclones, with 11 total tackles, two of which were unassisted. "They got on the perimeter really quick Their options plays hit you right now," he said. "But the speed of the line sets them apart.

Because of that, you are more defending yourself than reacting to the football." BY RYLY JANE HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal Star The onslaught was overwhelming. "They're just a magnificent football team," Iowa State Coach Dan McCarney said after Nebraska defeated his Cyclones 73-14. "That's as fine a looking physical team as I've ever seen just standing on the sidelines and looking at them." McCarney had to watch the Husker offense longer than he would have liked, particularly at the beginning of the game. Nebraska marched for a touchdown, recovered the ensuing kickoff and punched in another score before the Iowa State offense ever reached the field. "We made some real critical errors," McCarney said.

"We fumbled and mishandled two kickoff returns and you have no chance against a great team like Nebraska when you do that. On the first one, I don't know if they intentionally did that. There was a wind blowing in. We just misjudged it. Our front five guys just took off running to get in position to block someone and we didn't see it.

We didn't communicate. It was a short kick and they came up with the ball. Those are errors that hurt you at anytime, but especially against a great team like Nebraska." The 73-14 Nebraska victory provided several opponent records, and not ones McCarney wanted to see broken: Most points 73, breaking the previous record of 72 set by Nebraska in 1983; Most rushing yards 624, breaking the previous record of 604 set by Nebraska in 1987; Most total offense 776, breaking the previous record of 679 set by Oklahoma in 1971. But McCarney was emphatic that Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne didn't rub it in, or run up the score. "Not at all.

Tom's a class act 'l' "'4 BY TED KIRKUncoln Journal Star A Iowa State quarterback Todd Bandhauer (17) is pulled down for a four-yard loss by Nebraska's Jared Tomich (93) with 5: 1 3 remaining in the second quarter. Bandhauer finished the game 1 1 -of-24 for 1 43 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions. m0imfm iiiimiiiiiii ii in 1 'r r- 5 yp-1 fiSSSS? -iff v' Ml I A i I V.i xi 4 a a if iyt. iff" Mil, I I I vTV tr I .1,. t.f A Nebraska linebacker Jamel Williams, left, upends Iowa State running back Troy Davis during the second quarter of Saturday's game.

Williams recorded six tackles against the Cyclones, but Davis managed to rush for 121 yards on 28 carries for Iowa State the second-best rushing effort against the Huskers this season during his team's 73-14 loss to the Huskers. Only Oklahoma State tailback David Thompson who rushed for 128 yards In the Aug. 31 season-opener In Stillwater, had more success on the ground against Nebraska. Davis' lonaest gain of the day was a 23-yard burst up the middle during the last seconds of the first half. BY IAN DOREMUSUncom Journal Star A Nebraska fullback Jeff Makovlcka hurdles his own teammates during the first quarter.

Makovlcka, who finished the game with 39 yards, picked up 27 of them on this play. 19.