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11 iy n.iv ly t'-wm unbap Journal anb Lincoln, Nov. 7. 1982 SECTION wa down Cowboys 1 ppOriS Nebraska --n, Xfr -a OSU NU First downs 15 26 Rushes-yords 37-101 72-422 Passing yards 188 43 Total offense 60-289 83-465 Passlna 14-23-2 5-11-0 Return yards 1 62 Punts-ovg Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 5-47 4-30 Time of possession 26:43 33:17 Third down conversions 2-13 5-13 Fourth down conversions 1 -3 2-2 By Virgil Parker Sports Editor "Records are made to be broken." That's the oldest cliche in sports. Jt's also true. It's just that some last longer than others.

The oldest mark in the Nebraska record book set 32 seasons ago fell Saturday while the Huskers were breezing past Oklahoma State, 48-10. Junior running back Mike Rozier scored four touchdowns while gaining 251 yards rushing. That pushed his total this season to 1,379 yards, 37 more than the 1,342 amassed by Bobby Reynolds (also in nine games) in 1950. A Memorial Stadium sellout crowd of 76,387 red-clad fans loved it. They gave Rozier a standing ovation when he came out after scoring his fourth touchdown on a 37-yard run with over 12 minutes left in the game.

Reynolds was among those cheering. He also sought out Rozier to shake his hand after the game. "Congratulations for a job well done," he told the Camden, N.J., native. "And to think you've still got another year to go. I want to wish you the very best." Records not important "Records are nice, but they aren't that important," Rozier said.

"I just want to go out each week and do the best I can to help us win and get back to the Orange Bowl." "I don't want to take anything away from Mike, I'm proud of him," Comhusker Coach Tom Osborne said, "but it still takes a lot of people doing well to make a play go. We have a solid group of offensive linemen in front of him. I probably shouldn't say this with some tough games left to play, but I don't know that we've ever had a better group." Then Osborne added, "But there were several times out there today when the blocking broke down and Mike made something out of nothing." Although Osborne admitted he left Rozier in the game so he could break Reynolds' record in the same number of games, the Comhusker coach said, "I'm not real big on records." That was proved when Rozier didnt play in the last 12 minutes although he was just four yards shy of the single-game rushing record (255 yards) set by Rick Berns against Missouri in 1978. "We want to save something for him to do next year," Osborne said. "Besides, I'd have felt pretty dumb to put him See HUSKERS on page 5D STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON NU l-back Mike Rozler (30) races down the sideline as Oklahoma State's Chris Rockins (37) gives chase early in the second quarter.

Indestructible Rozier sets record in style He couldnt have hired a better script By Randy York urday, as usual, he was inflicting the punishment rather than taking it. The tone was set on his first touchdown, a four-yard run. Rozier bulled over Brown, the Cowboy cornerback, and carried him another four yards into the end zone. That run showed Rozier's power as much as the 37-yarder showed his speed and balance. But Tom Osborne's favorite Mike Rozier run on this particular day was a 26-yard gallop up the middle to set up his two-yard touchdown with 6:35 left in the third quarter.

"Their cornerback fired and got ahold of Mike three yards deep in the back-field," Osborne said. "We didn't have anybody to block him. Mike got out of that on his own. "He had some runs today where everybody got knocked down," Osborne admitted. "But he had a lot of runs where he got hit, too.

I don't see everybody around the country. But as far as I'm concerned, with all his speed and all his power, he's got to be as good a back as there is maybe the best." If somebody had been chasing me, I don't think I would have made it." The run gave Rozier 251 yards rushing for the day and 1,379 for the season. It also gave him four touchdowns for the afternoon and 16 for the season. With Reynolds' single-season rushing record finally shattered, news of another possible record traveled fast: One measly five-yard run sometime in the next 12 minutes and Rozier also would break Richard Berns' single-game rushing record of 255 set against Missouri four years ago. Craig and Fryar approached Corgan again and told him how close Rozier was to another piece of history.

Corgan, already tired of the whole business, said: "One record a day is enough." Rozier had no trouble accepting it. "Coach Corgan told me I needed something to go for next year and he's right. You can't get too greedy," he said. "Besides, I might have stumbled over somebody and broken my toe." More than likely, it'll take some sort of a Jreak accident to injure Rozier. Sat But not this tough-minded, steel-belted junior from Camden, N.J.

Three minutes later, he was back in the lineup, raring to write his name in the NU book. Rozier is indestructible. He's so damn lough, I don't think hell ever get hurt," offered Mark Moravec. Like everyone else, Nebraska's starting fullback marveled at the way Rozier gritted his teeth so he could add his final footnote in style. Untypical for Nebraska and'-unchar-acteristic for him, Rozier was aware he was only 20 yards short of breaking Reynolds' record.

Teammates Roger Craig and Irving Fryar made sure of that. -While Fryar updated NU offensive' backfield Coach Mike Corgan on the -situation, Craig tugged on Rozier's arm and said: "Get your butt back in there' and break that recprd. We're all waiting." r.v Rozier went back in. He took a pitch around right end for four yards to give him 199. Then he went over right tackle for 13 more to give him 212.

writer than himself. Someone came into the huddle and said Rozier needed three more yards. He netted two to give him' 214, tying Reynolds' all-time record. Most places wouldn't have sensed the drama, but this was Memorial Stadium and Nebraska fans bring their radios with almost as much loyalty as they wear red. They knew what was coming.

So did Rozier. Quarterback Nate Mason called a counter sweep, where guard Mike Mandelko and tackle Randy Theiss were supposed to pull from left to right. Mason handed off to Rozier. Oklahoma Stale cornerback Rod Brown had a clear shot at tackling him. Gary Lewis, the Cowboys' highly-touted defensive tackle, actually got a hand on Rozier's shoulder pad, trying to tackle him from behind.

Rozier showed remarkable balance, high-stepping his way out of the jam and sprinting 37 yards into the end zone. "I thought the guy had me," Rozier said. "It was my 33rd carry. I was tired. Staff Sport Writer For anyone else, the record-breaking attempt would have ended on the Nebraska 42-yard line with 2:50 remaining.

in the third quarter Saturday. Mike Rozier, already suffering from a hip pointer and a more painful sprained wrist, had just, been swarmed for a Uiree-yard loss. Hp sat onlhe 40, unable to Oiove because, of muscle cramps in' both legs. "With a lead of 35-7, Nebraska already had put the game out of Oklahoma Slate's reach. The only drama left was Rozier's assault on Bobby Reynolds' 32-year-old Nebraska single-season rushing record.

(J. When NU trainers George Sullivan and Jerry Weber helped Rozier off the field, it looked as if his courageous effort would wind up with 195 yards 20 yards short of Reynolds' 1950 rushing A crowd of 76,387 gave Rozier a standing ovation, thinking it had seen the last of him. inside Football: TSports Northeast advances to finals Black Shirts fulfill pledge, hold Anderson to 69 yards Oklahoma 24, Kansas SL 10 Sunday Big Eight, Page 2D Football Australian rules, 5a.m., 3D Notre Dame at Pittsburgh, 8a.m., 3D LSU at Alabama, 6:30 p.m., CD Tom Osborne show, 10:30 p.m., QD (Q) No. Colorado-UNO highlights, 10:45 p.m., a Houston at Texas, 2:30 a.m., (X) Baylor 24, Arkansas 17 Southwest, Page 50 LSI) 20, Alabama 10 Southeast, Pag 9D Midland 29, Hastings 22 State colleges, Page 1 0D McWhirter. Sieve Damkroger, Nebraska's defensive captain, stopped him after a two-yard gain on second down.

"He ain't too bad," Damkroger said of Anderson, but "we didnt do anything special to stop him." "We knew they'd run him a lot," said McWhirter. "I figured they'd come out See DEFENSE on page 5D "I think he was more or 'ess intimidated by our defense," said Felici. "I didn't think he ran as hard today as he did when we watched him on film." One-yard loss On the game's first play from scrimmage, OSU quarterback Ike Jackson handed the ball to Anderson, who was dropped for a one-yard loss by Basketball Portland at Los Angeles, 9 40 p.m., (3D Other sports Auto Racing: NASCAR Atlanto Journal 500, live, 11:30 a.m., rjD SportsAmerlca, 1 p.m., 33 Other sports: Big Eight gymnastics Page 20 Outdoor news Pag sd Irish shock top-rated Pitt, 31-16 News Wires How AP's Top 20 fared tional respectability," Pinkett said in a hectic Irish dressing room. "I was honest when I said Pitt didn't have any weaknesses." Notre Dame Coach Gerry Faust said. "We just executed well" Pitt Coach Foge Fazio, a loser for the first time in his eight-game collegiate coaching career, said the Panthers executed poorly.

"First of all, we didnt punt the ball well when we had to," Fazio said, referring to the normally consistent Greg Ganzer. "And we didn't catch the ball, and we kept the defense on the field. Thirdly, Notre Dame played a great defensive game." Pittsburgh's Schubert kicked two field goals and Notre Dame's Mark See IRISH on pagelOD Next week's opponent 1. Pittsburgh (7-1) lost to Notre Dome, 31-14 ot Army 2. So.

Methodist (-0 del. Rice, 41-14 at Texas Tech 3. Georgia (-0) def. Florida 44-0 ot Auburn 4. Arizona State (9-0) def.

Oregon State, 30-16 Washington 5. Arkansas (7-1 lost tu Bovlor, Texas AS.M 4. Nebraska (0-1 def Oklahoma State, 48-10 ot Iowa State 7. Penn State (8-1 def. North Carolina State, 54-0 at Notre Dame I.

Alabama (7-2) lost to LSU. 20-10 So. Mississippi t. UCLA (7-1-1 lost to Washington, 10-7 Stanford 10. Washington (8-1 def UCLA, 10-7 of Arizona State II.

LSU (7-0-1) def. Aloboma, 20-10 Mississippi State 12. Florida State (7-1) def. South Carolina, 54-24 Louisville 13. Ciemton (4-1-1) def.

Noi IhCuiullna, 14-13 al Maryland 14. Oklohoma (7-2) def. Kansas State, 24-0 Missouri 15. Mlchlgon (7-2) def. Illinois, 16-10 Purdue 14.

Southern Cat (4-2) def. California 42-0 ot Arizona 17. West Virginia 17-2) def. Temple, 20-17 at Rutgers 18. North Carolina (5-3) lost to Clem son, 14-13 Virginia 1.

Maryland (7-2) def. Miami, 18-17 Clemson 20. Florida (5-3) lost to Georgia 44-0 at Kentucky "They didn't take anything away from us. They just cut us down." Ernest Anderson on NU's defense. By Mike Babcock Staff Sport Writer Steve McWhirter "gave Oklahoma State running back Ernest Anderson his due.

"I thought he rah pretty hard," the Nebraska linebacker said following the Cornhuskers' 48-10 victory Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. 1," lie's pretty shifty, but he's not real powerful" said McWhirter. Anderson is also no Mike Rozier, "There's no comparison," McWhirter said. 'lie and the rest of the Nebraska Black Shirts havenl tried to tackle Rozier "since fall camp, but I'd have to say Mike's the best back I've seen since I started playing college football." Saturday's game was billed as a showdown betweert Anderson and Ro-riety the NCAA's first-and fifth-ranked rushers this week, and Nebraska's de-lease wanted to have a hand or, bet-Jet yet. a shoulder in settling it.

Just about every defensive player went up to Rozier this week and told turn, jokingly, that we were going to shut Anderson down for him," Comhusker defensive end Tony Felici said. Rozier kidded "We kid him (Rozier) about stuff like that, but deep down Inside, he doesn't care about stats. He really doesn't, Mike's just happier than hell when win. It's hard to find a back like thai" Anderson might be that way, too. The Oklahoma State junior would probably be willing to trade rushing yards for victories.

The problem is, on Saturday, be didn't have much tc trade. Anderson entered the game averaging 189.7 yards. Against the Cornhuskers, he pined yards in a season-low 15 carries. Previously, be bad been held to fewer than 152 yards only once. Oklahoma limited him to 59 yards in 20 carries, and "we figured If Oklahoma could shut him down, we wanted to hold him under 100 yards, too," Felici said, adding that 69 yards "was too many." According to McWhirter, who was credited with a team high nine tackles, seven of which were unassisted, Anderson "look some pretty good shots the first couple of limits he carried the ball" By Chuck Sinclair Prep Sports Editor It may be more blessed to give than receive, but Lincoln Northeast's Matt Holt has a little of both up his sleeve.

The 190-pound senior scored the second of two touchdowns with 1:32 left Saturday night to bring the fourth-ranked Rockets from a 9-7 deficit to a 13-9 victory over No. 2 Omaha Northwest in the Class A state football playoff semifinals at Seacresl Field. That was the gift a birthday gift for Holt's father Jack. The younger Holt plans to be on the receiving end next Fnday night when Northeast will entertain top-ranked and unbeaten Omaha Westside at Seacrest Field in the state championship game. The occasion this time will be Holt's own birthday.

"Tonight was my dad's birthday, and he got lus gift. Next week is mine. My birthday present is going to be a slate championship," Holt said. When Matt Holt speaks, it's been a pretty good idea to listen. A month ago he predicted Northeast could easily be in the position it's in right now.

He was-nt wrong, but it also was not without a little luck as 3,377 fans at Seacrest Saturday will attest. Very little went right for Northeast in the first half. Even Holt had his bad moment when he snapped the ball over punter Scott Deities' head that resulted in a safety that put the Huskies up 9-0 But the breaks changed hands in the second half Northeast got back in tl game when Tony Burt broke through to block a Brad Zach punt inside the Northwest 30-yard line. Northeast's Lenrue Roesler finaDy fell on the ball at the three, and Holt carried it in from Uie two two plays later. Then down the stretch, it took a big break to pull off the upset On a fourth-and-eight from the Northeast 42, and only 2:40 left in the game.

Northeast coach Bob Els called a play where quarterback Ross Els was supposed to hit Doug Johnson streaking down the sidelines The ball was under-thrown, but Johnson cut back inside the defender and made the catch al the Northwest 30 for first down See ROCKETS on pagf 40 Joe Howard caught a 54-yard touchdown pass from Blair Kiel on a trick play and Allen Pinkett shocked top-ranked Pitt with a dazzling 78-yard touchdown run as unranked Notre Dame rallied in the fourth quarter to upset the previously unbeaten Panthers 31-16 Saturday. In other games involving independents, Penn State obliterated North Caro- 'bna State 544, Honda State flattened South Carolina 5-2, West Virgina edged Temple 2047, Boston College collared Massachusetts 34-21. Navy peeled Syra- "cuse 20-18, Air Force beat Army 27-9, Maryland squeaked by Miami, Fla, 18-17 and Mississippi mauled Tulane 45-14. At Pittsburgh, Pitt led 10 when Kiel handed off on first down to running back Phil Carter, who shoveled back to the quarterback. Kiel found Howard for a touchdown that gave Notre Dame a 17-13 lead with 14 36 left In the game.

Pitt quickly closed to 17-16 on a 47-yard field goal by Eric Schubert. Later, with Pitt driving, Julius Da kins hauled In a 10 yard pass from Dan Marino at the Irish 3 yard line, but defender Mike Larkin stripped the ball from his bands and John Mosley recovered for Notre Dame. Pinkett, a freshman, took a handoff from Kiel slipped a pair of defenders and shrugged off four tackles on the way to his 76a ard touchdown run with 8 09 left that gave the Irish a 2446 lead. After Pitt was forced to punt, Notre Dame drove for its third touchdown of the quarter, i 7 yard burst by Pinkett with 4 02 left "This is a chance for us to hush a lot of criticism and give us back our na- Elkhom MM 'blitzes9 Pius By Ken Hambleton Prep Sports Wnter Staring at the playoff pairings Elkhom ML Michael Coach Jim Kane thought his Knights might have chance against top-ranked Lincoln Pius in the Class football playoff semifinals Saturday njghl. "But this is way beyond my wildest dreams," Kane said after fifth-rated Ml Micel stunned the Thun Knights earn their second shutout of the playoffs and eighth shutout of the season.

"The key to Pius is their quarterback and the key to stopping him was the blitz," said Jamrog, who also had 18 tackles, 13 unassisted. "We must have blitzed 90 to 95 percent of the time. It was a gamble, but if we get there in time, it's not a gamble at all" he said. "We just See PIUS on page of seven Pius turnovers and the two-touchdown, 147-yard rushing effort by senior running back Jeff Jamrog to advance to the championship game against unranked O'Neill which edged second-ranked Superior, 63, in overtime Saturday night EMM quarterback Paul McCann added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and recovered three fumbles in the game to help the derbolts, 28-0 before some 1500 fans at Pius X's Aldnch Field. "We were scared to death of Pius and their quarterback Jeff Magsamen," Kane said.

"They can do so many things, we didnt want to give them time if we could help it" The Knights, who blanked McCook. 234 Wednesday night, didnt give the Thunderbolts anything. But EMM tookdvantage.