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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 24

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The Lincoln Stari
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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4 Nov. 16, 1968 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Gibson Laments Over 'Cats Inability to Light Scoreboard -Manhattan. Kan. "We physically we've played this had a mess of chances to win year," he said. and we didn't." "We weren't going for the field goal in the last minute.

Thats how Kansas State We wanted to win," Gibson coacn vince Gibson sum- emphasized. As to the K-State bowl chances, Gibson simply said, "I think we'll be staying home on New Year's Day." i'j marked the Wildcats' loss Saturday. "I couldn't ask for any better effort than our team gave loday. I promised peo- ii pie we would be competitive Black Shirts Slop Carriers Seven imes and we have been," he said. Gibson reflected on the inability of the Wildcats to score when they reached the Nebraska five in the second A fc 5 ft 17 i i -r-: I quarter as a turning point.

Manhattan, Kan. ive Ne- "It would have made the braska Black Shirts combined score 14-0 if we could have to throw Kansas State ball scored," he said. carriers seven times behind u-i-i the line of scrimmage for "Our inab.l.ty to score hurt losses tolaling 28 yard us, but you have to attribute our inability to score to their tackle Dave Walline and end Sherwin Jarmon were fine play on defense. They the eaders wjth twQ stops shut off our running game each behind the line of scrim-better than we had hoped mage, with tackle Larry Ja-they would. They are real cobson throwing quarterback tough up front on defense," Lynn Dickey for the biggest loss, nine yards, be said.

"Nebraska is a fine nlbhack" JMurtaugh was the Huskers' leading defensive football team. I tackier, making six solo stops feel that they and Penn State and helping out on 11 other are the two toughest teams tackles. N-Mortau9h a i i 1 1 I I (l Nebraska fans screamed with glee when they saw Wildcat Mack Herron (42) unable to catch this pass on a fourth down situation with just seconds left in the game. However, when NU's Bill Kosch (24) was called for interference which moved the ball to the NU 15-yard line, Lynn Dickey (11) and company weren't quite finished with their antics. The Purple Pride backers advanced to the six-yard line as the game ended.

NU's Mike Wynn (90) and Jerry Mur-taugh (42) were also sniffing some action as were KSU's Jim Carver (69), Ron Stevens (52), David Payne (68) and Mike Montgomery (23). INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Kansas State 26 10 Nebraska Kinney 4 Nebraska McFarland 2 Rushing Green 1 No. Yds. Ave. Frost 2 Kinney 17 37 2.2 Schneiss 3 Tagge 2 6 3.0 Punting Frost 1 4 4.0 Sceiss 12 92 7.7 Schneiss 7" Yarnell 1 Montgomery 2 Creed 2 Punting Ave.

No. 1.5 Payne 9 5.7 Punt Returns No. 2.3 Hawthorne 2 3.0 Herron 1 Kickoff Returns 14 Rushing 27 No. Yds. 44 Harrison 10 15 Montgomery 7 40 Av Dickey 12 -9 49 Herron 9 21 Lawson 2 6 8 7 21 Ave.

41.2 Yds. 19 11 Yds. 21 15 Yds. 6 11 ureen a 5 1.7 Brownson 13 10 0.8 Punt Returns No. Vila J-aius No.

Comp. Yds. PI Ingles 1 Tagge 16 5 64 2 Kickoff Returns Brownson 21 11 113 2 N. Pass Receiving Kosch 1 No. Yds.

Pass Interceptions Ingles 4 56 Geddes 1 Dickey 35 19 216 1 Hawthorne 1 Pass Receiving Herron 1 Yds- No. Yds. Pass Intterceptions 22 Herron 6 58 No. Wells 3 64 Kolich 1 24 Collins 2 17 Ross 1 3 i I i i i til mi mm 1 pa This isn't fair, Henry Hawthorne (36) is probably thinking as two Huskers stop him. NU defender Jerry Murtaugh (42) and Ed Periard (56) halt many more aggressive moves by this hungry cat as they did all afternoon in limiting KSU to 73 rushing yards.

THE LINEUPS Kinney Breaks Record lo Eiul 'Exciting Week' 'jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pi)rnsKU wurnKe son, uwrns. wavia raync, ivcirt, T)l I LINEMKN McKarland, Winter, Stevens, Bpyrle, Tarvrr, Heath, 1 llOlOS 15V New Ion, Atihman, Grenfrll, Pat- Shaternirk, Gordon, Collins, Yar- son, Owens, David Payne, Keller, Manlinftnn Kan Toff Tfin terson, Buda. Williams. TopUff, nell, LonR, ney iour pans rccepuons MeGhee, InclcR, Mason. BACKS-Harrison, Dickey, Ar- JJ0, Gorliaill against Kansas State Satur- BA('KS TaRRe, Brownson, Kin- ilawtlmrne, 'Butler, Mont- y.

Frost, Rogers, Green, Hq7 ania him fnv fho vfiti. n.V VIM KUVV I i I 1 I I 1 II IL I ii iiHM.y, iinwwiii, iici- vr.l. ron, Draper, Duckers. Willis tuiuickiv son, a new Nebraska record. Nebraska Defense The old record was 36 set ijnrmen Wynn, Liggett by Dennis Richnafsky in Irakullch, Geddes.

Hornhaclier Web Ray Kansas State Defense LINEMEN Barrera, Yankow- 1 Qfw jmiiiiBuii Tfwiiiin-t fiiuH BACKS-Murtaugh, Fiala, Mor- ski. Broulmrd, Stucky, Alexander, flllllimlli1OTHtiiiiiiiiinilIlttiltrilltf HMHIMIIHIil "It's been a pretty eXClt arA I rn Colquitt, Scvcrino, Kuhn, Dubol. BACKS Dukclow, Gibson, ihk ween, iui n-nmcj siephenson, Detker, Anderson, said, referring to the record Kosch. Reeves. Ross, Best, Stellman, Hanney, C.

Scott, Dickerson, Kollrh, Don Dana saves the day. Nebraska defender Dana Stephenson eagerly clutches Wildcat receiver Bob Long (44) and slams him earthward on the last play of the game at the NU six-yard line. K-State had begun its last-chance drive at the Wildcat 27 and marched to the six on nine plays as the game ended. and the fact that he became Kansas State Offense LINEMEN Wells, Creed, Lar- Payne. a father on Wednesday.

IS te r- 1- io 0 1 1, kcimbbiiii -v icc a. rr 1 1 i a i iL Al-: a i. i iL a i tf i in a- rti a Art This is how to tame a Wildcat. Nebraska Duny lutioacK Lan oenneiss tames io wuacai yaras oninis uura quarter run wnicn movea uie nusKeis irom me Jtv-oiaie a to me jv-aiaie a on a anve wnich stalled on the 'Cats 14-yard line. Nebraskans who aided the West Bend, native on this run included quarterback Van Brownson (12) and guard Bob Grenfell (59).

Wildcats attempting to chew up Schneiss for an afternoon snack included tackle Ron Yankowski (70), monsterman Alan Steelman (33), halfback Clarence Scott (26) and middle guard John Stucky (66)..

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