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1 4EC 3HUSKERS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1991 UNCOLN JOURNAL-STAft i For the record, Osborne let Jones have quite a day long drive going soon, I dont know if we would have had a chance to get back in the game," Wiegert said. "Part of it was Kansas came to play. Part of it was we may not have taken this game as seriously as Colorado at the start. "But we got everything going after awhile because we finally did wake up." Nebraska fullback Lance Lewis, whose blocks sprung Jones loose for two touchdowns, said the Cornhusker option was the key to the offensive explosion. "We made adjustments, and when they, were in that one-linebacker set on defense, once we got by him, we were getting into the By Ken Hambteton UroohJoumat-Star LAWRENCE, Kan.

With less than seven minutes to go and Nebraska in control of Kansas, NU Coach Tom Osborne sent Calvin Jones back into the game for one last play. "He told me, Took, you only need a yard or so for the record. So when you go in there, you get the Nebraska redshirt freshman said. Jones capped off his 294-yard, six-touchdown day with a 6-yard run up the middle. dont normally make concessions to records, but this was special," Osborne said.

Jones, playing in place of Derek Brown, who was out with an eye injury after the first quarter, set NU records for touchdowns, yards gained rushing in a game and points scored. "(Quarterback) Keithen McCant made the reads on the options, and he had guys all over him and got me the ball, and I was open. With our offensive line and our play-calling today, anything was possible. I didn't feel I'd be able to do anything like this until I was a senior." Jones said he might have had an easier time than Brown, who finished with 75 yards on 13 carries in the first quarter. "They were really keying on him he's the Big Eight leader and all," Jones said.

1 asked him at half time if he was going back in, and he said he couldnt see well enough after he got poked in the eye, and he sat out "That was probably the hardest, and best, decision he could make at the time because he's so good, I know he would have loved to come back in." His 36 points broke the record of Bill Cha-Ioupka set against Doane in 1907, when Cha-loupka scored six touchdowns but scores counted only Gve points. The six touchdowns tied Chaloupka and Harvey Rathbone, who did the feat twice in 1910. His 294 rushing yards broke the mark of 285 by Mike Rozier against Kansas in 1983. Jones' 298-all-purpose yards broke the 1978 record of 289 by Rick Berns against Missouri in 1978. The records for touchdowns and points also were Big Eight records, and his rushing yards were the most by a freshman in the Big Eight TtH take awhile for it all to sink in," said Jones, an Omaha Central High School All-American who had 367 yards rushing before Saturday.

"Credit the other 10 guys on offense, not me. They threw the blocks. Jones said Brown told him to keep running hard and to take the holes as they opened. "He said they'd open up if I didn't rush things," he said. Nebraska senior offensive guard Erik Wie-gert said the line could take pride in the performance of Jones.

"Dont forget, Calvin and Derek and Keithen did a lot of things to make people miss them, too," he said. "We didnt do all of that "We got going after the fist quarter, and we started controlling the line on our first touchdown drive of the game." Nebraska marched 80 yards in 15 plays, including 12 runs, to score with 11:15 left in the half and cut the deficit to 17-7. "When they came out and got up 17-0, they were really excited, and if we hadn't gotten a secondary for some big yards," he said. "Kansas just didn't play the second half like they did the first half either." Cornhusker defense gets point from coaches9 halftime speech ByMikeBabcock Lincoln Joumat-St LAWRENCE, Kan. It wasnt so much what was said to the Nebraska defense at halftime of Saturday's game against Kansas.

Rather, it was the way in which the coaches said it "We spoke to them in more severe terms than normal," defensive coordinator Charlie McBride said after the Cornhuskers' 59-23 victory. To say that Nebraska got off to a slow start against Kansas was to understate the matter. Less than 13 minutes into the game, the Cornhuskers trailed 17-0. And McBride was hard-pressed for an explanation. Kansas' first three points, on Dan Eichloff 19-yard field goal, came after a blocked punt recovered at Nebraska's 14-yard line.

Kansas got to the Cornhusker 2, then had to settle for the field goaL But the Jayhawks quickly followed that with touchdowns on a 50-yard pass play and a 34-yard run. During that 17-point assault "it looked like we were wandering around," McBride said. "Whether we were tight or He paused before finishing the sentence. "I don't know," he said, adding that he didn't think there was a significant emotional letdown after Nebraska's tie with Colorado. McBride said he expected the defense to play better than it did early, even though "it always seems like we start slow, like we have to get adjusted to what they're doing." What Kansas did wasnt all that different than what McBride expected.

But when the Jayhawks were successful, "I thought Oh no, it's going to be one of those he said. "We just weren't doing what a good team does." i After the halftime discussion, however, Nebraska's de? fense settled down. Kansas had 253 of its 355 total yards by the intermission, and the Jayhawks gained only 26 yards in the fourth quarter. "The kids stepped it up in the second half," McBride said. "We settled down, didn't get excited and played with more enthusiasm." The Cornhuskers also made some minor adjustments to contain the Kansas running game, he said.

One of McBride's biggest concerns after the game was the health of the defense. Strongside linebacker Mike Petko left the game late in the first quarter with what was believed to be a pulled hamstring and watched the second half in sweat clothes. Cornerback Kenny Wilhite, who intercepted two suffered a possible torn cruciate ligament in a knee during his return of the second late in the fourth quarter. "That doesn't look good," McBride said. "Kenny said he heard it pop.

"Our depth is starting to deplete with the injuries. We were down to one 'Sam' (strongside) linebacker because' Troy Branch got hurt somewhere along the way, too. So all we had was Darren (Williams) there." rfe- ct' '-'v RANDY HAMPTONLINCOLN JOURNAL-STAfl Cornhusker defensive coordinator Charlie McBride (right) signals to the defense as assistant Jack Pierce iooks on Cornhusker notes, quotes Jayhawk notes, quotes Senior tailback Tony Sands was held to 56 yards rushing (54 under his average) and thus failed to ever run for 100 or more yards against the Cornhuskers. The only other Big Eight Conference team to have held KU's all-time rushing leader under the century mark four times is Oklahoma. Coach Glen Mason had a tough time refraining from commenting on an illegal-procedure call whistled against his team that negated a 68-yard run in the second quarter by tailback George White.

The run would have given KU a first-and-goal at the Nebraska 2-yard line. "Amazing, wasn't it?" he asked. "Huh? Amazing. Just amazing. You'd better get some tape to put over my mouth before I get in trouble.

It was amazing. It really was." Mason, on Nebraska's offense "I knew going into this game we're not going to totally shut down Nebraska. They're executing too well, all the way across the board. But I believed ft iS- r- f4 i bert, on adjustments "Kansas scramble-blocks, like a lot of teams used to, and we had to take a step back to read where the blocks were going. That helped us get pressure on the quarterback, too." Although Brown left the game early, his 75 yards pushed him to 10th on the NU season rushing chart, pass-.

ing Jeff Kinney, Doug DuBose, Jarvis Red wine and Roger Craig. Brown is 20th on the career rushing chart Quarterback Keithen McCant failed to have a touchdown pass for the first time in eight games. 1 For the third straight game, Nebraska did not have a turnover 43 possessions in a row without a turnover since Kansas State's C.3. Masters took the ball from Lance Lewis. 1 Johnny Mitchell, with two catches Saturday, became the first NU tight end to catch 20 passes in a season since Jamie Williams caught 21 in 1983.

Nebraska, which hasn't had a conference loss to any team but Oklahoma or Colorado since a loss to Missouri in 1978, scored the fewest total points against the two Kansas schools (97) since 1985. The Kansas schools scored a total of 54 points this year the most against NU in a single Nebraska inside linebacker Mike Petko suffered a hamstring injury and left the game after the first quarter. He may be back for the Oklahoma game Nov. 29 but will probably miss the Iowa State game this week, Coach Tom Osborne said. t- I-back Derek Brown has a possible bruised cornea.

He left the game in the first quarter. AS Cornerback Kenny Wilhite suffered a knee injury on the return of his second interception of the game. Wilhite, who has six interceptions, picked off the pass with 2:56 left in the game. "That shows how crazy and idiotic the 60-player travel roster limit in the Big Eight is," Osborne said. "We only brought four comerbacks, and we had to have Kenny in there at the end, when we would normally have somebody else in there.

We need to get rid of that limit rule to protect the players and to give guys who practice all week a chance to play." 1 Mike Stigge, on the block of his punt that led to KlTs 34) lead "The snap was low, and I could see them (KU defenders) right in my face, and they got it They really came hard a couple of times, and they got that one. The wind (18 to 22 mph) cut almost 10 yards off the punts as it was." 1 NU middle guard Pat Engel- "Did we change anything on our de-! he responded when asked if; Jones' emergence in the game coin- cided with Nebraska's offensive ef- 'f Defensive tackle Dana Stub-, blefield said Jones wasn't the cause of KU's problems. "We knew we could stop him, but: everybody's heads were down," he said. "(He gave Nebraska) a little more power on the line, (but) he: didn't make a difference to me." IS Wide receiver Kenny Drayton said a wind that gusted up to 22 mph became a big factor. "We had some breakdowns, and it wasn't Chip's fault" he said, referring to quarterback Chip Hilleary.

"The: wind got behind a lot of Chip's balls. They were good throws, but then the wind would catch them and they-would sail." going in, it we made them go the long way, then we had a chance, a good chance." )S Mason didn't directly comment on the play of NU I-back Calvin Jones, who rushed for a school-record 294 yards and six touchdowns. But that didn't mean Mason wasn't TED KHKUNCOLN JOURNAL-STAR Nebraska punter Mike Stigge's first punt is blocked by KU's Hassan Dduey in me him quarter, rviau uay recoverea ai me nu it to set up a Jayhawk field goal. From pagelE Huskers Scoring How scored (IU-KU Time left thought this one was as important as any," he said. Injuries could play a key role in Nebraska's last two regular-season games.

Wilhite picked off his second pass of the game as time was running out He suffered a possible ligament tear in his knee and could miss the rest of the season. In the first half, senior linebacker Mike Petko suffered a severe ham-: string pull and joined I-back Brown on the sideline. MO- FIRST QUARTER Eichloff 19 field goal Drive: 12 yards In 6 plays. Set up by Bailey block of Stlgse punt. Gay recovery at Nebrcska 14.

Chandler 50 pass from Hilleary Drive: 71 yards in 3 plays. Highlighted by Hilleary 19 pass to Drayton. Conversion: Eichloff kick. Hilleary 34 run Drive: 57 yards in 4 plays. Highlighted by Cozzens 7, 15 runs.

Conversion: Eichloff kick. seven minutes longer than KU. "People will look at this game and see the final score and think it was a ho-hummer," Osborne said. "But it wasn't "I don't think until we scored two touchdowns into the wind in the third quarter that we got the game turned. Then Calvin gets all those yards, and I didn't think we'd have 250 yards of total offense.

I would have been happy with 250." Nebraska's hopes of an Orange Bowl berth appear healthy, too, Osborne said. "We have two games to go, but I 17 Babcock From page 1E George Achola, the No. 3 I-back, got' his chance. Achola carried only six; times, but he gained 61 yards and: scored two touchdowns. That's how it is for Nebraska's reserve I-backs in the Kansas game.

And when there's an opening, Nebraska has two I-backs capable of taking the ball long distance. Two, or maybe three. After Jones broke Mike Rozier's record for rushing yards, senior Statistics Nebraska was so consistent running in the second half that the Cornhuskers faced third down only twice while taking a 45-23 lead. Jones gained on runs up the middle, options to the right and the left and on power plays. Couldn't turn it off The running game was going so well that Osborne couldn't turn it off when he wanted to.

George Achola, who replaced Jones after he broke the NU single-game record of 285 yards held by Mike Rozier, scored twice. His first touchdown was on a 31-yard run, and his second was on a 15-yard run with 34 seconds left in the game. "We were not trying to score at the end, but George had such a big hole in the line to run through," Osborne said. "I'm sorry about that" Nebraska's defense also got caught up in the frenzy. Except for Kansas' drive of 34 yards to open the second half and a 38-yard drive that ended with Eichloff 52-yard field goal, Nebraska's defense held the Jayhawks to 30 yards of total offense in the last two quarters.

"We moved our line back a little to get a better read of what their offensive line was doing, and it made a big difference," NU middle guard Pat En-gelbert said. "Then, we threw in some blitzes that worked, and everything else seemed to fall into place." Nebraska defensive coordinator Charlie McBride differed. "The offense saved our rear ends today," he said. Nebraska maintained control of the ball for 19 more plays than the Jayhawks, converted on nine of 12 third downs and had the ball for more than 9:47 6:00 2:15 11:15 8:54 5:09 8:23 8:46 3:57 14:44 10:41 4:20 0:34 Team 1 0 0.0 Kickoff returns No. Yds.

Hawkins 2 38 Interception returns No. Yds. Wilhite 2 16 Punt returns No. Gay 32. Kickoff returns No.

Bowen 3 67 White 3 24 Defense Tackles UT AT TT Terry 6 5 11 SECOND QUARTER 7-17 C.Jones 3 run Drive: 80 yards In 15 plays. Highlighted by D. Brown 9, 9 runs; McCant 9 pass to Jones 12 run, McCant 9 run. Conversion: Bennett kick. 10-17 Bennett 47 field goal Drive: 4 yards In 4 plays.

Set up by Wilhite Interception of tipped Hilleary pass. 17-17 C.Jones 47 run Drive: 78 yards In 4 plays. Highlighted by C. Jones 14 run, McCant 13 pass to Turner. Conversion: Bennett kick.

17-29 Eichloff 21 field goal Drive: 76 yards In 14 plays. Highlighted by Hilleary 10 pass to New, Hilleary 6, 19, 29 passes to Drayton; Hilleary 10 pass to Gay. THIRD QUARTER 24-20 C. Jones 9 run Drive: 80 yards In 9 plays. Highlighted by C.

Jones 11, 14, 9, 13, 8 runs. Conversion: Bennett kick. 31-20 C. Jones 1 runt Drive: 54 yards in 8 plays. Highlighted by C.

Jones 9, 11 runs; McCant 20 run. Conversion: Bennett kick. 31-23 Eichloff 52 field goal Drive: 38 yards in 11 plays. Highlighted by Hilleary 31 pass I to New, Cotton sack of Hilleary for loss of 7. T- FOURTH QUARTER 38-23 C.Jones run Drive: 68 yards In 1 play.

Conversion: Bennett kick. 45-23 C. Jones 12 run Drive: 45 yards In 6 plays. Highlighted by C. Jones 12 run, McCant 4 pass to Mitchell, Johnk 9 run.

Conversion: Ben- nettklck. 52-23 Achola 31 run Drive: 80 yards In 10 plays. Highllghed by C. Jones 8, 6 runs, Achola 8 run, Joseph 9 pass to Dixon. Conversion: Sleler kick.

52-23 Achola 15 run Drive: 35 yards In 5 plays. Set up by Wilhite Interception of Hilleary pass. Highlighted by Joseph 16 pass to Lelse. Con- version: Sleler kick. 1 i 1 Friday 5 Hill 5 3 8 Nebraska Offense Rushing No.

Yds. Ave. C. Jones 27 294 10.9 D. Brown ....33 75 5.8 Achola 6 61 10.2 McCant 8 43 5.4 3 4 1.3 Johnk 1 9 9.0 1 4 4.0 Glontz 1 0 0.0 Passing No.

Co. Yds PI 9 71 0 Joseph 3 3 32 0 Receiving No. Yds. Turner 4 35 Bostick 2 18 Mitchell 2 12 Lelse 1 ,16 D. Brown 1 9 Dixon 1 9 Jones 1 4 Punting No.

Yds. Ave. Stigge 2 53 26.5 Legette 10 1 Parrella 0 11 Kansas Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave.

Jl 56 5.1 Cozzens JO 49 4.9 7 24 3.4 Robben 2 7 3.5 White ....4 2 0.5 Thomas 1 2 2.0 Passing No. Co. Yds PI Hilleary ......25 11 210 1 Thomas. 1 0 0 1 Receiving No. Yds.

Drayton 6 86 New. 2 41 Chandler 50 White 1 23 Gay 1 10 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Eichloff .......5 190 38.0 Harvey 3 4 7 Bailey 4 2 6 Defense Tackles UT AT TT Carmer 4 6 10 Engelbert 6 2 8 Beler ..2 3 5 Hill 3 2 5 Bvrd 1 3 4 2 2 4 Cotton 2 i 3 Ramaekers 0 3- 3 Alberts 2 0 2 Hilman 1 1 2 2 0 2 Petko 0 2 2 Stewart 2 0 2 White 1 12 Wilhite 2 0 2 Anderson 1 0 1 Connealy 0 11 10 1 Stubblef ield 2 3 5 Maumalanga 4 1 5 McBurrows 1 4 5 G.Brown 3 1 4 D.

Davis 4 0 4 Ch. Bowen 2 1 3 Thlel 1 2 3 Christian 0 2 2 Flachbarth 1 1 2 Moore 1 1 2 Vaughn 1 1 2. Wright 1 1 2 S. Douglas 0 11.