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But the biggest heartbreak for Cowboy fans in a game televised nationally by ESPN came when OSU quarterback Mike Gundy'S- pass on fourth-and-16 from the Sooner 34 bounced off flanker Brent Parker in the end zone and fell incomplete with 43 seconds left in the game. It left the Cowboys unbelievably short of driving 91 yards for a score in the final 2:22. The play forced after OSU fullback Garrett Limbrick drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty nearly against OU in 12 years and put them in contention for an Orange Bowl bid. How close was it? So close that Sooner free safety nearly made an interception, only to mistime his leap and have the ball go through to Parker. "We had man coverage and I was on the other side of the field and I looked up, the ball was coming and I thought Kevin Thompson had him covered pretty good," linebacker Richard Dillon said.

"But he misjudged the pass when he went for it and it went over his head, and I thought actually that he (Parker) Kevin Thompson tried to get his arms up to distract him just enough where he couldn't see the balT Unbelievable? Or was it Sooner magic the kind of thing that brings lumps to the the throats of Nebraskans? "That ol Sooner magic again. There's something about that Sooner magic, that's the legend here Sooner magic," Oklahoma cornerback Jerry Parks said. "I dont know when it really started, but the first time I heard about it was when I was being recruited. (Former OU run and he started saying as you come down the tunnel and hear all the fans, all the yelling and then he said, you know, it's a football game there it goes; the Sooner magic' I think that's what brought me here." Early in the game, Sooner magic was the furthest thing from the Oklahoma players' minds. Coach Barry Switzert team was rolling through the OSU defense like an uncontrollable weapon.

The Sooners, led by halfback Mike Gaddls' touchdowns runs of 13 and 44 yards, See OU-OSU on page 2D Barry Sanders ImSO'O 1 mow contest as 1 plays ttlisiwiessly 111 "i111 5 il iVaf "AX ft Iff yMf By Ken Hambleton AMES, Iowa Nebraska must have felt like it was sitting on top of the world literally. The- North Pole couldn't have had much worse conditions, but Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor proved to be the perfect icebreaker, running for three touchdowns and passing for another to freeze Iowa State 51-16 Saturday at Cyclone Stadium-Jack Trice Field. Battling a minus three degree wind chill and the first snow of the year, the Cornhuskers posted their seventh straight win this year and 20th consecutive nine-win season. "When I saw the weather for warm-ups I thought 'I really don't want to do Taylor said. "But I thought about the bus ride home and figured I'd play the best I could." 1 The weather that sent most of the 50,158 fans home at halftime didn't bother Taylor.

Taylor, who ran for 154 yards and passed for 71 more, said the only problem was "a big gust of wind that held me up on my last run. But I wasn't cold until I sat down on the bench." Huskers warm up After NU cornerback Charles Fryar intercepted a tipped pass with 5:19 left in the first quarter, Taylor and the Nebraska of fense got red hot Following the interception, Nebraska I-back Ken Clark rushed five times for 59 yards and Taylor hit tight end Todd Millikan on a 6-yard touchdown pass that floated over five Iowa State defenders. In the second quarter, with the 25-mph wind at their back, the Cornhuskers erupted for 24 points to put the game out of reach. Clark carried the last 28 yards of an eight-play scoring drive to open the second period and put Nebraska ahead 14-0. Four minutes later, Taylor kept the ball on back-to-back option plays, gaining 23 yards to the right and 28 yards and a touchdown to the left On the next drive, Taylor reversed the options, running to the left for 20 yards and then to the right for 23 yards and another touchdown to give Nebraska a 28-0 lead.

Taylor had fun "It was fun. I had my long johns on and good shoes and I had fun," Taylor said. "I didn't want to take any unnecessary chances with the ball with the wind and the cold and wet. And they were giving me room on the options so I kept the ball a lot." Taylor moved past former NU quarterback Turner Gill into No. 4 on the career total offense list He also became the first quarterback in Nebraska history to rush for more than 2,000 yards.

See HUSKERS on page 7D JOURNAL-STAR TED KIRKSUNDAY JOURNAL-ST in Nebraska's 51 -l 6 victory over lowa State. Blocking for him are Bob.Sledge (right) and Bryan Carpenter. TED KIRKSUNDAY touchdown in Nebraska's 51-1 6 victory over lowa State. Blocking for him are Bob.Sledge (right) and Bryan Carpenter. Steve Taylor celebrates as he scores his third Defensive line comes of age Mike Babcock NU ISU First downs 29 13 Rushes-yards 68-566 39-148 Passing yards 71 103 Total yards 637 251 Return yards 11 0 Passing 5-10-0 7-17-1 Punts 84.8 Fumbles-lost 3-11-0 Penalties-yards 7-60 7-40 Time of possession 31 :32 28:28 Third-down conversions 9-13 2-13 Fourth-down conversions 0-1 2-2 Columnist Quote of the game ISU Coach Jim Walden Before the half, Nebraska's Tom Osborne wanted to "do the fans a favor and let them go home.

Tom must not have known I get a percentage of the concessions here." Scoring, team stats Nebraska 7 24 7 13 51 lowa State 3 13 16 NU Millikan 6 pass from Taylor (Barrios kick) NU Clark 1 8 run (Barrios kick) NU Taylor 28 run (Barrios kick) NU Taylor 23 run (Barrios kick) NU FQ Barrios 30 NU Taylor 1 1 run (Barrios kick) ISU FG Shudak 42 NU Gdowski 1 run (Drennan kick) ISU Thibodeaux 67 run (Shudak kick) NU Rowers 3 run (pass failed) ISU Ross 35 pass from DeGennaro (kick failed) A 50,158 AMES, Iowa As an impartial observer, so to speak, Joe Henderson certified what the Nebraska football coaches have been saying lately. The Cornhusker defensive line, an area of considerable concern at the beginning of the season, seems to have developed into a pretty good unit Going into Saturday's game at Cyclone Stadium-Jack Trice Field, "I didn't think they were that tough up front," Henderson said of Nebraska. The senior tailback and Iowa State's leading rusher had a different opinion after managing only 34 yards on 17 carries. "I was wrong," he said. If Henderson can be believed and there's probably no reason not to believe him a season-long systems' check on Nebraska should now be complete.

And the Cornhuskers should be as prepared as they're going to be for their final two games of the regular season, home against Colorado and at Oklahoma. With a pair of victories, Nebraska would win its first Big Eight championship, outright, since 1983. The Cornhuskers shared the conference title with Oklahoma in 1984, which isn't all that long ago until you consider the fifth-year seniors on this year's team were freshmen then. Outside linebacker Jon Marco, one of those fifth-year seniors, said recently he remembers watching the players on the 1984 team receiving their Big Eight championship rings, adding, he'd like one of his own when he leaves. He and his teammates are in a position where that's possible.

"The next two games will tell what our season's about," said Ken Clark, Nebraska's junior I-back. In order to win the next two games, the Cornhuskers will have to contain variations of the wishbone offense, which brings us back to Henderson's comments on the interior of Nebraska's defensive line. Not that it will be any more important than any other part of the defense when the Cornhuskers play the wishbones of Colorado and Oklahoma. But it will be just as important Against a wishbone, every defender has a responsibility. A breakdown, anywhere, can be fatal.

On the Inside Nebraska's first-half scoring draws boos from lowa State fans and players. Page 6D. Husker linebacker Broderlck Thomas said he and his teammates delivered on his promise to do something special: By playing an outstanding game both on offense and defense. Page 7D. See BABCOCK on page 7D esleyan's dream looks as if it will become a reality Concordia 44-yard line with 5:25 left A 12-yard pass from Gary Fate to Brian Salmon out of the backfield and a Concordia pass-interference penalty helped get Jameson in position for his tie-breaking field goal with three minutes left When he made the interception, "I thought we'd win the game, then," said Bonn, a sophomore from Benningtoa.

See WESLEYAN on page 3D under its season average. "We seem to do that every week," said Wesleyan quarterback Gary Fate, who threw two short touchdown passes. "Defense comes up with big plays and makes things easier for us (the offense)." The game was tied at 14 when Brad Bonn's second interception of the game and 15-yard return put Wesleyan at the yard touchdown run by Roger Olson in the final three minutes for a 24-14 vie- tory over the Bulldogs. Wesleyan, 7-2 and ranked 24th nationally last week, clinched the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, with the win, making it 5-0 in league play. Although the Plainsmen's regular is finished, the 16-team NAIA Divi with great desire and worked very hard to achieve that It was tough today, but we found a way to do it" And the way was defense, as it has been most of the season for the Plainsmen.

They had three interceptions off Concordia quarterback Phil Seevers, ranked fifth in the nation last week in total offense. Concordia had just 52 yards rushing and 228 total yards, 116 sion playoff pairings wont be announced until next Sunday, with, first round games beginning Nov. 19. The criteria for reaching the playoffs is winning the conference title and being rated in the top 25. "Ever since last spring, our goal has been to win the conference and make the playoffs," Wesleyan Coach Jim Svoboda said.

"Ever since, we've played By Ron Powell SEWARD Nebraska Wesleyan's warm thoughts last spring of making the NAIA Division II football playoffs probably became reality on a cold, blustery -Saturday at Concordia. The Wesleyan defense forced two Concordia turnovers, and the Plainsmen converted them into two scores a 37-yard field goal by Lee Jameson and a 14- Southeast to employ revenge factor again CtOR Cold, wind slow hunters in bird opener Page9D I Ui a 1 a C7: Pimm-" MM I I By Ryly Jane Hambleton Lincoln Southeast quarterback Brad McClatchey said beating the No. 1 team in the state in a tough defensive battle was a draining experience. McClatchey's Knight teammates out a 7-3 victory over top-ranked Grand Island in the irstf ound of the State High School Football Playoffs. The victory sends Southeast to a semifinal matchup with Omaha Central Monday at 7:30 p.m.

at Seacrest Field. "Everyone knew we could beat Grand Island. But an the guys were so nervous, it was really quiet in: McClatchey said. "Nobody was talking. Then we got so pumped up and so psyched up Tve never seen It like that "Coming off a big win might be hard to get that emotion again." Revenge factor But McClatchey said there is one fac-' tor that will help the 8-2 Knights get KJ ready for Central.

"Everybody has thought about how the playoffs have given us a chance to avenge both losses," he said. Southeast reversed a 14-3 loss to Grand Island in the regular season with the playoff victory and now can offset a 15-12 season-opening loss to Central. "We beat Grand Island and we know it's in us to be able to win again," McClatchey said. "Nobody doubts we can do it" Knights' defense tough The Southeast defense has been a major factor in the Knights' success. The 14 points allowed Grand Island in the first matchup was the lowest total for the Islanders until LSE held them to just a field goal in the playoffs And Central's 15-point total against the Knights was the lowest for the Eagles this season.

"Obviously, if we're going to have a See PLAYOFFS on page 4D Q' fiX i 1 i ASSOCIATED PRESS Florida Kansas, Colorado overwhelm foes Page 2D State volleyball tournament pairings. Page 4D NU volleyball team roars back to beat Texas Page 5D Alysheba does it Alysheba, with jockey Chris McCarron aboard, crosses the finish line to win the Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday and become history's richest racehorse. Story on page 5D..