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Monday Joumal-far SEPTEMBER 9, 1990 Gornhesker DiBfeiii.se "Ms mm mt no. Not another one of these ran Quote of the game Nebraska running back Leodis Flowers: "Our offense was determined to get some points on the board and get this game up to where we thought it should be. Scoring, team stats No. Illinois 8 3 3 0 14 Nebraska 16 10 13 2160 NU Joseph 1 run (Barrios kick) NU Safety, Robinson tackled In end zone NU Garrett 20 pass from Joseph (Barrios kick) NIU Dach 48 run (Robinson run) NIU lvanic42FQ NU Flowers 1 run (Barrios kick) NU Barrios 32 FQ NIU Ivanlc 34 FQ NU Soto 8 run (kick failed) NU Johnk 1 3 run (Barrios kick) NU Brown 1 run (Barrios kick) NU Brown 59 run (Bennett kick) NU Glantz 12 run (Bennett kick) 1 ''( 1 By Ken Hambleton Nebraska patted its full tummy and smiled after unleashing tts furious offense and ferocious defense in a 60-14 victory against Northern Illinois Saturday. For a week, there were grumblings about not getting enough to satisfy in Nebraska's 13-0 season-opening victory against Baylor.

But new NU starting quarterback Mickey Joseph and I-back Leodis Flowers served up heaping portions of offense and the Comhusker defense cleaned the plate before 76,043 fans at Memorial Stadium. Something to prove Joseph, subbing for Mike Grant, who missed the game because of a sore knee, ran for 75 yards and a touchdown, and completed 4 of 11 passes with one interception for 103 yards and another touchdown as the Cornhuskers rolled up 549 yards of offense. "We had something to prove on offense," Joseph said. "I'm satisfied. We kept the defense off the field.

We only got 59 plays last week. I'm sure we got more than that this week." Nebraska had 80 offensive plays and averaged 6.9 yards per play, not including 136 yards on kickoff returns by Tyrone Hughes. "If I had made connections on some more long passes, we might have had a lot more," said Joseph, who overthrew three receivers in the end zone on one series. "My passing wasnt that bad I missed some. Some were dropped But I guess we got enough today." Flowers, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, carried the ball on 10 of Nebraska's first 16 plays in drives that led to two touchdowns.

NU sputtered But Nebraska sputtered The Cornhuskers scored on their first drive, then 1 5 1M NIU NU First downs 14 30 Rushes-yards 48-197 66-424 Passing yards 98 125 Total yards 295 549 Return yards 51 Passing 10-17-1 6-14-1 Punts Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-1 Penalties-yards 6-37 1-15 Time of possession 31:39 28:21 Third-down conversions 3-16 6-12 Fourth-down conversions 1-2 2-3 tin V-' fi v. if 1 in v' 1 Nebraska's Mike Croel (88) wraps up Northern Illinois quarterback loss in the first quarter Saturday. NU's Travis Hill (93) moves in to safety on the next play. L-SP Brown makes good first Result thlwek 1 Miami, Fla. (0-1 lost to BYU 28-21 at California 2.

Notre Dame (0-0) was idle Michigan 3. Auburn (1-0) def. Fullerton St. 38-1 7 at Mississippi (tie) Florida State (1-0) def. East Carolina 45-24 Ga.

Southern 5. Michigan (0-0) was Idle at Notre Dame 6. Colorado (1 -0-1 def. Stanford 21 -1 7. Thursday at Illinois 7.

Southern Cal (1 -0) was Idle Penn St. 8. Tennessee (2-0-1) def. Mississippi St. 40-7 Texas-El Paso 9.

Clemson (1-1) lost to Virginia 20-7 at Maryland 10. Nebraska (2-0) def. Northern Illinois 60-14 idle 11. Illinois (0-1 lost to Arizona 28-16 Colorado 12. Texas (1-0) was Idle SWLoulsiana 13.

Alabama (0-1) lost to Southern Mississippi 27-24 Florida 14. Virginia (2-0) def. Clemson 20-7 Navy 15. Arkansas (0-0) was Idle Tulsa 16. Brigham Young (2-0) def.

Miami. Fla. 28-21 Washington St. 1 7. Pittsburgh (2-0) def.

Boston College 29-6 at Oklahoma 1 8. Ohio St. (1-0) def. Texas Tech 17-10 at Boston College 19. UCLA (0-1) lost to Oklahoma 34-14 Stanford 20.

Washington (1-0) def. San Jose St. 20-17 at Purdue 21 Penn St. (0-1 lost to Texas 17-13 at Southern Cal 22. Michigan St.

(0-0) was Idle at Syracuse 23. Oklahoma (1-0) def. UCLA 34-1 4 Pittsburgh 24. Houston (1 -0) def. UNLV 37-9 at Texas Tech.

Thursday 25. West Virginia (1-1) lost to Maryland 14-10 idle Derek Brown provided Nebraska' football fans with a glimpse of the future early in the fourth quarter of the Cornhuskers' 60-14 victory against Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon. The freshman I-back from La Habra, Calif, scored a touchdown on his first collegiate carry, diving into the end zone from a yard out, then scored again on a 59-yard run less than three minutes later. By the time Brown scored his touchdowns, Nebraska had eliminated any doubt as to the game's outcome if, in fact, there was doubt in the first place. Northern Illinois had front-line players with the athletic ability to compete against Nebraska.

But Huskies Coach Jerry Pettibone didn't have nearly as many. And when his reserves took over late in the game, the mismatch was monumental It was under those circumstances that Brown played. "You tend to have long runs at the end of games," said Frank Solich, the Cornhuskers' running backs coach. Solich wasnt downplaying Brown's second touchdown. He was just trying to put it in perspective.

"The tough going is usually early In a Sabatini said Flowers, who was stopped a yard short on a fourth-and-2 situation with the game less than six minutes old, "We went through that last week getting close and not scoring and we were all upset by that I didn't want to go through that ugain. I don't think any of us on offense were going to put up with that And we didnl" Nebraska scored on eight of its last 11 possessions, only punting once in the game. "You'd think 60-14 would be real good, but when they had their good people going against our good people, they moved the ball," said Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne. "At times they made us look suspect" NU defense adjusted The Huskies' wishbone attack ground out 180 yards of total offense in the first 25 minutes of the game or before Nebraska adjusted to NIU's unbalanced, double-tight end formation. Nebraska safety Reggie Cooper moved to center field on defense to better reach NIU quarterback Stacey Robinson, the leading rushing quarterback in the country last year, and the Comhusker defensive line straightened its lines of approach.

"We hadnt ever seen that formation and we were confused and frustrated," said Nebraska defensive tackle Kenny Walker. "I was frustrated, so I went and tackled the quarterback." Walker had two tackles for losses, and the rest of the defense combined for eight more tackles behind the Northern Illinois had 115 yards of offense and a field goal in the final 35 minutes of the game. The Huskies stymied Nepraska last year for one half, tying the game at 17 after two quarters, before losfrig 48-17. Northern Illinois almost repeated that See NUoiji page 2E Flowers said It certainly is this fan for NU I-backs. The question of who's No.

1 has yet to be resolved. "Usually, it's been a little more clear-cut," said Solich. "Personally, I'd like to have one guy who's the starter i and gets the majority of plays." By the time Big Eight play begins, Nebraska might have that one guy. The job could belong to Flowers or Baldwin, or it could belong to Brown or. even George Achola, the third I-back to play Saturday.

Flowers clearly has the inside track, with Baldwin, a redshirted sophomore from Roselle, at No. 2. But the issue isn't settled "There's a chance any one of them could move in," Solich said. It's not for lack of talent that Solich is undecided The competition at I-back would have been further complicated if I freshman Calvin Jones weren't redshirted. "If you threw another one in there with Calvin's ability, you couldnt take care of everybody unless you I started playing six quarters," Solich said Part of Solich's job is keeping all the I-backs happy.

To that end, he used Achola before Brown on Saturday and plans to reverse the order of substitution ymr IAN DOHEMUSSUNDAT 1 Ml away Bream added a solo homer, and Drabek had two hits as the Pirates ended a three-game losing streak against Montreal Drabek, 13 against the Expos this season, won his fifth consecutive decision and lowered his ERA in his last six starts to 1.40. He has given up two earned runs in 22 innings. Pittsburgh's last 19-game winner was Jim Bibby, IK in 1979. Reds 8, Dodgers 4 Eric Davis doubled three times and gran, On the Inside Color photos. Page 1 E.

stalled at the NIU 3-yard line. They stopped us on fourth down at their 3-yard line and I was thinking, 'Oh, Mike Babcock Columnist game," Solich said Right now, the tough going is Leodis Flowers' responsibility, with Scott Baldwin first in off the bench. Flowers gained 124 yards on 21 carries Saturday, while Baldwin was limited to 2 yards on 2 carries because of a turf toe injury that could linger without rest Last week against Baylor, Flowers got off to a timid start while Baldwin rushed for 92 yards on 14 carries, a performance that earned him recognition as the ESPN player of the game and motivated Flowers to run more aggressively Saturday. "I thought about it (the Baylor game)," said Flowers, a junior from Omaha. "I had a lot of pressure, and the only way to go is to play like I know Leodis Flowers can play." Put another way, "it's hot at the top," to 4 4 PS Pulling A harU6c giSTBUNOAV JOURNAL-STAR Stacey Robinson (7) for a 3-yard help.

Robinson was sacked for a cot Racing officials optimistic Page 3D NFL season gets under way Page5D Pius boys win title In cross country Page7D WETMAI cane is finally against Minnesota two weeks from now in a continuing effort to rank-order his I-backs before conference play. Achola, a redshirted junior from Omaha Creighton Prep who's been hampered by injuries throughout his Comhusker career, is a longshoL But he has ability and deserves a fair chance. Solich talked to Brown on Friday about waiting his turn. "He came to me," Brown said. "He must have felt I looked discouraged, or else someone told him I was, He said I have to be patient, that a freshman cant just jump ahead of someone." The talk with Solich "really helped," he said.

Brown admits he was discouraged. But he developed patience last season, sitting out because he didn't meet freshman eligibility requirements under the NCAA's Proposition 48. Brown's ability makes him 8 good bet to be Nebraska's I-back in the future. The question is, how far into the future willthatbe? "I dont expect to play that much (at I-back this season)," Brown said. "I know It's still a long time until I get a chance.

But I'm going to be waiting. I'm not going anywhere." with No. PROVO, Utah (AP) Little Ty Det-mer led Brigham Young to a huge upset over top-ranked Miami Saturday night Detmer passed for 406 yards and three touchdowns as the Kith-ranked Cougars shocked the defending national champions 28-21 only the Hurricanes' third loss in their last SS regular-season games. "Ty Detmer is unbelievable," Miami Coach Dennis Erickson said. "He's a great, great quarterback, and he showed it tonight" Detmer, who led the nation in passing last season, outdueled Miami quarterback Craig Erickson in what was billed as a battle of Heisman Trophy favorites.

The junior, who is generously listed at 6 feet and 175 pounds in the BYU brochure, picked apart Miami's feared defense with short, pinpoint passes. He completed 38 of 54 throws, including a 7-yard TD toss to Mike Salido and two-point conversion pass to Andy Boyce that gave BYU a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter. Erickson, who led Miami to the national title in his first year as a starter, completed 28 of 52 passes for 299 yards Cincinnati increased its NL West lead to 6 games at Los Angeles. Tom Browning (13-7) wasted a 3-0 lead but settled down and retired 13 of his last 15 batters. Randy Myers pitched 2 innings for his 28th save in 33 oppor-tunties.

Myers fanned his first six batters and finished a combined five-hitter. Home plate umpire Gary Darling ejected Kal Daniels of the Dodgers in the first inning after the player became enraged over a called second strike. Five Dodgers, including Manager Tom raises 1 Miami and no touchdowns. Both quarterbacks had one pass intercepted. Detmer's 406 passing yards were the most against Miami since Doug Flutie of Boston College threw for 472 yards against the Hurricanes in 1984.

"I don't think this one game will mean 111 win the Heisman," Detmer said "I'm just glad I played well enough for us to win." Sensational scrambling by Detmer gave him time to get off two of his TD passes, a 14-yarder to Matt Bellini in the second quarter and the winning toss to Salido in the third period "I dont know what I do out there," said Detmer, who needed six stitches at halftime to close a deep cut on his chin caused by a Miami tackle. "I just run around and jump out of the way when I feel something coming. I guess I learned it from playing in the front yard." Detmer's performance thrilled a record crowd of 66,235 on a warm night at Cougar Stadium and impressed his Miami counterpart "Ty played ap outstanding game," Craig Erickson said. "He really ignited the place tonight" Lasorda, restrained Daniels, pulling him to the ground as he continued to argue. Mets 12, Phillies 2 Dwight Gooden pitched a five-hitter at Philadelphia as the Mets ended their longest losing streak of the season at five games.

Kevin McReynolds and Charlie O'Brien drove in three runs apiece as the Mets remained 3 games behind the Pirates. Gooden (164) struck out 10 to win his a champ By News Services NEW YORK She had more victories than most 20-year-old players could hope for, more endorsements, enough career earnings to last a lifetime or two, a shiny new Porsche, renowned looks, even a perfume named after her. What she didnt have was a Grand Slam singles title, and she finally took care of that Saturday. With a screaming forehand up the line to end a second-set tie breaker, Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina, a frequent foil in many big matches, woo the women's championship of the U.S. Open, upsetting Steffi Graf of West Germany.

Graf, seeded No. 1, was trying to win the title for a third consecutive time. The score was 6-2, 7-6 (7-4 in the tie breaker), and it was just the fourth time in 22 attempts that Sabatini had defeated Graf, the world's No. 1 female player for the last 160 weeks. It also was the first of her victories over Graf that did not require a third set "It's very hard for me to talk right now," Sabatini said in the moments after her victory at the National Tennis Center.

"I just cant believe that I won this tournament There are no words to explain this emotion." Sabatini is the lowest seed (fifth) to win the Open since Virginia Wade beat Billie Jean King in 1968. It's the first time since 1981 that four different players won the four legs of the Grand Slam Sabatini, Graf (Australian Open), Monica Seles (French Open) and Martina Navratilova (Wimbledon). While the victory brought Sabatini the biggest payday of her young life, $350,000 or 150,000 for each of seven matches See OPEN on page 3D Nebraska Wesleyan's Bobby Wright (22) breaks loose on a 66-yard touchdown run Saturday during NWU's 42-21 win against Dakota Wesleyan at Abel Stadium. Story on page 4D. Pirates9 Drabek stays hot, wins his 19th game By Associated Press Doug Drabek became Pittsburgh's first 19-game winner in 11 seasons, and Andy Van Slyke hit a two-run homer Saturday night as the Pirates defeated Montreal 6-L Drabek, 19-5, won for the 11th time in 12 decisions, allowing seven hits in 7 innings at Pittsburgh.

Bob Patterson finished as the National League East leaders won for the seventh time in eight games. Van Slyke drove in three runs, Sid fifth consecutive decision and 13th in his last 14 The Mets ended a six-game skid against left-handers, getting three hits and three runs in 3 innings against Bruce Ruffia Seven Phillies pitchers walked 12. Giants 2, Astros 1 Matt Williams' second home run of the game, a two-out shot in the 10th inning, lifted the Giants at San Francisco. See NL on page 20 53 E3 PI.