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TED KIRKSUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR Usually unemotional on the sideline, Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne has a pained reaction to Oklahoma's second "Fumbleroosky," which set up a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. As defensive: coordinator Charlie McBrlde stands like a statue next to him, Osborne goes to his knees and pounds the turf. He looks up to see the ball spotted at the NU 1 after a 6-yard gain by OU guard Mike Sawatzky. The Sooners scored on the next play to make the score 39-25 with 5:42 remaining. Jtaiskers pass BoQMeFs test Quote of the game Nebraska center Jake Young: ''After we threw a pass, (OU defensive tackle) Evans looked at me and asked, 'when did y'all start throwing so much?" I wanted to say By Ken Hambleton Nebraska opened the playbook, rewrote it and passed the.

Oklahoma test with flying colors. Gerry Gdowski threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Corn-huskers winged their way to a 42-25 victory against the Sooners Saturday, just before the goal posts came down at the hands of a few of the 76,404 fans at Memorial Stadium "Passing team?" Gdowski said. "Hmmm. That's something nobody would believe." awhile. That much passing surprised me," he said In addition to the passing, there were three double-reverses, a number of changeups in play-calling and some other variables added to Nebraska's offense.

"When you do that, your heart is in your Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said "Bill to move the ball against their defense, we felt we couldn't just pound at them." Gdowski threw 12 completions to six different receivers for 22S yards as 10-1 Nebraska evened the series between the "Watch out BYU," NU offensive tackle Tom Punt said with a grin. Nebraska's sudden air blitz took Oklahoma by surprise. Comhusker center Jake Young 6aid a short conversation he had with Oklahoma defensive tackle Scott Evans explained a lot about the game. "After we threw a pass, Scott Evans looked at me and asked, 'When did y'all start throwing so Young said. "I wanted to say Today.

Evans was even more emphatic. "I was them 'Air for contest would live up to its billing as a shootout because, for the first time in a long time, the game was not on national television, the Big Eight title was not on the line, and it didn't involve two highly ranked teams (Nebraska, at No. 8, was the only team ranked). But the passing prowess of Gdowski, combined with the running of OU fresh-, man Dewell Brewer, quarterback Steve; Collins and offensive guard Mike Sawafr zky on two "Fumbleroosky" plays, pros vided the fans with the most poults See HUSKERS on page 6T two rivals at 5-5 for the 1980s. The win also gave the Cornhuskers second place in the Big Eight Conference and will send them into the Jan.

1 Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz, with a season-ending victory. "Gerry Gdowski had a great game," Osborne said "He's done some things better than any quarterback I've had He does an outstanding job of just managing the football team getting in and out of the right plays, making the right decisions." There was some doubt that this year's In Osborne's mind, this year's team was great Mike Babcock Columnist Scoring, team stats Oklahoma 7 11 0 725 Nebraska 22 3 14 342 NU GdowtH 8 run (Barrio kick) OU Quaes 82 pat Irom CoWna (La shsrWck) NU Bed 31 pass front Gdowski (Carpan-ter pass from Dunlap) NU Garrett 24 pan from QdowaU (Bar rloskick) OU Perry 1 run (S. Collins run) NU FG Barrios 24 OU FO Lathar 26. NU Garrett 23 pan from Odowtki (Bar-ho kick) NU Gregory 38 pan from Gdowski (Barrios kick) OU Perry 1 run (Lathar kick) NUFG Barrios 35 A 76,404 OU NU First down 16 25 Rushes-yard 59-266 60-236 Passing yards 97 22S Total yards 363 461 Return yards 0 96 Passing 2-10-2 12-15-0 Punts Fumbiet-Jost 5-1 1-1 Psnames-yerds 2-10 4-29 Time of possession 30:08 29:52 Third-down conversions 9-15 6-10 Fourth-oown conversions 1-3 1-1 off, everything off to Gerry. He's got to be an All-American somewhere.

He's an An-Americaninmybook." But it's doubtful Gdowski win be first; -team aU-conference. Darian Hagan, who directed second- ranked Colorado to the Big Eight championship, seems to be the favorite for an honor Gdowski deserves. Like his. team, Gdowski probably will come up seven points short Gdowski can look back at this season and know that he played about as wen: he could play, though. If he didnl reach his potential, he came close.

The rest of the Cornhuskers can remember this, the 100th football season in their school's history, in the same way. Osborne told them so after Saturday afternoon's victory over a respected, and traditional, rival Osborne "usually doesn't say things like that" BeU sail When he does, he means it And it's worth remembering. this season. He shattered the school record for rushing yardage by a quarterback. He ran for 13 touchdowns to tie Steve Taylor's school record for quarterbacks and passed for 19 touchdowns, one fewer than Vince Ferragamo's school record.

And he finished just 82 yards short of Jerry Tagge's school single-season record for total offense. Gdowski directed Nebraska's offense with the savvy of Turner GilL He combined some of the best qualities of some of the best quarterbacks ever to wear Comhusker jerseys. Based on spring practice, "I thought he'd be very good," Osborne said during his post-game interview. "I dont know that I envisioned this good. He's certainly matched any expectations I had, maybe exceeded them." Gdowski has been great "He surprised everybody, I think," said BelL "I take my hat off, my shirt good, regardless of what happens at Tempe, Ariz, New Year's Day.

They've been good enough to come within seven points of being considered great, hardly an adjective most people would have used to describe Osborne's 17th team prior to the seasoa Unfortunately, few will use it now, even if Nebraska defeats Florida State in the Fiesta BowL but doesn't win the national title. Greatness has come to mean being ranked No. 1. And as a result, this Comhusker team probably won't get the respect It's earned. The same can be said of senior quarterback Gerry Gdowski, who's played a key role in Nebraska's achieving its potentiaL "Gerry has played as well as any quarterback I've been associated with," said Osborne.

"I think he's deserving of any honors he can receive." Gdowski has had an outstanding In the locker room after Saturday afternoon's 42-25 victory against Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium, Tom -Osborne told the Nebraska football team that it had come as close to fulfilling its potential as any team he's ever coached. "Coach Osborne doesnt say anything he doesn't mean," said Comhusker wingback Richard Bel "That meant a lot to me." It meant so much, in fact, that Bell planned to write it down in the notebook he keeps for such comments. Some day hell sit down, read through the notebook and reminisce. In a sense, only seven points stood between Nebraska and its potentiaL Seven points stood between the Cornhuskers and perfection. Seven points could have turned their 27-21 loss to Colorado into a victory.

Instead of 10-L they could have finished the regular season 11-0, with a Big Eight title, an Orange Bowl bid and a shot at a national championship. As it is, Nebraska finishes second in the conference, with a Fiesta Bowl berth opposite Florida State. The Cornhuskers have a "slim" chance maybe 10 percent of playing for the national title, according to Osborne. Realistically, he'd like his team to finish in such a way that "somebody, somewhere would say, 'Nebraska's pretty Osborne said "I hope we can do a good job and finish it up right" These Cornhuskers have been pretty On the inside 'Glbbs says Sooners had to try and bluff. Page so.

56-yard field goal gives NWU victory Irish run to rare win at Penh St. By Mark Derowitsch CHADRON Nebraska Wesleyan place-kicker Lee Jameson didn't think about his fourth field goal of the game Saturday, and he was afraid to even watch it AT STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Notre Dame ran and Perm State couldn't hide. The top-ranked Fighting Irish pounded a proud Penn State defense for alrecord 425 rushing yards Saturday in a iiIMahi 4V.ni A-nAnA Arty's A et fmic j- 1 Jameson looked Result Thleweek 1 Notre Dame (11-0) def. Penn St.

34-23 at Miami, Fla. 2. Colorado (1 1 -0) def Kansas St. 59-1 1 Idle 3. Michigan (9-1) def.

Minnesota 49-15 Ohio State 4. Alabama (100) def. So. Mississippi 37-1 4 Idle 5. Florida State (8-2) def.

Memphis St. 57-20 Idle 6. Nebraska (10-1) def. Oklahoma 42-25 Idle 7. Miami, Fla.

(9-1 def. San Diego St. 42-6 Notre Dame 8. Southern Cal (8-2-1 tied UCLA 1 0-1 0 Idle 9. Tennessee (8-1) def, Mississippi 33-21 at Kentucky 1 0.

Arkansas (8-1 was Idle at Texas Friday 11. Aubum (8-2) def. Georgia 20-3 idle 12. Illinois (8-2) def. Indiana 41-28 at Northwestern 13.

Houston (7-2) wss Idle Texas Tech 14. Texas (7-2) was Idle Arkansas Friday 1 5. Clemson (8-2) def. S. Carolina 45-0 Idle" 16.

Virginia (10-2) def. Maryland 48-21 Idle 1 7. Penn State (6-3-1 lost to Notre Dame 34-23 at Pittsburgh 1 8. West Virginia (7-2-1 was Idle at Syracuse Thursday 1 9. Pittsburgh (6-2-1 def.

East Carolina 47-42 Penn St. 20. Texas Tech (8-2) def. SMU 48-24 at Houston 21. Brlgham Young (9-2) def.

Utah 70-31 at San Diego St. 22. Ohio State (8-2) def. Wisconsin 42-22 at Michigan 23. Fresno State (1Q1) tost to New Mexico 45-22 Idle 24.

Hawaii (8-2) was Idle Oregon St. 25. Duke (8-3) def. North Carolina 41-0 idle up at we last possible moment and watched as his 56-yard field goal in the second overtime sailed through the uprights. The kick gave Nebraska Weslevan a 46-43 tration at Happy Valley and extended the nation's longest winning streak to 23 games.

Quarterback Tony Rice rushed for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns and tailback Ricky Walters auueu 140 yaiua aim virc kvic vu uic ground for the Fighting Irish, who won; 1 victory against Chadron State in Lee Jameson at renn aiaie ior me iirsi ume since Stadium since the series resumed on an mutual ikiaia lu imi. The rushine total was the most ever ond overtime. According to NAIA rules, each team gets a first-and-10 at the opponent's 25-yard line in overtime and the possession ends when the team scores or runs out of downs. The Eagles gained a first down at the 13-yard line on Steward Perez's 11-yard pass to Chris Stein. But on the next play, Chadron running back David Jones fumbled the ball and Wesleyan's Tim Miller recovered to give NWU the win.

"We played hard down to the last minute but just fumbled," Chadron State Coach Brad Smith said. "I told Davey after the game the whole concept on this team is us. He didnl fumble the ball we andid" Gave Eagles lead Jones, who finished the game with 131 yards, rushing on 31 carries, gave the Eagles a seven-point lead in the first overtime. He scored on a 1-yard run following Perez's 24-yard pass to Stein. Wesleyan came right back and scored on its first play in overtime.

Quarterback Gary Fate hit Mike Ron in the corner of the end zone with a 25-yard pass. Jameson's kick sent the game into double-overtime. "I'm glad we saved that Play," said Fate, who completed 10 of 28 passes for 141 yards. "He'd been begging for that aU day because he said it would work. I'm glad it did" Fate rallied the Plainsmen in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.

In the second half, Chadron State scored 10 unanswered points to erase a 26-26 halftime tie. Perez hit Jay Rhoades on a 27-yard scoring pass, and Jay Masek connected on a 28-yard field goal See NWU on page 3D against Penn State. The previous record was 399 by Kentucky in 1971 A clroH if tut thA Irish tri pain that many yards against the Nittany Lions, Notre Dame coacn lou hoiu said! "No wav. I wouldn't exoect to run sLi See ei waMfVnil U141 Ulolljr jCUUO ui a uuuaujvu. INo.

17 Penn-State entered the game with one of the nation's stingiest de- the first round of the NAIA Division II football playoffs before 2,000 fans at Elliott Field The Plainsmen, 10-1 and ranked No. 7, will play host to Wisconsin-LaCrosse in the quarterfinals Dec 2 at Abel Stadium. Jameson, who also kicked three 27-yard field goals, said he didnl want to watch his game-winning kick. "I didn't look up until the last second," Jameson said. "On the sidelines, I just went through in my mind what I needed to do to get off a good kick.

I looked up just in time to see it clear the upright I'm glad the wind was with me." Typical kick Wesleyan Coach Jim Svoboda said it was a typical Jameson kick. The 56-yard field goal is the longest in Wesleyan history. "It's routine for Lee," Svoboda said "He's been winning games for Wesleyan his whole career." The Plainsmen still had to hold Chadron State on its possession hi the sec tmeaa sHnurino nnlv 9 1 AoirtU and 104 Falconry csport of kings' Page9D No. 2 Colorado wallops K-State Page 2D NU gymnasts win Invitational Page 5D mchinir uarrto run CflfflP Rut Notr Dame ran at will on a bonehffling day LILilL K4U11H1 Ul 9UUW luitliw. can run against anybody," Rice and fete Johnson did it.

"Rice is the guy we just couktat handle," Penn State Coach Joe Paterno said. "We just didn't make tackles. And when we did, they broke them." The victory improved Notre Dame's record to 11-0 and guaranteed the Irish a spot in the Orange Bowl against second-ranked Colorado. Penn State, which fen to 8-3-1, is expected to play Brigham Young in the Holiday BowL Penn State scored on its first possession and took a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter on Ray Tarasfs 38-yard field goaL But from that point on, Notre Dame dominated before a crowd of 86,025, second largest In Penn State history. rOur players are happy to get out of here with a win," Holtz said.

"Any time you come into State College and win, you really feel like you've done a hard day's work." Thomas rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns for Penn State. No one had run for more than 100 yards against Notre Dame since Thomas rushed for 214 yards here two years ago. "I thought I had my best game of the year, but the loss is very disappointing," Thomas said. "We played wen today. We Just came up a against a better team." said "We just try to run where they 1 tThe Irish scored four rushing touchdowns, twice as many as the Nittany Lions had given up in their first nine games.

The last time two backs gained over 100 yards against Penn State was 1975, when Ohio State's Archie' Griffin.