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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1 99? LINCOLN JOURNAL-STAB 4DC ii ii I. a. ij ii j.i.j mi iii.iiipiii,iui,liIMili. i iWii, an ill, I) i i in ii i i ii iii ni-'-rr. 11 i 111 Cornhusker players credit Washington "It was difficult," said Jones.

"I think if you look at it on film, we had five or six procedure penalties, and that was due to the crowd. They were the 12th man on the field. "We went with the things we knew we could do, but it was tough when (quarterback) Mike (Grant) had to audibile. We knew we'd have to take the crowd out of it early, but unfortunately that didn't happen." Neither did what Grant thought Nebraska would have to do in order to win. "I thought that we would have to be mistake-free, period," he said.

"We did a lot of things well tonight, but we had a lot of things mistakes and penalties that stalled us." And, "a lot of the mistakes were us, not the defense," he said. By Curt McKeever Una Journal-Star SEATTLE Disappointment in the result but not in the effort That was the sentiment in the Nebraska locker room following Saturday's 29-14 loss to second-ranked Washington. "I think the Nebraska guys gave all they had," said I-back Calvin Jones, "and sometimes that's just not good enough. You have to give a of the credit to Washington." Added outside linebacker Travis Hill, "We have to take our hats off to Washington because they're a good team, and they came to play. "When we came in here (after the game), I didn't see anybody with their heads down.

We still have the goal of winning the Big Eight, and I know well crank it back up and get after Arizona State next week." The statistics from Saturday's game indicated that there wasn't a lot of difference between the Cornhusk-ers and the Huskies. Nebraska had 309 yards of offense to Washington's 335. But NU had three turnovers all of which Washington turned into points and was penalized 11 times for 76 yards compared to only three flags for 30 yards on the Huskies. "Well probably drop in the rankings," said defensive tackle John Par-rella, "but I think we probah should go up a notch or two. When two solid teams play, things happen.

I think we matched up on personnel with them. I know this those guys are going to be sore when they wake up tomorrow morning. It doesn't matter who we play, they (the opponent) know we played them." In addition to Washington's talent, Nebraska's players particularly on offense also had to struggle against the Huskies' home crowd. Saturday's attendance of 73,333 was the largest ever for a non-conference game in Husky Stadium. 1 hi w' Xc 1 1 j- I I a -t i I TFT) KIRK1 IMIYII IRM1I JSTAD over the top from 1 yard out for the the stop.

game's first touchdown in the second quarter. Nebraska linebacker 'mm'imm iii.iuMiW'''--.uttiiffiygpMwiw iiuijimm i.hwi..., .1.,, u. i Washington's Beno Bryant goes Darren Williams is trying to make 1 punter Mike Stigge is brought i 1 rx Milestones Tyrone Hughes returned three kickoffs for 61 yards to break the school career record of 1,154 yards, previously held by Dana Brinson. Hughes, a senior, now has 1,163 total yards on 48 career kickof returns. Calvin Jones' 73-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was the longest of his career.

It was the second-longest touchdown run against Washington this season. Arizona State's Mario Bates ran 80 yards to score against the Huskies. Nebraska plays host to Arizona State on Saturday. Injury report Cornhusker defensive tackle Jamie Liewer was helped from the game early in the first quarter after suffering a broken right fibula. The.

senior from Atkinson probably will be lost for the remainder of the season. TED KIRKUNCOLN JOURNAL-STAR held onto the bail as he dove in regular-season schedule. Nebraska's season isn't lost, though some fans might think so. The Big Eight championship remains a significant goal, and there's still a string of five consecutive bowl-game losses to try to snap. However, the Cornhuskers are out the national title chase, for now, anyway.

It's a long way back to being track. And with each loss like the one Saturday night, it gets even farther for Nebraska. Washington, on the other hand, should feel pretty good about its chances of repeating as national champion. If the last two seasons are any indication, it should, with or without the help of others. 11.0 3.0 2.1 8 2.0 0 0.0 -1-0 5 -6 Yds PI 155 0 27 0 Yds.

49 72 49 6 2 2 Kickoff returns No. 1 Yds. 25 Bryant Interception returns No. Bailey 1 Pahukoa 1 Defense Tackles Yds. 0 0 UT AT TT Clifford 5 8 13 5 3 4 5 1 2 4 3 0 Mason 2 T.

Smith 3 Fields 2 Lustyk 1 Bailey 4 Pahukoa 3 D. Hoffmann 1 Farr 1 J. Moore 3 Washington's Joe Kralik apparently from Billy Joe Hobert with 49 seconds remaining in the first half. The XV, v- vw. Huskies could not convert after taking over.

ueienuer is ienny wimiie. nepiays inaicaiea mat rvraiiK may nave the back of the end zone. RANDY HAMPTONLINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR down by Washington's Terry Red- well have to look at on the video." It didn't matter. Washington led 23- 7. "I thought we had it going our way again in the second half," Jones said.

"We knew our defense was playing great and all we had to do was stop hurting ourselves on offense." Nebraska stopped the self-inflicted pain long enough to score on an 11-play, 80-yard drive, pepped by a 32-op-tion run around right end by I-back Derek Brown. "I really like the way we came out to start the second half," Brown said. "It was a good, strong effort." Nebraska stuffed the Huskies for a From page 1D NU- I seconds after Kaufman scored, teammate Walter Bailey, who was blocked out on Jones' touchdown, found redemption when he picked off a Grant pass at the NU 47 with 1:21 left in the half. I Washington quarterback Billy Joe Hobert hit Matt Jones on a short pass, and Nebraska was penalized for illegal use of hands. On the next play, Hobert hit Joe 'Kralik on a 29-yard pass deep in the end zone so deep that on the replays he was clearly out of the end zone and never caught the ball.

"I couldn't tell from where I was standing," James said. "That's one Scoring summary hauls in a 29-yard touchdown pass From page 1D Babcock- which to point as evidence Coach Tom Osborne's program continues to slide from the ranks of the nation's elite, even though the Cornhuskers were 7-point underdogs Saturday night. Nebraska wasn't ranked in the Top 10 by either The Associated Press or CNNUSA Today before Saturday night's game. And it certainly won't move up by losing, even though, at times, the Cornhuskers played well. Nebraska's defense managed to hold its own, despite the weariness of being on the field much of the game.

The offense, however, was stymied, managing only 309 yards. The Cornhuskers had averaged 444.5 yards per game in rushing alone, Individual statistics Nebraska Offense Rushing Deen out or rjounas ana may not nave the best in the nation. Even the 309-yard total was misleading. Calvin Jones gained 73 of the yards on his second-quarter touchdown run. Derek Brown had a 32-yard run.

And Abdul Muhammad caught a pass good for 39 yards in the closing seconds of the game. Nebraska finds itself in unfamiliar poll surroundings, with little opportunity to escape. The only opponents with high national profiles remaining on the schedule are Colorado and, possibly, Oklahoma. The Sooners could drop out of the Top 20 after losing to USC on Saturday. The Cornhuskers certainly won't gain much national respect for defeating the other teams on their Turner 5 J.Barry 7 Bryant 9 M.

Jones 4 Kralik 1 Brunell 2 Hobert 8 Passing No. Co. Hobert 19 10 Brunell 3 3 Receiving Bjomson Kralik M. Jones Bryant Kaufman Punting No. Werdel 8 Punt returns of on 55 21 19 No.

4 3 3 1 1 1 Yds. 361 total of 3 yards on Washington's next possession. The Cornhuskers jammed Washington for 7 yards in losses on its following possession, but a bad pitch from Grant to Brown that was lost was all Washington needed to set up a 42-yard field goal by Travis Hanson. Seven minutes later, Hanson tacked on a 32-yarder after a pass interference penalty on Nebraska kept the Huskies alive. Nebraska didn't threaten again until the final moments of the game.

Even then, Washington intercepted a Grant pass in the end zone on the final play. "I thought we played all right, but a couple of breaks didn't go our way," said Nebraska outside linebacker Travis Hill, who led Nebraska with 12 tackles. "I can see we need to work on a few things, like the mental part, you know, not thinking." Washington was never in serious trouble despite a series of quarterback sacks by NU's John Parrella and Travis Hill. The Huskies, 3-0, scored first and never looked back as the Cornhuskers were stymied time after time through the end of the game. Washington, the national champion in the USA TodayCNN poll last year, has won a nation-leading 17 games in a row, including two decisions over Nebraska.

Despite a sellout crowd and national television, plus a weeklong series of statements from Washington coaches of doubts about their team, the Huskies appeared unruffled throughout. Washington harkened back to a bit of its fourth-quarter performance from 1991 in the second quarter of the game, cashing in on Nebraska mistakes. "The main thing is, we're still in the national race, and that's something we can control now," Joe Hobert said. No. D.

Brown 16 C.Jones... 5 Lewis 7 Stigge 1 Grant 11 Passing Yds. Ave. 64 5.3 79 15.8 21 30 -3 -5 No. Co.

Yds PI Grant 21 11 133 2 Receiving No. Yds. D. Brown 3 C.Jones 3 Bell 2 Muhammad 1 Hughes 1 Dixon 1 NU-Wash How scored Time left FIRST QUARTER 0-2 Safety, Grant tacked hi end zone by T. Smith 3:14 Set up by Werdel 48 punt to Nebraska 2, two Nebraska motion penalties.

SECOND QUARTER 0-9 Bryant 1 run 12:14 Drive: 39 yards In 7 plays. Set up by W. Bailey recovery of Grant fumble. Highlighted by Hobert 16 pass to Kralik, Hobert 18 pass to Bruener. Conversion: Hanson kick.

7-9 C. Jones 73 run 7:23 Drive: 80 yards In 3 plays. Highlighted by Grant 9 pass to T. Bell. Conversion: Bennett kick.

7-16 Kaufman 1 run 1:29 Drive: 80 yards in 12 plays. Highlighted by: Kaufman 6, 8, 6, 35 runs, Brunell 7 pass to Bruener, Brunell 16 pass to Biornson. Conversion: Hanson kick. 7-23 Kralik 29 pat from Hobert :49 Drive: 47 yards in 3 plays. Set up by Interception of Grant pass.

Highlighted by Hobert 7 pass to Bruener, Nebraskak illegal use of hands penalty. Conversion: Hanson kick. THIRD QUARTER 14-23 Grant 1 run 9:52 80 yards in 11 plays. Highlighted by D. Brown 5, 31 runs, Grant 12, 14 passes to D.

Brown. Conversion: Bennett kick. 14-26 Hanson 43 field goal 5:43 Drive: -5 vords in 3 plays. Set up by Farr recovery of Grant errant pitch. FOURTH QUARTER 14-29 Hanson 32 field goal 13:17 Drive: 36 yards In 8 plays.

Highlighted by Hobert 31 pass to Biornson, Nebraska pass interference penalty, Washington personal foul penalty. Defense Tackles UT AT TT HW 5 7 12 Stewart 5 5 10 Byrd 4 5 9 Williams 2 6 8 Wilhite 4 2 6 Carmer 4 15 ParreUa 2 3 5 Alberts 1 4 5 Dumas 3 0 3 Connealy 12 3 Anderson 0 3 3 Miles 2 0 2 Reece 1 1 2 Seizys 112 Ellis 0 2 2 White 0 2 2 Gray 1 0 1 Liewer 10 1 McOuffy 1 0 1 Moore 1 0 1 Noonan 0 1 1 Washington 0 11 Wertz 0 1 1 Wright 0 1 1 Washington Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Kafuman 12 57 4.8 0 2 0 0 Ave.

45.1 Reser 2 Greenlaw 0 Fountaine 1 Robinson 1 Chambers 0 L.Johnson 0 Mack 0 NavirJ 0 J. Thomas 0 Turner 0 WeirxJ 0 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Stigge 7 304 43.4 Punt returns No.

Yds. Hughes 2 0 Kickoff returns No. Yds. Hughes 3 61 Dixon 1 10 No. 4 Yds.

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