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Coimlffliskers nmtt it all together BY KEN HAMBLETON Lincoln Journal-Star i i i I JJ i 15 I- i far- Some critics said the Nebraska football team's offense was something out of Jurassic Park and its defense was easily mesmerized by the wizardry of passing offenses. They had some support Even Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne consistently used the words "sporadic" and "disjointed" to describe bis team after the first six games of the season. No longer. Nebraska produced a blockbuster 49-7 victory against Missouri Saturday afternoon in Memorial Stadium. "That's a little more like it" said Osborne, whose fifth-ranked team, now 7-0, prepares for Big Eight rival Colorado Saturday at Boulder.

Said NU linebacker Ernie Beler: "When you put it all together, you can do whatever you want to do. This was as together as we've been this year. There's no better way to get ready for Colorado than to play like this." Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier was justas complimentary. "I think we almost put together a total game," he said. "Of the past six games, this was the one for consistency.

The defense riled us up. We got riled up, and we bad a great game." The same Nebraska defense that allowed Kansas State 565 yards a week ago slammed Missouri Saturday. The Tigers, who whipped Oklahoma State a week earlier, were held to 172 yards, their lowest total of the year. In the second half, Missouri managed just 32 yards total offense," one first down and minus 1 yard rushing, as NU outside linebacker Trev Alberts led an inspired charge. Missouri quarterback Jeff Handy, who threw for 424 yards against Nebraska last year, was limited to 104 yards Saturday.

He said Alberts was Please see NU on page 4E NU gets Never underestimate the power of words, whether written or, in this case, spoken. That's one way to look at the play of the Nebraska football team's defense Saturday afternoon. Cornhusker defensive coordinator Charlie McBride addressed his players with such eloquence and passion, before the game and at halftime, that they had no choice but to perform well. That's the impact on the defense Kevin Ramaekers attributed to McBride's words, anyway. "It was definitely something to tell my grandkids, or use as a coach someday," Ramaekers said.

"It made the hair on your neck stand up. It was likeVinceLombardi." McBride told his players that six games into the season, Nebraska was among seven teams still capable of winning a national championship. Of the seven, McBride said, Nebraska had the lowest rankings in defense and punt returns and was "probably best in offense." Afterward, McBride told reporters he had said to his players: "You cant win any type of championship without defense." The exact words arent important Late Kansas RANOY HAMPTONLINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts sack. inspiration at just right time SC03IICG, TEAM STATS Missouri 0 7 0 07 Nebraska 0 21 14 14 49 NU Oester Johnson 7 pass from Tommie Frazier (Byron Bennett kick) MU Jeff Jones 1 run (Kyle Pooler kick) NU Calvin Jones 4 run (Bennett kick) NU C. Jones 55 pass from Frazier (Bennett kick) NU Frazier 37 run (Bennett kick) NU C.

Jones 1 run (Bennett kick) NU Lawrence Phillips 25 run (Bennett kick) NU Jeff Makovteka 1 run (Bennett ASbOOATtDPHtSS" Toronto starter Dave Stewart fires a first-inning pitch. Carter rallies 62-Jay' Ninth-inning home ran lets Toronto repeat TORONTO (AP) Joe Carter became just the second player in baseball history to end a World Series with a home run, hitting a three-run shot off Mitch Williams in the ninth inning that gave Toronto its second straight championship with an 8-6 victory Saturday night over Philadelphia In Game 6. Carter connected with one out and made the Blue Jays the first team to repeat as World Series champion since the 1978 New York Yankees. His line drive over the left-field fence came after Williams walked Ieadoff batter Rickey Henderson and gave up a single to Series MVP Paul Moh'totv "It was a slider down and in. It was the same pitch I swung and missed," Carter said.

"I choked up, and I stayed down on it and tried to make contact 1 told my wife when I came to the park that something special would happen today. When they didn't score, I said to myself I would drive in the winning run." Carter and Bill Mazeroski are the only players to finish the World Series with homers. Mazeroski's solo shot in 1960 broke a 9-9 tie in Game 7 and lifted Pittsburgh over the Yankees. Never before had the Series ended on a home run that rallied the losing team to victory. Lenny Dykstra's fourth home run of the Series and sixth in the postseason keyed a five-run rally, four off starter Dave Stewart, that helped put Philadelphia ahead 6-5 in the seventh inning.

Phillies reliever Larry Andersen escaped a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the eighth, but Williams again blew it. Please see SERIES on page 5E WORLD SERKS (Ml game on CBS, Ctonntft 1011) Philadelphia vs. Toronto (BUM Jays wki series 4-2) Saturday's result Toronti 8. Philadelphia 6 Doane A 75,574 Jeff Handy on a second-quarter least explained away by injuries to quarterback Tommie Frazier and I-back Calvin Jones. But the Cornhusker defense, which had played well until last week, was judged by one game's performance.

"I could care less what other people say about us," said Ramaekers. "Just so we believe in our The Kansas State game created some was. weird. We won the game, but a lot of guys had long faces afterward," Ramaekers said. "That's a terrible feeling to win and feel like you tost" Words couldn't help then.

But they did Saturday. "We played well," said Ramaekers. But he was quick to add: "We can play a lot better." The Colorado game is at hand. And even though the Buffaloes' Big Eight record is blemished with a tie, they're no less formidable. They stand in the way of a third consecutive conference title.

Everyone expected it to be that way. "I've been thinking about Colorado since last spring," Ramaekers said. settle for tie MU NU. 11 28 26-63 63-340 104 199 172 539 15-23-0 12-17-1 11 26 MIKEBABCOCK Sports and probably not all printable. But their effect was tangible, according to Ramaekers, a defensive tackle.

And considering what happened, who could argue? The defense played well in the Cornhuskers' 49-7 victory against Missouri. Except for one six-play, 68-yard touchdown series early in the second quarter, it played very well. That's important because Colorado is up next. Ironically, Kansas State, which caused serious concerns about the quality of Nebraska's defense in a 45-28 loss a week ago, played Colorado to a 16-16 tie at Manhattan, Saturday. In retrospect the victory against Kansas State looks pretty good.

(left) pulls down Missouri quarterback regardless of the Cornhuskers' obvious defensive problems. But the focus for most people outside of the Nebraska football team has been Colorado since the season began. For those people, each week has been a measure of the Cornhuskers' development as i Saturday's regionally televised game at Boulder, grew closer. And the play of the defense against Kansas State was cause for concern. The Nebraska coaches called last Saturday's defensive performance an aberration.

But many people were unwilling to listen. Now, there are no games in between. Some of the doubts about the Cornhusker defense should have been erased Saturday. For that matter, some of the questions about Nebraska's inconsistent offense should have been answered in the victory against Missouri. The Cornhuskers finally gave a complete effort according to Coach Tom Osborne, offensively and defensively.

Everyone suspected they would, sooner or later. But they hadn't and it was getting later. Nebraska's offensive inconsistency has largely been overlooked, or at digs first needed to them out didntdoit A 44-yard set up the taken its first 2-yard pass Wildcats field goal against the "Our kids want them the ballgame," State lack forces Buffs to make a few big plays on offense to get of what they were doing to us, and we pass from Chad May to Kevin Lockett tying kick for Kansas State, which had lead at 13-9 with 9:57 to play on May's to Brad Seib. Coach Bill Snyder opted for the tying on fourth-and-3 from the Colorado 18 wishes of some of his players. have played awfully hard, and 1 didnt to go into the locker room having lost Snyder said.

we really wanted to win. But if I cant win, I'd certainly rather tie than lose. We shot ourself in the foot too many times. But we hung in there and maintained the tie." Colorado, which fell a half-game behind Nebraska heading into Saturday's showdown with the Cornhuskers at Boulder, got its only touchdown late in the second half after a Kansas State turnover. "We were fortunate in getting the turnover that allowed us to score a touchdown," Coach Bill McCartney said.

"We just weren't sharp. They pressured us better than we've been pressured. We MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The 16th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes tried to put their best face forward Saturday after settling for a tie with Kansas State that may damage their Big Eight title hopes. Tate Wright's 35-yard field goal with 21 seconds left pulled the Wildcats into the tie and may produce the first Associated Press national ranking since 1970 for resurgent Kansas State, which played No.

5 Nebraska close a week earlier before losing 45-28. "You'd be a fool not to think they're tough, considering the way they played Nebraska," Buffs linebacker Ron Woolfork said. "This is a game which First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Total yards Passing Return yards Punts Fumbles -lost Penalties-yards Time of possession Third-down conversions Fourth-down conversions 1-0 3-25 24:53 3-12 0-0 2-1 6-31 35:07 11-16 2-2 EI3 EISHT Standings Conference AM game 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Kansas State Kansas Missouri Iowa State 7 4 6 5 3 2 2 3 Oklahoma State 0 Saturday's return Nebraska 49. Missouri 7 Colorado 16. Kansas State 16 Oklahoma 38.

Kansas 23 Iowa State 20. Oklahoma State 17 Saturday's game Nebraska at Colorado Iowa State at Missouri Kansas at Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Kansas State I Michigan upset. Page 2L I Husker offense finds consistency. Page 10E. 9 quarterback McClatchey victory against NWU cue Standings ConftfMK AS QWItM Doane Hastings Neb.

Wesleyan Midland Northwestern, Iowa Dana 0 ConcorrJt Saturday's reauna Northwestern, Iowa 35. Concordia 7 Hastings 42. Dana 14 Doane 41. Nebraska Wesleyan 14 Midland 36. Teikyo Westmar 13 Saturday's game Hastings at Concordia Nebraska Wesleyan at Midland Northwestern, Iowa at Dana Tokyo Westmar at Doane great player." McClatchey, who entered the game as the nation's second leading passer, completed 13 of 28 passes for 272 yards and four touchdowns.

The Tiger defense prevented Wesleyan from getting a big play, a trademark of the Plainsmen in recent years. Wesleyan scored on its second possession, on Jeff Lindquist's 19-yard pass to Bob Anderson, to take a 7-0 lead. Late in the first quarter. Wesleyan drove to the Tiger 20-yard line, but on second down, Lindquist's pass to Chad Toelle was picked off by Duane Miller in the end zone when Toelle slipped and fell. Wesleyan was inside the Doane 20 on two occasions in the second half, but Andrew Miller's pass was picked off by linebacker Dan Theis at the and Miller was sacked on consecutive downs to move Wesleyan out of scoring range.

"They played solid defense," Svoboda said. There were times when we had some people open, but our pass protection would break down." Wesleyan had 289 yards of total offense and turned the ball over four times. The loss ended any playoff hopes for Wesleyan, 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the MAC. "We're out of the conference (race) BY MARK DEROWITSCH Lincoln Journal-Star Before Doane quarterback Brad McClatchey left the Abel Stadium field Saturday, he picked up a piece of the chewed-up turf to keep as a memento. McClatchey's interest in the grass came about 20 minutes after Doane 's game against rival Nebraska Wesley-an.

Shortly after the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football game, McClatchey and three teammates sat in the end zone, not wanting to leave the scene. The reason? Doane 4L Nebraska Wesleyanll McClatchey, a senior from Lincoln Southeast, celebrated bis first victory against the Plainsmen in three The win also snapped a seven-game losing streak against Wesleyan. "I couldnt leave the field," McClatchey sail "We just sat there on our helmets, not wanting to leave I dont ever want to forget bow I'm feeling right now." McClatchey played a major role in Doane's victory, leading the NAIA Division II third-ranked Tigers to 27 second-half points to overcome an early 7-0 deficit Doane finished with 542 yards of offense, 272 passing and 270 on the ground. McClatchey threw three touchdown passes in the second halt inducing a 73-yard bomb to senior tight a a i i I 4 IAN UORtMOSfUNUXN jOuHfA.4l ft Wayne State QB passes for seven scores. Page 3E.

end Jeff Jochum, a Lincoln High graduate, on the first play of the quarter to tie the game at 7-7. Later in the quarter, Shannon Smith scored on a 46-yard pass from McClatchey, and Bobby Ingalls had a 47-yard reception for a score. Both times, Doane caught Wesleyan blitzing. "When you blitz, there Is always potential for the big play," Wesleyan Coach Jim Svoboda said. "Yon hope to get to the passer before, but be backed up all bis stats today.

He's a Doane quarterback Brad McCtatchey (with ball) looks to hand off as Matt Franzen (56) and Lartee Myers (73) block. and out of the playoffs," said Svoboda, these are the times yoa find out why whose team tost in front of a near-ca- you play this crazy game pacity crowd of 1JB00. "We just have to Doane improved to 7-0 overall and figure out why we want to come out in the MAC The Tigers play host bere and practice every day. I guess to Teikyo Westmar on Saturday. A the Tigers' Mark Bartholomew (61), victory would almost assure Doane of a postseason berth, "We took one giant step towa'rd the playoffs today," Doane Coach Fran Sen wenk said.

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