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12B SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1994 HlJSKERS Lincoln journal-star; 'V i i (I TED KIRMJNCOLN JOURNAL-STAR Nebraska linebacker Ed Stewart brings down ISU quarterback Todd Doxzon (4) with some help from Donta Jones (84) in the first quarter. iSweet dreams? Not for McBride BY CURT MCKEEVER Lincoln Journal-Star RANOY HAMPTONOJNCOLN JOURNAL-STAR NU tight end Mark Gilman (87) breaks away from Iowa State corner-back Russell Johnson on a 48-yard pass reception in the third quarter. It was Gilman's only catch in the game. cm qpI i ill I'-i AMES, Iowa Charlie McBride had another nightmare in Iowa. The difference with this one is that it didn't happen in Cyclone Stadium.

"This is my worst week. I've never woken up in the middle of the night with bad thoughts like I did last night," Nebraska's defensive coordinator said after the Cornhuskers' 28-12 victory Saturday against winless Iowa State. The fake kicks were driving me nuts." But unlike two years ago, when the Cyclones stunned NU, McBride's fears existed only in his dreams. With the exception of giving up a 58-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, the Black Shirts were in control. So much so that Iowa State Coach Jim Walden didn't bother trying a fake kick.

His Cyclones, who had averaged 422 yards of offense in their previous four games, did play turnover-free ball but managed just 213 yards. "They knew it when they came over here this wasn't going to be a blowout," McBride said. "I thought our kids were up for the game more." It was apparent that tackles Terry Connealy and Christian Peter were ready to play against Iowa State's triple-option attack. Connealy was in on 12 tackles, Peter on nine. "We didn't do a lot against them, and that's why 1 said Christian and Terry dominated," McBride said.

"If you can stop the option, which we did most of the time, the next thing coming is the pass." Quarterback Todd Doxzon did hit halfback Calvin Branch on a 58-yard touchdown pass that pulled ISU to 14-12 with 3:42 left in the third quarter. But Doxzon's attempt to tie the score on a two-point conversion option run was smelled out by outside linebacker Dwayne Harris and stopped by SAM linebacker Troy Dumas. Nebraska, as has been the norm, then took over. The offense gained 216 of its 478 yards after that point, and the defense held the Cyclones to 61. "They've got a lot of Nebraska kids on their team that want to kick our butts," McBride said.

"And they've got pride. They have nothing to be ashamed of the way they played today." Cornerback Barron Miles said Nebraska had nothing to be embarrassed about either. "It was exciting to be in a game like that," said Miles, who was taunted by receiver Geoff Turner as Turner was taking a 32-yard screen pass in for a fourth-quarter touchdown that was negated by a holding penalty. "That stuff happens. They beat us two years ago.

Why couldn't they think they could do it again? "But we're still unbeaten and still headed to the Orange BowL" Iowa State's first six points were the result of kicking game errors. A personal foul against Jon Vedral during a punt gave the Cyclones the ball at NU's 35. Ty Stewart turned that into a 35-yard field goal. Stewart also kicked a 37-yarder after Jim Knott fell on a muffed punt by Kareem Moss at the NU "To come out of there giving up just six points is a bonus," McBride said. "The guys played those situations about as well as you can ask." IAN JOURNAL-STAR Husker linebacker Troy Dumas (top) talks to Iowa State quarterback Todd Doxzon after Dumas recorded a third-quarter sack.

mm ii RANDY HAMPTONAJNCOLN JOURNAL-STAR Iowa State linebacker Matt Nitchie (45), a Lincoln Southeast graduate, celebrates a second-quarter tackle. Nitchie, a senior, led the Cyclones' defense with 18 tackles. NEBRASKA DEFENSE AT A GLANCE Game-by-game defensive totals Rushing x-West at Texas UCLA Alt 38 42 .35 25 21 31 23 29 37 45 43 389 Wyoming Oklahoma Stale, at Kansas State at Missouri Colorado at towa Totals Yds 8 147 129 84 38 40 -7 48 187 141 62 87S Vdt 81 150 285 290 344 96 249 150 159 129 151 2.084 1 -i at Texas 4 Pasting Com 6 11 21 27 25 6 22 19 4 13 8 AH 19 29 35 51 46 20 48 32 30 23 13 348 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 18 Pacific Oklahoma State at Kansas State at Missouri Colorado at Iowa Totals TFriKIBKI INrrHN JOIRNil JiTAR Kusker l-back Lawrence Phillips (1) waits for his blocking to set up on IAN DOflEMUSLINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR Comhusker defensive tackle Christian Peter (55) celebrates a second-quarter sack with the help of freshman outside linebacker Grant Wistrora (98). The Black Shirts sacked ISU quar-: terback Todd Doxzon six times. 1(6 nis zi-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter, leaving ISU linebacker B.J.

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