The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 11

Balanced Offense Could Mean Difference For Nil, OU The Lincoln Star Lineups the kind of work both coaches, Oklahoma has had problems Barry Switzer of the Sooner and getting off punts this season, Tom Osborne of the Huskers, mostly because of center-wanted to do on the kicking snapping trouble, but the game. Sooners have made up for it with OKLAHOMA Name No. Ht. Wt. Yr.

6-2 217 Sr. Sports Saturday, Nov 22, 1975 11 Hicks 80 Baldl'wller 67 Offense Pos Yr. TE Fr. LT So. LG Jr.

Sr. RG Sr. RT Jr. SE Sr. QB Sr.

IB Sr. Coaches Comments NEBRASKA No. Name 88 Mushlnskle 70 Llngawfelter 51 Schmidt 54 Bonness 63 Jorgensen 78 Hoins 8 Thomas 15 Ferragamo 49 Anthony 25 Davis 27 Heiser Wt. Ht. 230 6-4 262 6-4 265 6-2 230 6-2 247 6-0 282 6-5 170 5-11 185 5-11 184 5-10 193 5-10 282 Jr.

222 Jr. 223 Sr. 241 So. 246 Jr. 162 Jr.

208 Jr. 207 So. Evans Buchanan Webb Vaughan Owens Davis 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 5- 8 6- 3 6-3 5-11 214 Sr. FB Jr. Washington 24 Ivory 32 Peacock 4 5-10 181 Sr.

WB So. 201 6-1 Tony DiRienzo's placekicking and Joe Washington's kick returns. The Sooners, who are 9-1, won a pair of games by a single point when the opposition failed on extra point attempts by 21-20 over Colorado and 28-27 over Missouri. Nebraska has been particularly outstanding on punt coverage, limiting foes to an average of 2.2 yards on 16 returns, an additional 19 punts by Randy Lessman were hung in the air so well there were no returns on them. Statistically, Nebraska appears to have an edge both offensively and defensively, but Oklahoma has a game-breaker type of runner in Washington, who single-handedly railed the Sooners to the win at Missouri last Saturday.

Had they lost that one, the Huskers would already invitation for the seventh consecutive season. There is an outside chance the Cornhuskers will be asked again if they want to play in the Fiesta Bowl should they not beat Oklahoma. They turned down a bid last Monday on the theory acceptance would have been an admission of lack of confidence in their ability to beat the Sooners. Oklahoma, if it loses, has agreed to play in the Fiesta, a fact which has left a spot open and which will give the Huskers their second opportunity to say yes or no. The host team in the game at Tempe, will be the Western Athletic Conference champion, in all probability undefeated Arizona State.

Both teams were hampered by bad weather Wednesday and Thursday and had to practice indoors where they couldn't get By BOB OWENS Star Sports Editor Norman, Okla. Balance will be the key for both Oklahoma and Nebraska in Saturday's showdown for the Orange Bowl bid, but balance means different things for the two Big Eight Conference football teams. Balance, Oklahoma style, means the ability to run with the football equally well to either the right or left side. For Nebraska, balance means a virtually equal ability to both run and pass. Kickoff will be at 1:30 p.m.

at Owen Field before a sellout crowd of 70,286. Oddsmakers list the Sooners four-point favorites. Nebraska, which has already clinched a share of the conference championship, will put everything on the line the title, the third undefeated season in the last six years, and a bowl Defense 6-4 225 Jr. LE LT Jr. Sr.

MG Sr. RT Jr. Oklahoma's Barry Switzer: "We haven't been a good tackling team. We've been aggressive, chased the ball, but missed tackles really have hurt us. Some guys are good runners, some aren't.

Some are good tacklers, some aren't. Actually, Dewey and Leroy Selmon never have been great tacklers, but they get the job done. Jimbo Elrod probably is our best tackier, fundamentally. The secondary does a good job, but they all could improve." Nebraska's Tom Osborne: "We've all heard that Oklahoma fumbles a lot, but you look at their key games big games on their schedule like Texas, Oklahoma State and Missouri, and they didn't turn over the ball in those games. They played well against the people they had to.

It'll be the best against the best. I'm not even going -to predict a victory. I will predict there will be a 100 per cent effort on our part." 80 Phillips 93 Wied 69 Lee 72 Fultz 87 Martin 61 Plllen 46 Wlghtman 34 Butterfleld 35 Jones 26 Monds 2 Burrow 202 6-1 256 6-2 257 6-1 245 6-3 210 6-0 215 6-1 215 5-11 187 6-0 183 6-0 192 5-11 180 6-1 Phillips L. Selmon D. Selmon Bryant Elrod Thomas Dalke Anderson Brown Hill Henderson 89 93 91 71 54 38 40 17 21 7 1 6-2 228 Sr.

6-1 248 Sr. 6-5 275 Jr. 6-1 208 Sr. 6-1 207 Jr. 6-3 213 So.

5- 10 182 Jr. 6- 0 183 Sr. 6-2 204 Sr. 5-11 170 Sr. RE LB LB CB CB Sr.

Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Mon Jr.

So. Kickoff 1 :30 p.m., Broadcasts KLIN, Owen Field, Norman. KFOR, WOW, KFAB. SPORTS SIGNALS By Bob Owens Star Sports Editor All-City Selections Deb Van Dusen Lincoln High (oh I Randy Johnson Lincoln Southeast Jim Deal Lincoln Hast have clinched the league title and Orange Bowl bid. The Huskers have been more fortunate through the season on injuries, having lost only defensive tackle Ron Pruitt for the season with a broken leg in preseason camp.

All the players who started the opening game, plus all those who were ineligible for that contest, will be available Saturday. Admittedly, two key defensive players are nursing injuries, but both end Bob Martin and middle guard John Lee will answer the opening whistle. It will be the task of the defensive unit, tops in the Big Eight, to stop the Sooners' wishbone attack, which had its best afternoon of the year last Saturday. "People are doing a better job coming up with new ideas to defense the wishbone," Switzer said. "Some are sound, some aren't.

The wishbone still is a good offense and it will always be one that produces a lot of yardage and one that will always lead the nation in the rushing department." Nebraska, however, is still getting by pretty well with the I-formation, which many teams have abandoned in favor of either the wishbone or veer formations. The Huskers combine a crunching running attack with an effective passing game and lead the Big Eight in total offense with an average of 422 yards a game. Oklahoma, which has thrown only 60 passes all season for 21 completions and 492 yards, leads the league in rushing offense with 311 yards a game for a total offense average of 360 yards. The Sooners have won three straight over the Huskers, who trail in the series 28-23-3. Nebraska's last win was here in 1971, a 35-31 battle that earned the Huskers the national championship.

A victory Saturday, coupled with an Ohio State loss to Michigan, might accomplish the same trick. The Huskers are ranked No. 2 behind the Buckeyes in both wire service polls. The combination of an NU win and an Ohio loss would set up a match between the two New Year's night in Miami. President Bets On Wolverines WASHINGTON (AP) A little sporting arrangement was made Thursday night between President Ford and Oklahoma Sen.

Dewey Bartlett. Bartlett, who met with Ford to discuss an energy bill, was asked by the President how he felt the University of Oklahoma Sooners would fare against Big Eight football rival Nebraska Saturday at Norman, Okla. Bartlett said the Sooners would win, then the President predicted that if Oklahoma defeats Nebraska, it might meet his alma mater the University of Michigan in the Orange Bowl. One thing led to another, Ford offered to place a bet on Michigan should the two teams meet and Bartlett accepted the one-dollar wager. Michigan will play in the Orange Bowl if it loses to top-ranked Ohio State in their Big Ten showdown Saturday.

End Of An Era Saturday Norman, Okla. Some of the big names in Big Eight Conference football over the last three seasons will disappear in the dusk of Owen Field Saturday. It will be the end of an era, but not necessarily the end of Nebraska and Oklahoma domination of conference football. The Selmons, Leroy and Dewey Joe Washington Jimbo Elrod Tinker Owens Steve Davis for the Sooners Tony Davis Rik Bonness Mike Coyle Larry Mushinski Bob Martin John Lee Wonder Monds Jimmy Burrow Jerry Wied John O'Leary and others. They're all familiar names around the Big Eight because their performances have been so outstanding.

But, the NCAA lets a player stay around only so long and those men will be playing their last regular season game for the Sooners and Huskers. The Davises Tony of Nebraska and Steve of Oklahoma have covered themselves with glory. Tony needs just 101 yards to equal Jeff Kinney's record of 2,420 rushing yards, but his contribution has been more than just statistics. Tony represents the attitude of an outstanding senior class which has put personal fame behind team success. Steve has been much the same.

Can you imagine a wishbone quarterback, who gets hit on nearly every play, starting in every game for three years? That's what Davis has done, and he has lost just one time. Oklahoma's two-year probation, which actually stretched over three seasons, ends Saturday. Rumor has it that ABC-TV has a crew here to tape the game and plans to play it back later. It won't be on live TV, however, because of the probation. Odds And Ends On Game Quotes from coaches about the two teams: Bud Moore, Kansas coach: "The deceiving thing about Oklahoma is its ability to pass.

Despite their statistics they can throw the ball well. Davis does a fine job throwing it out of the wishbone and Tinker Owens and Billy Brooks are excellent receivers. You can't simply stop the run and think you can beat Oklahoma. The fact that they are averaging 23 yards gained per completion gives you an indication of how they can burn you." Jim Stanley, Oklahoma State: "Nebraska doesn't have a Joe Washington in the backfield who can do so many things as he can. Nebraska has more schemes to worry about.

They have the double wing, I and wingback. They throw more than Oklahoma, but I doubt if they throw better." Earle Bruce, Iowa State: "Dewey and Leroy Selmon are two of the best linemen in the country, but the thing that characterizes Oklahoma's defensive team best, I believe, is the way they fly to the football." Barry Switzer, Oklahoma: "We feel this is the best Nebraska team since 1971. It can't rank with that team, though, because it doesn't have a Johnny Rodgers. Monte Anthony and John O'Leary are the same style of back like Jeff Kinney. Nebraska isn't a great flashy type of offensive team.

They are a well-drilled, conservative ball-control team that has the ability to make the big play. Their backs don't look like the kind that can run 71 yards on you, they're more of the Steve Owens mold powerful, strong, and they can six and seven yard you to death." Switzer has made use of the quick-kick with Washington doing the booting. He's averaged 48.8 yards on nine boots, including a long one of 76 yards against Texas. "The percentages aren't good you're going to make a first down on third-and-eight deep in your own territory," Switzer explains. Last Saturday against Missouri, Washington quick-kicked three times for a 39-yard average.

4s JtfP Burt Thompson Lincoln Northeast mmm ur Swimming Lincoln High Barb Harris (50, 100, 200 and 500 free, 200 IM, 100 and 100 fly). East Kris Funk (200 IM, 100 fly and 200 medley relay); Kay Stromer (100, 200 free, 100 back and 200 medley relay); Wendy Birdsall (200 medley relay); Sheryol Petersen (200 medley relay); Cindy James (500 free); Karin Olson (diving). Southeast Cathy Schmidt (50 free and 400 free relay); Kelleye Arntzen (100 breast); Janice Cipriano (400 free relay); Deb McCall (400 free relay); Anne Rinne (400 free relay); Cathy O'Brien (diving). Northeast Jean Neal (100 breast). Volleyball Lincoln High Deb VanDusen and Kathy Wilson.

East Nancy Grant. Southeast Krista Young. Northeast Nancy Weston. Pius Gina Vrbka. Tennis Lincoln High Larry Rugg (singles) Southeast Randy Johnson (singles); Jim Perry and Mark Kramer (doubles).

Golf Southeast Sue Hergert, Courtney Herman, Peggy Schnieber and Cheryl Frederick. Northeast Jody Grassmeyer. Gymnastics East Jim Beal (floor ex, horizontal bar, parallel bars, still rings) Bill Stevens (pommel horse); John Duxbury (floor ex). Southeast Mark Hobson (horizontal bar, still rings parallel bars); Bill Lawlor (trampoline, vaulting, floor ex). Lincoln High Dan Shrader (pommel horse).

Northeast Mike Nelson (vaulting). Gross Country Northeast Burt Thompson, Scott Resz and Scott Harrold. East Brian Dunnigan and Kevin Barth. Southeast Jay Sieboldt. Pius Doug Morin.

Weekend Matchups Rival Bowl Contests OU's Elrod All-Big Eight Captain KANSAS CITY (AP) De- who lead conference statistical Defense fensive end Jimbo Elrod, the departments. Marshall is tops in EJimb0 Elrod, OKIahoma Tulss 0Ma 20JSr fast, reckless former wrestler pass receiving. Quarterback e-bod Martin, Nebraska David city, Neb. t-i 201 sr. who keys the Oklahoma de- Nolan Cromwell of Kansas, the gtfr fense, is the captain of the 1975 junior who shifted from safety to iiSZ.

art ti so All-Big Eight Conference foot- offense and became a running LB-Gary campbeii, Colorado Honolulu 6-1 219 sr. 0 M-Wonder Monds, Nebraska Ft. Pierce, Fla. 6-2 204 Sr ball team. Sensation, has rushed for more CB-Ken Dowmng, Missouri Aurora Mo In 178 Sr Elrod gained the honor be- than 1,000 yards and leads that EJPXJ' 2 cause he was the only player category.

whose name appeared on every Washington is No. 1 in scoring Second Team 2 oa cietus first-team ballot submitted by with 74 points. With Cromwell Offense The Associated Press board and Washington in the backfield End. Bobby Th.m.,, Nebraska. SSSS.lfS!fSX; which selected the all-star are Terry Kunz, Colorado's j.

i'ZZST. sophomore' team. bruising runner, and Terry Waterloo, Iowa. Safety Jim Burrow, Nebraska, Two other Oklahoma players Miller, the talented Oklahoma Amory' m' came awfully close, halfback Joe state ball-carrier and the only iunior' i Honorable Mention Washington and defensive tackle sophomore to earn a berth on Guards Dan Schmidt, Nebraska, Offense i pmv Splmnn Sn rfirl linphaekpr offonco Lun'or' Nortn Bob Leroy aeunon. Oia UneoaCKer Otlense.

bos. Iowa State, senior, 6-5, 258, Ends Dave Logan, Colorado; Tinker Gary Spani of Kansas State, Rik Bonness of Nebraska is ark wis. Owens. Oklahoma, offensive tackle Mike Koncar of the center. The other linemen SuiiSZ svcSIisKJi.

Colorado, split end Henry are tackles Koncar and Okla- nSSS 1: Guards -Leonwrnte. Colorado, Fioyd Marshall of Missouri and defen- noma's Mike Vaughan and "T'SJm Kansas state. i- sas, umor, 6-0, 190, Wichita, Tony Center John Morgan, Kansas; Garv Sive end Bob Martin Of guards Terry Webb Of Okla- Galbreath, Missouri, Senior, 6-1, 225, Chlouber, Oklahoma State Nebraska. homa and Derrell Gofourth of The All-Big Eight offensive Oklahoma State. Tony i Rienzo JTlnSmilTZmM 'X- wnii.ms and team is sprinkled with players of Oklahoma is the placekicker.

Jim wmgender. iowa state; Monte Anthony, Nebraska, Horace Ivory, Oklahoma; Tony Reed, Colorado; Robert OffenSt) Second Team Turner. Oklahoma State Defense Player, School Hometown Ht. Wt. CI.

Defense E-Henry Marshall, Missouri Daiell, C. 6-3' 208 Sr. fnjs "Troy Archer, Colorado, senior, End, MiKe Pn 0kBhom8. Rty E-Don Hasselbeck Colorado Cincinnati 6-7 231 jr. Wf'" r' h'vn Philtos.

Neaska T-Mark Koncar, Colorado Murray, Ut. 6-5 266 Sr. 'ni 0 2Dok Oklom. T.ckl Jame, White, Oklahoma Bwash'ok a "TrT B-Terry Miller, Okla. St Colo.

Springs, Colo. 6-0 186 So. Linebackers Brent Robinson, Lewis, Kansas. -WRL SI jCCW NU Spikers Gain Wins Columbia, Mo. The Nebraska women's volleyball team added three more victories in the Region VI volleyball tournament here Friday.

Nebraska recorded victories over St. Louis University, Kansas and South Dakota State. The NU team disposed of the first two in two-game sets, but South Dakota State pushed Nebraska to a third game. Nebraska, now 5-0 in the tournament, is leading its division, while Southwest Missouri State, also 5-0 in tourney play, is leading its division. Should both teams continue their winning streaks, they will play each other in the finals.

Nebraska's first opponent Saturday will be Augsburg College. Minnesota def. Drake, 15-5, 15-13; Iowa State def. Augsburg College, 15-1, 14-12; SW Missouri State def. Ft.

Hayes State, 15-1, 15-2; Kansas def. St. Louis University, 15-7, 9-15, 15-2; SW Missouri State def. Missouri, 15-2, 15-2; Nebraska def. St.

Louis 154, 15-7; Minnesota del. South Dakota State, 9-11, 15-5, 15-10; Augsburg College def. St. Cloud State, 2-15, 14-10, 16-14; Missouri def. Ft.

Hayes State, 15-10, 15-12; Iowa State def. St. Cloud 15-10, 15-12; Nebraska def Kansas, 15-2, 15-3; South Dakota State def. Drake, 11-9, 15-10; Drakt def. St.

Louis, 10-13, 15-10, 15-4; Minnesota def. Kansas, 15-4, 11-15, 15-12; SW Missouri State def. Iowa State, 15-5, 15-4; Augsburg det. Ft. Hayes State, 15-5, 14-12; Missouri def.

St. Cloud St. 15-11, 13-0; Nebraska del. South Dakota State, 15-4, IMS, 14). From News Wires Six of the nation's top college football teams are paired off Saturday in games that will determine many of the remaining bowl berths.

In fact, the weekend match-ups may be better than some of the postseason attractions. "The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry seems to get a little stronger each year," says Woody Hayes, who sends his top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes against the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines at Ann Arbor, in the Big Ten Bowl with the winner or Michigan, in the event of a tie getting a trip to the Rose Bowl. The loser or Ohio State, in the event of a tie heads for the Orange Bowl to play the winner of Saturday's Big Eight Bowl at Norman, between second-ranked Nebraska and No. 7 Oklahoma. Then there's the Eastern Bowl at Pittsburgh between lOth-ranked and Sugar Bowl-bound Perm State and No.

17 and Sun Bowl-bound Pitt. "It's great for college football, great for this state, great for Eastern football," says Pitt coach Johnny Majors. The Big Ten race has come down to the Ohio State-Michigan finale for the umpteenth consecutive year, but this time there won't be any Rose Bowl vote should they battle to a tie like they did two years ago. "It usually seems to come down to, this oamp uvs Haves. "This has been a great Ohio State.

As always Michigan has a good defensive team but this year they also have a good offensive team. In some ways, they're a little more explosive than other Michigan teams." The Wolverines feel the same way about the Buckeyes. Assistant coach Jack Harbaugh says Ohio State has "perhaps the most talented backfield in the history of intercollegiate football and their defense is much like ours they pursue well and they get to the ball." Coach Barry Switzer of 9-1 Oklahoma, a surprising three-point favorite over unbeaten Nebraska, has even more awesome words about the Cornhuskers: "Man, they are some team. Those defensive linemen are awesome. Are they from Mars? And their offense is super.

Vince Ferragamo is a great quarterback and their runners are class. We'll have to play our best game to even stay with them. I mean that." Otherwise, the Sooners will wind up in the Fiesta Bowl. Nebraska has rejected a bid from the Fiesta, preferring to concentrate on beating Oklahoma. "It should be a real head-knocker," says Osborne, "college football at its finest." Penn State's Joe Paterno, who usually sings the blues and then goes and beats the daylights Continued on Page 12 rivalry for a longjtlme, long before I came to.