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I lMikpJUIAUIMU II Hium lull I I aiiif fi 11 Husker defensive end Tony Fellcl (46) sacks Iowa State quarterback Dave Archer (18). Felici was credited with three QB sacks. 77m Tl rmrter Personal score 5-0 for fi I i fx xm-rxxf h- "X'iilxi:" run, someone stood me up and drove me back 10 yards. I was the only one who had a shot at the back and he came right off me. I screwed up a screen pass, too, when I didn't contain the tight end." Although Melton may correct Damkroger's mistakes in-a film evaluation, be was willing to laugh at them Saturday.

"That's Steve Damkroger he'll take the blame 111 for anything," Melton said. McWhirter insisted it wasn't Damkroeer at all NU's other defensive end, Bill Weber (87), put pressure on Dave Archer as the Cyclone QB went to the air. the five years McWhirter has lived in Lincoln. "That means a lot to me. You can't ask for any more," admitted McWhirter.

"I really wanted to play well." McWhirter wanted to play well for two reasons he had 10 relatives, watching in the stands and he was playing against a former Iowa Shrine Bowl teammate, Shamus McDonough. "We got to be pretty good friends," McWhirter said. "I've kept track of him and I'm sure he's been keeping track of me." Saturday, the two were dead even, statistically. Both McWhirter and Iowa State's senior defensive tackle finished with eight solo tackles, one assist and one stop behind the line of scrimmage. McWhirter was generally satisfied.

"I wanted to make sure we won and I did my part," he said. According to NU linebacker Coach John Melton, McWhirter did his part, and more. "He's playing better every week," Melton said. "He's finally healthy and I'm just tickled to death for him." So is fellow senior linebacker Steve Damkroger. "He's always been good and he's always been consistent," Damkroger said.

"I'm just glad to see him come off that knee injury and play so well" Damkroger insisted he made most of the mistakes Saturday when Iowa State generated its only Scoring How scored By Randy York Staff Sports Writer AM ES, Iowa The scoreboard said, 48-10, but to Steve McWhirter, it was really, 5-0 five years at Nebraska and five wins over Iowa State. McWhirter, Nebraska's senior linebacker from Fairfield, Iowa, still remembers when he narrowed his final two recruiting choices to Nebraska and Iowa State. "Iowa State had just upset Nebraska in Lincoln and they were using that a lot against me," McWhirter recalled here Saturday after making nine tackles in the Huskers' lopsided win over the Cyclones. McWhirter said Iowa State recruiters "were saying Nebraska wasn't the dominating team anymore and that Iowa State was catching up." Fortunately, McWhirter didn't buy the pitch. "I could tell by looking at the programs and the facilities," he said.

"The tradition was there. Nebraska had been stable so many years and I couldn't see it falling off." McWhirter, NU's season leader in unassisted tackles, was right, of course. Nebraska is still the dominating team. Iowa State has not caught up, at all. Since suffering that 24-21 upset loss in Lincoln in 1977, the Huskers have reeled off victories of 23-0, 34-3, 35 0, 31-7 and 48-10 over the Cyclones.

That's a 30-point average margin of victory in Time left NU-ISU FIRST QUARTER Wilkenlng9run 5:42 "We were in some blitzes and Iowa State just caught us right," he said. "They cut back and we missed some tackles. We just had to play a little more aggressively." The Black Shirts also hit the Cyclones right. Three of defensive end Tony Felici's seven solo tackles were quarterback sacks, resulting in 29 yards in losses. "They just beat us to the punch in the first quarter a few times," Felici said.

"We had to buckle down and we did." "We Stopped 'em all day," Damkroger said, "except for those piddly, dinky passes and any team can do that." Eventually, Nebraska hopes to clear up that problem. "We want to improve a little more every Staff photos by: Ted Kirk Humberto Ramirez Drive: 41 yards In 6 plays. Set up by 24-yard ISU punt. Highlighted by Rozier-2a run. Conversion: Selbel kick.

7-7 Archer 3 run :03 Drive: 80 yards in 13 plays. Highlighted bv--Brown runs of 17 and 26, Geise 12 pass from Archer. Conversion: Giffords kick. i 11:58 game and play our best game against Okla- touchdown drive of the day. "It was all my fault," he said.

"On their longest noma," McWhirter said. 1:13 SECOND QUARTER 14-7 GUI 22 run Drive: 73 yards In 7 plays. Highlighted by Wilkenlng 28 run, Schellen 10 pass from Gill. Conversion: Seibel kick. 21-7 Brown 49 pass from GUI Drive: 80 yards In 7 plays.

Highlighted by Wilkenlng 9 run. Conversion: Selbel kick. THIRD QUARTER 28-7 RozlerSrun Drive: 83 yards In 11 plays. Highlighted by Rozler 11 and 11 runs, Wilkenlng 12 run. Conversion: Selbel kick.

35-7 Craig 1 run Drive: 22 yards in 7 plays. Set up by Fryar's 59 punt return. Highlighted by 4 Rozier runs for 19 yards. Conversion: Selbel kick. 10:23 Four Huskers hurt; Williams most severe AMES, Iowa With 11 ready for the Oklahoma minutes lea in the fourth game.

We'll know more about quarter Saturday, most of Toby tomorrow when we Nebraska's 4,000 football fans look at his knee a little more witnessed a discouraging discreetly." :40 FOURTH QUARTER 35-10 Giffords 32 field goal 'Z. Mgni luui i wuijams who Injured his leaving the field, at Iowa knp(1 wi1h.1, in 7:21 Slate Stadium. the first half, wasn't ui the Still in uniform and limp- mood to talk with reporters u.g uii will a i. aIuuca ater Nebraska.s 48.10 wi V5 Drive: 59 yards in 13 plays. Highlighted by Leaks 12 pass from Archer, Brown 16 pas from Archer, Davis 10 run.

Giffords earned Big Eight record of 41 career fieUTf goals. 42-10 4:49 Drive: 68 yards in 7 plays. Highlighted by Smith 46 run, Swanson 20 pass from Mathl-" son on fourth down. Conversion: Seibel kick. 48-10 Smith 1 run 2:08 Drive: 25 yards In 4 plovs.

Set up when' Rldder recovered ISU fumble. Highlighted by Smith 10 run, Brungardt 8 run. Conver- sion: kick failed (Seibel's school record consecutive string ends at 68. Has kicked TnH over Iowa State here Satur- fullback Doug WUkening and offensive guard Dean Stein- But tne seraor defensive tackle from Washington D.C. Behind them, struggling loid NU defensive coordina- even more to walk, was de- tor Charlie McBride Ws fensive tackle Toby Williams, not swell up and he wearing sweats and nursing Sh0Uld be okay.

a strained knee. Roaer was similarly Williams' injury "might be pose. "I have two weeks the most severe," said to get ready for Oklahoma," George Sullivan, NU's head he said. TU be all right." trainer and head physical therapist. "Toby's knee is the only I one I'm really worried about," Sullivan said.

"I dont know how much practice I 13 48 3 10 14 0 14 0 124 of last 126). Nebraska 7 Iowa State 7 Attendance 52,887. time those other three will miss, but they should be Mark Schellen (25) rescued the Huskers' from a fullback shortage and gained 26 yards. 1 i i i ft if 'Lr I i XXXM i ,.1:5. it i rv i i 10II1UI lUCl 1tt)ILf Y.

"Todd Brown and Husker cheerleaders celebrate after the Husker srilit'end 1 pulled in a 49-yard scoring toss from Turner Gill. There's no daylight for Tommy Davis (22) with Huskers Toby Williams (97), Steve McWhirter (45) and Bill Weber (87) moving in..