Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 38

fiijn The Osborne vs. Switzer matchup a Ul ui 5 u. NU 14 fclO Ql7 li gl7 ffi28 z28 3 QUARTERBACK And a freshman shaH lead them how Jametle Hoiie-way holds up in a big game wW tell the tale. He'e good, but he ami seen nothm' yet flUNNWKJ SACKS Year 1973 1974 1975 197 1977 1978 1979 1979 19M 1981 1982 ou 27 28 35 20 38 14 31 17. 21 14 24 21 17 HoHeway'a a running back.

many, ana Lyoel can- II I i II make a gooa comwnaoon. T9M 1984 7 Tom Osborne, Barry Switzer share a Esht moment the niht before their 1978 game. But Doug OuBosa and Tom 'Orange Bowl same fuawtangtvaNUmonoa I' '1 Oklahoma tsght and KeRh Jackson th Heat Tho uuKtwwica and inayba the country, but 4tont eu Wo-1, braska's reoeivora Ratamisatossup. tSTEKSTvTUME Three yards lrom Nebraska's end wen WWi an undisputed Big Eight tm and Ihe Orange Sowl on the Una, Son! overlook Ne-bnstea Hm.m be a key to vtetory but for whom? 1 rSSSjQffQlS'i DEFENSIVE UNE Based on the interiors only, this is a bandon. Add the ends, and Oklahoma has the advantage, without a doubt panpedlaosE, sad Jim FSea covered it Less than Tor rotates later, Memorial Stadium was pi'wiili'mniifHTii ThedateNov.n,ISS.

The score: NebraataH. OUalwnaR i Tom Osborne basnt forgotten. "I dont necessarily remember the OHahomi games a whole lot better thaa -other games," the ttnmusker coach said. 1 guess the 1178 gameiiereiiiliaoolnkmd of. stands out in my memory for some reason.

But ether than that oae, they aU ran together." Osborne renennfeea the 1978 pane partly because It wb las first victory, as ahead coach, ever Oklahoma, fot kiwing five frustrating mbs He aba "remembers because "It was great effort by iot foc4baB. team," be WJIIMMMWMUIMPJ i 0 in the opening -game oTfhe seasoa and vvas ranked fourth hi the nation going into the Oktabonapane. The Sowers' strength wes apparent Jo at contiowuial Orange Bowlrematch with Nebraska that seasoa. DfclaboinawoainltiairaSia. That told and overcast Reverter say.towever.the.

smwereonthetaTOoTDsbomandtasplayers. Left-footed BBy Todd kicked the winniig field oal Irora yards away with 11:51 remaining the ame, aadTJebrHska's Black Shirt defense held on. An Oktahoma drive to the NU E-yardline Jate in the game ended when Bod Born tackled Sims and forced a Three plays and a punt later, the Sooners Began their fiaal drive-Nebraska managed yards otbTfense Jnthe game, wan Richard Bens ranimg lor U7 of those yards and Tom Sorley passing for UL That effort was matched by theCornhusker defense. Linebackers Bruce Dunning and Lee Kunz had a combined 33 tackles. Oklahoma's wishbone snapped under the weight of nine fumbles, six of winch were lost, the last at the NU 3.

In the jubilant Nebraska lockerroom, Pillen, a senior monster from Monroe, summed up the victory, which earned the Cornhuskers their first trip to the Orange Bowl under Osborne. "When I saw that 1:16 on the clock and no more time-outs for Oklahoma, I couid-stert to feel the sand sifting through anytoes," PiQensail Nebraska's aggressive tacking, was ousac to every-' oae said cornerback Tim Fischer. Tt was just like a symphony for our defense." And it was a game that hascl forgotten LINEBACKERS A healthy Marc Munford woutd've balanced this area. But the Sooners now nave an edge with the firm of Bos-worm, UigUazzoandilones. SECOMPAHT There are afcnHarities between the two aocondariea, which get overtoofced because of the dominating players evho a on Even.

KICXINQ Oklahoma rolled arto liacoai undefeated anil raided No. 1 the nation, a talent-laden team watch was, arguably. Coach Barry Switzert best The Sooaers wishboae backfield atduded Sims, the Heismaa Trophy winner 'Bad season, and David Over-street at the halfharfcs, Kenny Xing at fullback and Thomas Lott at quarterback. The Oklahoma oHenave fine was anchored fay guard' Greg Roberts, and the Sooner defense featured kaeback-ers Ceorge Cumby and Daryl Boot, and eadSe paid Reggie Kmhrw. 7 The kicker was Dwe vaiSebamann.

TVyaadaaalolgreataakBiIJ-saidOsborae. T(e bad a goedteaiH, bat nati great team." Nebraska bad reboanaed IromalM loss to Alabama Dale awsaad two a1d goals in last years same. Don't count on that happen- 1 ing again. If it close, he II make a difference. Meet the Sooners Record: 7-1 Big Eight third-ranked UPI, fifth-ranked AP Key Players: linebacker Brian Bosworth, quarterback "JameHe Holieway, middle guard Tony Casillas, defensive ends Kevin Murphy, defensive end Darrell Reed, tight end Keith Jackson, fullback Lydell Carr Strengths: the nation's best defense, Holieway's ef usiveness -WeakneMM: some inexperience In the secondary Notes: Nebraska has won only three of seven games with Oklahoma when the Cornhuskers were ranked tHgher than the Sooners going In.

Oklahoma has won five of six when had the higher ranking. Nebraska Coach Tom Oabome is 2-4 against Oklahoma In Norman. The Cornhuskers, however, have won tie last two share. The last stretdimwhicftabreaUkwkirwM Soonam at Norman was 1932. Reoardkas of Saturday's 6utoonie.eitrOTNabracvOldarKma wil win or ahare she Big Eight Ccalerence tme tar the 24m conseotHveseiKon.

CscahoiwasBany Swnaer is aitasvlnnlnpealacthcrjacli in Divnion t-A of the NCAA, wtth a 122-24-4 red (-27). Os- -borne nwks second, wim a t278ieeonJCaiS). i tCmma winning a rematch mtie t7SCveowI5T54. SOckaioiMieadsinaaeuaa braska wea 17-R We played again, in the Orange Bowl and woo. Bat that loss hurt me more than any other." What is Swttaer's most vivid memory of the game? That's easy, too, he said.

The fact that we fumbled ttoe times and lost six of them." One fumble hurt more than any other, Switzer sakL BWj Sims made a great run near the end of the game to the Nebraska two-yard line. He wa3 fighting to score. He didn't see the guy who hit his arm. The ball popped loose aad Nebraska recovered at the three. That was the ball game.

wom have ByVfasPjBker J40RMAN, Ckla. OkUhorna footbaB Coach Barry Switaer had a qaiciLaasver. pme in the X2 yean he and Tom OBborae have been head coaches Swttaer let OUahoaaa last when 1 ahonld have tMat, Ta 1978 we-aa theta teaa" Switaer aail fact we were the best tana la the cavalry that year. We staaal have -woa the aatioaal duiimiiwi'ihtB. t7 sad (Bilty) Srma and (Davi Overstreet asd (Thomas) Lott and that crew.

Wetadagreat toottaB tfam'. "WtabaaM awe mftiw the best team. Sat Be-.