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Sunday Journal-Ctar NOVFNPPR12, 199 Ill 'l r. -IT- OTJl go dm i cllL Fickens drifted back on a Donohoe my arms celebrating and I got my shout pass lo Kenny Drayton and intercepted; By Ken Hambleton -v Kansas jammed a 12-play, 78-yard drive through Nebraska's defense and shocked the Cornhuskers. -i "It wasn't good. We knew it wasn't The Nebraska' sscondarv was a shirt-- the hall the Kancas 33 in the second quarter. In the tliird quarter, Nebraska 'free safety Marvin Samhrs slammed his face into the ball bfipg tarried by Kansas back Tony Sands, forcing another good," Nebraska safety Curtis Cotton said, "And when we got to the sidelines after they scored, the coaches let us know how they felt about it, too." It wasn't NU cornerback'1- The Cornhuskers scored, and outside fled lineup from' recent games.

Strong safety Reggie Cooper was held out of the game with sore knees and was replaced by Cotton. Sanders returned. And linebackers Randall Jobman and Chris Caliendo filled in for injured Mike Telko, who had played in the "dime" pass de-' fense and in the basic Nebraska defense. MWe all practice together and the guys who cover passes are like- one big family, so it didnt take much time to adjust to each Other," Pickens said, "It was great to see Marvin get back in there and have a great game, and I think Cur Bruce ncKens said. "Coaches got on us uneoacKer David white recovered a pretty good and let us know that we Kansas fumble on the lci koff, Nebraska should have gotten Kansas three downs scored again to take a 44 7 i and out, Kansas' final scori; ended in "It was ridiculous.

We "had had some the fourth quarter ca an kUueeption by dismal practices, and it was because we Sanders in the end zone, didn't have any motivation and intensity "I dont know what it was, but it took for this game," he said. "We should have, us a while to get going," said Sanders, tis played a nice game, but we didn't at the start" 7 who had missed the last two games with Sanders and Pa. Maurice Douglas' 6-yard touchdown dislocated shoulder. "We can't be that led Nebraska with six tackles apiece. run for the Jayhawks in the first quarter way next week (against Oklahoma), changed that i "An emotional letdown is 'always a Kansas quarterback Kelly Donohoe concern after a loss, and as far as the hit four passes for 50 yards, but the placers and coaches were concerned, we hawks were limited to 11 yards rushing weren't as emotional as we should "We weren't sharp all game and we know Pickens said, "This week is to be real tough, and we won't be worrying about i he said.1 the rest of the first half.

Sanders said the 'change would be panuers ioima nis emotions auer.flQ, 1 Caused the fumble. "In a game like this you're playing, really concentrating on going against yourself, and you have to pull for the ball with my helmet, partly to get something out, get that extra, in a game Only an 80-yard pass from Donohoe to Smith late in the third quarter put a dent in Nebraska's defensive effort after the first quarter. "We started doing our jobs," Pickens said. ROSbRT BECKERSUNDAY JOURNAL-STAA like this. Nebraska dofonders Curti3 (24) and Cruca Pickens combine to stop Kansas tailback Tony the ball loose and partly to protect my shoulder," he said.

"Then, I was waving "Against Oklahoma? No problem." Sands after a two-yard gain in tha second quarter. "St fense just Lifeless Musker de til 'O0S 'jmotions early rpugti loss to Colorado. "I knew we'd have to struggle through the week getting ready," he said. But "there was no indication during the warmups. We just came out and weren't ready (emotionally).

"They probably got more yards against us than Colorado." By Mike Babcock The spark wasn't there, defensively, in the early going of Nebraska's 51-14 victory against Kansas on Saturday. "This was probably the most unemotional football team I've ever been around," Cornhusker defensive coordinator Charlie McBridesaid. McBride was right about that Kansas finished with 345 i The Jayhawks' second touchdown was set up by an 80-yard pass play from Kelly Donohoe to Quintal Smith to the Nebraska 2-yard line, (': "The big play has killed us all year," McBride said. The" problem is "mental mistakes; I'm getting sick of it." The mistakes have come mostly from young, second-team players, according to McBride "Those guys have to come through in critical situations," he said. "Depth has to win for you." That'll be true Saturday, when the Cornhuskers complete their regular season at home against Oklahoma.

getting tuned up," said McBride. "They'll play good against us.t They always have." Nebraska's defense will have to play with more emotion than it did Saturday, according to McBride. After the game he talked to Cornhusker middle guard Mike Murray, who was having a tough time, emotionally, recovering from the Colorado loss, McBride sail "Mike's usually going full-blast all the time. So if he wasn't there (emotionally), I assume everybody else wasn't either. Our emotion was not good.

iT'Thcre was no type of emotional peak whatsoever. I had hoped this wouldn't happen. But it did," said McBride. -1 His assessment applied to the early stages of, the game, of total of fense, compared to the Buff aloes' 227. specifically the first quarter, when Kansas drove 78 yards in 12 Part of the reason was the Jayhawks' ability to come up plays to take a 7-0 lead.

"I think we picked it up a little In the second half," said McBride. He expected a letdown after last Saturday's emotional 27-21 with big f. On its first touchdown drive, Kansas converted on a third- and-9 from its 23-yard line when tailback Tony Sands broke 'loose on a 19-yard run. Even though the Sooners have three losses, their offense "is Husker notes, quotes All kidding aside, KU's Mason content with Jayhawks' effort Wingback Richard Ben on the game: "It would have been really embarrassing to lose to Kansas. We knew what we should do, and at the start we weren't doing it." BelL Nil's leading receiver, caught NU rushing leaders Player (years) Yardi 1.

Mike Roller (1981-83) 4,780 2. Ken Clark 2,944 3. 1.M. Hipp (1977-79) 2,814 By Curt McKeever Glen Mason wanted to do some improvising with NCAA rules when his team took a 7-0 first-quarter chart, had his hand in both. He drove KU li yards for a touchdown on its sec-.

ond possession, then late in the third quarter hit wide receiver Quintin Smith for an 80-yard gain to lead against No. 6 Nebraska on Saturday. two passes for 56 yards, including touch- downs of 45 and 11 yards. "Gerry, ''J. "I was taking the rule book out, and I was figttr- set up his two-yard TD run.

"That touchdown drive was probably our best on both throws and I was nas on tars ing if there was any way we could call the game off right there," said Kansas' second-year coach, moved up to 14th ahead of former Okla at full speed," he said homa back Greg Fruition the Big Eight career rushing chart He became the fourth Cornhusker to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, joining Rozier, Jarvis Red-wine and Doug DuBose. drive we've had all year long combining the pass and the run and everything," Donohue said of KU's first score. "I was just real upset that it was 7-0, 7-all and we couldn't get back in. "We were driving the ball and I thought, 'Geez, you know perhaps we can get ahead 14-7, 21-7 and keep things And then that turnaround came, tongue-in-cheek. "I wish I was just a little bit smart-, er.

I know there's a lot of guys that like to call them off at the end, but maybe what I should've done then is say, 'Well let's head to the "I wouldve got a lot of publicity the only coach ever to leave Memorial Stadium in and it was just a matter of trying to chase them. with a As it turned out, the Jayhawks suffered a 51-14 And you cant chase Nebraska." Nebraska had taken a 14-7 lead with 34 seconds setback, their 21st straight to the Cornhuskers. i i fy1 Gerry GdowsEd's three touchdown passes gave him 15 for the season, the most since Vince Ferragamo threw 20 touchdown passes in 1976. Gdowskl could become the fifth player in NCAA history to rush and pass for 1,600 yards "The best part was that we had all our receivers for the first time in a long time. Nate Turner (wingback) and I were having a ball Jon Bostick caught another touchdown and we.

were all fighting Jor the knockdown lead." 'Knockdowns" are awarded to receivers for' blocking a defender to the ground. On Oklahoma next week: "Oklahoma is as big as it gets. We all love those kind of games big games, It'll be the last game before the home crowd for us seniors and that makes it even more fun." ki fr' i. Safety Marvin Sanders on na- tiohal championship possibilities: always a chance. I think we're a great team.

Well let the polls take of themselves. As long as we think we're the best in the country I dont think the polls really matter." On the 70-yard Kansas pass that set up a touchdown in the third quarter: was the last of the big letdowns for Nebraska's defense." left in the first quarter. Sue seconds later, it was 16-7 when Kansas kick returner Maurice Hooks downed the ball in the end zone after first coming out "The thing with the safety kind of really put the momentum in their corner, and from then on it was kind of an uphill battle for us," Donohoe said. "But I thought we hung in there and we fought welL "This is a very good ballclub we played against 0 Despite the latest outcome, Mason left with some good impressions about his club. "I know this is hard for people to realize when you get beat the way we did today, but I think our players had fun playing football," he said, "and I had fun coaching them.

-4: "We're not very big and I guess you can say we're not very talented, but we've got a scrappy bunch of guys. Our time will come." Saturday's result' was the closest margin of dif-. ference since Nebraska won 41-7 in 1984. Part of that was because for the first time since 1983, the' in a season if he picks up 97 yards rushing next week. "I don't think about numbers, other than the won-loss record," Gdowskl said.

"It's nice to have those kind of numbers, like nine wins, 608 yards of total offense and 51 points." 1 and this is probably the best we've played them in the last four years. If you look at the score, maybe we've done better, but it seemed like we played them tougher. Take away a few mistakes, (and) it Jayhawks were able to score two touchdowns, Senior ouarterback Kellv Donohoe. who threw could've been a lot closer. It seemed like we did ROBERT BECKERSUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR Kansas punter B.J.

Lohsen had a busy day he punted four times on fourth downs and four more times on a free kick following a safety. for 214 yards to move into second place behind good job of driving the ball up and down the field Frank Seurer on the Jayhawks' career passing against them. It was really exciting." 'I ff Only 1-back Leodis' Flowers and tight end Chris Garrett were Injured in Saturday's game. Flowers sprained his left shoulder and Garrett had bruised ribs, but both players are expected to be Offensive tackle Doug Glaser on the play of the offense: "At first we werent executing welL When Ken Clark scored on those two runs, that was exe- cuting in the old styleThe second half was especially pleasing for' the offense. They stopped us tm three plays to start the game, but like it's been the whole year, even against Colorado, we didnt panic.

We're a well-poised team and we know what we can do." 1 1 On Oklahoma: "There's certainly no dropoff because we have a loss and they have three losses. I dont think therell ever be a dropoff for this game. It's as big a game as a college player can be in. Oklahoma may be even better on defense than Colorado was." Dick Clarke following the safety against Siarterhack Kelly Donohoe. on Smith, who moved op to No.

4 on available next week. Kansas Coach Glen Mason, on the, Jayhawks' first score that put them ahead 7-0: "It was a good drive. Hopefuls Kansas: "I guess I got upset, and whether, he thought' Qaintid Smith career receiving list in total eot to be honest'with vou. I think it's scored on 80-vard bass elav Tuled-' catches, on Nebraska's secondary: Tvej played against better. Nebraska's front lS Ken Clark had his 109-yard game of his career and sixth of the sea' seven is their basic defensive system.

ly, you do that every weekend to open up the ballgame, then keep going. But Nebraska's got an awfully fine defense and with my coaches. But it took a long time re over. I dldn even see it It was a (the referees huddled before miking the great pay anyway. It gave me chance Their secondary isn one of the top ones son with his 177 yards on 20 carries.

He in the nation. They're not that bad, but passed I.M. Hipp to move into the No. 2 heck, I get excited when we get a first call) and then they tell me it v. as quite to use my exceuem, speea to Durst snot behind Mike Rozier on the Ne the enc down." Mason, on his chat with side Judge obvious My only thing with it is if it was through quite obvious why wasnt it palled?" braska career rushing chart Clark now Statistics Punting No.

Yds. Ave. 4 180 45.0 Nebraska Offense Rushing Punt returns i No. Yds: Bell 1 8 Hushes i 2 33 Klckoff returns 4 Yds. Ave.

177, 8.9 Puntreturns No. 1 Klckoff returns No. Sims 11 Engelbert M. 1 0 1 Brown 1 0 1 1 0 Svehla. 0 11 D.

White 1 0 1 'Haege 1 0 1 Geiken. 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 F. White 0 1 12.5 ,6 33 32 Douglas 3 No. Clark 20 'Gdowskl Joseph Flowers 7 Rodgers 4 White No. Flowers 2 3) Bell t.

1 22 Hughes 1 24 Interceptlonreturns 1 No. Yds. Mills 1 ,2 1. 0 1 0 Jobblns. Jk i 1 SS 21.0 4.9, 5.6 4.5 4.7 5.0 ,9.0 8.0 .7.0 .0 3.0 4.0 Misseatieiagoai 1 NO, Yds.

27 1 Anderson 1 0 1 Hedrfck 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Kansas Offense Rushing I. Dowse 1 AT Hughes l. 1 Passing Co -v Defense Tackles UT Tyrance 5 Sanders 4 Walker 3 Jobman 2 Mills ...3 2 Murray eyrd Yds PI No. Sands Douglas 9 Cozzens Yds. Ave.

86 3.3 40 4.4 6 3.0 8 4 105 Defense Tackles UT Robben Bailey 7 Friday 6 Nolen 5 Swlnford 4 6 Bowen 4 Flachsbarth 3 Priest 3 Newbrough 2 Koncz White 1 Moller 1 Dixon 2 2 Oatis 1 Brown 1 Gordon 1 4 1 14., 5 12 I 2 6' I' I 2 5 i' -r. 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 i I-; 0 2 0 0 1 Joseph 1 0 0 0 Haase 1 0 0 0 TT 6 6 4 4 4 3, 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 Passing 1 No. Co. Yds PI 14 214 2 Hill 2 0 Callendo Reece Receiving i No. Yds.

Bell 2 56 Turner 1 30 Bostick 1 19 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Stigge 2 79 39.5 1. 1 2 Hicks Kurtz Receiving No.

O.Smith .9 Baker 3 Douglas 1 Drayton 1 ..2 Yds. .169 29 9 7 GAIL FOLOA SUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR 2 2 1 1 0 Valladao Weils 0 NU's Leodis Flowers (23) gains 1 3 yards on a third-quarter fake reverse. i i i.