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-Si11 L'. SECTION feunbap Journal anb Oct. 7, 1979 Lincoln, Neb. Sports Home-Garden nm riOtRAl 11NCOIN hfwJ fa 'WM As? Ml ss STAFF COL0RPH0TO BY HARALD OKt iikanis With I.M. Hipp nursing a toe injury, junior I back Jarvis Redwine (12) got his initial Nebraska starting assignment, lin (39) against Aggie free safety Anthony Watson (19) and John Havekost (69) against NMS tackle Blake Witcher and answered the challenge with his first Cornhusker touchdown, this 1-yard leap over the center of the NU line.

(68). Redwine played only until the middle of the second quarter, but still gained 120 yards on the ground, tops in The score gave the Huskers a 14-0 lead with 5:03 left in the first quarter. Redwine followed blocks by Andra Frank- the game. ight ies rocked; NU ready for Bi Season's records N.Mexico St. (2-4) Wichita St 23-13 Drake UTEP 14-13 Indiana St 23-40 New Mexico 16-30 Nebraska 0-57 013 at No.

Tex as St. O20Tex-Arlgtn 027 Idle 3 W.Texas St. 10 at Tulsa N17atSo. Illinois 24 Idle Nebraska (4-0) idle idle Utah State 35-14 Iowa 24-21 Penn State 42-17 N. Mexico St 57-0 0 13 Kansas O20atOkla.

State 027 Colorado N3at Missouri 10 at Kansas State 17 Iowa State 24 at Oklahoma and two-thirds quarters. (He exceeded that magic mark for the first time in his collegiate career with 124 yards against Penn State last Saturday.) With five and a half minutes remaining in the first half, Redwine zipped 15 yards to run his total to 120 yards, then left the game for the rest of the afternoon. During the last four minutes Saturday, Nebraska recorded an alltime first. All four members of the backfield, directed by quarterback Nate Mason, were freshman. In fact, 10 first-year freshman suited up for the game.

And nine of them played. Despite the lopsided score, the 57-point difference was not the biggest rout registered by an Osborne-coached team since he took over the Husker reins in 1973. But it did become the second-biggest three games were pretty tough. The second teamers didn't see much action in those and the third team members didnt get in at all This time everybody got a chance." The Husker head man didn't like one aspect of the game. "We had too many fumbles (five, four of which were lost).

We might have had a couple of more touchdowns if it hadn't been for the turnovers." Osborne admitted his players "weren't overly enthusiastic about this game, but I didn't think the team played sloppy football I think we have a pretty darn good football team. But," he added, "we'll be playing some darn good teams in the future, so we have to continue to improve." The outcome was not in doubt for long. The 76,135 red-clad fans the 102nd con-HUSKERS: Continued page 6D No. 1 belongs to the Hawaii game of 76. That final score of 68-3 created a 65-point spread.

Actually, winning with ease has been quite commonplace for Osborne's teams. The ew Mexico State victory was his 59th. And it was the 17th of those wins (nearly 30 percent) to be decided by 40. points or more. The biggest outbursts came in 1954, Osborne's second season at the helm.

That team beat Kansas, 56-0, (now third on the list), Oregon and Minnesota by 54 each and Northwestern by 42. "Because of the liberal use of subs, and the fact that most of the front-line players didn't play at all in the second half and some were out even before that, I certainly don't think we can be accused of running up the score," Osborne said. "It was a good game for morale. Our first bench to the middle of the field. Nebraska subs were running in and out of.

the game so fast it's doubtful the statisticians counted them accurately. Officially, 84 Huskers saw action. That was nearly twice as many as the visiting Aggies had in uniform. Osborne thought even more of his players got in the fray. "We suited up 105 players everyone except the redshirts and a few who were ineligible," Osborne said.

"We tried to get everybody in the game, but I know we missed four or five. I'm pretty sure we played about 100." Six I-backs carried the ball for the Huskers. The sixth, freshman Dennis Rogan, had the fewest chances three yet scampered for an 11-yard gain on one of his tries. What I-back on the roster didn't get in N. AAex St Neb Firstdowns 11 29 Rushes-yards 40-88 63-376 Passing yards 68 193 Return yards 0 137 Passes 10-24-0 11-18-0 Punts 12-34 2-50 Fumbles-lost 4-2 5-4 Penalties-yards 8-84 Time of possession 28:47 31:13 Third down conversions 5-17 5-10 Fourth down 0-0 3-3 By Virgil Parker Sports Editor Nebraska's football team was involved in two track meets at Memorial Stadium Saturday.

One was conducted from goal line to goal line. Coach Tom Osborne's Huskers ran up and down the field enought times to tally eight touchdowns and a field goal while swamping New Mexico State, 57-0. The other track meet was from the the game? Answer: I.M. Hipp, who needs just 59 yards to become Nebraska's all-time career rushing leader. With Hipp sitting out the game because of a sore toe, Jarvis Redwine got his first start as a Husker.

Redwine responded with his second-straight 100-yard-plus effort despite playing just one Blocks send Kenny How AP toP 20 Freshman backfield 1. USC (5-0) def. Washinoton State, 50-21 Stanford 2. Alabama (4-0) def. Wichita State, 384) at Florida Brown downtown9 thrilled with action 3.

Oklahoma (4-0) def. Colorado, 49-24 at Texas 4. Texas (3-0) def. Rice, 26-9 Oklahoma 5. Nebraska (4-0) def.

New Mexico State, 57-0 Kansas 6. Houston (4-0) def. Baylor, 13-10 at Texas 7. Washington (5-0) def. Oregon State, 41-0 at Arizona State 8.

Ohio State (5-0) def. Northwestern, 16-7 Indiana 9. Florida State (5-0) def. Louisville, 27-0 Mississippi State 10. Notre Dame (3-1 def.

Georgia Tech, 21-13 at Air Force 11. Michigan (4-1) def. Michigan State, 21-7 Minnesota 12. Purdue (3-2) lost to Minnesota, 31-14 Illinois 13. Arkansas (44) def.

TCU, 16-13 at Texas Tech 14. North Carolina State (4-1 lost to Auburn, 44-31 Maryland 15. Missouri (3-1) Idle Oklahoma State 16. Michigan State (3-2) lost to Michigan, 21-7 at Wisconsin 17. LSU (3-1 def.

Florida, 20-3 at Georgia 18. North Carolina (44)) def. Cincinnati, 35-14 Woke Forest 19. Tennessee (3-1 lost to Mississippi State, 28-9 Georgia Tech 20. Brlgham Young (4-0) def.

Hawaii, 38-15 at Utah State By Mike Babcock Staff Sports Writer Ricky Simmons' varsity football debut at Nebraska didnt work out quite the way he expected it would. "I always dreamed of running a kick-off back. I figured that would be my way of breaking in," said the speedy freshman from Greenville, Texas. Simmons was part of an all-freshman backfield that played for the Cornhusk-ers in the late stages of Saturday's destruction of New Mexico State. That had to be a first in NU football history.

The first play Simmons was in, quarterback Nate Mason a high school teammate called his number. "But he audibled out of it at the line of scrimmage, and I was supposed to block," Simmons said. The problem was, he missed the block, a mistake NU Coach Tom Osborne certainly wouldn't miss when the films were run back Was Simmons worried? Not really. "He already let me know blocks are important. As soon as I came out, Coach Osborne told me I couldn't be missing my blocks like that," the young wingback said, smiling.

"I don't know what happened; I know how to block." Mason was the fourth quarterback to see action for Nebraska. He took his first varsity snap from center after receiving plenty of advice from the Husker veterans. At halftime, Osborne told his first-year freshmen they would likely get to play against the Aggies, and "after (Mark) Mauer went in for the second time, everyone told me, 'You're next; there's no one "said Mason. "On the sideline, everybody was telling me there would be 76,000 people watching FRESHMEN: Continued poo 0D Told to guess again, he assumed it was shorter, almost as short as the 52-yard punt he returned for a touchdown last year against Hawaii. Told to guess higher, Brown made the logical pit stops of 65, 70 and 75 before finally stopping at 80 yards.

"Woo!" he said. "That was some kind of blocking out there." Lance Van Zandt, who coordinates Nebraska's punting game, couldn't have agreed more. "I thought that Mckout block by Jeff Krejci was just super," he said. "Mark LeRoy did a good job as the stalk blocker, too." Everything was so picture perfect, "it was like money from home without having to write," Van Zandt said. Brown got the glory, but he didn't hesitate to pass the credit.

"All I had to do was run," he said. BROWN: Continued, pageoD By Randy York Staff Sports Writer "Downtown" Kenny Brown. The name concocted by Nebraska freshmen Nate Mason and Ricky Simmons has a certain ring for the Huskers' senior wingback. "I don't know how well it fits, but I kind of like it," Brown said after returning a punt 80 yards for a downtown touchdown in Saturday's 57-0 thrashing of New Mexico State. A flashy nickname is something an un-flashy Brown would think little about.

For one thing, his punt return duties at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, were short-lived because of fumbling problems in night games. For another, he's more modest than an insecure kid in a family nudist colony. "How long was the touchdown?" Brown asked a sports writer who was pressing for details. Told to guess, Brown said 60 yards. TV Sports Scene Steelers vs.

Browns, 3 p.m., Cowboys vs. Vikings, 3 p.m., Q3 Colorado vs. Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m., CD Maverick highlights, 10:30 p.m., Monday Sunday Bowling Leisure Lanes, noon, Baseball Angels vs. Orioles, AL playoffs, 7 p.m.. Football Notre Dame football, 8 a.m., Packers vs.

Falcons, noon, GD Football Falcons' Coaches Show, 7 p.m., CD Dolphins vs. Raiders, 8 p.m., Donnle Duncan, 11 :15p.m. McGregor keeps word, puts Orioles in World Series games during the season. "I slept In 2,000 positions last night. I guess II crash on the plane tonight.

There were 30 people rooting for me here and It's a dream come true to pitch in my hometown." Weaver's strategy of platooning players against certain pitchers also proved to be an effective weapon for the Orioles. Kelly, who starts against right-handed pitching, connected for a three-run home run off reliever John Montague In the seventh inning to cap a five-run uprising and Gary Roenicke, i right-handed batter tent into the game in the third inning as a pinch hitter, stayed in the game and delivered an RBI single in the seventh, "It's a very good feeing." taid Weaver. "What a job they did. They made beueveri oat of everyone. This la up there as one of my biggest tnrWa.

I had a nervous feeung from opening day and 111 haw Until ttA mJ 4t. 1 he hit down the line. He hit the ball right on the button and I dove for it and was lucky enough to dive and catch the ball and hook the bag with my foot. I got up to throw the ball and I had a handful of dirt with the bal I really didn't know which way the ball would end up going. "It's the biggest play I've ever made.

Being in the playoffs, it was more important because it was a big play when it counted. Scotty needed a big play at that time and with that, I knew it would give him a vote of confidence and get Urn going." That's exactly what It did. McGregor was not In trouble the rest of the way and walked only one while striking out four to beat California for the third time this season. "That play by DeCinces took the wind out of our sails," said Grich. "McGregor is the master of changing speeds of I his fastbaJL It was hard to lay off his changeup." "I'm just glad to be here," laid the 25-year-old McGregor, who was 134 with levea completA with none out on singles by Brian Downing and Bobby Grich and a walk to Merv Rettenmund.

Suddenly, the crowd of 43,199 was in a frenzy. Screaming "Yes We Can" In unison, it appeared the Angels were about to stage one of their patented come-from-behind rallies that had characterized their season. But, after a visit to the mound by pitching coach Ray Miller, McGregor got out of the jam. He retired Rick Miller on a fly to short left which was not deep enough to score Downing. DeCinces then came up with the play that saved the game.

Jim Anderson hit a hard grounder that appeared to be headed for a three-run double, but DeCinces dove to his right and gloved the ball as it passed the base. His foot landed on the bag for a forceout and he leaped to his feet and threw a perfect strike to first baseman Eddie Murray to double up Anderson and end the inning. "In a situation where we were ahead, I didn't want to give up a ball down the line," DeCinces said. "Anderson isn't an extra-base hitter so I wanted to be sure I could stay in front of anything ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI) Scott McGregor stood up in the team bus after Friday night's loss to the California Angels and guaranteed to his teammates be would pitch the Baltimore Orioles to the American League pennant Saturday.

He kept his word. Aided by a brilliant defense that would be the envy of the Pentagon, McGregor allowed only six hits and enhanced his reputation as an Angel killer by beating California 84) to bring the Orioles then-first pennant since 197L "Yes, I did guarantee the team I would win today," said McGregor. "It's something that, started between me and Rich Dauer earlier this year. We had lost five games in a row and we were playing the Angels out here and I guaranteed I'd beat them. We came through that time so I made the tame promise last night.

It was the biggest game of my life." The Orioles, winning the best-of-f ive series In our garnet, will meet the National League champion PMsburgh fatet the first game of a best-f-gevM World Series at Baltimore Tuesday night The two teams met in the 1971 World Series with the Pirates winning in seven games. "This is the best team I've ever had," Oriole manager Earl Weaver said proudly after McGregor had turned the Angles' powerful bats into mere kindling. "You can look at the statistics and anything else but I've never had a team like this. With our clutch hitting and pitching, I feel no one can stop us." The Angels certainly weren't up to the task Saturday. With the left-handed McGregor changing speeds as often as a Sunday driver and third baseman Doug DeCinces turning in a game-saving defensive gem, the American League West Division champions resembled "Charlie's Angels." Ken Singleton had three hits and drove in two runs and Pat Kelly had a three-run homer, but it was largely McGregor's show.

McGregor, who allowed only one earned run in 25 2-3 innings against the Angels this year, had only one scary moment. That came in the fifth inning when California, trailing 34, loaded the bases mit vmu ma wand MtlM. II i-i i.