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6D Oct. 21, 1979 Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star Johnson: Huskers are as good in person as on film diversified. "Old Nebraska teams didnt run the option, so you could gang up on them. Not anymore. They'll beat you inside, outside and everywhere else.

And thevH do it with first string, second string or third string." Someone mentioned that Cowboy defensive end Rick Antle had a series of big plays to keep the Huskers at bay in the first half. "That's just it," Johnson said. "Rick Antle is one of the top players in the Big Eight but the University of Nebraska has 55 Rick Amies." ons. Some of them didnt even start for their high school teams." Johnson, the defensive captain on Arkansas' 1964 national championship team which beat Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl, isnt the type to seek sympathy. Even if the Tokes had been healthy, he said, the result probably would have been the same.

The Huskers' 596 yards total offense was no accident "They ran it down our throats all day long," Johnson said. "We had to gamble on some things because Nebraska is so crossed that Nebraska wasnt as good as they looked on film. But they were every bit as good as they looked on film," Johnson said after his Cowboys were crushed by the Huskers, 36-0 "Nebraska," Johnson said, "is an awesome, awesome football team. They are so deep and so physical, they just completely dominate you on offense and defense. "They run right at you and wear you down to nothing on offense.

Defensively, sometimes it's tough just to get back to the line of scrimmage on them. They're just a great football team." And OSU is a battered one. "It almost would have been better to play Nebraska in Lincoln," Johnson said, "because they would have had to use more third and fourth-teamers. "I know one thing. If we had to play Nebraska two or three weeks in a row, we wouldn't even be able to finish the season." Oklahoma State's depth problems are so severe that All-America linebacker John Corker had to snap the ball on Cowboy punts Saturday.

"We dont have anybody else," Johnson said. "Our players give great effort But they're just overmatched. We finished the game with a lot of third-string walk- "What we feared might happen did happen," Johnson said. "Nebraska wore us down so much, the roof finally caved in. "We ran out of players.

We had Ed Green, a walk-on third string strong safety, trying to do the job. Roger Taylor was playing offensive tackle and he started at defensive end two weeks ago. Tony Shan-bour, a freshman linebacker, was trying his best to stop THE best "We're just battered. After Nebraska, I'm real concerned about playing anybody right now. It's not just one or two players.

It's 15 or 20. We have nine hardship cases well apply for now. By Randy York Staff Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. One of the nation's youngest major college head football coaches said "I felt like a man hanging on a cliff and someone kept stepping on my fingers." Jimmy Johnson, Oklahoma State's 36-year-old head coach, has seen some great offensive teams while serving terms as defensive coordinator at Arkansas and Pitt But, he admitted, he may have seen one of the best ever on the other side of the field Saturday. "I was hoping and I had my fingers Individual hi -A 'WJfiv J5S St o-L N-Barnett Statistics Nebraska Offense Rushing No.

Yds. Ave. Brown 8 111 13.9 Redwine IS 102 6.8 Hipp 12 54 4.5 Johnson 9 48 5.3 Wurth 7 40 5.8 Franklin 9 35 3.9 McCrady 3 29 9.7 Kotera 4 28 7.0 Steels 1 5 5.0 Mauer 2 -2 Qulnn 3 -7 Hager 8 -10 Passing No. Co. Yds PI Hager 17 10 163 0 Quinn 1 0 0 0 Pass Receiving No.

Yds. Smith 4 83 Brown 3 33 Miller 2 25 Steels 1 22 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Smith 3 122 40.7 Punt returns No.

Yds. Brown 2 5 Liegl 2 3 Kickoff returns No. Yds. Brown 1 19 Pass interceptions No. Yds.

Means 1 23 McWhirter 1 11 Defense Linemen UT AT TT Cole 4 4 8 Horn 0 2 2 Weinmaster 1 4 5 Barnett 1 1 2 Nelson 1 4 5 Lee 0 3 3 Clark 0 1 1 Pensick 1 1 2 Linebackers 1 4 5 Vering 1 7 8 Damkroger 2 Backs Llndquist 1 0 1 Gary 1 0 1 Leigl 1 2 3 I fit Vil N-Steiner. 'Lj, -f 1 1 Nebraska running back I.M. Hipp (32) went with a different pair of shoes in Saturday's game against Oklahoma State and the end result was the Nebraska career rushing record Hipp had been after since the start of the season. Husker offensive guard Dan Steiner (58) sets a key block on OSU linebacker John Corker (45) on this play. Oklahoma State quarterbacks had extreme pressure appbed on them throughout the game with NU defensive tackle Bill Barnett (97) ranging in on Cowboy Harold Bailey (12).

Oklahoma State Offense Rushing No. Yds. Ave. Smith 6 34 5.7 Suellentrop 9 22 2.4 Bailey 4 6 1.5 Cowins 1 -1 Young 3 -2 Doerner 4 -21 Passing No. Co.

Yds PI Bailey 13 4 42 1 Doerner 15 3 37 1 Pass receiving No. Yds. Ingram 3 49 Echols 1 16 Upshaw 1 6 Young 1 5 Suellentrop 1 3 Punting No. Yds. Ave.

Lundgaard 9 361 40.1 Punt returns No. Yds. Campbell 1 -10 Kickoff returns Ingram 1 13 Defense Linemen UT AT TT Antle 4 7 11 Boone 3 4 7 Heinzler 1 3 4 Prater 0 5 5 Wells 1 5 6 Lang 1 2 3 Chochere 0 1 1 Sheffey 0 3 3 Crites 1 0 1 Manley 2 5 7 Brown 0 1 1 Linebackers Corker 5 5 10 Young 4 12 16 M.Green 0 1 Blackwell 2 3 5 Shanbour 0 1 1 Backs Dixon 3 3 6 Johnson 9 6 15 Odom 3 2 5 DiClementi 1 2 Chandler 1 1 2 Chrisman 1 1 2 Lewis 0 2 2 E.Green.. 0 2 2 f'' ni" .1. Whoops! The Huskers, in recent games, have had most everything go their way, except in the penalty department.

Saturday's game with Oklahoma State was no exception for NU. Here, David Clark (63) latches on to OSU quarterback John Doerner's (5) facemask, good for a 15-yard dzr MtfnL Nebraska wingback Tim McCrady (24) also got in on the action in the Huskers' 38-0 win. McCrady gained 29 yards on three carries. Here, quarterback Tim Hager (10) pitches the ball to McCrady in fourth quarter action. Oklahoma State's Curtis Boone (93) defends on the play.

Cornhusker Quotes Defensive back Andy Means After being knocked out following his pass Interception return: "There was a rumor I swallowed mv mouthpiece. But Sully (trainer George Sullivan) assures me I didn't. All I remember are the good things. I remember intercepting the pass, but nothing after I was hit." Defensive tackle Rod Horn "This defensive line has been together a long time. We lust sense what the other guy is doing.

It's a good feeling. And we're improving every game." Split end Tim Smith On becoming the fifth most productive pass receiver in NU history: "I don't worry about the statistics. I lust want to catch -everything that comes to me and help the team keep winning. Today was my first touchdown catch. I knew It would come sooner or later." Center Kelly Saalfeld "This team is different than ony I've ever played on.

The players ore very calm. Not a lot of lumping up and down. I'd call it controlled determination. It's more like a pro team than a college team." Linebacker Tom Vering "Our defensive line was doing such a great lob the linebackers hardly had anything to do." Offensive guard John Havekost "With the quickness of our backs, we knew that we were going to run outside a lot. We managed to hook the ends couple of times for big gainers.

Their defensive ends were the best I've seen all year." I back Jarvls Redwine On his 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct lust before Tim Smith's 42-yard TD reception: "I was running toward the sideline, and (John) Corker came across my face mask with his forearm. I was on the ground, and It wasn't the thing to do, but I retaliated and It cost us IS yards. I'm lust glad we got the touchdown on the next play." On his 29-yard touchdown run in the second quarter: "We caught them with a quick count. They like to move around, so we went on the first sound with a pitch to the right side." Quarterback Tim Hager On his 42-yard touchdown pass to Tim Smith "We'd tried the 'iso' pass to Junior (Miller) earlier, but that time, we faked It to him and when they sucked in, Tim made a fake and took off." On the counter sweeps which were successful for wingback Kenny Brown: "That play has the potential to break open the game, and ft has the potential to get stopped If they don't read 'iso' because It breaks down." On Nebraska's fake field goal attempt at the end of its first possession of the game: "The pass was supposed to go to Jarvls Redwine) but his feet got tied up." On the pass to a wide-open Junior Miller on the play preceding the fake field goal, broken up by John Corker: "I think It was broken up bv the linebacker. Junior broke out there and I threw it, but I never saw what happened." Defensive tackle Bill Barnett On Nebraska' third straight shutout: "We had to come out In the second half and not let down.

Our biggest concern was what happened to Missouri against them (OSU) last week. I think we found out something about our defense today. One guy came up to me after the game and said we're the greatest college football team he's ever seen." On his emotional play early In the game: "I think If one person gets fired up, lumps around and goes crazy, It spreads to the team. We were getting to them pretty good, and after the second quarter, It looked like they were getting pretty tired." On the heat: "It was terrible. It's terrible In here (the locker room).

But It dldnl bother me defense because we always platoon. When our offensive linemen came off the field, they were really dragging though. It seemed like they were In there 10 minutes at a time." On NU's offensive line: "It really controlled the game, and that's a compliment to them because Okie State has a heck of a defense, especially when It gets down by its own goal line." Four Huskers' injuries minor STILLWATER, Okla. Nebraska trainer George Sullivan reported that four Husker players suffered injuries in the game against Oklahoma State. Defensive back Andy Means has bruised ribs, offensive guard Randy Schleusener and wingback Kenny Brown came away with bruised shoulders and middle guard Oudious Lee suffered a bruised thigh.

"But, I expect that all of them will be ready to go next Saturday," Sullivan added. Nn its nnt a new dance steo. It's lust another touchdown for Nebraska running back Jarvls Redwine (12). Husker fullback Tim Wurth (25) eyes a defender on Redwine's second touchdown..