Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 27

Money, 14 $Brt Jag Journal-iSfar OCTOBER 27., 1M5 I IBiafffaloek tkiiiainL '-X IvdV i By Virgil Parker Sport Editor NU17, Colorado 7 Colorado 7 0 0 0 7 Nebraska 0 7 7 317 CU Ktnoa2run(Eckel kick) NU OuBost 1 rim (Klein kick) NU Rothman run (Kltin kick) NU FGKItinM A 76,014 A 'I i -W- NU 21 60-332 113 445 27 5-15-1 5-43 3-1 5-30 31:48 5-13 0-1 CU 14 47-151 47 21S 9 7-12-0 8-50 4-3 M0 28:12 3-13 1-1 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Total yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-iost Penalties-vards Time of Possession Third-down conv. Fourth-down conv. About the time they turned th lights on at Memorial Stadium for Saturday's late-starting, nationally televised football game, Nebraska's Tom Rathman turned them off on Colorado. The fullback from Grand Island broke open a tight defensive struggle late in the third quarter with an 84-yard touchdown run to snap a 7-7 tie. Dale Klein, who kicked seven field goals to beat Missouri last week, then added a 42-yarder to give the Comhuskers a 17-7 victory.

The win extended Nebraska's dominance over the Buffs, who haven't beaten the Huskers since 1967. Rathman already had the longest run by a Big Eight Conference player this season after scoring from 60 yards out against Florida State. "It was a great feeling to go 84 yards," Rathman said. That's the longest run of my career. I wanted to do something good today because Grand Island was saluting me.

And it turned out to be the big play of the game." TE's block made pldy Rathman said the key to the play a 38-trap is the tight end's block on the to cut off his block," Rathman explained. "But this time I cut it back early and jumped over a pile of players on the ground. Suddenly, there was nobody there. It was a matter of me trying to outrun the defensive back." The 8-foot, 220-pound Rathman wasn't sure he was going to be able to do that "I tried to pick up my blockers down-field," he said, "but the defensive back was in front of them. I think he would have caught me if I'd tried to go straight for the end zone.

So I made another cut at about the 5 and had enough power to RvW'fiiii'MiAfwtiifi' IUNOY HAMPT0N6UN0AY J0URNAL-8TAR linebacker. He seals off the linebacker and I'm" 1 Nebraska fullback Tom Rathman (26) leaps' over a defender at the line of scrimmage and sets sail on an 84-yard touchdown run that gave the Huskers the lead with 16 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Reeves is t' bacJv" ixnei -ftitouxs it SI 1 5 get into the end zone, Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne noted that "there are not too many fullbacks with his size guys who can block like he can who can also go 84 yards. But Tom is a remarkably good football player and has been playing very well for us." Beyond 100 again For the 29th time in the last 31 games, the No. 3-ranked Huskers had at least By Mike Babcock Gregg Reeves was sore.

His left shoulder hurt His back was tight, and his left hand throbbed. fl've never been so sore after a game in all my life," Reeves said after Nebraska's 17-7 victory over Colo-' rado Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. 1 The Cornhusker defensive end wasn't complaining, just happy we hung together," he said. Reeves meant the entire defense, but he could have been referring to his body parts. He was taken out early in the game, "so they (coaches) could tell.

me to make an adjustment," Reeves said. Then it was back into the (ray. Scott Tucker, the defensive end on the opposite side, could have told a similar tale. He played the entire game Saturday with an ankle sprain that kept him in the training room so long afterward he missed the post-game interviews. Nebraska needed iron-man efforts from Reeves and Tucker on Saturday for a couple of reasons.

They were Nebraska sets a rap for Colorado a 38-trap featur- incj Tom Rathman. -i Page 6D. NUs backup quarterback Travis Turner has a soft spot in his heart for Colorado. Page 6D. Colorado Coach Bill McCartney finds two points of satisfaction in CU's 17-7 loss to Nebraska.

70. cap, Reeves and Tucker were' the only experienced ends left They were credited with 12 tackles between them Saturday as Nebraska rebounded from a slow defensive start to snap Colorado's wishbone. For a while, it appeared the Buffaloes were onto something with their new attack. Colorado ran 15 plays on its first two offensive series and averaged 7.4 yards per opening series ended with a tost fumble at the Nebraska 39-yard line. The Buffaloes scored their only touchdown on the second possession.

It took about that long for Nebraska to adjust to a Colorado alignment that included two tight ends. That's kind of what was 'biffing us right away," Reeves said. "We were calling defenses that weren't the soundest for a two-tight' offense. "We were getting the monitor on the wrong side o( the field. Once we got the monster squared up, to come" up and play the alley for the quarterback, everything was fine." a The statistics proved that Colorado managed only four first downs and 50 rush- tag yards oa 21 carries in the second half.

TSaturday's game was his first in three weeks. He has the only experienced ends healthy enough to play, and One runner gain 100 yards or more rushing. I-back Doug DuBose led the way with 125 yards on 26 carries, while Rath-Man totaled 115 more on 11 tries. Colorado's run-oriented wishbone offense was limited to a total of just 115 yards rushing (compared to 332 on the ground for the Huskers). Rich Wheeler, Cits starting quarterback, led the Buffs with 38 yards.

But he managed just five carries before leaving the game in the firstquarter with a knee injury. Mark Hatcher, who was the starting quarterback in CU's first five games, was unable to play after being injured last I week. That left Coach Bill McCartney with third-stringer Craig Keenan, a fifth-year senior who saw action ut seven games last faQ. hand, neither which is completely healed. bone attack like the one used by Colorado.

Reeves i wears a sling to prevent him from raising his left arm above shoulder level, and he has a cast on his hand During practice last week, be was bothered by back spasms caused by running on the concrete stadium steps. 'Mv harlrwa!) an tipht. hart tnltpen stretchins it out that's why, prior to the opening kickoff, Nebraska defensive ends.coach George Darlington told Reeves and Tucker to "hang in there as tough as you can," Reeves said. Darlineton had planned to use senior Brad Smith in a -Colorado. nose Kyle Rappold says he it a little extra fronv playing against Nebraska for the first time.

'j i Page 70, wouldn't get the spasms three-man rotation at defensive end, but Smith became the whole game, hoping I ill wiui a bjm uuecuun aim wu awmiwu vtuvci- again," he said. Statistics Page 70. sity Health Center Friday night Still, Reeves proceeded to play every down but one See HUSKERS on page 1D With Tony Houoway sidelined by a sprained knee- See REEVES on page 60 on Saturday. iffioyMs FcaPjwSuh 2 imi Eiimtli to tie Spries 1 World Series (Best-of Seven) St. Louis vs.

Kansas City Saturday St. Louis 3, Kansas City Sunday St. Louis 4, Kansas City 2 Tuesday Kansas City 6, St. Louis 1 Wednesday St. Louis 3, Kansas City 0 Thursday Kansas City 6, St.

Louis 1 Saturday Kansas City St. Louis 1 Sunday St. Louis (Tudor 21-8) at Kansas City (Saberhagen 20-6), 7:30 p.m. foul ball, a bolihed sacrifice bunt attempt, a passed ball and an intentional walk. "I wasnt nervous," lorg said.

"I have to concentrate on othen things. I've pinch hit in other situations. I knew pis was the most important." Now, with Game 7 scheduled for Sunday night, the Royals face the last hurdle in their comeback of comebacks. And they must do it against the ace of SL Louis' staff, John Tudor, who win face the Royals' ace, Bret Saberhagen, in the first seventh-game matchup of 20-game winners since 1962. Tudor already has won twice in the Series and See SERIES on page 10D Brian Harpet.

"We had the World Series won tonight," Cards Manager Whitey Herzog said. "I still think we're the team ot destiny. We were picked to finish last" Harper's go-ahead single tor the Cardinals came off Royals left-hander Charlie Leibrandt, who lost Came 2 of the Series after taking a two-hit shutout into the ninth inning and who appeared headed for another beartbreaker until the ninth. He retired the first 15 batters he faced and set down the Cardinals in order six of the first seven innings but stood to be the loser again; Iorg's hit came off Todd Worrell, who had tied a World Series record by striking out six consecu- TT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A dream Came true for Dane lorg Saturday night and moved the Kansas City Royals within one step of the ultimate comeback in a season of dreamlike comebacks.

lorg drove in tvyo runs with a one-out, pinch in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally the Royals to a 2-1 victory over the St Louis Car-. i dinals and force a deciding seventh game in the World Series. "How many kids get the opportunity to hit in that situation?" lorg asked. "I've dreamed about it aU my life. U's certainly a thrilL" The dream of winning a 10th world championship on this night turned into a nightmare for the a CturUtLelbrandt Dan lorg live batters in relief in Game 5.

The inning included a disputed play at first base, a misplayed Cardinals, who had gone ahead in the eighth inning witn a pinch RBI single of their own by I mump i OU's kiddie baqkfield gives Iyelones lesson in scoring Ohio State stops Minnesota on downs In the final minute to preserve a 23-19 win. Page 2D. Notre Dame, showing no evidence of Its early-season struggles, crushes Southern Cal 37-3. Pago 30. i) APUP1 Wwteww 17 1.

Iowa (6-0) def. North western 49-10 atOhioStato Florida (6-0-1) dot. Virginia Tech 35-18 at Auburn 3 2. Perm State (7-0) clef. West Virginia 27-0 Boston College A.l 4.

Michigan (6-1 )oVtf. Indiana 42-1 5 at Illinois 5. 3. Nebraska (6-1) def. Colorado 17-7 at Kansas Stata 67 S.

Auburn (6-1) flef. Mississippi State 21 -9 Florida 77 7.BYU(6-2)losttoTexa9-EIPaso23-16 Wyoming 8 6. Air Force (8-0) def. Utah 37-15 1 San Diego State 97 8. Ohio State (6-1 def.

Minnesota 23-1 9 Iowa '10710. Oklahoma (4-1) dot, lown State 59-14 Kansas 117 9. Florida State (6-1) def. North Carolina 20-10 Miami, Fla. 12712.

Oklahoma State (4-1) def Kansas 17-10 at Colorado 137 11. Baylor (6-1) def. Texas ASM 45-0 Idf 14 13. Arkansas (6-1) def. Houston 57-27 at Rice 15714.

Miami, Fla. (6-1)def. Louisville 45-7 at Florida State .16718. Tennessee (3-1-2) tied Georgia Tech 6-6 Idle 17715. UCLA (6-1-1) dt.

California 34-9 Idle 18718.LSUf4-1)wasirl'e at Mississippi 197 17. Texas (3-2) lost to Southern Methodist 44-1 4 i Texas Tech 20720. Minnesota (5-2) lost to Ohio State et Michigan State 1 9. Arizona (5-2) lost to Stanford 28-1 7 a Oregon Stats A From New WlrM 1 The lOth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners did not use one starting player older than a sophomore in their backfield Saturday, but you couldn't tell by the scoreboard. The Sooners rushed for 542 yards on their way to 643 yards in total offense as they crushed Iowa State 59-14 at Norman, -Okla.

"Our kiddie corps played great said Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer. "They used their speed and made good plays They put on the best offensive show we have had to far" The show stoppers were the i pair of men pressed into action after sophomore Troy Aikman broke his ankle last week. JameQe Holieway started and led the Sooners to scores on five of their first six possessions. He was replaced in the third quarter by Eric Mitchel, who had 135 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries "1 was impressed with both said Switzer, I who saw his club improve to 4-1 overall, In the Big Eight "Both give us the dimension of quickness and speed. i "Both quarterbacks Improved tremendously this week practice they looked like this in scrimmage this Iowa State Coach Jim Criner brought to Norman a club ranked seventh In the nation in total defense, allowing 275.8 yards per game.

"Defensively, we're embarassed as hell," Criner said. Oklahoma scored on three straight possessions in the second quarter to grab a 31-7 halftime lead. Freshman tailback; Anthony Stafford scored on the first play of the period when he took a Holieway pitch 27 yards Into the end zone. Holieway, who had 76 yards rushing, later scored on a 17-yard run and also booked up with split end Derrick Shepard on 77-yard touchdown pass. Mitchel had touchdown runs of 3 and 20 yards.

'Oklahoma fullback Leon Terry had 132 yards on five carries, including 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, i Iowa State's only touchdowns came on a 2-yard run by tall-, back Andrew Jackson in the first quarter, and on a 15-yard pass from Alex Espinoza to Alan Hood in the fourth quarter" In the first quarter, Holieway directed a 79-yard, seven-play scoring drive on Oklahoma's first possession, with fullback Ly-dell Carr going in from the V. 7- i- t'l BiQ eight on pago4I Reggie Dupard scores a school record four touch-. downs as SMU routs Texas 44-14. Page 40. 1, -'i1 'i ri -'-i-sssa Fullback Gerald Mason runs for 1 1 8 yards and scores two touchdowns to lead Midland to a 33-21 win over Concord-; mim.

'ma There's a new bowling tour-l nament In town Its organiz-; 'ers hope develops into an annual favorite. Page so. 'I vi, NU academic counselor Ur sula Walsh leaves this week to become the director of rY By Curt McKeever The odds finally evened up a little Saturday night for Hastings College football Coach Wendell Mau-pin and his Broncos. ot the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title chase, but for Hastings quarterback Mike Osborne, this homecoming couldnt have been sweeter. yards with one interception, but Salgado, who was Sfor-18 for 105 yards, also played Sn equally impor-.

tant role in the victory. The Junior from ChuUv Vista, Calif, drove Hastings 80 yarns at the end of the first half, and hit wide receiver Lionel Washington for a 19-yard score with six seconds left in the It was only by chance that Osborne was on the field when the heroics were needed. He and Raul Salgado alternate at quarterback. "What we usually do is play one one quarter and the other the second," Maupln said. "Then if either of them ia movim the ball consistently, hell play.

search for the NCAA in Kansas City. Page 90. Nebraska's pheasant and quail seasons open Saturday and tha state's hunters have reason to smile. Pago iid. Osborne, the son ot Nebraska Coach Tom OS- After suffering tnree consecuuve losses ro eluding one to Doane last week on the game's final borne, drove the Broncos 80 yards in the final three play Hastings levied its frustration against Ne- minutes and threw a game-winning, 20-yard TD braska Wesleyan with a tt-7 pass to wide receiver Frank Wray with 10 seconds The bonecomlng loss knocked the Plainsmen otif left In the contest 1 Tonight, no one was dominating and I Just decided second quarter, to put Mike in (on the final drive)." Osborne finished the night 441-8 passing (or 57 go WESLEYAN on page 50.