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section 3fourn.il ant Nov. 11, 1979 Lincoln, Neb. Wildcat strikes catfee NU to labor Sports Atafa ft VtV vW'M: A -J Lit 4f ft rVVf Neb KSU First downs '7 13 Rushes-vords 41-79 Passing yards 66 172 Total offense 338 2S1 Return yards 84 f) Passes 8-164 13-27-' Punts 7-37 6-40 Fumbles-lost 7-5 -4 Penalties-yards 5-45 2-10 Time of possession 26 51 33 0 Third down conversions 7-16 4-14 Fourth down conversions 0 2 1-1 By Virgil Parker Sports Editor MANHATTAN. Kan. Four skydivers landed in the middle of the playing field just before the Nebraska-Kansas Stale football game got under way here Saturday.

The scoreboard flashed: "Chute 'em down Wildcats." The message was almost prophetic. Nebraska entered the game with nation's No. 1 rushing offense. The Huskers were second in the country in total offense. But, after an error-filled performance, it was Nebraska's Black Shirt defense that kept a fired-up band of Wildcats from scratching the eyes out of the Huskers.

Thanks to trie defense, the Huskers survived the scare, 21-12, and ran their unbeaten string to nine straight and kept their hopes for a Big Eight Conference championship and a national title alive. "I wouldn't say the defense won the game." NU defensive coordinator Lance Van Zandt insisted. "We win or lose together as a team." But defensive captain L.C. Cole and cornerback Ric Lindquist have to be tabbed the heros. Cole intercepted a pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown to pull the Huskers from a 6-0 deficit, while Lindquist picked off three KSU aerials to tie a school record for thefts in a single game.

Nebraska's backfield troops, already thinned by injury and now riddled almost beyond repair, suffered through a seven fumble performance five of which were lost. "You've gotta give the Kansas State defense a lot of credit," Cornhusker 5 JlAVT STAFF COLORPHOTO BY HARALD DREIAAANIS As it has all season, the Cornhusker defense manhandled the Kansas Slate offense, grabbing four 15 yard line. Black was outnumbered in his attempt to recover the bobble with Bill Barnett (97), fumbles and picking off four Wildcat passes. A crucial fumble recovery came in the fourth Oudions Lee (66), Tom Vering (47) and David Clark (63) ready to pounce on the pigskin. Barnett period after Kerry Weinmaster (51) upset K-State running back Darryl Black (2) on the Wildcat recovered and fullback Andra Franklin provided an insurance touchdown five plays later.

Huskers pour on the Cole to light defensive fire Season's Nebraska (9-0) Utah State 35-14 Iowa 24-21 Penn State 42-17 New Mexico St 57-0 Kansas 42-0 Oklahoma St 36-0 Colorado 38-10 Missouri 23-20 Kansas State 21-12 N-17 Iowa State N-24 at Oklahoma Records Kansas State (3-6) Auburn 18-26 Oregon State 22-16 Air Force 19-6 Tulsa 6-9 Iowa State 3-7 Oklahomo 6-38 Missour 19-3 Kansas 28-36 Nebraska 12-21 N-17atOkta. Stote N-24ot Colorodo either set up or scored by the NU defense. Sophomore defensive end Jimmy Williams recovered a fumbled center snap at the Kansas State 15-yard line preceding Tim Wurth's three-yard touchdown. And Barnett's recovery of another Wildcat fumble following a hit made by David Clark again at the K-State 15, set up Franklin's one-yard scoring burst. "Our defense was really hitting and putting a helmet on the ball," said Cole.

Nebraska defensive end Derrie Nelson didn't make the trip this weekend because of a severe ankle sprain suffered in the Missouri game last week, and "we wanted to play extra-special for him," Williams said, while giving much of the credit for that to Cole. "He constantly talked to the defense, and he kept us all up the entire game. He's a leader, and knowing he's there makes you feel good East tops Fremont to gain title shot "I'm confident playing with L.C. because he knows his stuff," said Williams. Cole was certain Nelson was among the 43.210 fans jammed into KSU Stadium on a cold November afternoon, but he knew he'd have to accept more responsibility without Nelson in uniform.

"I figured I'd have to play much harder as well as make certain the other end had his stuff down," Cole said. "Coach (Tom) Osborne told me to be sure our other ends knew what they were doing." Cole provided an excellent example, and his teammates were willing to play follow the leader. "I just came to play that's the way I'm going to be the rest of the season," he said. "I've got nothing to lose because I'm a senior. "I want to win the Big Eight championship and the national title." "We ran and they were at the right place.

We passed and they were in the right place," said Fremont Coach Jerry Gdowski. "What can you do? We didn't come off the ball tonight like we did the first time we played them. We just didn't play with the intensity we needed." Fremont's defense stumped East for a quarter before Spartan quarterback Todd Zart began threading his passing needle. On East's first possession in the second quarter, Zart found favorite re-ciever Scott Schoettger for passes of 22, 13 and eight yards to set up a one-yard quarterback sneak and the first points of the game. "They were playing the run defensively so we went to the pass," Zentic said "If somebody is going to give us the pass, we'll take it" Zart then found Schoettger for a 25-yard scoring toss less than three minutes later.

Kurt Eubanks, who added all the extra points, booted both of these for a 14-0 advantage. Then came the straw which broke the Tigers' backs. East's Rick Taylor recovered a Fremont fumble at the six yard line. Zart gained one to the five. Schoettger swept left end on an end around for an apparent touchdown, but the play was called back on a blocking-below-the- EAST: Continued pooe 10D By Mike Babcock Staff Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan.

It wasn't the first interception Cole had ever returned for a touchdown. "I remember about six years ago, during a scrimmage in high school, I returned one about 10 yards," Cole said But that schoolboy effort hardly compared with the run Nebraska's senior defensive end made Saturday afternoon against Kansas State in KSU Stadium. With the score 6-0 in favor of the fired-up Wildcats, and Nebraska's offense already showing signs of stopping itself, Cole stepped in front of a Darrell Dickey pass and returned it 60 yards to the end zone. It was both the longest and the only touchdown-producing interception for NU's defense this season. "I was in a 'Jayhawk' pass coverage Alabama Lousiana Ala LSU First downs 19 9 Rushes-vards 71-252 3W7 Passing yards 26 97 Return yards 26 17 Passes 2- 8-1 11-29-2 Punts 5-40 10-34 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 4-19 2-10 BATON ROUGE, La.

(AP) Alan McElroy, who missed two field goal attempts in the first half, kicked a 27-yarder in the third period Saturday night to give No. 1-ranked Alabama a rain-soaked 3-0 victory over Louisiana State and make Bear Bryant the first college football coach in modern times to win 100 games in a decade. "I didn't win one of them myself," drawled Bryant. "My teams have won all the games, whether it's 5, 10 or 100. Not me, them." The game was played in a steady rain and both teams had trouble holding on to the ball.

There were four turnovers in the game including a pair of Alabama interceptions which stopped LSU in the final quarter. Asked about the weather, Bryant remarked: "It was a beautiful night as far as I could see. LSU's defense was all I could see bothering us." The Crimson Tide's defense, ranked third nationally, only permitted LSU out of its own territory twice the Tigers' deepest penetration was to the Alabama 42 and intercepted two passes in the final seven minutes to preserve its fourth shutout of the season. Alabama, 9-0 for the season, boosted its winning streak to 18 games, longest in the nation, and remained tied with Georgia for the Southeastern Conference lead. However, Georgia will represent the conference in the Sugar Bowl if it defeats Auburn next Saturday regardless of what Alabama does in its final two contests.

Louisiana State is 5-4 overall and lost to Alabama for the ninth year in a row. The setback spoiled Charlie McClendon's 200th game as LSU's head coach. McClendon, who played under Bryant at Kentucky, is in his 18th and final season. Bryant has now defeated his former players and assistant coaches 25 consecutive times and 35 of 40 overall where I'm supposed to follow the tight end wherever he goes," Cole said, recalling his first-quarter touchdown. "Their quarterback (Dickey) was scrambling, but I stayed in my zone, and when he was just about ready to get hit, he released it and I caught it.

"The only thing I saw was the goal line, and I was determined to give it everything I had," he said. Cole intercepted the pass near the east sideline and eventually cut back toward the middle of the field to score his first touchdown since last year's California game, when he covered a fumble forced by Bill Barnett in the end zone. Saturday's run was a little tiring for the Cornhusker co-captain. "The monkey got on my back about the 25-yard line," said Cole. "And when I reached the end zone, I was really tired." When he got to the NU bench, "I was outlasts 3-0 Season's Alabama (9-0) Georgia Tech 30-6 Baylor 45-0 Vanderbilt 66-3 Wichita St 38-0 Florida 40-0 Tennessee 27-17 Virginia Tech 31-7 Mississippi St 24-7 LSU 3-0 N-17Miomi Fla.

N-24 idle Records LSU (5-4) 44-0 Rice 47-3 USC 12-17 Florida 20-3 Georgia 14-21 Kentucky 23-19 Florida 19-24 Mississippi 28-24 Alabama 0-3 N-17 Mississippi St. N-24otTuiane 0-1 Idle D-l at Auburn Alabama scored the game's only points on its first possession of the second half after LSU's Robbie Mahfouz managed only a 22-yard punt to the Crimson Tide 44 into a 10-mph wind. Major Ogilvie gained 19 yards and Steadman Shealy, the slick Wishbone quarterback, galloped for 16 yards as Alabama reached the loser's 9-yard line. However, after two penalties and three running plays the ball was still at the nine and McElroy, who missed from 28 and 39 yards in the first half, booted his 11th field goal of the season in 15 tries. As for being the only coach ever to win 100 games in a decade, Bryant refused to take any credit for the close victory.

"I didn't change anything out there. I didn't make any big player moves. I think it would have been 4-0 if I had stayed home," he said Alabama 3 03 Louisiana State I Ala FG McElroy 27 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-Alabama, Whitman 22-95, Osllvle 13-76, Shealy 2542. LSU, Golan 15-44, Ensmlnger 1-10. PASSING-Alabama, Shealy 2-8-1-26.

LSU, Ensmlnger 7-21-2-77, Woodley 4-8-0-20. RECEIVING Alabama, Travis 2-26. LSU, Galan 4-31, Porter 3-31, Murphret 2-15. 1 Scene Sunday Football Notre Dame football, 8 o.m., Stteltrt vs. Chleft, noon, f) Rams vs.

ears, 1 p.m., CD Broncos vs. Patriots, 3 P.m., Maverick highlights, 10:45 p.m., just about dead," he said. "But all of a sudden, everybody was screaming at me to get back in there for the kickoff Cole was a one-man assault force against Kansas State Saturday. The interception return was just the first in a series of heroics. He led Nebraska defenders with seven tackles and seven assists and caused a Wildcat fumble, which he recovered himself.

For the performance which he called the best of his collegiate career. Cole earned what he thought was a broken finger, though no fracture was diagnosed later. Cole's play was representative of a Nebraska defense which produced four interceptions and six K-State fumbles, four of which it recovered Saturday. "It was the defense's game," he said. Each of the Husker touchdowns was Prep playoffs at a glance Class A Quarterfinals 0.

Crelghlon Prep 47, Millard 12 0. Westiide 23. 0. Burke 0 Fremont 23. L.

Southeast 20 L. East 31, Grond Island 14 Semifinals 0. Westslde 27. 0. Crel9hton Prep 7 Lincoln East 35.

Fremont 16 Finals Lincoln East (16-11 at O. Westslde (10-1) Class Quarterfinals McCook2, PlotteviewJl Norris 26. L. Pius 6 Plottsmouth24. Gothenburg 0 Col.

Lakeview 10. Aurora 7 Semifinals Morris 27, McCOO 3 Plottsmouth 14, Col. Lakevlew 7 Finals Plohsmoutti (10-1) at Norrls(IOI). Class C-l Quarterfinals Fre. Beroon 33.

Oshkosh 0 Mlllord 32, Louisville 0 Gl CC 30, Bennington 14 Battle Creek 20, Oakland Crolg 6 Semifinals Fremont Bergon 9, Mlllord 6 GICC 20, Bottle Creek 6 Finals Gl CC MM) at Fremont Bergon (10-6-1). Class C-2 Quarterfinals Gront 53, Weeping Water 0 Coleridge 32, Orchard 0 Cambridge 70. Overton 0 Semifinals Grant 40, Coleridge 8 Ansley 40, Cambridge Finals AniKy (160) 01 Grant (1141. Class D-1 Quarterfinals Spalding Academy 42. Horrlsbure 14 Shelby 44, SMckley 22 Beemer 41.

Adorns 24 Dowton-Verdon 32. Stopteton 14 Semifinals Spotting Acodemv 31 Shelby 0 Beemer Si. Dawton-Verdon 12 Finals Spalding Academy (10-01 at Beemer (104). Class D-2 Quarterfinals WneallandSAEIk Creek 0 HlldretttSS, Snyder 2S Dl31, Bortleve Arthur 26, Trumbull 20 Semifinals HlWrem 34, Wheatland 14 Arthur 30. Dl 22 Finals HIMrtth (161) Ot Arthur (161).

1 Scene Monday Football Eaglet vs. Cowboys, I p.m., Coach Tom Osborne said. "They hit hard. But I was very disappointed in the number of turnovers we committed. We wer-e't consistent on offense all day.

We just seemed to play ell enough to in. And if K-State hadn't had some turnovers too (lour lost fumbles in addition to the four interceptions), we might not have been able to do that." Osborne admitted his club didn't have a good week of practice in preparation for Kansas State. "I was worried about a letdown after such a physical game against Missouri. But we have to be ready every week. That's the price you pay for being highly rated.

Every team is all geared up for us. You know I was worried when I chewed them out after practice Thursday. That's the first time I've done that this season." Nebraska, which escaped serious injury during the early stages of the season, now has a host of walking wounded. "We had hoped to hold Jams (Redwine) out of the game, but couldn't. Ve used him sparingly.

And though he didn't hurt his knee any more, he spramed an ankle. Isaiah (Hipp) reinsured his toe and couldn't play after half-time, and Craig Johnson was banged around a lot and knocked dizzy a couple of times," Osborne added. "Jranklin (fullback Andra) was hurt at the end and Quuin (quarterback Jeff) was limping from a Charlie horse. It's going to be a little tense having enough healthy backs to play Iowa State next week." It was almost a home game for the Huskers. About half of the crowd of 43,210 the fourth-largest in KSU history and the largest ever against an opponent other than KU were dressed in red.

But they got two shocks in the first minute of play. Nebraska received the opening kickoff, but on the second scrimmage play Johnson fumbled at the end of a 10-yard run and K-State was in business at the NU 26. Freshman Darrell Dickey, son of Wildcat Coach Jim, who passed for 306 yards against Kansas a week earlier, went to the air immediately. After one incomple-tion he hooked up with split end John Liebe for a touchdown and a 6-0 KSU lead after just 55 seconds had elapsed. The Wildcats, who had been just 4 of 14 on extra point kicks this season, missed again.

It gave the Huskers hope. But K-State was also fired up. The Wildcats, who had led Oklahoma at half-time three weeks ago, kept Nebraska from generating any offense on its next three possessions. Dickey made his first error when Cole picked off a pass and rambled 60 yards to a touchdown, changing direction three times along the way, with 4:13 left in the initial period. Dean Sukup hit the PAT and the Huskers were in front, 7-6.

A sign that the Huskers were ready to take command? Hardly. In a less-than-two-minute span at the end of the first quarter and the start of the second stanza, the ball changed hands three times on fumbles. It was still 7-6 at halftime. Kansas State proved it was serious about pulling off a stunning upset by taking the kickoff to open the second half HUSKERS: Continued post 30 By Tom Vint Staff Sports Writer Lincoln East football coach Lee Zentic was thinking about comebacks Saturday night. East's 35-16 Class A semifinal playoff win over Fremont was shaping up to be a carbon copy of the Oct 14 game top-rated East nearly lost to the eight-ranked Tigers.

In both games, East mounted a 21-0 halftime lead. In the first game, also at Seacrest Field, Fremont came back to a 21-14 deficit and lost the ball on a late drive deep in East territory. The memories were still fresh enough for Zentic to remind his players what Fremont could do in second half situations. "You bet I told 'em," Zentic said of his halftime talk. "We got after them.

I told them if they went out and executed well the second half, Fremont won't be able to come back." Fremont, which eliminated third-ranked Lincoln Southeast at Seacrest in a come-from-behind effort last Tuesday, didn't have a prayer. The Spartan defense smothered the Tigers' every effort. After three quarters of play, Fremont was held to a minus 18 yards rushing and 35 yards passing. "I couldn't believe our defense," Zentic said. "Those kids really played well We really didn't put in anything different for this game.

We just got after them." How AP's top 20 fared Next week's opponent 1. Alobomo (94) def. LSU, 34) Miami, Fla. 2. Nebraska (9-0) def.

Kansas State, 21-12 Iowa State Ohio State (1(H)) def. Iowa, 34-7 of Michigan 4. USC (94-1) def. Washington, 24-17 Idle 5. Houston (8-1 lost to Texas, 21-13 idle Oklahoma (8-1) def.

Kansas, 38-0 at Missouri 7. Florida State (9-0) def. South Carolina, 27-7 Memphis St. (. Texas (7-1 1 def Houston, 21-13 TCU 9.

Arkansos (8-1 def Baylor, 29-20 at Texas 10. Michigan (8-2) lost to Purdue, 24-21 Ohio State 11. Brigham Young (9-0) def. Long Beach State, 31-17 Utah 12. Pitt (8-1) def.

West Virginia, 24-17 at Army 13. Notre Dome (4-3) lost to Tennessee, 40-18 Clemson 14. Purdue (8-2) def. Michigan, 24-21 Indiana 15. Washington (6-3) lost to USC 24-17 Wash.

St. 16. Auburn (7-2) def. Mississippi State, 14-3 at Georgia 17. Baylor (6-3) lost to Arkansas, 29-20 Rice 18.

Clemson (7-2) def. North Carolina, 19-10 at Notre Oamt 19. South Carolina (6-3) lost to Florida State, 27-7 Wake Forest 20. Woke Forest (8-2) def. Duke, 17-14 at S.

Carolina.