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Pockctbook, 12 Sunday Journal-Star SEPTEMBER 22, 1985 Hmskers make amemdb in win Run proves more devastating than pass NU52, Illinois 25 Illinois 0 10 0 1525 Nebraska 14 10 21 752 Nil DuBose 1 run (C. Schnltzler kick) NU Carr 56 Interception return (C. Schnltzler kick) NU C. Sehnlzler 35 field goal III. C.White 42 field goal III.

Boso 5 pass from Trudeau (White kick) NU DuBose 1 run (C. Schnltzler kick) NU DuBose 49 run (C. Schnltzler kick) NU Sheppord 12 run (C. Schnltzler kick) NU R. Schnltzler 9 pass from Turner (C.

Schnltzler kick) III. Boso 4 pass from Trudeau (Trudeou pass to D. Williams) III. Pierce 4 pass from Trudeau (White kick) NU Spachman 38 interception return (C. Schnltzler kick) A 76,149 III NU 19 27 30-98 74-456 292 110 390 566 29-51-4 3-10-1 2-4 9-137 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Total yards Passes Returns-yards Fumbles-lost Punts-ave.

Penaltles-vards Time of possession 5-2 4-38 3-34 4-3 6-40 4-25 26:40 preceded Craig Schnitzler's 35-yard field goal, and defensive tackle Chris Spachman scored the game's final touchdown on a 38-yard interception return. The Illini responded to a 21-point third quarter by Nebraska with 15 points in the fourth quarter on Trudeau touchdown passes to Cap Boso (his second) and Stephen Pierce. Mistaken identity "You've got to give Illinois credit," said Osborne. "They got to where maybe one more turnover or one more bad thing could have made it a very interesting ballgame. I really didn't feel relaxed until Skow' (actually Spachman) picked that one off and put it in the end zone." Osborne could be forgiven for crediting Jim Skow with the last touchdown.

Skow, the other defensive tackle, and. middle guard Danny Noonan did their part in Nebraska's pass defense. Noonan was credited with three sacks and Skow one. "We had set a goal of five sacks," McBride said. After getting a three-touchdown lead, the Cornhuskers were more concerned about covering receivers than getting a rush on Trudeau, according to McBride.

That's why "we stayed primarily with a three-man rush," he said. Another Nebraska defensive goal was to hold Illinois' running attack under 100 yards. The Illini finished with a net of 98. rushing yards, including a minus 5 yards in the second half. "For the most part, they didn't get their running game going," said Osborne.

David Williams, Illinois' Ail-American wide receiver, didn't get going against the Cornhuskers' two-and three-deep zone coverages until the second half. He had only two of his seven receptions and 22 of his 119 yards in the first half. Carr's interception and touchdown came on a ball he tipped. Williams left Memorial Stadium with respect for Nebraska's defense. "This is probably the most physical team I've played against since I've been at Illinois," he said.

The Cornhusker offensive line was too. Quarterback Travis Turner teamed with Robb Schnitzler on a 9-yard touchdown pass Me in the third I I 33:20 By Mike Babcock Basically, the lesson to be learned from the Nebraska football team's 52-25 victory over Illinois Saturday at Memorial Stadium was: You can't run a good thing into the ground. Run that by Let's put it another way. The Cornhuskers had 84 plays from scrimmage on a dreary afternoon and only 10 were passes. To the casual observer, at least, their offense might have seemed one-dimensionaL But what Nebraska did in that basic dimension was more than enough to offset an Illinois passing attack considered by NU defensive coordinator Charlie McBride to be the "best in the country, along with Brigham Young's." Which is more devastating, the run or the pass? It's an age-old question.

Saturday, the answer was the run. "They had a good running game, but it really overpowering," said Illinois strong safety Craig Swoope. Swoope apparently has high standards, considering Nebraska gained 456 of its 566 yards on the ground. Illini quarterback Jack Trudeau completed 29-of-51 passes for 292 yards and three touchdqwns, and yet the game was still a runaway for the Cornhuskers, who evened their record at H. Trudeau's 29 completions were the most ever against Nebraska.

His 51 attempts tied an NU record, and the 292 yards ranked third, all-time, against the Cornhuskers in Memorial Stadium. The Illinois passing attack is such that if the Illini "ever get you on the ropes, they're going to blow you right out of the stadium," McBride said. Kept Illini out of lead Nebraska, however, was never on the ropes. Less than five minutes into the garnet the Cornhuskers led 14-0. Their advantage dwindled to seven late in the first half as Illinois threatened to get back into the fight But a pair of Doug DuBose touchdowns, one just 28 seconds before half-time and the other on Nebraska's first play from scrimmage in the second half, put the Cornhuskers ahead 31-10.

After that, "I think they were in a position where they could make us sweat a little bit, but it looked like we had the game in good shape," said Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne. DuBose, who rushed for 191 yards, left most of the work on the first of the touchdowns to quarterback McCathorn Clayton and split end Robb Schnitzler, who teamed up on a 64-yard pass. The completion was Nebraska's first of three in the game and gave the Cornhuskers the ball at the Illini 16. DuBose broke three tackles, hurdled a teammate, got a downfield block from Schnitzler and ran 49 yards for the second touchdown, his third of the afternoon. Those two scores "changed the momentum around," Osborne said.

"Really, about two minutes of action were the key to the ballgame." Illinois, which dropped to 1-2 with the loss, lived and died with the pass. Trudeau threw four interceptions, three of which led to scores. His first completion was to Nebraska safety Chris Carr, whose 56-yard interception return made the score 14-0. A controversial interception by Corn-husker defensive end Brad Smith RANDY HAMPTONSUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR Nebraska l-back Doug DuBose (22) bounces up after diving over the top for a 1 -yard touchdown with 28 seconds remaining in the first half. DuBose rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns.

See HUSKERS on page 8D Ql Interception touchdowns symbolic for defense Illinois falls "about as convincingly as you can according to Coach Mike White. Page 6D. By Virgil Parker Sports Editor "Chris Spachman for the Heisman Trophy!" That was the suggestion of fellow defensive lineman Danny Noonan after the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Spachman picked off an Illinois pass and lumbered 38 yards to the end zone to produce the final score fai Nebraska's 52-25 victory over the Illini at Memorial Stadium Saturday. "I've always played defensive tackle, so that was my first touchdown ever high school or college," the junior from Kansas City said. "But now I'm thinking of asking to be switched to offense so I can play tight end." Nebraska's entire defensive unit was in a joking mood after picking off four passes by Illinois quar thefootbalL" "In the second half, when we knew they would be passing a lot, we also started stunting a little," Skow said.

"We did a lot more looping and slanting than in the first game against Florida State. At first they ran a lot of traps and draw plays. You have to shut that down right away. Once that's done, you can start going after the quarterback." Skow admitted the defense had a "lapse" midway through the second half. "I think we lost our intensity and they scored two touchdowns in about a 58-second span.

This was the most crucial game of the year for us after losing the first game. A showing like this was really good. It was like last year after losing to Syracuse. We came back and beat Okla-See DEFENSE on page 7D terback Jack Trudeau and recovering three fumbles. Safety Chris Carr came up with the first aerial theft, returning it 56 yards for a touchdown to give Nebraska an early 14-0 first-quarter lead.

Combined with Spachman's TD return, it marked the first time since 1970 that the Buskers have intercepted two passes for touchdowns. Fifteen years ago, against Oklahoma State, defensive end John Atkins ran one back 57 yards, while monster back John Decker scored on a 73-yard return. Nebraska won that game, 65-31. Carr said his interception came because the pass had been tipped by linebacker Marc Munford. "It cauie right to me," the junior from little WeUfleet, said.

"I just took off, but my legs started get ting really tight For a minute, I thought some of those big, fat linemen were going to catch me. I'm not a sprinter by any means." The other two interceptions were by cornerback Dennis WatWns and defensive end Brad Smith. A much-improved pass rush hurried Trudeau, helping cause the interceptions. Middle guard Noonan had three sacks, tackle Jim Skow another. In addition, four other tackles behind the line of scrimmage were credited to the Nebraska defensive linemen.

All of the sacks came in the second half. "We made a few adjustments for the line at half-time," defensive coordinator Charlie McBride sakL "Illinois was hurting us on the trap play, so we had (Jim) Skow jump in the gap. He filled it on one counter sweep and on another he got his helmet on Battle Creek brothers Robb and Craig Schnltzler are used, to playing football together. Page 7D. Members of Nebraska's 1955 Orange Bowl team agree that football has drastically changed.

Page sd. Spinks ends Holmes9 drive toward record Central College capitalizes on Neb. Wesleyan mistakes Results Next game 1 Auburn (2-0) was idle Sept. 28 at Tennessee 2. Oklahoma (O-OVwas Idle Sept.

28 at Minnesota 3. Southern California (1-1) lost to Baylor 20-13 Sept. 28 at Arizona St. 4. Iowa (2-0) def.

Northern Illinois 48-20 Sept 28. at Iowa St. 5. Southern Methodist (1-Q) was Idle Sept. 28 at Texas Christian 6.

Florida State (3-0) def. Memphis St. 19-10 Sept. 28 Kansas 7. Ohio State (2-Q) def.

Colorado 36-1 3 Sept. 28 Washington St. 8. Oklahoma State (2-0) was Idle Sept. 28 Miami (Ohio) 9.

Louisiana St. (2-0) def. Colorado St. 1 7-3 Oct. 5 Florida 1 0.

Penn State (3-0) def. East Carolina 1 7-1 0 Sept. 28 Rutgers 11. Florida (1-0-1) was Idle Sept. 28 Mississippi St.

12. UCLA (1-0-1) played San Diego St. Sept. 28 at Washington Brinfram vqi TsrnpiA Oct at Colorado St 14. Arkansas (2-0) def.

Tulsa 24-0 Sept. 28 New Mexico 1 5. South Carolina (2-1 lost to Michigan 34-3 Sept. 28 at Georgia 1 6. Alabama (3-0) def.

Cincinnati 45-10 Sept. 28 at Vanderbllt 1 7. Maryland (2-1 def. West Virginia 28-0 Sept. 28 at Michigan 18.

Nebraska (1-1) def. Illinois 52-25 Sept. 28 Oregon 1 9. Michigan (2-0) def. South Carolina 34-3 Sept.

28 Maryland 20. Illinois (1-2) lost to Nebraska, 52-25 Oct. 5 Ohio St. ByCurtMcKeever Nebraska Wesleyan football coach Orson Christensen was blaming no one but himself Saturday night after his team lost 19-14 to Central College of Pella, Iowa, at O.N. Magee Stadium.

Central, which entered the contest with a 16-game regular-season winning streak, capitalized on two Plainsmen turnovers to come from behind for the victory. Trailing 7-3 near the end of the first half, the Flying Dutchmen had Wesleyan backed up to its 20-yard line. On third-and-10 with just over a minute to play in the half, Wesleyan quarterback Scott Cooper had a pass picked off by Central's Jeff Staton and the Flying Dutchmen took over at the 16. fntrstl didn't waste any time in making that takeawy pa-' off, as quarterback Tom Koos connected with Matt Schulte'for a 5-yard score with 14 seconds left in the first half to put the 1984 NCAA Division III runner-ups ahead, for good, 10-7 at the half. "I basically blame myself with losing this game," Christensen said.

"I wasnt patient, but I still believe it (the pass play) was there and I thought we could burn them. "Part of my nature is that I'm a risk taker and that's not always smart" The Plainsmen battled until the final second's tick. "We caught them last year when they weren't ready," Central Coach Ron Schipper said. "We knew that we'd be in for a tough game tonight. This time, we weren't ready, but our defense played super.

The only thing we did well is take advantage of a couple mistakes, and what's really nice is to win these." Central's other touchdown was set up by a Credell Magee fumble that was recovered at the NWU 12-yard line by defensive end Jeff Blythe. On the next play, Koos tossed his second TD pass, this time to tight end Tom McDonald, and the Flying Dutchmen led 17-7 with 11:25 left in the game. Ceuirui extended that lead iu iv-7 when Cuupei waa Muied in the end zone with 1:54 remaining. Following a free kick, Schipper put in his reserves and the Plainsmen defense forced a punt with just over a minute left Cooper then drove his team for its final score, a 10-play, 57-yard march that culminated with a 5-yard run by fullback Mike Kneale with seven seconds to go. Central halfback Craig Hagen rushed for 120 of his team's See WESLEYAN on page 4D LAS VEGAS, Nev.

(AP) Michael Spinks made boxing history Saturday night while denying Larry Holmes a chance to do it. In one of boxing history's biggest upsets, the 29-year-old Spinks scored a close but unamimous 15-round decision that made him the first light-heavyweight champion to win a heavyweight title. The loss in the International Boxing Federation title bout kept the 35-year-old Hoimes from lyuig Kutky maiutiiiu's4-0 record. It came on the 30th anniversary of Marciano's last fight, a ninth-round knockout over light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore. "I'm gonna quit," Holmes said.

"I don't need no more boxing." Holmes could have matched the record if he had won the last round. Judges Dave Moretti and Harold Leder-man both had the fight even going into the 15th and both gave it to Spinks. Holmes was a victim of Spinks' awkwardness and his own age. "I had my time," said IIolmc3, who when he left the ring blew kisses to his wife Diane, who was weeping at ringside. Should this be Holmes' last fight, his career will read 48-1 with 38 knockouts and 21 victories in 22 world title fights.

"I stand there alone, right at the top," exulted Spinks, who was a 6-1 underdog. Spinks' shocking victory rivals that of his older brother Leon, who upset Muhammad All on a 15-round decision to become heavyweight champion Feb. 15, 1978. It also avenged Leon's lliird-rouml knockout loss to Holmes on June 12, 1981. The Spinks brothers are the first brothers to win the heavyweight championship.

Max and Buddy Baer also fought for the heavyweight title, but Buddy never won it. Spinks, to some ringsiders, seemed to waste too much time in several rounds, but his fighting in flurries and his ability to keep Holmes from ever trapping him impressed the three judges. Rebuilding no breeze for deaf school itmm Jim Karsatos passes for three touchdowns to lead No. 5 Ohio State to a 36-13 win over Colorado. Page 20.

Florida State fans say they received a warm welcome in Nebraska. Page 5D. Dwlght Gooden fires a four-hitter over eight Innings as the New York Mets wallop Pittsburgh 12-1. Page 9D. Scoreboard Page ioo.

Nebraska's, and the nation's, first "all steel shot" By Ken Hambleton Prp Sport Editor His team had just been hammered for 50 points in two 10-rninute quarters and he was angry. Edward Reitz Jr. was not angry about the loss and he was not angry at the way his team was getting beat by a strong Prague team. The coach of the Nebraska School for the Deaf was upset because the 50-point spread at halftime meant the game was over. Under six- and eight-man rules this season, any game with a point-spread of 45 points or more is over anytime after the second quarter concludes.

Reitz, a 1960 graduate of NSD, anxiously hand-signed his disappointment with his assistant coaches. The Nebraska Deaf crowd and players walked over to the school bus that brought them as quietly as they arrived. "We wanted to play more. We play five eight-man games and three six-man games and we wanted some more time to get adjusted to the six-man game," Reitz said, through interpreter and NSD athletic Danya Linneman. "Most of these boys have never played football before.

We have 10 kids who want to play football and two volunteers who joined the team just to help us out with scrimmages. "More than half of these boys don't have football minds, but they're willing to play for the school and the pride the school has in its athletic programs," he sail Sophomore Larry Rock, a 150-pound running back, for instance, has never played football before. But he rushed nine times for 20 yards, including an 11-yard burst through the line that took all six Prague players to stop. "He's enthusiastic and I'm happy to have him as a player," Reitz said. The NSD Tigers take the field quietly and go through warmups just like any one of 360 high school teams in Nebraska.

They form a circle around senior captain Doug Collicott and follow him through leg lifts and other stretching exercises. The game starts and the Tiger defense obviously has to wait for the snap of the ball and the offensive line movement before reacting. When an opponent is tackled, everybody stops, Hut the refs keep a close eye for See DEAF on page 4D "We are rebuilding the program after the scandal I had been out of coaching for six years and came back when they called me just before the season started," he said. The scandal involved a three-month investigation that resulted in former NSD administrators being charged with failure to report alleged child abuse. There never was any prosecution, but four aojninistra-live positions at the school were eliminated by the State Board of Education.

Reitz played for Nebraska Deaf and coached eight-man and U-man football at Wisconsin Deaf. "We play for the competition and that's it. I'm sorry we weren't better tonight (Tuesday) but we just played eight-man against Kansas School for the Deaf Sunday and we only had one day to learn the six-man game," he said. Despite the fact Nebraska Deaf had only one day to adjust to the different game, Reitz admitted it might not have made a lot of difference. "We have a very small boys class this year because the rubella outbreak that caused so many kids to be born deaf in 1964 and 1965 is over aiti a lot of the deaf kids are going to the mainstream scHools.

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