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Sdrts section; Journal anb ito Lincoln. Oct. 17, 1982 F0HI1B rt; irp.pt i- 7-- rf: i 'Co fi KSU NO First downs 15 21 Rushes-vords 44-124 58-384 Posslng yards 131 112 Tofol yards 255 494 Return yards 41 Passes 12-27-0 12-13-0 Punts 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 6-4 Penaltles-yords 7-7 5-2 Time of ...31:57 28:03 Third-down conversions 4-17 7-9 Fourth-down 2-4 0-2 By Virgil Parker Sports Editor Mike Rozier became just the second running back in Nebraska history to gain more than 200 yards in two consecutive games Saturday. That performance paced the Cornhuskers to a 42-13 Big Eight Conference victory over Kansas State at Memorial Stadium. The junior I-back from Camden, N.J, who totaled 212 yards against Colorado last weekend, tacked on 204 more against the Wildcats despite carrying just once in the fourth quarter for a one-yard loss before retiring.

The only other Husker to accomplish the feat was I.M. Hipp, who in 1977 had 254 yards against Indiana (one yard short of the school record held by Rick Berns) and followed with 207, also against Kansas State. The goal line kept Rozier from gaining even more. On his 27-yard touchdown run to climax a 68-yard drive the first time Nebraska had the ball, Rozier faked two Wildcat defenders out of their shoes with sudden changes in direction. He'd still be running.

Later he tallied another TD on a 46-yard scamper just before the end of the first half. That gave the Huskers a 21-3 intermission iead. Pass play called "We faced a third-and-five situation and had a pass play called," Cornhusker Coach Tom Osborne recalled of Rozier's longest run. "But Turner (quarterback Gill) saw a blitz coming and audibled. He switched to a pitch play away from the expected blitz.

We were just trying to make the five yards and a first down. "Our quarterbacks audibled real well," Osborne added. "That was possible because we were finally playing at home (after three weeks in a row on the road). It was like playing in a tomb out there compared to Penn State and Auburn. The crowd (76,268, Nebraska's 121st consecutive sellout) wasnt very noisy.

They never are at a game they expect us to win." Although the eventual outcome was never really in doubt after Nebraska's opening drive, the score was a lot closer than Osborne liked after the Huskers committed three first-half turnovers in as many possessions. The first came when split end Ricky Simmons caught a Gill pass and tried to put a move on the K-State defender before he had a firm grip on the ball. The very next Nebraska possession ended the same way. Tight end Jamie Williams fumbled when he was hit after See HUSKERS on page 6D STAFF PHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Nebraska l-back Mike Rozler (30) breaks loose as Mark Traynowicz (57) and Randy Theiss (65) clear the way. pj defense Lineman like to block for Rozier By Mike Babcock Staff Sports Writer Jamie Williams knew Mike Rozier was running somewhere behind him.

"I was trying to block," said Williams, Nebraska's senior tight end. "I saw the defensive back run right and then left He was retreating as he did. "I thought, "That's how Mike runs. He must be Mike doesn't run just straight ahead. You really have to work when you're blocking for him." Rozier ran right, and he fan left against the Kansas State football team Saturday afternoon in Memorial Stadi- urn.

He ran east and west, north and south -21 times in all "I try not, to let anybody get a good shot at me," he said. One play into the fourth quarter of the Cornhuskers' 42-13 victory, Rozier finally stopped running because someone did get a good shot Kansas State defensive tackle Reggie Singletary dropped him for a one-yard loss, and he left the game with a hip-pointer. But in his three quarters, Rozier rushed for more yards (204) and scored more touchdowns (2) than Kansas State could muster in the entire game. "I didnt think I carried that much," Rozier said. "I wasnt trying to get 200 yards.

I dont set goals; I just play. "My main objective is to win." For the second straight week, the junior I-back from Camden, N.J., rushed for more than 200 yards, a feat accomplished only once before in NU school history. I.M. Hipp pulled off the double in 1977, gaining 254 yards against In diana and 207 against Kansas State. Rozier gained 212 yards last week against Colorado, and with the 204 he added on Saturday, he now has 866 rushing yards for the season.

"He made the offensive line look pretty good; we appreciate that," Nebraska center Dave Rimington said, Rimington and Nebraska's other offensive linemen rarely get to watch Rozier run because they're too busy blocking for him. Sometimes that's easy. They dont need to hold their blocks for long. "I look down the field and yell, 'Go Mike, go' from about 50 yards behind him," said Rimington. Rozier's first touchdown, a 27-yard run on a "49 roll," capped Nebraska's first series of the game.

By the middle of the second quarter, after only nine carries, he had 101 rushing yards. Rozier scored his second touchdown after a 46-yard run. Fullback Roger Craig blocked a linebacker to give Rozier some room on a "47 power." "He cut right off my block, and I knew he was gone," Craig said. Craig said he was so convinced Rozier would score, he raised his arms to signal a touchdown before Rozier ever crossed the south goal line. Safety Gary Morrill was the last Wildcat with a chance to tackle Rozier near the end zone.

Unfortunately for him, Cornhuskers Shane Swanson and Mark Traynowicz also were there. "I got good blocking," said Rozier. "The blocking's always there; I've See ROZIER on page 60 Vols shock Alabama, 35-28 rewers even Series at 2-2 i NewsWires Aian Cockrell threw two long scoring passes, Fuad Reveiz kicked four field goals and Tennessee picked off an Alabama pass in the end zone with 17 seconds left Saturday to give the Volunteers a' stunning 35-28 victory over the second-ranked Crimson Tide. In other Southeastern Conference games, Georgia defeated Vanderbilt 27-13, Louisiana State whipped Kentucky 34-10, Auburn stopped Georgia Tech 24-0, Miami eased by Mississippi State 31-14, Florida walloped West Texas State 77-14 and Mississippi downed Texas Christian 27-9. At Knoxville, Tennessee defensive back Mike Terry pulled down the pass from Tide quarterback Walter Lewis to preserve the win and send many 'ln the crowd of 95,000 onto the field to rip down the goal posts.

Lewis' pass was intended for Darrel White, who touched the ball just enough to flip it Into the air and into Terry's waiting hands. "The last six minutes were an eternity," said -Tennessee Coach Johnny Majors. He called it "by far the most 'out-' standing victory" at Tennessee, saying "this one will always remain in my memory until I die." "I think they beat us worse than the score indicated," said Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant of Alabama, denied his 321st lifetime victory. "I never like to lose and certainly dont like to lose now, but it could be good for us, for me, for our staff, our players and people," the veteran coach added. "Some people went out and popped their gums off (after the Tide beat Penn State 42-21 last week), then we went out and got our butts kicked." The victory ended 11 years of frustration for the Vols, who had not won this annual skirmish since a 24-0 triumph in 1970.

The Vols, trailing' 21-13 at halftime, criticism By Randy York Staff SportaWriter While Nebraska's young defense still i isn't setting college football on fire, most of the Black Shirts are so mad, they're not going to take it anymore. We're talking about griticism, of course. "We sure take a lot of heat for someone who's 5-1 and played some good teams," NU defensive end Tony Felici said Saturday after; -the Huskers checked Kansas State to 255 yards in a 42-13 win. "Imagine how a defense feels after they get done with our offense," Felici said. "I wonder if they get shafted like we do; We bust our rears, try our best and some people write about how we're the worst defense in 21 years.

They must not be too smart I thought the only stat that counted was the final score." Felici is not alone in his somewhat fiery defense of the defense. Linebacker Steve McWhirter, who led 1 the Black Shirts Saturday with seven solo tackles, one assist, one tackle for a two-yard loss and one quarterback sack I for a six-yard loss, was uncharacteristi-cally ticked. -i .4: "--wiq dont really care what other people thiiik," he said. "But I am getting tired of tt. Being called the worst defense in the last 21 years is a bunch of crap." "Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne was a 1 little more diplomatic Saturday, but he offered a similar conclusioa "I dont believe weYe a great defen- sive football team, but I think we're a little better than some people give us 1 credit for," he said.

"People may be a little bit spoiled. They're used to seeing our defense lead the conference in most statistical categories." This year, the Huskers lead the Big Eight in Only one category scoring de-. fense. "People have always told me that was the most important one," offered defen- sive tackle Rob Stuckey, who had four solo tackles and two assists Saturday against the Wildcats. "We've been reading about how bad this defense is," Stuckey said.

"WelL we dont believe that at all There's a lot of talent out there. The more people give us flack, the more pride we develop. I think our determination is increasing. We were mad today." NU defensive end Coach George Dar- luigton knew why. "There's been a lot of I.

press about how many yards we've been r.lng up," he said. "You dont have to a Pulitzer Prize winner to know we I to do a better job on pass defense. the object of the game is still to win. TTrjri not a great math major, but when Jtm beat teams 40-14 and 42-13, 1 know that's good." Darlington interlaced some humor ilwith his logic. He indicated at least some Nebraskans were happy the Black Shirts didn't play any better Saturday.

"We had half the state of Nebraska in to block that first punt of K-State's and they still ran for the first down. Then we missed a couple Interceptions that f. would have been touchdowns," he sail "They all had an effect on the conces-; sionaires. If we hadnt messed those things up, there wouldn't have been any- took the lead with an 11-point outburst within a span of 1:32 early in the third quarter. The opening drive of the second half ended with Reveiz booting 45-yard field goal.

Two plays later, Ken Coley was stripped of the ball as he rounded the right comer and Tennessee covered at the Alabama 38. Another two plays later, Cockrell fired a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mike Miller, who made the reception on the Alabama 13. Cockrell then connected with Kenny Jones on a two-point conversion and the Vols led 24-21. Reveiz came back with a 40-yard field goal with 2:35 left in the third quarter and Coleman applied the clincher on his 34-yard run remaining. Alabama quickly drove 79 yards to score on Linnie Patrick's 14-yard sweep with 5:04 remaining.

Georgia 27, Vanderbilt 13 At Athens, Terry Hoage set up two touchdowns and a field goal with three pass interceptions and Herschel Walker tied the SEC career touchdown record while rushing for 172 yards to lead fourth-ranked Georgia. Hoage, a junior who now has 10 interceptions this season, got his second interception at the Georgia 30 late in the third quarter after the Bulldogs had fallen behind 13-10. He returned that one to mldfield and Georgia drove to the Vanderbilt 18 before tying the score 13-13 on the first play of the final quarter on a 35-yard Kevin Butler field goal. Hoage's third interception, at the See VOLS on page 70 By Murray Chass 1982 New York Times MILWAUKEE On the brink of their third straight defeat in the World Series, the Milwaukee Brewers stunned SL Louis with a six-run rally in the seventh inning Saturday and defeated the Cardinals, 7-5, before a crowd of 56,560 at County Stadium. The rally, which was built on an error by Dave LaPoint, the Cardinals' starting pitcher, on a routine throw to first base, led to a victory that tied the Series at two games each.

The teams will play the fifth game Sunday, with the first-game pitchers starting again. Mike Caldwell who won for Milwaukee with a three-hitter, will work against Bob Forsch. Gorman Thomas, who had not been much help at bat in the first three games and who had been involved in a two-run sacrifice fly by SL Louis in the second inning, capped the winning rally with a bases-loaded, two-run, two-out single off Jeff LahtL Lahti was the fourth pitcher in the inning. Previously in the Tally, Jim Canter doubled borne a run, Yount singled home two and Cecil Cooper sent the tying run across with an infield single. But it all began when LaPoint dropped a throw from Keith Hernandez on Ben Oglivie's grounder.

"I dont know how he dropped it," said Whitey Herzog, the SL Louis manager. "It been an easy inning. It turned out to be a nightmare." Series schedule (SERIES TIED, 2-2) Tuesday's mult Milwaukee 10. St. Louis 0 Wednesday'! result St.

Louis 5. Milwaukee 4 Friday's result St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 2 Saturday's result Milwaukee 7, St. Louis 5 Sunday's came St. Louis (B.

Forsch (15-9) al Milwaukee (Caldwell 17-13). p.m. Tuesday's game Milwaukee at St. Louis. 7:20 P.m.

Wednesdays 90 me Milwaukee at St. Louis. 7:20 p.m., nece sory. After falling behind, the Cardinals tried to rally in the eighth inning, putting runners at first and third with one ouL But Bob McClure relieved Jim Slaton and Willie McGee, the Cardinals' third-game hero, grounded into a double play. See SERIES on page 60 -lUSHU- Saturday's football scores: TVsPorts Ariz.

1 6, Notre Dame 1 3 Sunday Pac-10, Page2E Ohio St. 26, Illinois 21 Big 10, Page 8D Okla. 38, Kansas 14 Big Eight roundup, Page 20 Concordia 38, NWU 8 State colleges, Page 3D Football Arizona at Notre Dame, 6:30 a.m., noon. Hamilton at Calgarv, 3 p.m., 3 a.m., CIO Oklahoma at Kansas, 7 p.m., () i Baseball World Series, same 3:29 p.m., issouri tied by Iowa State How AP's Top 20 fared Missouri's 10-yard line in the waning seconds of the half, but claimed he stepped aside just as the ball dropped The official watching the play thought differently as Iowa State's Jim Lueb-bers covered the ban at the one, and was awarded possession as an enraged Cavers looked on. "I did not touch the ban," Cavers in-' sisted.

"It's his can. You cant go against the ref. But I know I did not touch it If I would have touched it, I have enough sense to run and Jump on it" Two plays later, with just :03 remaining in the half, Iowa State put its initial touchdown on the board with a five-yard swing pass from David Archer to fun-back Jason Jacobs cut the gap to 14-7. "We had a chance to win the game, but we didn't put it away," MU Coach Warren Powers said. "We muffed the punt Cavers said he didn't touch it but the official thought otherwise.

Then, we still had a whole half to play, but we didn't muster enough points." While neither Missouri nor Iowa State were mustering enough points to win, a 'World Serious" crowd Intent on getting restless after it was announced the dinals had tost to the Brewers, took some of its frustrations out on the Ti-See MISSOURI on page 2D By Chuck Sinclair 1 Staff Sports WrtMr A COLUMBIA, Mo, Missouri set up a showdown of Big Eight Conference un-beatens next. week at Nebraska but not exactly as the Tigers had hoped to Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field. A 17-17 tie with Iowa State before a Homecoming crowd of 66,133, the second Missouri tie in as many weeks, was all the better the Tigers could do after appearing to be headed toward the locker room at halftime with a comfortable 14-0 lead en route to an eventual victory. That's when punt return specialist James Cavers tried to field a punt inside Next week's opponent 1. Washington (4-0) def.

Oregon Stare, Texas Tech 2. Alabama (5-1 lost to Tennessee, 35-28 Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh (5-0) def. Temple, 38-17 at Syracuse 4. Georgia (6-0) def.

Vanderbilt, 27-13 Kentucky 5. SMU (6-0) def. Houston, 20-14 at Texas 6. Nebraska (5-1 def Kansas State, 42-13 Missouri 7. Arkansas (5-0) was Idle at Houston $.

Penn State (5-1 def. Syracuse, 28-7 West Virginia 9. Notre Dume (4-1 lost to Arizona, 16-13. at Oregon 10. Arizona State (6-0) played UTEP idle 11.

North Carolina (5-1 def. North Carolina Idle 12. UCLA (5-0-1) def. Washington State, California 13. West Virginia (.

Virginia Tech, 16-4 Penn State 14. Southern Cal (4-i) Oct. Stanford. 41-21 Oreson State 11 Illinois (5-2) lost to Ohio State, at Wisconsin 16. LSU (4-0-1) Of.

Kentucky, 3-iu Carolina V7. Miami, Florida (5-2) def. Mississippi State, 31-14 18. Texas (3-1) was 19. Florida Stotr(5-1) def.

Eost Carolina 56-17 Idle 20. Clemson (4-1-1) def. Duke, North Carolina St. DEFENCE on page 6D.