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Deaths, 11 Home, 12 Sunday Journal-Star NOVEMBER 29, 1987 Bowils over PA icauKEDes TXTTT TTh TP 247 Mm i I By Mike Babcock BOULDER, Colo. All that was missing were the watches. "I wish we could receive watches," Broderick Thomas said after the Ne- braska football team's 24-7 victory over Colorado Saturday at soldout Folsom Field. Why watches? "This is the first bowl pme I've been to with no watches," the Cornhusker de-" fensive end said In case you missed it, Nebraska played a bowl game Saturday, the "Folsom Bowl," according to Colorado fans, the "Pride Bowl," according to a Denver newspaper columnist Despite a 7-4 record, the Buffaloes won't be going to a post-season bowl this season. So they made Nebraska, already their officially designated rival, an officially designated bowl opponent as well That, coupled with the Cornhuskers' emotionally devastating loss to Oklahoma last week, made for a difficult psychological situation, "probably the toughest in my 15 years as coach," NU's Tom Osborne said.

Situation right to CU Going in, Osborne felt his team's chances of winning were "50-50, at best Obviously, they had invested a lot in this game. Everything was right for them to beat us "he said. Colorado tried to intensify the emotion by making former player Ed Rein-hardt who suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 1984 season, an honorary captain. And the Buffaloes changed from gold pants to black pants after their pre-game warm-up. Black jerseys.

Black pants. "I liked that They looked pretty good," said Nebraska linebacker LeRoy Etienne, who was dressed in a black leather jacket and a black cap, himself, as he boarded the team bus. Still, formal attire or not, as far as Ne braska was concerned, "it was just another game," Etienne said. In a sense, Colorado came dressed for the occasion. The emotional lift of last year's 20-10 upset of the Cornhuskers was buried Saturday afternoon.

It was "pay-back time," said Thomas, who had vowed never again to lose to the Buffaloes. In anticipation of a repeat of last season's victory and post-game celebration, Colorado officials greased the goal posts, to make it more difficult for fans to pull them down. But there was no need for such precautions. "Gold Rush II," Colorado Coach Bill McCartney's designation of what was supposed to happen, never happened. In fact "we won decisively," said." "This was probably as good an effort as we've had." Jones had good day-Nebraska's Keith Jones had a "superior day," said Osborne.

The senior" I-back rushed for a career-high 248 yards and scored two touchdowns, on runs of 50 and 44 yards. And the Cornhusker defense limited Colorado's wishbone attack, which had averaged 410.5 yards per game, to 226 yards, 147 of them on the ground. Nebraska's only defensive letdown occurred when the Buffaloes drove 77 yards in 14 plays for a touchdown late in the third quarter, according to Etienne. "We weren't concentrating," he said. Quarterback Mark Hatcher's 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Hemingway and Dave DeLine's extra-point kick made the score 17-7 with 4:57 remaining in the third period.

Colorado's enthusiasm held until Jones' 44-yard touchdown run just over five minutes into the fourth quarter, after the Buffaloes' Ken Culbertson missed a 50-yard field goal that would have cut the NU lead to seven points. Osborne's assessment of the victory Quote of the garnet NU defensive end Broderick Thomas: "When we walked out and saw that sea of red, we warmed up quick. It was so much fun to see that all Nebraska fans hadn't given up on us." Scoring, team stats Nebraska 10 7 724 Colorado 0 0 7 0 7 NU Taylor 5 run (Drennan kick) NU FG Drennan 50 NU K. Jones 50 run (Drennan kick) CU Hemingway 4 pass from Hatcher (DeUnekick) NU K. Jones 44 run (Drennan kick) A 52,026 NU CU First downs 22 14 Rushes-yards 62-419 44-147 Passing yards 3 79 Total yards 422 226 Return yards 21 24 Passing 1-6-1 5-14-2 Punts Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-1 Penalties-yards 7-64 1o-64 Time of possession 32:00 28:00 Third-down conversions 6-12 8-15 Fourth-down conversions 1-1 0-0 On the Inside Nebraska lost a scoring opportunity because no one called time out after a penalty was assessed against Colorado 11 seconds before the intermission.

Page 6D. notwithstanding, Nebraska had its anxious moments, losing one fumble and throwing an interception. SeeHUSKERSonpage7D the bail behind the block of Keven 4 Keith Jones runs RANDY HAMPTON SUNDAY JOURNAL-STAR Lightner (57). Jones has 248 yards, 2 touchdowns in perspective NU's top rushers Player Final year Yards I.MikeRozer 1983 4,780 2. 1.AA.

Hipp 1979 2,814 3. Keith Jones 1987 2,488 4. RickBerns 1978 2,449 5. Roger Craig 1982 2,446 By Ryly Jane Hambleton BOULDER, Colo. Keith Jones' perspective couldnt be clearer.

It wasn't that long ago that his. view of the 1987 season was different. But when he learned his lesson, he learned it well, evidenced by his 248 yards rushing and two touchdowns Saturday at Folsom Field in Nebraska's 24-7 victory over Colorado. "Before the UCLA game, I got some things out of perspective. Every game in my career, I had always left it to God what I would be able to accomplish," Jones said.

"Before that game (UCLA), I said that I would go out and make some things happen." 'Instead, Jones suffered through his worst game of the season, fumbling twice and gaining from that disheartening game and became the ninth Cornhusker to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a season. He finished with 1,232 yards this year. Jones also moved past Rick Roger Craig and Jeff Kinney into third on Nebraska's all-time career rushing chart with 2,488 yards, behind Mike Rozier and I.M. Hipp. "Since I grew up in Nebraska, I watched those guys play.

I never considered that I'd challenge for that," he said. "I anticipated a big game, but not necessarily this big." 1 Jones cited three reasons for his renewed confidence his faith in God, his faith in the Cornhusker offensive line and running backs coach Frank Solicit. "I thank God for my ability and for my offensive line. It isn't that close, because I'm only capable of what I do because God gave me that ability," he said. "But on the field, I'm only able to do what I do because of the offensive line.

"I'm definitely thankful for my of fensive line." Positive attitude Jones said Solich gave him confidence with a positive attitude this "He kept telling us that we'd be in the secondary one-on-one and able to make some moves," Jones said. "He said the offensive line would move Colorado out of the way." Jones had gaping holes to run through at times. And when the holes weren't big, well-timed blocks gave Jones just the crack he needed to erase the memories of last year's loss to Colo rado when Jones was held to nine yards on nine carries. Lightner leads way On Jones' first touchdown, a 50-yard run, he took a pitch to the left and, just as Keven Light-. ner took out the comer man, he cut upfield and raced for the end zone.

"You anticipate that block. You know Keven will make it," Jones said. Jones anticipates the block, and Lightner said ihe offensive line knows it's expected. "Keith tends to cut a lot, so you never know exactly where he is. That means you always make the block just in case he's behind you," Lightner See JONES on page 60 just 18 yards on six carries.

"I guess I was thinking about the Heisman Trophy and some things like that since Gaston Green (UCLA running back) was coming to town," he said. "That game taught me some lessons." The standout from Omaha Central rebounded cu Florida State ends jinx against Florida lliiskers beatenl Baylor 82-7 Gteyhawks victim of Iowa hunch Miami shows Notre Dame why it's No. 2 Page 2D Plaza Bowl will move, grow by 1991 Page 8D NU women use mix or new, oia for win Paul McGowan, one of 17 Seminole seniors who had not beaten Florida. "I'd have to hear all the talk. People would always be saying, 'When are you going to beat the Bowden, who got his 100th victory in 12 years at Florida State, said: "I've never been associated with a series that has such a psychological factor attached like this does.

Breaking that streak is the toughest thing I've been involved in." Bell sets mark Florida quarterback Kerwin Bell, a former walk-on, completed 12 of 21 "passes for 114 yards to become the all-time leading passer in Southeastern Conference history. Bell finished his four-year regular-season career with 7,585 yards, surpassing the old record of 7,549 yards held by former Gator John Reaves. "I wanted so badly to win my last game here," Bell said. "I'm disappointed, but we never quit. We didn't lose to just any ol' football team." Bell was handicapped by five dropped passes and three sacks.

The only substantial offense the Gators had was 100 yards rushing by freshman Emtnitt Smith. Smith, however, gained 82 of those yards in the first quarter 43 on the game's first play from scrimmage. "As the game went on, they wore us down," Bell said. Florida State linebacker Terry War- ren said the Seminoles did little to adjust to Smith except study his style: "He really is good. It was hard to get a feel for him.

You kind of have to wait and let him make his move." Bell and Smith Florida's most valuable players, but the players who may have mattered most to the Gators were the ones they didn't have. Florida's lack of depth because of NCAA scholarship sanctions was evident as early as the second quarter. "I'd hate to see this team if they had' people backing up the first team," Seminole running back Sammie Smith said. See FSU on page 20 ra By Ken Hambleton LAHAINA, Hawaii Nebraska's Henry Buchanan's three-point shot attempt from the top of the free-throw line fell short at the buzzer and Baylor held on for an 82-79 victory Saturday night in a second-round game of the Hawaiian Airlines Maui Basketball Classic "The shot was all we could ask for," NU Coach Danny Nee said. "We had to get the ball in and we didn't when we needed to." Baylor's Darryl Middleton stole a pass with 23 seconds left to dampen the Cornhuskers' hopes at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Middleton, the leading scorer in the Southwest Conference last year, grabbed a cross-court pass from Nebraska's Derrick Vick and Baylor called timeout with 15 seconds left. Middleton missed a shot with 10 seconds left, but teammate Robert McLemore hit a five-footer as he was falling down to pad the lead. Vick, a senior forward, sparked the Cornhuskers throughout the second half as he extended a shooting string to 10 baskets in a row and finished with 22 points, while Buchanan scored 21. Baylor, picked to finish second in the Southwest Conference this year, took its first lead of the ame when Bert Brown scored on a basket and free throw with 12:39 left to give the Bears a 51-50 lead. Baylor increased the lead to as much as 62-58, with only Nebraska's Vick able to keep the Cornhuskers in the game.

Vick scored his 10 basket in 10 shots with 8:19 left to tie the game, and after a technical foul on Baylor Coach Gene Iba (cousin of former NU Coach Moe Iba), Buchanan added two free throws to put Nebraska ahead 64-62. Baylor's Michael Williams then scored on two free throws. The Cornhuskers were given possession on the technical, and NU's Eric Johnson, a former Baylor starter, scored on a 10-footer to give Nebraska 66-64 lead. Nebraska pulled away to a 74-71 lead 7 on three-point plays by Buchanan and Pete Manning, but Middleton answered with a three-point play and a Nebraska turnover on an inbounds pass led to a tipin by Baylor's Toby Christian that gave the Bears a 78-76 lead with 2:06 left Buchanan, who had a career high 21 points, hit a pair of free throws and Johnson hit the second of two free throws to give Nebraska its final lead of 79-78 with 1:05 left Johnson finished with 13, while Richard van Poelgeest scored six and Jeff Rekeweg seven for Nebraska. Nebraska will play in the 4 p.m.

(Lincoln time) game against host Chami-nade for seventh-place in the tournament The Cornhuskers led by as many as 13 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. A devastating pressing zone defense limited Baylor to three baskets in the first 10 minutes while Nebraska raced to a IH lead. But Baylor's Toby Christian hit a pair of three-point shots and center Middle-ton grabbed six rebounds in the next five minutes, scoring on three tip-ins, to tie the game at 28 with 3:44 left in the half. I Landry to bench White, Dor sett IRVING, Texas (AP) Both Danny White and Tony Dorsett will be on the bench for most of the remainder of the-season, Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom" Landrysays. Landry said quarterback Steve Pel-luer likely win start against Atlanta next Sunday and probably win be the starter for the rest of the year.

Herschel Walker win continue to start at tailback, and Dorsett's future with the club is ques-tionable, Landry added. Landry said he wants to discuss Dor-sett's future with him at the end of the season, but wouldn't say whether he wants the 33-year-old back to retiM. 'ou- Pi By Tony Fabrizio Florida Times-Union Fla. Even if the question wasn't funny, Bobby Bowden could laugh after his Florida State Semi-notes beat Florida 28-14 Saturday at Florida Field to remain in contention for the national championship. Bowden was asked what he would have done if his team had lost to Florida for a seventh consecutive year did he, have a gun in his house? he said.

"I had two in case I missed with the first one." Joking aside, a loss would have been a dreadful fate for Bowden and the Semi-noles. And Florida made that prospect look frighteningly real by turning an interception and blocked punt into a 14-3 second-quarter lead. Run, run, run But FSU answered with a patient running attack that consumed 24 of the 30 minutes in the second and third quarters. Tailback Sammie Smith rushed for 116 yards and alternate Dexter Carter added 111 for the third-ranked and Fiesta Bowl-bound Seminoles. State was so dominant that the Gators managed just 14 plays in the second half before a long drive in the final 1:20.

i Seminoles finished with 411 yards in, total offense, including 279 on the ground. Florida had 207 yards total offense, 93 of them rushing got the good lead on them and I hoped they would come back and keep throwing," Florida Coach Galen Hall said. "But they came back and hammered the ball at us. That's what I was afraid of all along" Florida State finished the regular season 10-1, Bowden's best marksince 1980. The Seminoles will play Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.

More important, a losing streak in a heated rivalry will no longer haunt the Seminoles. "It was real bad for me, since I always drive through here on my way home (to Winter Park)," said linebacker 1.1 Page 3D second-straight off-night, scoring seven points and sitting out several minutes because of foul trouble. "Shi's out of synch right row, but she's the one who got us here," said Beck. "It's a great tribute to our team that when she's not playing well, we can still win." As they did Friday in pulling away from Oral Roberts, the Huskers were tough down the stretch The Huskers outscored 33-19 in. the final 10 minutes.

"We're just wearing people down," said Beck. "The last six minutes, they didn't have anything left" "Anybody" would be correct too Texas lost four players, including starters Evelyn Sanders (22 points and 12 rebounds) and 6-3 center Lisa Jordan (seven points, seven rebounds), because of fouls in the second half. Meanwhile, Nebraska cashed in, making 25 of 28 free throws in the second half. took an early 18-11 lead and led by one at halftime. A triangle-and-two defense had frustrated Ivy.

If Brooks, See NU WOMEN on page 4D -J .1 -1 ,1 1 .1 -t .1 ByPaulHammel For the second night in a row, the Nebraska women's basketball team mixed new recruits with veterans and-finished strong to nail down a victory. The Huskers, led by transfer Sabrina Brooks' 30 points and 21 by junior Amy Stephens, beat Texas 95-85 to Win the Wimmers Basketball Invitational before 674 spectators at the Devaney Sports Center Saturday night Stephens, a 5 foot-8 guard from A1- liance, scored 10 points in the final 10 minutes as Nebraska, now 2-0, erased a three-point Texas lead. Ann Halsne, a freshman center from Spencer, Iowa, contributed six points and four important rebounds during the stretch run. Amy Bullock, a transfer" from Barton, Junior College, Was six-for-six from the free-throw line dur- ing the comeback, which was accomplished mostly with Husker All-Amer-1 lean prospect Maurtice Ivy on the bench with foul and shooting woes. "I think that's exciting basketball when three of your newest players were 1 important in winning the ballgame," said NU Coach Angela Beck.

Ivya senior from Omaha, had her .1 i .1 I I J.i.Ai A .1.1 .1 .1 WaJ Jii.lJ, )jf..