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N7fmHfr 11, 18 SI LINCOLN STTTOAY JOURNAL AND STAR Follow Willie Moss Across Two Ross (H) I To Kirby (N) (N) 0 1 4r 1 A v' 1. 'V', Clarice (N) I -r V-'- i Kirby N) I I 1 U3 Watch cross blocking by Huskers Kirby, Sittier open a hole for Willie Ross. Suddenly There's a crowd Mitchdl Huskers Bat 1.000 on ExirarPoint Plays Faimah to Get Sure KU TcmJInsdn (N) KU Game Ball Carlson Says Huskers Won For Faiman and Jennings By DICK BECKER Lawrence, Kan.Johi Faiman gets the gamball from Nebraska's win over Kansas. Two Points 1 mi Was Ready Jack: Biggest Mystery Ever By (JENE BUDIG Lawrence, Kan. Jack Mitchell shook his heal and reached for a cigar, "This is the biggest mystery I've ever experienced in football," said the dejected University of Kansas coach after Saturday's 40-16 spanking from Nebraska.

Smoking the over-sized stogie, he claimed, "there just wasn't that much difference between the two teams. "And besides, I was sure we were ready for this one. I've never been so sure." The Jayhawkerg head man said the Hoikeri played "just straight, good football. They played no tricks." Leaving the cigar for Mitchell declared, "Devaney's boys played real snnnri fanthall hut nra it 7 i IF 1 Grohorrv(K) I 'I CIarid3e (N) John Faiman ebrka's Der40iarClaridge pitches to LarTy.Tomlihson for two extra points Huskers made a two-point conversion after each touchdown, adding 10 points to their total. The Omaha senior broke his leg in practice Tuesday and missed the game he had been looking forward to.

Co-captains Dwain Carlson and Bill Thornton decided that Faiman, who was kept on the bench all last year, was the most deserving Cor nhusker. It would be hard to pick a hero from among the 36 players who participated in i the romp over Kansas. "We've got a lot of depth," Thornton said, "but we didn't get a chance to use it last week. "All we need is a good start Then Katy bar the "We've got a good line. And we wanted this one for a number of reasons.

"That Sayers is a good back. He really steps around back there." Carlson felt the Huskers were trying to win "for Faiman and for I s. There were a lot of kids who Jennings didn't play lastyear. "This was definitely our best offense of the year. Coach "just let the players play.

We ran over them Nothing fancy. Willie who chalked UP 3 touchdowns for the second time in his career (the other was last year against Kansas State) put it quite clearly: "We want to go to a bowL "We knew we had to win. We just made up our minds helped them. We helped them a He said none 'of hts Kansas teams have looked this bad, defensively. "It's the darndest thing I've ever seen," he continued.

"I just don't believe "we were outmanned that badly." Comparing the Huskers nil nklnhnmn MltihTI Jennings Bryant Covers Huskers On Losing Nebraska Meets 'Pokes Next bideAgain Talks About Continued from Page ID. while holding the yards on one first down. At the close of the rout, Nebraska had amassed 369 yards rushing, compared to KU's 122. The Husker dominance is further demonstrated by the fact NU ran 68 rushing clays to only 27 for Kansas. The Husker ground total was the highest output of the season, surpassing the 365 yards rammed at Colorado, and the total offense was 3rd best of the year.

Top previous effort was 455 against Colorado and the Scarlets got 387 etainet Inxva StatA thtt nthpr Riff ft rlllh it bombed earlV NU First Downs 21 Rushing 20 Passing i Penalties 0 Net Rushing .........369, Plays 68 Net Passing 11 Passes 3 Completions 1 Total Yardage ......380 Interceptions 1 Yards 26 Punts 4 Average 43.O Returns 3 Yards 11 Penalties 3 Yards 15 Kickoff Retn 4 Yards 86 KU 14 7 0 18 -JM '10 271 0 0 34.0 1 8 3 15 if 106 '61 Troubles Lawrence, Kan. Bill Jennings, who has now been on the losing side of the -field for 6 straight Kansas-Nebraska football games, told one late "Oklahoma plays tougher defense, but Ne-braska has the better offense. It ought to be a great one." The Kansas coach had good words for the winning offensive 1 i claiming: "They opened the holes but good. They were great." He declined to cite individual standouts for either team. Omaha's gift to the Mitchell guided crew, soph omore halfback Gale Say- rt aM "NehracVn am reporter Saturday: 'T h.l.

a Iaba ntir vymi 1 rr 4th down gamble at the KU 36 wai smothered by the hard-charging Husker line. Quick to take advantage of the' sagging Jayhawks, Claridge sent McCloughan 14 yards up the middle and two plays later, the Broken Bow soph shot through a gaping hole and past startled KU defenders to score from the 20. Again Thunder plunged and 38,000 homecoming fans were in shock as NU lead 32-0 with 11:25 left in the half. Happy Shock Nebraska's 5,000 fans were in happy shock; KU's alums were staggered as their championship hopes were kayoed for good. And the Kansas faithful weren't to have anything to cheer about until late in the 3rd quarter, after Nebraska rammed 73 yards In 11 plays to make it, 40-0 with 9:18 left in the period.

The Huskers again took the opening kickoff and rolled, helped by a 3rd 'down dash of 14 yards by McCloughan. Ross wound it op in brilliant fashion, taking a pitch from Claridge at the KU 26, went wide and got some fine blocks, bounced off one tackier and pulled away from another to score standing up. This time McCloughan caught the two-pointer and Kansas was whipped. But the Jayhawks, with Sayers leading the way, weren't dead. They rallied their tattered forces for a 68- real, real good, but they in those games xsu passea lor ia ana yam.

cant deprive Nebraska of Nebraska threw only 3 passes all in the first half this and Qaridge completed one for 11 yards to Mike Eger. Talking about last year His other two completions were two-point conversion when he coached the Corn- pitches to Larry Tomlinson and McCloughan. huskers, Jennings said: Total statistics showed the Huskers with 380 yards, "We played some good foot- compared to KU's 271. But the Jay hawks got 149 yards ball last year. We lost a lot passing 147 of them during their two TD drives long of close games.

But we just after the issue had been settled, didn't Jell. There must have TWlfa Cnlnr been 100 things that went a oh wrong last While Sayers was KU's sole threat this day-and he Jennings said he had did do a fine job of running in the second half-Nebraska plaved euard Dwain Carlson countered with 10 backs who gained 10 or more yards. lot because "basically he Following Ross and McCloughan were Bill Thornton was a "tootbS player with 50. WarFen Powers 44, Rudy Johnson 23, Daye Theisen WDeS Claridge he '5. Dennis Stuewe 21, Gene Young 17 Noel Martin and "We used him a lot to ge Paschall 10 each, Claridge 9 and pcker 6.

jit Nebraska 16 NU-Willie Ross. 4 run (Dennis Clandge run). NU Willie Ross. 32 run (Lar-ry Tomlinson pass from DennU Clandge). Claridge, 1.

run (Bill Thornton run). (JSW McClohan, 20 nin (Bill Thornton run). 26 "a1 (Kent McCloughan pass from Dennis Claridge). i KU Armand Pass from Rodger McFarland (Rodger McFarland run), KU Andy Graham, 16 pais from Brian Palmer (Lloyd But-il run). 7.

Attendance 38,000. didn't bit too hard." The Big 8 Conference's top ground-gainer, who ed another 107 yards, reported he wasn't jarred all afternoon. 1 "Bill Jennings (Nebraska's head coach of a year ago) has done a great job with i our backs," Sayers "He's taught me and the other halfbacks just how 'to use our blockers. He's a good backfield coach." The Kansas backfield flash couldn't understand the loss, claiming, "we were ready, really ready." Jennings wasn't in the dressing room after the game. MDerienca last vear." WeWasKa went jaynawa juiiiuu yard march, kicked off by McFarland's 24-yard flip to opening kickoff to launch perhaps the finest 15 minutes Sayers 'cale's 12-yarder to Mike Shinn, in iincWpr historv against a hiehlv-regarded foe.

we were going to root 'em out of there. The blocking' was real, real good. Backfield coach Mike overhearing the interview, said, "Willie, be sure Nebraska I nil IT1 It took just 10 plays for the Scarlets to shred the Jayhawk iine-and throughout the fantastic day, it. was 1 the bruising blocking of Husker linemen who madeNU yUCLV(tS backs 50 8 touchdown. and tell them about that rushing Att.

Net ..12 111 KU Scores It took a great 4th down catch by Jay Fullback Armand Baughman to score. 'He tipped a pitch from McFarland at the 5, caught it and completed a 14-yard scoring play. McFarland kept for two there were 7 TDs and 7 two-point conversions during the game and with 4:48 left in the quarter KU had 8 points. Nebraska staged some great defensive work to keep the Javhawks bottled ud and earlv in the 4th Quarter jusi nauuuiis Claridge, hobbled by an ankle injury and "unable to nm his rat 0 i iust handed off to. Powers, 11 44 Ross Powers Claridge Youna Derviri May 9 5 VTA McClouehan andJRoss.

Powers, spurted for 14 and Ross Theisen a uac iiawiuc or to move ball to 5 witn only 5 rnin-t Johnson 4 Thornton Lawrence, Kan John utes gone Willie tore over tne ngnt siae lor ursx oiooa. After a fake to Thunder, Claridge kept to make it Husker center Jim Baffico blocked a KU punt at the block you missed." "Yes," Willie grinned, "I did." Dave Theisen, who didn't play much in the second half because of a charley horse, said, "We just had to, We had to make up for last week." But probably the happiest Husker was red-haired Noel' Martin, Bill Jennings' son-in-law, who was watched by his wife and Mrs. Jennings. 17 so 10 53 31 10 6 -7 84). Jay 45.

Martin 3 McClc'ighan 4 Bonistall PASSTVG Claridge Alt. Comp. Int. Net 3 1 0 11 PUNTING No. BIkd.

Ave. 1 0 38.0 Cads Donovan, Tomlinson, Comstock, Huge, Eger, TacklesRobertson, Kramer, Kiffin, Vow, Fischer, Griesse. Guards Carlson, Kirby, Der-, vin. Brown, Toogood, MeDer-inott, Centers Michka, Sittier, Bat-fico, Stevenson. "flacks Host.

Powers, rvisen, McUougli-u, Tlucwe, Johnson. Paschali. Fallbacks Thornton, Martin. Quarterbacks Claridge, Tucker, Bonistall. Kansas Ends St Clair, Roberts.

Shlnn, Graham, Greenlee, Robbeo. 1 Tackles Eiaeman, Thompson, Clothier, Schweda, Elder, Beck- er. "It's great The first time in 5 years." Martin said. 417 "I wonder how come they (Kansas) didn't run the' Kansas score up. I read In the pa- rushing Dervin, Nebraska 0-1 more guard from Chicago, injured his leg in the KU-game here Saturday.

Trainer Paul Schneider said it was "a possible fracture" and that x-rays would be taken in Lincoln. Halfback a Theisen suffered a bad Charley horse and guard Dwain Carlson a sprained ankle. The Huskers were out of left guards when John Kirby got a shoulder spasm and Gary' Toogood had, 'to take over. i Dennis Claridge, Bill Thornton and Dennis Stuewe, all hobbled by ankle came through the game in good shape. All 3 were wearing a special football shoe with a plastic, 1 f-cleaning cleat which was supposed to be Att.

Net Sayers sayi 15 107 Nebraska seconds took over with 7:13 left and proceeded" to rip the Jayhawks for two more touchdowns before the starters got back in action. First came a 78-yard drive which took 11 Young, Thornton, Johnson and Theisen doing the, dam-1 age. Nebraska committed its first error, (offside)' after Thornton bulled for a first down. But with 3rd andat the KU 32, Ross came, in to atone for the He took a handoff from Claridge, cut outside right end, broke toward the west sidelines and sprinted all the way to score. Tomlinson's PAT snare made it 16-0 with 1:58 left in the quarter.

The Cornhuskers almost got another before the second period On the first play after the kickoff, Rodger McFarland's pass was deflected by Husker John Kirby and Tucker intercepted at the KU 40. He almost went the distance, but was bagged at the 16. Seconds Stay y' ''''t'J Three plays later the ball was on the 6-inch hne as the quarter ended. Devaney let the seconds stay in -nor-' mally the first unit would have opened the quarter and Claridge dove over on the first play. Thunder boomed in for two and with 15:02 gone In the game, Nebraska was sailing 24-0.

Kansas helped the Scarlets widen thj gap when a Tucker guided the Scarlets to the. 21 before Pas-chall's, fumble halted the threat It took just 7 plays for the Jayhawks to score after that. Sayers ran 38 yards to the Husker 25 before Tom-linson i caught him to set up the tally. Third-team quarterback Brian Palmer passed 16-yards to Andy Graham on 4th down for the score, Graham just eluding Paschall at the goal line with 2:08 left in the game. Lloyd Buzzi got the final 2-pointer.

Kansas got one more chance, to frolic against NU reserves and the Jayhawks registered a 48-yard pass Palmer to Buzzi to the NU 15-onthe last play of the game. Now 3rd in the Big behind Hissouri (5-0) and Oklahoma (4-0), the Cornhuskers must face Oklahoma State at Lincoln Saturday, then journey to Soonerland for the 1962 finale. But whatever happens In the next two games, nothing' can detract from the astounding performance- of Devaney's dandies during the first 8 games of the 1962 season. It's been 22 years since a Nebraska team has fared' so well, but it may be much longer than that since the Cornhuskers so decimated a team like they humiliated a proud Kansas club here this sunny afternoon. 1 4 .,4 UMemaa i.n.;......

McFarland BaughJBiM Leikcf 1 Paiia- per about that somewhere. KUxcoach Jack Mitchell had been asked at a quarter qack meeting if he would run up the score on Ne-braska to impress the Orange Bowl Committee. Mitchell had replied that he hoped KU could win 2-0. Crandatl Brooks i Guards MICKlCWaUter. TlRer.

Collins, Marsh, Catlin, Barnes, Marion Valker. Center Quatrochi, Converse, Fairchild. Halfbacks Leiker. Sayers, Tmnrtall. (Vlnchlacer.

Duff A MU McFarland i 0 51 Keating lO0 0 Sayers 1 0 13 Palmer I 4 0 71 mTlNQ 1 N. Blkd. Aft. Marshall, Doughty, Buzri. Fullbacks Baughman, Cole rnan.

Brooks. Then the Huskers trooped happily from their dressing room with just two games to go in the jubilant 1962 season. jaarteraru mct an ana, Keating, Palmer, Micck. easier on the feet and legs. Leiker 4 1 42J 1.