Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 27

BlacI WTJTT x.iuu pup Shutout- I (ft i i i i 4 i-C 1 1 ---i -f- -1 i i By DON FORSYTHE Nebraska's Black Shirts put their heavy 'Zero stamps on- another- victim Saturday, freezing Oklahoma State's Big Eight hopes, 9-0. It was the third straight shutout and fourth in eight games for the Huskers, the nation's No. 1 club in total defense, as they kept alive their hopes for a piece of the Big Eight champion-ship. Holding a shaky 6-0 advantage after the intermission, the Huskers dug in and shoveled themselves out of a pair of second half predicaments before Bill Bomberger came in to put it out of reach with a 29-yard field goal with 4:37 to play. The stubborn Cowboys, as has the case- -throughout the eight-game series, were on the ropes, "l5uTnever quifjTouFoOf until the finish.

Quarterback Ronnie John-Son, who had no completions w-at halftime, passed the Cowboys into threatening position in the opening minutes UhoewndJialLjComple- tions to Terry Brown for 22 and 11 yards sparked a rr SUNDAY JOURNAL AND STAR COLOR PHOTO BY WEB RAT Tots Many Blackshirls: Husker defenders Wayne Meylan (66), Frank Av6Iio'(40), Adrian Flala (32) and Jim McCord (64) make this tripra short one for Ronnie-Johnson U2T. O-State 40 and gave the Cowboys a first down at the Nebraska 11. But the- Huskers were-equal to the challenge, giv- tag-up- justtweryaraV In" as many running plays and forcing an incomplete pass on third down. Kessler came in as the Cowboys Don't Fence Me In NU OSU Row Scored Time Left Second Quarter nichhafskjr 4-yd. pass from-.

Patrick Fourth Quarter Bomberger 29-yd. field goal 4:37 lined up for an apparent field goal. It was a fake, but one the Black Shirts didn't take as they broke up hold- jrrjcjcptrs Dass jn tehded for Brown at the four. There Were anxious moments again as the start of the fourth quarter when punter Dana Stephenson, was slowed by a high snap and had his kicked blocked -by-Cowboy end Doug Catb ey in neDrasKa territory; The cowboys started from the 26, moved for a first down at the 14 when Johnson connected with Jerry PhilpotL and wereJhen roped and tied by the bristling Black Shirts. Johnson was swarmed under by the left side of the line for a two-yard loss, then tried to pass on second down.

But Nebraska sophomore ends Frank Avolio and Mike Wynn teamed np to ruin the play. Avolio thund-dered in from Johnson's left side and shook the bail loose from the Cowboy quarterback. Wynn, storming in from the opposite recovered the ball at the 24, Meanwhile, the Cornhusk-ers were getting time-consuming ground gains, often in big chunks, as co-cap- tain Ben Gregory enjoyed day. He ran as tough today as he's run in a long while. It was.

a good day." Gregory' teammates were also happy with his rrl'fjlregory'srrperformance-was very encouraging," defensive captain Marv Mueller explained. "When he's playing like that, he makes our offense more of a threat and that's always encouraging to the defense." Offensive tack le Bob Taucher agreed. "Pope (Gregory's nickname) is like a thermome-. ter to us," he observed. "When he's playing well, the team feels good." The Husker coach also "I'm stiir.not real happy with myself.

I've sort of been in the doghouse because of my fumbling and it bad gotten to be a psychological thing." Would 4his game help his psychological approach? "I hope so," the -husky runner answered, "because we've got two tough games left." While Gregory was not all smiles over his performance, Devaney was. "I'm especially pleased with Ben Gregory," Devaney told writers. "His fumbles had been getting him down and we know was bothering him. "But he had a real good BY HAL BROWN Nebraska co-captain Ben Gregory looked anything but like a fellow who had fust gained 120 yards on 20 carries as he met with writers-after the Huskers' 9.0 victory over Oklahoma State Saturday. And the senior halfback didn't even agree with his -head coach Bob Devaney tin his merits in the sixth NU victory of the year.

"I still didn't have a real good day," a glum Gregory said. "I didn't block as well as I could have and I could have run a little smarter at least a couple of. times I can think of and there were probably more. Statistics Okla. St.

Nebr. First downs 8 16 Rushing yardage ....37 250 Passing yardage 66 58 Return yardage 83 21 Passes 5-16-1 5-14-1 Punts 6-38 Fumbles lost .1 1 Yards penalized 28 25 niiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiii pleased with another aspect of the Husker "The fact that Jhey didnY give the ball away on fum-b 1 was pleasing," he pointed out, then wryly added, "we found a new way to give it away by having a punt blocked, though." ftThe Huskers didn't lose alfumble until late in the giving each other encouragement and especially if someone made a mistake, we got them to shake it off right away because you don't have time to mope about things at those points. "You need everything you've got right then." One of those key situations for the defense came up in the fourth quarter after Oklahoma State had blocked a Dana Stephenson punt and a few plays later had a second and 12 at the NU 17. Defensive ends Mike Wynn" and Frank Avolio "teamed up to cause a fumble and recovered it. 36-28 Huskers' were on the move.

The Nebraska defensive unit up. with another 22q point secbnbTquarteTasrEd Teriand blitzed the McCook line andVcaught NU Freshman Hold Off McCook, "The defensive call was for both ends to rush," Avolio- explained, "And when I hit him (OSU quarterback Ronnie Johnson Mike. Wynn was Tight behind me to get the ball." fumble recovery was-Wynn's thirtTof the season. "I didn't see who hit the quarterback, but I saw the ball pop loose and I just went after It," the big end offered. Nebraska's offensive line helpecb'thfr-backs- rolUto 230 yards on the ground against what linemen Taucher and Mel Brichacek called one of the toughest defenses the Huskers have faced.

"They were hard to a block against," Taucher noted. "You could get-a good initial hit, but then you'd have to scramble because they would slip away from you. I think that's why our quick hitting plays weren't working very well." Brichacek "You had to just try to hit They were than most teams we've MaSJSi stunt quite a bit" Nebraska-S declsloII to stay mainly on the ground against the Cowboys delayed, format Jeast one bid to equal Freeman White's mark-of-32 receo--tions for one season, but the senior split end doesn't mind "The record never even sky. pointed out. "I'm just happy to be playing again." eissedlasteel5's game because of a foot in-jury.

"It was kind of sore TteforeHlieamerhe-saiaVT "But once I 'got into the game, I didn't ndtice it." Richnafsky's pass recep; Continued on Page 3C, CoL I game when reserve Mike Green lost the ball and Oklahoma State recovered. As has been the case most of the season, Devaney was particularly proud of the Husker defense which ranks No. 1 in the nation and likely fill retain that rating raK another week. "The defense did another fine job, especially when we really needed a great effort from them on those times when Oklah6ma5tate-was threatening to score," he mentioned. Speaking of those key occasions, Mueller, in an understatement, allowed, "We pressed a couple of times.

"But those times, we kept 41, attempted to punt, but it was blocked and Jerry Mur. pereu tu me miyuun. n. Wenner faked a pass, later- aled to JJaSchneissjcnming across from the right side land Schne ss hit Jim hmitn in the-end one kick bv Ro- vnnr touchdown. The ers was good as 3-0 Southern California got across the midiield stripe- to the Oregon State 49 -only, once in the second half.

The 'Itojans, now 8-1, meet UCLA-thiis-week. State, now. 6-2-1, ends season this week against Ore gon. Southern California Orttoa Stale OSU FG Haetari Attendance 41,494 1 J. RILEY HALL McCook The.

University of Nebraska freshmen rolled toJheirJourth jrictoryJJn as many starts Saturday njght nior College, 36-28, in the sea son finale for both clubs. -went intoi the game rated as the No. 16 team in the nation's junior Statistics MJ rtkiMcCak Flrtt downs RusMnf-Tardaxe-: Pauing yardage Panel, Rnurn PunU Fumblei lost YarcU ptnaliztd IS rlS7- 1QC 260 15-30-1 1-19 1 80- S-35 1M Trailing Wl.arIyUn.lhefic ond quarter, Wenner tossed a 20-yard pass to Ingles to move quarterbackXjh.gIIb,lhen stay with them. hisinesty- as anneras4h O.J.9s 183 Yards thej Huskers to the McCook 14. Two plays later, Wenner took the baU in himself from 1 the one and the game was tied.

-The attempted kick by Paul Rogers was blocked as Mc-Cook's Ken Johnson came busting through McCook, after moving the ball from its own 22 to its away with the game in the first half, racking up 132 yards on 18 carries. His longest'run WSffyafdsin'the second quarter. fullback3ill Enyartr gained over 100 yards Including 47 on a run ended by i i fumble on the USC 19. college poll, put up a hard battle before falling to young Huskers. Nebraska spotted McCook a first quarter touchdown- be fore in its 4 No.

1 his top receiver, Guy Ingles; The duo then controlled the secondquarter as" Wenners ability to fake and throw upset the McCook defense. yards gained rushing. -The Beavers, who earlier in the a a upset -second-ranked Purdue, and last week tied UCLA, No. 2 at the time.1 got the game only points with 5:05 left in the first half when Haggard made his first of three field goal attempts. With 18 seconds left in the half.

Haggard missed on a 28-yard field goal attempt and Despite Orego tkt illZ: spite 0. J. Simpson's 1183 1 Sto sl5 failed againijn the to UTt hi threatened to runl The 210-pound veteran, who has not had a lot of season, found the holes opening up in the second half. He got the yardage his blockers provided, then added big chunks of his -owtraxhe blasted: 92 yardr in 10 second half finished with 120 yards in 20 carries, single game etton oy a xe- aska back this season, ana set up Bomberger's i 1 goal with a brilliant 29-yard run on a pitch around end. Fighting both thi sideline and the swarming white-shirted Cowboys, he twisted and scrambled from the 0- State 40 to the 11.

The visitors had shoved the Huskers back one yard Continued on Page 2C, CoL 2 Donn Kaup in the end zone for a safety tth2-ft-iead-at--half 7" -i uVTT time- l.he us.kers substituted more freely during the third period before two quick touchdowns by McCook pulled the Indians within two'at 22-20. A 17-yard touchdown strike from Wenner to Ingles pulled the Huskers to a nine-point advantage and out of danger. -Kaup lived up to his ad- vanced billing as an excep- tionai passer as he hit 15 Of 30 attempts for 260 yards. Neb. Freak 22 14 McCook McC-Kuif.

14 2a 70-yard pat from Kaup (kick failed) NU-Wenner. 4 run (Ubt blocked) NU-Smith. 10-yard yaaa 1 1 at JSca aein (Ko-era rk-ki NL'-Penand aafety (Kaop "-NU Brown. 2 njn Roeert Tor1tf: McC Johnson, 7t ran Injl failed) Cct Kaup, 1 run iParaoat pasa from Kaup) Nb Inele 17 pua from Weuer noeen rick) Nli Williams. 4 ma iRogera ltikc) McC-Paraoau 17 pan from Km imiuj ran) quarter on a 45-yard attempt I'SC's Rlkkl Aldridge missed on a 36-yard attempt in the First Quarter.

Beaver Linebacker Skip Vanderbundt set up the' iield goal rtnt own T' Ruahlng xardag 200 19S Paaaing yardaga Reuira yarJaga -125 Pintl Pant a-3a Yanla atnaiiiet 10 Ore. i HaggardTyard field goal in the second quarter gave Oregon State a 3-0 upset victory over top-ranked Southern California Saturday, de covering Steve-Sogge's fumWOfeeoH State'l 230-p a ble on the USC 48. Then the OSU attack was three yards and a splash of mud until the Beavers got within field goal range. Lincoln Places Five on All-City Grid Team Page 3C aiiuiiiiiiuiMiiiiiniiuiumuiiiiiiiiin High.