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Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 35

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4D Nov. 10, Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Young Cats Ready For Kansas We never let them off the an extra point before I came to college. But I practiced that summer and tried out for the freshman team and won the job. It's hard to explain how I could miss the extra point and then make a 50-yarder, but it was a real thrill to have a hand in this big win." Gibson observed that "our hook. I don't think we ever turned over the ball to them in our territory." Gibson was high in his praise of his staff of assistant coaches.

"They've just been magnificent. You know Kansas State has never had a winning football tradition. We aren't rebuilding. We re young kids still make a lot of just working on, the founda- errors," referring te the tion. Thats' why we have to clipping penalty which go with so many sophomores, nullified a Mack Herron punt These kids haven't known return touchdown and two many victories.

That's what costly fumbles after pass makes' a big one like this receptions, but added that taste just a little sweeter." paid off. Everything fell in place for us today." Kansas Gov. Robeil Docking, a KU grad wearing a K-State tie, was one nf the first to reach Gibson. We always play just great when he's in the crowd," the inppy Wildcat mentor xclaimed. "He went to our.

Colorado State game last year aud it was our only win. He was at that game again this year. Nowhere. We'd like to have him on our side all the time." The K-State frid boss credited a tremendous pass rush by his sophomore-dominated line for pro tiding the difference in the battle. "That and our kicking game," Gibson added.

"Bob Coble is some punter and Max Arreguin's two field goals spelled thedifference." Arreguin, another of Gibson's many first-year performers admitted that "I'd never kicked so much as By VIRGIL PARKER "Boy, did we need that -one," Kansas State c-ach Vince Gibson hollered above the din as his Wildcat grid-ders bounced into the dressing room yelling "KU following an upset 32-0 victory over Nebraska at Memorial Stadium Saturday. It was the first Big Eight triumph for K-State since 1964 and the first time the Wildcats had registered a shutout over a conference foe since 1955. "I'm so proud of those kids it's hard to come up with the proper words," the exhausted Gibson said as he slumped into a nearby chair. "They've worked so hard, given it their best every time. It's tough on then to keep getting beat and not have many rewards to.

show for it. They could hav? quit after the losses to Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma, but they kept fighting, scrapping and hustling and it finally a 0 n. j' tney never let tneir spirit Looking ahead to next get week, Gibson said that "KU has a great team, but at least our boys now know they can compete on the same level, and that will help us a lot." Clutching the game ball, Gibson commented that "I guess we'll decide what to do with it later. You know, we haven't had' that problem very many times in the The Wildcat coach said that Nebraska obviously had a bad day. "Bob Devaney's a fine coach.

When you shut out one of his teams, you've shut out a good club. But momentum is a crazy thing. We had it going for us from the very start with the long pass to Dave Jones. We got Iff I 1 1 1 1 SjHTOg 'n mi win ytfcMiw fired up and they were down, past." I -as 8 AjBTSTTZsmcm 1 v. UP ft few mt I TTlSf yTTilir'l ii mi m.

i mi iiimni i i wimi 1 1 rmum i mim nn i ir wir mm 1 1 hum T' i mi i it! Jumping high and low, NU defenders Bob Liggett (71) and Bill Hornbacher (55) jar K-State quarterback Lynn Dickey and try to bat down an aerial. Photos by Bob Gorham 1 I Web Ray I Willis VanSickle Harald Dreimanis Jim Palmer 1 Chuck Roberts iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiP. A cold day in November for both teams, but blankets and a 12-0 blanking made it a little warmer for the Wildcats. Shivering and snowy shake of hands between Bob Devaney and KSU's Vince Gibson is the final ceremony of the gray-cast day. "12 I wi'S4vv V.

Ai iVV-rf' I 1 777 Sweeping NU's Bob Best off his feet, Mike Montgomery, Wildcat split end, provides a late block for scrappy Mack Herron as he scores the only TD of the game. rtr INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 7 8 Receiving No. Yds. TD 10 10 34 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 Davis 1 Topliff 1 Penney 3 Ingles 1 McFarland 1 Punt Returns a Kansas Stale Rushing No. Net Ave.

Dickey 3 -12 Brown 21 73 3.4 Herron 8 21 2.6 Davis 6 9 1.5 Harrison 3 11 3.7 Passing No. Comp. Yds. Dickey 28 15 217 Yds. 44 No.

5 Ingles Receiving No. Yds. TD 81 20, 5)0 Herron 5 Montgomery 2 Jones 5 Collins 1 Wells 1 Davis 1 23 0 4 0 0 0 Punting No. Aver. Coble 10 42.5 Punt Returns No.

Yds. Herron 2 11 Payne 1 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Herron 1 16 Pass Interceptions No. Yds.

Dickerson 1 0 Kolich 1. 15 Nebraska Rushing No. Net Ave. Siglcr 8 -18 Kickoff Returns No. Yds.

Green 2 48 Orduna tit. 1 15 Lineups Nebraska Offense LINEMEN McFarland, Topliff, Delaney, Rrichacck, Winter, a Ashman, Armstrong, Williams, Hansen, McGhee, Penney, Inglas. BACKS Sigler, Patrick, Orduna, Green, Zieglcr, Frost, Rogers, Davis, Schnciss. Nebraska Defense LINEMEN Wynn, Gutzman, Liffctt, Kusserow, Hornbacher, Periard, a 1 1 i Drakullch, Jarmon, Avolio. BACKS Murtaugh, Kobza, Gcddes, Fiala, Larson, Morock, Best, Heller, Stephenson, Decker, Reeves.

Kansas State Offense LINEMEN Montgomery, Wells, Larson, Hemmerling, Carver, Roda, Stevens, Owens, Kuhn, D. Payne, Shatcrftick, Gordon, Jones, Collins, Long. BACKS Dickey, Nossek, Herron, Draper, Davis, Lawsnn, Brown, Harrison, Arreguin, Coble. Kansas State Defense LINEMEN Berrera, Ken-nedy, Scverino, Slinky, Ross, Eckhardt, Keller, Acker, Bowen. BACKS Sleelman, Dukelow, Gibson, Austin, Godfrey, Hanney, Marn.

C. Scott, It. Scott, Bruhin, Dickerson, Kolich D. Tayne. Orduna 10 Ziegler 6 .18 Davis 36 21 65 5 3 -36 2 3.6 3.5 3.6 5.0 3.0 2.0 1 1 7 1 Srhnriss Frost Tatrick Green Passing No.

Comp. Yds. SiRlcr 18 2 20 Patrick 10 5 48 Punting No. Ave. Slrplirnson 10 31.8 Here's looking at ya! K-Statc bench fan takes in.

the Memorial Stadium view, including shivering majorette from Kansas State. 7: Climb every mountain: Nebraska's Joe Orduna clambers over a mass of Ilusker and Wildcat bodies to coin a first down on the NU 40 early in the quarter..

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