Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 24

1 1 4C Nov. 15, 1970 Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Gibson: "Nebraska May Be the Best Team In America 99 1 Though the official had his hat knocked off when Montgomery By VIRGIL PARKER Everybody in Lincoln was THE LINEUPS MM 'or. Mm happy late Saturday afternoon. The beloved Cornhuskers had won the big one. Coach Bob Devaney's Big Red Machine had assured itself of at least a tie for the Big Eight title and a major post-season bowl game.

Well, almost everybody in Lincoln was happy. If there was a place where doom and giuum prevailed was in we Kansas State dressing room. But if Wildcat coach Vince Gibson was crying on the in- oiuc, ire wao oiiiuw uu mc 13 defeat his ball club suffered vuloiuc, ucopitc wig lupoiucu Ul at the hands of the Huskers. "They might be the best team in America," Gibson nl-i ''lVTohrocla la incf i vuaviviu. m-waanu juoi.

a great football team. Their defense played superbly. They not only have some fine athletes, but they're the best coached team we've played," he added. Gibson admitted that "naturally I'm going to say we didn't play too well, but the fact is Nebraska had a lot to do thnf The Wildcat mentor said that "whi.e we made a. lot of SrttaJi" 'Nebraska's seven pass interceptions a new Husker one game record "they didn't make any er- rors." Gibson refused to be drawn JL, Though Kansas State's Leo Brouhard (67) is left behind, Ron Dickerson (20) appears to have Nebraska Joe Orduna (31) stopped.

4 i accosted him, Gibson main- tained that "Mike is a good boy. He wouldn't have meant to hit him, if in fact he did. But he was excited." Gibson wouldn't claim that the loss of his top star or the absence of Oscar Gibson, his No. 1 linebacker who was sidelined by injury, made any difference in the outcome. "Sure it hurt us to lose Mike.

If we get a pass interference call we probably go in at wuv Gibson reasoned. "But halftime only trailing 21-14," Hip wqxt U1C was playing that wou dl, ave the eventual uuiiuuic. 1 1 j. un Gibson didn blame quarterback Lynn Dickey, but i 1 1 XT I 1 msicau crcuueu we rvcuiasha defense, for the many in- terceptions. "Except for the first one, which hung in the uuij i iu.

auu vvuuu.cu, inrcw me ball well. They just had us covered." The K-State grid boss added that "I'm A ashamed of our ids They kep trying. We'll still be a position for a tie for second in the league We iust de 0 man Jan(i jStTW gfJ1 kC Nebr3Ska i trii II II I itlllltUMl tllM I II El I Hi I lliuillllllilllliuf i I IIOlOS hv I Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimm f. Nebraska Offense Ends Ingles, Cox, List, Harvey, Lowe Tackles Newton, Grenfell, Winter, C. Johnson r.nnrik Rnnprt Wnrtmnn.

McGhee, Weber, Beran. Centers Dumler, Jamail Quarterbacks Tagge, Brown- B0" nauuacKb uruuua, VnArtn-c UnttUne VantnK iiauuatno vriuuuct) Akiimujf Carstens, Olds lseienSc Ends Hy land Adkins, w.u nu Tackles' Jacobson, Glover, wauine, Maione Middle Guards Periard, M. Johnson. Linebackers a nauge, lerno, moien Backs Morock) Anderson, Rogers, Koscta, McClelland, Hollstein, Decker Kansas State Offense M-Crn FergUSon, Wiluams, Duckers Tackles -Carver, Shaternick, Anding Beyrle, Heath, Quarterbacks Dickey, Ar- reguin Halfbacks-Butler, Hawthorne, Draper, Chapin 'wibaciu Montgomery, Mc- Full Lane. Melclier, Kohch, Coppenbarger.

rM'S t' or not K-State ace Mike I Bob Gorliam 1 Ends -Acker, Dubois, Run, Montgomery was interfered wjn. cs-ki. O'Neill with on a pass play near the 11118 Ta" aimie Tackles Yankowski, goal line late in the first half. Web Ray Brouhard, Giatz Montgomery, disturbed at the TT .1 Guards Clarington, Alex-lack of a flag on the play, i Harald Dreimanis ander, Colquitt XSS Randy Hampton I ISE.bM' was tossed out Of the game. i tt 5 Backs Scott Roberts "I'll have to wait and see it John He linings Dickerson.

Robertson, Steelnian; Or does he? 'The Wildcats' Clarence Scott (26) arrives on the scene to help. in we turns, umson saia. in.i.ii mnw (Vivfii WbhrM Husker cornerback Joe Blahak races down field with one of the three passes he intercepted off of Wildcat quarterback Lynn Dickey. STATISTICS 1 MZ CfeT u- SnNftpi swivel hips his way out of Scott grasp. ran; I rr iJLT FT IT -lUrr? 1 1TI rJT-T fifirtfl ft VI rt Kansas State Rushing Yds.

Ave. Butler 13 53 4 1 Hawthorne 4 15 3.8 Montgomery 3 -2 Dickey 1 3 3.0 chapin i li0 Passing No. Com. Yds. PI Dickey 47 22 255 7 Hawthorne i 6 Gncrger 5 Montgomery 1 creed 3 Draper 3 Duckers 1 McLane 1 Buller 1 Williams 1 Punting Ave.

Duckers 5 173 34.6 Punt Returns No. Yds. Hawthorne 1 37 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Hawthorne 5 112 Chapin .1 17 Butler 1 12 Pass Interceptions No.

Yds. Dickerson 1 0 Pass Receiving NoTYds. 48 Back judge Wayne Cooley explains to Kansas State coach Vince Gibson the I ''f'' NLmv "W- situation which resulted in the ejection from the game of Wildcat fullback 0 Ow Mike Montgomery. V-W) fltf' H' INDIVIDUAL Nebraska Pushing No. Yds.

Ave. Tagge 10 -12 Orduna 27 105 3.9 Rodgers 4 41 10.3 Schneiss 4 16 4.0 Kinney 2 10 5.0 Vactor 8 27 3.4 Brownson 2 -14 5 5- "fjf j-J Passing No. Com. Yds. PI lasse is it im i mo wnson .4 a 2U 1 Pass Receiving No.

Yds. Orduna 3 12 JRodgers 1 60 List 2 31 Schneiss 4 33 I Ingles 3 26 Cox 1 7 Vactor 1 9 Carstens 1 4 Punting No. Yds. Ave. Hughes 5 206 41.2 Punt Returns No.

Yds. Rodgers 2 5 Kickoff Returns No. Yds. Olds 1 10 Pass Interceptions No. Yds.

Kosch 2 0 Muitaugh 1 25 Blahak 3 116 Morock 1 43 fring7iifiyti-ra 'ff Orduna regains his balance and heads toward paydirt. Nebraska linebacker Jerry Murlaugh (42) picks off a Lynn Dickey (11) pass as Dave Walline (76) and Willie Harper (81) apply pressure. Murtaugh's interception was the first of seven Husker thefts in the game. TOUCHDOWN!.