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Cnis ass Mi Fin Sends onto ma Dig 338-YARD GROUND GAME GRINDS UP EAST SIOUX CITY STORY, PICTURES: PAGE 5D section fflairvg Sunday t0n SA Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday Morning, November 12, 1972 Copyright, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company I mm Jul Extra-Point Failure of No. 3 Huskers Upset Amundson, Jones Bring ISU Back By Maury White (Sunday Register Statf Writer) MES. IA. If he had it to A i do over again, Iowa State Coach Johnny Majors allowed shortly after a Big Eight foot ball game here Saturday ended in a 23-23 tie, he would have taken a 15-yard penalty to rush onto the field. George Amundson, rapidly becoming the premier quarterback in school history, had just completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Willie Jones with 23 seconds left that hauled the Cyclones dead even with Nebraska.

That's Nebraska, friends. The mighty Huskers, owners of the mythical national titles in 1970 and 71, rated No. 3 currently, and owners of a 10-game victo ry streak in this annual battle of neighboring rivals. The joint erupted when eludes Cornhusker Statistics Michman Iowa First clowns 21 13 Rushes-vards 54-251 yards 107 Return yards 65 18 Passes 4121 9-231 Punts 4-33 9-32 Fumnles-lost 11 1-0 Penalties-yards 5-65 9-85 SCORING Michigan 10 7 031 Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 Mich Thornbladh 5 run (Lantry kick) Mich-Lantry jo fg Mich Seal 15 pass from Franklin (Lon-try kick) Mich-Franklin I run (Lantry kirk) Mich Chapman 37 pass from Franklin (Lantry kick) Attendance -43, 176. this is at least one sign of progress being made in Frank Lau-terbur's second coaching year here.

"Michigan is a solid team, the best we've played all year, said Lauterbur, and Franklin gives them a dimension with his rollout running that they didn't have before. "In fact, I'd say they're even better offensively than a year ago. That might sound funny since we made the score much closer, but a quarterback like Franklin Lake, a walk-on without scholarship Gaffney had just contributed three field goals and a couple of extra points to Drake's cause in his first varsity action as the Bulldogs mowed down their seventh opponent against two defeats to DRAKE Please turn to Page Three in Keiti Krepfle horde to snag eight-yard scoring pass from George Amundson, first of two touchdown catches by star Cyclone end. Hawkeye Costs Itt? Ten Standings Conference All Games L. T.

W. L. T. Michigan 6 0 0 9 0 0 Ohio SUlc ..510 710 Purdue 5 1 0 5 4 0 Michigan Stale .4 11 4 4 1 Wisconsin 2 4 0 4 5 0 Indiana 2 4 0 4 5 0 Illinois 2 4 0 2 7 0 Minnesota 2 4 0 2 7 0 Iowa 1 5 1 2 fS 1 Northwestern .1 0 2 7 0 freshmen eligible for varsity competition Lauterbur used 16 frosh in this game, the most yet, and it's a credit to them that the score was not nearly as humiliating as the others in recent years. It makes you wonder what might have happened this season if all the rookies couldn't have played.

"We've just got to keep plugging away and give them! IOWA- PIca.se turn to Page Ten CORES OF ALL SPORTS Football GREATER DES MOINES Drake 35, Northeast Louisiana State 7 BIG TEN Illinois 37, Indiana 20 Michigan 31, Iowa 0 Michigan State 19, Ohio State 12 Minnesota 35, Northwestern 29 Purdue 27, Wisconsin 6 BIG EIGHT Colorado 33, Kansas 8 Iowa Slate 23, Nebraska 23 Oklahoma State 45, Kansas State 14 Oklahoma 17, Missouri Please turn to Page Two SUNDAY REGISTER crowd to quiet for the eon-i version try," said Majors. "I thought about running out to tell 'em to huddle and break the tension." It was only an idea and it might not have changed the sequence of events, anyway. Tom Goedjen, a doughty little sophomore who had missed only twice in 31 previous extra-point tries this year, still could have missed. "Just Missed It" Uglify ifdigai Agaist "I just missed it. It was offaltnough admitting some the left.

I really feel bad." factions. Frosh Excel In 31-0 Loss By Buck Turnbull (Sunday Register Start Writer) OWA CITY, IA. Unhappily 1 for Iowa's young football learn, Michigan showed up here Saturday just as strong as advertised. The unbeaten Wolverines demonstrated rather convincingly why they are ranked fourth in the nation and apparently headed for a second straight Rose Bowl trip. Under the competent direction of sophomore quarterback Dennis Franklin, they scored the first time they had the ball and methodically ground the Mawkeycs into submission, 31-0.

Making Progress That's about half what the score was last season at Ann Arbor, however, when Michigan routed Iowa. 63-7, so perhaps FOOTBALL PHOTOS BY JACK BRINTON Big Light Standings Conferenre All Games W. L. T. W.

L. T. Nebraska 4 0 1 7 11 Oklahoma 3 10 7 10 Oklahoma State. 3 2 0 5 4 0 Colorado 4 3 0 7 3 0 Iowa State ....2 2 1 5 2 1 Missouri ....2 3 0 5 4 0 Kansas 1 4 0 3 6 0 Kansas State ..1 5 0 3 7 0 have been the brightest star of all on muddy Clyde Williams Field this day, refused to ac- cept outright contratulations, "I couldn't even believe how high everybody was up, busting a gut on every play," said the 232-pound senior from Guthrie Center who personally broke some Husker hearts and special delivered a few bruises. It was a strange dressing room, with happy noises from the crowd filtering in to the subdued Cyclones.

Defensive CYCLONES Please turn to Page Eight point try failed, and again George Amundson, turned around unable or unwilling to watch what was going on down on that muddy field. It was a tie and there still were 23 seconds to play. 'it makes you numb, docsn'l it?" Amundson said. A lot of people were numb at that stage. Iowa State fans were numb because they suddenly were tied with the na tion third-ranked team.

Nebraska fans there were close to 10,000 of them here were suddenly shouting, "Go, Big Red" as the final seconds ticked away. Yes, there was a certain numbness there, too. There were three seconds COMMENT Please turn to Page Nm Statistics Nebraska Iowa State First downs 21 is Rushes-yards 48-121 45-121 Passing yardage 246 235 Return yardaqe 12 4J Passes 23 42-2 15-33 3 Punts 8-37 6-35 Fumbles-lost 6 6 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-47 4-57 SCORING Nebraska 70 1023 Iowa State 0 10 I 623 Neb Humm 5 run (Sanger kick) ISU Krepfle 8 pass from Amundson (Goedien kick) ISU FG Geodien 46 Neb Rodgers 4 pass from Humm (kick failed) ISU Krepfle 33 pass from Amundson (Goedien kick) Neb Rodgers 35 pass from Humm (Sanqer kick) Neb FG Sanger 36 ISU Jones 24 pass from Amundson (kick failed) A 36.231. Jones got behind everyone. Those in the sellout throng of 36,231 beat on nearby bodies, Cyclones rushed all over the field, shouting madly and it became one of the greatest premature victory celebrations in history.

"At that time, no one was thinking very well 18, 19, 20 and 21-year-old players were under tremendous pressure. I could see things might be tightening up as we waited for the George's 56-year-old father said moments before ripping off his hat, placing it over his heart and singing the National An them. "He wanted a place he could love and where he could be loved." The Amundsons arrived a half-hour before game time. George Arthur Amundson, brought his wife, Helen, and beside them sat daughter Con nie Hostetler and her husband, John. In a while, the elder Amundson would turn to a guy sitting in the aisle, grab him by the shoulders and shake him.

"Oh, my! Oh, my! Oh, my!" Amundson said when Keith Krepfle made a one-banded catch of a pass from his son for an eight-yard AMUNDSON SOUGHT SCHOOL WHERE HE'D BE LOVED Dad Brought George to Right Place makes them even more dangerous now. "They're just a very good, well-balanced football team." Franklin ran for one touchdown and passed for two others guiding the Wolverines to Khoir ninth straight victory. 'Our season boils down to the next two games," said Michigan Coach Bo Schcmbcchler, "and quite frankly, that the way we thought it would be all 6-0 in League The Wolverines top the Big Ten at 6-0 and face their closest two pursuers to wind up the regular season, entertaining Purdue (5-1) next Saturday and then going to archrival Ohio State (also 5-1) the following week. The more you see of Iowa, the more you know how fortunate the Hawkeyes are that the National Collegiate Athletic Association changed a long-standing rule this year and made Statistics NE La. Drake rirbT oowns lu IV Rushes-yards 42-107 44 207 Passirg yards 119 3S2 Return yards 34 Passes 4 19-414 Punts 10 37 7-37 Fumbles-lost a-4 3-1 Penalties-yards 5-53 9-101 SCORING Northeast Laultlana I 7 Drake 10 1 3S Drake Heston 2 run (Gaffney kick) Drake FG Gaffney 31 Drake FG Gaftney 27 Drake Sears il run (kick failed) NE Jones 13 kickoft nsturn (Roussel kick) Drake- Hestnn 7 run (Gaffney kick) Drake FG Gaflnev 27 Drake Poberson 64 pass f'om Sears (kick tailed) At'ndance a.OOO (estimated) said the specialist from Two Rivers, standing in front of his locker.

lie kicked a towel, then softly said: "I wish I'd made it." Oh, did he have a lot of company on that wish! Believe it, a tic with the mighty Huskers is the biggest moment in Majors five-year career here, and for "u.1 letting victory slip away did dampen spirits Cyclones such as defensive tackle Merv Krakau, who may touchdown in the second quarter. That was just part of the excitement in the 23-23 tie that the Cyclones and Nebraska played to before a roaring, wild crowd of 36,231. Amundson, would throw two more touchdown passes on this 44-degree day, and after the last one a 24-yarder to Willie Jones with 23 seconds to play Amundson, would walk out into that aisle, turn and look toward the sky. HE either could not speak or didn't want to. But Helen, who had said little throughout the game, stood and said: "I can believe it: Here it was.

A chance for victory. An opportunity for Da vid to beat Goliath. But Tom Goedjen's extra- KICKER GAFFNEY, PASSER SEARS CLICK Freshmen Guide Drake, 35-7 By Ron Maly (Sunday Register Staff Writer) 4 ME.S, IA. George Amund- son. oulled at the brim of his gold, western-style Iowa State hat up there in section 23, row 52, seat 1 at Clyde Williams Field early Saturday afternoon.

"It's hard to accept," the father of Iowa State's quarterback said with emotion, "that it's the last game for George on this field. "It seems like only yesterday that we brought him here." Thin was it the home finale for George Amundson. The last time around against Nebraska. The last time this 214-pound Heisman Trophy candidate would hear those deafening cheers on the field in Ames. ''He chose Iowa By Leighton Housh (Sporfj Editor) rpiIE curly headed, pleasant 1 youngster, a shy grin on his face, stood with one foot on a locker room bench at Drake Saturday afternoon, seemingly reluctant to shed his uniform.

It was Todd Gaffney's nineteenth birthday, and this was one. happy young man. A freshman from Storm.