Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 43

October 20, 1974, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star 5D Kansas linebacker Steve Towle (50) had many fine compliments for Dave Humm (12) following Saturday's contest. During the game, however, Towle did his best to try and stymie the NU quarterback. Here, he and Kurt Knoff (18) apply heavy defensive pressure as Humm releases a pass. Scoring Story 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 35-0 42-0 49-0 56-0 Second Quarter Westbrook 7 pass from Humm Drive 39 yards in 5 plays following Malito recovery fumbled punt. Big Plays.

Humm passes of 12 to Malito and 16 to Bahe Conversion Coyle kick Westbrook 9 pass from Humm Drive 79 yards in 7 plays. Big Plays: 14 run by Westbrook, plus Humm passes of 18 to 12 to O'Leary and 19 to Mushmskie Conversion: Coyle kick Third Quarter Davis 1 run Drive 75 yards in 12 plays following second half kickoff. Big Plays- 18 run by Westbrook and 12 by Anthony, plus 3 Humm passes, the longest 12 to Westbrook. Conversion: Coyle kick Westbrook 3 pass from Humm Drive 54 yards in 13 plays Big Plays- 4 Humm passes, the longest 15 yards to Jenkins Conversion- Coyle kick. Fourth Quarter O'Leary 1 run Drive- 25 yards in 5 plays following Martin's block of KU punt Big Play 16 pass from Humm to Bahe Conversion: Coyle kick Moran 1 run Drive 16 yards in 5 plays following Gissler recovery of KU fumble Conversion.

Coyle kick. O'Leary 5 run Drive- 40 yards in 6 plays following Burrow interception of KU pass. Big Play: 11 run by Heiser. Conversion- Coyle kick Moran 10 run Drive: 25 yards in 3 plays following 47-yard punt return by Thomas. Big Play: 12-yard keeper by Everett.

Conversion: Coyle kick i 12:10 :23 9:38 1:00 12:31 6:57 4:35 1:58 A sullen Eddie Lewis (20) probably would just as soon have thrown in the towel at this point in the fourth quarter. A defensive cor- nerback, Lewis was painfully involved in the unsuccessful attempts to cancel the Dave Humm Passing Show which played Saturday in Jayhawkland. A linebacker's Tom Ruud (45) and John Starkebaum (48) lower the boom on Laverne Smith (30), the Big Eight's top runner before Saturday's encounter with Nebraska. Smith gained only 25 yards in 10 carries against Husker forces. Towle Says Humm The Smartest Around Fambrough: They 'Outeverythinged 9 Us By Randy York Lawrence, Kan.

Don Fambrough could think of better ways to celebrate his 52nd birthday other than huddled in a corner of the Kansas locker room, trying to explain his Jayhawks' 56-0 loss to Nebraska Saturday. "I may be 52 today, but I'll tell you: I feel 10 years older than I expected to feel," Fambrough reflected after rehashing his nth-ranked Jayhawks' humiliation with reporters. "I bet every one of you thought I had cut my throat by now," Fambrough said as the press corps filed in. "We were completely outplayed, outcoached, out- everythinged. "You can't pinpoint any one thing," he added, "Nebraska dominated every phase of the game.

They annihilated us. This was the most embarrassing day for me and for my team. "It's a complete nightmare for the entire coaching staff," offered Fambrough. "We don't have one excuse for the way we played, but I feel like we owe everyone watching that football game an apology for our performance. "The longer you stay in coaching, the harder it seems to sense what to expect," the Kansas boss observed.

"Looking back, it seemed all week long we were ready mentally and excited about playing Nebraska. I never once sensed an indication of anything else." Fambrough also maintained that Nebraska's Dave Humm produced the best passing performance against Kansas in his 23 years as a Jayhawk football coach 19 as an assistant and the last 4 as head coach. "We couldn't get to him," Fambrough said of Humm. "He just sat back there and hit every time he wanted to. We were dropping eight guys back, but it didn't seem to make any difference at all." Steve Towle, Kansas' all-Big Eight linebacker candidate, was drying his hair when one reporter approached him.

He asked: "Are you peaceful?" Given an affirmative reply, the Jayhawk standout was willing to talk and he did it graciously. "David Humm," said Towle, "has got- ta be the finest quarterback I've ever faced in my life. He doesn't overpower you athletically. "He's just the smartest quarterback around," added Towle. "He'll be looking one way and the whole time he knows he's going to throw somewhere else.

"His ball control is absolutely phenomenal," according to Towle. "He always knows when he or any one of his receivers is out of position. That's why he can burn you so bad." Towle had equal praise for the Cornhuskers' offensive line. "They were firing three yards off the ball before we even made solid contact or could dig in our cleats," he observed. "There's a thing called momentum and Nebraska carried it into the stadium with them before the game," analyzed Towle.

"The game obviously meant more to them than it did to us. I just hope I'm on Dave Humm's team the next time." Mike Lemon, the Jayhawks' standout middle guard, noted that "we got killed today by an arm (Humm's) more than anything else. "We shut their running game completely off. They couldn't have run on us all day," declared Lemon, adding: "without their passing, we'd have kicked them right back to "But that Humm has one terrific arm. They're a super football team when they pull everything out of their little black bag like they did today," Lemon said.

"Nebraska's a good running team, but not at all super. And it's not that their line is super," Lemon said. "Humm's arm is sure super though. Everyone can see that." Early Out for Miller While it turned out to be a long afternoon for the Kansas team, it was a short one for KU fullback Robert Miller (32). When 6 9 wrapped him up for no gain on this play during Kansas' first ball i Miller's knee buckled and he was sidelined for the remainder of the game.

Sticky-fingered Bitch Bahe (24) leaps to snare a Dave Humm pass at the Kansas nine-yard line early in the second quarter. Two plays later, Humm hit Don Westbrook for the first of eight Cornhusker touchdowns. The action followed Chuck Malito's recovery of a fumbled fair catch by, the Jayhawks' Bruce Adams. 7 SFAPERl.