The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 25

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1988 First the Good News 2 Staff Photo by Paul Hellstern OU Mike Gaddis leaves K-State's Danny Needham in his wake en route to a first-quarter touchdown. Staff Photo bv Doug Hoke OSU's Barry Sanders tried to bring the Cowboys back in the second quarter with this l-yaVd plunge The Big Two Big 8 Standings Ph OP 42 50 5 I 0 28 38 3 3 0 81 113 55 42 Missouri Kansas 125 177 90 261 108 253 Kansas St. 0 2 0 45 122 Saturday's 42-0 NU Start Leaves OSU At the Gate By Bob Hersom Staff Writer LINCOLN, Neb. The Oklahoma State-Nebraska football game was as competitive as Cowboy fans had hoped Saturday but only after OSU had lost all hope of winning. The lOth-ranked and previously unbeaten Cowboys watched in horror as 7th-ranked Nebraska romped to a 42-0 lead just 3:18 into the second quarter.

Oklahoma 70, Kansas Slate 24 Nebraska 43. Oklahoma Slate 42 Colorado 21, Kansas 9 Sooners Rush For 768 Yards In 70-24 Rout By Mike Sherman Staff Writer NORMAN The Oklahoma Sooners satisfied their fans' season-long plea for an offensive outburst Saturday with a record-breaking performance at Owen Field. OU's wishbone which at times has snapped, crackled and popped like a bowl of Rice Krispies exploded for an NCAA-record 768 yards rushing as the ninth-ranked Sooners hammered hapless Kansas State The Big 1 Notre Dame Nails No. 1 Miami 31-30 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) It was the Gipper and the Four Horsemen.

It was Rockne, Leahy and Parseghian. It was another chapter in the history of college football's most storied school. Above all, it was a classic as fourth-ranked Notre Dame got its long-awaited revenge Saturday, defeating No. 1 Miami 31-30. Free safety Pat Terrell, who returned an interception 60 yards for a second-period touchdown, broke up a two-point conversion pass with 45 seconds left.

1 "This was a win by the Notre Dame spirit," coach Lou Holtz said after the biggest Irish win in years. "It was a win by the spirit of a group of guys who just refused to fold, and believed. You can't pick out a hero. Notre Dame was the hero today." The Irish broke a 21-21 tie when wingback Pat Eilers ran 2 yards for a tie-breaking, third-quarter touchdown, the first of his career, two plays after the Irish turned back a fake punt. Reggie Ho's 27-yard field goal late in the third period made it 31-21, and Notre Dame survived three Miami scoring threats in the final 7:04.

The Irish also overcame a record 424-yard, four-touchdown passing show by Steve Walsh, but they negated that by intercepting him three times. The Irish took advantage of seven Miami turn-See IRISH, Page 7 Missouri at Oklahoma State Kansas at Iowa State Nebraska at Kansas Stale Houston Rips Tulsa 82-28 Page 5 More on OU, OSU Page 8-10 During that time, the Cornhusker offense scored on five straight possessions, and 70-24. A crowd of 73,800 saw the Sooners, 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Eight Conference, break their own national record with 25 seconds remaining. Walk-on halfback Joe Muti's 34-yard touchdown run erased the 1980 record of 758 yards set against Colorado. The Sooners entered the contest averaging 280.4 yards rushing per game.

See OU, Page 9 AP LaserDhoto Miami quarterback Steve Walsh is leveled by Notre Dame's Andre Jones for a first-quarter sack Saturday. Sportin Okie's Big Break Longshot Scores Upset in Midwest Derby me nuaivei ueiense torcea me Cowboys into their first two turnovers in the last four games. The Cowboys" catastrophic start crushed OSU, since the final score was Nebraska 63, OSU 42, in the highest-scoring game ever played at Memorial Stadium. "We never did give ourselves a chance to gel in the ballgame, and we got beat very soundly," See CU, Page 8 Gibson's Blast Gives Game 1 To the Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP) Kirk Gibson wrote a Hollywood ending to Game 1 of the World Series in Tinsel Town itself Saturday night. Gibson, the hobbled hero, limped off the bench and to the rescue with a pinch-hit.

two-run, two-out, full-count home run off baseball's best reliever in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a stunning 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Gibson, the symbol of Dodger determination all season, came through with the biggest hit of his career when Los Angeles needed him most. Unable to start because of ligament damage in his left knee, he fouled off four pitches from As See DODGERS, Page 13 By Jerry Shottenkirk Staff Writer Sportin Okie didn't have the greatest overall credentials in the world when he entered Saturday's $100,000 Midwest Derby, but his resume would now assure him a job anywhere. This horse is now a fat cat. The Oklahoma-bred posted a 1 -length decision in the race and collected $60,000 for owners Fred Selz and Ben Lincoln of Little Rock, Ark.

Trained by Donnie Von Hemel of Piedmont, Sportin Okie entered the race with earnings of $41,230 and upped his total to more than $100,000. The Sportin Life gelding began as a $21,000 investment for his owners, who claimed him April 23 at Oak- lawn Park. "We're happy with the investment," Selz said. "It makes up for some $50,000 claims that didn't do so well." Sportin Okie, dismissed at 15-to-l despite his eight-length win in the Sept. 18 Lawton Handicap, carried jockey Don Pettinger to win and covered the 1 miles in track-record time of 1:48 1-5.

After having a tight hold on Sportin Okie through six furlongs, Pettinger put on one energetic ride in the final quarter. Sportin Okie was fourth and in between horses until the final turn, swung outside to vie for the lead, took command in midstretch, then drew clear. Pettinger certainly was See DERBY, Page 4 Staff Photo bv Paul HHIstem Sportin Okie, left, with jockey Don Pettinger aboard, crosses the finish line ahead of Perceive Arrogance, center, and Happyasalark Tomas, right, in the Midwest Derby Saturday. Edmond Crams For Major Test Team-By-Team Salary Lists Sabots a Break For Hunters Rams, 49ers Top Pro Slate Page 12B Kentucky Hears From NCAA Page 15B Page 11B Page 12B Page 14B.