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TV BAILYa NE WS LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN AMERICA New York, Saturday, ma November 26, 1977 the oranges came again, and von Sehamann converted again for a 14-0 lead. It was Nebraska's turn to go 80 yards now. Sorley passed for two first downs, then found Ken Brown all alone for a 36-yard gain to the two. Berns scored on the next play, and Todd's kick cut it to 14-7. There was 2:50 left in the half.

A lot of time for Lott. He scrambled for 30 yards to mid-field. Peacock gained 11 on a third-and-eight draw. Kenny King gained 17 on a third-and-eight. Then Lott kept on the option for seven and the final 11 for the third touchdown.

Von Sehamann made it 21-7. Midway in the third quarter, von Sehamann made it 24-7. The teams had exchanged fumbles, Lee recovering one for Nebraska, then Reggie Kinlaw recovering Hipp's fumble at the Cornhusker 43. The Sooners, though, hacLto settle for von Schamann's 45-yard field goal, his 14th of the season for a new Oklahoma record. On the first play of the fourth quarter, after the Sooners had driven 49 yards, von Sehamann missed a 57-yard-er.

It was long enough, but wide left. Nebraska then moved to a fourth-and-one at its 49 and was promptly called for delay of game when the Huskers decided to go for it. Tim Smith then got off just a 28 yard punt, and vJLZ3 Oklahoma moved to the Nebraska 40 before Uwe von Sehamann, who had beaten Ohio State earlier this season on a last-second field goal, tried a 58-yard-er. He was just short. Nebraska then moved well with Rick Berns, not I.M.

Hipp, at tailback. It was Berns who was injured earlier this season and replaced by Hipp, who had rushed for 1,268 yards. But now it was Berns carrying three times for first downs, the last one at the Oklahoma 40. But then Craig was hit on the wingback reverse, fumbled and Terry Peters recovered. 65 Yards in Nine Plays Oklahoma then went 65 yards in nine plays to score.

Thomas Lott, whom coach Barry Switzer calls then Sooners best wishbone quarterback ever, carried twice for first downs and passed for another. It was Elvis Peacock, though, who scored from the two on the first play of the second quarter. Nebraska was moving again, mainly on Craig's 34-yard run on a reverse. But Billy Todd was way short on a 50-yard field goal attempt. Then Lott took over again.

He moved the Sooners 80 yards in 14 plays. He carried three times for first downs, the last a 12-yarder to the one. Then Peacock clove over right guard again, 36 By Jack Wilkinson Norman, Okla. This was for all the oranges, and this, as usual, was all Oklahoma. With Elvis Peacock scoring twice, and Thomas Lott rushing: for 143 yards and another touchdown, the Sooners crushed Nebraska for the sixth straight year yesterday, 38-7, for the Big Eight championship and a trip to the Orange Bowl.

Oklahoma was playing for more than the Big Eight championship. The Sooners were hoping to beat Nebraska, then beat Arkansas in the Orange bowl and also hoping that No. 1 Texas would lose either today to Texas or in the Cotton Bowl to Notre Dame. Then Oklahoma, with only a 13 6 loss to Texas, might win its third national championship in four years. The Sooner defense has been consistently good all season, and early yesterday it consistently got the ball on turnovers.

The first came when Nebraska quarterback Tom Sorley overthrew Curtis Craig and Zac Henderson intercepted at the Sooner 38, returning it six yards. Sooner fans threw four oranges on the field then. About 4,000 would come later. Nebraska's Rick Berns (35) leaps Nebraska was penalized 15 yards for interfering on a. fair Oklahoma had to go only 50 yards to score, freshman David Overstreet of Big Sandy, going the last 19 yards to score.score.

Von Sehamann made it 31-7. Lott left the game after that with 22 carries for 143 yards (119 in the first half). But the scoring didn't stop. Henderson made his second interception, this one off Randy Garcia, and when Nebraska was penalized for a personal foul, Oklahoma had the ball at the Husker 19. The Sooners lost five yards on a procedure penalty, but then Dean Blevins hit tight end Victor Hicks for a 24-yard scoring pass, and Schamann's fifth straight conversion made it 38-7.

DUST BOWL DUST: This was eighth straight year this game has decided Big Eight champ or co-champ Von Schamann's first extra-point gave him 58 for career, new Sooner record Oklahoma entered game as nation's No. 2 rushing team with 320.1-yard average. Nebraska was No. 3 at 313.8. Yesterday's Triple At Aqueduct: 3-11-4 $4,229.00 At OTB: C-K-D $4,017.40 Phot to a first down.

in first period. Stopping his charge are Sooners Darylunt' (85) and John Goodman.