The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 32

40 Nofw 19M Lincoln Sunday loiirnal and Huskers Change The Seript, Churchieh Rolls for TD (iBBr m. m' Cornhusker quarterback Bob Churchieh runs around right end (1) with Ben Gregory in position for a lateral (2). Kansas defender Tommy Ball goes for Gregory (3) but Churchieh keeps the ball (4) Kansas Pessimism Turns to Praise Kan. No- boiiy expected much. Before the game one eaid, afraid Custer will look like a hero after this A member of the Kansas band added to the pessimism by falling on his face when the music team marched onto the field.

The cannon that blasts ter Kansas touchdowns was fired three times before the game, perhaps In expectation of a shutout. The last of the 45..500 straggled in late, not wanting to have to witness all of the slaughter. Kansas upset Nebraska Saturday, but the Jayhawks did startle everyone, though. They scored 13 points in the second half. The reason was Bill Fenton, the 150-pound quarterback who played a down this year.

He played every one offensively for KU Saturday. played those so-in- a game, didn't Fenton grinned in the dressing room. interception I threw in the first half hurt more than anything. I got hit when I But it was a terrible The interception by Dennis Thorell set up Nebraska third touchdown. Fenton said first half play the most true form of no offense ever seen.

It was all my fault because the quarterback, but it was the biggest lack of offense ever seen anywhere. The second half, though, was a different The little battler was shaken up early when a Cornhusker lineman leveled him. Fenton laughed about that. was just one of their big linemen (Wayne Mey- lao). He Just flicked his wrist and I thought I was dead.

He even really hit me and it just about tore me Fenton said his 25-yard touchdown pass that was batted from Hailey Kampschroeder to Junior i g- gins "was a good pass play. I walked off the field like it was a practiced play just another routine Riggins said he the defender hit Hailey and I went to go get it. I just turned and it was in the air KU coach Jack Mitchell said Fenton played "just like last the heart and guts in the world. a helluva Fenton completed 10 of 19 passes for 117 yards and engineered 78-yard second-TD drive in the last 49 seconds. "He played his guts Mitchell said.

"Our offense in the first half (-14 rushiog and 17 passing) was about the worst seen. But the last half ft was abitut as good as looked, eonsid- erding the Mitchell said Nebraska "impressed me as the type of team great when they want to be, but when they just another football Slith Suffers liijiirecl i 5 -n Gets a block, dodges a tackle at the 10 And scores on 27-yard run. PA Defense linebacker Hick Coleman slams into Don Shanklin, Husker defensive Black Shirts held Kansas to 82 yards rushing. Lawrence, Kan. Nebraska defensive tackle Carel Stith suffered a bad- ly sprained ankle near the end of the first half Saturday and sat on the sidelines the entire second half.

NU trainers said the seventy of the injury would not be determined until early next week, depending on how well it re.sponds to treatment. PVSSI.VG Cburchich IS I I I Hob ivorbatn I Wi Hav 1 I Jim Palmer INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS iNebranka Gregory 17 Tatman 17 WilMW 17 6 Ziegler 1 Winters 1 11 I PASS RKCKIVI.VG Penney Wilson 4 iiregory 1 1 1 I Armstrong 4 7S (HI 48 .1 46 8 9 Rl'SHING ShanldiM 4 Douglas! I Fenton Fenton PASSING 17 1 PA.SS RECEIVING Kampw hroeder 1 Buda 3 Shanklin 1 Deugla.ss 2 I PI NT HETl RN.S 41.S 28 Morgan IfiKon 77 15 lft.5 12 23 1 6 49.0 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. It wat duly pointed out in the press box here Saturday that Kansas is among the nation's leaders in extra point play defense. Nebraska scored four times in the game, but failed to convert after any of them. Friday in the frosh game there were three touchdowns and no extra 0 i by the young Huskers.

PI RETI R.NS 2 (iailie-Oacker: 12-0 in second quarter when Kansas tried a comeback on Bill pass (1). But Dennis Thoreirs steal (2) and return to KU 24 set up third NU touchdown. NEBRASKA mrl. Delaney LT-G. Brkhaeek, Cuia Allen, Meylan.

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