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Black Shirts Scuttle Swirl By HAL BBHVVN a defensive Black Shirts, so efficient in the first half they made it a dull ball game for offensive football enthusiasts, scored their second straight shutout in giving the Buskers a 12-0 victory over Iowa State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Having put themselves In position as the best defensive unit in the nation the past week, the defenders made a strong bid to stay there and at the same time kept the Buskers in the running for at least a share of the Big Bight hampionship that has rested in Nebraska the past four years. The Busker Black Shirts give up a first down until the final play of the third quarter when Cyclone quarterback John Warder hit Ben King with a 13-yard pass play on a third and 11 that put the ball at the NU 43. The play also was the first time Iowa State had moved into Nebraska territory on its own after gaining possession on NU acreage three times twice on fumbles by Ben Gregory and once on a Larry Frost fumble. The NU defense held the Cyclones to a minus-five yards rushing and gave up only 83 passing for a total gain of 78 yards, all three figures better I ban the season averages that have the Buskers first in total defense at 155.3, fourth in rushing defense at 63.2 and eighth in passing defense at 92.2.

The performance was the best total defense day ol the year, bettering last effort when Texas Christian was held to 115 yards and was the best rushing defensive effort, topping performance against Minnesota when the Gophers were held to three yards. The Busker offense, although unable to generate a sustained scoring drive, did roll over the Cyclones iNF ISU First downs IS a Kushlns yardage 216 .5 Passing yardage lit 8.1 Passes 4-17-1 9-27-1 Return yardage .59 67 Punts 12-31 lost 4 1 Yards penalized 78 25 for 216 rushing yards and 111 through the air to keep Iowa State in bad field position most of the afternoon. But it was the defense that deserved most of the plaudits on the cold degrees at game time) afternoon before a crowd of 65,078, the smallest of the season at Memorial Stadium. It was the Black Shirts that provided the bail for the only touchdown of the afternoon with Adrian Fiala Intercepting a Warder pas.s at the Iowa State 42 midway In the seco nd half and returning it one yard to the 41. After Orduna, who gained 76 yards in 14 carries, picked up one yard and a Frank Patrick pass was incomplete, Patrick hit Dennis Morrison with a 28-yard strike that put the bail at the 12.

Dick Davis, the Buskers leading ball carrier with 87 yards on 19 carries, picked up two. but Nebraska was penalized for illegal procedure, making it lirst and 1,5 at the 17. Orduna got back four of the yards and Patrick pick another four. When Patrick's pass was dropped by Gregory the end zone, it looked like another flusker scoring drive had been blunted. But those ready to count the Buskers out weren't counting on Patrick, who.

finding his covered as they were much of the afternoon, rambled for eight yanis carctully avoiding stepping out of bounds until he ha(i reui hod the one for a lirsl down a yard. Still it took three plays fo get the final yard with Patrick finally hulling over behind the blocking of Roger Kiidrna, Paul Topllff and Mel Bricharek. It was the only touchdown of the day and when Bill Bomberger added the extra point, tho Buskers had a 10-0 lead with 4 26 left in the third quarter. On the first play after the the Black Shirts apfieared to have provided the Busker oflense i another scoring when Ken Gedde.x recovered a fumbled at the Iowa Stale 27. But thi-.

drive was sfojiped at the one i li Gregory tailing to make the I'licy Bit I Mistakes Costly, Devaney Fusses By DON FORSYTHE Gornhuskcr coach Bob Devaney greeted writers apologetically in his post game session Saturday. sorry to have kept you waiting, hut it seems like we have more than usual to fuss about he explained. no coach in the world who can keep a kid from fumbling or throwing an he stated, this has been the thing murdering our offense when in territory you just can't make a mistake like the illegal motion which cost us a touchdown he added. Over Devaney subscribes to the theory that a good team must play above its mistakes to win. Was the 12-0 win over Iowa State an occasion? certainly he said.

seemed like just about everything went wrong for our offense today. real proud of our defense. We think they did an out.standing job. Obviously, they deserve most of the credit for the win. is a good defense and the boys liave a lot of pride in it.

but be put to the te.st three more he said of the nation top-rated team in total defense, (Arloiieis Devaney also had praise for the Iowa State defenders. occasion we moved the ball well, but then u.s and put u.s in a hole. We able to come up with the big third down play very he said. did hit he pointed out. crack a game open either have to be much superior, which we today, or hit on long touchdowns.

You just grind out yardage against good defensive teams. thought we could heat them decf). but we just hit the he observed. just have to do a better He noted that the plan was to throw long and at Ica.st four dropped pas.scs contributed to Frank least successful passing day. but observed that the 6-7 rookie continued to gain poise with each outing.

It The free kick which Iowa State made and recovered after the safety in the third quarter perplexed the Nebraska coach. just figure it. He was kicking with the wind and kicked it about 45 yards up In the he said. that we know what to do because Carl Selmer had talked to the kids about it just last night. But you have linemen there where the ball came down and linemen are not well-schooled in catching punts.

You just about have field a kick like that in the he explained. like to have a back catch it, but as you saw today, we have few who can catch he added. Iowa Doug Robinson f40)puts the brakes on halfback Ben (iregory but not before Gregory has picked up five yards against the Cyclones in the first quarter. Tennessee Tram pies Statistics Huskers Man To Man Up Kiist Ru-xhiiiK yardaEP ReHirn Plants Yards penalized Tenn. Tampa 13 212 1 l.W IfW 100 1.V42-4 5 41 9-35 4 2 60 20 Tampa, Fla.

(VP) Quar-! terbacks Dewey Warren and Bubba Wyche, handed the ball four times by an alert i defense, alternated Saturday in leading third-ranked Tennessee to an easy 38-0 vie- tory over lowly Tampa. Warren passed for two i Uiuchdowns and Wyche for one as the Volunteers wore Tampa down in the final half of the dedication game for new stadium. 'I'ennpssee 10 7 14 7 38 Tampa 0 0 0 (T- 0 Kremser 42 7 run (Krem.ser kiek) 4 pass from Wiyehe (Kremser 65 run (Kremiier kiek) Tenn-dooeh 11 pass irom Warren (Krem.ser kick) 27 pass from Warren (Kremser Attendance 26.500. Confidence, pride, desire, strength, experience these were the words members of the Nebraska defensive used to describe their shutout against Iowa State Saturday. just beat man for man up pointed out linebacker Barry Alvarez.

Middle guard Wayne Meylan noted that confidence was essential. you have confidence not going to stop he pointed out. taking the game to the opponents said captain Marv Mueller, we know how good we were. Now we trust each other and trust ourselves more. belter as a he added.

our said Alvarez after hearing that the Cyclones had been held to a minus five yards in rushing. It was the second straight They Stored NU ISU How Stored Time left 11:16 First Quarter 1 0Bomberger, 23 Field Goal Third Quarter 9 0 Patrick, 1 run 10 0 Bomberger, placement 12 0 King tackled by 4:26 for safety 1:61 Nebraska ..........1 0 Iowa Stale .........0 0 0 shutout and the third of the season for the Cornhuskers. Will there be more? think we can do it again. just a matter of keeping down the big play or broken play. I think anybody can drive steadily on says Alvarez.

Defensive fullback Fiala. who intercepted a John Warder pass to set up a 41-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter, observed that good pass rush helps Mueller hesitated to call It a defensive victory. offense had to score for us to he pointed out, overall I think our defensive line did a real good Quarterback Frank Patrick observed that tlie offense did a good job at times, but was just not consistent enough to push the ball over. Be noted that his fourth down scamper around right end for a first down at the Undefeated in 8 ports slate All events free unless followed by all times a.m. unless boldfaced for p.m.

Sunday Local Midget Cliam- pions, Pius Field. 60th and A. Class 1. Class A Sunset 5:18. Stale lee Hockey Houston at Onialia.

A Sooners Riddle Buffs, 23-0 Statistics First Ilushini! yardage Pa.ssing yardage Return yardage Pas.ses Punts Fumbles lo.st Yards penalized 14 52 80 5-13-3 6-32 1 96 18 18 76 74 6-120 4-39 1 41 By CHUCK WOODLING Norman, Okla. hopes of winning the Big Eight title just about went down the drain here Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma pulled the plug, 23-0, before a happy and somewhat surprised 62,000 Homecoming fans at Owen Field. was we beat them bv that said OU fullback Mike Harper, echoing the sentiments of just about everyone on hand. The win put league record at 3-0.

Colorado is 3-2 in the conference and, although mathematically still able to i the pre-s a favorites have a long row to hoe if they generate a more explosive offense than they showed Saturday. The Buffs host Kansas (4-0) while Oklahoma goes to Iowa State this In two weeks the two remaining unbeaten teams meet here. Oklahoma coach Fairbanks admitted Sooners were keying Colorado running game, which featured the option play by quarterback Bob Aniilerson and the running of backs William Harris and Wilmer Cooks, wiio was back in the lineup for the first time in three weeks. thought it was imperative that vve do a good job on their running said Fairbanks. "It was ex- Iremely important that we contain their quarterback and we In other words, Colorado had just about as much luck moving the ball as they did in beating Nebraska, two weeks ago.

The trouble was their defense rescue them Saturday. In fact, the pass interception plays used strategically against NU. failed Buffalos Saturday, The ers turned the tables, turning two interceptions and a into touchdowns. Oklahoma played practically errorless ball, losing no interceptions and tumbling away the ball only once. Quarterback Bob Warmack, the spindly-legged junior, worked the option play perfectly and added more fodder to the hay that the most underrated quarterback in the i Eight.

Senior Ron Shotis bulled for 73 yards in 19 carries and was so impressive getting extra yardage that the fans cheered him Continued 3C, Col. 6 i7 Iowa State oik was sup- posed to be a pass. i primary receivers were covered and 1 saw a hole and Just ducked in. 1 had good blocking down- he pointed out. Center Roger Kudrna described the Cyclones as typical Iowa State tea in.

They always come at he said. get low and come you get close to the he added. He termed Iowa State's higiily regarded i guard, Willie Muldrew, as one of the toughest met. a lot faster than I thought Kudrna said. Dana Stephenson said that his shoulder injury which kept him from playing defense to blame for a sub-par kicking day.

think all psychological. I just never have kicked vveli into the he said. Dennis Morrison, made a gain on a pass play on the Nebraska touehdovvn drive, credited the Cyclones with a good man to man cold weather makes your fingers numb, but be an excuse for dropping he a i d. practiced outside Friday and liave trouble like we did Forsythe needed three yards into the end zone on a fourth down play. With Iowa Slate on Its own one.

Warder sent King running wide on an end run from thr end hut NU defensive end Frank Avollo wrapped himself around the yclone runner for a safety with 1:03 remaining in the third stanza. It was on the next of that the Black gave up tho iirst first down to the Uv- clones With Iowa State getting a tree kirk from it.s own 20, the Buskers had a lapse and allowed Denni.s Iv.selman to fall on the loose ball. Three plays later the Cyclones had their first fir down at the Iliixker 4.1, but that was as far a. they got on that drive with Waiai- er throwing three incomplete pas.xc.-; and Bob Brouillette punting the ball to the Buskers a.s he did on 13 occasions. Iowa Stale gained five more first down.x in the final half with all of them coming, via the passing route.

first score came the first time the Buskers had the ball when a Brouillctte punt from his own end zone rolled dead only 21 yards from the Cyclone goal line. Orduna spun his way to the 12 and Davis picked up a first down at the eight. After Patrick gained the Iowa State defense, tough all afternoon deep in its own territory, stiffened and stopped Gregory and Patrick for no gain on successive plays. Bomberger (hen kicked a field goal for a 3-0 lead with only gone in the game. I he Buskers had another touchdown called back bv a penalty just after taking the lO-O lead.

fumble recovery of the pilchout at the Iowa State 27, a Patrick fo Topliff pas.s put the ball at Cyclone eight and Patrick then raced into the end zone, but NU was fien- alized for illegal procc'dure. This was the series that ended with Gregory being stopped at the one, setting up the safety by Avolio. The win boosted the NU season record to 5-2 and evened the conference mark at 2-2 with Oklahoma State invading Memorial Stadium next week for a Homecoming encounter to he followed by a test at Missouri on Nov. 18 and the Thanksgiving Day finale against Oklahoma. The win also moved the Buskers into the first division ot the Big Eight standings for the first time this season, tying them vv i I Missouri for fourth place, both with marks.

All teams in the i Eight with the exception of Kansas (4-0) and Oklahoma (3-0) have suffcmt at least two deleat.s. setting u)) an opportunity for Nebraska to tie for the title by winning its final three games anil having the also lo.si' to luwa State. Kansas or Orklahonia Stale and Kansas losing twico with Colorado. Oklahoma and Aliss i remaining on its sohetlule. wsv nil () redini Firsl HrlUf Punts Funihk's Vaitl.i, Orrgnti asii.

211 12 1-37 I 2 .) 213 82 11 4 7-37 2 20 Pullman, Wash. making a spirited goal line stand, staved off a Washington State drive with 34 seconds to play to claim a 17-13 Pacific-B Conference football victory Saturday. Tlie Cougars, with their first victory of the season in sight, drove as tar as one, bui were pushed back steadily and fullback Del Carmichael fumbled on nine. 7 3 0 7 7 0 0 fi run Vndci 'si'n Ori'siin Suilc Slide WSl I'ariDK'hiiel kick Ore Stuiih 15 irnnt kick I Ore FC. St tioll 33 Ore O'-fin run Scholl kick) WSC 1 iiiii (run AUendiince 18.2(i0, Sunday Notre Dame 10 a.m.

(3'. Bob Devaney noon, 17-10-11). Highlights p.m. (3 Football v. Chiefs, 1 p.m.

Football Bears v. Lions, 12:30 p.m. Giant.s v. Vikings, 3.30 p.m. IH-IO-IIL p.m.

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