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3 LOR uh -M STAFF COLORPHOTO BY RANDY HAMPTON Colorado quarterback Ken Johnson (7) releases a pass attempt for John Keyworth (28) as Huskers Rich Glover (79) and Bill Janssen (55) make things difficult. Cornhuskers Corral 33-10 So Chink in Game Works By HAL BROWN Boulder. Colo. Those, who had thought tlTey had found a chink in the Husker armor, calling the Nebraska running game suspect, will have to look elsew'here after the Huskers wiped out Colorado, 33-10. here Saturday in a nationally televised contest.

Husker head coach Bob Devaney had pointed out earlier in the week, somebody shuts down our passing game, then and that's what the Huskers did here Saturday. don't go into a game figuring we have to throw the ball so many times or run it so Devaney explained after the Huskers seventh straight victory. do whatever we can do best that afternoon and today our running game was The reason the running game was working, according to quarterback David was the offensive line as the Huskers rushed for 219 yards and added 130 through the air. offensive line wa.s cnening huge Humm observed. last two weeks, the other team has taken the run away from us, but today when Colorado set up to defense our passing game, we proved that g(t balance by running the ball well.

offensive line has got to be the best in the nation. 'vVhen passing, they give me great protection and when we're running those holes they open are large Colorado coach Eddie Crowder agreed the Huskers could run with the ball. running game was better than we had he said. had to try to defense their passing game because they had been doing that so well and when we did, it softened us up for the Nebraska opened the game with 19 quick first quarter points and surely had the ABC- TV moguls worried they might lose their audience as the game threatened to be turned into a runaway. But then some Husker confusion on a blocked punt suddenly turned the momentum around.

With the Huskers having scored the first three times they had possession and having apparently stopped Colorado at the CU 22, NU defensive end Steve Manstodt broke through and blocked John punt. But the ball passed the line of scrimmage and Husker tackle Bill Janssen touched it, it a free ball and Colorado recovered at their own 41. driving from there to score their first TD. heard the ball hit someone and turned Janssen explained. players seemed to be scrambling for it, so I figured someone must already have touched it and when I tried to recover The Buffs later scored a field goal in that quarter to cut the margin to 19-10 a halftime.

"That punt turned things around for Devaney observed. we had gotten the football then, we might have gone ahead and scored some more in second But the Huskers removed most of the doubt about the Colorado comeback attempt early in the second half, driving 77 yards with the second half kickoff for a 26-10 bulge. was a key Devaney agreed. stopped the Colorado momentum and gave us a little more breathing It was also at this point that the Huskers decided to run the ball more. ahead like that in the second half and you can move the ball on the ground, smart to keep it on the Devaney pointed out.

Another key play came moments after that second half Husker touchdown. Colorado faced a fourth down and inches play from their own 45 and chose to go for the first down rather than punt, trailing by the 26-10 count. CU quarterback Ken Johnson handed off to 2 3 0 fullback Bo and for a brief moment he appeared to have a hole on the left Continued: Page 4D, Col. I 20 Results I 1. use (9-0) def.

Wash. 44-6. Page 7D. I 2. Alabama (8-0) def.

Miss. 58-14. Page 7D. 1 I 3. Nebraska (7-1) def.

Colorado, 33-10. I 4. Michigan (8-0) def. Indiana, 21-7. Page 6D.

i 5. Ohio State (7-0) def, Minnesota, 27-19. Page 6D. 1 I 6. LSU (7-0) det.

Ole 17-16. Page 7D. 1 I 7. Oklahoma (6-1) def. Iowa State, 20-6.

I i 8. UCLA (8-1) def. Stanford, 28-23. Page 7D. I 9.

Te.xas (6-1) del. SMU, 17-9. Page 6D. 1 10. Penn St, (7-1) def.

Maryland, 46-16. Page 7D. i 11. (7-1) def. Florida, 26-20.

Page 7D, i 12. Notre Dame (6-1) def. Navy, 42-23. Page 7D. I 13.

Tennessee (6-2) def, Georgia, 14-0. Page 7D. I 14. Iowa St. (5-2) lost to Oklahoma, 20-6.

I 15. Colorado (6-3) lost to Nebraska, 33-10. i I 16. Missouri (5-3) def. Kansas 31-14.

Page 3D. I 17. Louisville (6-1) lost to Tulsa, Page 7D. I 18. Texas Tech (7-1) def.

Rice, 10-6. Page 6D. I 19. Air Force (6-2) lost to Army, 17-14, Page 6D. 1 I 20.

Arkansas (5-3) lost to Texas 10-7. Page 6D. Sliadcly Ineligible, Oiiiahaiis Forfeit Games Jiyan Placed On Probation Sunday College Dame Football. 9:30 a.m. (3).

10 30 p.m (cable 5); Grambling Foo- bail, 9:30 a.m. (6); College Fooi- ball '72, 1 p.m. and cable 4); Bob Devaney Show, 6 p.m. t7. 10, cable 4).

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By RANDY YORK Prep Sports Writer The Nebraska Schools Activities Association (NSAA) Board of Control Saturday in Lincoln ruled that Omaha Bishop Ryan must forfeit all football games this fall for having used an ineligible player. Ryan, ranked third in the Journal and Class A ratings, had finished with an unbeaten 8-0-1 season. Ryan also has been placed on probation for one year by the NSAA, according to NSAA executive secretary Les Chamberlin. Gary Shaddy, the ineligible player, has played in all Ryan football games this fall, including last Thursday 22-0 win over Omaha Tech, according to school officials. Ryan coach Joe Ponseigo, however, could not be reached for comment.

The six-member Board of Control voted unanimously to support an official protest in the matter, filed by Omaha Westside athletic officials. Shaddy. a junior fullback and defensive player, transferred from Omaha Central to Ryan last April. His starting the football season this fall violated an NSAA rule. stipulating that a player cannot participate in athletics for 90 school days after changing schools without the accompanying change of residence of his parents.

forfeiture of games prevents it from playing top-ranked Bellevue in the Metro Conference playoff next Friday night at Omaha. Ryan had clinched the American division championship. exit from the title picture allowed Omaha North, Omaha Rummel and Westside to finish tied for the division championship with 5-1 records. participation in last playoff eliminated it from this playoff picture. Rummel earned the right to represent the American division by upsetting Westside, 15-13, Friday night.

Chamberlin said one-year probation is in such cases. Any further violations could cause expulsion from the NSAA, he added. Ponseigo, who also serves as athletic director, decided to use Shaddy in Thursday Tech game despite filed protest a day earlier. Sports iiiiiiniitiiuitiHniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Inside I Olds Gets TO Came Photo Pages 4-3 Virgil Parker Sez: Fans Relax Eddie Crowder Sez: NU Team Best ver Page 3 Pages Majors Impressed by Oklahoma; Fears NU Most First downs Rushes-vards Passlnfl yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumblas-lost Penalties-yards Oklahoma Iowa Stata 23 20 76-300 33-149 74 9 4 7-11 5-33 0-4 3-17 206 32 16-37-2 4-31 1-2 8-40 By MARK GORDON Ames, Iowa Taped on the wall in the Iowa State Locker room is a sign listing the seven Big Eight teams and this inscription: Far tlys season, the only team not involved in an upset is Iowa State you think about The Cyclones and a partisan Clyde Williams field throng of 36,231 obviously did here Saturday, but Oklahoma squelched those notions with a 20-6 victory and probably paved the way for second straight Thanksgiving Day Big Eight showdown between Nebraska and Oklahoma. not pleased with a game like that, but pleased that we played with great courage and a lot of said Iowa State coach Johnny Majors.

played well enough to win and our offense had determination but they just do Although both teams were intermittently stymied by the slippery non-artificial turf, left in relatively poor condition by the early-week rains, there was little doubt after the contest that next Nebraska-Iowa State game here is vital to the Cyclones. think the slippery turf was a real factor and it would have been a better ball game for both teams on a drier Majors said. does not mean that saying we won I want to make that clear. sure that they (Nebraska) will be the toughest team played in five Majors continued. seen their films against Kansas (a 56-0 NU romp) and as good a football team as Although held far below their leading offensive average production of 508.5 yards per game, Oklahoma still produced 374 total yards.

Even more impressive were the 349 yards the Cyclones accumulated Iowa State was in the game until the final minute. A 34-yard field goal by Tom Goedjen with 4:10 remaining pulled ISU within 13-8. On first play from scrimmage following the punt, fullback Leon Crosswhite fumbled on the OU 14 and it appeared the Cyclones were in prime striking position for the tying score. But the officials said the whistle blew before the fumble. Although the call drew a resounding negative response from the homecoming day crowd, the Sooners slowly began marching downfield.

With a third and seven situation at the OU 4 2, quarterback Dave Robertson ran the sweep around right end all the way to the Cyclone three the only time ISU defenders allowed the Sooners a lengthy gainer. That 55-yard effort set up Greg Pruitt, who carried 21 yards for 102 yards, for a two- yard run around left end with 31 seconds left to boost OU to its sixth victory in seven outings. OU is now 2-1 in the B'g Eight while Iowa State fell to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in Big Eight competition. After a scoreless opening quarter, the Sooners struck early in the second period with 4:07 left on seven yard scamper over left tackle. Rick Fulcher booted the extra point that completed 68-yard drive in 13 playi( idtih only two passes.

38-field goal and a 19-yarder by Fulcher with 14 seconds left before halftime, comtpleted first half scoring with OU ahead 10-3. A Sooner drive which began at the Oklahoma twenty and left OU with a fourth and one situation at the ISU one-yard line ended with second field goal an eighteen yarder with 5:21 remainisg in the third quarter. On the third play of the final quarter, Goedjen attempted a 41-yard effort. It hit the left upright and bounced harmlessly away as the Cyclones still trailed by ten at 13-3. second field goal and last-minute touchdown ended the scxiring but the Cyclones accomplished two second-best this season against Oklahoma.

The six points were the most scored against OU except Colorado (which upset OU 2014) and the 20 points were the lowest any team has permitted the Sooners except the Buffaloes. figures mean said tailback Mike Strachan. who set an all-time one season ISU sophomore Cont. on Page 3D, Col. 2 Oklahoma 0 10 3 7-20 Iowa State 0 3 0 3-6 run (Fulcher kick) IS-Goedien FB 38 Fulcher FG 19 0-Fulcher FG 18 IS Goedien FG 34 0-Pruitt 2 run (Fulcher Kick).