The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 39

Lincoln. Sunday Journal Star, Oct. 1 1972 1 NU Pass Blitz Answers Questions Bastabie! mm Ml NX' First downs Big Eight) Hushes yards 50 124 Passing yards Return yards 2 Passes 2 1. VI Punts 11 39 I'umbles lost 4 3 Penalties yards 4 35 tight end Jerry List was except for Humm. who hit him with a pass over the middle and so defensive backs wtio can stay with him one on one on a pass Certainly not in the Missouri defensive backfield at least as he grahfoed five passes for yards and his TD grab gave him 216 career points, wiping out Bobby Reynolds record of The Huskers proved a mathematical point that when Ml opponent double or triple teams Rochgers, someone else has to be left unguarded.

With the Huskers leading bv 21 0 and their first drive of the second half about to bog down as they faced a third ami 11 situation at the Missouri 24, quarterback David Humm sent Rodders in motion and the dangerous wingback took three Missouri defenders with him. Missouri coach Al Onofrio had said earlier in the week that to defense Nebraska yru had to know where Johnny Rodgers was. Those three Tigers knew where Rodgers was, but no one knew where The threat of Rodgers also allowed split end Bob Rcvelle to be the leading Husker pass receiver with five catches for 110 yards as he performed before 200 of his friends from California. Backup quarterback Steve Runty proved that he hasn't gotten rusty while sitting on the bench watching Humm perform By VI BROWN Missouri lost a 17 16 game to Oklahoma State a week ago when its mrjn to man coverage failed on one pass play. Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the Tigers lost a 62 0 game to Nebraska when their man toman coverage faded them on several pass plays The Huskers proved leveral points in racking up their fourth straight win before a record Memorial Stadium crowd of 76,511.

Johnny Rodgers, who became the all time leading scorer at Nebraska when a 28 yard pass from David Humm got him into the end zone to put the Huskers atead 14 0 early in the second quarter, proved that there aren't many Oklahoma put up 67 in a 67 14 win in 1956 The HusJvcr offensixe line as a unit of center Doug Dumlcr. guards Mike Benin and Bob Wolfe and tackles Marvin Crenshaw and Daryl White with help from fullback Maur ng the Huskers still 1 one two quarterback punch Darnkroger proved MttiOVri'l ala the Jerry Tagge Van eight man pass rush can be Brownsm days, Runty directed handled. nt 34 vards on the fit 55 vard drive in 12 plays And Humm proved that f. to the NT 27. h' HM 'V' for the score that made it 48 0, sophomore quarterback can next pi in Scoring Story Javhawks Inches Short; 14 452! Kandv Borg (19) tttd to keep Jack Bastabie (2) irom catching thil pass Nebraska Missouri NU MU 0 0 0 Time Left How Scored FIRST QUARTER Jaynes Suffers Injury Dixon.

1 run Brandt that gV position at the flankcrback Bruce 1:23 remaining quarter. Jaynes also si was first termed shoulder muscle; 57 yards in 12 plays with only two passes being completions from Humm to Rodgers for eight, yards and to Revelle for nine yards. Sanger kick good. SECOND QUARTER Rodgers. 28 pass from Humm 77 yards in six plays with Humm hitting Revelle on 41 yard pass on first play of drive, last play of first quarter before losing wind advantage.

Sanger kick good. Dixon, 1 run 19 yards in six plays with Dixon carrying on last five plays after Humm put ball at 10 with nine yard gain on option. Sanger kick good. THIRD QUARTER List, 24 pass from Humm 76 yards in 10 plays. Big play a 35 yard pass from amended to a bruised shoulder Fambrough Javnes was "uncertain next week's game Nebraska at Lawrence.

"We knew they'd av of Bob extra MARK GORDON Manhattan, Kan The final statistics showed Mi at Kansas gained a respectable 290 tofal offensive yards, but failed to note the two inches that prevented it from defeating Kansas State. Therein lies the crux of KtBfai state's 20 19 Big Eight Conference victory over KU here Saturday afternoon at moving ball to Missouri 23. KSU Stadium only the tec vide. Sanger's kick ond tii ars the It id the jo I'u i gusty 30 mile an hour Wildcats have toppled their state rivals from Lawrence. "We were trying to win the game we weren't going for a tie." said KU coach Don Fambrough.

"We tried to option pass and run and David (quarterback David Jaynes) started to run." But he didn't make the two point conversion that followed his 38 yard touchdown pass to eked what would I tying point er failed in his snap the KU sch Helmbac tempt to mark. wind and field position were also crucial factors that both Fambrough and State coach Vince Gibson stressed. KU, after trailing 14 0 at the first quarter break, scored two Revelle, 19 pass from Humm 9:08 31 yards in two plays after Rodgers returned punt 49 yards to Missouri 31 and Humm hit Garson with 12 yard pass. Sanger's kick good. Goeller, 1 run 8:50 One yard in one play after Borg's pass interception and 38 yard runback put ball at Missouri one.

Sanger's kick good. Moran, 1 run 3:01 55 yards in 12 plays with Runty at quarterback and hitting Garson with 20 yard pass and a 10 varder. Sanger's kick good. FOURTH QUARTER Westbrook, 28 run 13:54 67 yards in six plays. Runty connected with Anderson on passes of 18 and 11 vards.

Sanger's kick good. Runty, 9 run 29 yards in four plays after Rogers and Ruud recovered Missouri fumble at Tiger 29. Sanger's kick good. (ju KSU poi mj; into rception, Borg heads goal ward past the Tigers1 Mentors Glum As Buffs Win Having garnered the int Jim Schneitz (77 Hu kor Mason CiS) "The wind was the key to the game." Gibson said. "The big pla was when we gnl thai touchdown (with before halftimei against the wind.

You haven't seen a football team as good against the wind as were today." Quarterback Dennis Morrison, who later left the game in tlie third quarter with drained fingers, connected on a 27 yard scoring pass to tight end Henry Chile's. Also victimized by a miscue on the IJSDIVWVAL STATISTICS Nebraska MMpI Missouri hand." Colorado also drew nine penalties, with the two clubs losing a total of 201 yards. "Bo'h teams were highlv keyed up," Majors added. "It was an erratic ballgame." He said, however, he would take nothing away from Colorado. "Their running game was effective," making it possible for the Buffs to open up :2 game and use their passing attack effectively.

"We didn't play good enough to Majors said. 2.5 Boulder, Colo. AP It was difficult Saturday to pick out the winning coach after Colorad) upset Iowa State's Big Eight Conference debut for the third straight year, beating the Cy clones 34 22. Neitner Colorado Coach Ed Rushing Rushing No. Yds.

Ave. N0. Yds. Humm 5 5 1.0 Cherry 11 20 Wxon 14 54 3.9 Reamon 11 27 Rodgers 4 13 3.2 Johnson 4 5 Kunty 4 21 5.2 Moss 7 31 Goeller 10 26 2.6 Smith 1 2 Darnkroger 8 27 3.4 Gillick 7 29 Moran 9 29 3.2 Mulkev 7 18 Powell 4 2 0.5 Bastabie 1 8 Westbrook 6 48 8.0 Berry 1 2.0 handled the snap on the kick attemot and KU vered. but still trailed 20 halftime.

tat was extent of the scor except the vital Kansas in the third quarter. 0 13 4 0 iSUt. 4 0 20 2.6 die Crovvder nor John Majors 8.0 of Iowa State were very happy. 0.0 Crowder, of course, was glad to have the win, "But when Passing Att. Comp.

Int. Yds. get the ball game put and then keep letting 0 0 0 The tilings which did please foi Crowder included the Buf isu str faloes' passing game and he Sajd' tHke 44 0 vantage of our opportunities a sum Passing Att. Comp. Int.

Yds. Humm 22 15 1 267 Runty 7 5 0 62 Receiving No. Yds. TDs Rodgers 5 89 1 Revelle 5 116 1 List 3 48 1 Garson 5 53 0 Anderson 2 24 0 Punt Returns No. Yds.

Msec Punt Returns No. Yds. Fink 1 2 Kiekoff Returns OSU Fumbles To Upset, 34 32 Rodgers 4 Kickoff Returns 'u No. Yds. Fink 6 102 Yds.

Moselev 2 31 early in the game." "They had the ball too many times. Majors summed up his team' first loss in four starts this vtar. "We just didn't have the ba'l enough in the second and third quarters." Although Majors declined to comment specifically on several of the nine penalties his team drew, he said he thought the game "'got out of 18 Smith 2 10 Dave Smith. "I'm not bl Palmer. He must have 30 times, and I can't of a better guy to again." Interceptions Y(s' No.

Yds. Moseley 1 0 Ave. Punts 45.5 No. Ave. Bastabie 11 38.0 the Rlarkshure.

Va. (AP) Palmer's was Defensive Defensive OU Starts Slowly Cont. From Page ID Virginia Tech's Gobblers cured fumble lost by the Cowboys their fumbleitis Saturday but against Tech and the 14th time for Oklahoma State's Cowboys jn five games that OSU has tiie disease became terminal, lost the ball on fumbles. The upstart Gobblers stunn Gobblers, meanwhile, cd the 19th ranked Oklahomans surrender any fumbles oi oa fnmhlo that to the Cowbovs. a marked Thank hea Lucious was behind me and dld "the Big Eignt leaders in.

change from their first four recovered it aa 91 nsn had iust games in which they lost 13. taken possession on its own Tech quarterback three vard line after Darryll Strock, the nation's le in and Moore said the Longhorn All American tackle, Jerr; Sizemore. "tried to block but already past him Said Sizemore in the Tex a dressing room. "They wer Stewart had blocked a attempt by 7 yard field goal Dave Strock with Linemen UT Manstedt 4 Janssen 1 Glover 1 Dutton 1 Harper 3 Hyland 2 Johnson, M. 0 Bell 4 Norris 1 Pate 4 Linebackers Branch 1 Pitts 0 Mason 0 Sloey 3 Nelson Starkebaum 2 Backs Yaralian 0 Borg 0 Biahak 0 Johnson, A.

0 Thornton 2 Kvros 8 Ruud 3 Linemen UT AT Total Miller 3 0 3 Vanarsdall 4 4 8 Evans 5 3 8 McDonough 3 2 5 Doak 1 2 3 Johnston 1 0 1 Frost 1 0 1 Orsi 0 2 2 Henry 0 0 0 Linebackers UT AT Total Kellett 9 2 11 Pickens 1 1 2 Yanko 0 4 4 Kenney 2 3 5 Backs UT AT Total Gregory 1 0 1 Fink 5 0 5 Moseley 7 3 10 Pankey 0 1 1 Yount 3 3 6 Anderson 7 7 14 Grossart 1 0 1 8 Donnie Sprouse pounced on it at the three. Seconds later, after three running plays to set the ball up in front of the goal posts, Strock booted his game winning 18 yard field goal. "I told our quarterback (Brent Blackman) to hold on to the ball," said OSU Coach $7 wiH question but nothing is good that backfire "We hadn't quick kicked in four years and I didn't think it would be expected. But. as a matter of fact, they hollared before we came out of the huddle." Moss' angle of defense prevents a to uchdown for Borg as the bail ttjds up at the Mizzou one after a 32 vard return (4)..