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i i i I I 11 i.incoln. Neh. Journal, I rltlay, Nov. 24, 1072 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Nehmskn Rushing No. Hiimm 5 Dixon 6 Rodgers Olds (ioellcr Damkroger Moran Yds.

-29 22 8 6.1 4 4 Comp. Int. Yds. 4 3 12 5 1 Ave. 3.7 1.2 2.7 3.3 .8 4 Humm 33 10 Receiving 3 104 No.

Rodgers 3 Revelle 3 1 (ioeller 1 IJst 1 Damkroger 1 Punt Returns No. Rodgers 1 Kickoff Returns No. Rodgers 2 Rahe 1 Ixtngwcil 1 Punts No. Yds. Sanger 11 431 DcfpllHC Linemen AT Halfman 1 Moore ........7 4 Hamilton 3 Kearney 1 Yds.

41 20 19 12 14 -2 Yd.s. 7 Yds. 41 21 0 Ave. 39.2 Struck I Totals 3 Linebackers Shoate Smith (iibbs Roach Pope Hughes Rustcr Waters 4 4 1 Backs 1 2 1 1 1 10 7 1 Oklahoma Rushing Yds. -4 7 95 41 6 -4 Ave.

3.5 3.2 2.6 2.0 Yds. 108 46 32 No. Robertson 9 Pruitt 2 Crosswhitc ..29 Washington ..16 ...........3 Owens 1 Passing Att. Comp. Int.

Yds. Robertson 22 10 0 186 Receiving No. Owens 5 Carroll 3 Chandler 2 Punt Returns No. Washington I Wylie ...3 Kickoff Returns No. Washington 2 Interceptions No.

Pope 2 Ruster 1 Punts No. Yds. Avc. Wylie 9 331 Linemen Yds. 5 29 Yds.

35 Yds. 0 0 36,8 4 3 7 Janssen I 4 a Glover 5 13 11 Dutton 4 6 Harper5 712 Hyland 0 1I Jtkinson 6 3 9 Bell 0 1 Linebackers 1 Branch 17 8 Pitts 3 i 10 I 2 3 0 22 Starkebaum 0 Backs I1 4 4 Borg 0 11 Biahak 3 1 4 UNO Tops District Kearney A 25-man District 11 NAIA All StM' football team has been chosen by coaches. The extra numbers result from a tie for the linebacker and deep back positions, and the fact tte coaches chose a kicking specialist. No man was a unanimous choice. University of Nebraska at Omaha placed six men and the kicker on the Doane had Midland, Kearney, 3: and Concordia, Wayne and Ghadron, 2 each.

Dana, Hastings and Peru failed to get a first place selection. Offense Endi: Rod Freiling, Concordia, and John Doane. Tackles: Tony Eller, UNO, and Dennis Steflensmeier, Midland. Guards; Phil Gusfatson. Kearney State, and Julius Harrell, Midland Center: Gary Gottsch, Wayne, Quarterback Leonard King, Doane.

Backs: Randy Posplshll, Concordia; Charlie McWhorter UNO, and Bill Porter, Midland. Kicker: Fred Tichauer, UNO, Pruitt: Roommate Pope Won Heisman For Me RANDY YORK The way Greg Pruitt figures it, he may have won the Heisman Trophy Thursday by sitting on the bench. roommate (Ken Pope) told me he'd win the Heisman for me because I was related Pruitt, the la.st Sooner in the dressing room after 17-14 whi over Nebraska. the way everything went. I think he did win the Ifci.sman for added Pruitt.

I Pope, OU right eorncrback, was the outstanding defensive player by ABC-TV for his efforts in Johnny Rocgers, i 11 chief Hei.sman competition. game wa.s not the deciding factor for the Heisman like everj-one thought it would noted Pruitt, his ankle heavily taped as he hcbbled about the Oklahoma dressing room. worst thing about the joked Pruitt, knowing the team can win without you. I had my doubts about playing, but I didn't want to admit it to any of the the game I talked to related Pruitt, told him only hate him for 60 minutes out of every year. I want to rub the loss in.

I think call him tonight and send his Nebraska tee- shirt back to him in the mail with an Oklahoma one. Defense Ends: Jesse kendle, UNO, and Ken Moore, Wayne Slate. Tackles; Mark Alderman, Doane, and Jim Jeffres, Kearney State. Middle guard; Bill Kozel. UNO.

Linebackers; Jeff Mollring, Doane: Ray Brusl, UNO; tie, Mike O'Neill, Kearney State, and Don White, Chadron State. Backs: Ralph Chrastil, Doane; Willie Bob Johnson, UNO; tie, Kent Hailey, Chadron State and Jlmrrry Lewis, NBA Atlanta 110, Seattle 97 Phonix Detroit 122 ABA Virgima 116, Carolina 106 NHL Buffalo 5, NY Ratxjers 3 Boston 4, California 2 WHA Chicago 8, 1 4, Los Angelos 3 Houston 6, Wtnniipeg 5 CHL Tulsa 5, Dallas 0 Salt Lake City 6, Ft. Worth 3 coin writer predicted I would get beat out of quarterback at least by comm Fiobertson. been a little challenge for me all year To Fiaymond FFamilton, the OU win proved one thing. have the best defensive team in the declared the Sooner defensive tackle.

has great players like Glover, Harper, Dutton and Biahak, But our whole defense has great players. We have no weak spots. more a 11 around. Hamilton pointed out ability to hold Nebraska to a season low 104 yards passing was accomplished by a three-man rush from tackle Deriand middle guard Lucious Selmon and himself. called Mustang explained Hamilton.

a prevent defense. (Dave) Humm holds the ball Uian most quarterbacks. That helped us out. He goes to the pocket and mucn of a scrambler. By the time other buys have the receivers Fairbanks made much the same evaluation.

3-riian rush was good and made Nebraska wait longer to release the ball, said Fairbanks. whole defense was just super. Dur secondary was great. Our linebackers were great. And I trade our front three for anyone Fairbanks called the Big Eight showdown of the greatest victories in the history of our school.

The way we came back with pride and character was sensational. win a game this big without a team he added. has a great team. But we were better today. If Bob Devaney played us, I wish have won his last game here.

A jubilant Bill Olds (44) lifts the ball high after scoring first toucndown on a 14-yard run. Huskers Get Many Records I had a choice today of going out and not doing well and being on the bench said Pruitt, rather have been on the It was an obvious reference to Pruitt's belief that Rodgers did not play well. Pope agreed with that he was the reason for sub-par performance. was hitting him hard and I think he started to hear said Pope, a 6-0, 205-pound junior from GalvesUtn, Tex. think I made him drop passes he usually Taking place in the receiving spotlight was a skinny, 17-year-oId Oklahoma freshman Tinker Owens, brother of foirmer Sooner great Steve Owens, the 1969 Heisman Trophy winner now playing for the Detroit Lions.

Fie was an unlikely hero, called into duty early in the second quarter when regular split end. John Carroll, sustained a knee injury. said Tinker, won't call me little brother." If the 6-0, 168-pound Owens had not shaken the shadow under which played football, he did ITiursday. Responding to his first major varsity opportunity of tlw season, Owens caught five passes for 108 yards against Corn huskers. he is just a ninth said Oklahoma coach Chuck Fairbanks, had too many times to prove himself.

But there sure must be something that runs in that clutch role, which earned him the outstanding offensive award from ABC, caught himself by surprise. even think get to play today because there was so much riding on he said. I caught a couple of passes I thought I could catch anything The one firing the ball to Owens, 0 quarterback Dave Robertson, hopes he dispelled thoughts a never heard so much that I pass until said Robertson. actually thrown the ball well all season except against Texas and Colorado. I guess people got that idea because both those games were on television.

been over 50 per cent all he pointed out. an ama'zing feeling for me to beat Nebraska because never done it since been here. remember during the Big Eight Skywriters Tour, a Lin- By TOM VINT Just for the records, the 1972 version of the Cornhusker football team has to go down in the books as cne of the all-time best Nebraska efforts. University and Big Eight records fell a number of times on the way to an 8-2-1 regular season closing record, Coach Bob last. A single game Big Eight record 76,587 fans saw final game in Memorial Stadium.

A seasonal total of 456,868 was also a conference mark for the Husker fans. But Jchnny Rodgers, also playing his final game with Nebraska, broke or bettered 17 records and tied two more in his final year of a fabulous career. Starting with NCAA marks, the rapid receiver accounted for 5,586 yards for rushing, receiving and returning during his a career. an average of 13.7 yards per play as he had hi.s hands on the ball 405 times. Both were new national marks.

Rodgers also tied the standards for punt return touchdowns and all kick return scores. His seven punt return tallies tied Jack Mitchell who played from 1946-48. His eight all kick tallies matched Colorado Cliff Branch who scored his eight from 1970-71. Big Eight marks bettered by Johnny included most passes caught in a career (151), mosit yards pass receiving in a career most touchdown passes caught in a career (26), most yar(te on punt returns for a season (618) and for a career (1.654). He holds the conference marks for most TD passes caught in a season (11 in 1971), and most yards on punt returns for a single game (170 against Oklahoma State in tt)71.) Rodgers has all of the Nebraska season and career receiving and punt return records, and shares one of four single game recordis.

The list of 1972 marks in- Eight Staniliiigs All Conf. Games TW Oklahoma 5 10 9 1 0 Nebraska 5 1 1 8 21 Okla. St. 3 20 54 fl Colorado 4 3 0 8 3 0 33 06 4 0 Iowa St. 231 5 3 1 Kansas I 5 0 3 70 Kansas St.

1 60 38 0 Game Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 14 Games Iowa State at Oklahoma State Kansas at FOOTBALL LItTColn, Mo. 40, AAissourl-Rolla 0 Quanfico 34, Xavier, Ohio, 0 Texas Southern 13, Prarie View 0 Utah State 20, Weber State 16 Wool Bowl Blinn JC, 38, MesabI JC, 21 eludes points scored in a career (276), career touchdowns 46), career pass receptions (150), career pass reception yardage 2,7 0 8 career touchdown pass catches (26), career punt return yardage career touchdown punt returns (8), career touchdown kick returns (91, career all-purpose yardage and career punt return yardage His other marks are one season pass receptions (57 in 1971), season pass reception yarcs (966 in 1971. 942 for 1972), sccffion touchdown pass receptions (11 1971), longest punt return (92 yards against Ok'ahoma State in 1971), most yards punt returns one game (170 againsA Oklahoma State in 1971), most yards punt returns in one season (684 i.i 1971), season punt returns for TDs (4), season kick returns for touchdowns (9), and season all-purpose (2,213 in 1971, 2,011 for 1972). Sophomore David also cracked the record books in his first season. The left- handed passer set a new season pass attempt mark, going to the air times to top Jerry 258 total of a year ago.

Humm also became only the fourth person in Big Eight history to pass for over 2,000 yards with his 2,074 yard total. Missouri Lead Big 8 Cagers Big Eight OklanoMa 17, Nebraska 14 Other Colleges Texas 38, 3 CW Pofct 54, Hofsfra 6 Presbyterian 17, Newberry 0 Virginia State 17, Johnson C. Smith Lenoir Rhyne 25, Garctner webb 6 Morris Brown 21, Clark 15 Central Washington 32, Portland State Jackson State 28, Alcom 14 Henderscxi State 34, Austin Peay 8 Tennessee State 43, Alabama State Kansas City Basketball begins to battle football for the spotlight in the Big Eight Conference Friday night when the Nebraska Cornhuskers usher in the new season against North Texas State at Lincoln, Neb. Two other Big Eight squads, Missouri and Oklahoma State, jump into the action with their openers, also on their own courts, Saturday night some three or four hours after their football teams stage home games. Missouri, expected to push Kansas State for the Big Eight title the Wildcats won a year ago, is host to Ohio University.

The Cowboys get their first test against Northwest State. other Big Eight teams move into basketball competition next week at home. Oklahoma faces Indiana State and Kansas State meets San Diego State Monday night Three teams wait until Dec. 2 when Kansas entertains Vanderbilt. Colorado clashes with Air Force and Iowa State runs up against Chicago State.

Chuck Jura, Tom Petersen, AI Nissea and Tom Bryan arc gone from the Nebraska scene. The only returning starter is Tony Reihl. However, Coach Joe Cipriano expects help from junior college Quincy Wallace and freshmen Jerrell Fort and Ricky Marsh. has John Brown back, giving the Tigers the foundation for an outstanding attack. Brown, fully recovered from a foot injury, was a U.S.

Olympic team selection since the Tigers carved their best record in history, 21-6, last season. Al Eberhard, Mike Jeffries. Orv Salmon and Jerry Stock also are back for Missouri, and Coach Norm Stewart will have more size on the front line thanks to a promising crop of sophomores. Ralph Rasmuson, Kevin Fitzgerald and Dave Fisher, all starters last year, are back at Oklahoma State. be a strong rebounding and good shooting says Cowboy Coach a ni Aubrey, who adds his bench will also be stronger.

Ted Evans is the only returning sfcrter from last Oklahoma team, and the Sooners will bank on Lee Gilbert, a Jimior college transfer, and some outstanding freshmen and sophomores. Oklahoma may have a lot of height but will be green. Kansas State has an abundance of returning talent with Tagge did it once and Kansas State's Lynn Dickey topped the 2.000 mark twice in his career. Humm was one touchdown short of tying the Big Eight season TD pass mark, but did match school mark of 17 scoring tosses set a year ago. The Husker quarterbacks.

Humm and Steve Runty combined for 2.323 passing yards in 1972 fcr a new team record. And the 1972 Nebraskans more points (461) than any other University team during a 12-game schedule while plaring only 11 games thus far. Defensive back Joe Biahak tied still another Husker school record with eight passes broken up during the season. He tied Larry Wachholtz of the 1C66 team, and i Anderson of the 1970 national chmmpions. With al! those records brckcn.

there were many more near misses, including the efforts for an unprecedented third-straight NCAA team title. the likes of Ernie Kusnyer, Steve Mitchell, Larry Williams and its two crack guards, Lon Kruger and Danny Beard. Two freshmen also may figure for the Wildcats, Jerry Thurston and Carl Gerlach. Tom Kivisto is the lone regular back at Kansas but Coach Ted Owens has this to say: total guard situation compares with the best in my 13 years at Ten or 11 players are i.i the running for starting berths at Colorado, and aJI will see plenty of action. Sox Walseth, dean of Big Eight coaches, has five lettermen who played much of the time last year.

Scott Wedman, I.ee Haven. Steve Aaker, Bob Hofman a.id Jerome Wright. Martinez Denmon and Clinton Harris, a pair of seniors, form the backbone of the Iowa State team. Another regular likely will be Eric Heft, who started some games last season. Tom sophomore Larry Loots and junior college transfer Wes Harris will bid for starting jobs.

Rodgers narrowly missed breaking a few of his own records. The speedster was four pass receptions short of his season pass catch total of 57 set in 1971, he was 14 yards short of his season reception yardage record of 956, and an even 50 yards short of matching his punt return yardage of 684 also set his junior season. Hunwn was 14 pass completions short of Tagge 1971 record of 154, Sanger was one extra point conversion away from matchmg his NCAA record set in 1971. He ended with 59 of 62 attempts for a new percentage record of .951 fcr a single season. The old mark was .931 bv Paid Rogers hitting 27 of in 1969 Sanger was also just short of the cunt fo- the school.

He ended with a 40.3-yard per punt average. The record is 42.7 by Jack Pesek of the 1047 team. So all-in-all, the 1972 Huskers liave broken 23 records and tied another three during the pa.st season. It was only fitting to have record breaking performances in the final season of the wiimingest coach in college For your your home Miami New York Jets Baltimore Buffalo New England NFL American Conference East Pet. pis OP 10 0 0 1.0C0 278 127 6 5 0 545 323 257 3 7 0 300 159 205 3 7 0 300 195 277 2 8 0 .200 133 323 yourlife andyourheaKh Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati Houston Central 7 3 0 7 3 0 5 5 0 1 9 0 .703 .700 500 .100 257 160 188 175 172 114 256 Oakland Kansas City San Diego Denver West 6 3 1 .650 5 5 0 3 6 1 .350 3 7 0 .300 State Farm is alh, about insuraiice.

266 109 219 183 196 241 201 269 Washington Dallas New York Giants Philadelphia St. Louis National Conference East Pet. 9 1 0 .900 8 3 0 6 4 0 2 7 1 Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta New Orleans Central 7 3 7 4 6 4 3 6 West 6 4 5 4 5 5 .727 .600 .250 .250 Pts OP 251 137 255 187 223 198 93 222 129 203 .700 .636 .660 .350 Ilk Bob Habermwi Jim Splichal 202 171 277 219 244 176 170 199 1 8 1 Thursday's Games San Francisco 31. Dallas 10 Detroit 37, New York Jets 20 .591 .550 500 ISO 297 206 218 193 212 207 149 280 Sunday's Games Buffalo at Cleveland, I p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago, 2 p.m Denver at Atlanta, 1 p.m Green Bav at Washington, 1 m.

Houston at San Diego, 4 p.m Kansas City at Oakland, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, p.m. New England at Baltimore, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at New York Giants, 1 p.m.

Phone 477-6955 Cliff DeBoer 7AIM A INSUtANCt Monday's Game St. Louis at Miami, 9 p.m., national television. STATE FARM Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, lllinoie 27th Sts. 109 No. 27th Nebraska Oklahoma NU-OU How Scored 7 9-14 7 40-17 Time Left 7-0 FIRST QUARTER Olds, 14 run 49 yards in nine plays with drive being act up when Jeff Moran recoverwi fumbled punt by Pope.

Key plays 15-yard pass from Humm to List on third and four and 12 yards from Humm to Gocller on third and 10, Olds scoring untouched on trap play. Sanger kicked FAT. 7:32 14-0 THIRD QUARTER Goeller, 1 run 24 yards in six plays, starting with List recovering fumble of Sanger punt at OU 24. Goeller picked 70 16 yards with burst up middle. Sanger kicked FAT.

14-7 Washington, I run 2:15 76 yards in 11 plays. Robertson completed pa.sses of 38 and 13 yards to Owens and 16 to Chandler. Fulcher kicked FAT. 14-14 FOURTH Ql ARTER 1 run 36 yards in six plays. Robertson hit Owens with 22- yarder to put ball at 10.

Fass interference call on pass to Owens in end zone gave OU first down at the one. Fulcher kicked FAT. 14-17 Fulcher, 41-yard field goal 8:14 Drive set up when Humm blind-sided by Moore causing fumble with Selmon recovering at NU 27. NU defense held OU to tw yards in three plays before winning field goal. FREE GIANT CHRISTMAS STOCKING from HONDA.

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