The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 9

Saturday, Oct. 30, 1971 The Lincoln Star 9 Colorado May Be Billy Conn In Schedule Billy Conn Nemesis By HAL BROWN Star Sports Editor It was prior to the Nebraska-Oklahoma State game last week and Nebraska sports information director Don Bryant was trying to draw a comparison of the plight of the Husker football team this season despite its at that time 6-0 mark. keep playing people and beating them Bryant told an Oklahoma City writer. everybody keeps saying, vou just added another bum to your Bum of The Month one of these days going to slip a Billy Conn in on reference was to former heavyweight champion Joe Louis, the original victim of the Bum of The Month charge until he met Billy Conn. Conn had piled up a big point edge over the heavyweight king when Louis saved his title with a 13th round knockout.

The Huskers last week made Oklahoma State No. 7 in its Bum of The Month club, but Colorado Saturday afternoon could be the Billy Conn to which Bryant was referring. Colorado has proven no bum with victories over Ohio State and LSU, both of whom are still very much in the running for their respective league championships, the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. And a fact that everyone has been overlooking in their looking ahead to that Thanksgiving Day date in Norman, between Nebraska and Colorado is the fact that Colorado is still very much in the running for a share of the Big Eight title. All it would take for the Buffs to gain a share of that title, barring a major upset down the trail, would be for CU to defeat Nebraska Saturday afternoon, then have Nebraska topple the Sooners.

A Colorado victory over Nebraska would put them in a strong position to be no worse than second in the league chase. Those, who are inclined to think lightly of the Buffs because of their 45-17 loss to Oklahoma, might be advised to check what Colorado did to Air Force a year ago after several games in which they were as disappointing as in the OU loss. All the Buffs did to the Air Force, who were headed for the Sugar Bowl with their ranking in the top ten, was to beat them 49-19. Longest Winning Streak In addition to its 26-game undefeated string, Nebraska owns a 17-game winning streak, longest in Bob coaching career at NU. The longest previous winning streak was 16, from the fifth game of 1963 to the last game of 1964.

And the Huskers have scored in 29 straight games. The last team to blank the Huskers was Oklahoma, 47-0, in the final game of the 1968 season at Norman, Okla. Several Huskers Nearing Records A number of Huskers could log their name in the Nebraska record book in Saturday contest with Colorado. The record book picture: Career Touchdowns Jeff Kinney (27) needs one to tie NU record; Johnny Rodgers (18) needs 10. Career Rushing Offense Jeff Kinney (1,843) needs 353 to tie NU record.

Career Total Offense Jerry Tagge (4.586) continues to build his own NU mark. Season Total Offense Tagge (1,353) needs 336 to tie own NU mark. Career Pass Attempts Tagge (518) adds to own NU mark. Season Pass Completions Tagge (86) needs 31 to tie Bob mark. Eddie Crowder Eyeing Nebraska And There Are 2 Other Unbeaten earns In The State By STEVE G1LLISPIE Star Sports Writer Crete A defensive battle is anticipated when Nebraska Wesleyan and Doane College clash here Saturday night at Simon Field.

Both Tiger coach Ray Best and Plainsman coach Harold Chaffee predict the 55th meeting of the two clubs will be low-scoring and close. team can capitalize on mistakes the other club makes will asserted Chaffee and Best agreed. teams will make mistakes but only by taking advantage of these mistakes will a team said Best. Doane and Wesleyan are known for their rugged defenses and explosive offenses. Both possess athletes that can break a big play for a long gain or score.

But the defenses, which have been more consistent than the offenses, may hold the key to the outcome. The Tigers have held opponents to 79.2 yards rushing per game and the Plainsman have limited their foes to 80.7 yards per game Against the pass Doane has allowed the opposition 143.7 yards per game while NWU has held opponents to 119.5. expect to see a lot of passes Chaffee noted. teams have stopped the rush so far and no reason to believe this will change. We have a lot of confidence in our he said.

Ross Stephenson will handle the quarterbacking chores for Wesleyan and will throw to split end John McLaughlin, flankers Rick Grell and Jeff Munnis, tight end Dan Howard and halfback Bob Gill. Doane will counter with freshman Emile Sigee at quarterback throwing to tight end John Green, flanker Mark Comeau and hopefully flanker-split end Jack Bourgeois. Bourgeois has been injured but may be able to play against NWU. The Plainsmen will probably be without the services of running back Darrel Wubbels who is recovering from an ankle injury. had the cast taken off his foot this week, but it's pretty sore and he probably be able to Chaffee said.

That leaves the bulk of running game responsibility to Gill, Stephenson and Lonnie Tapp. Tapp, who missed several games with a leg injury, is just coming back into top shape. Stephenson, who is 6-1 and 190 pounds, likes to run the ball as does his Doane counterpart Sigee. But Sigee, who is 5-10 and 145 pounds, relies more on speed than Stephenson, who is known for his hard running. The Tigers also will relay on freshman Floyd Guillory, who is a high school teammate of Sigee.

Guillory is the second leading rusher in the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with an average of 72.3 yards per game. But Chaffee and Best counting on statistics and past performances too much. the rivalry the two schools have, current records mean Best pointed out. have to go out and play a great game to Chaffee concluded by saying, game will be won on the field and have to be alert at all times if we want to be on Tagge (4.071) adds to own mark. Tagge (10) needs 2 to tie NU (25) adds to own record.

Rodgers (67) needs 13 to tie Rodgers (513) needs Rodgers (1,223) needs RAINSTORM CAUSES 25 NU Frosh Score 36-7 Win Over Wichita State By MARK GORDON Star Sports Writer Terry Luck and his first- string teammates see much action Friday afternoon for two reasons. Alter roaring to a 20-0 lead with just over nine minutes left in the first half, coach Jim Ross began substituting players and starting quarterback Luck was just standing on the sidelines as freshman footballers rolled to a 34-7 triumph over Wichita State at Memorial Stadium. A driving rainstorm in the first half made it nearly impossible to see clearly across the stadium contributed to the 25 fumbles. the earliest ever been said Luck. the coldest and worst rainstorm ever played in.

Back home, it rained once when I was in high school, but the cold this bad just have to get accustomed to Nebraska The Fayetteville. N.C. signal- Love Library Pledge Cards Now Available Colorado football tans, bowl scouts, Oklahoma University football scouts and other persons in Lincoln for the braska-Colorado football game will have an opportunity to contribute to Love Library at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. In the interests of making Love (library) No. 1, the Tassels, a pep organization, and the University Foundation are making pledge cards available in hotels, motels, restaurants and other places of business for those who wish to make a donation.

Contributions to Love Number now total $2,369.97, according to the UNL public relations department. caller directed a potent NU attack which saw five players score touchdowns as NU rambled for 235 rushing yards. The young Huskers passed for 81 more for an offensive production of 316 compared to 97 for the young Shockers. was great experience for all the reserves to get to Luck said, Missouri, we Individual Stats Page 10 played almost all the game, but it gave everyone a chance to get into the In admitting his first-team would have liked more game time, Ross said he played all 59 players. got everybody in today and a good he said.

first-team would have liked to played more, but we had a chance to substitute and we did The wintry conditions were a factor in NU losing six of 12 fumbles and Wichita State seven of 13. The Huskers intercepted two passes in an error-filled contest. In scooting to a 27-0 half time NE, LHS GAMES OFF The Lincoln Northeast-Bellevue game scheduled for Friday at 7:30 at Seacrest field was postponed. The game will be played Monday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

at Seacrest field, according to Northeast principal Harold Dietrich. The Lincoln High game at Omaha Westside was also postponed until Monday according to Lincoln High officials. The game has been rescheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Westside High School. Also postponed was the Lincoln High-Pius sophomore game slated for Saturday morning.

That game has been reset for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. lead. Nebraska achieved touchdowns from Tom Ruud (one yard), Ritch Bahe (11 Greg Pilkington (five yards) and Tony Davis (two yards). The frosh received another touchdown from Burton Burns which made the score 34-0 as eight Huskers scored.

The halftime statistics indicated domination of the tnt WSU's fifth consecutive loss this season. The Huskers limited WSU to one passing yard and a minus 13 rushing yardage while they were compiling 186 rushing and 58 passing yards. Ross employed two quarterbacks besides Luck Bob Rutan and Dana Potter as only fumbles and liberal substitutions prevented a lopsided tally. In winning their eighth straight contest dating back to the 1969 season, the NU freshman aim next for Iowa State a Friday afternoon Memorial Stadium guest. Wichita State 0 0 0 Nebraska 14 9 1 run (Luck kick) Neb II run (kick blocked) 5 run (Luck kick) 2 run (Ekfelt kick).

Neb. Burns I rurs (Akromis kick). tackled in end zone by Mills and Iverson 1 run (Cornett kick) WSU First downs 7 Rushes-yardage yardage 35 Passes Punts Fumbles lost 7 Yards penalized 30 NU 17 67-235 81 8-15-0 6 98 Career Pass Completions Tagge (309) adds to own NU mark. Season Pass Yards Tagge (1,180) needs 356 to tie own mark. Career Pass Yards Season TD passes record.

Career TD passes Tagge Career Pass Receptions NU mark. Season Pass Reception Yards 197 to tie own mark. Career Pass Reception Yards 11 to tie NU mark. Season TD catches Rodgers (8) needs one to tie NU mark. Career TD catches Rodgers (15) needs 3 to tie NU mark.

Match Up The Coaches Colorado sports information director Fred Casotti. taking a pessimistic outlook on the game, offers his thoughts poetically: If it for the fact. That the game is such a financial banana, hijack our charter, And take us to Havana. OR got an even better idea. As the Nebraska game approaches, throw out the players, And match up the coaches.

Casotti puts these coaching lineups together: Ends CU, Kay Dalton and Jim Mora; NU, Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne. Tackles CU, Ed Fusiek and Jim Phillips; NU, Monte Kiffin and Carl Selmer. Guards CU, Steve Sidwell and Augie Taimnariello; NU Mike Corgan and John Melton. Center CU, Steve Ortmayer; NU, Jim Ross. Quarterback CU, Eddie Crowder; NU, Jim Walden.

Halfbacks CU, C. B. McGowan and Rick Duval; NU, Warren Powers and Cletus Fischer. Fullback CU, Jerry Claiborne; NU, Thunder Thornton. Casotti adds, CU rates a slight edge on the strength of about a 10-year-per-man age advantage.

But NU has more experience Devaney, Ross and Corgan are Red Coats In Colorado Section Conspicuous by their red coats in the Colorado section at Memorial Stadium Saturday will be members of the Highest Go Big Red Fan from Leadville, Colo. also be identifiable by their giant-sized tie clasps in the form of the State of Nebraska with the lettering Go Big Red being worn by the men and you can identify the ladies belonging to the group by their gold lapel pins in the shape of a star with a piece of person inserted in the star. The Lineups Offense jj mmm -'T'PT 4 HUSKER SEE TON drives for yardage. COLORADO No. Name 82 Masten 77 Horton 63 Kralicek 50 McDonald 61 Mandril 79 Zumbach 23 Branch 7 Johnson 26 Davis 42 Brunson 32 Tarver 6 1 lit.

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Rupert 7 Dumler 5 Wortman 6 C. Johnson 7 Cox 3 Tagge 1 Kinney 3 Rodgers 2 Olds 4 Respect For Foe Key To Unbeaten OU SOONERS CONFIDENT, WARY OF INVADER IOWA STATE Defense Norman, Okla. UP) Considering how Oklahoma has walloped six straight opponents this season, one might conclude that the Sooners as the comedian put it have no for the team opposite them on the gridiron. But a healthy respect for our is a major reason, says OU coach Chuck Fairbanks, why the second-ranked Sooners are unbeaten after mastering such foes as Southern California, Texas and Colorado. Fairbanks say the Sooners are confident but respectful going into game here with Iowa State.

Remembering last 2928 comeback win Fairbanks predicts the Cyclones be at their very best against Iowa State, off to its fastest start in two decades with a 5-1 record, appears to be the last serious stumbling block for the Sooners before the Thanksgiving Day showdown with No. 1 Nebraska. Fairbanks says the Cyclones, always talented in the skilled Sports Menu COACH ALMOST PLEASED WITH DEADLOCK- Knights Rally For 3-3 Tie In Home Debut Bv MARK GORDON Star Sports Writer Omaha A tie may only count half as much as a win in hockey, Larry Popein was a 1 mast as pleased as if his Omaha Knights had won their Ak-Sar-Ben opener Friday night. thought we played exceptionally well after being off for eight the Omaha coach said after the Knights rallied three times to earn a 3-3 Central Hockey League tie with Kansas City before 5,039 fans. needed that game badly and when you come back three times always a good Popein said, play a lot better this year-we were a little ragged at times overall I thought we looked pretty After the Blues had takn 1-0 first-period lead on a goal by Tom Earl, an early second- period fight seemed to spark the Knights.

Norm Gratton slammed a shot past goalie John Garrett to tie the match 1-1 at 7:21 of the period. The disturbance sent six players to the penalty box with major fighting penalties. Steve Dubano, who accumulated 324 penalty minutes last season with the Toronto Marlboros, was banished for the rest of the game for his part in the game, game. Following a goal by Kansas Dave Pulkkinen at 8:37, Tom Williams rapped a 50-foot scorcher past Garrett to again deadlock the score 2-2. Although the first and third periods were relatively free of penalties, 52 minutes of penalties were assessed in the second frame 40 coming in the only fight.

Gratton, a veteran of last Omaha regular season and playoff champion squad, scored on the niftiest goal of the contest when he took a pass from Williams and faked Garrett out of position and slipped the puck into the lower right- hand corner of the net on a semi-break away at 11:09 to close the scoring. Bob Roselle had given KC a 3-2 advantage just 1:39 minutes before GrattonY tying goal when he knocked a rebound shot over prostarter Omaha goalie Wayne Bell. really kept us in the game made some key Popein said. think the whole team benefited from the Kansas City, which meets the Knights starting at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ak-Sar-Ben, outshot Omaha 26-14 in the wide open offensive struggle.

FEATURE RACES At Narragansett Hoot and Hollow 34,40 10.00 Tommy's Pet 5.60 Get Fun 5.20 3 80 6 60 At Santa Anita Panzer Chief 3,60 Perpetula Agyressivley 2 80 4.80 2.40 3 80 3.60 Saturday HORSE South Sioux City, 1:30 p.m. FOOTBALL Big Eight: Colorado at Nebraska, Memorial Stadium, 1230 Iowa State at Oklahoma; Kansas State at Missouri; Oklahoma State at Kansas; State Colleges: Nebraska Wesleyan at Doane, 7:30 p.m.; UNO at Emporia State; Chadron at Mayville, N.D., State; Concordia at Westmar, Sioux Falls at Dana; Fairbury JC at Northeastern Oklahoma; Dakota Wesleyan at Hastings; Missouri Western at Kearney; Yankton at Midland; Wayne at Peru; Lincoln High Schools: McCook at Lincoln East, Seacrest Field, 7 30 p.m.; Midwest Professional League: Omaha Mustangs at Peoria. CROSS COUNTRY Colorado at Nebraska; Nebraska State High School Championships at Omaha. Gymnastics Lincoln East, Lincoln High, Lincoln Northeast, Lincoln Southeast at Trans-Nebraska Championships at Grand island. HOCKEY Kansas City at Omaha Knights, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, 8 p.m.

Sunday Nothing scheduled. Monday FOOTBALL Nebraska Extra Point Club Luncheon, Hotel Lincoln, noon. Kahl Tosses Dutch lrv Kahl rolled a Dutch-200 in the National Guard League at Plaza Bowl Friday to earn a $50 prize from proprietor Aaron Krantz. positions, now have defensive and offensive lines which can compete with anyone. fans are going to see a different kind of Iowa State football team Fairbanks says.

Cyclone coach Johnny Majors says he believe anyone can stop the Sooner wishbone-T rushing attack. He feels his team will have to score at least four or five touchdowns to win. He calls the Sooners a doubt the greatest running team in Last week OU rolled to a NCAA record of 711 yards rushing in crushing Kansas State, 75-28. Halfback Greg Pruitt broke Gayle Sayers Big Eight record with 294 yards in that and quarterback Jack Mildren picked up 154 yards. The Cyclones are also basically a running team, but Fairbanks respects the passing ability of quarterback Dean Carlson.

With tailback George Amundson rushing for 199 yards, Iowa State thrashed Kansas, 40-24, last week. Fairbanks sees the key for CU as the ability to turn over the ball. With three standouts returning from injuries, including leading pass rusher Raymond Hamilton at end, the OU coach thinks the Sooner defense will be much improved. More than 61,000 are expected tor the 1:30 p.m. EDT kickotf.

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