The Wichita Beacon from Wichita, Kansas • 40

Huskers Unload on K-State 59-7 Compete in Orange Bowl Again he broke Mack Herron's school record of 52 catches in a season Goerger finished with 57 Isaac Jackson did his best running of the year for the Wildcats and logged 99 yards on 20 attempts Nebraska was a little bit slow getting started until 52-yard touchdown return with 8:22 left in the first period The first quarter ended 1(M) after a Rich Sanger 25-yard field goal Moran galloped 72 yards fPom the 'Husker two to set up the second touchdown Nebraska poured it on in the second quarter with 28 points and Coach Bob Devaney began sending in a number of substitutes before intermission Kansas State compounded its troubles by losing the ball eight times on five fumbles and three Interceptions Nebraska lost the ball once on an interception The Wildcats pushed to the Nebraska 13 early in the third quarter but Dennis pass was intercepted by safety Bob Thornton at the goal line on third down and 9 Nebraska made it 594) in the fourth through the K-Slate defense on the ball handling and passing of sophomore quarterback Dave Humm The Huskers had 370 yards on the ground and 144 yards passing Kansas State finally was able to score in the fourth period against a mixture of third and second string defenders Nebraska moved its Big Eight record to 541-1 and is 8-1-1 overall K-State closed out a very disappointing season with a 1-6 league slate and 3-8 overall record Nebraska accepted its second straight Orange Bowl bid following the game and will meet Notre Dame Jan 1 Humm kept the Wildcats off balance with his deft faking and had a good afternoon passing hitting on 7 of 13 for one touchdown His replacement junior Steve Runty also had a big day with two touchdown passes and 35 yards pushing Reserve wingback Jeff Moran ripped through the Wildcat defense for 129 yards on 13 carries One of his runs went for 72 yards Kansas State wide receiver John Goerger ended an outstanding senior season with eight catches for 70 yards as By LONNIE CRIDER surf Writer LINCOIiN The Nebraska Corn-buskers warmed up for a Thanksgiving date with Oklahoma by butchering Kansas State 59-7 Saturday afternoon before 75079 fans who braved the snow and cold An overwhelming underdog Kansas State could do little against the Corn-huskers who can wrap up their fourth straight Big Eight Conference title with a win over Oklahoma here Thursday Nebraska tied Missouri for the 1969 crown and took the next two alone Johnny Rodgers who has thrilled 'Husker fans for three seasons tied a couple of NCAA records when he returned a punt 52 yards for first touchdown It was the seventh career TP punt return for Rodgers tying the mark set by Jack Mitchell in 194648 Jumping Johnny also tied the NCAA mark for all kicking returns for touchdowns with eight Cliff Branch of Colorado set the record in 1979-71 The Cornhuskers marched steadily quarter as Kansas State stop Runty and his teammates The Wildcats drove 77 yards for their lone score with Steve 24-yard a to tight end John McCarthy on i and 2 at the KSU 43 the key play Jackson carried six straight times to end the drive and scored from the one K-State then recovered a short kick at the Nebraska 48 but the Wildcats were offside on the and about the way their luck went all day were riddled with injuries and had to play people who just pysically get Kansas State Coach Vince Gibson said have an outstanding no a great Gibson said of Nebraska Of the Oklahoma-Nebraska contest he said never bet against a team that has a Johnny team will be getting up for said Nebraska's Moran think we will be looking past Nebraska hampered Kansas State's passing game with a strong rush led by end Steve Manstedt who also intercepted once Stiff Photo by Jiek RHIty LOOK NOW BUT A LOOSE BALL From left Tom Oekson Chandler Palmer Goode Kansas State Natraska li 0-150 45-275 1 141 14-11 IMS 1 5 2-7 14 Kansu SUM 4-1 Nebraska I1 11 14 I Rodgers 52 punt ritum (Sanger klck) FO Sanger 24 Dixon 4 run (Singir kick) Rod oars run (Sangir 1 Neb-Reved -(Sangir kick) Nab-Olds 12 pass kick) Goillir I run (Samir kick) Nib-Andirson 25 pa from (Sangir kick) Morin 4 run (Sangir kick) Jackion 1 run (Brumliy kick) KANSAS ST AT I RUSHINGi (numbir ymti)- Morrison l-mlnus 7 Jicksen 204 Cal houn 1244 Themis 4-4 Kurils 2-2 Gnogm 4-mlnus 2 PASSING! (Alt -Comp-! nt-TD-Yd) 20-10441 Grogan 44- Morrison 042 RECEIVING! (Numbar-Ysids-TD)-Goorgor 0700 Childs 2-101 Kurils 2-log Pitirson MJ-fl McCarthy 1-240 NEBRASKA RUSHINGi (numbir Dixon 1-20 Rodgars 5-24 Olds 041 Dam-krogir 4-24 Moran 11-12 Runty 12-15 Goallar 4-11 Garten 1-14 0 Hal-laran 5-37 Westbrook 4-27 PASSING: (Att-Complnt-TD-Ydi) 11-7-0-1-44 Runty 74-1-2-41 RECEIVING! (Numbar-Yards-TD)-Rodgari 5-44-0 Dixon 144 Ravalli 1 22-1 Bahe 1-114 Olda 1-12-1 Andor-son 1-25-1 LET PUT THE NEW BACK INTO YOUR CAR Staff Photo by Jack Rid lay SCRATCH'D DEHT MODEST PRICES Something has to give in a jam so the ball squirts free left but Sooner Dave Robertson (15) right coaxes the ball up as Charlie Masters (90) Dean Baird watch OU Sweetens Teeth for Turkey Sugar let "MA" Oklahoma Kansu 25 15 774 3144 I 224 I 1 44-1 1145-1 7-41 547 3-2 2-1 44 145 First down Rinhaa-yardi Passing yarns Return yard Passu Punts FumMes-tost Pan IDu-yards OPIN DAILY 10-10 SUNDAY 10-7 the first half but when I got to the dressing room it really stiffened Pruitt pined 25 yards in three carries Wylie 24 in two and Robertson 16 in three during the opening Oklahoma attack Only 4:36 of playing time elapsed when Robertson carried the ball over from the three-yard line on a keep defense which played well but wore out because it played most of the first half stopped the Sooners the next time around and the Jays themselves mounted a march Jaynes hit Nelloms on a 12-yard screen pass Schroll for 20 yards and Marv Foster for 13 yards as the Jayhawks marched to the Oklahoma 11-yard line But on third down the drive ended when safety Dan uster intercepted pass in the end zone SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY NOV 19 20 21 5 YEAR OR 50000 MILE STABILIZED ra ALIGNMENT ISU 7 14 14 11 7 4-7 Oklaliaiiia Kauai Robortion 544-1-7 Jackaen RECEiviNG: (Number-yard -TD) Owtm 2414 Pruitt 1444 Carroll 1-24-1 who were sparked by pudgy Jerome 92 yards of rushing in 19 carries and 19of-30 passes for 224 yards became suddenly alive modest two-yard pickup started the move carrying to the KU 26 Then Jaynes located Emmett Edwards on the sidelines and the two combined on a 25-yard pass play that carried to the Sooner 49-yard line On the very next play Jaynes found 8foot-4 Schroll the senior tight end from Hutchinson on the 25-yard line Getting the ball in heavy traffic Schroll bounced off several players in his jaunt Into the end zone know how many people I Schroll said afterward half of them were probably my own men 1 got to take a look downfield and I saw they had two safeties and I was able to get a little edge on THE TOUCHDOWN put the Jayhawks down by only 17-7 But it also served as a warning to bowl-minded Oklahoma It took Robertson only a shade over four minutes and 11 running plays to go 64 yards for the touchdown which put OU ahead 24-7 Wylie climaxed the drive by going over from the two-yard line Then before the third quarter ended the Sooners went 55 more yards in seven plays The final blow on this drive was 24-yard pass to Carroll who was covered only by the goal posts as he fled into the end zone That ended the scoring but then came bowl talk OU coach Chuck Fairbanks said that the team take a squad vote on the bowl Reports are definite that it's going to be the Sugar But the players seem to favor the Orange Bowl like to go to the Orange said Pruitt afterward the No 1 bowl and we'd like to face Alabama Indications however are that be going back to New PRUITT ADMITTED that he has a few leg problems groin bothered me a little today because of the cold he said I hurt my ankle in the first half It was hurt when I went back into the game at the end of By MAX SEIBEL Assistant Sports Editor LAWRENCE University of Oklahoma its relentless Wishbone-T offense grinding up huge chunks of irardage and dominating much of the time paved the way or a Thanksgiving Day showdown with Nebraska at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon as it successfully measured Kansas 31-7 The Sooner using Heisman candidate Greg Pruitt only the first half as the fleet back suffered a bruised ankle scored the first time they had the ball grinding 76 yards to a touchdown in a dozen plays They dominated the rest of the way even though Kansas stunned the Sooners with a 49-yard Dave Jaynes-John Schroll touchdown pass early in the third quarter Then they headed home to Norman Okla where they were scheduled to announce that they'll play Penn State in the Sugar Bowl game New night OVERALL OKLAHOMA'S eighth win in nine starts (5-1 in the Big paved by a 399-yard rushing attack sprinkled with 89 yards in the seemed never in doubt Pruitt gained 135 yards rushing in 16 attempts before he was sidelined at intermission Reserve Joe Washington added 87 yards in 13 carries and Joe Wylie had 57 in 10 Four different quarterback Dave Robertson fullback Leon Crosswhite halfback Wylie and split- end John Carroll-scored touchdowns Robertson ran for three yards to cap the first Oklahoma drive and later tossed a 24-yard scoring pass to wide-open Carroll Crosswhite and Wylie sewed on runs of six and two yards Meanwhile kicking specialist Rick Fulcher added a 35-yard field goal and four points-after-touchdowns Despite all of this Kansas did remarkably well on a cold dismal afternoon that saw only 43500 pay admission to sit under the dreary overcast skies The Jayhawk defense playing at times with three freshmen in the lineup kept the Sooners striving during a first half which saw them lead by only 17-0 THEN SHORTLY after intermission the Jayhawks WHATWEDO! 19 JSI BH 4 I its 5 md sst castor ember aid RJ-iZJgLHU and Win Hssrini niter RfilXJI xxsssr jeKican OU Robertson 1 run (Fulcher kick) Crosswtiito 4 run (Fukhor kick) FG Fulcher Schroll 4 pasa from Jaynu (Hol-hachar kick I OU-Wylie 2 run (Fulchar kick) Carroll 24 pau from RoBortion (Fulchar kick) 43350 KANSAS RUSHING: (number yords) Ntilomi 147 O'Nail 4-11 Millar 1-1 Foatrr 1-minui 7 Jovnoa 4-minin 11 FASSINS: (Att-Comp-lnt-TD-Yds) Junes 30-11-1-1-224 RECEIVING! 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ON NEW MOOEL TRIHULL GLASTRON SKI-FISH- FUN- 45 HP EVINRUDE DREAM BOATI REPOSSESSED FROM LAYAWAYI With top Hooper bow mfi dtluxc interior lights bast leering glua wHilsId tach speodomafor great trailer moral DIX MARINE si ttSsi Anysddillond own sr sai-'j nirsi naidsd but no Intad MUFFLER MU Gains Fiesta Bowl laws State Missouri 14 is 41-114 57-135 100 137 25 4 1-27-1 15-17-1 447 -25 2-1 14 447 4-24 First downs Rushss-yards Passing yards Return yards Passu Punts FumMss-Int PsnaltiM-yards laws State Missouri ISU F3 Goedoen 35 MU-FG Hill 25 Softly Storm blocked punt out of COLUMBIA Mo (AP) Hill booted Missouri into a bowl bid Saturday with a 22-yard field goal that gave the Tigers a 85 Big Eight football victory over Iowa State And he may have booted Iowa State out of a bowl Hill said the Iowa State defenders yelled at him is the bowl as Hill prepared to kick his winning field goal with 1:30 left Missouri players voted to accept a bid to the Fiesta Bowl in Fhoenix Dec 23 turning down the Liberty Bowl in Memphis Dec 18 because it would conflict with finals week Representatives of the Sun Bowl in El Paso Tex Dec 30 also visited both locker rooms Hill's winning kick came on one ot Missouri's only three sustained drives against the Cyclone defense He missed from 20 yards on the first drive and cashed in from 28 with six seconds to go in the half It was Hill's third miracle finish of the season He beat Oregon with two seconds left and Colorado with six seconds showing His kick against ISU tied a Missouri season record of 12 field goals set by Henry Brown in 1959 Missouri is 6-4 and plays Kansas next weekend is (he biggest loss I have rver had as coach" said ISU coach Johnny Majors had a chance to be third in the conference go to a bowl game and have the best season we've every had For those reasons that's why it is obviously my most disappointing loss ISU 5-3-1 has games left with Oklahoma State and San Diego State The Cyclones scored on a safety and Tom Goedgen's 35-yard field goal in the first quarter Goedgen missed on three other field goal attempts ISU went nn top 5-3 wilii two minutes lell in the third quarter when linebacker Brad Storm blocked Jack Castable's punt on the 21 and the ball roiled through the end zone I IIMIII III MMOLM ra- 1 j-4 altS Mm ft wi fra- mmN lUgitfKttLiSciG' sriKE I 9B.