Monday, October 29, 1934
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Daily Nebraskan
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By Etu Posplsil
DaHy Nebr&kn Senior Reporter
Saturday's 62-14 Nebraska vic
tory over Kansas State was a
crowd-pleaser for the 76,068 at
Memorial Stadium.
Not only did they witness the
greatest first-half scoring output
ever by a Husker team in the sta
dium (48 points), but they also
saw what they had been clamor
ing fon
A passing attack. Nebraska
Suarterback Travis Turner and
raig Sundberg only threw 11
passes, but completed 10 for 145
yards and a Turner touchdown
to freshman split end Jason
Gamble.
More playing time for Keith
Jones. The freshman I-back from
Omaha gained 54 yards on eight
carries, and nearly scored on
three plays.
"I was joking with a couple of
players, telling them I intention
ally stepped out of bounds," Jones
said. "I'm happy if I just run well,
and if I score, that's fine too."
An improved Wave. In the
second quarter, a three-section, or
triple Wave, swept around the
stadium and later, a top-to-bottom
wave started in the east stands.
And an Oklahoma loss to
Kansas. With each progress re
port by the Nebraska announcer,
the crowd shouted louder and
louder as the Huskers appeared
to be a step closer to a fourth
consecutive Orange Bowl.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
said he too was pleased by the
Huskers' performance on ,a Sat
urday when the Sooners and two
other Top 10 teams were upset.
"Obviously, the top units did a
good job," Osborne said. "I think
our effort was good, although I
was a little concerned that we
might be flat today."
Ninety-eight of the 111 Huskers
in uniform played. Osborne said
it was beneficial to get some work
in for the lower units.
"We didn't have to extend our
selves so that our front line play
ers would get hurt," Osborne said.
Nebraska began its first pos
session with a 20-yard pass from
Turner to wingback Shane Swan
son. "It's a bad situation if you get in
a situation where you need to
pass and you havent practiced it
in games " Swanson said.
Turner finished off the Huskers'
initial drive with a 2-yard run. That
began a 48-point splurge that
included two touchdowns each
by Turner and Jeff Smith and
short scoring runs by Doug Du
Bose and Tom Rathman, plus
Gamble's 8-yard reception.
The 2-6 Wildcats cut Nebras
ka's lead to 1 9-7 when Kent Dean
caught a 28-yard pass from half
back Todd Moody with 34 seconds
left in the first quarter. The play
was set up by a Turner fumble
when he was blindsided by Mark
Newton.
Nebraska's 48-7 half time lead
caused flashbacks to last season,
when a 38-5 Husker lead shrank
to 3S-25 in the fourth quarter.
"We weren't going to let that
happen again "middle guard Ken
Grabber said "We kind of got push
ed around last year, and we had
that in our minds in the second
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By Mike Eeilley
Daily Nebraskcua Stf Reporter
The Bruce Springsteen support
line wasnt the only one growing
Saturday on the Nebraska cam
pus. While hundreds.of ticket-seeking
Springsteen fans anxiously
camped outside of the Nebraska
Union, another opposing coach
stepped into the long line of Ne
braska football admirers.
"Nebraska is an outstanding
football team. We knew that
before we came up here "Kansas
State coach Jim Dickey said after
his team was trounced 62-14 by
the Huskers. "Today proves Ne
braska is the best team in the
league until someone proves dif
ferent." Nebraska's win, coupled with
Oklahoma's 28-11 loss to Kansas,
leaves the Huskers as the only Big
Eight team with a spotless con
ference mark.
The Husker defense had sev
eral standing-ovation perform
anceaThe Biadcshirts sacked Wild
cat quarterback Randy Williair3
five times for losses totaling 43
1 wish we coul l have protected
Ramy better Dickey said, "but
Freshman to play final season game
Nebraska's freshman focltoia The fireshniaa tcm added the
team will take a 3-1 record WUUim Jev. ell correct trier
into its final me of the sea- Imt Friday's gsir.e with the
son today agamst the juxsior Kansas State junior varsity was :
varsity f William Jewell Col- cancelled. Last year, the fresh
legs. The game will begin at man defeated William JewdV
noon at Memorial Stadium. 71-7.
Nebraska was so quick on defense,
he had to rush some of his passes
Williams passed 18 times and
completed eight He had one aerial
intercepted by Mark Daum in the
first quarter.
After a frustrating performance,
the freshman signal-caller admit
ted the Blackshirts were the best
he had seen.
"I think they're the best defense
we've played against so far. They
pursued the baO real well Willi
ams said They're a little more
aggressive than Oklahoma."
Dickey said Nebraska's defense
has improved since last year, when
the Wildcats scored 25 points
against the Huskers in Manhat
tan, Kan.
"As good as their defense is,
Oklahoma is going to have a tough
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time moving the ball against
them " Dickey said.
However, the Blackshirts didnt
steal the spotlight against the
Wildcats. They shared it with the
offense, which ran wild in the
KSU secondary for 346 yards.
"We had a tough time defend
ing the option play Dickey said.
"They run the option as well as
anybody in the league. We really
dont handle that play very well
at all'
Dickey said he expects to see
the option next week when the
Wildcats host Oklahoma State.
"Oklahoma State's not an option
team Dickey said. "If they see
this, they'll put it in.
'Last year's offense was much
better, but these guys were stl
real good left end Grady Newton
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The 48-point winning margin
was Nebraska's largest this year.
Dickey said the thought,of Ne
braska running up the score never
crossed his mind.
Tom Osborne has been very
humane today Dickey said ."He
was very compassionate "
In aH, 08 of the 111 Huskers
suited up say action, most late in
the game.
One bright spot for the Wild
cats came in the first quarter
when tailback Todd Moody took
a pitch from Williams and threw
a perfect strike to flanker Kent
Dean for a 28-yard touchdown.
"It was a halfback option pass
from the wishbone, Dickey said.
"We've worked on that in practice
Moody's first touchdown pass
since high school pulled the Cats
to within 12, 19-7.
"I thought he (Dean) would be
open before I got the ball," Moody
said "I just worried about over
throwing him.
Despite the touchdown, Moody
said the loss was hard to swallow.
"It (the touchdown) makes it
feel a little better, but it's stiU a
loss, he said.