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Poge t the Daily Nebrcskan Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1963 rr3 nn Individuals In League Run Close Kansas City, Mo. A new leader in total offense for the fourth time in e past five weeks, another shift m the see-saw race for Big Eight Conference and national rush ing honors and the same old stand in passing That's tfte picture reflected by Big Eight Conference in dividual statistical rank ings released today by the Conference office. Kansas State's Larry Corri gu is the new total offcast leader with an eight-yard margia (Tla-TK) over last week's pace-setter, Steve Rea io of Kaasas, and has baQt up a Ida-yard margia in pass ing tf cr Missoarfs Gary Laae, bis aeamt competitor. In rushing, it's Iowa State's Tom Vaughn on top with the same scant eigM yard margin over Gale Say ers of Kansas 642 and 634. Last week. Savers led the na tion with 555 rusMng yards and VangSm was third nation ally witii 536. . j ine weeks top indhidual performances went to the quarterbacks with Lame lead ing the pack. The Tiger sophomore completed eight of 3D passes for 143 yards and added 32 more msbing for a 175-yard day against Nebras ka. That boosted Mm Ma the So. 2 p-asiipg position and back into contention for the total Cense lead owned in the past fiwe weeks by Den nis Claridge of Nebraska, Laxie, Remko and Corrigan in that order. BeMad Taaghaa and Savers fat re&kiag are Oklahoma's Jim Grishani with SS9 and Rady Jokasoa f Nebraska, whit Bjoved past Colorado's B21 Harris iato the fu1h spat with a 13o-yard effort agaiast IGssoarL Jobasoa has 133 aad Harris IS. By Hick Rood Sports Editor Nebraska's narrow victory over Missouri Saturday was decided by breaks and mistakes ... the only calm and consistent aspects in Columbia were Rudy Johnson's bruis ing ball carrying and the Huskers' first scoring success. Nebraska drove 76 yards in 11 piays their first time with the ball and Husker team consistency disappeared until the second half. Missouri never did produce a long sustained drive. Johnsoa started things with a 39 yard burst and kept moling all day for VtS yards in 19 carries to easily top the day's ban carriers. On Johnson's first run and on many similar ones to follow, it was big Bob Brown with the key Mock from his polling guard position. Seven times the Husker fullback got first downs in the game. Johnson's placement gave Nebraska its one puint mar gin, in the end. 13 to 12. At the end of the first quarter, Missouri gained its first score on a series of freak plays. DetraL. Claridge punted weakly from deep in Nebraska territory to his 33 yard line and the Tigers were set. Ted Saussele smafged a Gary Lane pass between two sun-blinded Huskers and Missouri had three yards for the touchdown. They got it with Lady Luck on their side. Fullback Paal Underbill was stopped cold on the two. He fumbled aader Hnsker beef. The fumble dribbled into the end zone and alert Ken Boston pounced on it for the six Doints. BUI Leistritz conversion attempt was wide. Nebraska, to 6. 4 A Neither team penetrated very deep for the rest of the half, althouis Leistritz fell short on a field goal try from Nebraska's 36. The stage was set for the wild second half. Nebraska made visits to the Tiger 37. 18. 20. and 28 without scor ing in the second half. Another weird play started the sec ond Nebraska touchdown. Claridge again panted poorly to Yince Turner who fumbled on the Husker 35 and Chuck Doepke got this one. ' After the fumble, Nebraska pushed 61 yards on 16 plays in 8:17 elapsed time. The Tigers "pushed" 67 yards on two plays in 17 seconds! Boston was the live one again. He grabbed Lane's pass all aione on the Nebraska right flank and raced 33 yards to pay dirt- Missouri Coach Dan Devise called for the two point conversion and a one point lead it almost worked. Lane threw one to end Jtm Waller's fingertips, but a red and white flash named Bruce Smith batted the aerial out of the startled Missourian's hands. Nebraska's lead stuck. 13 to 12. Kent McCIoughan protided a key interception late in the game of a Lane pass to kill the tigers' last chance at victor on their homecoming. The ball was aimed for Boston a?am. bot the speedy Nebraskan cut in front of It and returned it to the Tiger 20. GAME COMMENTS Nebraska pass defense actually was sharp. Lane com pleted only 8 for 20. His thirty-yarder to Saussele and the fifty-three-yarder to Boston were the dangerous excep tions. Every touchdovn scored against Nebraska this year has come on a pass or has been set up by one with oik exception. Dave Hoover's 70 yard run with a fake kick in the Iowa State game was that exception. Willie Ross couldn't run against Missouri. The Tigers, led by massive George Seals, their 244-pound end, blocked his holes time and again. Dennis Claridge, who may miss the Kansas game next Saturday with a bad leg, got eight yards late in the game on a play picked np from Missouri films. The Husker quar terback "faked the pass and rambled in the middle for a first down. Bob Brown got to shave the beard after the Tiger win. Last year. Bob shaved before the game and the Huskers lots. This time, he waited. Nebraska had over ninety yards of penalties whistled on them at Columbia. The Huskers were pushed back three times on promising drives with fifteen yarders. DEVANEY COMMENT: i hope the boys have enough common sense to play one at a time after this. Kansas will be out for revenge next Saturday for sure." NU Buried layers Ready For Huskers r !! TPS H fl in running ; ww II W AH Jfi! f mf ii&aa w u v awy c y i u u vv u o.aftr Df Three Sweeping the first six places. Missouri's cross country squad easily downed Nebraska 13-47 Satairday in C&hss&hia. Robin LiEgJe, the Tigers" great distance rummer, set a mew course record as he toured the three nmies in 14:46.1. LUak. a X. an twain,. J SVH X Sumto w- M ffi: an 4. l&wnUi Ttwowr. W 0i 5. Dwnntd Kunrw. M US SH Joiy Mutts. M 13' 3& 1. fteww Aram. S. Br SJ & lamrr TmKtatua: 3 Well . Sfluusm mwJta. Q. i5 int. fc jfcrttiMi., M HI &m WanttL. 36 W Hi jig. utfcur Lilhtt. Oil . 35 r ovode rsrs do fiialht Obstac IM Correction The basketball iatramnral maaagen meetiag will be held oa Moaday. November ISth, at 5 p.m. at room 111 Mca's Physical Edacatioa Baildiag. Dae to a typo graphical error, the iatra maral basketball sheet lists the inertias for-toaigW at the same time aad place. Player Vanflgtosi Sayers Goshassi JffltalllSffiSl Harris -Bras , . Players Corrigaa Lane Cesarek Clariige Player Iiaeridk JaosfcHsoi Sayers Jeter Player Corrigaai lam Sayers .... . Ctodge BIG EIGHT STATISTICS LEADING BALL CARRIERS Times Schwtl Car. Gataed Iawa Slate 143 Kauaas 96 Oklahoma . tB Nebraska . 73 Ct&maM 51 Nebraska . 65 633 53 m m m Lost 11 39 0 1 a " 13 NetGaia Ate. 42 KM 433 255 4.5 66 5,7 6.7 It it Kansas comes to Lincoln ji Satarday fresh on the heels off cwsferenice vKtories over Oklahoma Stale. W to G. ami Kansas State. 34 to 0. last Saturday. Nebraska must take Kansas. Oklahoma $afe. and Okiahamnia in the neit three games fw a Big Eight Title. Prepared for a passing at tack inm the leading passing team in the conference, the Jayhawks held the Wildcats tq seven of 22 connip'Hetiioins by Larry Connigan amd S3 yards. Kansas scored a toochdoaa in each of the first two pe riods and three in the third period. Gale Sajers scored the first oa a SS-yard punt re turn and the first touchdown in the second half oa a four yard run. Sayers bow has 41 points, tyiag him for second ia the coafereace aith Rady Johasoa. ever. Saver's left leg was inpred after he suffered a cfe?.rley horse the week be- Grid Games Shorter Than You Think . . . LEADING PASSERS Net tempts Coma. Pet IatcpL Gaia TD StbMl Kamas State 121 55 .455 9 5x7 Mwawi 79 37 MZ 5 4(89 Kamas 7 28 .418 5 476 Ctotarajfo SS 34 415 3 4SJ Nebraska 57 27 .474 3 57 3 i i ManhattaM. Kaais. Na- tkimal CaUegiate AtWetic Asswiataooi rales call fair a footbalQ game to last 69 nnia mrtles, with Ima qmarters cf 15 each makimg up the But actual ffiSKOttoH takes less than a tenth ctf that tinne. In the Kamsas State and Oklahoma Bag Eisfct cfflUjifer emce gnid dash at ilaiEhattaa,., tine 14,.(MW spectators actmallT saw mrmmd 14,-2 imiBiiiites etf fmnitbal. Ttas caMs tor an ex piiTiiiMifli A what ha;jened to the th! 45!l2 miiin)iu.tes. Going farther, Oklahoma controlled the football 35:97 of the aetaal M miantes while K-State had possessiog 24:53. It is coaelasne that Okla homa spent less time ia be tweea plais thaa K-State. fore against Oklahoma State. Not as concerned as his coach. Jack Mitchell, who is well known for his pessimism. Sayers said, "111 be ready next Satuday," and ""Nebras ka can be beat." Sayers en tered the game as the nation's leading rusher but managed only 79 yards on 15 carries. The Jayhawks are well aware of what happened at their last year's Homecoming. Favored over Nebraska. Kan sas tmmd itself behind 32 to 0 at the half and 40 to 0 early in the third periiod before tos sing 40 to 16. This year Ne braska is leading the confer ence with a 4 and 0 record wMHe Kansas is 2 and 2. Kassas end Jay Roberts suf fered a shoalder injury, and end Bob Reid hart a knee. Starting gaard Roa Marsh missed the Kansas State game doe to aa automobile acridect the day before. AH are ex pected to be ready to play by Saturday against Nebraska. After scwriirg only 20 points f Oklahoma State completed IS passes, an bv coarterback Mike Miller. Tom Vaughn, second-leading Big Eight rusher, scored three touchdowns for Iowa State, and Dick Limerick scored the other two. F u 11 back George Thomas scored twice for Oklahoma State, and Miller and sophomore haUfback Jeff. Williams each scored once for the Cow boys. torn a Stale took the opening kickoff 73 vards for the first touchdown. After Oklahoma State's first touchdown 1 74 ! yards in 7 plays. Limerick ran the kkkoff &4 yards for a touchdown. Oklahoma State took the second-half kkkoff S3 ards for a toechdowa ia 15 plays and scored the foorth toacb dftna ia the last period oa an SiMard roa by W illiams. He opened the scoring la the second period with a 17-yard run and ran IS yards for a third period touchdown. Colorado, which rushed for only 35 yards against the Okla homa line, threa.ened only after the final Oklahoma touchdown when quarterback Frank Cesarek passed the team to the Sooner 19. Oklahoma has a rugged con ference schedule ahead with Iowa State. Missouri. Nebras ka, and Oklahoma State re maining. Oklahoma plays both Missouri and Nebraska away. Big Eight Standings FM.tU .. (OttliaAtMOTdi . . . Mmwtium f.l'4 fcasiiMrt .. . KXtltattinma Stun a l 4 3 . 3 1 3 7 I 2 X 3 LEADING PASS RECEIVERS School Passes CaagM Yards Gaiaed towa State ..22 ' 315 Kamas State 24 257 OkMwraa State ...II IiES Kansas ..11 155 Cstaak&v ....19 153 Nebraska 8 143 TOTAL OFFENSE Jack Backer, a member of of the K-State joaraalHm staf f and former sports iafonna tioa director at Fort Hays State, foaad that the aetaal TD ; plaviaf time ia she game was 4 11:22.5. Of this time. Okla 1 fcoma. which woa the game 0 34-9. ad :?L5 while K-tale 1 had the footbaD ia play 5 1. Becker also observed that;1 smccessfiul nnbomaiMils passings flays taSae op pst as naiuch, iff wit tmre, time than a num Eing play of eqmal distaroce. This dioes mot diisciMcnt the modern theory of passing m m liirg to with liinie nmmnf m-H t-fimwr " 33 to 2!8. an inucompifcted pass or ssde km puss wiM stop the ctock. Bothered 'mainly by four lost fumbles and ragged play, sixth-ranked Oklahoma CM.lK.t rjttfortnmia .. (DUiafanmai W $ 4 4 1 IfMWi iwwi .7S ".WW JIW JIES an its first five games fall: pounded Colorado 35 to 0 to losses)). Oklahoma State which hosts Nebraska a w eek from Saturday, made 219 yards passing ami TO rush- Iowa State Boll Control By Quarters :: It It 4 ill &tma X. TK. ML Gmmo. Tov .V. Kamsas State S 123 121 55 SS7 2 Kanoas .... 6 225 a 2S Itimmmi ... 77 112 73 37 54 642 m I Pw TawPbrr Kamas towa State Neiriiia - 56 ..143 . 57 2 1 57 27 47 m SI 9 127 155 Sf$ 143 114 TO (K2 K43 34 55 4.2 . 4. 45) LEADING SCORERS CosversiMi Player School Tosebdowas Poiaif Goals Limerkk towa State ...I 11 4 Sajers . Castas ...... .1 2 I'&zmm Jtraila X VaaighiQ Iwa State ...7 Clarge Nebratka ....it ' 1 Hants Cotarai Ccfeuaa Kaasas $ Total I'oiaJt 53 44 44 42 37 3$ The vtst (si the tome, there-!! iff!, was taken sup in unpiil-jj iimg, gffttoig back irt the Ki ; 3e. amid caking the play at She 'Mm. Attima! piayiimg time ii$ if mourn the (toe ttldje ball is iitoiiked luuntJ the ftfilkiial btows the bal deauL '' In Oltlahwiraia's S)::21.5 the :;Sowwt rani 719 niwiiirag ptoys ..amd miiiroe po.g pHajs. Each tay twA an average ri jjmat ww sevemi seconds., to iK-State" 5:filL the WiiMcalt :ram -Z ptays arad threw 11 pivi.wt.. lbao9 puaj mi &B' average td jiuat ver six set I etude. AtttliiC T'tmr 0 il l IS J-Sb.T t iM & lit !: .. r .& ' .. .. . 1 IM. : . t fc.t -1LE . H..i.t lima State to&k a 13 to 0 lead in the second njiiarter and never trailed beet had a com plete switch from the defen sive battle the week before in mhkh Miissmiri beat Iowa State 7 to (0 even tihwugb mav irng only 13! yards ntstemg. .move snt secwMi peace tte Ihind Nebraska in the confer ence with a 3 and 0 record. 1 Oklahoma made 231 first downs to CoHoradb's eight in winning its 14f.h consecutive conference victory. The Soon ers made 2S4 yards in the lust teaEff. Jackie Coaaa. aormally a defewshe maa. scored two :vochkwBS and led Oklahoma with 121 yards ia 1 carries. m.s LEADLVG PVXT EETI RXERS Player School Retsras Cowaa Oklatena (S ESastt Cfcla. SSaSe 7 Bats Nebraska 11 Vaatghn Iiwra State ..12 Galorais ...15 Nebraska .......... $ LEADLVG PVXTERS School . Paats Kam. State 4tS Krangsmam Mmmsi M Leiker Kansas ........24 BaSmec Iwa State ,,M Sftaoot Clwadi9 ....... . 37 Gxrz Nebrattka .....31 PioneerHbuie Keeps Win String Player: liocofo, Htbrtnka friday, Hmttmbt t tp.m. fmuirnm WW' AP01K ES1WAI A3 Friday ktojmsiral fames were forfeied. La Im jted Tssirjday adusio. Pteeer Kasse kept Us mbtaiem rec ord aad leagste lead in league 5-A wia a 12 to 7 rklurj over rrmsrtStt- z ..... Tracing 1 to at the half sfler a toractoVii ram by H&ger ItS2Ber,aBi a ma for fie pwt byKxank Jim Cocway, PswJeer sswred in Ce fWrd perlfid m a pats tram XIa.cme HmsssdSm-g to Iwren Pi&Miroeiier. A Hiinniinel bouirg pass tor the extra prnut was too good.. 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