The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, November 29, 1967, Page Page 6, Image 6
Page 6 The Daily Nebraskan Wednesday November 29, 1967 Upper Division Finisli Sought Huskers Lack Depth But Tankers Stronger L' .raj-'" , r.-iA WrtM.uu -i i 4 fci...iwt wAV Afe 1 NEBRASKA HALFBACK Dick Davis (45) blocks an UllltCaillllllIIIIIC3IlllllllliC3IIIIIIIIIIIIC3lrllllIIIIC3tlllllllllIlC3llllllllllIUIIIIIIIIllIICr' j What Was j ! That Score? j EiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiniiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiaiiiiiiiii, When Nebraska started winning football games in 1962, the inevitable outcome was tougher schedules. No longer are teams like South Dakota or South Dakota State on . future plans. Substituted are squads that consistently play solid football and this season exemplified this. Washington has earned a 5-5 record; Minnesota fin ished at 8-2 and TCU placed at 4-5. BIG EIGHT TOUGH Big Eight teams also built fine records this year. Oklahoma led the list with an 8-1 mark. Colorado was 8-2, Missouri was 7-3, Kansas was 5-5 and Oklahoma State was 3-5-1. Iowa State and Kansas State held the loop's lower two spots with 2-8 and 1-9 records, respectively. This results in a total BIG EIGHT record (without Nebraska) of 34-33-1. Admittedly, Kansas State, Iowa State and Oklahoma State are not much improved over previous years. But teams like Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri, Nebras ka and Kansas (at the end of the year anyway) are teams which could surprise many of the nation's top teams on any given weekend. NOT THAT EASY Nebraska will probably never again find it easv to achieve a 10-0 season or even a 9-2 "'disappointing" sea son. , Not only is the NU football schedule tougher and Big Eight play more evenly divided among the top teams, but Nebraska no longer has the advantage of being a sur prise team such as in 1962-5. This seems to have been partly the case this year for both Oklahoma and Kansas. (6-0 and 5-2 in the Big Eight respectively). Big Eight teams were anticipating Nebraska and Colorado to be the teams to beat. Those dreams were shattered only when Oklahoma drubbed Colorado at Bould er and when Kansas blanked Nebraska. SOLID HUSKERS Although its 6-4 record is Nebraska's worst since 1961, a tougher schedule has hidden this team's ability. The squad deserves our congratulations for an outstanding ef fort and good play for the entire season. The Huskers looked like a solid team even in their losses, even when the football bounced the wrong way. EARLY HOME GAMES If watching NU football in cold weather this year has strained your loyalty to the pigskin game, you can look forward to next season. With only one home game in November, four of the first five Husker games are on NU soil. Oklahoma last Apparently the people compiling the Husker's football schedule realize the Nebraska-Oklahoma rivalry is going to remain awhile. Nebraska meets Oklahoma in its sea son's finale every season until at least 1974. Soccer Club Waits For Season Finale The University Soccer Club is awaiting word from Omaha International offi cials as to whether Sunday's postponed game between the two clubs will be played, T i m Rickard, University Club president said. The local club was unable to field a team as the ma jority of the players "were scattered around the coun try for vacation," Rickard said. Rickard said the contest r "NOV lBJiXJa union I -. - .- - - - J BallrcoH "MOM rWl3 EiO? BEN GREGORY (22) . . . starts off a right side slant piay Oklahoma defender. Nebraska will have no bearing on the final Midwest Soccer League standings as the Lincolnites with a 5-3-i conference mark will finish in third place. The Internationals, cur renly 4-5 in league play will finish below the local crew regardless of the out come of the season's final game should it be palyed. "We should know within the next few days what their decision is," Rickard said. 1 V" fell to the Sooners 21-14 and x-cdh t ct' t ic ipinivr. T?I'CIII,'n ninlr riQvio f4ri Sooners. The Omaha native For Second Straight Your Meylan By MARK GORDON Sports Editor Nebraska's football sea son has ended, but Wayne Meylan hasn't finished gath ering laurels. The Huskers' defensive middle guard standout has been selected by the Foot ball Writers Association of America to Look Maga zine's 1967 Ail-American Football team. In naming the 61" 230 pound lineman to its squad for the second consecutive season, the publication said "Wayne Meylan helped give bland Nebraska a success-, ful season and a miserly reputation for yielding yard age." ANCHOR With Meylan anchoring the line, the Nebraska de fenders permitted a mere 67.5 average rushing yards per game and 90.1 passing yards per contest for a combined total defense of 157.6 yards. The former Bay City, Michigan high school star also set a Nebraska defen sive record with 59 unas sisted tackles breaking Car el Stith's 1966 mark of 42 giiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiinoiiiiiiiiiiiaiimiiiMj I Rialto Billiards 1 1332 p St. 45c an hour nimir iniiiiirjiiiiitiiih, miner v. v as quarterback Frank Patrick J sj ij m a : . i finished with a 3-4 Big Eight slate. piled up 717 total yards this Named solo stops. Meylan also contributed on 60 assisted tackles, plac ing second to linebacker Barry Alvarez who had a Nebraska record-shattering 78 assisted tackles. BEST EVER "He's the best defensive lineman I've ever seen," said coach Bob Devaney of Meylan. "He is tough, agile, fast and 100 per cent dedi cated to excellence. lie's just a fine football player." Meylan has been named Big Eight Lineman of the Week for an unprecendented three times this season for his performances against Washington. Oklahoma LINCOLN (34-7421 54!h & 0 Street The glamour and greatness! ... The speed and spectacle! METRO GOIDWYN I'M : 7""T ' A JOHN FRAN KEN H El MER FiW jffSgf ejemzclPrl Ikm mi Otoms, OffiiKB MATINEES: Wed. $1.30; Sat. It Son. $1.75 f vfmimac. Su .Tk,ir. il.75: Fri. I Sat. 52.00 GOLDEN AGE MAT. $1.00 Photo hy Bob Hcrrup (10) escorts him and fullback beings a lengthy jaunt against tne urange-cowi uuunu season as the Huskers averaged Ail-American State and Oklahoma. In Meylan's 1966 junior season, he was named Big Eight Player of the Year by the United Press Interna tional while being selected to five All-American squads. FOUR MILLION MILES He also blocked t h i;e e punts and recovered two of them for touchdowns for a Husker record. A football, wrestling and track star in high school, Meylan, started his Husker career as an offensive guard in 1965 and was quickly switched to defense in the third game. Minnesota coach Murray Warmath summed up the 4th WEEK TODAY 2 & 8 PM ALWAYS FREE PARKING NO SEATS RESERVED CHILDREN $1.00 ANYTIME By CHARLES DA VIES Assistant Sports Editor Depth will again be the nemesis for John Reta's Husker Varsity swimming team as they prepare for the Big Eight Relays at Ames, Iowa. "We are stronger than last year," Reta said, "but depth will again create a problem." Reta said he is forced to re assign certain swimmers to new events. "Steve Goetz, primarily a breaststroker, will be mov ed into the butterfly event and Bernie Hempelman, a free-styler, will join Goetz in the butterfly event," he said. IMPROVEMENTS Reta. starting his second Photo by Bob Herrup SI T 1 1 1 317.1 yards per game Meylan story best this year when he said: "Wayne Mey lan was the best player on the field by four miles you can make that four million miles." 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Among Reta's eight re turning lettermen is junior Tom Cook, a distance free styler. RECORD SETTER Cook broke the 500-yard, 1000-yard, and 1650-yard, freestyle Varsity records last year while finishing sixth in the 1650-yard free style in the Big Eight cham pionships. .Other Big Eight meet scorers from last year's squad are senior Steve Sor ensen, a third and fourth place finisher in diving, ju nior Walter Brzezinski, a sixth place finisher in the backstroke. Senior Rich Gordon, a freestyle sprinter also placed in the Big Eight championships. EIGHT TITLES Senior Steve Goetz, a breaststroker, junior Bill Kathrein, a free-style sprin ter, senior Lee Liggett, a free-styler, and John Pren tiss round out the returning Husker lettermen. "Jim Krause, a second semester sophomore free styler, has the ability to score for us in the Big Eight," Reta added. Reta, who coached Lin coln Southeast High School to eight consecutive Ne braska high school titles, said he must develop indi viduals and build a team Don't have your Christmas or New Year's Eve Party without the KALEIDOSCOPE The new 7-piece Show Band with Brass, featuring our Miniskirted Singer Linda Wilson. Hear the KALEIDO SCOPE at Pla-Mor, Dec. 8; and the all University dances at Cather and W.R.A., Dec. 9 & 16. CALL 466-2271 FOR DETAILS S wasir r An equal before shooting for a team title. Reta felt the team can improve on its sixth place finish in the Big Eight con ference last year. "Our goal will be to fin ish in the upper division," he said. "I think we can if everybody continues to work hard." TOUGH RACE He said defending B i g Eight champion Iowa Stdte returns its entire team while Kansas and Oklahoma, sec ond and third place finish ers respectively will again be tough. USES! opportunity employer L2S2