"K. St. is gonna wish
they didn't show up
in memorial Stadium."
It was only moments after Nebraska's
23-23 tie with Iowa State last week
before folks started feeling sorry for
Kansas State.
"Kansas State is gonna wish they
didn't show their face in Memorial
Stadium next week," said Cornhusker
center and co-captain Doug Dumler. "We
feel like blowin' somebody out of the
park after what happened today."
Now that doesn't sound like
Nebraska's typical pre-game comments.
Cornhusker head coach Bob Devaney, his
staff and players usually remain cautious
about making predictions before a game.
But even Devaney has changed a little
this week after that frustrating tie with
Iowa State where the Huskers committed
eight turnovers.
"Our No. 1 objective this week is to
beat Kansas State and do a damn good
job of it," Devaney said.
That has to be rather frightening to
Kansas State. The Wildcats are last in the
Big Eight with a 1-5 record and bring the
conferences' poorest total defense
statistics into the game against the Big
Eight's leading scoring team, Nebraska.
And things don't get any easier when
the opposite units are on the field. Kansas
State is last in the league in rushing with a
120-yard average. Nebraska's Black Shirt
defense leads the Big Eight in total
defense and is allowing just 102 yards per
game on the ground.
Statistically, it doesn't sound like a
very attractive matchup. But Devaney
still remains a little cautious.
'This is Kansas State's last game of the
season and I'm sure Vince Gibson (KSU
coach) will have his team up for us,"
Devaney said. "After Kansas State views
the films of our game last week you can
bet the football may be flying around
quite a bit Saturday. You couldn't blame
any team for throwing against us after
our exhibition Saturday."
Passing is one part of the Kansas State
offense which has been successful this
season. Lefthanded quarterback Dennis
Morrison, who switched from an erratic
option-type quarterback last year to an
effective dropback passer, has completed
126 of 280 passes for 1,508 yards this
season.
Morrison's top receiver is wingback
John Goerger, the Big Eight's second
leading receiver. Goerger has caught 49
passes for 542 yards.
With the exception of Morrison and
Goerger, there haven't been many other
bright spots for the Wildcats this season.
Kansas State, hobbled by injuries, is the
Big Eight's biggest disappointment in
1972.
Halfback Isaac Jackson, expected to
develop into one of the Big Eight's top
rushers, has also been plagued with
injuries and is averaging 55.6 yards per
game.
The 76,000 fans who will jam
The odds are against it The odds have j
been strongly against it ever since
Nebraska lost its season opener to UCLA.
And that 23-23 tie with Iowa State last
week placed even more dcubts on it. But
Nebraska still has a chance to win a third t
straight national championship.
"There had to be a lot of
combinations before we could have won
it this year and there still have to be a tot
of combinations," Nebraska coach Bob
Devaney said this week, "but we do have
a chance."
Nebraska is rated fifth in both the
Associated Press and United Press
International polls. Southern California,
Alabama, Michigan and Oklahoma own
the top four spots.
Here, then, is the remaining schedule,
excluding bowl games, for the nation's
top rated teams.
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