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doiu 0H s Blackshirts to confront wishbone once more By Bob Hill The University of Nebraska's defamivr; football unit will face an old no 'nc si 5 .vhen they meet the Univeni ; of Texas in tfic 38th annual Conor Bowl Ckssic on New Yeai 's D -j y - the wishbone offensive formation. The wishbone, which was first introduced to college football by f'oxjj : . 1068, was created by Loivjhorn Hsad Coach Darrell Royal. Si k-j installing the formation, Texas owns a bb 9 1 record, two national championships and six straight conference titles and Cotton Bowl appearances. The Huskers this season have faced three other wishbone formations. They were able to crack UCLA's, winning 40-13 in their season opener. However, the wishbones of Oklahoma State and Oklahoma proved much more menacing to the Huskers. OSU tied Nebraska at 17-17 and OU was a 27-0 victor. "Texas runs a lot of the same plays as Oklahoma does, although ttiey can't be as strong, offensively. Both are wishbone teams, but they run Cagers to face Northeast Missouri Settled in the midst of a four-game home stand at the Coliseum, Coach Joe Cipriano's Husker cagers will host Northeast Missomi State College and Mac Murray College this weekend in an attempt to keep their home slale pel feet. The Huskers are 32 this season, with both losses coming on the road in the Vanderbilt Classic. Northeast Missouri State, from Kirksville, Mo., will bring a 30 record to Lincoln Friday night. Three newcoi;"'"'', Karl ifv Bulldogs, .vho ok.ri wn, ovO' Washburn fV-m (Neb.) State, and Quincy, III. f'teshrnan guaid Bob Young is The- scoring leadr i ,-,1 14.7 points pei game, folioW'T) by innioi college tra nsfeir, Oyii U'-'.lart in ( 14.3) ,vvi Ji -. Mf,r.n (11.0). Senior ceni"r .- '-mi'.h is fourth .1 i ) i;L!; f, iUO S ( 1 1 .3) , a. : !j ! a y Co I lege of J ir.l. ., ,,t, ill. , ! ( r; '.chool with vi j:o I'M-en' of only 900, V s O, OpO-' i i'S ;t ;r,i;(, qamcs thi; on Veteran teach bill Wall returns spv'ti ;f ntn.j letti rmcn from last year's 2 21 team The defensive improvement he had hoped for apparently was missing, though, in the Highlanders' first three lones-117-50 Jo Bowling Green, 131-111 to Defiance and 92 84 to Lewis College. M,iJvii..( ay i - led by , ft. 8 i. i. jj iid Jim Huv.kin:, and f i i,Miiii(;rs J off Kinni.'Mi.inii and biiii I v. ins, oil oo ii le figure ''t II rl S l ist '.Ml , A meetlnn (. ; fhuisdiy wiiii Noith''in Kav,i ivill close I'ii.' ciiii'M.t I Li ki;r I iuhie stand tnd i-.ni; ii.- Ni-I it, i ,k,,'s last .!'.'; "1 I . f. .. '.I ir fi i I ii iliij.iy U 1 .ii 1 1 j 1 1 n-i ii iii K ,r ! ,i -, Ci t different styles of the wishbone," said Jim Anderson, Husker graduate assistant coach. He noted that the Sooners are more speed-oriented whereas Texas is a power running team. "They will line up and try to run through us as they have tried with every other team they've faced," he said. Nebraska's power-l offensive formation stresses a balance between yardage gained rushing and passing, while the Wishbone is geared for a rushing attack. Seasonal statistics prove this to be true. The Huskers have averaged 225.4 yards per game on the ground and 170.6 aerial yards per game. This compares with Texas' average of 350.2 yards per game rushing and only 71.6 passing. Sophomore quarterback Marty Akins has been important in the 8-2 Texas campaign. He is the second leading rusher on the team with a 4.2 per carry average. Akins hit 50 per cent of his passes for the year, with only three interceptions. However, no one can take the spotlight from junior fullback Roosevelt Leaks. The All-American sports shorts Intramural basketball entries are due today at 4 p.m. ut the Recreation Office, 1740 Vine St. There will be a UNL women's gymnastics meet Saturday at 10 a.m. against Iowa St3te in the Women's Physical Education Bldg. Nebraska's hockey team will host UNO tonight at 10:30 at Ak-Sar-Ben rink in Omaha. fitHB wimm mmmm mam mm JOIN FOR VISIT M & N established new Southwest Conference game rushing (342 yards) and season rushing (1,415 yards) records, breaking ones that had stood for 23 years. Leaks led his conference in rushing with a 141.5 yards per game average. Tragedy befell him in the Longhorn regular season finale against Texas A&M, however, as he suffered a knee injury on the second play of the second half of the contest Texas fans Wolfpack to test Bruins in cage Game of Century I'm sure every sports fan remembers college football's Game of the Century when Nebraska beat Oklahoma 35-31 in Norman on Nov. 25, 1971. Saturday in St. Louis, Mo., college basketball will offer its own Game of the Century when the UCLA Bruins take on the Wolfpack of North Carolina State. Unfortunately, this game didn't take place last year. In 1972, UCLA dominated West Coast collegiate basketball by capturing the Pacific 8 title with an undefeated record, winning its 75th consecutive game and claiming a seventh consecutive NCAA national championship. But on the East Coast in 1972 it was all North Carolina State. The Wolfpack went undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACQ, which in my opinion is the best conference in college basketball, and finished with a perfect 27-0 record. However, State couldn't compete in the national playoffs because the NCAA placed them on probation for recruiting violations. So what didn't occur last year in the NCAA championships will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday. The game can be AND COMPETE FOR AN . lift. 'c't Ci w 103 or CALL 472-2475 will be relieved to know that doctors now list Leaks as a possible starter in the Longhorn showdown. "Leaks is important to the Longhorn offense J he makes them click. It would sure be a blow to (Coach) Royal and his staff if Leaks were unable to play," Anderson said. Oddsmakers have labeled the Longhorns a 2.5 point favorite to snap the Huskers' string of four bowl victories in the last four years. seen on Channel 7 during ABC's Wide World of Sports. UCLA is ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 3-0 record, beating Arkansas, Maryland and Southern Methodist Maryland, another ACC team, almost pushed the Bruins past the breaking bill bennett on Ih bfich pomt on Dec. 1 before losing 65-64. State is ranked No. 2 in the country with a 2-0 record, beating East Carolina and Vermont. After Saturday, I predict State will be 3-0 and well on their way to another undefeated season, a second straight ACC title and an NCAA championship. Last year, State did something I don't think UCLA could have done and that's go undefeated in the ACC. The toughness that the Wolfpack acquired through that conference dogfight will become apparent Saturday. BENEFIT DANCE For West African Famine Relief Friday, December 14th 8 P.M. Centennial Room Union Featuring: THE MEGATOIMES & COLORED WATER TICKETS-$1 at the door NOW 10 daily nebraskan friday, december 14, 1973