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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1976)
n nra' Trs r.m CT". "7.7 J77"t 2 1 3 14 ,Ss Aeosv H ht cse cf lis key players ' : 23. EyissiSisnt .-V' -': . -'..-- ' " . .. Us;Jy wiih a month re.T1Si.1in3 In the football sssson, the Dig 0 Conference race hss narrowed to. the point vere two or three teams usuly UNL and Oklahoma! ere.still jn contention for thejeesue title. - . . . r. -- Not so this season.' '- ' .,."'" "Wfth all Big 8 'teanss having three conference carnss re maining six teams ss! are bidding for a trip to Miami as the Big 3 representative in the Orange Cowl. - . After, four conferenes games this season, then are no , undefeated teams. Three teams have one less srsd three teams have too losses In. Big 8 play, ''""-7-";; ,.- --V ;; .Tied fur the conference lead with 3-1 records are U14L; Oklahoma State Univbriity OSU), the Hssker's opponent j today, and the University of Colorado (CU), a 24-12 fosar" to the Huskers earlier this season. ; - - ' . v ; Tied with 2-2 records are Iowa State University (1SU), .' the University of Missouri MU)..-ho. Rested the tiuskers 34-24 two weeks ao; and the University of -Oklahoma." . - ' " T " -"" ' - -' - The only two sd.ods who seem to be out cf the Big P face are the two Kansss schools. The University of fCan$as (XUVfcss drop!ied to 1-3 in conference play after les!?5a fJdan Cromwell, KU's All-American quarterback, """candidate; .j ; : ' Kansas--State Ursversity. IJCSU) "continues to hold the EIj 8 cellar. The .V.'Sda didn't uln a Csg 3 ssas.fcst Vsar and sra 0-4 in I-j;s p'.r this ssassn. ' - This is the doss: Big 8 race that 1 can remember' Husker head CischTom Osborne said "Usuatly by this time there are to undefeated teams and three or four teams out of it" . "- . Missouri hesl cosdh A! Onofrio thinks the Big 8 race still is up for spis.; The teams. wish one loss still may lose and that in cludes Nebraska," Onofrio slid. T.'e (?.'U) can't give up - hc38 just because we have tms losses.". .. : " " ; Colorado foo&sll coach BSI tlsljory said his team is not locking ahead and just taking tfie season one game at '''-.'atlme.--". '? . -"s ... . . : .T.'s hsvs a tGuh this wesit'sssinst Missouri," I'XIlorysaidL l'.- . T " - . Mallory said. fee was proud cf his football tegm. The Buffs are a young team that have improved each week, he v "said.';-'-:.; -' j . - ".''Colorado plays Missouri today in Columbia, Mo. and ." finishes up their season witi Kansas in Boulder, Colo, and - Kansas Elite in f1artiattan; Kan. "If Colorado jsts by Wissoari I think they have a very good chance of going undefeated the rest of tfie way," Osborne said, v.: ;.: ,c;; "" . OSU plays Kansas State in Manhattan and Iowa State in StHlwatJir, Okla. after today's &rm to complete these CigBseason. - . , ... CU's Mallory thinks the OSU would have the advantage if they defeat the Huskers today. - - Osborne said he thinks he Huskers might have the . -toughest schedule remaining of tfie tfree teams tied for . first. After OSU, the Huskers travel to iowa State next weekend and finish cgsihst Oklahoma in Lincoln on Nov. 5s .- - "'.-; -.: In case of a tie, the Crsige Bowl Committee chooses the Big 8 representative to the game.