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shame Pfenn State's loss may prompt toughness
By Shelley Smith
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne told the
Extra Point Club Monday Penn State's up
set loss to Texas A&M last Saturday won't
enhance the Husker's chance of beating
them this weekend.
The Nittany Lions just may play
tougher, he said.
But then again, Osborne said, although
Nebraska won 24-21, Saturday, the Husk
ers really didn't beat the Iowa Hawkeyes.
"We did, but we didn't," he said.
Nebraska was behind 21-7 late in the
third quarter, but scored two touchdowns
and one field goal on three consecutive
drives to beat the Hawkeyes in Iowa City .
"The players were not satisifed with
how they played," Osborne said.
"We did some good things and we did
some bad things."
Bad things, he said, were five lost
fumbles, symbolic of Saturday's troubled
offense.
'The offense had more problems than
I'd like to admit 'Osborne said.
However, he praised the offense for
staying composed and coming from behind
to win the game.
Second team quarterback Tim Hager,
who came off the bench to replace injured
Jeff Quinn led the Huskers in their late
scoring drive.
"Hager played very well in a tough
situation," Osborne said.
QUINN played the first half with a
thigh Injury, and then sprained an ankle.
Osborne, said he wouldn't know until Tues
day who will start at quarterback against
Penn State.
Osborne said Quinn's Injuries didn't
allow him to work very well against the
Hawkeye defense and hampered his pass
ing. Quinn passed 12 times, completing five
for a total of 29 yards. Hager completed
his only throw for 1 1 yards. Osborne said
he hopes to improve the Husker's passing
game this week, regardless of who will
start.
Osborne said he also was upset about a
pass interference play called on Andy
Means during the third quarter which led
to an Iowa score.
There's Big Eight officials and there's
Big Ten officials and it's hard to tell if
sometimes they're just concerned about
their own people," he said.
However, the officials made another
wrong call this time in Nebraska's favor,
Osborne said.
Hager threw a pass which was intercept
ed. After the interception, Osborne said,
wingback, Anthony Steels tackled the
Iowa player by the face mask. However,
Iowa was penalized for pass interference
and was also blamed for the face mask pen
alty. "I HEARD the officials conversing right
in front of me, I didn't tell them," he said.
Although allowing 21 points, the de
fense played better than they did against
Utah State one week ago, Osborne said.
'The defense knew what they were
doing, they lined up better and knew who
was supposed to be in when," he said.
The turnovers left the defense in diffi
cult field position, he said, which was hard
to defend.
"The Hawkeye's 87-yard drive to score
was discouraging," he said .
Osborne praised monster back Mark
LeRoy, who was named Big Eight defen
sive player of the week. LeRoy had six
tackles, broke up a pass play, forced a
fumble and intercepted a pass late in the
fourth quarter.
Likewise, Osborne praised the Iowa
team for "scrambling, and playing hard in
an emotionally filled game."
Osborne said because the Hawkeye's
probably won't go to a post season bowl
game, the Nebraska game, "was their bowl
game."
"I doubt if they can play as emotionally
against Iowa State as they did against us,"
he said. The Hawkeyes, now 0-3, face Iowa
State this Saturday.
OSBORNE SAID the Huskers are going
to have to be physical against Penn State in
order to win.
"We're going to try and finesse them a
little bit, but we can't run around them all
daylong," he said.
He said he didn't know if Hipp, who
missed practice Monday because of a pul
led groin and possible hip pointer suffered
in Saturday's game, would be healthy to
play this weekend.
If not, Osborne said Jarvis Red win, who
had a game-high 89 yards on 12 carries will
replace Hipp.
Penn State is a strong defensive team,
according to Osborne .
"We had a workout against a good de
fense this week, next week we'll have a
workout against a great defense," he said.
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dulled by defeat
While Nebraska fans were celebrating the thrill of a
victory over Iowa Saturday, one native Nebraskan was
suffering the agony of defeat.
Photo by Tom Gtssner
Feel like stepping on somebody? It looks like Nebraska freshman Jimmy Austin (1) and a Bethany college player
are crushing another Bethany College defender. The NU freshmen did crush their opponents 634) Monday at
Memorial Stadium.
Freshmen trounce Bethany, 63-0
By Ron Powell
About the only things that went wrong for UNL fresh
man football coach Frank Solich Monday against Bethany
College were his attempts to keep the score down.
' Solich cleared the bench by the end of the first half,
but that didn't prevent a 63-0 wipeout of Bethany.
The score tied a freshman record for the most points in
a game. The Husker freshmen also scored 63 points
against Kansas State in 1970 and against Marshalltown,
Iowa, Junior College in 1975. The big win also tied the
record for the largest Husker victory margin set in the '75
Marshalltown game (63-0).
"WE HAVE SOME SUPER football players." Solich
said. "With the screening program we had recruiting this
team, we don't have any mediocre players."
"We certainly did not try to run it up," Solich added.
We used all the players we had by halftime and we alter
nated the backs every other series. We just didn't have
anyone left to put in."
It didn't take long for Huskers to get started toward
their second victory, as the freshmen scored. 28 points in
the opening period.
t After holding Bethany in its first series, UNL took
advantage of a poor punt, the Huskers drove 44 yards in
four plays. Fullback Craig Holman going the last 13 yards
for the score. Mark Hagerman added the PAT, the first of
nine he would kick on the day, and the Huskers led 7-0
'With 1 1 :48 left in the first quarter.
Less than two minutes later, I-back Dennis Rogan scor
ed from one yard out to end a 47 yard, three play drive
find the rout was on.
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"I WASNT WORRIED after the first drive' Solich
laid. !We were moving with ease and it was obvious that
we would continue to move."
The Huskers' other two touchdowns in the first period
came on I-back Roger Craig's 21 yard run and quarter
back's David Haase's 16 yard run.
The freshmen increased that lead to 42-0 by intermis
sion and 56-0 at the end of three quarters.
The running backs, pounded out 470 yards on the,
ground with 12 backs gaining yards. The Huskers had 569
total yards.
Leading the rushing parade was Rogan with 135 yards
and two touchdowns in nine carries. Rogan scored the
Huskers' final touchdown on a 65 -yard run. Craig added
81 yards in seven attempts and also scored twice.
This was Rogan's first extensive work as a Husker. He
was sidelined with a sprained ankle before the first game
against Wyoming.
"IT WAS A GOOD game for him to show what he can
do," Solich said.
Solich said all the backs played well.
'They have a lot of capability," Solich said . 'They still
have room to fill out and become bigger and still have
good speed."
The defense, which held Bethany to 39 yards on the
ground and 111 total yards , drew praise f rom Solich .
"We weren't tested today," Solich said. "We feel
physically we've got a good defense. They didn't do any
thing against us offensively."
Solich said that although the game was a mismatch, it
helped his team.
"It was a matter of playing a game," Solich said. "We
were ready for a game. We were getting stale executing
against each other." t
"The way we played today, we would have executed
well against somebody in our own league."
The freshmen's next game is Oct. 12 at home against
Kansas.
Jim Molini had just finished playing one of the best
games of his life.
Molini, a senior from Norfolk, had five solo tackles,
four assists, and one quarterback sack for nine-yard loss.
He also forced a fumble and recovered two others.
But it was little consolation.
"I thought we were going to win it," Molini said.
We just had some mental lapses."
Iowa, leading seventh-ranked Nebraska 21-7 with 20
minutes left, looked like it was on the verge of pulling
the season's biggest major college upset so far. But the
tide changed on the Husker's next possession.
The momentum shifted," Molini recalled. "We had
the momentum going right after we scored ."
The momentum shifted to Nebraska, the game because
Nebraska's and Iowa dropped to 0-3 on the season.
For the third consecutive game the Hawkeyes faltered
in the fourth quarter. Indiana slipped past the Hawks 30
26 after trailing 26-3 at the half. Third -rank Oklahoma led
only 7-6 entering the final period but padded that for i
21-6 win. And Nebraska scored the last 17 points to
escape 24-21. .
"We never give up. We want to win awful bad j't Molini
said. "We feel bad about it. We've just got to put a full
60 minute together.'1
Molini came as close to giving 60 minutes as anyone in
Saturday's game. Fellow Nebraskan, junior Bryan Skradis
from Omaha, was equally impressive. Skradis had six sold
tackles, four assists and also had a quarterback sack for
nine yards. He, too, forced a fumble and recovered one.
Undoubtedly , Molini and Skradis were ready to play. 1
After the game Molini talked to some of his buddies
Kerry Weinmaster, Tim WurthTim McCrad and Dan
Pensick-that he played against in high school.
They said we had a good team and would win some." '
"But I don't Want to take inything away from Nebras
ka. They're a good team." he said.
Molini, Skradis and Iowa now have to recover to face
intrastate rival Iowa State this weekend . ;i
"We just want the pigskin," Molini said. "We want to
win." ti
UNLwinsa.t Colby
The UNL Women's Junior Varsity Volleyball
team, now 7-1 .will meet Wayne State and Nebraska -Wesleyan
University Tuesday night, 6:30 pjn. at the ;
Coliseum. ;
The Huskers defeated five teams this weekend to
win their second consecutive Colby Invitational
. championship In Colby, Kan.