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daily nebraskan
monday, October 1, 1979
Huskers come back again for third victory
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Junior Miller (89) was the
one of the offensive stand
outs Saturday in the Husk
ers 42-17 thrashing of Penn
State. Above, Miller reaches
die end zone after an 11
yard pass for Nebraska's
first touchdown, slicing the
Nittany Lion lead to 14-7.
Below, Miller breaks away
from Giuseppe Harris (26)
and Mickey Urquhart (36)
on a 70-yard touchdown
reception. His second touch
down tied die score 14-14
in the second quarter.
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By Paul Huscher
The Nebraska football team should consider making a
movie called "Tom Osborne and the Comeback Kids."
For the third time in as many weeks Nebraska had to
come from behind to defeat its opponent.
Head coach Tom Osborne's Huskers came back from a
14-0 deficit to defeat Joe Paterno's 18th ranked Penn
State Nittany Lions 42-1 7 Saturday
Exploding for 28 points in 1 1 minutes in the second
quarter, the Huskers went into the locker room Saturday
with a 28-14 halftlme lead.
Nebraska's scoring started on a 13-play, 85-yard drive
which ended with an 1 1 yard touchdown pass from Hager
to tight end Junior Miller.
Miller caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for 81
yards.
Miller's second touchdown came on a 70 yard TD pass
from Hager in which Miller broke a tackle at the 20 yard
line.
"Our second-string tight end (Jeff Finn) told us that
when the action went one way, the opposite side defen
sive backs moved in, so we went left and threw back
right," Osborne said of the scoring pass.
Miller said the win was satisfying to him.
"I feel we can beat anybody," Miller said. "If we
keep mixing it up like we did today, we can keep win
ning." The man who threw those passes to Miller also had a
good day, according to Osborne.
Hager, who had thrown just one pass this year before
the Penn State game, completed 14 of 22 passes (63.6 per
cent) for 215 yards and 2 TDs. Iri thejirsl two games the
Huskers had averaged only 68 yards passing.
Hager, who was named Chevrolet Offensive Player of
the Game by ABC, complimented his offensive line for
their efforts against the Penn State defense which was
anchored by two All-Americah defensive tackles, Matt
Millen and Bruce Clark. '
"The offensive line was great. It starts up front," Hager
said.
"We thought we could beat them. We tuave a lot of
confidence in our offensive line," he said.
Nebraska also piled lip almost 300 yards rushing
against the Nittany Lion defense.
Oregon State transfer Jarvis Redwine led all rushers
with 124 yards on 22 carries.
Redwine, who came into the game with an 8.2 per
carry average, went ahead of first-team l-back,I.M. Hipp,
as Nebraska's leading'rusher this year.
Redwine now has 304 yards rushing to Hipp's 291
yards,
OUier Husker offensive standouts were fullback Andra
Franklin, wingback Kenny Brown and split end Tim
Smith.
Franklin gained 63 yards on just 9 carries including a
34 yard scamper late in the second quarter that set up
Nebraska's final score of the half.
" ", Rrhunt iifince 'effni-M ' fast VftriV parnpri first fodrrt
Omaha tyorld-Hearld All Big tight Honor! arid second
team All Big Eight honors (AP), finally got to touch the
ball for Tom Osborne's explosive offense.
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Continued on Pae 1 1
Defense helps UNL spikers win
Husker Invitational
By Ron Powell
' It was the battle of the "defenses" when Nebraska and
Illinois State met Saturday afternoon in the finals of the
eight-team Husker Invitational Volleyball meet. And UNL
won the battle 15-9, 15-8,4-15, 15-10.
While Illinois State was attempting to defend thetitl
it won here last year, the Huskers were trying to play the.
improved defense UNL volleyball coach Terry Pettit said'
would be necessary for his team to win it.
The Huskers, 19-1, this season, finished the tourna
ment with a 6-0 record, including two wins over the
defending champion Redbirds.
The Huskers also beat the ISU in pool play Friday
night 8-15, 15-10, 15-7. .
"Both teams played better Saturday, Pettitsaid. "It
was a very intense match. The only difference between
our team and Illinois State was that we played better
defense."
, In tournament play Saturday, the Huskers beat Drake
15-3, 154 and then downed Minnesota 15-12, 16-18, 15
12, 151 1 enrouta to the finals.
- Pettit said he was pleased with his team's intensity and
defensive play In the finals against Illinois State.
". DEFENSE WAS THE KEY Pettit said. We played
it and. that's why we won. We still need to work on our
defense, but It's coming.
"I tm proud of the team because what we have worked
on In practice is showing tip in the matches.
He said Maria Lichty. Mindy Martens and Terri
Kanouse paced the win with their blocking and defensive
play. -r. , -
"They blocked extremely well' tettit said, liindy
(Martens) played with tremendous intensity. She control
led the last game."
Ann Haberman, Nancy, Grant and Reba Govier also
i turned in fcobd defensive performances, Pettit said.
Uchty said she played her best volleyball of the year
in the tournament.
"I felt real well about my play," Lichty said. "My
mental attitude was good, as was everyone else's on the
team. The win was just a great team effort."
"As a team, we played better defense, but there is
always room for improvement.".
MARTENS SAID THIS was her best tournament in
terms of blocking.
I was a little disappointed with my hitting, but my
blocking made up for it," Martens said. "I just try to help
out anyway I can."
Martens said some early blocking adjustments helped
herin the final game. .
They were beating me earlier on quick plays,
Martens said. "I wasn't prepared for it, but I adjusted to
it
Pettit said his team suffered a letdown in the third
game after winning the first two.
"When you play a team like Illinois State your Inten.
sity has to be up throughout the match," Pettit said. We
just lost intensity in that third game. We had super inten
sity in the last part of the second pme and it's hard to
keep intensity iikethat throughout i match
Pettit said continued improvement and intensity will
be keys as to how well the team does the rest of the
season.
"Right now, were a good tearii with potential to be
great, Pettit said. lf we can continue to improve on
defense and stay healthy, we can achieve our goals. i
Martens said one of the coals the team has set is in
the top 10 at the national meet. " y ' i t
Weve worked hard and matured i lot the list two
years," Martens said. "We have I tough road ahead, but I
thinlr rair tiant umrtr i Dnfna tr rtiir rff nnA Hr.'m t
doit." . . "V N
The next meet for Huskers is Wednesday at Wichita
where UNL will play Wichita State and Kansas hi a double
dual.
Big Eight Standings
W L T
Nebraska 3 0 0
Oklahoma 3 0 0
Missouri 3 10
Oklahoma State 2 1 0
Kansas State. 2 1.0
Iowa State 1 2 0
Kansas I 2 0
Colorado 13 0
PCT. PF PA
1J0OO 101 52
1JD00 133 40
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.667
92 56
48 40
.667 59 48
.333 61 57
J33 44 70
.250 45 106