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Nebraska defensive tackle Bill Barnett (97) makes a
typical Husker defensive play in NU's 42-0 romp
Saturday.
After charging through the line, Barnett grabs Kan
sas quarterback Kevin Clinton (17) , . .
Photoi by Tom Gsssner
and finally corrals him.
Nebraska defense packed with standouts
By Sara Martens
A 42-0 romp on a brisk fall day has to be pleasing at
the time, but even in retrospect, Nebraska Coach Tom
Osborne had little to criticize after the Comhuskers'
victory over the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday.
"We played our most complete game ever," Osborne
said, after close scrutiny of the films Sunday morning.
That "complete game" was highlighted by a defensive
effort packed with standouts, from the line to the second
ary, that allowed Kansas only 20 yards rushing and 59
passing.
The defensive line accounted for seven tackles behind
the line for 34 yards, led by right tackle Dan Pensick's
two sacks for 1 6 yards.
"The whole defense played super. They couldn't pick
us all up so someone had to make the hits. I can't say
enough about the other guys (rest ol the detensive line).
We can't do anything but get better," Pensick said.
Linebacks Tom Vering and Kim Baker shared the
strong side spot and ranked first and second in total
tackles, with seven and six respectively.
The Huskers' secondary batted down two Jayhawk
passes, intercepted three and recovered one fumble.
MONSTER BACK Mark Leroy ended the- Jayhawks'
first possession on the third quarter with an interception
which later resulted in a 24-yard Tim Hager to Junior
Miller touchdown pass.
"The line played so well. That's the way it's supposed
to be. We just wait until they throw the ball, then it's our
turn," Leroy said.
The Husker pass coverage broke down only once or
twice, Leroy said, when the blackshirts would stunt a man
up the middle and a KU receiver would go up the seam.
, Kansas completed five of 23 pass attempts-two of
tliose, one for seven and another for 18 yards-came with
20 seconds ramaining in the half when the Huskers
dropped back to protect against the long bomb.
The Jayhawk offense also ended the third quarter with
an interception, this time by Andy Means at the Nebraska
six. Means was dropped for a five yard loss putting the
Huskers on their own one.
"It was only second down. If it had been a fourth
down play we would have wanted Andy to bat it down,
but anytime you have the chance you should probably
pick it off," Osborne said.
AS IT TURNED OUT, the Huskers weren't in their
own territory for long, as third string I-back Craig John
son broke a record setting 94-yard touchdown run to end
the scoring as time ran out in the third quarter.
"It was straight up the middle. There were good blocks
but I'm not sure who all was there," Johnson said. "The
play broke back under the center, which it really
shouldn't have, but I just tried to run as fast as I could.
I'm quite elated. It doesn't happen every day.'
Osborne said the presence of the big ply on offense,
something the Huskers have been lacking, was an im
provement, as was the lack of turnovers. The Huskers did
not lose a fumble for the first time in five games, and
completed their second game without an interception.
Osborne was also pleased with the productivity of I
back Jarvis Redwine, who was the leading rusher of theJ2
players who ran the ball with 158 yards in 24 carries.
Johnson had 138 yards.
But it's "impossible to have everything perfect," he
said, noting that the Huskers still have room for improve
ment. THE RETURNS were disappointing," Osborne said of
the Huskers' net return of two yards. "Kansas was punting
fairly high with good coverage," he said.
Mike Hubach punted nine times for KU and averaged
44.7 yards per punt. His longest of the day went 56 yards.
"Our offense struggled, at least through part of the
first half," Osborne said. "The Kansas defense was aggres
sive. It was as good an effort as we've seen all year."
The Kansas defense saw most of the action Saturday
since KU ran only 56 offensive plays compared to 102 for
the Huskers.
"It was kind of a three (plays) in and out type of day,"
Pensick said, referring to the scarcity of first downs by the
Jayhawk offense.
Kansas gained only eight first downs while the Huskers
had 28 first downs.
Osborne said Nebraska's offense was hampered by a
few missed assignments and blocks early in the game, and
by a combination of problems that resulted in 11 penali
ties for 94 yards.
But, the Husker mentor was still pleased.
"Overall this was our best game. Pcnn State was maybe
a more impressive win, but Kansas is not a bad team, es
pecially the defense," Osborne said.
I-back I. M. Hipp and cornerback Paul Letcher were
the onlv Husker injuries in the game. Hipp reinjured his
toe that has hampered him for two or three weeks and
Letcher strained a knee.
UNLspikers take Windy City crown
intramural
By Ron Powell
The UNL volleyball team improved its record to 30-1
this weekend by winning the Windy City Invitational in
Chicago.
UNL won nine matches in the two-day tournament. In
pool play, the Huskers defeated Lewis, 154, 154;
DePaul, 15-6, 16-14; Northern Illinois, 15-0, 15-6;
Elmhurst College, 15-1, 15-1; Northwestern, 15-2, 15-3;
and Wisconsin 15-10, 15-13.
In tournament play, the Huskers beat Southern Illinois
154, 15-5 in the quarterfinals and then defeated DePaul a
second time, 13-15, 15-9, 15-13 in the semi-finals. In the
finals, the Huskers met Wisconsin again and defeated the
Badgers 15-8, 15-5.
With the victories, the Huskers ran their winning streak
to 19 matches. The wins also put Husker coach Terry
Pettit over the 100 victory mark as the Husker mentor. In
his third year at UNL, Pettit's record stands at 106-33-2.
Pettit said he was happy his team was able to win the
invitational, but he was unhappy with certain parts of the
Husker play.
"We have i team that if they play well, they're capable
of beating anyone, Pettit said. The problem with this
kind of tournament is that it is hard to keep your
concentration the entire time. If you let up for
one raomsnt ycu might finish third or fourth. We didn't
do that.
"Our strongest points were blocking and attacking,"
Pettit added. "At times, though our passing game broke
down and caused us some problems."
He said most of the problmes occured in the two
DePaul matches but added that the play of centerblocker
Maria Lichty and setter Lori Zimmerman helped save the
matches for the Huskers.
Pettit also was pleased with the play of Ann Haberman
and Lori Melcher calling them the "strongest setters in the
tournament."
This is the third invitational the Huskers have won this
season, and Pettit said he believes it shows his team is in
better condition than their opponents. He said that it has
been a factor in the Huskers' success in the invtationals.
The next meet for the Huskers is Oct. 19-20 at the
Southwest Missouri Invitational at Springfield.
"We're going to have to have much better consistency
in our passing. Our backrow defense needs to be able to
adjust to a team's strength better if we want tc win the
tourney," Pettit said.
It was also announced last week that UNL will host the
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for iVonien
(AIAW) Region VI volleyball championships No . 1517.
Nebraska already has qualified for the tournament by
beating Kansas, Kansas State and Wichita State in sub
regional matches.
The Abel-Sandoz horseshoe pits were the site for the
All-University men's horseshoe championship, Oct. 9.
Mike Crook, the independent champion, defeated Mike
Thomsen, the fraternity champion from Alpha Gamma
Sigma, 21-9 and 21-19 to take the crown. In semifinal ac
tion, Crook defeated Mark Schenkelberg, Harper 9, 13-21,
21-11, 21-20 and Thomsen beat Kirk Trofholz, Beta
Theta Pi, 2 1-1 5, 12-21, and 21-7,
Lisa Roth of Alpha Phi defeated Sharon Rase, inde-.'
pendent, 6-4 to claim the All-University women's tennie
title. In men's action Tom Rives of Harper 9 beat Todd
Smith of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity 21-8 to capture
the All-University men's title.
Playoffs continued through Oct. 1 1 for the intramural
co-rec football playoffs. The championship game is
scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14, 5:00 on the Cather-Pound
intramural fields.
The men's and women's intramural placekicking event
will be Oct. 14, 3:30 in Memorial Stadium.
The team DILLWRGAD claimed the All-University
women's flag football title for the second year in a row,
by beating Sandoz 9, 51-6. Six teams competed in
women's flag football this year.