The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 26, 1981, Page page 8, Image 8
monday. October 26. 1981 page 8 daily nebraskan Sfe)!rGS Huskers get in tough defensive battle By Jeff Goodwin Columbia, Mo. - In the first half of Saturday's Nebraska-Missouri football game, it appeared no one wanted to win the game. For most of the second half, it appeared that no one would win the game. That changed when Husker fullback Phil Bates plunged over from the 3-yard line Conference Football Standings: Nebraska 3-0-0 Iowa State 2-0-1 Oklahoma 1-0-1 Oklahoma State 1-1-0 Colorado 1-2-0 Kansas 1-2-0 Missouri 1-2-0 Kansas State 0-3-0 Saturday Results: Iowa State 17, Colorado 10 Kansas 17, Kansas State 14 Nebraska 6, Missouri 0 Oklahoma 42, Oregon State 3 Oklahoma State 19, Louisville 1 1 Games Oct. 31: Colorado at Oklahoma Iowa State at Kansas State Kansas at Nebraska Oklahoma State at Missouri Mi eight Solich win streak now at 11 games JV dominates second By Ward W. Triplett III The Nebraska junior varsity football team didn't roll over the UNO Mavericks as it did three earlier opponents, but the Huskers dominated the second half to post a 22-6 win Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The victory made the final season .fW.-w.- . Photo by Dave Btntz Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill (12) tries to get a pass off before he is brought down by Missouri linebacker Van Darkow (48). The Huskers defeated the Tigers 6-0 Saturday in Columbia, Mo. by Mzzou with 23 seconds left to give Nebraska a 6-0 victory. The touchdown climaxed a 10 play, 64-yard drive which ate 2: 13 off the clock. "On that last drive we all just wanted to do our own assignments," Bates said. "Everyone did what they had to do and that made the difference." Until Bates touchdown it appeared the game would be a story of lost opportunit ies for the Huskers. Nebraska dodged a bullet on the second play of the game when Missouri running back George Shorthose, after beating the Husker secondary, dropped a pass from Tiger quarterback Mike Hyde. As things turned out, it was to be the Tigers best scoring chance of the afternoon. After a 26-yard punt by Missouri's Eric Schmidt, Nebraska took over the ball on the Missouri 32. The Huskers quickly gained a first down and it appeared they were on their way to a touchdown. But then Husker quarterback Turner Gill fumbled while attempting to pitch to I-back Mike Rozier, and the Tigers recovered. It was the first of several scoring chances the Huskers saw slip away in the first half. Three times the Huskers started drives in the first half inside of Missouri's 40-yard line. Each time the Huskers were turned away without a score. Missouri's offense, which had averaged almost 3 1 points a game, was stopped al most completely by Nebraska's defense. Defensive end Tony Felici, who led the Blackshirts with 12 tackles including three quarterback sacks, said the Huskers were ready for Missouri's offense. Continued on Page 9 record stand at 5-0 and marked the 11th straight junior varsity win for Coach Frank Solich. Solich said the Huskers made a lot of mental errors and played lackadaisical in the first half. "It's kind of ironic that that would happen in this game because I thought we had one of our best weeks of practice since . -i-. - "" 1 '-' . -. 1. ' -Xr-i P7i,f TjS. 'vVv. .W tt .vkiv VI Nebraska fullback Phil Bates (43) scares Nebraska's only points with 23 seconds left in a 6-0 wis against Missouri Saturday. At right, I-back Roger Craig (21) gives the signal for anyone who had any doubts about the touchdown. half to halt Mavericks we've been here," Solich said. "But you've got to give UNO credit. Every year they set out to prove some thing, and they played very well," he said. The Mavericks snapped the Husker hopes for a record-breaking shut-out in the first two minutes, when Jim Young recovered an opening-kickoff fumble by Shane Swanson at the Husker 10-yard line. Terry Evans, who has a 4.8-yard mshing average and has made one touchdown for the varsity Mavericks this year, scored on a 1-yard run four plays later. The extra-point attempt was blocked by Todd Fisher to keep the Mavericks at six points. After drives by both the Huskers and the Mavericks stalled, UNO punter David Volejnik had his kick blocked by Scott Nelson. Scott Strasberger won the scramble for the ball in the end zone, and one David Schneider kick later, the Huskers were on top to stay, 7-6. Fullback Tom Rathman scored on a 23 yard run midway through the second quarter, and I-back Will Curtis picked up 26 of his 75 yards on a touchdown run in the third period. Winning OU lottery numbers will appear in Friday's DN The student ticket lottery for the Nebraska-Oklahoma football game at Nor man, Okla., will be Tuesday through Thurs day at the Athletic Ticket Office, South Stadium 117. Students wishing to enter the lottery should report to the ticket office from 9 ajn. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. those days. Students must come into the office to request and pay for their own tickets. Upon entering, a student will be required to present his current student ID card and a personal check or cash for $12.50, as well as draw a lottery number. Students may purchase only one ticket ' , " , Photo by Dave Bentz The touchdown made the walk-on from Baltimore, Md the leading scorer in Ne braska junior varsity history. It also broke the record of touchdowns scored held by John O'Leary and Walter Wallace UNO could manage only 62 yards of total offense in the second half, largely be cause of a defense led by defensive ends Strasberger and Greg Reeves. The Huskers tallied their final points on a 31 -yard field goal by Schneider. Solich said the team will continue to work out for at least another two weeks and might play a second game against the redshirts. "It's hard to compare this year's team to the one last year," Solich said. "Last year we recruited more in the area of quarterbacks, wingbacks, and secondary men and they did a lot of their scoring on big plays. This year we recruited more along the lines of defensive linemen and linebackers, and they did it mostly on long drives. This.was an exceptionally strong and aggressive ball team. In looking at them both, I'd think these were two of the best teams we've ever had here," he said. unless they can provide proof of marriage to buy a ticket for their spouse. Groups of up to six students may enter the lottery to get tickets together but the students must appear and apply for the tickets at the same time. Only full-time students are eligible. Winning lottery numbers will be published in Friday's Daily Nebiaskan. Stu dents with winning numbers may pick up their tickets Nov. 3 through 5 during regular business hours. Those who did ot get a ticket can also pick up their payment ? , time" No refunds will be given on tickets after they have been assigned.