Pago 18 Daily Nebraskan Tuesday, August 30, 1933 IXC mm .Si Alter all the talk and fanfare, the game itself wasn't even close. Nebraska, behind Turner Gill's two touchdown passes and 53 yards rush ing, embarrassed Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions 44-6 Monday night in front of 71, 123 fys at Giant's Sta dium in East Rutht. ford, N.J. Nebraska's domination of the game couldnt have been predicted after the first series. Gill and Mike Rozi buo ed on the first play frfcrv V and before Gill could bt Jfccbook for an alternative play, he was sacked by Mike Zordich for an eigf&yard loss. But that drive stalled after three , and Penn State was unable to move after an 11 -yard pass from Doug Stange to Kenny Jftclcson, Nebraska's "Scoring Explosionent to work. Gill hir Fryar with a 26-yard pass on the fourth play of the drive, and after a 15-yard penalty, hit Scott Kimball for 10 more. His next target, Shane Swan son, went 31 yards down to the Penn State one yard line. Two plays later, Gill went over left guard Harry Grim minger to record the game's first touch down. Strang started the next Penn State drive by rifling a pass through the hands of Kirk Bowman, and after a one-yard run by Tony Mumford, over threw Baugh. The lion drive stayed alive on a 15-yard personal foul pen alty, but Strang, setting a prcscendent for the game, again overthrew two pass attempts. Nebraska got the ball back on its own 14, and drove 86 yards on seven plays in 2:20 for the next score, a 20 yard pass to tight-end Monte Enge britson, on the last play of the first quarter. Nebraska scored once more in the firt half on Todd Frain's 20-yard touch down catch from reserve quarterback' Nate Mason, with just over five min utes to play. By halftime, Nebraska has already f 41 1 A 'A y x - Photo Courtesy of the Journal Star Printing Company Mike Cozier carries two Penn Elite defenders with him for a short first half gain in Nebraska's 44-6 victory llcnday night outpassed the Lions 131 to 57, out- Heisman Trophy going into the game, rushed them 167 to 52r and had a managing only 49 yards on 10 carries, seven-minute edge on time of posses sion. Despite the fact, that Nebraska In the second half, Nebraska con had five fumbles, all of which they tinued to flash the offensive depth and managed to recover, and Mike Rozier, skill that earned them the nation's No. perhaps the Huskers' best hope for the 1 ranking. Crowd cheers,jeers defeated lions CySecttAhlilxand sad P&t Clark ' Ycu could tell right away the crowd at Chesterfield's last night wasn't thinking about the first day of classes. At 5 p.m., the books got shut and the beer got opened: By 8 p.m., the Lincoln crowd was more than ready for the first Kickoff Clas sic. By 11 p.m., the Lincoln crowd was wondering if there would be a second Kickoff Classic. " We, the sportswriters, are trained to be professional, and impartial But the crowd at Chesterfield's wasn't. Penn State didn't even win the coin toss, and it was all downhill from there. The crowd was less than kind. "I think Penn State deserved what they got tonight," said Michelle Greenquist, one of a table of Scarlet Fever victims who arrived at Ches terfield's before dusk to get a good spot in front of the big screen television. Even though it wasnt a home game, the red-clad herd at Chester- ' field's kept their cheer consump tion, and their beer consumption, at high levels. They saved their loudest cheers for Heisman Trophy candi dates Mike Rozier, Turner Gill and Irving Fryar, while at least part of the crowd reserved special reverie for Lincoln hometowner Craig Sundberg's appearance in the fourth quarter. There's no reason to believe that many of the people at Chesterfield's knew each other when they came to watch the game, but that didn't matter much during the collective high fives after touchdowns. Husker football has long been at least as much a social event as a sporting . event, and the fact that the game was a couple of thousand miles away did little to dampen the . enthusiasm of the crowd. It would have been easy to think that you had attended a party, when sud denly a football game broke out. Collectively, the crowd could express some of the baser instincts that individually they may have felt too shy or too polite to make public. Bloodthirstiness was the order of the day, as the crowd insulted ever ything from Dan Strang's passing arm, to Joe Paterno's shaving tech nique, to the "We Are Penn State" public service advertisement All in all, Nebraska's 44-6 romp . - over Penn State in the first Kickoff Classic was exactly what Husker football has had to be in recent ' years a temporary escape from the rest.of the university. Today, of course, the university is just a uni versity again. So put down that newspaper, kid, you've got some studying to dp. The defense got it started, as Mike Knox, arriving for a Strang pass at approximately the same time as Mum ford, picked up the ball in midair and ran 2 yards for the" fourth touchdown. After Dan Lonergan replaced Strang, and promptly threw two incompletions, Nebraska was stopped on its next pos session for one of the few times in the game. But not before a reverse-field . run by Irving Fryar, which netted 33 yards. Dave Schneider salvaged the drive with a 34 yard field goal, making , the score 30-0. When the Huskers got the ball back after a fumbled Scott Livingston punt, Mason engineered a four-play, 40-yard drive capped by a 14-yard run by Jeff Smith and Mason's 20-yard touchdown run. Schneider, who had missed after Knox's touchdown, booted the extra point through for a 37-0 Husker lead. Penn State's offense finally came alive in the fourth quarter, driving 63 yards against the Huskers' second and third team defense. But Lonergan over threw Jackson on fourth and two to end that drive. Craig Sundberg took over at quar terback for Nebraska, and moved Nebr aska to itsjsixth and final touchdown. Paul Miles, like Fryar and Rozier a New Jersey native, handled five carries dur ing the drive, and dove over from the one to cap the Husker scoring at 2:24. Lonergan, with the help of a 26-yard completion to freshman Steve Alford, ' then drove Penn State to its only score. However, Nebraska's Todd Fisher block ed the extra point attempt to add frus tration to the only Lion joy of the night. Gill finished the night with 13 car ries for 53 yards, and 1 1 of 14 passing for 158 yards. ; ,i Nebraska finished the game with, 500 yards total offense and 23 first downs. Penn State, ranked fourth in the pre-season-poll, collected 309 yards, most of those in the last quarter, ajstfci 7 first downs. Husker special airs "Cornhusker Football," which will be telecast every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. j-k MPT! ..rill fsi4-.. ..11 wit iiu x wt t. lax icatuic a special ytui-lli segment as well as highlights from the Kickoff Classic in its first segment tonight. Lincoln broadcaster Don Gill and Nebraska linebacker coach John Mel ton will be hosts of the highlight program. Coach predicts high, finishf or team DyJeff Kcrbcliii Two years ago, the Nebraska women's tennis team finished fourth in the Big Eight Championships. Last year, the Huskers improved their fin ish to third, behind nationally ranked Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. "Our goal was the top three, and that is where we felt we belonged," Coach Kathy Hawkins said. "It's hard to pre dict for next year because we are pretty much a different team. I would say the top three again, preferably higher." Nebraska has three of their top six players returning, and three incoming freshmen: Cari Groce of Stillwater, Okla., (daughter of Oklahoma State's women's tennis coach); Jill Pisarcik of Pittsburgh, Pa., (sister of Nebraska's No. 2 singes player junior Jamie Pisar cik); and Jean Halahan oflliddletown, N.Y. Senior Mimi libera and sopho mores Lisa' Brooks, Uz iloonsy and Jerry Mortell round out the roster. "Talent-wise we are one of the potentially stronger teams, but our younger players are undeveloped at this time, Hawkins said. Madera, a senior from Omaha, will be playing No. 1 singes and b the only Nebraskan on the roster. Hawkins said they tried to recruit former Omahan Kirstin Laux, but Nebraska's program was hot strong enough to draw her. "Our program is getting stronger and is attracting players, but we are limited by weather, facilities and national competition," Hawkins explained. Although a major portion of their season is played during the faring, the fall schedule begins with : '" il meet against Drake lT-Jvrrfitjw. x 30. A week later, V " , vCl host Oklahoma State, Colors, BYU, Wichita State, Kansas and Io'ra in the inaugural Hunker Invitational. ' i .