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Friday night is always movie night for the Nebra
ska football team.
Lest Friday's film was "Ail The Right Moves,"
with "Rieiy Business" star Tom Cruise. On Satur
day alter playing risky business with the Colo
rado Buffaloes for a half, Nebraska showed it had
the right moves themselves.
After rr. retaining a narrow T4-12 lead at half
time, Nebraska exploded for 48 third quarter
points on its way to a commanding 69-19 victory.
The 43 points Nebraska scored in the third
Quarter, a Big Fight record, fell only one point
short of tying the national mark. Nebraska also
broke the record for most points scored in a half
by a Big Eight team (55 points), most points scored
by one team at Memorial Stadium and most
points scored by a Nebraska team against a Big
Eight team.
The Cornhuskers entered the game as heavy
favorites, but were stymied by the Buffalo's "new
look offense.
"Colorado has always been primarily an I
formation, split-back football team," Nebraska
Coach Tom Osborne said. "Instead, they came out
with one running-back, two tight ends and two
flankers. It took us completely out of the defense
we had worked on. We had to try to adjust from
the sidelines."
Colorado scored first on a 37-yard field goal by
Tom Field. The three-pointer was set up when the
Buffaloes recovered a fumble by punter Scott Liv
ingston. Nebraska came back on its next possession,
driving 69 yards in ten plays and scoring on an
11-yard run by Mike Rozier.
Field kicked a field goal to narrow the score to
7-6, but the Huskers came back with another,
touchdown by Rozier to take a 14-6 lead.
The Buffaloes narrowed the score once again,
driving 83 yards for a touchdown. Colorado out
gained Nebraska in the first half 197 yards to
190 and had Osborne concerned.
"I thought at half time that it was anybody's ball
game," Osborne said. "I was just as worried as the
players."
The second half was a complete reversal of the
first half for the Huskers. Bogged down by a wet .
field and the Buffs' ball control offense, Nebraska
managed only 14 first half points. But in the third '
quarter, the Huskers scored on all seven posses
sions for 48 points.
Nebraska took the second-half kickoff and
drove 67 yards in two plays for a touchdown. The
touchdown came on 54-yard winghack reverse by
Irving Fryar off a pitch play to Rozier. The Husker
drive took only SO seconds.
Nebraska stopped Colorado on its next series
and with fourth down and seven yards to go on
their own 23-yard line, the BufZs lined up in punt
formation. Colorado Coach Bill McCartney called
for a fake punt, but cornerback Clyde EiggJns
hobbled the short snap and gained only a yard.
The Huskers took over and scored the second
touchdown of the quarter three plays later, when
Rozier rambled in from 13 yards out
Although Colorado failed on its fake punt
attempt, Osborne said he understood why Mc
Cartney made the calL ; ,
"I dont blame Bill (McCartney) for trying the
fake punt," Osborne said. "They came to win; they
didnt come to play close. I think Bill saw it slip
ping away and decided to gamble. He realized the T
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momentum had switched. I'm sure he felt he
needed to score on that possession to get back in
the game. Sometimes when you gamble it back
fires." ...
The backfire continued for the Buffaloes as the
Huskers recovered two Colorado fumbles and
picked off a pass enroute' to scoring five more
third quarter touchdowns. Nebraska stored on: a
17-yard run by Turner Gill; a 34-yard pass from
Gill to Fryar; a 18-yard run by Rozier; a 12-yard
run by Jeff Smith; and, a pass ftvm Nate Mason to
Shane Swanson.
Gill said the scoring barrage took everyone by
surprise.
"It all happened so fast. The defence got in
there and got the turnovers, and I guess the
reverse got everybody excited," he said. "Every
thing just went our way and we took it in every
time."
Osborne said that one negative aspect of the
Huskers offensive display would be running up
the score, which the Huskers have been criticized
for this year. v
"I was amazed the way the game broke open. As
a result, I suppose well have to deal with the
Running up the score charge again," he said. "Bill
is one of my best friends in coaching. I was actu
ally hoping they'd stop us on that fourth quarter
drive. But I dont believe in telling the kids not to
try.
"We just go out and try to get better each week
If we do that, well win our games."
Nebraska's football poster for this serpen fea
tures Fryar, Gill and Rozier exploding cut cf the
Nebraska scoreboard. The porter h titled The '
Scoring Explosion" and-according to Fryer, fa
aptly named.'
They didnt make those pecters for ncthir
Ruggers win in Kansas
The UNL Rcgby Cab, ranked No. 1 in the .
Great Plains Rjgby Union, defeated the Uni
versity cf Hanrj J .a-.Tis, ranged Na. X in ;
the Heart cf Ar. erica Hugby Unien Saturday,
11 to 0, in La-.TTcnee, Kan.
, . The Jayhawks shut UI4L out in the first hali
Ereak-away YTilliam Henry raid kneck-ens and
"mental lapses" held UNL back as the Jay
hawks scored two tries. KU rabeed the extra
points, leaving the score 8-0 at half time. :
' .- UNL's eight-man Bob Hansman Jumped on a
ball in the Jaj havrk try zone five minutes Into
the second half; but Henry mbsed the point
after. Later Henry caught a pitch and broke
free, sprinting into the try zone for four more
points. Throughout the hall; UIJL's defense
held, even when KU was within yard3 cfthe try
' zone.
Charlie RothweM scored a field goal half-way '
through the half, making the score 11-0. UNL
never got close enough to score again, but the
defense held, and L7L wen.
- U!L plsps the Greater Omaha Area Touring "
Side Saturday at 1 0 p.m. and UNL's last game
is egair.',t the Omaha Rugby dab Sunday at
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TEINI3 Trailing 2-1 after the doubles compe
tition, the UNL women's tennis team rallied behind
the victories of its top three singles players to defeat
Texas Tech 5-4 in the last match cf the fall season.
"V7c didnt play up to par in doubles " Coach Eathy
Hawkins said. "I thought they (Tech) would be
strong there. It was nice to see oar top three players
win alter the term was dcv.Ti."
Cari Groce and Liz ilooneyrcn the No. 1 doubles,
defeating Pan Eeeras and Laura Cectt 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Eat Jamie dJiUFie 7-6,
C-2, and Ilea Brocks and Jean Ilelahrn dropped the
No. 3 match 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Jamie Piearcik then edged Eocraj 7-5, 7-5 in the
No. 1 eir.-'es, I.Ieeney crushed Liea Lcbeld 6-1, 6-0
xr. d JZ1 n:r.rcik defeated Jul' ? lire!: ee 6-4, 6-2 in the
E- t, 11:.!:.: .n leet to U i T-cb.erti 7-5, 6-2 ar.d
r;e:':3 leet to Helin Fclcn C-2, 6-2, ccttirg up the
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deciding match cfthe meet in the No. 6 fiin'Ica
laro? ISJViri? rf f
topped Leigh Hires 6-1, 6-4 for the Husker victory.
" I lift WfrttoA tn Kitrn Ko. X 1 1
time this week," Hawkins said. There wa3 a lot cf
pressure going into a match when you knew its 4-4
but she came through." '
Kebrcelia finished the feJ with a 3-4 dual record.
VCUZZAIL - i::bre.:':a ccr.tined its domt
natien over E.'-Ef;,ht ccm-retition by beating Okla
homa 1 5-1 1, 1 5-7, 1 5-4 ti i German.
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Ncth ae!Jed eight ar.d Charon Kramer and Karen
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