Wednesday, November 16, 1933
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Pago 12
Returning starters lead Buskers in opener
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By Kevin Waraeke
One new face, along with four old ones, will
comprise the starting lineup for Nebraska when the
men's basketball season opens with an exhibition
game with Brandon University tonight at 7:35 p.m.
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
According to Nebraska Coach Moe Iba, 6-6 for
ward John Matzke will make his debut as a starter.
( He will join returning starters David Ponce and Eric
Williams, guards; Stan Cloudy, forward and Dave
Hoppen, center, Iba said.
Although it fa only an exhibition game, Nebraska
will be looking for a victory, Iba said.
"We're going to be playing to win," he said. That's
most important"
But Iba said he wants more than a victory. He said
he hopes that Nebraska plays well enough so eve:
ryone will get a taste of playing time.
"I hope to play everyone," he said. "But it will
depend on how the game goes."
. . iba said he is unsure who would be the first
reserves to see action, because it will "depend on
how the game goes."
Earlier this month, Iba said guard Brian Carr and
forwards Ronnie Smith and James Moore will be
seeing plenty of action this season.
Iba said that Canada's Brandon University has
two excellent players in center Will Marshall an4
forward John Carson that Nebraska must shut
down.
They've also got some players who. are Ameri
cans, and they're older," Iba said. They're a different
type of ball player and theyll have the experience.
But Iba said he isn't so worried about Brandon's
play as the organization of the Huskers.
"We have some new players and we hope they do
what they've been doing lit practice." .
Iba said that although the exhibition game came
before the usual red-white intra-squad classic, which
normally marks the beginning of the Huskers' sea
son, it shouldn't make a difference in the players
performance. -
"We usually take the red-white game out of Lin
coln, so it docsnt matter which game we play first "
he said.
Madballers get revenge
By Kirk Zebohky
Madballers Revenge finally got
revenge.
The independent intramural flag foot
ball team of law students won the All
University Flag Football Tournament
Tuesday night against Abel Eight, 48
25, revenging a disputed loss that oc
cured in 1981. The Madballers lost to
the Holysmokers team in a penalty
ridden game in the Independent
League playoffs two years ago. 7
The team name at the time was
"Madballers." They added the rest this v
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This year we decided to beat eve-'
rybody ," co-captain Stan McCammon
said. The team set out to revenge the
loss and other losses and they suc
ceeded. M The Madballers' offense exploded
Against Abel bo'iiunatinmitc
has all year, scoring on the first play In
five out of their seven possessions.
Abel Eight moved the ball at times,
but fell behind 24-8 after throwing two
interceptions in their first three pos
sessions. Abel 8 came back with a quick score
to make it 24-14, but.the Madballers
scored three times in their next three
offensive plays, which, included the
last play of the first half and the first
play of the second half.
The crucial point for Abel Eight in
the game was when they failed to score
on eight straight offensive plays while
behind 30-13. One of those plays was a
touchdown called back for illegal pro
cedure. Abel Eight did not score again until
the Madballers had racked up their 48
"points.
McCammon said the newly installed v
offense was the reason for their suc
cess this year. Referring to their scores
on first down, McCammon said, "It was
that way all year."
Abel Eight had success on defense in
the tournament holding Phi Kappa Psi
"to1 20 points and AlphaTau Omega to t
13. They were a lot smoother running
the ball than other teams," Abel Eight
captain Darrell Parks said. "We were
surprised to get this far. We didnt even
expect to get to the play-offs." Abel
Eight just took the season game by
game, Parks said.
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By Scott Ahlstrand and Cindy Conger , ,
The 1983 Cornhuskers may warrant their own
edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. The
nation's No. 1-ranked team has racked up numer
ous chart-topping statistics en route to an 11-0
record.
; Led by I-back Mike Rozier, the Husker offense has
established, tied, or is the running for 22 NCAA or
Big Eight team or individual records.
Rozier has rushed for 1,043 yards this season, .
eclipsing Oklahoma State's Ernest Anderson's re
cord of 1,877 last season. Rosier has 4,575 carrier
rushing yards just 7 shy of the conference record
set by the Cowboys' Terry Miller. Miller covered
4,582 yards in in four seasons. ; : v
Nebraska's Heisman Trophy candidate also has. ,
shown an affection for the end zone this season. lie
rewrite record books
has run for 28 touchdowns, topping Penn State's
Lydell Mitchell's mark of 26 rushing touchdowns in
a season. Another: touchdown will tie Rozier with
Mitchell's single-season total touchdown record of
29. . ,
The 285 yards Rozier covered against Kansas
' marked the 10th time he went over the 100-yard
mark this season. A 100-yard game against the
Oklahoma Sooners will put Rozier in the elite com
pany of Archie Griffin, Tony Dorsett, Terry Miller,
George Rogers, Marcus Allen and Herschel Walker.
Each of thess .backs had an NCAA record 11 100-
' yard games in a season.
While Rozier has been busy setting records on the
ground, quarterback Turner Gill has the chance to
establish some aerial standards. Only 10 of Gi!i's412
career passing attempts have been picked off for a,
2.43 interception percentage. At this point, Gill is
ahead of the 2.56 percent NCAA record set by the
University of Southern California's Paul McDonald
from 1976 to 1979. -
Being on the receiving end of Gill's passes may
have wingback Irving Fryar in line for a record or
two. Three touchdown catches against Oklahoma
would tie Fryar with the Big Eight season record for
touchdown receptions set by former Husker Johnny
Rodgers in 1971.
The backfield trio of Rosier, Gill and Fryar has
sparked the Husker offense to several team records.
With one regular-season game remaining, the Hus
kers already have smashed the NCAA record for
most points scored in a season. Nebraska's 503
points easily outdistances Brigham Young's former
record of 560 points.
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