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Nebraska will play its last non-conference
football game Satruday when it
meets the Syracuse Orangemen in the
Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Syracuse got off to a fast start by
defeating Maryland 32-7 and North
western 13-12 before losing its home
opener to Rutgers 19-0 last Saturday.
"We were really disappointed with last
week's performance " said Syracuse sports
information director Larry Kimball "You
cant win when you turn the ball over
eight times."
The Orangemen lost six fumbles and
quaterbackTodd Norley threw two inter
ceptions in the loss last weekend. The
turnovers led to 16 of Rutgers' 19 points
and stopped two Syracuse scoring drives
inside the 5-yard line.
"We had our opportunities to remain
undefeated," said KimbauVTheyjust didnt
work out."
Syracuse's offense has been disappoint
ing. After returning 10 starters from last
year, the offense only has scored three
touchdowns and is averaging less than 13
points a game. Kimball said the offense
hasn't played well since the Maryland
game.
"If we are going to beat Nebraska, we
have to score some points," Kimball said.
"It just comes down to us doing better at
what we haven't done right in the last two
games."
Kimball said Syracuse will have to play
a near perfect game to beat Nebraska,
which has been rated No. 1 by the Asso
ciated Press 1 7 of the last 20 weeks. Three
players that will have key roles Saturday
are quarterback Todd Norley and re
ceivers Scott Schwedes and Mike Siano.
They've played together for a long time
and are capable of doing some damage if
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they get rolling Kimball said.
Norley, a junior, has started since he
was a freshman. This year he has passed
for 442 yard3, with his prime targets
being Siano and Schwede3.
Running back Jamie Covington, who
led the team in rushing the past two
seasons, has 245 yards this season on 61
carries.
On defense, the Orangemen are led by
linebackers Bernard King and Rudy Reed
and tackle Tim Green.
Green already has seven sacks this
season. King and Reed lead the team in
tackles with 48 and 45, respectively.
In last year's game, Nebraska outgained
Syracuse by only 1 59 yards but won by 56
points. The Orangemen watched Nebraska
score four times on fourth down plays.
Thi3 year, Kimball said he hopes the
breaks will go in favor of Syracuse.
"It's only a matter of time before things
begin going our way," Kimball said. "One
of these days we are going to get the
breaks."
The Orangemen already may have re
ceived a break from the injury report. The
Syracuse team has everyone healthy for
Saturday's game while minor injuries con
tinue to plague Nebraska.
I-Back Jeff Smith and tackle Mark
Behning are both hampered with ankle
injuries. Quarterback Craig Sundberg b
nursing a sore shoulder and offensive
tackle Tim Roth has a hip injury.
Even with the Nebraska injuries, Kimball
still says the Huskers will be a formidable
opponent.
"We are excited to play the No. 1 team
in the country," Kintball said. "We know
they are going to be good and we hope we
can stay with them."
The game will start at 11:20 am. CDT
and will be telecast by the Katz television
network, which includes KOLN-TV, Chan
nel 10, and KMTV, Channel 3.
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THE COLLEGES
Bottom Ten co-anchors Alabumble (1-2) and Auburn
( 1 -2) fell prey to the No. 1 jinx with rare wins, but at least
the Crimson Tide didn't go easily. They wees outgained
298 yards to 269 yards by Southwestern (Dont Call Me
Lou) Louisiana, though sadly unable to avoid victory,
37-14.
41-6 on Saturday, Vanderbilt's players vere asked to
show their lUDs by game officials, who couldnt believe
they were really students there.
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And so for the fifth straight week, the Bottom Ten has
a new leader, Pitt (0-3), which is rebounding nicely from
an 8-2-1 finish last year. Can Pitt stay in this hole? Well,
as Nebraska coach Tom Osborne pointed out the other
day, it's a constant battle to rule the Bottom Ten.
"There's a little more distraction that goes along with
it," Osborne said. "A lot of people want an interview
because of the No. 1 rating. . . .Other people point at you
when you're No. 1."
Alabumble'3 only hope for a comeback this week
would be clutch crushing by Vanderbilt (3-0), which is
off to its best start in 28 years. After beating up Kansas .
school
1) Pitt (0-3)
2) Indiana (0-3)
3) Florida (1-1-1)
4) Utah State (0-2)
5) Tulane (0-3)
6) Baylor (0-2)
7) California (1-2)
8) Dartmouth (0-1)
9) UCLA (2-1)
10) Alabumble (1-2)
THE BANKINGS
LAST LOSS
12-13, Temple
37-40, Northwestern
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26-30, Kentucky
15-34, Oklahoma
14-21, Oregon
24-65, Penn
342, Nebraska
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W. Virginia
Michigan
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Ole Miss
Texas Tech
San Jose St.
New Hampshire
Colorado
Vanderbilt
outgained, 269-288
11) Hawaii (0-3); 12) Colorado (0-3); 13) San Jose State (1-3); 14) tie
between Auburn (1-2) and Yale (0-1); 16) North Carolina (0-2); 17)
Cal State-Long Beach (Queen Mary) (0-3); 18) Bill A Mary (2-1); 19) tie
between Arizona State (1-2) and Columbia (0-1).
ROUT OF THE WEEK: Vanderbilt (3-0) over Alabama
(1-2).
CRUMMY GAME OF THE WEEK: San Jose State (1-3)
and California (1-2).
QUOTE BOOK: You know how low Notre Dame's for
tunes have sunk when coach Gerry Faust says of the
Irish's recent 24-20 victory over team ordinaire Michi
gan State: "It was one of the greatest comebacks Notre
Dame has ever had."
SPECIAL CITATION: UCLA, obviously weak after
physical batterings by powerhouses San Diego State and
Cal State-Long Beach (Queen Mary), failed to score a
touchdown for the second time in three weeks,
THE PROS
Even if they weren't 0-4, the Cincinnati Bungles would
deserve the Bottom Ten lead just for allowing a 43-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown Sunday cn a regulation
100-yard field. The Los Angeles Lambs' Mike Guman
gathered in the booming 8-yard kick in the fourth quar
ter and ran it back unhindered.
He was unhindered because the Bungles were on the
other side of the field trying to fake out someone
themselves, obviously. It is believed to be the shortest
kickoff return for a touchdown in history (apparently
no one thought of keeping statistics in this category
until the Bungles came along).
But don't think that Cincinnati's coach last year, For
rest Gregg, is so happy to be out of there. At Green Bay
(1-3), Gregg has managed the impossible he's taken a
tea with spectacular wide receivers J&ntes Lofton and
John Jefferson and made it dulL
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Football Bible
Speaking of wrecks, No. 3 Indisnspolb fell 7-41 to
Miami and its new 275-pound-phis running back Pete
Johnson, who arrived from the San Diego Chargers via
container ship earlier in the week.
By CLucIi Baser
Nebraska (-24) at Syracuse: Pass. One of two things
happens alter a team loses 63-7: They get so intimi
dated and scared that they roll over and play dead, or
they get so mad for the way the Cornhuskers deliber
ately poured it on that they go out and try to make
popcorn of them.
UCLA (-11) at Colorado: Bet UCLA. The Bruins are
at their best cn the road, including 4-2 against the
spread after big games at home. They also are 75
percent versus passtrs.
Mississippi State at Florida (-14): Bet Florida. It is
3-1 sgainst the spread after a week off
Georgia (-4) at South Carolina: Bet Georgia. Obvious
hangover and sandwich situation for Georgia after
Clemson and before Alabama. But South Carolina is
incredibly bad home dog (15 percent). Bet Dawgs
unless sandwich scares you.
Louisiana State at Southern Cal (Even): Bet LSU if
it becomes the dog. USC will probably be higher than a
kite after win over Arizona State, but is caught with a
noncenference game between two Pac-10 games. LSU
should have momentum.
Texas Christian at SMU (-11 14): Bauer says go
withTCU at 10. This is probably TClTs best chance to
win this game outright.
Last week: 1-2-1. Bauer is the author of The College
Football Bible.
THE BANKINGS
LAST LOSS
14-24, LA. Lambs
1042, Atlanta
7-44, Miami
25-23, NJ. Jets
9-38. Seattle
6) Pitt (2-2); 7) Cleveland (1-3); 8) tie among the Bays (Green, Tampa)
ana tne incusar.a Lakes (Minnesota) (4-8 combined;.
TEAM
1) Cincinnati (0-4)
2) Houston (0-4)
3) Indianapolis (1-3)
4) Buffalo (OA)
5) Chicago (3-1)
NEXT LOSS
Pitt
New Orleans
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Dallas
SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT CRUMMY GAME OF THE
WEEK: Cincinnati (0-4) at Pitt (2-2).
NO SENSE OF HISTORY: Houston coach Hugh Camp
bell, bemoaning his players' lack of appreciation for the
Oilers' 20 straight road losses: The streak dossnt mean
much to most of them because they havent been here
for all of it."
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