Friday, December 7, 1984
Daily Nebraskan
chembechler
'Lost' Falcons
By Steve Hsrvey
THE BOWL BUNGLEES
Quietly, without much fanfare, Michigan's
Bo Schembechler i3 closing in on the all-time
record for bowl losses by a coach. With his
thrilling 7-9 beating by Auburn in the last
Sugar Bowl, Schembeckler lowered his post
season record to 2-9, leaving him just three
setbacks short of the leader, the late Bear
Bryant.
Purists point out that there are so many
bowls these days that anyone can lose one. In
fact, with the proliferation of post-season
games, schools soon will be required to play in
two or three per year. But what makes Schem
bechler stand out is his versatility.
Thl3 year, Bo has a chance to accomplish
something no other coach ever has: Lose in his
fifth different type of bowL So far, he's fallen
short in games named after flowers, fruits,
white substances and scary reptiles. And now,
he goes up against undefeated BYU in the
game created in honor of the motel chain: The
Holiday BowL
THE BANKINGS (miniacra two drubbings)
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record;
pro ranics
coach
1) Schembeckler
(Michigan)
2) Claiborne (Kentky.)
3) Akers (Texas)
4) Collins (SMU)
4) Rogers (Ariz. St.)
4) Welsh (Virginia)
7) Edwards (BYU)
8) Dooley (Georgia)
9) Bellard (Miss. St.)
10) Donahue (UCLA)
10) Bruce (Ohio St.)
EECOED
(2-9, .182)
(2-8, .200)
(2-6, .250)
(1-2, .333)
(1-2, .333)
(1-2, .333)
(3-5, .375)
(6-9, .400)
(2-3, .400)
(2-2-1,. 500)
COMING
BOWL LOSS
Holiday
Hall of Fame
Freedom
Aloha
Idle
Peach
Holiday
Florida-Citrus
Idle
Siesta
Rose
(4-4, .500)
Coaches may have suffered some whin-
pings while with other schools.
The Grim Bowl Reaper, who has taken the
Garden State and Pineapple bowls from us in
recent years, has his eyes on the sparsely
attended Peach BowL
'Mississippi State opened as a 2-point
favorite over Arizona State in the Idle Classic.
RELIGIOUS WARS: Never before have so
many religious schools been selected for bowls,
what with Catholic entries Notre Dame and
Boston College, The Mormons' BYU, plus the
Texas Christians, the Southern Methodists
and, of course, the UCLA Bruins (sun worshipers).
THE PROS
The games went on despite the shock over
Brent Musburger's announcement that, unable
to reach a contract agreement with CBS, he
would jump to Italy and broadcast the local
team's games in Naples next year.
Meanwhile, the Lost Team of Atlanta (3-11)
maintained its tentative hold on first place in
the Bottom Ten with a 1 7-35 thumping by San
Francisco. The mythical Falcons are at some
thing of a disadvantage, since they have to play
the 40ers every other week, Or does it only
seem that they do?
Elsewhere, top defensive effort cf the day
was turned in my New Orleans (6-8) coach
Bum Phillips, who held his own running back,
Earl Campbell, to no yards on no carries. With
help like that, the Aints fell 22-34 to the Los
Angeles Lambs.
Might Buffalo (2-12) ran down Indianapolis
(4-10), 21-15, before a home crowd of 20,693.
The game was halted several time3 when the
fans asked for silence from the players on the
field so they could hear their own conversa
tions in the stands.
TIIE RANKINGS
TEAS! LAST LOSS NEXT LOSS
1) Atlanta (3-1 1) 17-35 San Fran. Tampa Bay
2) Indy(4-10) 15-21 Buffalo Miami
3) Cleveland 17-20 Cine. Pittsburgh
(4-10)
4) Bay (Tampa) 14-27, Bay Atlanta
(4-10) (Green)
5) Buffalo (2-12) det Indy 21-15 N. J. Jets
6) New Orleans (6-8); 7) Minnesota (3-11); 8)
San Diego (-); 9) Detroit (4-9-1); 10) the Wave
(braodcaster John Madden says it has added
as much to the game as artifical turf has).
CRUMMY GAME OF THE WEEK: Atlanta (3
11) at Bay (Tampa) (4-10).
AINTS DIDN'T: By losing Sunday, New
Orleans assured itself of maintaining its record
of never having a winning season or making
the playoffs in the 18 years it has been in the
NFL.
QUOTEBOOK: Aint' safety Russell Gary on
owner John Mecom's announcement that he
would sell the team: "It did affect us in the long
run." (He's correct The Aints' longest run of
the game was only 24 yards.)
NOTE TO EDITORS: If San Diego wins Mon
day night, the New Jersey jets (6-8) replace the
Chargers Et No. 8.
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The wrestling team, after two
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ranked Oklahoma and fourth
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meet South Dakota State, Wisconsin-River
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The duals will include eight
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four duals. The competition is
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wong with taking on the lighter
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Nebraska's matches are at 6
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