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Monday, October 7, 1985 Page 6 Daily Nebraskan ports Controversial call halts Lobo's comeback bid By Mike Reilley Senior Reporter Nebraska football fans had two good reasons to stay past halftime of the Cornhusker's 38-7 win over New Mexico Saturday at Memorial Stadium. First of all, the Huskers were playing in good weather for the first time in four weeks. Against Oregon last week, the stands emptied at the half because of cold, rainy weather and a 42-0 Husker lead. But it was sunny and 60 degrees for Satur day's kickoff The other reason was a tenacious New Mexico team, which matched the Huskers yard-for-yard the first half and trailed by cnly 7 points at halftime. In fact, the Lobos were still in contention late in the third quarter. Nebraska I-back Paul Miles stretched the Huskers' lead to 21-7 in the second half when he broke through the line and raced 59 yards for a touchdown on the Husker's fourth play from scrimmige. Miles finished with a career-high of 189-yards rushing in his first start of the year. But later in the third quarter the Lobos had a chance to pull back to within a touchdown. James threw a pass to receiver Terance Mathis along the right sideline, and Mathis raced 79 yards for a touchdown. But the officials disal lowed the play, ruling that Mathis had stepped out-of-bounds before he caught the pass. New Mexico coach Joe Lee Dunn and his assistants argued that Mathis had been pushed out by Nebraska defensive end Scott Tucker. Nebraska defensive coordinator Charlie McBride saw it differently. "If the defensive guy pushes the receiver out he can still come in and catch the ball," McBride said. "But it was exactly the opposite of that. He pushed off of the defensive man. It's not a touch down. He could run up in the stands and out in the street and it doesn't mean a damn thing." The Lobos, who entered the game as 45-point underdogs, took the opening kickoff and drove 83 yards to score. Lobo running back Willie Tur ral capped the drive with a 29-yard touchdown run up the middle to give New Mexico an early 7-0 lead. "They jumped on us before we opened our eyes," said Husker monster back Brian Washing ton. "We didn't panic, but we got the message. We knew we were in for a game." Washington said the Lobos caught Nebraska off guard because they ran some offensive sets the Huskers weren't prepared for. "Practices were a little light this week," said Washington, who finished with five tackles and an interception. "It took us a while to get the adjustments made because we hadn't practiced against a no-back offensive sets they were play ing and they caught us a couple of times." New Mexico reserve quarterback Ned James, who entered the game late in the first quarter for injured starter Billy Rucker, also caused the Husker defense some headaches. Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said James' mobility was key to the i i ""--.. 1 t: ' I. ;4 I 1 1 A i vvA.;J&j yj ; v i . - i ' i " ! ' V-- r ( X" X - . - ' ,' Mark DavisDally Nebraskan New Mexico running back Tony Jones sits up after being leveled by Nebraska monster back Brian Washington in the fourth quarter. Jones gained two yards on the play. Lobo's offense. "He really gives them a dimension in terms of being able to run and scramble and move the ball that way," he said. "A lot of our problems defensively centered around our inability to con tain the quarterback." Husker defensive tackle Jim Skow agreed with Osborne's assessment of James. "I was getting pretty tired because that kid's pretty fast and I was getting mixed up on what to look for." James rushed for 80 yards, but was sacked five times for losses that totaled 57 yards. It wasn't just Nebraska's defense that started slowly. The offense did too. Quarterback McCa thorn Clayton lost the first of four Husker fum bles on the opening offensive series. Clayton ran for 53 yards and threw for 91 before he sprained his ankle on a run late in the third quarter. He didn't return. "New Mexico ran some defenses we're not used to seeing," Osborne said. "They put a lot of pressure on the quarterback and made it diffi cult to throw. It was a gambling-type defense and it was fairly effective against us a lot of the time. After stopping New Mexico on four plays, Nebraska came back with an 80-yard touchdown drive to tie the score at seven with 6:03 left in the IT Fashion and Quality at Your One-Price Optical Shop! Never A Sale 1,500 Modern Frames no extra Charges ' " Frames and Lenses Complete! Single Vision orBifocals Any Style... (POST CATARACT AND PROGRESSIVE BIFICALS NOT INCLUDED.) Optical Shop 333 North 12th 477-9347 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 1 1 a.m.-3 p.m. 'SAVE $5.00 OH ALL PERMS! by LAMAUR REDKEN Get $5.00 off our already affordable perms. Regular prices range from $17.50 to $25.00. Price does not include haircut. No other discounts apply. With this coupon. College of Hair Design PIVOT PO'dT I iff 1 uLilkS: Offer expires Oct. 31, 1985 All work is done by students under the supervision of College of Hair Design In structors. Call for appointment or just walk in. Pivot Point international Approved School first quarter. Fullback Tom Rathman's 23-yard run up the middle set up a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Claytoa Nebraska had an opportunity to take the lead early in the second quarter when it drove to the Lobo's 10-yard-line, but Dale Klein missed a 27 yard field goal to stymie the drive. An interception by right cornerback Mike Carl late in the second quarter set up the Huskers' second touchdown. After Carl returned the ball to the New Mexico 40-yard-line, Clayton hit split end Robb Schnitzler on the left sideline for a 37-yard gain. Three plays later, Clayton scored from two yards out Please see HUSKERS on 7 i Athletes really ay the price for use of university facilities Bill Allen has obviously been misin formed about the amount due from the university's scholarship athletes (Daily Nebraskan, Oct. 4). They pay a dear price for their tuition, housing, bpoks, etc. They are reminded of this price every time their muscles are strained and their bodies ache after facing hours of brutal conditioning and prac tice. It is true, the athletes have special facilities and services. It also is true that revenues generated by the athletic programs help to pay for these facili ties and services. So in a very real sense, the athletes paid for these privi leges as well. As for Allen's expressed interest in the athletic academic counselor's position, I would have to vote for a R-E-J-E-C-T-I-O-N. The man obviously is lacking in intelligence. Tell me, what kind of person with an ounce of brains would invite potential physical harm by making potshots at people like Mike Knox, Bill Lewis and Jim Skow? TracyA.Fenger senior finance I A 11th & M Streets o 474-4244
