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I Osborne says he’s glad Oregon game is over IBy Chuck Greta Mot fcijwiw Saturday's game against Oregon State was one Nebraska coach Tom Osborne was glad to see end. Osborne's distress wasn't directed at the Anal score «the Nor 3-ranked Corn huskers won the game 33-7 -- and it wasn’t necessarily the defensive effort that both ered him. Nebraska's defenders sacked the Beavers' quarterback Nick Schichtle 11 times for 89 yards. Oregon Stale's defense didn't particu larly annoy Osborne, either. The stunts, blitzes, loops, coverages and aggressive ness caused he Huskers problems, he said, but second-half adjustments countered the Beavers’ efforts. Nothing in particular aggravated him. Everything put together, though, was a different story: "I’m glad that's over with," Osborne sakL "I wag afraid of today, and 1 wasn't at all surprised. We played a couple of good games and had everybody feeling good about themselves. "I was afraid if we didn't play weil, we'd get beat*1 9 .For the second consecutive week, H Nebraska's defense "played a fine k same," Osborne said. The Huskcrs held g|t Oregon State to minus-36 yards rushing, 9 but gave up 264 yards passing. kg Schichtle completed 18 of 39 passes 9 and was intercepted twice. If Meanwhile, Nebraska’s offense rolled I up 397 yards, inf kyjteg 278 yards rushing, wingtack Richard BsUled the Huskers in ER rushing with 82 yards on five carries, in n eluding a 48-yard reverse midway through 9 the third quarter. H Husker 1-hack Ken Clark carried 20 ■ times tor 59 y aids and a touc hd wn-a2.9 9 yard-per-carry average. He had been aver H aging 7.4 yards per carry coming into the 9 Nebraska led 14-0 at halftime, having scored on a 7-yard run by quarterback 9 Gerry Gdowski and an 8-yard burst up the ? middle by fullback Bryan Carpenter. Gdowski completed 5 of 14 passes for 9 110 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 9 47 yards on nine carries. & After trading possessions through the 9 opening minutes of the second half, Ne ff braska drove 80 yards in four plays, |gg sparked by Bell's 48-yard reverse, Clark I] scored from two yards out to extend the |k Huskcrs* lead to 21 -0 with 3:38 remaining ■ in the third quarter. On the following Oregon State posses sion, the Beavers threw on 10 consecutive plays, completing six of them, and capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a 2-yard run by fuHback Pat Chaffey with 2:10 left in the quarter. "I told the defense at halftime I wanted a shutout,' ’ Nebraska defensive coordina tor Charlie McBride said. "Maybe 1 should have kept my mouth shut." With 13:39 left in the game. Gdowski dropped back and hit split end John Bos tick for a 60 yard touchdown pass to in crease the Buskers' lead to 28-7. Bostick originally had planned to re dshirt this season,.but. the plan was changed when starting split end Morgan Gregory suffered c sprained ankle against Minnesota last week, Mark Dowse ended the scoring with 4:24 left in the game when he caught a 9 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Grant Osborne said he wasn t very happy at times with the way the offense per formed. *4 We had a lot of second-and-eight situ ations, and that's not our style of play," he said. "You’ve got to make the big plays and we d idn ’ t make as many of them as we should have. We were not in good tempo for the offense.” Happiness came easy for the defense, though. Seven players recorded sacks, and Reggie Cooper and Bruce Pickens each intercepted a pass. Outside linebacker Mike Croel led the Husker defense with eight tackles, includ ing six unassisted, and linebacker Pat Tyranee added seven. McBride attributed the Husker? ’ suc cess with quarterback sacks to the4 ‘dime” defense, which is used primarily against teams with passing offences and employs five defensive backs, faster linebackers and the best past rushers on the defensive line. "This year, we've elevated our proc ess,” fie said. "List year, we had one basic front This season, our outside people (linebackers and comeibacks) are opening up some things for out inside guys." Osborne said he expected a difficult time with Oregon State. 4 ‘They have a quality football team and they played very hard,” he said. "We could have played better in some areas, but I'm not too disappointed with the way it ended up. “Don’t give up on us yet We'll get better.” I Photos by William Latter; David Hansen and David Fahleson \ Clockwise front upper left: Oregon Stale corrorback Kelfy Htip.'ifoy (17) breaks . Sa second-ond-20 pees to Richard Bell ) late in the second quarter. Junior I bacfc Terry Rodgers relumed to play Satur day with form reminiscent of his father, Johnny Rodgers, but rushed for only 5 yards in 4 carries. Nebraska’s Pat tngelbert (97) clenches his hst with satis faction after seeking Oregon State'sNick Schichtle. Nebraska’s J. Spitzenberger (96) Interferes with Oregon State’s Phil Ross (81) in the second half. The baH fell incom plete, but Oregon 9tate took the penalty. Jeff Mills trounces quarterback Nick Schichtle midway through the fourth quarter, causing a fumble.