From: maryb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Jayhawk Post #38 (KU-OSU synopsis)
Date: 5 Nov 92 00:27:58 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

This article is from the Monday, November 2, 1992 issue of the University
Daily Kansan.

JAYHAWKS SURVIVE FOURTH-QUARTER SHOOTOUT
by David Bartkoski, Kansan sportswriter

   Kansas overcame a last-minute Halloween scare from Oklahoma State and
defeated the Cowboys 26-18 in front of an estimated crowd of 31,500 on a foggy
Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks, now 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the Big
Eight Conference, had a 26-3 lead with about three minutes remaining. But the
Cowboys, 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the conference, scored two touchdowns in a
span of about two minutes and closed to within 26-18 with 42 seconds
remaining.
   Kansas sophomore fullback Chris Powell then recovered an onside kick
attempt by Oklahoma State freshman kicker Lawson Vaughn, and the Jayhawks ran
out the clock for their first victory against the Cowboys in Lawrence since
1968. Kansas coach Glen Mason said that he was happy that the Jayhawks won but
that he was not happy with the way his team played. "You play the game to win,
and we won," he said. "But I'm not happy about much else. We made nearly every
mistake in the book."
   Oklahoma State, which had 378 yards of total offense, made its share of
mistakes too. The Cowboys threw four interceptions, fumbled once and missed
two field goals. They turned the ball over three times inside the Kansas
30-yard line.
   Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones said his team's mistakes prevented any
chance of beating the Jayhawks. "We had a shot," he said. "But boy, those
turnovers and missed offensive opportunities just killed us.
   The Jayhawks made few mistakes on their opening drive. Kansas senior QB
Chip Hilleary ran 37 yards for a touchdown, and the 'Hawks led 7-0 with 13:13
remaining in the first quarter. Oklahoma State tried to return the favor,
driving 56 yards to the Kansas 24-yard line on its first possession. But after
catching a pass from Oklahoma State freshman QB Gary Porter, junior split end
Shannon Culver fumbled at the Kansas 12-yard line, and Kansas junior defensive
end Guy Howard returned the ball to the Kansas 20-yard line.
   Kansas junior free safety Kwamie Lassiter, who caused Culver's fumble, also
had two interceptions and led the team in tackles with nine. He said that the
Kansas secondary's performance was fair. "It was OK," he said. "We could have
played better."
   Kansas junior kicker Dan Eichloff tied his career-best of four field goals
in one game and made both of his extra-point attempts. The 14 points pulled
Eichloff to within five points of Bruce Kallmeyer's career scoring mark of 233
at Kansas. Eichloff made field goals of 28 and 43 yards in the first half, and
his counterpart, Vaughn, missed field goal attempts of 38 and 42 yards in the
same half.
   The Jayhawks scored on their opening drive of the second half when senior
tailback Maurice Douglas ran around the right side for a 1-yard touchdown to
put Kansas on top 20-0. Douglas had 77 yards on 21 carries while senior
fullback Monte Cozzens rushed for 101 yards on 18 carries. Oklahoma State got
on the board midway through the third quarter when Vaughn kicked a 47-yard
field goal.
   Kansas' secondary helped thwart the Cowboys' next two drives. Lassiter and
junior cornerback Robert Vaughn intercepted passes by Porter. Kansas could not
convert the turnovers into touchdowns but increased its lead to 26-3 on field
goals of 23 and 34 yards by Eichloff. But the Cowboys would not fold.
   After recovering a fumbled punt return by Kansas senior strong safety
Charley Bowen, the Cowboys drove 32 yards and scored on an 8-yard pass from
Porter to Culver. Oklahoma State forced Kansas to punt on its next possession.
The Cowboys then moved to within eight points of the Jayhawks when Porter
threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tailback Rafael Denson, and the
Cowboys made a 2-point conversion. But Powell's kickoff recovery sealed the
Jayhawk victory.
   Coach Mason said he did not want to let the scare at the end of the game
put a damper on his team's accomplishments. "If you would have told me in 1988
that we'd be 7-1 after eight games in 1992, I'd have told you that you were
crazy," he said. "But here we are 7-1, and yeah, I'm happy."

NOTES:
--Kansas' 7-1 overall and 4-0 conference records are the best for the
  Jayhawks since 1968. Kansas has not started better than 7-1 since 1909,
  when the Jayhawks began the season at 8-0.
--Kansas junior tight end Dwayne Chandler suffered a hip injury, and senior
  fullback Monte Cozzens left the game because of a knee injury. Kansas
  linebacker Hassan Bailey left the game in the third quarter with a twisted
  ankle. The extent of their injuries was unknown. [see Jhawk Post #49]
--Eichloff broke the Kansas record for most consecutive extra points without
  a miss. His total of 54 in a row bettered former All-American kicker Bruce
  Kallmeyer's mark of 53.

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