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 Memphis, Tenn. (UPI)- Fullback Stan Fritts bulled for two touchdowns
and North Carolina State’s defense defused the long bomb threat of
Kansas’ All-American quarterback David Jaynes for an upset 31-18 Liberty
Bowl victory last night. Field position played an important role in the
outcome. Although out-first downed 24-17 and out-offensed 348 yards to
274, the Pack needed to go only 52 yards for its first td and 19 for its
second.
Fritts ran for a two-yard score in the first period and added an
eight-yard TD run in the third period before 50,011 persons and a
national television audience in 32-degree weather.
North Carolina State defensive tackle Jim Henderson made the game a rout
when he intercepted a pass from Jaynes late in the fourth period and ran
31 yards for a touchdown (video).
Early in the final stanza, KU drove to the Wolfpack 23, but Mike Love,
who had booted a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter, missed from
40 yards out and State followed with the drive that broke KU's back.
More than eight minutes of clock time was erased as the Pack went 80
yards in 17 plays. Only one play was a pass. Longest of the 16 runs was
Charley Young's 12-yard TD dash at 4:50 (video).
Young's tally made it 24-10. Four KU plays later, Henderson snatched the
pass which iced it. Ron Sewell had a 33-yard field goal for the
Wolfpack’s other points.
Kansas’ scoring came on a 12-yard pass from Jaynes to fullback Robert
Miller and a 28-yard field goal by Mike Love, both in the second quarter
and a 12-yard run by Miller with 34 seconds to play in the game.
The score was tied 10-10 at half, but the game-breaking play came early
in the third period when Ralph Stringer recovered a fumbled punt by
Bruce Adams (video). Adams stumbled (Adams
claimed and TV reruns showed he was tripped) while trying to field the
punt. When he fell, the ball hit his leg and the Pack took possession on
KU's 19. Adams came up fast signaling a fair catch, but tripped over a
Carolinian and missed the ball. NC State safety Ralph Stringer plucked
the loose ball and ran into the end zone, but officials said it was a
fumble recovery at the KU 19. Two plays later fullback Stan Fritts went
in from the eight and State had a 17-10 lead (video).
Adams and other Jayhawks protested. "I was looking up at the ball,"
Adams said. "I asked one official what was the rule about me tripping
over someone. He said, 'I wasn't down there.' I tried to get an
explanation from another official but he just turned and walked away."
The big Kansas defense was hit hard in the first half by the loss of
starting linebacker Dean Baird and 240-pound tackle Fedro Dillon with
leg injuries. Jayhawk running back Delvin Williams also injured his leg
and left the game on the last play of the third period.
North Carolina State drove 52 yards in 12 plays in the first period with
Fritts going over from the two and Love adding the extra point for a 7-0
lead.
Jaynes rallied Kansas with a 70-yard drive on the next series and capped
it with his 12-yard toss to Miller over the middle on the second play of
the second quarter (video). Sewell kicked
his field goal with 4:54 to go in the first half, but again Kansas drove
72 yards to set up Love's’ tying 28-yard field goal with 37 seconds to
go in the first half.
Jaynes set three Liberty Bowl records- 24 completions, 38 attempts and
218 yards passing. Kansas' record fell to 1-3 in its post season bowl
appearances. The only Kansas bowl win came in 1961, a 31-7 rout of Rice
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Attendance- 50,011
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
NCS- Fritts 2 run (Sewell kick)
Second Quarter
Kan- Miller 12 pass from Jaynes (Love kick)
NCS- FG Sewell 33
Kan- FG Love 28
Third Quarter
NCS- Fritts 8 run (Sewell kick)
Fourth Quarter
NCS- Young 12 run (Sewell kick)
NCS- Henderson 31 pass interception (Sewell kick)
Kan- Miller 12 run (Adams pass from Jaynes)
Individual Statistics
Rushing
NCS- Fritts 18-83
KU- Miller 15-104, Williams 10-26, Jaynes 6-0
Passing
NCS- Shaw 5-8-71
KU- Jaynes 24-38-218
Receiving
NCS- Gargano 4-48
KU- Adams 8-73, Edwards 4-38, Williams 4-31, Miller 4-19
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