BIG EIGHT ROUNDUP : No. 18 Kansas Ends 24-Year Drought

Dan Eichloff kicked four field goals and set a school record for consecutive extra points as No. 18 Kansas beat Oklahoma State, 26-18, Saturday for its first victory over the Cowboys at Lawrence, Kan., in 24 years.

Eichloff connected from 28 yards in the first quarter, 43 in the second and 23 and 34 in the fourth as Kansas continued its best season since its last Big Eight championship season in 1968.

Eichloff’s extra point after Maurice Douglas’ one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was his 54th in a row, breaking a nine-year-old school record. Eichloff has made 14 of 16 field-goal attempts this year. His only two misses were blocked.

Chip Hilleary, who last week became the second Big Eight quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards and run for 1,000, gave Kansas, 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the Big Eight, a 7-0 lead on the sixth play of the game with a 37-yard run.

Kansas had a 26-3 lead, but Oklahoma State (4-4, 2-2) made it close when Gary Porter hit Shannon Culver with an eight-yard touchdown pass and Rafael Denson with an 11-yard scoring pass in the final three minutes.

Oklahoma State missed three scoring opportunities in the first half and got a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter from Lawson Vaughn, who missed earlier from 38 and 42.

Oklahoma 16, Kansas State 14--Steve Collins threw a touchdown pass and Scott Blanton kicked three field goals at Norman, Okla., as the Sooners beat the Wildcats for the 22nd consecutive time.

Collins, starting in place of injured Cale Gundy, completed seven of 18 passes for 99 yards with an interception. His four-yard scoring pass to Albert Hall gave Oklahoma (4-3-1, 2-1-1) a 10-7 lead in the first quarter.

Kansas State (3-4, 0-3) regained the lead, 14-10, in the second quarter on a seven-yard run by Jason Smargiasso.

Blanton’s field goals of 47 and 28 yards put the Sooners out in front before halftime, and there was no scoring in the second half.

Iowa State 28, Missouri 14-- Senior Marv Seiler, playing extensively for the first time in his career, directed three touchdown drives, and James McMillion returned a punt 78 yards for a score as the Cyclones downed the Tigers at Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State (3-5, 1-3) became the first team in three weeks to hold Jeff Handy of Missouri (1-7, 0-4) under 400 yards passing.

Handy, who had 904 yards in the two previous games, completed 29 of 51 passes for 307 yards and was sacked four times as the Tigers lost their ninth consecutive road game.