As a senior, he received All-Big Eight honors, after leading the conference in tackles (162) and the team in interceptions (3). He also had 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 10 or more tackles in seven games, becoming the first player to win Big Eight Defensive Player of the Week honors two weeks in a row (Nov. 17 and Nov. 24). He posted 12 unassisted tackles and one sack against the University of Kansas. He registered 18 tackles against the University of Missouri. He returned an interception for a 69-yard touchdown against the University of Nebraska. His best game came against Kansas State University, when he registered 24 tackles (second most in school history) and 2 interceptions. In 1978, he won the school's heavyweight boxing championship.
