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Show The Utah Daily Chronicle. Monday, September 25.1978 Pace Fourteen v 0 0 Home opener shatters losing streak seven-yea- r Utes thrash laaho States, tumble 42-2-5 by JIM SMEDLEY Chronicle staff The Utes broke a seven-yea- r opening game losing streak by walloping Idaho State 56-- After a two-wee-k break, Utah traveled to Houston and dropped a 5 to the University of Houston Cougars. Idaho State coach P . . 0. 42-4- Hake summed up the opening game better tha anyone when he said, "Cjt short week ; of r ame preparation after returning from Osaka, Jpan where they played ". ''zHi State may have had some effect on our play, but not a helluva lot. We played a superior team, The defense also playing time. Seven running backs saw action and the three quarterbacks. Randy Gomez, Harlan Karnofsky and Tom Banks, all gained some experience. Freshman Del "Popcorn" Rodgers led all rushers with 110 yards gained in 16 attempts. Starting tailback Robbie Richeson was the seconu leading carrier with 53 yards. All together, the Ute backfield rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns. to Houston set a new record for interception return yards. Griffin, Dan Clary and Mark Anderson each picked off a pass for 167 total return yards. This mark bests the old record of 138 yards set against BYU in 1949. The kicking game was in good fairly returning all-WA- with shape punter C Rick Partridge booming four punts for a g average and Hucko hitting specialist Jeff a 31 yard field goal and making five of seven points after touchdowns. 43-ya- rd place-kickin- Starting quarterback Gomez showed fine form completing four of eight passes for 70 yards and three .touchdowns in the first half. Howard rested Gomez in the second half, giving Karwe gave them three nofsky and Banks a chance to touchdowns right off the bat show their stuff. and that set the tempo of the. , Roland Solomon, Jom game. They were too much Tehan and Steve Folsom for us." were all on the receiving end The only thing Idaho of Gomez touchdown passes. State did right the whole Solomon and Tehan were evening was to call the coin the topsreceivers, with each , toss correctly at the netting two passes for 34 and 32 yards respectively. beginning of the game. On the second play from Something new was scrimmage Ute defensive introduced to Utah football back Jeffrey Griffin fans: a stonewall defense. ' intercepted a Tom Spoon The "black and blue" boys pass and glided 25 yards for allowed Idaho State three the first Ute touchdown. first downs the entire game. From there on in things The Bengals could only went downhill for the Idaho . muster 108 yards total team. offense, 38 yards in the air The Utes rolled up 231 and 70 yards on the ground. offensive yards enroute to a Leading rusher for Idaho 35-- 0 halftime advantage. state was Brad Wooley with Before the game was over, 19 yards and leading receiver Utah coach Wayne Howard was Kenny Junz with two had given 65 gridders some receptions for 33 yards. -- Texas Schools Prevail "This could be one long, dark night, for football in Texas," lamented one of the Houston newspaper reporters when the scores came rolling in to the pressbox at the Astrodome. Utah had just taken a 10--7 lead over Houston in the closing minutes of the first half. Wyoming was nursing a 0 lead over Texas and Arizona led Texas Tech ttf i m 3-- 6-- 0. By halftime things smoothed out for the Lone Star State football fans. With 33 seconds remaining in the half, Houston quarterback Davis completed two of three passes for a touchdown. Texas got angry and blitzed Wyoming for two touchdowns and a 14-- 3 advantage and Texas Tech scored one continued on page 16 -- go-ahe- WAC-memb- wv. -- r ad er Robbie Richeson dives forward for additional yardage in JOE o) P)" if Lynn Suniman 56-- 0 win over Idaho State. urns - yHftZ Featuring: Lunch Dinner Guest Musician Bobby Mc Ferrin 11:30 4:30 p.m.-l:0- 0 m IT'S TIME TO of the year." Monday-Frida- y (. i Acclaimed by Utah Holiday Magazine to be the "finest new establishment Saturday " ;;:;Vi:v 3rarc gnsrare Join us: ''xX a.m.-l:0- 0 a.m. a.m. located in the International Inn Hotel 206 So. West Temple Across from the Salt Palace 322-326- 2 r HOLD THE UNE ON TUITION INCREASES! v HAVE j v A STATE AUDIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SPENDING! STOP THE EXPANSION OF THE LDS HOSPITAL! REMOVE SALS TAX FROM FOOD! 9?t Urn far STATE REPRESENTATIVE faf - AVENUES FEDERAL HTS. |
