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Show :4 Sportsfacular -- September 'aQs few uvoime, eveim IBnvgjlhiem loss behind them, the With a heartbreaking one-poiWeber State Wildcats will face a game that could be their toughest of the season this Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats travel down the road to Provo and a meeting with the Brigham Young Cougars. Kickoff time in what should be a sold out 30,000 seat stadium is set for 1:30p.m. While the Wildcats were losing their opener to North Dakota State last Saturday, by a point, the Cougars used that same margin to post a win over nationally ranked Texas A and M. The games had a great deal of similarities in that the winner scored late in the contest and gambled and won with a two-poiconversion. The meeting Saturday will be the second varsity clash between the two schools. BYU won the first meeting, also in Provo, during the 1973 season when they tunned back the Cats 45-1We were very disappointed last week at Fargo, coach Pete Riehbnan said. We led the entire game and got some excellent defensive efforts until the final series when we had to have them some of our experienced players let us down. The BYU game will be even mare difficult for us. They are a tremendously talented team and are big and deep. Despite the season opener going down in the L column, same positive aspects im merged for Weber. The Cats defense, which was highly regarded before the opener, played up to expectation most of the way. The Wildcat defenders stopped three Bison drives inside the 10 yard line during the game and held North nt one-poi- nt 4. Dakota State University to 264 total yards about one half as many as they got last year against Weber. The Wildcats kicking game, featuring Roger Ruzek on placements and Bill Kelly on punts showed the kind of promise that had been held for them. Kelly booted six times for a 34 yard average, but one was a freaky vertical kick that came down near the line of scrimmage. Ruzek, an impressive freshman, did well on kickoffs and blasted a 42 yard field goal.'A shorter field goal attempt was partially deflected at the line. While the offense was listed as a jxtential weak, point on the team, especially in the early going, the Wildcats did show signs of brilliance at times. The first scoring drive in the first period covered 71 yards, utilized 16 plays, and consumed over 7 and one half minutes. Quarterback Greg Davis, as expected, provided an extra dimension as a running quarterback. Davis called his own number 12 times during the contest to pick up 37 yards and carried for three first downs. In die passing department Davis connected on 11 of 22 passes for a 50 per cent completion rate and 123 yards. Considering the rugged nature of the game and the unfamiliar astroturf surface in Fargo, the Wildcats relatively unscathed physically. Guard Vince Guinta and cornerback Elbert Gray both had twisted ankles but may both be able to play against the Cougars. Wide receiver Mike Paris will definitely miss the game as he continues to recover from his recent bout with tonsillitis and the status of running back and kick returner Mark Fiehler is still questionable. The scouting report on the Cougars falls utder the 13. 1979 Page 4 Voirngj heading of awesome. The defending Western Athletic Conference champions called the major stunner of the week in their "18-1- 7 victory over nationally ranked Texas A and M. Quarterback Marc Wilson is a league aD American candidate who showed his pose and experience in the contest. Wilson was 17 for 35 for 165 yards and 2 scores. He also passed for the game-winnin-g two-poiconversion. He has a number of talented receivers including Dan Plater, who caught 3 for 49 yards and a score, Bill Davis who had 2 ft) 31 yards, Lloyd Jones who had 2 for 26 yards and tight and Clay Brown who had 2 for 17 yards and touchdown. The BYU runningbacks are equally adept at catching passes with tailback Doug Williams and Scott Phillips ad fullback Mike Lacey all on the end of 8 combined receptions in Saturdays opener. The big BYU defense will provide a major test for the Wildcats. Two of the BYU scores resolved directly in turnovers and blocked kicks engineered by the defense against Texas A and M. Middle linebacker Gary Kama nas earned Western Athletic Conference player of the week honors for his performance against the Texas Aggies. The Wildcats return to Ogden next week for their home opener against the top rated passing team in the nation Portland State University . The Cougars are not scheduled following the Weber game and will use the open week to prepare for their league debut against Texas-E- l Paso. A limited number of tickets are available for fans in the Ogden area at the Dee Events Center ticket office. -- Wildcats, Cougars h play just second time PROVO Although they may have differing views on the conversion, Brigham Young University and Weber two-poi- nt State College will concur on one point its time for another meeting on the gridiron. For only the second time in the athletic history of the two Beehive schools, the two will meet on the gridiron, this time before an overflow crowd in the Cougars Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. In an unusual turn of events, both BYU and WSC were involved in one-poigames last Saturday night, and the two-point nt conversion was the deciding factor in the Cougars win and Webers loss. With less than a minute remaining in a game with Texas A and M at Houston, the Mountain Cats passed for two points to in a major edge the Aggies, upset. At virtually the same time in Fargo, N.D., the Wildcats from 18-1- 7, Ogden were falling victim to in a North Dakota State, contest decided by a run on conversion try with a little more than a minute of day remaining. But before they line up for Saturdays kickoff , the two teams have some rearranging to do. BYlFs defense will have to name a replacement for sophomore linebacker Danny Frazier, who suffered a broken neck in the first half of the game with Texas A and M. Coach Pete Riehbnan, too, may want to do a little shifting of personnel to make ready for the Cougars. Coach LaVeO Edwards chib cBd a lot of sputtering in the first half at Houston, and the final statistics weighed heavily in the favor of the Aggieo. In fact, the team from Provo had only 217 yards total offense, compared to Texas A and Ms 404 yards. In the first half BYU, acknowledged as one of die better passing teams' 11-1- 0, raeoEx ffor Utieh cchboDc Tcicgh Continued Page 2 from stated Oat Wilson still hasnt strong kids and need the ex- gained back the weight and perience. Defence is what Riehbnan says stamina that be wanted. I told Marc the other day its been as will be Ms teams strength and pot Edwards said there was a hard getting him launched this that still may be a few weeks We plan on pnssiMfitycf a letdown this week season as it is launching the behind itself. playing Weber State, bat said it Queen Mary. playing a lot of freshmen to give was highly unKkefy. "Theae kids Weber State coach, Pete teem experience for conference are diSsrent in many ways. Riehlman knows it will be dif- - play. We dont expect to lose Weve had as good a practices as ficult to get a win before his team against BYU and we are Ive ever seen and been involved plays its home opener against preparing for them like any other with since Ive been coach. Portland State. That had been a team. Without that we couldnt have goal before the season. "Were no "I do wish we could play BYU beaten Texas A and M. I dont Texas A and M, he said. at a later time in the season. That .. Pete said he still planned on much more experience could do expect a let down. Edwards said BYU wifl still starting more freshmen this our kids better against a strong, attempt to rsddfct McMahon. Be week than last "They are big, physical team like the Cougars. BuddSe. lte Lacy is expected to be moved into a mkkSe linebacker . i, k around, had only 40 yards gained through the air. Part of that deficiency may be due in part to the physical condition of quarterback Marc Wilson. The senior is still pounds under his usual playing weight because of the recovery time needed to bounce back from a ruptured appendix. Wilson was stricken with the flu the day before the Texas A and M game, and there was some question whether he would even play last Saturday. But the quarterback responded to some kind of stimulation in the second half as he finished up with 17 completions of 35 attempts for 165 yards and two touchdowns. BYU also got a strong performance from tailback Homer Jones, a transfer from California who had 53 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for 28 yards. Jones is also used on kickoff returns, and currently has an average of 29.0 yards per return. The Cougars kicking game, too, seems to be on course. Brent 15-1- 5 r all-WA- C field Johnson kicked a goal to give the Cougars their first points of the evening, end punter Clay Brown averaged 47.8 yards on nine kicks, including one that was good for 84 yards. If Edwards goes with much the same lineup as last week, Wilson will be joined in the backfield by Homer Jones (tailback), Doug 26-ya- and Williams (fullback), receivers Bill Davis (wide receiver) and Danny Plater (split end). BYUs line play received a lot of credit for the upset over Texas A and nationally-rankeM. The defensive line held at very critical times, and in the second half the offensive line provided excellent pass protection for ,Wilson, who played the entire d 'S r I 44 4 If i I r |