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Show Sporfstoculor September uullliWDGAtS tFSIUOll SEASON: tO PfOUO THE Each iwm hod on rood gome lost exciting week to open the 1979 campaign. The were mirror images, however. garnet . . . i ...UL tU. IU!l J one-poi- ODD 13. 1979' SsitUFtfSIV ON THE AIR: Fan who wish to hear the game wil have ample opportunity. Three radio stations wilt originate broadcasts: KIO, Ogden (1430); KJQ, Ogden (1490); and KSl. Salt lake (1 160). In addition, the game wil be shown on a delay basis on KBYU TV, channel 1 1. TICKETS: Sellouts are pretty much the norm for the Cougars of late, and Saturday's game should be right up around the 30,000-facapacity of BYU Stadium. A limited number of tickets were sent to Ogden for Wildcat fans, and e basis as long as supply lasts this week. , , they'll be sold on a n first-com- COMING UP: The Wildcats finally gat to play at home as they entertain Portland State University in a 7:30 game in Wildcat Stadium. The game is Famiy Night, sponsored by the Ogden Standard Examiner. A family pass, available at the newspaper or at the ticket office, is just $6. Portland State led the nation in passing last season, while the Wildcats were second. The Vikings opened their season last week against defending This weak Big Sky chomp Northern Arizona, and lost a heartbreaker, the Vikings are not scheduled, and w I have an extra week of preparation.? Brigham Young takes a week off next Saturday to get ready for the WAC wars. Two weeks from now they entertain Texas El Paso. 22-2- SICK CALL: Considering the opponent, the astroturf in Fargo, and the youngness of the season, the Wildcats emerged from the opener in good physical shape. Elbert Gray and Vince Guinta, a pair of starters, suffered as probables. Mark Fiehler, who ankle sprains, but Were listed in early-weemissed the opener with a bad ankle sprain, is still in the questionable column. Mike Paris will miss the gam Saturday, recovering from his recent tonsil removal. k score. Since that initial meeting, the Cougars and Wildcats have both moved up in the football world. BVU has won conference championships four of the five bowl games. The Wildcats years since, and hat appeared in three have been elevated from a Division II NCAA team to a member of Division post-seaso- n SCHOOL COMPARISON: FAMILIARITY: between the There is a little bit of in regards to the coaching staff. BYU defensive line coach Tom as defensive cooRamag put in six seasons with the Wildcats (1965-71- ) rdinator and chief assistant coach. Tho Wildcat defensive line coach also has connections with th enemy in his lineman far thro varsity years background. Rich lopes was an with th Cougars. Both lopes and Ramag alto put in a stint at Dixie Junior two schools College before coming to their present assignments. TOUGH SLATE: The Cougar make very few appearances against 1 schools out of their Classification. Th Wildcats are th only school to appear on the BYU record book for over a decade. n Composite slate listed for Utah's 'Big Four' colleges 1 aver the past 1$ years) in meet overwhelming home-fieladvantage A late game drive af 93 yards abetted falling to North Dakota State 1 WBdcat interference call gave the Bison a chance to go for two by a d with ust a minute left and pull out the win. The stats between the two teams are almost dead even in every respec- t- including the score. The scenario was much the same at Houston as the Cougars pulled out one of the biggest wins in their history. Trailing late in the game, BVU used a -special teams blocked punt to set up a touchdown alto aided by a penalty conversion. The Cougars had 40 more yards and also converted the pasting than their opponents, but were behind by about 225 in the rushing d (17-1-- - - . - two-poi- department. THE COACHES: A pair of veterans will be at the controls Saturday. Weber's Pete Riehlman is in his 24th season. A University of Utah player and graduate, Riehlman has coached at every level of organised football, from n rural high school teams to the professional leagues. He is in his third season at Weber State, and his ninth as a head college coach. His current recrod is 2 on the collage level. grighom Young mentor LeVell Edwards is in his eighth year withe the Cougars, and was on the sidelines when the twe teams had their previous Edwards mooting in 1973. His current head coaching record is graduated from Utah State, and had high school coaching experience in Utah prior to joining the BVU staff in 1942. confrontation between the Saturday's game wil be the first six-ma- 50-3- heed-to-hea- BEEHIVE BOOT: The game is the firet af the year in the Beehive oat sories - symbolic of supremacy in Utah collegiate football. The Cougars are previous winners of the Boat trophy, while the Wfldcat last season won their first game ever against thair bigger brothers as they turned bach Utah N should be pointed out. schools, the Wldcats are State. Against In several at Wildcats era a way because they the that disadvantage though, are net in the tame NCAA classification. Mast notably, Weber has about 30 less scholarships than Brigham Yeung and the ether Utah schools - Although 1973 when they they have dosed the gap somewhat since the first meeting in ware e member of Division U. i |