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Show Playing Early Game Should Aid Utes in Hawaii SALT LAKE CITY — When Hawaii football coach Dick Tomey was asked last week if he felt the schedule which gave him five league games at homewas a definite help, he replied, “everyone talks about our schedule but there are two ways to look at it. Utah gets to play a game before we play them. We open our season with a big WAC gameagainst Utah and they will already have one game under thier belts. I think this is a big ad- vantage in the schedule. | wish we had one gamebefore we play Utah, An early gamegives you a chance to look at your offense and defense and to make adjustments. Utah will have that advantage against us while we will go in cold. And the winner of that gamewill take a big step toward the championship. would much rather have a game first than have it the way we are going to havei Saturdaynight in Rice Stadium Utah played its earliest game in history against Long Beach State, the fourth-place team in the 1978 PCAArace. Tt was a good opening gamefor the Utes. Long Beach showed flashes ef good play, but general- ly was far below WAC caliber The Utes scored on a 62-yard punt return on the first kick They got a 60-yard touchdown run by tailback Del Rodgers, and returned a deflected Long Beach State pass for another score ‘That about Long Beach out of the gamealthough the 49ers did score and did prove two things Utah can be run on and a good passing team should pick them to ribbons. The 49ers are not powerful yet they ran well at times and while their pass protection was almost non-existent quarterback Paul McGaffigan did show the Utes were vulnerable to the pass when he was given any time to throw The Utes have a trio of fine runners in De! Rodgers, Tony Lindsay. Both are fast, can hit the holes and are capable of breaking the long run. But the Beach defense was not a test. A better test will come next Saturday in Honolulu. Utah went with Ricky Hardin at quarterback and heisstill a question mark. He ran weil and Early in the fourth quarter BYU had a 12-10 lead and Air Force mounted a drive that took the Falcons within field goal kicking distance. BYUstiffened and Air Force came up with a 4th and somethinglike 2 yards to go situation. Coach Ben Martin decided to go for the first down instead of the field goal and the Cougars stopped the run short. Later, with time running out. the two teams found themselves in almost the samesituation. But this time the Falcons had a 4th and inches situation. The ball was in front of the Air Force bench and behind Martin the Cadets were yelling for him to “go for it.” The Air Force kicker was almost a dead certain cinch from the distance but Martin again went for the yardage. And BYUdidn’t give an inch Paul Linford, Keith Rivera, Wayne Baker, Stan Varner and Company, rose up and stopped the bid. That preserved the 12-10 win. The following week the at times passed well. but on one jong pass in the first half he underthrew the receiver by seven yards and had Long Beach been alert the 49ers could have had an easyinterception. Onthe basis of Saturdaynight's gameit appears as if the Ute running gamecould be dangerous if rival defenses are not alert. But the passing game isn't like it was when Randy Gomez waspitching ++4+4 The last time BYUplayed at the Air Force Academyin footbail was in 1974. T th year the Cougars w the iesta Bowl for their first bowl rance and coach LaVell Edwardshad a fine team and by quarterback Gary Sheide and a defensive unit that absolutely refused to allow rival teams to run against them. The game was played in Colorado Springs and it was a cold, windy afternoon. The Cougars needed the win to uphold conference prestige and for impetus going into three straight conference games to end the season Cougars beat Arizona State in Provo and followed with wins over New Mexico and Utah and went to a bowl gameforthefirst time in the school's history. Well, the next time BYU plays Air Force it will be a WAC league game. The two teams are Scheduled to meet in the first gameofthe 1981 season, Sept. 12, in Provo. But Air Force will officially become a memberof the WACin July, 1980 and the Falcons will try to adjust their scheduleto fit in enough WAC opponents to qualify for the championship next year. To do this they must play at least 4 WAC teams and 2 foes designated as conference games. This means therewill be a lot of attempts to readjust schedules to accomodate Air Force. In 1980 BYU plays Wichita State on Sept. 6 and North Texas State on Sept. 20. Every effort should be made to swap one of those gamesfor Air Force. Both games are scheduled for Provo, but if Air Force could only be worked in at Colorado Springsit would still be a good trade. Air Force and BYU playin 1981 so that yearis no problem, but in 1982 Wichita State is on the schedule and should be dropped for Air Force and the same is true in 1983. It is important to work the Academyinto the schedule every year as soon as possible and certainly Wichita is expendable. The Shockers should have no trouble fitting in a different rival and that could be worked out with teamson Air Force's schedule so that every one comes away hapyy. T've said it before, but one more time won't hurt. I'm tremendously excited about having Air Force in the league. The service academy is one of the Great institutions in the country and the first of its kind to join a conference. It is a great thing for both sides and the BYU-Air Force game could develop into a fantastic rivalry. WACRoundup Utah Buries Long Beach; Lobos Win; Miners Blitzed By R. C, ROBERG the condlusion of last season. The five consecutive winsis the best Utah offenHerald Correspondent SALT LAKE CITY — Terry Hess sive output since 1970 when the Utes returned a punt 62 yards for a reeled of four straight wins. Utah’slongest winning streakis eignt touchdown oa Del Rodgers raced 60 yards for another to help Utah get its set back in 1964. Utah won seven 1979 seasonoff on a winning note at the straight in 1969. Utah wasted little timein getting its expense of Long Beach State 34-10 first points on the scoreboard and it Saturday night. Utah opens the WAC season on the took them a fraction over two minutes to do so. road next week against the University Hess camped under a Roger Lockie of Hawaii. Long Beach State findsitself on the road again, at Boise State, next punt, nestled the ball into his slender arms, and scampered down the west week. The victory ran the Utes’ winning sidelines into the endzone. Gi! Alvarez streak to five straight, including four at was successful on his first ext-a point try and the Utes wereout in front 7-0 with 12:56 to play in the first quarter. Long Beach State quarterback Paul McGaffigan got the equalizer back midwaythrough the a juarter on a one-yard plunge. Ralph Petrosian split the uprights to knock the score at seven with 8:56 left. But Rodgers, one of two Utah speedsters capable of giving Utah the big play. did just that. ‘odgers broke off his right side and just outsped the defense to paydirt. Jeff Hucko again converted and the Utes were out in front 14-7 with 6:57 left. Mark Andersonpicked offa deflected 49er. pass and returned it 20 yards for Rodgers rushed for 117 yards on 21 another Utah score. Alvarez’ kick carries. madeit 21-7 with 5:23 remaining. Long Beach St Long Beach State's offense Utal Lh 1 Utah — Hess 62 punt return (Alvarez resembled tap water in the first half. kick) sometimes hot and sometimescold. LBS — McGaffigan 1 run (Petrosian The 49ers got 2 33-yard fieid goal kick) from Petrosian with 29 secondleft in Utah — Rodgers 60 run (Hucko kick) — Anderson 20 interception return the second quarter to makeit 21-10. Ricky Hardin scored on a one-yard run with 8:21 left in the third quarter and Utah added its final touchdownin the closing seconds of the gameforits victory. Hucko converted after Hardin's run. Alvarez kick) LBS FG Petrosian 33 Utah — Hardin 1 one (Hucko kick) Utah — Teahan 1 pass from Karnofsky ‘Alvarez kick) — 26 238 ; LBS Utah First downs 15 Rushes-yards 42-22 55-207 Passing yards 243, 5 ai Return yards ‘asses Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 27 83 18—32-2 814-0 6-362 7-371 2-2 2-1 8-17 $—45 Crushes UT, DENTON, Texas (UPI) — Bernard Jackson,thesixth leading rusherin the NCAAa yearago, gained 127 yards and scored twice Saturday nightin helping North Texas State down Texas-El Paso, 3-0. and make the debut of Eagles coach Jerry Moore a successful one. Jackson, who rushed for 1,453 yards last season, scored on a 13-yard run on North Texas’ first possession and then dashed in from 18 yardsoutin the third period. Texas-El Paso 00 00-0 North Texas 14614 9,,0 NT—Jackson 13 run (Smith kick) NT—Dieb 11 pass from Case (Smith kick) NT—Kackson 18 run (Smith kick) NT—Chambers 14 pass from Stevenson (Smith Kick) NT—Daniels 7 run (Smith kick) A-17,500 upi 09-01 11:4& ped s818ag ntex staxr_s_ lydzyrryrssczxaneeyz be. stax 9-1 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards tp Passes ‘p Fumbles-lost UTEP MW 371-65 83 29 68389 160 9 8-15—0 16—22—0 9-41.38 4-32.5 2-2 5 Tops La. Tech ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (UPI) — New Mexico quarterback Brad Wright passed for one touchdownand ran for another Saturday night to lead the Lobos to a 34-0 victory over Louisiana Tech in the opening game for both teams. New Mexico’s defense added two more touchdowns and fullback Mike Carter rambled across from three yards out to round out the Lobos’ scoring. Louisiana Tech 0 000-0 New C’MER YOU! Olympus’ Kevin Hill reaches out and sen after over-running him grabs Orem's Matt on the play during Friday’s game. The Tigers’ Kurt Jaussi (16) has just handcs off and Brad Molen (22) son) Orem Upends Olympus, 21-20 | By KIRK TANNER Herald Correspondent The sweat and pain of two-a-days under a hot August sun beganto payoff for the Golden Tigers of Orem Friday afternoon as they narrowly defeated the state pre-season favorite Olympus High 21-20 in a non-conference football” contest. The Tigers took it to Olympus early and cameup with scores on their first two possessions. Quarterback Kurt Jaussi was 8 for 11 for the day with 110 yards and set up the first six points with a wel! placed 34-yard connection to flanker Brad Molen. Coach Tom Molen madea risky decision early ion the gameanddecidednot to punt on a fourth and onesituation. Tailback Matt Johansen, who carried 17 times for 58 yards, was called upon and produced with a four yard pick up off tackle After a well-timed option pitch, again to Johansen, converted another third down situation Matt busted over the left side of the line for the TD. The kick was good andit was seven to zip Refore the game Molen expressed concern cver his quarterback’s ability to throw the long one. ‘‘We are somewhat concerned about Kurt's ability to throw deep’’ admitted coach Molen, ‘‘his arin is more than adequate in the short and intermediate range and we'll have to go to the air to win.” Quarterback Jaussi, however, put those fears to rest repeatedly. On Orem's second possession Jaussi put up a perfect toss to Molen on a well-run out-and-up pattern that went for 45 yards. The coach's son led both teams in receiving with five catches for 98 yards. Tight end Rich Allen kept the drive going on a quick out that wentfor four, and a fourth down catch off the same pattern this timefor six points and a 14 point lead. Olympus began to pick up momentum behind fullback Jeff Jensen, who comes in at 220 pounds and bench presses about twice that, barreled through gaping holes in the Orem line. A 20yard jaunt by Jensen's counterpart Scott Douglas wasnullified by a clipping penalty that seemed to put thefire out for the time being and the Titans were forced to punt Olympus sustained a well-executed drive at the close of the half that culminated in a quick out completion to wide receiver Craig Wright in the end zone with 22 seconds to go to make the halftime score 14 to 7. Kevin Cram collected his second interception of the day from his linebacker position and returned it a tough 17 yards early in the second half Two plunges up the middle set up a quick out to Molenfor the score after a facemasking penaltyput the Tigers in range. Olympus mounted another methodicalyet effective ground attack after the kick-off apd sustained it deep into Tiger country before bogging down after a loss in the hackfield. With six minutes to play and trailing by 14 Olympusdecidedto putit in the air on a fourth down. Jaussi, who also sees action at cor. nerdack, tried to step in front of split end Wright but was too late and Wright high-stepped it into the end zone to make it 21-14 Orem. Orem had onlytosit on their lead and run out the clock to go home winners but the pre-season malaise of fumbleitus struck Johansen and Olympushadthe ball on Orem's35 with two minutes to go. Mexico 02770—34 NM—Carter 3 run (Moore kick) NM—Ddlocked punt, Cook recovers in end zone (Moore kick) NM—Smith 82 interception return (Moore kick) NM—Combs 18 pass from Wright (run failed) NM—Wright i4 run (Moore kick) moves past Hill. The Orem tackle is unidentified. Orem won the game 21-20. (photo by Dennis Patter- A—27,380 PROVO HIGH track coach Patrick Shane andathletic director Dick Hill will be back in front of the grills for the second annual Ream’s Bulldog breakfast Saturday. The meal will last from 8 a.m. to noonwithall proceeds go- ing to the athletic department, drill team and pep club. Tickets are $2 for individuals and $6 for a family, The menu includes eggs, sausage, a drink and all the pancakes you can eat, First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penaltica-yards LT NM 10 21 35-81 53-171 144 11 15 122 3213-1 24—16-1 2-348 6412 1-0 5-1 2-15 3-15 A quarterbackkeeper and a draw to Jensen broughttheball within thefive, where once again Wrightdid the honors on a quick out that reduced the gap to one. After a time out and some quick decision-making Olympus opted to waive the almost sure tie and go for two and the win. Jensen got the call and drove his 220 pounds aroundleft end. Johansen put the hurt on Jensen with a tough stick on the onefootline that clinched the win. With 49 seconds to play Olympus attempted unsuccessfully an on-side kick that turned the ball over to Orem's offense. Twoplays jater the gamewashistory After the game coach Molenconfes: sed his team needed the early victory A young team needs to build con: fidence earlyin the season. Aloss here could have gotten some of the inex perienced players down.’ “It wasn't the kind of win the kids will get a big head about,’’ added Molen. “It was a perfect wayto start out thesea Olympus Orem Orem-Johansen 3 run Orem-Allen Oly Jensen 077 620 07 0-8 (Bi aw kick Orem Molen Oly- Wright Oly Wright 2 First downs w it Orem y 1 PAUL GIL ESPIE, the head football coach at Timpview, hands Bobby Kauoof Aloha Catering a pineapple as Storehouse Markets manager Kenard Stephenson looks on. Storehouse and Chao Trading are donating thefoodstuffs for a fund-raising luau at the high school stadium at 7 p.m. Wednesday Kauo's firm will prepare the food and donate the entertainment Tickets cost $3 eS person and are available from all T Bird football p! layers, |
