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Show njt t r id aj (k tuber 3, 1 he Sail Lake Tribune, , 1986 C3 NMSU Mirrors USU: Same Nickname, Same Rebuilding Pains By Juhn Gutman Tribune Sports Writer New Mexico State Coach Mike Knoll may have the Utah State Aggies to thank for his job 7 On Nov 23 of last year, SU traveled to Las Cruces for the final game of a forgettable season for both teams Utah State came from behind to win the game after outseor-inNMSU 24 9 in the second half Following the game, New Mexico State Coach Fred Zechman was told his contract would not be renewed 40-2- In that game we turned the ball over on our first four possessions said Knoll "That put the defense in a difficult situation However, in the last two games, the defense has given up too many points, and were work " ing hard to get that corrected New Mexico State was beaten by Texas-E- l Paso 47 33 and last week by Arkansas, Like Shelton, and any coach rebuilding a program. Knoll is straining to find positive things to talk about amidst the losses "I ve seen improvement in the defense since the loss to Pacific," he said "Against Arkansas, our defense caused six fumbles, though we only recovered one of them " New Mexico State is Knolls first Knoll was given charge of the Las Cruces Aggies last December, inheroverall and iting a team that was in the PCAA in 85 Utah State Coach Chuck Shelton also interviewed for the NMSU job and report edly turned it down to take the USU position Knoll and Shelton put their new programs against each other Saturday, when the two Aggie teams meet g 42-1- 1 in Logan For Knoll, the pains of rebuilding are similar to those being experi- enced in Logan So far, NMSU is overall and in the PCAA New Mexico State has allowed more than 40 points a game over its last three conference games, including a pasting at the hands of Pacific 4 Who knows if Knoll would be coaching NMSU now if it had won that day After all, USU won the game, but it was also the last one for its coach, Chris Pella No. 1 41-1- 4 head coaching position He also got his first job as a college assistant at NMSU in 1978 He then served as an assistant at Tulsa and Iowa State before going to Miami (Fla ) to coach the linebackers and secondarv during the past two years Defense has been a sore spot at New Mexico State The Aggies gave up 369 points in 1985 and were last in every PCAA defensive catagory However, all but two defensive starters have returned this year, including standouts Darrjl Ford (MLB) and Bobby Kinder (OLB), who leads the Ags in tackles this vear, and Calvin Henry (CB) New Mexico State runs out of the led by 6 foot-1- , 195 pound vear Miller passed foi more than yards, starting 10 games for the Aggies (he sat out the USU game with an injury) In 85, he ranked 17th in the nation in total passing and running ardage This year he has struggled, completing just 45 percent of his throws win the stalling position, and he didn t Miller remained at the forefront, and he is the starter ' Miller is an intelligent player and a great competitor In our sprint-ou- t game, he c an put pressure on the perimeter with his ability to run or throw the ball," Knoll said Running backs Pat Brown, Marvin Goudeau and cornerback turned tail back Keith Lott have all had good games this season, the coac h said The Aggies returned 16 starters 2 000 "We had a problem with Jim earlier in the year," said Knoll "We were throwing too many interceptions and turning the ball over too many times We gave freshman backup QB Phil Vinson the opportunity last week to from last years squad j: junior quarterback Jim Miller Last r Wolfpack Gives Warning to Weber: Lookout! 1 ber State was up there in Ogden, said Ault "Were not that good to overlook anybody Whatever weakness the Wolf Pack might have has been concealed through an explosive offense led by senior quarterback Eric Beavers "Eric Beavers is the key to the whole thing He has our audibles handled and hes doing a great job, said Ault Beavers has already thrown 11 touchdown passes and has passed for 1,170 yards He has been intercepted once Beavers is the passing quarterback in the nation with a 196 7 mark Lucius Floyd has taken over the team lead in rushing with his 116 yards per carry Floyd rushed for 305 drubbing of yards in last weeks Montana State Floyd has scored seven touchdowns Senior fullback Charves Foger, who missed the Montana State game with a sprained ankle, has scored five touchdowns and is averaging 5 4 yards a carry By R C Roberg Tribune Sports Writer OGDEN Nevada Reno Coach Chris Ault has a warning for the rest of the teams on the Wolf Pack's schedule The Wolf Pack is only going to get better The Wolf Pack has come out snarling in its first four games, outsconng the opposition (196-37while racking up 584 yards of total offense and 49 points a game Nevada Reno is ranked No 1 in this week's Division poll The last time the Wolf Pack achieved such a lofty standing was at the conclusion of the 1978 season when they were 0 defense sacked Montana State quarterbacks 12 times Ault says he expects to see man coverages and blitzes from the Wildcats Beavers and company havent had much difficulty solving those defensive schemes in previous games I'm surprised that a lot of teams doing that, said Ault "It forces them into coverage, and when you blitz and miss, your re going to give up the big play are one-on-o- Ault said he was surprised at the early ranking which had the Wolf Pack No 2 behind Georgia Southern He said he expected to be ranked much lower in the Top Ten top-rate- d 11-- I think were a good team I dont think were a super team, said Ault, downplaying what the Wolf Pack has accomplished so far this season "Were playing good right now and I think we're going to get better, said the Wolf Pack coach Coming into Saturday's game with Weber State, Ault said he isnt going to let his players become too overconfident about the Wildcats However, with Georgia Southern's loss last week, the Wolf Pack leaped into the top spot Ault admitted he liked being ranked No 1 and indicated the players are going to do everything they can to remain there F 4,. LAST DAY Nevada Reno has been one of the dominant teams since joining the Big Sky Conference For that reason, it has been mentioned the Wolf Pack might want to join another conference But Ault pushed aside those thoughts (for now), saying, "I feel the Big Sky Conference is the best football conference in America in "We dont dominate this conference Were good and were sound, but we certainly havent dominated the conference o v K OCT. 8 OUT WITH THE OLDS! 61-1- 0 Tulsa Downs Fullerton State TULSA, Okla (AP) Quarterback Steve Gage rushed for two touchdowns, including one for 63 yards, to lead the University of Tulsa to a win over Fullerton State in college football action Thursday night The win improves Tulsas record to while Fullerton of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference fell to 5 Tulsa was holding a 13-- lead in the third quarter when Gage, on an option keeper, broke off right tackle and scampered down field 20-1- 0 Beavers top receiver is split end Bryan Calder, who has 28 catches for 450 yards and four touchdowns Defensively, the Wolf Pack is led by cornerback Joe Peterson Peterson has intercepted a pass m each of the first four games The Wolf Pack 2 what happened on two previous visits here in recent years There was the 10-- 0 shutout by the Wildcats in 1980 and the memorable triple overtime loss in 1982 The only times weve lost to We- He remembers 46-4- 3 and Fullerton's offense scored its only points of the game at 6 02 of the touchfourth quarter on a down pass from backup quarterback Ronnie Barber to freshman tightend Bill Brennan, capping a drive Barber replaced starting quarterback Rich Sheriff 23-ya- d ' CADILLAC, TOO! 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