Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday November 25 1986 Vikings Oilers enjoy their turkeys By Jeff Shain UPI sports writer ' Lions a standing ovation on the play “I heard them standing and Central cheering" Fontes said “I The Vikings allowed only 60 thought maybe the President il offense equalling a had come in ' At Dallas Warren Moon hit club best accomplished twice in 1975 The Liras compiled Drew Hill with a only 11 yards total offense in touchdown pass and Tony the first naif Zendejas kicked two field goals "They came out trying to run ' in the fourth quarter to rally the ball" Minnesota Coach the Oilers "A lot of people came in here Jerry Burns said “We stopped them early We have a good thinking this would be just like defense that's for sure They the preseason game (in which wanted to run the ball because Houston beat the Cowboys But it just isn’t" Moon of our pass rush" Two pass interceptions gave said "There is a lot more Minnesota 30 for the season intensity in a regular-seaso- n tying a club standard set in game and it was pretty clear to 1969 The Vikings set club me we were lacking it" defensive records by allowing Facing a team that is in its the Lions only three first downs worst slump in a generation the Oilers found themselves and 33 offensive plays Detroit picked up its initial trailing going into the final first down when Jeff Chadwick period il The pass with 1:04 scoring caught a left in the third quarter Even pass put the Oilers in front for that- was a mistake as the good but Houston did not wrap intended receiver fullback up the win until A1 Smith James Jones tipped the ball to jarred loose the ball from kick returner Cornell Burbage at Chadwick The crowd of 46379 gave the the Cowboys' 15 in the final three minutes setting up a field goal by Zendejas that gave the Oilers an eight-poi9--4 One traditional Thanksgiving Day team continued to go hungry Thursday and the other had the stuffing beat out ofit rd Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions both in the midst of dismal seasons could not change their fortunes in the holiday contests The Cowboys suffered their ninth straight 7 loss in a setback to Houston and the Liras were The 25-1- blanked Nov 9 1980 The Vikings 1 M games improved to behind Chicago in the NFC 34--0 by Minnesota Detroit allowed 20 points in the second quarter and did not gain a first down until late in 23-- 0 the third quarter Wayne Fontes dropped to 1 as Detroit's interim coach and the 1-- Lions fell to MO overall “I'm as low emotionally as I was high last week But I said last week we just won one game We just lost one game We got beat by a very good football team" Minnesota set two defensive records and registered its first shutout since blanking Detroit 54-1- Moon-to-Hi- 19-ya- rd - 22-ya- rd nt cushion “We’re the hardest working football team in the league Houston Coach Jerry Glanville said “I think it was pretty obvious we did not have enough time to prepare for this game "We knew that we wouldn’t be facing the same Dallas team that we had seen on film" “I’m really proud of this team” Cowboys Coach Tom Landry said “One play in the fourth quarter was going to decide the game and they were the ones who made it" e Its Dallas is t of one streak short losing just equalling a team record The Cowboys also clinched last place in the NFC East the first time Dallas has finished last in its division since 1960 2-- Minnesota's Steve Jordan (L) and Alfred Anderson get together after Anderson’s second quarter touchdown in the Vikings' 23-- 0 victory over Detroit nine-gam- UPI Al Smith has his own Thanksgiving Day celebration after forcing and recovering Cornell Burbage's fumble in he fourth quarter at Texas Stadium The former Utah State linebacker sealed Houston's 7 victory over Dallas 25-1- Aggies won but the Longhorns loved $herrill Signs of the times at Memorial didn't because we won the game I think that was one of the reasons we came out so fired up at the start of the game" Sherrill didn't coach on the sidelines last week to the same news printed bearing services By Combined inscription sell at the game during the Aggies' 0 victory against TCU He And it was at the game where the fans really said that he didn’t want to serve as a distraction AUSTIN —You knew it was coming Memorial Stadium was freshly decorated for outdid themselves It seemed like there was a to his team Thursday night Sherrill was greeted the return of Texas A&M coach Jackie Sherrill contest within a contest to see who could come with applause that lasted nearly three minutes 4 by Aggies supporters when his team took the up with the most clever sign Thursday night during the Aggies’ Before the game the Aggies were greeted by field Southwest Conference victory against Texas “These group of seniors will never have to before a crowd of 77809 and a national television 50 Federal Express packages stacked on the sides of the entrance walls that led from their endure in life what they have had to handle this audience Ever since allegations of "hush money” dressing room to the playing field year” Sherrill said “They have had to handle “That kind of stuff didnTt really bother me" all kinds of adversity and distractions but still surfaced last week involving Sherrill and former A&M player George Smith Longhorn fans had said sophomore halfback Darren Lewis who have gone out and played the game the way it is 212 yards on 38 carries supposed to be played" finished with a game-hig- h been laying in wait It started earlier in the week when members of and a touchdown Everywhere Sherrill looked he could see just one campus fraternity turned down seats at “It only fired me up and made me want to play what the Texas fans thought of the recent Memorial Stadium that spelled out “HU8H harder We knew it was coming but tried not let allegations HI JACKIE SEND $ JACKIE NEED LOAN A&M” An Austin businessman also ordered 100 it bother us or affect our play and I guess it 18-- 28-2- Sports report FEDEXCAIH "I told our guys that the game is played on the field and not by the guys off the field” Sherrill said “1 was in front of the media Monday Tuesday and I know that is just and Wednesday 1 have to deal with These that guys something are more prepared for life because of everything that has gone on with our team this year But we are like a family and we stick together This is the only family some of these guys have and they are not going to let you attack or hurt another family member So I guess that was about all of the rallying around we did" As the Aggies walked out of the dressing room to load the team bus after the game Sherrill looked back and caught a glimpse of one last sign of the times: JACKIE TIME IS ON OUR SIDE yT feature West Side vs a Sky View team at 7:30pm Utah State plays its second exhibition This will be preceded by Camus County basketball game of the season tonight (Id) JV vs West Side Jv at 1:30 pm against Athletes in Action an independent Camus County varsity vs North Summit team sponsored by a Christian organiza- (Coalville Ut) at 3:30 pm and North tion Summit JV vs West Side JV at 5:30 teams each week for Scripps Howard News Girls’ basketball and Texas-E- I Paso's Bob Stull Aggies tonight Service In the backfield with Sanders are Southern Cal quarterback Rodney Peete and Georgia tailback Tim Worley Wide receivers are Hart Lee Dykes of Oklahoma State and Jason Phillips of Head Coach Kohn Smith expects the AIA Houston Because of the cancellation of one of the team will give his Aggies problems adding The defense is led by Auburn scheduled schools Sky View agreed to send of collection a very that the visitors are defensive Rocker tackle Tracy Bobcat The to up compete varsity State defensive back Deion SandersFlorida good athletes some of them former NBA players ran a however will be at Preston for the Cache second in the voting close players and college standouts Classic Tipoff is at 7:30 pm in the Dee Glenn West Virginia's Don Nehlen is the Play will continue tomorrow with winSmith Spectrum Scripps Howard coach of the year He won ners of today’s games meeting a close race with Notre Dame's Lou Holtz Mountain Crest For the took its show on the road Wednesday only to be given a rather rude reception by their host Morgan who defeated the Mustangs season-opene- r 64-3- 7 Mustang Head Coach Gayle Mills had been concerned about the inexperience of her team going into Wednesday's confrontation and her fears were confirmed with the opening loss She attributed the defeat to a shallow bench and the need to sharpen some skills Coming off the bench were sophomores Nichelle Bradshaw and Jenny Olsen who Mills says gave the Mustangs a spark and will be relied upon more heavily in - upcoming games Cycling crackdown At its annual congress in The Hague the International Cycling Union (UCI) adopted more strictly-define- a doping rules in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the “Delgado Affair” Spain's Pedro Delgado winner of the 1988 Tour de France failed a drug test but the masking agent that showed in his urine sample probenicide was not on the UCI's official list banned substances Beginning Jan 1 1989 any pro cyclist caught using a banned drug will get a Utah skiers can expect up to more than a foot of snow to fall tonight through Saturday morning at the state’s mountain resorts National Weather Ser- - vice forecasters said today Mostly cloudy skies are forecast today at Utah's northern ski resorts with widely scattered afternoon snow showers Up to 8 inches of snow is expected tonight and with the ban another 8 inches anticipated Saturday In suspension addition moderate ridgetop winds today doubling for each subsequent offense up to will become stronger on Saturday The ban a afternoon temperatures will range from the upper 20s through the mid 30s All three-mont- h one-ye- ar stars Running back Barry Sanders is Scripps Howard's football player of the year The Oklahoma State Junior favorite to DAYTON Id— This weekend the Pirates win the Heisman Trophy got the most and of West Side will host varsity junior from the national panel of votes in their Utah and Idaho varsity teams from annual holiday classic Friday’s games will sportswriters who rate the top 20 football West Side Invitational Ski report The forecast for the southern mountains calls for considerable clouds and scattered snow showers today mostly cloudy skies and up to 4 inches of snow tonight and decreasing clouds and showers Saturday The highs both days will range from 35 through the lower 40s Shake hands and come out friends Heavyweight champ Mike Tyson stopped by Corlett Elementary School in Cleveland to give away 500 turkeys While he was there he made friends one of whom (above) appears to be doing her impression of one of Tyson's predecessors Muhammad Ali i |