Show Cal State Northridge 7:05 7 cat sure saaTHBines Southern UsnU Miss pm Sept 4 pm Sept 14 at Hattiesburg at Logan BvCSN Sports Information Journal By USM Sports Intonnatlon Cal State Northridge bead coach Dave Baldwin welcome! back IS atartera seven on offense and eight on defense as the Matadors prepare for their first season as a member of the Kg Sky Conference With 20 new scholarships for the 1996 season the Matador staff is excited about the upcoming season On the defensive aideaf the football Baldwin welcomes back three first team Conference selections in ltddy Mad Dong Vfcrner and David Mori Mack a strong safety led the 199S team in tackles (100) and tmekfam for loan (12) while also picking up 3 m and four pass break upsTVunei defensive back " last 52 tackles (four for Iom) two tions and nine pass break ups Mori' a linebacker recorded 50 tackles (seven for loss) and 3J sacks On offense the Matadors must find a an pair of talented wide receivers to hook up with in seniors Tim Hilton and David Homines Last year Hilton was North-ridge- ’s leading receiver and kick returner catching 64 passes for 563 yards and returning 30 neks for 669 yards Romines missed the 95 season with a separated riwulda but led Northridge in 1994 with 44 catches for 870 yards and seven ID’s Matadors ???&&& IMatim :BnrollnienfiSm Location i replacement for quarterback Clayton Millis who threw for 275 yards in ‘95 The leading candidates to fill the void are newcomer Aaron Flowers fan Los Angeles VUley College and Utah State and returning junior Derek Brown who completed passes for 124 yards and a pair of TD’s last season The Matador quarterbacks will have a iViTt Big Sky-North CfcnpuafoOOU) r Natural Grass ' Smfaci3f:4Vsi CWto?feJlbd Back and While iSeries Record 'V: Jtat Meeting 1995 Overall Record Head Coach £ Dave Baldwin Record at CSN & v i 24 (Lyear) Record vs USU Jbst meeting One-BaOffensive Set Defensive Set Fifty Lettetmen RetumingLost J719 Starters Retaining 16 (70 8D 1S) : Stadium Vrv' 13-of-- CA ck SMUiGH'BR There is a different feeling around the University of Southern Miss football team this year In part u the fact that head coach Jeff Bower’s club is full of ui in excess of 50 That for his sixth season with the Eagles a little easier: But the biggest difference in the Southern Miss camp this year is an actual goal It is something tangible that nth the players and coaches can set their sights on Hut goal is a Coofer- ime USA rhnmtnelnp "For the first time we are going to have the opportunity to play for some- jng — conference championship” ower Mid “We want to win the title and we want to be willing to pay the price and make the sacrifices to win” A total of 13 different players who spent time in die starting lineup return on offense for the Golden Eagles' Among those 13 are seven experienced offensive linemen along with junior tight end "ferry Hardy “I think we have more talent in the fensive line than we have had since I hive been here” Bower said "I do think we need to make some improvement over list year but I expect us to be Logan Utah i improved in that area” Southern Miss lost its leading rusher and receiver but do return senior receiver Ryan Pearson who is dosing in on school records for catches and yards Junior quarterback Heath Graham returns after starting the last 17 the Golden Eagles r-- for sssassisgag Enrollment StadiuwMi hyirfd3JM0 wWf?U3A j UI£Robafo(33£ Grassr Sur&cJ®4r Gokmt Jfetnral and Gokt liVBack Series Record SaMiea'leaibS-l- l Last Meeting 24-2- 1 Sa Miss (1995) V6-3?- 1995 Overall Record i V: Head Coach X :: v JeffBowerC Record at Sa Miaa26-29--1 (5 years) : 0 Record vsUSU i Offensive Set Multiple: Defensive Set Multipfe Lettennen ReturningLost A91S Startos Returning 16 (90 1S) 1-- Serving Cache Valley Since 1905 LeziistmJState Ban£ BaCKHAM'CbNDOMINIU T9 foisMrtr can complete your loan while others are still in the huddle We il90NMiia Login W ie : uiaiiiTWiiMiTwiiiMii i 'imuuw wTm — rlrrri r tit— & !$? 'Iris? XvJ v Phone: 801-75M7- UT84M1 Toll Free: ' t-- L i -t- fhnws—— ( SojtKwest t 1501 S Talcn Drive - v MU' 3 ' Logsn Mjcey's or Across Hwy 89-9- 1 ' from the r Urochures Available ' v iSST s t Lopn River Oolf Course) 752-870- 0 W? t 17 X Center Phone: 00 LnriafanUT 8400 801-258-2- 45 Ihs(80i)25USa Anytime Aecen: -- aa (801)258-370- 0 PUT OUR TEAM TO WORK FOR YOUR TEAM sa ioqr |