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Show a Aggie Offense Shows Progress By GEORGE FERGUSON Sports Managing Editor OHIO BOWLING GREEN, If Utah State Universitys defense can hold on, there " .0 believe the offense . reason is catching up. Right now, though, the defense is ahead of the offense to two one touchdowns through two games. But the offense did hreak the scoring barrier against Bowling Green last Saturday. When a hectic afternoon of football in Toledo Junction country was over, Big Blue boarded its homeward-bounjet w ith a 14-- win. It was the first home opener B.G. has lost in 15 years. defense held tough , The , against Wichita in State's opener. Wichita, though, sent s the Aggie offense home in a state of shock ! This time with a win over a Falcon team which State i players and coaches tagged J the superior to Wichita Aggie Highlanders caught a i glimpse of the sun. J for Appropriately Aggie chief Chuck Mills and offen-- j sive back coach A1 Prukop, J the sun peaked through a heavily overcast sky when Dave Holman i quarterback j caught flanker Sam Cooper on the goal line at 9:02 of the j second quarter. 1 For the first time in five ouarters, the j and I State offense discovered the final stripe really exists. And when Jess Garcia kicked the i extra point, the Aggies real-- J ized for the first time this sea- son how nice it is to be ahead. It took the defense, though, to make breathing easier for , d 6 (17-7- ). one-ha- lf S State. Right cornerback Wayne Stephens eased the pressure with 6:39 left in the game when he scampered 35 yards with a football he had J k intercepted Green from Bowling quarterback Vem Wireman. -act created a Stephens ! happy moment for defensive i secondary coach Walt Corey. ' lie has been aging an inexper- ienced secondary. And his ! efforts weie evident, particu- larly in the st ond half. '' f. Corey knows all about the passing fancies of Pacific, State s Saturday foe at Logan. And from that point, the air lanes grow tougher. Until dipsy-doodl- 1 a, a converted quarterback with desire and running Second efforts and smart maneuvering got Stry-(ul- a 87 yards in 16 carries, including a sweep to See AGGIES on Page ; i Keep those computers oper- v at Brigham ating smoothly terback, but Chip started so wel, I stuck with him. He did a fine job of handling the ball Young University. If Joe Liljenquist keeps it up, BYU sports information director DaVe Schulthess is going to need all the help he can get in figuring Liljen-quist- s scoring totals. club. About nemesis Liljenquist Lude said, He kicks the ball like a pro, theres no doubt about it. BYU scored the first time it got its hand on the ball. The Cats drove 54 yards in 11 plays, with the score coming d on a plur.ge by tailback Kip Jackson with 9:16 remaining in the first quarter. Sophomore Liljenquist, whose five field goals were a West-- e r n Athletic Conference record, added the PAT. d one-yar- Colora- 22-2- Photo by Deseret News Photooraph-- r Howard C. Moore Wildcats Stomp Savages By DAVE KADLECK 52-- 6 Diedrick at and 170 pounds was no match for the victory-hungrWildcats. Neither were his teammates who appeared pursuitless throughout the game. Coach Wooten summed it up: Three men made the difference tonight. That No. 63 (Mike Kern), No. 51 (Greg Croshaxv) and No. 71 (Carter We lost confiCampbell). dence early and didnt regain 5-- 7 Deseret News Sports Writer y OGDEN Weber States Sarkis Arslanian shows his greatest concern for his opponent when he's safely tucked away a 52-- victory. The Weber rout of Eastern State College Washington wasnt 10 minutes old Saturday at Wildcat Stadium before Arslanian was searching out Savage quarterback Bill Died rick. Ive got to talk to that boy. He took a beating. Ive never seen a boy withstand the physical punishment Diedrick did t o n i g h t, S a r kis exclaimed. Youve got to excuse me now, he said as he began unlocking doors that would take him to the gloomy dressof the visiting ing room Savage football team. Wheres your quar' 6 Wheres Diedrick?, The crowd of 8,486 wont saw a highly tuned offense run at will on the ground and through the air. They saw an aggressive defense Weber overpower Eastern Washington to the point of boredom. A possible broken arm was the most serious damage done to the Savage eleven. Weber was injury free. It leaves the Wildcats in top shape for their with showdown Saturday See WEBER on Page B-- 22, 1969 September Monday, agree. They Sark asked. Hes still in the volunteered a Savshower, assistant. Here he age comes, headman Brent Wooten said, his eyes red from the emotonal beating he and his coaching staff had taken at the handj of a talented Weber team. Diedrick, spotted ith scrapes and bruises in the v showdown with Weber, didnt look up as Sarkis complimented him on a fine game. Ill be alright, Diedrick said softly, while continuing to dry himself. Weve got eight more he added with a games, touch of challenge to voice. Well be all right, his he repeated. six-ya- rd came Then Liljenquists first field goal, a with 1:25 left in the first quarter. , CSU came right back Jo drive 68 yards to a score Jn eight plays. McCutcheon xvent over from three yards oiit. Jeff Torzala added the PAT and CSU led, i 13-1- and still get beat. We' had a few weaknesses both our offensive tonight and defense lines need work nevertheless, I wasnt at all disappointed in our overall performance. We played an exciting ball game and gave this excellent crowd a game well worth watching. Weve played BYU four times since Ive been at CSU, ard three of those times the final victory margin has been three points or less. it. 4B Colorado State took the ensuing kickoff and drove 80 yards to paydirt in nine plays. McCutcheon scored the TD his first of three on a romp up the middle. A bad center snap botched the extra point try. When you have a kicker as good as Joe, you may as well make good use of him, Cat mentor Tom Hudspeth smed post game. He gave us a great effort top'ght, as did our entire squad. The drive that set up cur winning field goal was one of the nuttiest Ive seen in a long while. Meanwhile, in the dressing room, likable and talkative Ram mentor Mike Lude said, Its pretty tough xxhen you outscore a team three to one in touchdowns Brigham Young tailback Kip Jackson (47) rips off good chunk of yardage behind block by Mike Wein-kauf (61). Gregg Hargis(89 is Ram being blocked. As a preface, Ive watched all three of them in . their first football frolics. I tah State and Utah were in defeat in their WIJi 1:49 Liljenquist three-pointe- r. Joe didnt let up in the sec- He blasM ? into a strong wind with 8:59 left in the thitfd quarter, giving the Cougars a 3 lead. half. ond er 16-1- About three minutes later he added another three pointer, this time from 23 yards out. Joe set this one up himself by recovering a fumble on the Ram 36. The Rams began the drive to their third touchdown abotjt midway through the final pe i I was especially proud of our sophomore fullback Lawrence McCutcheon and junior quarterback Chip Maxwell Kit When Maxwell riod. McCutcheon with a See CAT on Page B-- tonight. McCutcheon is going to be great for the future. Maxwell a steady played 5 left in the hai, tied it up witha 5 promise. This week Utah has no match against San Joce State, SAN FRANCISCO Lmewise. neither BYU's defense e unit nor Utah's match Utah States. Take Dana Schulz 7 and Phil Olsen and you ha-the two best linemen 1 I've seen in this year and maybe some otheis 4 The Aggie line looked superior mean and 7 manly. BYU's defensive line leaked like a two-b7 bucket against the Rams. There were those who . wondered what Coach Tommy Hudspeth was talk- ing about when he said that defensivch he was going to bo gicat thi season. The Rams (and they rvght haxe h. i itfonse than Wichita) didn't seem to pay an m.. 7 attention to either side of the BYU line. Tht ' r - the ball and passed it about where they wanted - and when. What saved BYU wasnt its dofeiis.v i 7 play, by any means rather its offense. 63-2- 1 g 6-- it 28-1- d - rf e i sung passe'. About A Toss Up Utahs hue looked no better than BYU's Y t the Ute line cannot be bkimed for the Satu a to much went amiss in the sr-- e blundeis and the offensive backfield. Right noxv it xvould seem tha Aggies, on tne line, xvould better both BYU and Utah. The offensive baekfields are another matter. The Aggies shoxxed next to nothing at hhi-tMaybe nothing! Utah had offensixe class for I part of its play against Oregon xxhen Ray Groth . really had the team on the moxt. But then the X Utah passing got perplexed and two intere ptions I ' and some bad breaks turned this tide. r a. Yes, the Utes haxe potential, but will pos.-ibi- y have to use their halfbacks more than their highly unsuccessful optional pass play vhieh fea'uics the quarterback. The option play turned into too mueh running for little yardage and not enough air power. It seemed that cither the Utes couldn't .Seel MILLER, Page 5 B-- -- For his outstanding lineback-mplay against Utah. Oregon sophomore Tom Graham has been named Pacific 8 Conference Lineman of the Week. The took part in at least 2n tackles in the Ducks victory over the Utes Saturday. Oiegon gaxe up 14 points in t' e second quarte' but tight-iT.eup in me second half, i oh'per Utah to a field goal. Jerry Frei of Oregon 'iid Gidliam was the key fig-rin the final half as he el(ed stop Utah's dangerous i . (UPI) which lost to Stanford Its a night game this time they can blow the fuse if the game gets goofy. It will be good breathing time for the Braves. There are some wrinkles which need to be steamed out. As for the Oregon game, the fans saw more football in this show than either team has been taught. It was like a Hollyxvood production. Oregon opened with a first touchdown, a simple little old dash up the middle by Rocky Pamplin, who until Saturday was not on Oregons first team. Pamplin got help from the other Ducks and waddled into the end zone on a run. It looked so easy against Utahs porous middle that it scared all the home folk Saturday. Oregon Ace Wins Honor I ' i 1 do State Rams played one fine ball game before bowing to before a fine the Cats, v crowd of 23,317. post-gam- e 22-2- 7 J 1 tougher-than-expecte- d 28-1- 7 ichita and Oregon. BYU bathed openers against i itself in glory with its 0 scramble oxer fired-- I up Colorado State. 1 Lr f game and showed a good deal of poise. I had planned on playing Scott Simmons some at quar- By BRENT CHECKETTS Deseret News Sports Writer The Cougars needed all of 16 points, too, as the Utahs Coach Bill Meek this Monday, xxill be the first to admit that Oregon made more with its football progress program since last year than Utah did. That win Oregon proved it; Meek admitted it his analysis. But the Utah coach, in lickconcluded ing his wounds, that his Utes showed great sonnel. ,, o - . Joes By HACK MILLER Deseret News Sports Editor Anyone with my years in this trade should know that it is suicidal to compare Utah, Utah State and BYU football programs, teams or per- ; 'jr Utah Falls To Talented Oregon lliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!:iiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ; n fS B-- How Do They Stack Up? i , 6-- i l i Liljenquist Boots, BYU Wins, 22-2- 0 All the Liljenquist did Saturday night was kick five fieM goals and an extra point in his first varsity football game at BYU. liiiiiiiitiiiiiiniMiiiiiHitfiMMiimiimmMimriiimiiiiiiiiimtiiiimmiri j V-- 3 Hack r.liller i i (If 1 er savvy. ' i the scond quarter score, it appeared State was in for another impossible afternoon. Even with new life in the offense, a penalty dei ked a good drive on USUs first series of dow ns. On Bowling Gieen s fifth play of the game, Wireman dropped a bomb to split end Bob Zimpfer who was stopped on States four . . . good for 74 yards. Wireman hit wingbaek Fred Mathews in the right flats and it was Bowling Greens PAT try was blocked and until Steit apphens interception, peared that Aggie defensive effort would be the winning margin. No one in Utah States camp is singing praises about a new found offense. But the flexed a few Aggie more muscles. And it is better to Improve while winning than improve while losing. Mills is first to admit that State was spoiled last year by the cool talent of veteran John Pappas, clutch scoiing of Altie Taylor and circus catching of Mike OShea. Mills had hoped State could move cautiously the first two or three games . . . win while developing its new backfield and air threat . . . searching, in the meantime, for that Aide Taylor explosive threat. We likely were too cautious against Wichita, Mills lamented. On the other hand, you invite disaster by e throwing a lot of at new backfield personnel first game of the season." Now, after a start, Mills and his staff figure they are getting closer to a more successful backfield formula. Most exciting lad in that new formula could well be sophomore tailback John Stry-cul- 1 tO n f ff m I Deseret News Phoo by Dos Gravston. Chief d just over 17,000 of them. Then the Utes countered in the second period on an drive, handing off to Dave Smith who xvent in to score from the 11. Marv Batemans boot put Utah ahead. In one of the smoothest operations Ray Groth then faked the Ducks right out of their pond, caught fleet Freddy Graves going home and delivered him the ball for a TD. Batemans boot brought pity for the Pintails Photog-aph- Utah's James Brown (82) snares a pass from Ray Groth as Oregon's Jack Gleason (35) and Jim Brown was knocked out on ihe play and fumbled. Franklin (26) close in for the tackle. Joe Petrica for 48 yards hitting him on the hamstrings the last dive. Tom Blanchard, the Oregon threw a rather and there were Utah backers who felt that this might be a rout. Bateman, the hero of the Ute side, booted a second half fieldy from the 40 (a kick for a new Ute record) and Utah was fat ahead with 17-and looking lush. most Then came disaster of it at the Utes own doing. Oregon moved to Utahs goal country afer Utahs defense had been faked out of its fedora by Pamplin again 6 Moore became hero again after Drake had Intercepted poor Groth pass to take the ball on Utahs 20. Blanchafd went for the big one while the Utes were in a state of shook and Moore picked the pass be- to possess the oall. Most of us on that side of the field, who could see it plainly thought Barker owned it. It was ruled that Moore stole it before Barker totally possessed it. This same th'ng had happened to the U'es at Minnesota txxo years ago, to lose the ball game It matters the not what the films show Oregon victory stands and this was the key play to this point. poor pass to Bobby Moore in the end zone and Utahs Gary Barker gathered it in. But Moore snatched the apple and while the Utes were celebrating their interception the officials were hanging up their wash to signal an Oregon touchdown. The rule is that Barker had ; tween two Utes to go ahead by Groth countered by moving smarily to the Oregon pay zone and from his own 3" delayed long enough to catch Jimmy Brown open and goirtg See UTAH on Page B--5 21-1- 13-1- Grid Shocker: PI or id a Bumps Houston By hi) SCI! I YLER JR. Pre'S Writer Tie Coug.iis from Houston, iere the- - 'pace center is located, visited Florida and must have thought they were at Cape Kennedy, the way the v. rockets were agam't them going off The launch pad Saturday at Gainesville as the University o' Florida shocked seventh-i- . nked Houston on the college football season's first h g day was the arm of 'ophomore quarterback John 59-3- Rr ives. Reaves completed 18 of 30 passes for a school record 342 irds and five touchdowns in leading what his coach, Ray called "about the Graves, most inspired offense I have seen in my 10 years at Florida. The main recovery area for Reaves rocke's was end Carlos Alvarez, who caught six Putoers 44 tafetie 22 Boston 22, Coiqa e o American International 4t Coast Penn Siate 45, Navy 22 - v. x. U Syr-tg- c v , $. 13 Army 31, New Mexico 14 k and 3 C'tadei 41, Lehtpi 16 0 . a Me F nr 7 Auburn 57 Wane Forest 0 Indiana :8, KeniutK .0 Florida Housdo Georgia Tech 24 5MU 21 Mississippi 28. Memphis State 3 VN g Wi a ' Alabama 17, Virgin. TechA3 1 Ciemson 2), Virginia 14 i, passes, two for touchdowns. While Reaves was passing away Sunday afternoon, another quarterback xxent on a running spree. Bill Montgomery rambled for three touch-dow- as second-ranke- d rolled over Oklaho- Arkansas Tennessee 31, Cheitanooga 0 .J . Pj dg 1 A Ain 9 C d 0 0 7, Richmond 14 Mississippi St We t Va S.ate 28 Norfolk St k 7 1 - da State 24, Wichita State 0 . "x a 4RU leu.svii e 17, Scutnern Illinois 13 Flo- " 4 r 22 n Monmouth 43, Carleton 28 Cincinnati 26, William and Mary D von 9 W h a; West U rr ( i Colorado 35, Tu sa 14 Frr ?7 Michigan State 27, Wdshmqlon Washington SiMe 19, Illinois 18 11 18 ' L v x mms'er 6 Texas 17, California 0 2 l 7 q ' Stan'ord 63, San Joce 21 r 51 C Ft Lews Idaho State '8 Parsons 6 w 6 'r i t Dixi Juco 40, Palos Verdes 7 ) w , Texas Tech 38, Kansas 27 ?t 0 Arxns3" 39 -- Purdue 42, Texas Christian 35 i e 5 V n Penn State walloped Navy breaking the game up with three touchdowns during a 3!$ minute span in the third quarter. No. 4 Texas downed California 17-- behind the running of Steve Worster, Ted Koy and sophomore Jim Bertelsen. Third-ranke- 39-- Seven other members of the Top Ten in The Associated Press poll won easily. No. 1 Ohio State, the defending national champion, opens its season next Saturday. w Notre Dame 35, Nortnwesiern 10 U 7, Few - q G ren 6 tot Scuhern Cat. 31, Nebraska 21 f ns el, W.s'r'ns n 51 Michigan 42, Vanderbilt M On 0 .d, Kent State 0 C egon State 42, Icwa '4 19 - ma Siate i M Kansts State 48, Baylor 15 0 d 45-2- 0 arence Davis, replacing the graduated O. J. Simpson, rushed for 114 yards and sophomore Jimmy Jones throw tvo scoring strikes in leading fifth ranked Southern Caiifor-n over Ncbiaska, S i x t Oklahoma trounced Wisconsin in a game dominated by the running of Wisconsins Alan A Train Thompson and Oklaho n 6 31-2- 48-2- 1 mas Steve Owens. Thompson charged to a Wisconsin record of 220 yards while Owens ripped off 189, a record 10th consecutive game in which tie had gained more than 100. Bruce Kemp scored three times as Georgia, No. Missisblanked Tulane 35-No. took Memplii' 9, sippi, State 28-- despite 333 yard' passing by the losers, and 10th ranked Missouri squeezed when by the Air Force his kicked Brown Henry fourth field goal of the game " with 15 seconds left. Notre Dame, No. 11, fell 1043, behind Northwestern, then stormed back to xvin 3 19-1- .' |