Those people have been frustrated by the fact that Houston has dominated most of the other schools in basketball and been to the Cotton Bowl in football four times in the last nine years, more times than any other conference school during that period. After Purdue's Mike Rendina missed a 41-yard field goal, Stadlin tied the score, 24-24, with a 19-yarder with 12:59 left. Jackson put some suspense into the Race for 500-too much, as even Jackson would admit Finally, on Sept 17 at Anaheim Stadium, it came. More extraordinary even than scoreless ties across the board and Nebraska beating LSU by the national deficit. "I don't think you have to hit 500 home runs to get into the Hall of Fame" Jackson said after the game, "but it is probably a ticket in" He's probably right. 1 late in the season to play TCU, which was having one of its usual off years.
They came into last year's Rose Bowl unranked and with only six wins. Then, there was the eventual selection of Top-20 teams Iowa and Texas, a coup for a first-year bowl. Fullerton's pitching staff, led by 133-pound Eddie Delzer, shut down the prolific offenses of Arizona State and Oklahoma State to force a rematch against Texas. Washington 64, Lamar 59-Sophomore guard Clay Damon's 17-foot jumper broke a tie with 2:31 left to give Washington its 17th straight home victory at Seattle. Officials of the British Amateur Athletics Board are hopeful they can persuade Budd to continue running for Britain-her adopted country.
No la-de-da "flex" defense for the reborn Monsters of the Midway this year, no "nickel backs" or rotating zones. More than two decades ago, Darrell Royal took a Texas team that was undefeated and ranked No. Shouldn't he be worrying about LSU's lines? Still, most reporters were grateful for something to write about this week With no chance-with no reason-to discredit No 1 BYU's schedule, it would have been a dull time, indeed In New Orleans, even. . For example, in what was then a 3-3 second quarter, Chicago scored the go-ahead touchdown on a halfback pass by Walter Payton.
Together, they've moved the Nebraska offense to an average of more than 300 yards rushing and 30 points a game. "Davender had a fine night, as did McKinley" Kentucky Coach Joe B Hall said. Simpson's incredible and unapproachable odyssey-2,003 rushing yards in a single season. Of the 67 catchable passes thrown Smith's way this year, he's caught 66 And then there's UCLA, no wallflower, either. He could answer USC's defensive challenge because he is such a strong dude" Ohio State TicketsBrowse a huge selection now. Regardless of whatever else happened in sports during the past 12 months, 1984 will most be remembered as an Olympic year.
Kentucky also received help from freshman guard Ed Davender and little-used senior Troy McKinley, both of whom came off the bench to score 20 and 12 points, respectively. USC's players will wear a replica of his numeral, 42, on their helmets. "I don't think I've ever had a doubt that Los Angeles is a great sports town and that L. A is capable of supporting more than one franchise" he said. Mike had been an All-American at Pittsburgh in the days when ends played both ways, and he was so uninterested in pain that when he went to the dentist for an infected tooth once, he told him to pull all his front teeth They were getting to be a bother. The teams were tied, 25-25, early in the second quarter when El Dorado went on a quick, six-point spurt to take a 31-25 lead and then it was showtime. The victory improved El Dorado's record to 11-1 while Wilson slipped to 8-4 Bart Hakeman led the Hawk surge in the first half by making his first 10 shots and all but one of them came on 15- to 20-foot jump shots.
We'll have to be more aggressive" And, they'll have to cut down on the mistakes. If Sicuro falters tonight, Millen will probably get another chance. "We sometimes consider an Ohio State home game as an away game" Bruce said. The Cougars lost four games, including one to Louisville, and were so unglamorous that the Independence Bowl rejected them because the university couldn't guarantee it could sell 12,000 tickets to the game Yet, the Cougars beat SMU, when it was ranked No. "I have talked extensively to presidents of many universities" Foote said.
More extraordinary even than scoreless ties across the board and Nebraska beating LSU by the national deficit. Take your pick. "USC has to play its best defensive game of the year and open up more on offense because if you get into a physical contest with Ohio State, I think they're a little stronger on both sides of the ball than USC is" USC has scored only one touchdown in each of its last three games. It'll be a shootout again against UCLA, but it'll be mostly us doing the shooting We're going to put it to them. USC made it to today's Rose Bowl game against Ohio State with a conservative, ball-control type of offense and a strong defense.
Louisiana-Pacific has been the national Davis Cup sponsor since last January. And there's still a big undecided vote, which is where tonight's game comes in Yes, the game does count. McCarron, who had won the money title in both 1980 and '81, became the first jockey to go over the $12-million mark. In the top right-hand drawer of the desk in his stable office at Santa Anita, Mel Stute keeps a stenographer's notebook. "I felt our best shot was passing" "We weren't doing enough (on the ground) to give the coaches confidence" Riggins said in his postgame press conference. Mike had been an All-American at Pittsburgh in the days when ends played both ways, and he was so uninterested in pain that when he went to the dentist for an infected tooth once, he told him to pull all his front teeth They were getting to be a bother. He added 98 the following week to up the total to 2,105-now the standard for pro running backs.
The Bears were playing the Rams, and it was late in the game when a drunk ran out on the field Now, ordinarily, the athletes ignore an episode like this Drunks are not in their contracts. A Perfect Witt: It was a perfectly fitting climax to the Angels' 1984 Summer of Frustration, a case of too little too late. Washington Coach Don James, taking a swipe at the level of competition in the Western Athletic Conference, said: "I know what it is to go through the Pac-10 and Big Eight. When this happened to Miami wide receiver Mark Duper Saturday, the repair job required a group of stitches. Fullerton's pitching staff, led by 133-pound Eddie Delzer, shut down the prolific offenses of Arizona State and Oklahoma State to force a rematch against Texas. "There's a difference between being tolerated and being accepted" Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said last week "I don't think acceptance is going to come in my lifetime But I can't control it. Tom, the only Osborne never to be called Ozzie, admitted to wondering whether college coaching is all that wonderful a profession.
Michel Goulet scored two goals for the Nordiques, who have won only 4 of their last 12 games and lost all four previous meetings with the Canadiens this season Montreal has a six-game unbeaten streak. "We sometimes consider an Ohio State home game as an away game" Bruce said. You'll be watching players like Miami's sterling set of receivers-All-American Eddie Brown, All-Sweetness Stanley Shakespeare, and tight end Willie Smith, who has Velcro hands. The strangest thing about the Easley uppercut-which he threw five times Saturday-is that he doesn't need it.
Countless times, Oregon State kept the ball alive for second shots. Jackson put some suspense into the Race for 500-too much, as even Jackson would admit Finally, on Sept 17 at Anaheim Stadium, it came. "I don't think they were used to our defense" Oregon State Coach Aki Hill said "It got us some turnovers and that helped us. 70-At Stockton, Andy Franklin scored 27 points, matching his career high, and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Tigers (4-5) withstood a late rally to hand the Bobcats (3-8) their fifth straight loss. . -Mission Viejo's Mike O'Brien (men's swimming, 1,500-meter freestyle -Cal State Fullerton's Leon Wood (men's basketball. He's in heavy traffic-guys all over banging him and waving their arms-and he gets the shot off Not just any shot, but the shot he wants-and he cans it Time after time He's the best scorer I've seen or played against".
: For just another in a seemingly bottomless sea of postseason college bowl games. It would be a great loss to football fans everywhere if this little 170-pound package of talent is clotheslined into extinction just because it likes to talk, too. The strangest thing about the Easley uppercut-which he threw five times Saturday-is that he doesn't need it. "I don't think they were used to our defense" Oregon State Coach Aki Hill said "It got us some turnovers and that helped us. For John Riggins, the Washington player most robed in glory for the past three seasons, those same doors might have started to close "I think I have to relinquish my crown as Mr January to him today" Riggins said of Payton. "There's still a lot up in the air about what Doug's going to be doing, and where he's going to be". "It's out-and-out discrimination" said Hillard Ham of the Pasadena NAACP.