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DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER September 8, 1991 7D IOWA STATE 42, EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 Lester roots for ISIL plots route tack to field By BRYCE MILLER Register Stall Writer AMES, IA. Instead of a helmet and shoulder pads, Steve Lester wore a T-shirt and shorts. Somewhere on campus is a No. 42 jersey, folded neatly, gathering dust instead of covering the torso of the wide receiver's 6-foot, 208-pound frame. Lester watched in relative anonymity during the game, sitting in the stands like any other fan.

There was no pacing the sidelines; only cheering that was lost in the sea of 42,000 voices. It was not how Lester wanted to spend opening day. "It's tough sitting here," Lester said, "but I'm going to try and get back on the field." Lester said he and attorney Tim Pearson have decided to take Iowa State University back to district court next week in a last-ditch effort to get Lester reinstated as a full-time student. The decision comes in the wake of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling Thursday that overturned a lower-court injunction allowing Lester to register for 12 semester hours. Judicial review is the final avenue in Lester's attempt to get back on the team in 1991.

A statement from Iowa State Friday said Lester will be dropped to six hours by Sept. 16, a move that would make him ineligible to play under NCAA rules. "The school made its decision and I'm going to fight it," Lester said. "We will go to court next week." A banner that was walked around the stadium at half-time echoed the near unanimous support for Lester by alumni, students and fans. It said: "ISU Academic Principles Now Morally Wrong and Unfair.

Let Lester Play." Cyclones players wore T-shirts during the week that carried a message of their own: "Steve Lester is human too." Mild boos met President Martin Jischke during a half-time presentation. And Reid Crawford, interim vice president for external affairs, said his office has received a number of calls and letters condemning the university's handling of the situation. "Obviously, this has greatly divided the university," Crawford said. Fans agreed. "Rules are rules, but it sounds like (Lester) got a bum deal with the academic advice he received," Earl Kalk-warf of Belmond said.

"It looks like Iowa State reneged on the original deal," said Larry McDowell of Ankeny. There was a handful of university supporters at the game. Mike Koloschowsky was one. The Iowa State senior said things were done correctly. "I think it's fair because if you don't have the grades you shouldn't be playing," Koloschowsky said.

"Education is first, football second. Everybody who's getting mad just want winning teams at all costs." But Koloschowsky was definitely in the minority. "I think it's great that I've gotten all this support," Lester said. "I do have some animosity toward the university, but I won't lash out." Lester will do his talking in court with one goal in mind playing in Saturday's game against Iowa. "I want to get this done and get in the game Saturday," Lester said.

"I want to play Iowa." DAVID PETERSONTh Register Two backs replace one for Iowa State By RANDY PETERSON and BRYCE MILLER RtMr Stall Wrtttn Who is the heir apparent to Blaise Bryant In the Iowa State backfield? It's probably going to take two Lamont Hill and Sherman Williams to replace Bryant, who was named to the all-Big Eight Conference second team last season. Hill had seven carries for 29 yards and caught three passes for 37 more, and Williams had five rushes for 40 yards and one reception for negative yardage. So, Saturday probably wasn't a true test. "They both got the cramps," Walden said. "Every time they went up on their toes, they got cramps.

It gave us a chance to play Leonard Holmes. It was good to get all our guys in there. Lamont caught the ball well, and Sherman ran the ball well. But overall, I think we're going to try to get 150 yards rushing with those two running backs every week instead of getting 150 yards with one, like we got from Blaise Bryant or Joe Henderson." Of course, it helps when fullback Sundiata Patterson chips in with 83 yards. "It can be anybody's game," Patterson said.

"Chris (Pedersen) runs the show. We all follow the general." mm- Jim Walden Satisfied with kicking game IOWA STATE NOTES i "T'-" i tl: If rC A KICKING THE NERVES. Ty Stewart was pacing before the game. He was nervous. Gone was Jeff Shudak, Iowa State's record-setting place-kicker.

In his place was Stewart, who didn't disappoint anyone. He was perfect in six extra-point kicks. Just three of his seven kickoffs failed to reach the end zone. He didn't get a chance to kick a field goal. "Before the game, I was hoping that I wouldn't be kicking first," Stewart said.

"Then as it got closer to the starting time, I was hoping to kick first to get it out of the way." His first kick bounced through the end zone. "When he's kicking with even the slightest wind, I'm confident he can kick it through the end zone," Iowa State Coach Jim Walden said. "But there are times when you don't want a kick to go that far." DAVID PETERSONTh Rtflllttr Iowa State tailback Sundiata Patterson celebrates his first touchdown Saturday. Patterson would score four times to match a school record. IOWA STATE 42, E.ILLINOIS 13 EnttmllllnoU 0 0 7 8 13 fomSUto 7 14 14 742 IS Patterson 3 run (Stewart kick) IS Pedersen 29 run (Stewart kick) IS Patterson 2 run (Stewart kick) IS Hill 4 run (Stewart kick) IS Patterson 3 run (Stewart kick) El Jones 5 pass from Thorne (Caldwell kick) IS Patterson 34 run (Stewart kick) El Korosec 14 run (run failed) A 41,680 yoIoiies win Eiig muptfM NO NORTHWESTERN.

The last time Iowa State offensive lineman Todd McClish hit anyone other than a teammate in practice was in 1989, while starting for Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference. He sat out last season after transferring. The first thing he noticed was the 41,680 people in the stands. "You can't compare the two," he said. "There was a lot more enthusiasm and twice as many people at the game here today than there ever was at a Northwestern game." CONSOLATION CASH.

Eastern Illinois, an NCAA Division I-AA team, scored a victory in times of financially strapped athletic departments. "We got a guaranteed check for $95,000 for playing today," Eastern Illinois Athletic Director Mike Ryan said. "It's probably the biggest payout we've had since playing Kansas State four or five years ago. I think that was about 1100,000." The revenue will be a welcome addition to a budget that paid 20,000 last week to Lock Haven. The ink is drying on a 125,000 check for the opponent next week, Eastern Washington.

"Playing Iowa State was more a financial consideration than anything else," Eastern Illinois Coach Bob Spoo said. "Many of us are just trying to stay above water. I don't control it, but that's the way it is." Ryan said he won't try to schedule any more NCAA Division I opponents in the near future. "There won't be any more sacrificial lambs," Ryan said. THE REPORT IS IN.

Wisconsin Coach Barry Alvarez, a former Iowa assistant, watched the Cyclones' season opener and gave a sparkling report card. "This is a very good football team," Alvarez said. "They're aggressive, execute well and are very businesslike." Wisconsin did not play Saturday and will open its season next week against Western Illinois. The Badgers play Iowa State Sept. 21.

Alvarez was particularly impressed with quarterback Chris Pedersen, who completed 10 of 14 passes for 168 yards. Pedersen also rushed for 64 yards on 11 carries. "His ability to run or pass really puts pressure on a defense," Alvarez said. "He can hurt you either way." When Iowa State travels to Madison, it will be playing a very inexperienced team. Four of Wisconsin's top five running backs have not played in a game.

"We're so young," Alvarez said. "I look around and all I see is babies." THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. After learning Iowa State running back Sundiata Patterson tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns, Spoo shook his head. "I'm sorry our name's attached to that record," he said. ON WALDEN.

The victory moved Iowa State Coach Jim Walden's record to 10-0 against NCAA Division I- ffi I 1 shaking 34-yard run, in the fourth quarter. "We took care of business today on the goal line," Patterson said. "I've heard criticism that last year's team had trouble scoring up close, that they couldn't push it in when they were on the goal line. But mentally, every time I take the ball, I think I've got a shot. I won't be denied.

I just hope the line feels the same way." Pedersen illustrated how easily things went for Iowa State. Pedersen and center Scott Armbrust couldn't connect on a routine snap in the second quarter, but Pedersen turned the bobble into a 29-yard touchdown that gave the Cyclones a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. "It was going to be a quarterback draw, but it was a combination of an early snap and me not being ready for the snap," Pedersen said. "But it worked. That play has been so successful for us anyway, I wasn't surprised it worked again.

It was the same play that we were supposed to be running, it just happened a little quicker than I expected." STATISTICS E. Illinois Iowa Stt First down! 17 22 Rushing 9 14 Passing 7 7 Penalty 1 1 Rushes 44 47 Yards gained 169 284 Yards lost 10 14 Net yards 159 270 Passing yards 152 168 Passes 14-23-1 10-15-0 Offensive plays 67 62 Net yards 311 438 Gain per play 4.6 7.1 Return yards -1 58 fumbles-lost 11 3.1 Penalties-yards 8-83 8-84 Punts-average 6-45 8 Third down efficiency 4-14 7-12 Sacks by-yards 2-8 1-4 Time of possession 31:45 RUSHINQ EMttrn llllnolt No. Yds. Iowa State No. Yds.

Jones 22 74 Patterson 12 83 Castillo 12 33 Pedersen 11 64 Korlosec 2 17 Holmes 6 44 Thorne 4 14 Williams 5 37 Kelly 2 11 Hill 7 29 Jackson 1 8 Knott 3 5 Pilson 1 2 Hughes 1 5 Caldwell 1 3 Seller 1 0 PASSING Eastern Illinois Comp. An Int. Yds. Thorne 14 20 1 152 Kelly 0 2 0 0 Korlosec 0 10 0 Iowa State Comp. An.

Int Yds. Pedersen 10 14 0 168 Caldwell 0 10 0 RECEIVING Continued from Page One average of 241 yards passing and rushing, opened 1991 with 232 yards 168 passing and 64 rushing in playing three-fourths of the game. "This went about like I expected," Pedersen said. "Our offense didn't do badly in the first half, we just didn't have a chance because we weren't on the field." Eight Straight Passes Credit that to Eastern Illinois quarterback Jeff Thorne. Once he stopped completing passes, Iowa State's fifth consecutive season-opening victory came with ease.

But stopping the sophomore quarterback wasn't as easy. Thorne completed his first eight passes, most of the short variety, but couldn't get his team into the end zone until Jamie Jones caught his 5-yard pass with 29 seconds to play in the third quarter. Iowa State had only five offensive possessions in the first half, but went to the locker room with a 21-0 lead on short-yardage touchdowns from Patterson and a 29-yard run by Pedersen. "Didn't Expect That" "He was throwing that screen pass all over the place," Iowa State defensive back Mark DouBrava said. "We didn't expect that.

He forced us to make adjustments." A rap against the Cyclones last season was that they sometimes had trouble scoring from short range. That wasn't a problem Saturday, with the 195-pound Patterson, who added his third touchdown in the third quarter, then departed after his fourth touchdown, a high-stepping tackle-. r. -vr ,1 1 hi I i 1 'I 4 i mini V. A us? TS.

mismJkm iastern Illinois No. Yds. lows State No. Yds. 57 Hughes 23 Spencer 20 Hill 14 Patterson 12 Schulte 12 Williams Jones Hickman Castillo Grady Ellens Rummell Cook Sahm ISU'S SCHEDULE Dati Opponent TimSoor Sept.

7 Eastern Illinois 42-1 3 Sept. 14 Iowa 11:39 a.mT Sept. 21 at Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. Sept. 28 at Rice 3:45 p.m.

Oct. 9 Oklahoma (P) 1:00 p.m. Oct 19 at Kansas Oct. 26 Okla. State (H) Nov.

2 at Missouri 1:00 p.n. Nov. 9 Kansas State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 16 at Nebraska 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 23 Colorado 12:10 p.m. TACKLE LEADERS AA teams. Eastern Illinois Miles Pennington Settles Lane Gales U. i 5 4 4 2 A.

towe State 2 Milner 4 Cole 5 Buggs 1 Fulton 3 Armstrong I Iowa State quarterback Chris Pedersen sprints for a first-half touchdown Sat- The Cyclones have a 4-1 record in ij urday against Eastern Illinois at Ames. Pedersen rushed for 64 yards. season openers during Walden's term..