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Monday, September 23, 1991 THE DES MOINES REGISTER 3S COLLEGE FOOTBALL 'New' Agassi wins in clutch 4 III Persian Gul THE WEEK AHEAD ar veteran, in Davis Cup company EL NCAA LEADERS RUSHING Per Art. Yds. Avg. Came Cobb, Rice 61 409 6 7 204 5 Faulk, San Diego St 73 539 7 4 179 6 Powers, Michigan 65 340 5 2 170 0 Hill, Texas 55 337 6 1 168 5 Beniamin. Pacific 75 625 8 3 156.2 McMillan, Army 50 308 6 2 154 0 Dunbar.

Indiana 72 308 4 3 154 0 Smith, Cen. Michigan 145 608 4 2 152 0 Sands, Kansas 65 436 6 7 145 3 Brown, Nebraska 59 396 6.7 132 0 PASSING Att. Comp. Yds. Pts.

Cyclones pari By RANDY PETERSON Register Stiff Writer Richard Powell helped the United States and its allies win the Persian Gulf War, but it appears he won't be Continued from Page One been so courageous before the U.S. Open. "Absolutely not, he said. Better yet, Agassi never let the vo cal German minority in the stands into the match. He never gave them a chance to twirl their noisemakers and sing their songs and wave their flags.

The boisterous visitors from 1935 1908 186.1 178 3 172.2 167 1 165.6 1650 1628 161 8 113.3 Weldon. Florida St 64 48 628 Pawlawski. California 69 49 702 Barsotti. Fresno State 76 53 778 Mirer. Notre Dame 58 35 650 Matthews.

Florida 92 59 870 Graves, Syracuse 59 39 624 Rodgers, Iowa 33 18 303 Granger, Texas 36 18 344 Grbac, Michigan 47 34 373 J. Blake. E. Carolina 77 40 795 49. Pedersen, lowest 52 28 389 Deutschland had helped lift their country in the Saturday doubles.

They had helped boost Stich past Courier. helping Iowa State's football team win this season. Powell, an Iowa State reserve tight end and veteran of the Persian Gulf War, said that when he was not on the list of players who would travel to the Wisconsin game Thev were so forceful, the Interna If," 1 RICHARD POWELL tional Tennis Federation had outlawed the wooden noisemakers after RECEIVING the Hawkeyes' 29-10 victory. Iowa State Coach Jim Walden would not confirm Powell's speculation. Walden said he doesn't criticize individuals in the media.

"He just disappeared off the team," Walden said. "He didn't come into my office and try to talk to me about it. He just wasn't there one day. We did everything we could to get him involved on special teams." Powell, a member of the Marine Reserves, spent nearly six months in Saudi Arabia. The 6-foot 1-inch, 209-pound senior was featured on the cover of the College Football Association's Sidelines magazine wearing his Marine uniform.

He also was saluted by Cyclones fans during half-time of the spring game. He is a graduate of Waterloo Central High School and joined the Iowa State team as a walk-on as a freshman. He is listed as a fifth-team tight end and does not receive a scholarship. He earned a special teams letter in 1990. "I know it's going to look like I want special favors because I was in Saudi Arabia," said Powell.

"But that's not the situation. I just didn't think it was fair to be taken off the special teams because I missed one block. I admit to missing the block. I admit to making the mistake. But it wasn't the only reason we lost the game." Per No.

Yds. Game 37 355 12 3 27 428 90 15 191 75 15 176 7 5 IS 159 7 3 22 380 7 3 20 227 6 6 13 161 65 13 160 65 13 134 65 Gilbert. Houston Turner. Pacific Chamberlain. Walsh.

Stanford Beard. So. Methodist Moore. Utah State Blackwell. Tex.

Howard. M.Bailey. McKay, Washington OFFENSE Tough opponents loom for Cyclones, Panthers IOWA STATE Opponent: Rice (2-0). WhMwhirii p.m. CDT Saturday, Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas.

TtlivisIomNone. Iowa Stall ipdatli Iowa State Coach Jim Walden said Sunday he plans to devote as much additional time as he can this week to the offense, which has gone 70 minutes and nearly five quarters without scoring a touchdown. The last Cyclones' touchdown came when Chris Spencer caught a 7-yard pass from Chris Pedersen with 10 minutes 26 seconds to play in the fourth quarter of the 5 Iowa game two weeks ago. Iowa State managed only two field goals in Saturday's 7-6 loss at Wisconsin. The closest the Cyclones were to a touchdown was when a pass from Pedersen glanced off the finger tips of Spencer at the Wisconsin 3-yard line with less than a minute to play.

"That's a ball that should have been caught," Walden said. "It was going to be a tough catch, but it was catchable." Walden said the biggest problem with the Iowa State offense is inconsisten-J cy, and that's the result of uncertainty. "We're trying to play a lot of guys in different positions and this has affected everything," Walden said. "We've got halfbacks playing (fullback) and full- backs playing (halfback). It's no excuse, but it does break down the continuity of your timing and I think it's affecting our quarterbacking, it's affecting our i coaching and it's affecting the way we play." 0 Walden moved No.

1 tailback Lamont Hill to wide receiver, and placed 0 Leonard Holmes, who opened as the third-string tailback, in the No. 1 job. Sherman Williams, another tailback, has missed the last two games because of an ankle injury. "The rhythm of the offense is not there," Walden said. "There's nothing 1 magic.

We've got to get some problems solved. Indirectly, it's all my fault. We i had a lousy offensive effort that cost us the football game." I Iowa Stat Injury updatt: Offensive guard Doug Skartvedt didn't make 1 the trip to Wisconsin because of a bruised knee, but he is expected to practice this week. Williams did not make the trip, either, and Walden said Sunday he 2 was unsure of his availability this week. Rio updatt! Trevor Cobb rushed for a career-high 216 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night to lead Rice to a 28-19 victory over Tulane.

It's the "best start for the Owls (2-0) since 1972. Cobb, a junior, already is Rice's all-time leading rusher. He had 36 rushes Saturday. The game Saturday will be Rice's first home game of the season. "We're playing an Iowa State team that we felt would be the best non-conference foe we'd play this year," said Rice Coach Fred Goldsmith, whose team opened the season Sept.

14 with a 36-7 victory against Northwestern. Riot Injury updatt! Rice defensive tackle Corey Seymour, a three-year starter, injured his right knee Saturday against Tulane and will miss the rest of the season. Randy Peterson Friday's matches. Sunday, though, they were back in full force. Gorman had taken back his protest.

"We figured, 'Hey, they're going to be there Gorman said. "We just accepted them." Courier hadn't been so accepting. Serving at 3-3 in the second set, Courier asked for support from his compatriots. He yelled. He gestured.

He won the next point and listened to the appreciation rain down. "This is America," he yelled toward the stands. "How can 40 or 50 Germans be outcheering you guys. Let's get motivated. Let's get serious.

Let's not let these people get obnoxious in our own home." Agassi gave them no chance. Even the Arrowhead crazies would have been impressed. Saturday, he felt his services weren't needed and didn't attend Thursday's practice. "I guess you could say that I quit, although I don't consider myself to be a quitter," said Powell, a senior. "I felt that since I was a senior and it's my last year, that I should have be able to travel with the team.

I made all the trips last year. But when I didn't see my name on the (travel) list, I didn't feel like there was any purpose to stay out. I don't know right now if I'll try to get back on the team or not." Powell said the reason he wasn't one of the 60 players on the sidelines during Saturday's 7-6 loss in Madison, was a mistake he made a week earlier against Iowa, where the player he was supposed to have defended blocked a punt that led to a safety in Per Att. Yds. Game 239 1.791 697 0 233 1,702 667 3 245 1.571 523 6 240 1.564 521.3 168 1,033 516 5 220 1.539 513 0 240 1.522 507 3 146 1.013 506 5 213 1.447 482.3 322 1.920 480 0 129 789 394.5 Nebraska Illinois California Florida State Washington Notre Dame Fresno State Miami (Fla.) Baylor Penn State 33.

Iowa RUSHINQ OFFENSE Per Alt. Yds Game 168 1,281 4270 MP 137 129 785 392 5 700 350 0 SATURDAY RIGHT'S GAMES Nebraska Army Oklahoma Atr Forca Kansas Hawaii California Notre Oamt Ohio State Baylor 22. Iowa 49. Iowa 245 1.323 330 8 191 943 314 3 210 1.236 309 0 171 840 280 0 159 838 279 3 169 816 272 2 152 813 271 0 90 484 232.0 128 541 180.3 i rVTT7TTUl -Jr. LlL L.

L. UJ n.ii ir PASSING OFFENSE JITSBEARS 1-SG0-820-6SS3 Harding 35, Iowa Wosleyan 31 The Register's Iowa News Service BURLINGTON, IA. Tod Niblet scored on a quarterback sneak with 7Vi minutes left to give Harding the victory. Iowa Wesleyan was held to minus-13 yards rushing, but quarterback Dustin DeWald kept the Tigers in the game by completing 60 of 81 passes for 432 yards and three touchdowns. Ten players caught at least one pass for Iowa Wesleyan.

W. Illinois 27, St. Ambrose 7 MACOMB, ILL. (AP) Matt Se-man threw two touchdown passes and kicked two field goals Saturday in leading Western Illinois past NAIA opponent St. Ambrose.

Seman kicked field goals of 40 and 30 yards and hit halfback Chuck Fox with a 42-yard scoring pass to put NCAA Division I-AA Western Illinois ahead, 1 3-0, at halftime. Dermeris Johnson ran 40 yards for another Leathernecks' touchdown. Att. Comp. Yds.

Game 105 1,178 392 7 72 1.124 374 7 Houston 183 Illinois 118 Miami (Fla.) 77 KiySPlXsaSE! 717 358 5 649 324 5 948 316 0 39 47 64 IOWA 95 1.255 313 8 97 1.250 312 5 Missouri 85 Florida 103 New Mexico 195 Pacific 176 San Jose State 119 Texas Christian 120 East Carolina 92 58 75 49 923 307 7 902 3007 897 299.0 Harding Iowa Wesleyan 15 11 DEFENSE St Ambrose 10 33--13) 206 67 15-30-1 10-37 W. Illinois 18 55-243 171 106 11-26-1 5-36 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Passes Punts Fumbles-iost Penalties-yards Harding First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts 1313) 432 60-81-3 3- 33 2-2 4- 47 735 46-193 118 8-15-3 Ml 1-1 7-75 7 7 14 Yds Game 188 94.0 Att. 105 131 157 645 215 0 7 14 7 lows Wesleyan 185 665 221 7 IW Oeppmg 7 pess from DeWald (Leonard kick) 178 695 231 7 12J 470 235 0 Clemson Florida State Miami (Ohio) North Carolina So Methodist Utah Wisconsin Southern Miss Tennessee Iowa 32. Iowa State 261 963 240 8 116 496 248 0 Fumbles-lest 1-1 4-4 Penalties-yards 7-81 10-105 Time of possession 25 13 35:07 t. Ambrose 0 0 0 7 7 Western Illinois 3 10 0 14 27 Wl FG Seman 40 Wl FG Seman 30 Wl Fox 42 pass from Seman (Seman kick) Wl Johnson 40 run (Seman kick) SA Gantt 19 pass from Wshlberg (Hahn kick) Wl Earl 21 pass from Seman (Semen kick) Brown 27 pass from NiDiet tiiooawm kick; Niblet 1 run (Goodwin kick) IW Morris 6 pass from DeWeld (Leonard kick) IW Morris 5 run (Leonard kick) Holmes 63 run (Goodwin kick) Niblet 1 run (Goodwin kick) IW Chavis 9 pass from DeWald (Leonard kick) IW-FG 31 Leonard Niblet 1 run (Goodwin kick) 199 766 252 0 190 757 252.3 128 505 252.5 199 911 303.7 To subscribe, call 284-8311.

I Opponent; Northern Illinois (1-2). Whtnwhtrti 1 :05 p.m. Saturday, Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, BTtlivisionsNone. I Iowa update: After beating Hawaii, 53-10, and Iowa State, 29-10, Iowa lhad an open date last week. Northern Illinois is the Hawkeyes' final non-conference opponent before starting Big Ten play Oct.

5 against Michigan in Iowa rCity. "Thank goodness for the open date," Iowa Coach Hayden Fry said. "I "wouldn't mind having one each season. The week off helped our players who were injured and bruised." fry gave his players Saturday and Sunday off. The team will'resume prep-! arations for Northern Illinois today.

Fry is still seeking improvement in the Hawkeyes' punting. Jim Hujsak and Fisher averaged only 28 yards on five punts against Iowa State. Fry said 'the No. 1 punting job is still wide open between Hujsak, Fisher and freshman 'Todd Romano. I fl Iowa Injury updato: Fry said there's an outside chance that split end Jeff Anttila will be able to play against Northern Illinois.

If he can't play then, Fry expects him to be ready for Michigan. Anttila injured a hamstring against Iowa State. Fry said second-team defensive tackle Mike Wells, who missed the Iowa State game because of a knee injury, should be able to practice today. Northorn Illinois updatas After trailing only 7-3 at halftime, the Huskies lost Saturday night at Kansas State, 34-17. Northern Illinois' touchdowns came on a 14-yard pass from Stacey McKin-'ney to Larry Wynn, and a 20-yard run by Brett Schroeder.

6 Tom Rhomberg, a junior from Dubuque, who had been Northern Illinois' No. 2 free safety, started at strong safety against Kansas State. Northorn Illinois Injury updatu Free safety Jeff Taylor injured an ankle 'against Kansas State. His status for the Iowa game won't be known until later 'in the week. RonMaly NORTHERN IOWA Oppontnt: No.

2-ranked Idaho (3-0). Whiriwhoni 8:05 p.m. CDT, Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho. Northorn Iowa updato: The Panthers may be headed in the wrong direction in order to get back on the winning track. "There is no question (Idaho) is a great offensive football team," Northern Iowa Coach Terry Allen said Sunday, one day after the Panthers' 21-20 loss at Illinois.

It was the third time in the last four seasons that the Panthers lost their Jeague opener. I "That was one of those games where it's hard to get a lot of sleep afterward," Allen said. "Counting myself, there's probably a dozen people that have fto look at the mistake they made that cost us the football game. There were so many pivotal situations where we could've put the game out of reach." 0 To beat a Big Sky Conference team like Idaho, Allen said Northern Iowa's secondary can't afford to be beaten deep. Northorn Iowa injury updato: The Panthers had no major injuries Saturday.

Idaho update: Idaho, which had a 9-4 record and was a Division I-AA 'quarterfinalist last season, won its ninth straight regular-season game Saturday, 48-14, at Big Sky Conference rival Montana State. Idaho averages 558 yards per game. True to the league's passing tradition, -they average 402 yards through the air. The Vandals have gained at least 500 ototal yards in five consecutive games. Quarterback Dong Nusimeier has completed nearly 61 percent of his pas- 1 ses (73 of 120) for 1,083 yards.

Kaiey Dunn has 24 catches for 318 yards and i three touchdowns. Dunn was a first-team all-America pick last season after setting a Division I-AA record with 88 receptions. Devon Pearce, a second-1 team all-American last season, leads the ground game with 220 yards. Idaho has a six-game home winning streak. Dan McCool i I 1 A I 'I 1 ,3 til ilriiM" rnHiti i nut, 1 1 nwT, rm.

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THE POLLS AP TOP 25 (Flrstploce votes In parentheses with 1991 rtcord, previous ranking) lei. Florid State (48) (3H 1.486 1 i2.Mlaml.Fla.(8)(2-O0) 1.412 2 "3. Michigan l)(2-0)) 1.375 3 1 4. Washington (3) (2-00) 1.365 4 "5. Tennessee (3-0-0) 1,191 6 6.

Oklahoma (2-0O) U66 7 7.Clemson(2-0-0 1.159 8 8. Notre Dame Ol-O) 1.000 11 t.lowa(2-M))...;. 3 10 a0.PennStat(3-l-0) 870 12 5 Syracuse (3-0O) 870 18 52Baytor(3-0) 850 14 43. Auburn (3-0-0) 825 13 44. Florida (2-1-0) 712 5 i i.

Ohio State (3-0-0) 647 16 16. Nebraska (2-1-0) 548 9 7. Colorado (2-1-0) 534 19 I 18. Pittsburgh (30) 503 20 19. Georgia Tech (2-1-0) 498 17 20.

California (3-04) 344 24 tl Mississippi State (3-1-0) 266 23 (2-1-0) 151 123. North Carolina (2-00) 1 36 i Arliona State (2-0-0) 124 I St. Illinois (2-1-0) 116 Others receiving votes Texas AIM 114, i Worth Carolina State 96. Air Force 65, UCLA 33. Mis-; aissippl 21.

Fresno State 14. Kansas 13, Tulsa 13. Houston 8, West Virginia 8, Central Michigan 7. Georgia 6. Texas Christian 4, Louisville 3.

Oregon 3, Southern Mississippi 3. Texas 3, Indiana 2, Duke 1. COACHES' TOP 25 (First-place votes In parentheses with record, points, previous ranking) 1 Florida State (49) (3-0) 1 ,454 1 2. Miami, Fla. (5) (2-0) 1.397 2 3.

Michigan (4) (2-0) 1.352 3 4 Washington (1) (2-0) 1.309 4 5. Clemson(2-0) 1,164 7 6. Tennessee (3-0) 1,147 6 7. Oklahoma (2-0) 1.123 8 0. Iowa (2-0) 979 10 9.

Notre Dame (2-1) 910 11 10. Auburn (3-0) 902 13 11. Baylor (3-0) 837 15 12PennState(3-l) 791 14 13. Syracuse (3-0) 788 17 14. Ohio State (3-0) 663 16 15.

Florida (2-1) 648 5 16. Nebraska(2-l) 602 9 17. Colorado (2-1) 529 21 18. Georgia Tech (2-1) 455 19 19. Pittsburgh (3-0) 445 18 20.

California (3-0) 296 25 21. Illinois (2-1) 177 22. Mississippi State (3-1) 175 24 23. North Carolina State (2-0) 167 24. Texas A M(l-l) 152 12 25.

Arizona State (2-0) 122 Others receiving vote North Carolina 1 06. Alabama 103. Mr Force 75, UCLA 45. Georg a 45. Texas Christian 38.

Fresno State 35. Indiana 24. West Virginia 23, Mississippi 19, Centrel Michigan 15, Texas 14. Pice 10, Oregon 9, Kansas 6. Duke 6, Houston 5.

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