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Tuesday, September 13, 1988 THE DES MOINES REGISTER OS Cooper says Buckeyes' fans need more enthusiasm raise the noise level. He had said earlier last week that he did not think he would have to incite the crowd for support. Cooper, hired New Year's Eve, is in his first year at Ohio State after spending three years as the head coach at Arizona State and eight as the head coach at Tulsa. "I remember and I hate to keep going back to this back when I was at Tulsa, we went over to play Arkansas every year," Cooper said. "That was a big, big game for us, but it was very big to them.

But the Arkansas fans would not let their team lose the ball game. "We were leading them, 10-0, one time at the half and when Arkansas came out for the second half, the people talking about how good we are now. That's why I'm running scared. I just hope we're that good." UNEXPECTED RESULT. What if Terry Donahue had known, before UCLA's annual bloodletting against Nebraska, that his Heisman Trophy poster boy, Troy Aikman, was going to complete only two passes in the second half? Or that the officials were going to take a touchdown away from UCLA and give one to the other guys? About the last thing he would have expected was UCLA 41, Nebraska 28, which is what happened Saturday night before 84,086 at the Rose Bowl.

The Bruins finally beat their Big Eight bugaboo by using their speed and quick-strike capability, combined with a physical line that was' every bit the equal of the Corn-huskers'. UCLA scored on plays of 57, 50 and 75 yards in the first quarter, took a 28-0 lead and never looked back. By halftime Aikman had thrown for 183 yards and three touchdowns, the Bruins were up, 38-13, and the game was virtually over. Ron Maly's Top Ten 1 UCLA 2 Miami (Fla.) 1-0 3. Oklahoma 1-0 4.

Southern California '5 0 5. Clemson 6. Nebraska 2 1 7. Georgia 2-0 8 Auburn 'l-O 9 Louisiana State 10. West Virginia fans gave them a standing ovation and did not sit down until they got of the game again." i.

Cooper said it all came down to the lans realizing their impact on the game. Ohio State begins classes Sept. 22. Cooper said he anticipated a change when students make up a larger percentage of those at Ohio Stadium. "When the students get here, I'm sure the noise factor will be a lot better than it was Saturday," he said.

INCREASED PRESSURE. Cooper acknowledged that the ante has been raised. "I don't think there's any question that fans' expectations have been raised," Cooper said. "I keep hearing INSIDE FOOTBALL said. "I thought the place would be roaring and making noise.

"The thing that disappointed me more than anything else about the crowd is that the crowd needs to learn that when a team isn't playing good is when you need support. You don't need support when you make the great plays. But when the other team gets a drive going, or your defense is letting down a little or things aren't going well for you offensively, that's when you need help." Cooper was seen on the sidelines, while Syracuse was marching toward a 3-0 lead, motioning to the crowd to Associated Press Northern Iowa's next game is tuneup for league opener From Register Wire Services First-year Ohio State coach John Cooper said Monday he was disappointed in the amount of support the i tfShs gave his team in its first game of the season, despite a record opening-day crowd of 89,768. -qcj'The fans have got to get behind 9(ithe team," Cooper said. "Don't just sit and cross your arms and say, -V 'OK, Coach, show us what you're going to lot -XDhio State defeated Syracuse, 26-9, isSqturday, playing before the all-time loApening-game record crowd at Ohio o'Etadium.

Cooper, however, was criti-rocal of what he described as the fans' 3 vlafck of enthusiasm. 9i)l thought a place like this, with 90,000 people, that everybody would bibe up on their feet for kickoffs," he 9i'l UCLA climbs I 4o No. 2 spot behind Miami S3 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (AP) -XJCLA moved up to the No. 2 spot in -3lhe Associated Press college football 'poll this week on the heels of its 41-28 bVictory over Nebraska on Saturday.

t''it means a great deal to be ranked No. 2," Coach Terry Donahue said Monday. But, he added, "I don't think A the polls have any meaning until about the eighth week of the season. iu iThe Bruins, who were ranked fifth MJefore whipping Nebraska, got three -'first-place votes in the poll of sports 'vfriters nd broadcasters. Miami, Which dia not play Saturday, held the 91No.

1 spot with 46 first-place votes. Nebraska fell from second to 11th i' after the loss to UCLA. Clemson and 'Oklahoma held third and fourth, respectively, and Southern California moved up one place to fifth. came Auburn, Georgia, Notre Dame, Louisiana State and Florida Sfate. i0wa, ranked 17th last week, fell to 19th after beating Kansas State.

said he was pleased that UCLA beat Nebraska, but that winching the Pacific-10 Conference title r''aYid beating Southern California are 'ihbre important. 9u try to win every week that we play, but if somebody asks me if Ne- 'bfaska is as important as the game up VUV Washington, the answer is no," he -4iiHd. The AP Top 20 (First-place votes In parentheses) 1. Miami (Fla.) (46) (1-0-0) 1,082 1 ,1 2. UCLA (3) (2-0-0) 1,019 3.

Clemson (4) (2-0-0) 940 3 4. Oklahoma (1) (1-0-0) 918 4 5. Southern California (1) (2-0-0) 795 6 6. Auburn (1-0-0) 758 7 7. Georgia (2-0-0) 753 8 8.

Notre Dame (1-0-0) 643 13 9 Louisiana State (1-0-0) 608 11 10 FlnrMa Stale (1-1tO) 599 10 fll! Nebraska (2-1-0) 581 2 14. veai vuyiiiia 113. Alabama (1-0-0) 448 14 14. South Carolina (2-0-0) 370 16 15. Michigan (0-1-0) 329 9 16.

Penn State (1-0-0) 321 18 17. Washington (1-0-0) 165'a 20 18 Ohio State (1-0-0) 141 19. Iowa (1-1-0) 130 17 20. Oklahoma State (1-0-0) Ill Other receiving votes Wyoming 52, Florida 50, Pittsburgh 39, Brigham Young 27, Arkansas 25, Indiana 25, Washington Slate 24, 20, Duke 15, Oregon 14, Michigan 'stale lov. Arizona State 9.

North Carolina fSlate 7, Rutgers 6, Arizona 4, Syracuse lexas lexos-ei rasu iuiup ouu ITennessee 2, Texas 1, Western Michigan 1. The Register's Prep GLASS 4-A By DAN McCOOL Register Correspondent CEDAR FALLS, IA. Northern Iowa will get some solid preparation for its Gateway Conference opener when it kicks off the home portion of its 1988 season at 7 p.m. Saturday against Morgan State of Baltimore, Md. Morgan State runs the same wishbone offense and plays the same defense as Southwest Missouri State, UNI's opponent in the league opener at the UNI-Dome on Sept.

24. The Panthers return to action after losing, 59-10, to Pittsburgh on Sept. 3, while Morgan State is 0-2 and has a four-game losing streak dating back to last season. "I'm kinda looking forward to the home opener. I hope our football team is looking to that game as much as I am as a start of our season," UNI Coach Earle Bruce said.

"After you take a week off, it's like you haven't played, you've forgotten about it a little bit. Maybe that's good." Both schools have new head coaches Bruce at UNI and Ed Wyche at Morgan State. Morgan State's wishbone offense has been below par this season. The Golden Bears had their best ground game in a 13-6 loss to Bethune-Cook-man Saturday with 89 yards in 36 carries. Quarterback Daryl Jackson has thrown for 217 yards so far this season.

"They do throw the ball a little bit and they do break the 'bone a little bit, but obviously they've been a dive football team with the fullback and the halfbacks carrying the ball," Bruce said. "I would expect that we would see all guns loose against UNI because they have nothing to save it for." Morgan State averages 260 pounds across its defensive line, but that hasn't slowed opponents who have gained nearly twice as much yardage. Bruce said he knows little about the Golden Bears because UNI was not expected to have game films until today. Phoenix was playing its first regular-season game in Arizona after moving from St. Louis.

Dallas won, 17-14. Dallas quarterback Steve Pelluer dives for a first down In the grasp of Phoenix's Tim McDonald Monday night. Cardinals' Arizona debut "We're looking to cut out our mistakes on offense and play a game that we don't give up the big, big play thai we've given up against Pitt," Bruce said. NOTES. Bruce said Monday that the Panthers received no new injuries during the week off Bruce hinted at changes in UNI's offensive said he wants to develop a three tackle-three guard plan to allow flexibility.

Bruce said one change may be Steve Spoden replacing Mark Botkin at left tackle. UNI and Morgan State meet for the first time. The Panthers replaced District of Columbia on Morgan State's schedule. Morgan State's only victory last year Was over District of Columbia. Browns sign 2 quarterbacks BEREA, OHIO (AP) The Cleveland Browns signed 37-year-old veteran Don Strock and 22-year-o4d rookie Steve Slayden on Monday lo fill vacancies created by injuries to quarterbacks Bernie Kosar and Gay Danielson.

Strock, a veteran of 14 years with Miami, was cut by the Dolphins before the season started. Slayden was cut by Cleveland after bejtlg beaten out by Mike Pagel for the Browns' third-string quarterback job this summer. Pagel will remain the BrownS' starter until Kosar returns in several weeks, Coach Marty Schottenheimer said. I DeBerg replaces Kinne as Kansas City starter KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) Steve DeBerg has won the starting quarterback job for the Kansas City Chiefs, replacing Bill Kenney, who has not thrown a touchdown pass in trie team's first two games.

Coach Frank Gansz would not comment on a possible move on Monday, but DeBerg said Gansz told him he would start the next game. NEWSPAPER pass from Lomax to Jay Novacek that cut it to 17-14 with 3:52 left. Just as important was the combination of a Dallas defense that registered four sacks and numerous Phoenix mistakes. On the final play of the first half, for example, the Cards passed up a 42-yard field goal attempt. Instead, Del Greco took a flip from holder "Cliff Stoudt and ran for just 8 of the f25 yards he needed.

Then the first two drives of the second half were ended by mistakes. i The first was the illegal formation penalty. On the next series, Phoenix drove 49 yards to the Dallas 30 before Ed Too Tall" Jones stripped Jordan 'of the ball and recovered at the 27. The final mistake came with 1:50 left, when Phoenix's Reggie Phillips was called for interference, prevent ing the Cardinals from getting the Jball one last time. First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Sacked-vards lost Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards jme of possession Dallas ia 39-190 162 52 12-24-1 0- 0 5-45 1- 0 9-69 Phoenix 22 28-130 237 16 20-34-0 4-29 7-44 1-1 6-33 31:36 28:24 SCORING JDaNas.

7 -7 Phoenix. 0 iD FG Zendeias 47 Ferrell 16 pass from Lomax (Del Greco kick) Walker 3 run (Zendeias kick) Pelluer 1 run (Zendeias kick) Novacek 23 pass from Lomax (Del Greco kick) A 67,139. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Dallas: Walker 29-149, Pelluer 8-36; Phoenix: Ferrell 11-65, Jordan 6-32. Passme Oallas: Pelluer 12-24-1-162; Phoenix: Lomax 20-34-0-266. Receiving Dallas: Martin 5-72, Walker 3-22; Phoenix: Green 5-51, Novacek 4-78, Ferrell 3-37.

Coach Gene Stallings said. "Del Greco missed one and he wasn't even kicking that good before the game even started." Cards quarterback Neil Lomax was most concerned with Jordan's fumble and the call against tackle Luis Sharpe, who was ruled to have lined up behind the line of scrimmage on a 34-yard completion to J.T. Smith. "Jords' fumble hurt and there was that penalty," Lomax said. "Take away those two and it was a different game." The game started at 5 p.m.

local time in 98-degree heat with 15 percent humidity. The heat didn't seem to bother most players, particularly Walker, who got stronger as the game went on. "During training camp we ran a good deal in the heat," Walker said. "We didn't feel it at all." Walker carried nine times in a 13-play, 81-yard drive in the fourth quarter that was capped by quarterback Steve Pelluer's 1-yard sneak with 5 minutes 23 seconds left. Walker's 3-yard sweep around left end came at the end of a three-play, 79-yard drive that consumed just 1:06.

It included a 26-yard run by Walker, a 47-yard pass from Pelluer to Michael Irvin that carried to the 6 and a half-the-distance to the goal roughness call on Smith that put it on the 3. Walker's run put Dallas ahead, 10-7, with 4:35 left in the half. Then he keyed the 81-yard drive for Pelluer's touchdown. That canceled a 23-yard touchdown Team W-L LW OA DA Next opponent 1. Newton 2-0 1 35.0 3.0 Indianola (2-0) 2.

Bettendorf 2-0 2 31.5 5.0 Davenport Central (1-1) 3. Dubuque Wahlert 2-0 3 22.5 0.0 Iowa City High (2-0) 4. Ames 2-0 4 11.5 8.5 at D.M. Lincoln (1-1) 5. Waterloo East 2-0 5 23.5 8.5 Mason City (1-1) 6.W.D.M.

Dowling 2-0 6 20.5 9.5 D.M. North (1-1) 7. Iowa City High 2-0 7 11.5 3.5 at Dubuque Wahlert (2-0) 8. Pleasant Valley 2-0 8 17.5 6.0 vs. Davenport Assump.

(1-1) 9. M. Valley 2-0 9 33.5 14.5 D.M. Hoover (1-1) 10. Sioux City Heelan 1-1 10 20.0 9.5 at Carroll Kuemper (1-1) CLASS 3-A Team W-L LW OA OA Next opponent 1 Decorah 2-0 1 30.5 18.0 New Hampton (2-0) 2.

Fairfield 2-0 2 27.5 6.5 Keokuk (0-2) 3 Oskaloosa 2-0 3 40.5 13.5 Grinnell (2-0) 4. Harlan. -2-0 4 23.5 9.0 at Atlantic (1-1) 5. Webster City 2-0 5 14.0 3.5 Clarion (0-2) 6. Waterloo Columbus 2-0 6 25.5 7.0 at West Delaware (1-1) 7.

Iowa Falls 2-0 7 29.5 10.0 Eagle Grove (0-2) i 8. Spencer 2-0 8 30.5 6.0 at Cherokee (2-0) 9. Marion 2-0 9 29.5 16.0 at C.R. Regis (2-0) 10. Cedar Rapids Regis 2-0 39.5 23.5 Marion f3S Govboys spoil 3 Continued from Page One and another on a fumble by rookie Tony Jordan.

They lost their last chance at the ball on a third-down pass interference penalty and passed up a shot at a 42-yard field goal that might have tied the game. Instead, Phoenix went with a bizarre fake that would have required a 25-yard run by kicker Al Del Greco. "We weren't sure we could kick it," Football Ratings Next opponent Woodbine (0-2) Turkey Valley (1-1) Sioux Rapids-Rembrandt (1-0) Olin (0-2) idle at Elk Horn-Kimballton (2-0) at Walnut (0-2) Fredericksburg (2-0) Allison-Bristow (0-2) Albert City-Truesdale (2-0) offensive average; DA defensive Compiled by Randy Peterson CLASS 2-A GMIMMIlMMMTsS Team W-L LW OA DA Next opponent l.Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) 2-0 1 35 5 4.5 at Postville (1-1) 2 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2-0 2 26.5 10.0 at Westwood (Sloan) (0-2) 3 Solon 2-0 4 37.5 3.5 Clear Creek (Tiffin) (0-2) 4Griswold 2-0 8 36.5 3.0 Carroll (0-2) J' 5. North Polk 2-0 5 10.0 3.0 Dallas Center-Grimes (1-1) 6. Manson 2-0 21.5 13.0 Pocahontas (2-0) 7.

Garner-Hayfield 2-0 23.5 4.0 Northwood-Kensett (2-0) 8. Algona Garrigan 1-1 10 19.0 14.0 at Crestwood (Cresco) (0-2) 9 Greenfield 1-1 9 26.5 19.0 at Interstate 35 (1-1) 8' Emmetsburg 1-1 6 17.5 13.5 Spirit Lake (2-0) CLASS 1-A Team W-L LW OA DA Next opponent i ff 1. Grundy Center 2-0 1 38.5 9.0 Hudson (2-0) 2 Pekin (Packwood) 2-0 3 47.0 0.0 Columbus Junction (2-0) 3. Rock Valley 2-0 4 22.0 6.5 Boyden-Hull (0-2) 'A 4. Southeast Warren 2-0 5 18.0 0.0 at Central Decatur (1-1) 5.

Center Point 2-0 6 26.0 6.0 Starmont (St'berry Pt.) (2-0) i 6 Pocahontas 2-0 7 23.0 7.5 at Manson (2-0) 1 7.Montezuma 2-0 8 28.5 14.0 at English Valleys (1-1) 4 8 North Tama 2-0 9 28 5 8.0 Ackley-Geneva (0-2) 3 9 Madrid 2-0 32.0 17.0 South Hamilton (2-0) 10 Bntt 1 1 2 27.0 21.5 at Forest City (2-0) Stop by and scry "Hello" to THE DES MOINES REGISTER columnists at our Clay County Fair booth in Spencer, September 10-17. You'll meet Michael Pauly, stamps columnist, Sept. 15, 2-4 p.m. LAKE LOT LIQUIDATION SALE LAKE ACCESS LOTS from $2,900 LAKE FRONTS from $8,900 Take advantage of excellent vacationrecreation land opportunity. Beautiful wooded and meadow building sites available on 450 acre private lake.

Championship fishing, golf, all underground utilities, surveyed, warranty deed. Owner will finance with low down payment. CLASS A Team Don Muhm, Country Living, Sept. 14, lOa.m.-noon Sign up to win one of several 1 3-week Sunday Register subscriptions. Look for us at the Clay County Fair in Spencer.

W-L LW OA DA 2-0 1 34.5 130 2-0 2 360 3.0 2-0 3 41 5 8.0 2-0 4 9.0 3.0 2-0 5 27.5 3.0 20 7 265 7.5 2-0 8 17.0 10.5 2-0 9 100 0.0 1-1 10 15.0 6.0 1-1 6 115 12.0 last week's ranking; OA 1 Schleswig i 2. West Central (Maynard) i 3. Graettinger 4. Lincoln (Stanwood) 5 Eastwood (Cor'tionville) 6. East Greene 7.

Cumberland-Massena 8. Clarksville 9. GMG (Garwin) 10. Mallard Key: W-L record; LW average. IOWA'S BEST READ.