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Page Six 4 Section CUif Arizona Hciilii Star Tucson, Sati day, October 3, 1998 PACMO TODAY in HJlP r7 Arizona schedule Hawaii 27-6- 31-14 Iowa 35-11 San Diego State 35-16 Washington Today UCLA' Oct. 10 Oregon State Oct. 17 NE Louisiana Oct. 24 Oregon Oct. 31 Washington State Nov.

7 California Nov. 14 Arizona State Nov. 27 Home games in bold ARIZONA DEPTH CHART Arizona offense 1 Pos. No. Name Ht.

Yr. WR 15 Jeremy McDaniel 6-1198 Sr 19 Brandon Nash 6-1 202 So LT 79 Edwin Mulitalo 6-4 346 Sr. 76 MakaiFreitas 6-7 283 So. LG 66 Steven Grace 6-2 271 Fr. 77 Makoa Freitas 6-4 280 Fr.

70 Bruce Wiggins 6-3 275 So. 66 Steven Grace 6-2 271 Fr. RG 72 Yusuf Scott 6-3 337 Jr. 71 Marques McFadden 6-4 316 So. RT 67 ManuiaSavea 6-2 296 Jr.

71 Marques McFadden 6-4 316 So. TE 88 Mike Lucky 6-7 274 Sr. 90 Brandon Manumaleuna 6-2 286 So. QB 12 Keith Smith 5-11 202 Jr. 16 Ortege Jenkins 6-2 224 i So.

WR 8 Dennis Northcutt 5-11 172 Jr. 25 Malosi Leonard 6-2 214 Fr. RB 30 Trung Canldate 5-11 199 Jr. 38 Kelvin Eaton 5-11 217 Sr. RB 38 Kelvin Eaton' 5-11 217 Sr.

32 Paul Shields 6-1 229 Sr. Arizona defense Poa. No. Name Ht Wt Yr. OE 99 JoeTafoya 6-4 255 So.

95 Ben Alualu 6-0 266 Fr. DT 48 Daniel Greer 6-2 264 Sr. 94 James Lewis 6-5 280 Jr. DT 58 Anthony Thomas 6-1 282 So. 56 Keoni Fraser 6-0 287 Fr.

DE 91 EliWnek 6-2 240 Fr. 87 IdrisHaroon 6-1 266 So. OLB 31 DaShonPolk 6-2 230 82 Robert Bonillas 6-1 233 Sr. I LB 40 Marcus Bell 6-2 231 Jr. 52 Adrian Koch 5-8 212 So.

ILB 6 Scooter Sprotte 5-11 219 Jr. 46 Stadford Glover 6-0 230 Jr. CB 22 LelandGayles 5-9 178 Jr. 5 Kelvin Hunter 5-9 169 Jr. SS 21 Greg Payne 5-10 192 Jr.

27 Barrett Baker 5-10 188 Jr. FS 1 Rafell Jones 5-10 193 Jr. 18 A.J.Brown 5-11 196 Fr. CB 11 Chris McAlister 6-1 206 Sr. 22 LelandGayles 5-9 178 Jr.

Arizona specialists Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht Wt. PK 39 Mark McDonald 6-1 200 Jr.

KO 43 Michael Johnson 5-11 233 Jr. 17 Ryan Springston 5-11 210 Sr. Snap 53 Nate Campbell 6-2 205 So: Hold 17 Ryan Springston 5-11 210 Sr. ers in passing yards, completions and attempts. has thrown for 1,096 yards and eight touchdowns in i Stanford's first four games in a passing attackt thai-ranks ninth in the country.

Stanford might be; without wide receiver Troy Walters, who has missed the last two games with a high ankle sprain listed as questionable for today. In less than two games this season, he caught seven passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, moving him to 10th in thfe school's rankings for receiving yardage with Stanford is giving up 200 yards per game rus.tK! ing, and has yet to face a run-oriented team that incorporates the option into its attack like the Irish. Stanford will pay particular attention to running back Autry Denson (122 yards per game) and Jarious Jackson, Jackson is completing just 39.5 per- cent of his passes in the first half, but 53.9 after intermission. His paltry 211 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and 17 rushing yards in the first tvyp, quarters this season are a major reason Notre Dame has had to come from behind to beat Michigan and Purdue. Quotable: "We seem to find a way to hang jn, there and to find a way to win some games.

It's npt pretty, but I think at times it's pretty Davie. Oregon State at Utah State Records: OSU 2-2, Utah State 1-3 Series: Oregon State leads 2-0 Last time: Oregon State won 24-16, 1997 TV: None 1 US! Preview: Rookie Utah State coach Dave Arslaniarxe says he was tremendously excited about his new job until he took a look at the Aggies' 1998 scheduled "Let's just say I made some concerns known to the I athletic department," Arslanian grinned. "If we're going to play against the fastest guns in the West' we're going to have to buy some more bullets." Utah, State (1-3) has lost to Colorado, Utah and New ico already this year, and games against the Pacj 10's Oregon State and Washington still loom. going to get through this thing, and we're going to be a strong team during the (Big West) Conference seaC son," Arslanian said. Oregon State won both its previous non-conference games this year anxious to break its 18-game road losing streak.

Oregon State is making the first visit to Romney Sta- dium by a Pac-10 school since 1951. Utah Stated hasn't beaten a Pac-10 school since 1965. Utah State had lost eight straight non-Big West Confer- ence games before pounding Division l-AA Sam.j Houston State 47-17 last week. The Aggies gained 470 yards of total offense. Quarterback Riley Jensen threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns.

gon State is also due for a rebound after consecutive lopsided losses to conference foes. The Beavers were outscored 64-23 and had numerous offensive nesses exposed in losses at Southern California and Arizona State. During a 24-3 victory over the Beavers last week, the Sun Devils had great success blitzing Oregon State quarterback Terrance Bryant. With star linebacker Tony D'Amato patrolling the line of scrirttr, mage for the Aggies, Riley expects more of the same. Oregon State tailback Ken Simonton is avr.i eraging 83.8 yards per game, but he'll be tested against the Aggies' rushing defense, which is ranked 10th in the NCAA.

-re Quotable: "We realize we've got our work cut out. But we also feel like we're due to catch a little bit of i a break." Arslanian. The Associated Press Washington State at No. 4 UCLA Records: WSU 3-1, UCLA 2-0 Series: UCLA leads 33-12-1 Last time: WSU won 37-34, 1997 TV: Channel 9, 12:30 p.m. Preview: Washington State began its dream season, of 1997 with a dramatic victory over UCLA that ultimately proved decisive in the Cougars playing in their first Rose Bowl, game since 1931.

Now, the Bruins have a chance for payback, although coach Bob Toledo says that's about the last thing on his mind. "I know a lot of people will ask about the re- venge Toledo said. "That only lasts for so long once the game The two teams finished as co-champions in the Pac-10 last year. Washington State has lost its only conference game this year, 24j-14 at California despite holding Cal's offense to three points. Another loss would make it extremely difficult for the Cougars to contend for the conference title.

The Bruins have had a horrible time at the start of their Pac-10 schedule in recent years, losing; six of their last seven openers. But they're favored by 24 points to buck that trend no surprise considering they've won a school-record 12 straight games. The Cougars had won six straight conference Openers before losing to the Golden Bears. Washington State quarterbacks Steve Bimbaum and Paul Mencke were ineffective at Cal, combining fof only 13 completions in 37 attempts for 216 yards with four interceptions. Overall, Bimbaum is 59 for 122 for 824 yards and five touchdowns with four interceptions.

Washington State's defense, which; has been its strength, will be tested by a UCLA offense led by quarterback Cade McNown. The Bruins have scored 91 points in two games. McNown, who led the nation in passing efficiency last season.i has completed 37 of 62 for 654 yards and four touchdowns with two Quotable: "The preseason's over. Now you get into league games. It's a different season, a second season." Stanford at No.

23 Notre Dame Stanford 1-3, Notre Dame 2-1 Series: Notre Dame leads 8-4 Last time: Stanford won 33-15, 1997 TV: Channel 4, 11:30 a.m. Bob Davie knows exactly what happened-the last 'time Stanford came to Notre Dame Stadium with a 1-3 irecord. The Cardinal beat then-No. 1 Notre Dame 36-31, and "we're not nearly as good as that team," the Irish coach said. So Davie doesn't expect Notre Dame (2-1) to take the Cardinal lightly The can't afford to, not after blowing out Michigan, getting blown out by Michigan State, and squeaking by Purdue on a last-minute field goal.

"We learned the hard way just what it takes for us to go out pnd win every week," Davie said. "We're not nearly a good enough football team to go out there and 'expect to win." While Notre Dame has out-scored opponents 67-16 in the second half, it has been outscored 79-23 in the first two quarters. The Irish only have six first-quarter points this season, and against Purdue, they were down 14-0 after the Boilermakers' first two possessions. Defensively, the Irish are giving up an average of 273 yards in the first half alone, and their overall defensive allowance Of 435 yards per game ranks 97th in the NCAA. The Secondary giving up 264 yards per game and will be tested week by Todd Husak, who is on pace to rank among Stanford's top 10 singe-season lead- 1 RB Kelvin Eafon It's been some tough running so far for Eafon, who is averaging 3.2 yards per carry.

The longest run among his 54 attempts has been 11 yards. But he shows his value in short-yardage situations; he has a team-best five touchdowns. He gained 140 yards against UW last year, the best day of his career. SS Greg Payne Because he played in the out-of-the-way Allan Hancock College on California's Central Coast, Payne didn't make a big stir in the recruiting scene. "Arizona, they do their homework," said Hancock coach Barney Eames.

The payoff is that Payne, a junior, looks to be a two-year starter for the UA. 1 Jabari Issa Issa isn't the most recognizable player in the game, but he is a vital part of a defensive line that is supposed to be Washington's strength. He's 6 feet 6 inches kT v' i PAC-10 STANDINGS and 295 pounds, one of those big, fast defensive tackles that everybody is Wildcats looking for Arizona, in fact, recruited him out of San Mateo (Calif.) Conference Overall Arizona 10 4 0 Oregon 1 0 4 0 California 10- 31 USC 10 3 1 Washington 10 2 1 Arizona State 11: 2 2 UCLA 0.0 2 0 Washington State 0 1 3 1 Oregon State 0 2 2 2 Stanford 0 2 13 High School Even though he and fellow mountainous defensive tackle Mac Tuiaea (6-6, 290) were generally pushed around last week by Nebraska one newspaper report had Tuiaea being blocked 15 yards; downfield Issa came away with good i numbers. He tied for the team lead with eight tackles, giving him 12.5 for the seasok 7.: LC 4 -j chance to get after their quarter-, back and make that be a cant thing." Big things are expected froin freshman tailback Willie Hurst, who will make his. first start.

He is replacing Maurice Shaw, who is out because a back injury. "He has true big-play potent tial," said Washington coach Jim Lambright. Countered Tafoya: "Their runl ning game doesn't really us too much." mi If the Wildcats are able to slow down Hurst, then they to find a way to get to Huard, who picked apart the sec-" i ondary last season with quick three-step drops. ttv The UA doesn't have a dynamitic pass rusher, and its pressure 1 has been inconsistent. Freshman end Eli Wnek has three of Arizoilj na's 12 sacks; Tafoya is With2'2.

mmm "We want to hit them and bring it to them," Tafoya said. "They will be physical, but weg want to be physical, too. We 4 want them to watch film of the game and say, 'Wow, we got He has a team-high five tackles for loss, Continued from Page 1C Huard, a junior, has 42 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. Analyst. Mike Gottfried wrote last week on ESPN.com that two pro scouts told him they considered Huard the nation's top quarterback.

"Huard is a lethal weapon back there," Tafoya said. "When he has a little bit of time to throw, he can expose a lot of coverages." Slowing down Huard is a step removed from the UA's main objective: Stop the run. Do that, and the Huskies become one-dimensional and less effective. Washington, which is mostly inexperienced at receiver and running back, redesigned its offense a bit to take advantage of Huard's talents. The Huskies caught Arizona State off guard in their opener, using four- and five-receiver sets to run up 42 points in a victory.

But since then, in games against very good defenses in BYU and Nebraska, Washington including 2.5 sacks. Today Stanford at Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m. Washington State at UCLA, 12:30 p.m. Arizona State at USC, 4 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 7 p.m.

Oregon State at Utah State, 7 p.m. Next Saturday Utah State at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Oregon at Washington State, 2 p.m. Oregon State at Stanford, 2 p.m. UCLA at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Notre Dame at Arizona State, 7 p.m. California at USC, TBA has only two offensive touchdowns. The running game hasn't produced, contributing. 103.3 yards per game. "We can't let Washington come out and establish themselves as a running football team," said UA defensive coordinator Rich Ellerson.

"If we do (stop the run), then we have a WASHINGTON. ncDTU A nr Washington schedule Washington offense Name Ht. Yr. 5-11 165 So. 190 Fr.

900 So. 300 Jr. 310 Sr. 300 So. 285 Sr.

310 Sr. 315 So. Pos. No. SE 4 84 WT 68 69 WG 67 54 51 70 SG 71 60 ST 75 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 Arizona State 42-38 BYU 20-10 Nebraska 7-55 Arizona Today Utah State Oct.

10 California Oct. 17 Oregon State Oct. 24 USC Oct. 31 Oregon Nov. 7 UCLA Nov.

14 Washington State Nov. 21 ARIZONA-WASHINGTON GAME NOTES Ja'warren Hooker Todd Elstrom Elliot Silvers Kurth Connell Tony Coats Matt Fraize BradHutt BenKadletz Chad Ward Dominic Daste Aaron Dalan Rock Nelson Reggie Davis Anthony Mizin Brock Huard Marques Tuiasosopo Willie Hurst Maurice Shaw Dane Looker Joe Jarzynka -Gerald Harris Andre DeSaussure TE QB 55 5 81 7 11 1 4 3 320 So. 325 Sr. 290 Fr. 230 Sr.

255 Jr. 225 Jr. 215 So. 200 Fr. 215 Jr.

190 Jr. 175 Jr. 190 So. 205 Sr. 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-5 62 '6-1 (6-2 TB Home games in bold 32 HB 80 21 FL 9 3 against Washington twice, and both times he has' thrown an interception for a touchdown.

Last season, the UA was at the Washington 9 when he entered; the game as a running back. He took a handoff from', Ortege Jenkins, ran to his right and threw back tb! Jenkins along the left sideline. Comerback Jermaine Smith wasn't fooled at all, stepping in front of the' pass and returning it 91 yards for a 35-7 lead. In 1996, free safety Tony Parrish returned a Smith pass' 45 yards for a score. Night moves Moved to accommodate a Fox Sports Net tele-'' cast, today's game will be only the third night game" in Husky Stadium history.

In previous night game's Washington lost to Oklahoma State in 1985 ahef beat Nebraska in 1992. "The anticipation of a nigf)t; game gives us a great opportunity to have something that's said UW coach Jim Lambright, whose team lost last week 55-7 to the Comhuskers. "Arid at this point, you have to look for special things." WR Ja'Warren Hooker Injuries have slowed the fastest man in college football he has a best of 10.18 seconds for 100 meters but he has fond memories of Arizona. He returned last year's opening kickoff 89 yards for a score, the first time he had touched the ball in college. He has Washington defense Po.

No. Name Ht. Wt Yr. SLB 4 Jeremiah Pharms 6-1 235 So. 53 Odell George 6-2 225 So.

DE 99 Josh Smith 6-4 255 Sr. 90 Nick Feigner 6-4 255 Ft DT 78 Mac Tuiaea 6-6 290 Jr. 93 Toalei Mulrtauaopeta 6-5 320 Jr. NT 95 Jabari Issa I 6-6 295 Jr. 76 Ryan Julian i 6-6 275 So.

ILB 27 Marques Hairston 6-2 235 Jr. 35 Derek Noble 6-2 215 Fr. ILB 17 Lester Towns i 6-3 240 Jr. 42 Jeff Johnson 6-2 225 Jr. WLB 23 Todd Johnson 6-2 225 Sr.

24 Derrell Daniels 6-1 215 So. ROV 8 Nigel Burton 5-9 180 Sr. 26 Anthony Vontoure 6-1 190 Fr. FS 13 Brendan Jones 5-11 190 Sr. 5 HakimAkbar 6-1 195 Fr.

CB 1 Jermaine Smith 5-11 195 Jr. 11 Wondame Davis 5-11 170 Ft CB 10 Toure Butler 5-9 160 So. 3 Renard Edwards 6-2 195 Jr. Last year Washington's Ja'Warren Hooker returned, the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown, a flashback of sorts for the Wildcats, who had that happen to them on the opening kickoff of the year at Oregon. Things never got better1 for Arizona, which trailed 41-14 at halftime and lost 58-28, the most points against the UA since Colorado put up 65 in 1958.

A couple of bright spots: Ortege Jenkins threw for a career-best 348 yards and running back Kelvin Eafon had a career-high 140 yards. Matchup to watct, Arizona's linebackers vs. Washington's receivers. The Huskies created mismatches last year by spreading the field and getting a slot receiver lined up against a linebacker. How will the UA adjust? Will the coaches tinker with their scheme in the secondary, something they haven't traditionally done? Or does that mean linebacker Scooter Sprotte, who has three interceptions, will be busy in coverage all night? "I think they will try to get the running game established a little bit," Sprotte said.

"As soon as we shut that down, then they might try to go to the four- and five-receiver sets." Getting their kicks If it is a close game as expected, somebody might have to kick a game-winning field goal. Washington has redshirt freshman Jim Skurski, who has missed two extra points and is 0 for 1 on field goals. Arizona has junior Mark McDonald, who has made only 1 of 5 field-goal attempts. "Nobody is more disappointed than Mark that he has missed a couple," said UA coach Dick Tomey. "He's just in a little slump.

I think he will snap himself out of it. I have seen enough over the last year to think he can do it." McDonald hit late-game field goals last season to beat San Diego State and Cal. Nightmares for Smith Arizona quarterback Keith Smith has played three catches for 20 yards this season. 1 1 RB Willie Hurst You can't tell by the stats (60 yards on 25 carries) but the Washington faithful is excited about the prospects of this true freshman. Hurst has good acceleration and a tricky spin move just as he is about to be tackled.

STATS MATCHUP Passing Com Art Pet Yds TD INT Keith Smith, UA 42 60 70.0 636 5 2. Ortege Jenkins, UA 21 44 47.7 370 2 '1 Brock Huard, UW 61 112 54.5 656 6 '4 Rushing Att Yds Avg. YPG TD Trung Canidate, UA 47 234 5.0 78.0 2 Kelvin Eafon, UA 54 175 3.2 43.8 5- Maurice Shaw, UW 32 102 3.2 34.0 0 Willie Hurst, UW 25 60 2.4 30.0 Receiving Rec Yds Avg. TD Dennis Northcutt, UA 23 458 19.9 .3 Jeremy McDaniel, UA 22 310 14.1 4' Dane Looker, UW 18 185 10.3 2- Reggie Davis, UW 12 142 11.8 '2: Injured, will not play iy rr Washington specialists Pot. No.

Nam Ht Wt Yr. 16 RyanFlemimg 6-3 180 Jr. PK UJimSkurski 5-11 190 Fr. Hold 17 Ryan Miletich 5-10 195 Snap 77 Scott Ask 6-3 270 Fr. KO 10 Toure Butler 5-9 160 So.

PR 10 Toure Butler 5-9 160 So..