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O-l GREEN BAY PRESS-G AZETTfe iSPORTS Big Ten football State colleges Scoreboard Outdoor stories Travel -D-2 -D-4 -P-6 D-8 -D-1 1 Sunday, Sept. 28, 1980 Starting line-ups Poor team showing irks Coffman DALLAS around here," he said. i Chaos and football teams are nothing new to Coffman; When-h6 was at Kansas Tony Hill fat Donovan Herbert Scott John Fitzgerald Tom Rafferty Jim CooDer do. Come in the locker room and start a fight?" he said. "I can't come in here and say, 'Hey, you're not giving your "then, if I have.

a. bad Offense WRik LT LG RG RTS TE: WR QB FB HB with you," Coffman admitted. "People are getting edgy." Some observers are referring to the Packers as the National Football League's version of a bye for their opponents. Others are calling them the worst of the 28 pro teams, bar none. By BOB McGINN Of the Prest-Gazefte The1 deplorable state of the Green Bay Packers-dis gusts Paul Coffman.

one of their -best players, and at age 24 he should get better. If the Packers' future is to be brighter, it must be with players like Coffman. Billy Joe Dupree game, people are going to be Drew Pearson Danny White 'Ron Springs I A Tony Dorsett GREEN BAY James Lofton Tim Stokes Derrel Gofourth 3 Larry McCarren Leotis Harris Greg Koch Paul Coffman Aundra Thompson Lynn Dickey 4' Gerry Ellis Eddie Lee Ivery Mike Butler Charles Johnson Ezra Johnson John Anderson Ed O'Neil Bruce Beekley Mike Douglass Estus Hood Mike McCoy Steve Luke Johnnie Gray fman acknowledged. "We had back-to-back 1-10 seasons actually 1-10 followed by 2-9), and our coach was told he had to resign during the season. "(But) we still had to play the next week." Coffman insists that the Packers can Overcome their adversity.

"You're not going to go from a 51-21 defeat (at Los Angeles) and hope to trounce the Dallas Cowboys," he said. "You've got to build up. "(But) I don't think the ship's sunk, that it's over. I think everybody has to go through turmoil sometimes. Some people are giving up way too early." Defense Ed "Too Tall" Jones LE Larry Cole LTNT RTRE State, for example, the poor Wildcats didn't win a Big Eight Conference game from 1975-77.

In Coffman 's senior year, K-State Coach Ellis Ramsb-erger was forced to. resign 1 with several games left, but later was allowed to complete the season. The Wildcats admitted misrepresenting players in a junior varsity game by using incorrect numbers, apparently in an attempt to give players expected to be red-shirted some playing time. "I've been through this sort of thing in college," Cof Kickoff at 1 p.m. pointing the finger at me.

The only thing I can change is how I play." Still, Coffman harbors suspicions about the effort some of his teammates are putting forth. "I can see Steve Luke and Johnnie Gray giving all they've got, but I can't say that I do see it all the time Coffman refuses to believe the team is that bad. He maintains that the talent is good enough for them to finish 8-8. And if "we learn how to win," as he puts it, the Packers can be better than .500. The only thing Coffman can do to make things better, he says, is to improve his own play.

"What am I supposed to But as the Packera (l-2) prepared this week for to day's 1 p.m. game against the Dallas Cowboys (2-1) at Milwaukee County Stadium, their tight end appeared to be getting a bit touchy, just like many of his teammates. "You're out there working your (bleep) off in a game and you're still losing. Pretty soon it catches up Randy White Harvey Martin Mike Hegman Bob Breunig D.D. Lewis Steve Wilson Aaron Mitchell Charlie Waters Dennis Thurman RELOLB LBLI LB MLBRILB RLBROLB LC RC SS FS "Everybody has to go through turmoil sometimes.

Some people are giving up way. too early." Paul Coffmarv Wetzel, cut upfield inside the end and rambled 64 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Wetzel converted on the kick, Ashwaubenon's only successful extra point try of the game. Pulaski bounced right back, however, with Kroll taking a pitchout and galloping 41 yards for a TD five plays later. But the Raiders again failed on their two-point conversion try.

The fireworks were over for the rest of the first half, but that only set up an outstanding second half. The Raiders took the kick-off and marched 67 yards in 11 plays to take the lead for the first time on Kroll's four-yard run up the middle. Kroll somehow had averted a pass interception by stealing an eight-yard pass earlier in the drive, then Steve Kestly converted a gutsy fourth down gamble by hitting Rodney Lasecki with a 20-yard pass to the four, with two Raiders banging together as Lasecki hung onto the pass. Again the conversion failed, but Pulaski led 18-13. Ashwaubenon wasted no time coming back, regaining the lead two plays later when Brocker hit Dave Steav--pack behind the Pulaski secondary for a 69-yard touchdown bomb.

A holding call nullified Pulaski's go-ahead TD on the next series, pushing the Raiders back to the 17 and wiping out Kroll's three-yard score. But Pulaski bounced back from that setback when Kestly foiled a bit of Jaguar trickery, intercepting end Craig Gracyalny's pass at the 29 yard line. The Raiders took advantage of the change in momentum, getting a key first down by inches on a fourth down pass to Kroll, to set up Kestly four-yard TD keeper at the 6:48 mark. With the Pulaski bench vainly shouting for a timeout, Kroll barged up the middle for the decisive two-point conversion and a 26-19 lead. But everyone knew that advantage was in jeopardy, and Brocker showed why by keeping the ball on four straight plays for 56 yards to the five.

The threat bogged down briefly before Brocker hit Gracyalny in the corner, just lofting the ball over Kestly's fingers for the eight-yard TD strike with 3: 20 to play. Ashwaubenon had one more chance to pull out the game, but the Jaguars missed four straight passes from midfield. Continued on D-2 By DENNIS GRALL Of the Press-Gazette PULASKI A host of big plays prevented either -team from building up momentum, but that just added to the excitement here Saturday afternoon as Pulaski took over sole possession of the Bay Conference lead by nudging Ashwaubenon 26-25 in a battle of unbeatens. 'Each team just kept coming back," a relieved Pulaski Coach Byron Buelow said after the superb seesaw battle between two evenly matched ballclubs. "It was a game of highs and lows, and the momentum swung back and forth.

I didn't know how long either team could keep it up." The victory hikes Pulaski's front-running mark to 4-0 while Ashwaubenon, rated second in the WIAA Division 2 poll this week, slipped to 3-1 and a share of second place with Marinette and Seymour. Jaguars went for the win rather than trying an extra point kick after their final touchdown with three minutes, 20 seconds left in the game, but defensive back Mel Kroll thwarted quarterback Bob Brocker's rollout a yard short of paydirt. "I wanted to go for the win, not the tie," a disappointed Coach Ed Krcmar said of the two-point attempt. The game was an instant replay of last year's battle between 4-0 teams that Ashwaubenon won 26-18, and a' capacity-plus crowd of approximately 3,000 fans watched deliriously as the two teams struggled to gain the upper hand. But neither team was able to gain control, with the clock Finally running out to decide the verdict; and leave both players and fans emotionally drained.

'The first sign that this would be a wild contest came when Hick Hakes picked off a deflected Pulaski pass while kneeling at the Raiders' 46-yard line. The Jaguars jumped on that break and pounded into the end zone in eight running plays, Brad Wetzel blasting the final two yards. But Wetzel missed the extra point kick, another early indication of things to come as both teams had trouble with their conversions. Pulaski was the recipient of the next break, with linebacker Kevin Kubiak scooping up Wetzel's fumble on a screen pass, and galloping about 25 yards up the east sideline for the touchdown and a 6-6 tie on the second play of the second quarter. But two players later Brocker faked a hand-ofPto Expos, Astros triumph; Bv the Associated Press Jerry White's 'two-out, seventh-inning double scored the lead run as Montreal beat Philadelphia 4-3 to move within a half-game of the Phillies in the National League East.

Meanwhile, Niekro and Dave Smith on a four-hitter as Houston blanked Cincinnati 2-0 to Solidify its lead in the National league West. Chris Speier, who had three hits, opened the seventh with a double off Phillies ace Steve Carlton. Bob Pate sacrificed Speier to third and after pinch-hitter Ken Macha struck out, White delivered his double to give the Expos a 3-2 lead. The Expos scored their eventual winning run in the eighth on Iarry Parrish's RBI single, offsetting a run-scoring base hit by Keith Moreland in the Philadelphia ninth. Scott Sanderson, who worked six innings and gave, up four hits and two runs, improved his record; to 16-10.

Flias Sosa pitched 2 2-3 innings and needed last-out relief help himself from Woodie Fryman, who gained his 17th save. The Phillies tboka 1-0 lead in the first innjng as Mike Schmidt celebrated his 33rd birthday with his. 44th home run. The however, tied it quickly in the second when Gury Carter led off with a home run, his 27th. In the bottom of the second, the Phillies gained a 2-1 lead when Manny Trillo hit the first pitch of the inning for his seventh homer of the year.

Montreal came back to tie in the fourth on a double by Andre Dawson, a walk to Carter, Warren Cromartie's sacrifice and Speier's two-out, RBI single. The Astros, who also beat Cincinnati 2-0 Friday night, picked up all of their runs on a two-run double by Craig Reynolds. Cincinnati starter' Mario Sotojiitched 4 1-3 innings of hitless ball until Denny Wal- Continued on D-9 At WmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmHmmwmik mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmtaM Priss-GoMtt photo by John Roemer Ashwaubenon quarterback Bob Brocker took to the air in an effort to sail over Pulaski linebacker Kevin Kubiak, but Kubiak halted the 21 -yard run at the five late in Saturday's Bay Conference game at Pulaski. ruins rollover seorele ss Badgers was set up when Greenwood's knee touched the ground at the Wisconsin 27 before he got off a punt. Josten completed only nine of 24 passes with two interceptions for 123 yards.

Backup Wisconsin quarterback Jess Cole was two of five for 15 yards. Sophomore tailback John Williams led Wisconsin in rushing with 101 yards on 21 carries. Split end Tim Stracka caught six passes for 80 yards. this one for only seven yards by Joe Reutz. The Bruins drove 54 yards on seven plays, two of which were runs of 17 and 28 yards by Nelson.

On the third play following UCLA '8 kickoff, Wisconsin quarterback John Josten fumbled when hit by Glenn Windom and Martin Moss recovered for the Bruins at the Wisconsin 5-yard line. Nelson scored two plays later. UCLA's final touchdown test viewed by 40,018 at the, Los Angeles Coliseum. UCLA's first touchdown followed an 18-yard punt by Wisconsin's David Greenwood. The Badgers then moved into position for Gladem 's first field goal try.

The Bruins took over at their 31 after the miss and marched 69 yards in 1 1 plays for their second score. Big play was a 37-yard pass from Ramsey to split end Cormac Carney. UCLA's third touchdown followed another bad punt, third-leading rusher last year with a 139.6 yards per game average, sat out the game because of a bruised right knee. A school spokesman said it was hoped the senior tailback would be able to play next Saturday when the Bruins are on the road at second-ranked Ohio State. Although the Badgers moved the ball at times, they didn't penetrate further than the UCLA 19-yard line.

Wendell Gladem missed field goals of 48 and 44 yards in the first half of the con- LOS ANGELES (AP) Freshman Kevin Nelson, filling in for the injured Freeman McNeil, gained 123 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown Saturday as 16th-ranked UCLA overpowered win less Wisconsin 35-0. Nelson, who had gained only 40 yards in UCLA's first two games, surpassed that total early in leading the unbeaten Bruins to their third consecutive victory. Wisconsin is 0-3 and has yet to score a touchdown. sey fired a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ronnie DeBose with 54 seconds left in the first period, making it 14-0. Bruno scored his second touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run with 6: 57 left before halftime, and Nelson tallied on a 1-yard run just 1 :03 later to make it 28-tt Backup quarterback Jay Schroeder completed the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

McNeil, the country's UCLA dominated all the way, scoring two touchdowns in each of the first two quarters. Nelson, younger brother of Stanford standout Darrin Nelson, gained 114 of his yards in the first half and didn't play in the final quarter. He also caught three passes for 36 yards. Fullback Frank Bruno put the Bruins ahead to stay after just 6:08 of play when he plunged over from 1 yard out to cap a 46-yard drive. Quarterback Tom Ram 4TH ANNUAL PRE-SEAS0N SKI SALE Hillsdale downs Knights Jb" football scores HIGH SCHOOLS Green Bay Premontre 15, Appleton Xavier De Pere ADULT ALPINE SKI PACKAGE Skis Bindings CIQ 95 Installation I TTw Until the Chargers' rotating backs and linemen finally pounded them into submission, the Knight defenders acquitted themselves well.

Their finest moment was a goal-line stand late in the third quarter. Linebacker Barry Truskowski stopped two running plays, before tackle Bob Shackelford and linebacker Jim Garvey turned back tailback Jerry Cifor on fourth down from the one. Van Alstine was hopeful that the respectable performance aeainst a scholRr-' ship school Hillsdale football has 54 tuition grants worth $4,000 each may help the Knights' self-image. "It helps to plant the seed of what we can do against scholarship schools," he said. "Now, they can say, 'Hey, we're pretty good football team." Mllhdole ttlt SI.NerMrt t7M 7 veor, 40-vord field goal SN Von Rueden, 9-vard pass from Covo-nouoh (Biodgett kick); HIM, 47-vard pou from Riepma (veor luck); Eberhart, 14-yard run (kick ADULT NORDIC SKI PACKAGE fense committed just one.

But it led to the Knights' touchdown. After Rick Vear's 40-yard field goal gave the visitors a 3-0 first-quarter lead, Eberhart fumbled at midfield a series later and cornerback Dan Magno recovered for St. Norbert. Five plays later Cavanaugh hit Von Rueden for the score. The key to the drive was a 27-yard run on a draw play by fullback Joe Hoeming, who led all rushers with 93 yards on 20 carries.

"Hey, I think St. Norb-ert's a prettv eood football team," said Hillsdale Coach Dick Lowry. "That's a potent offense, and their whole defense is stronger than what we had seen on films. "We just had to shake up the troops," he said of a stern halftime lecture and numerous second-half lineup changes. "We were laying there in the first half and being still." Cavanaugh, described by Lowry as "as good a quarterback, as you'll see on this level," was unable to hit anything deep and settled for 9-of-25 for 101 yards.

In fact, other than their touch-' down drive, St. Norbert failed to dent the Hillsdale 40. On second-and-three from the Hillsdale 49, Charger cornerback Chris Doyle stepped in front of a Cava-naugh pass intended for tight end Mike Devine and returned it to the St. Norbert 47. On the next play quarterback Pat Riepma found wingback Kevin Hill racing all alone on a deep sideline pattern and hit him for a touchdown.

The dazed Knights only made it past midfield once after that. Hillsdale then clinched thines with a 17-plav. 76-yard scoring march in the fourth quarter. Tailback Bill Eberhart broke the tackle of Knight safety Pat Coyle and scampered 14 yards for the touchdown with 38 seconds left. "The two mistakes back-to-back beat us, but the effort was just superior," said Van Alstine.

"You can't fault effort. Sooner or later it's going to win for you." Van Alstine absolved Cavanaugh of at least some of the blame for Doyle's critical interception. He said one of the receivers on the play ran an incorrect route. While St. Norbert was guilty of three turnovers, Hillsdale's ball-control of By BOB McGINN Of the PresJ-Gozette Two traditions held true here at Minahan Stadium Saturday.

St. Norbert College steadfastly upheld its reputation of usually playing well at home against the better teams on its schedule. But the Green Knights also held to the form chart by losing to Hillsdale College. The Chargers' 16-7 victory, carved out before some 3,000 Parent's Day fans, was the Michigan school's 13th consecutive win in the series. "I told the kids on Thursday that we have a tradition of playing tough football against the teams that are supposed to blow you out," said Norb Coach Larry Van Alstine.

"They did play well, but we still didn't win." A pair of back-to-back big plays in the third quarter, both of which were made by Hillsdale, now 2-2, sent St. Norbert to its third defeat in four games. The Knights were nursing a 7-3 lead, thanks to quarter; back Greg Cavanaugh's 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jim Von Rue-den in the second quarter, when things came unglued. Skis Bindings $QQ95 89 Pulaski 26, Ashwaubenon 25 Chippewa Falls McDonell 32, Pennings 7 BIG 10 UCLA 35, Wisconsin 0 USC 24, Minnesota 7 Syracuse 42, Northwestern 21 Iowa State 10, Iowa 7 Illinois 20, Air Force 20 Indiana 49, Colorado 7 S. Carolina 17, Michigan 14 Michigan State 33, Michigan 7 Ohio State 38, Arizona State 28 TOP 20 Alabama 41 Vanderbuilt 0 Nebraska 21 Penn State 7 Stanford 31 Oklahoma 1 4 Pittsburgh 36, Temple 2 Miami, Fla.

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