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3 Statesman-Journal, Salem, Oregon Section Sunday, September 13, 1987 ports Scores; 2-3E. Major leagues; 4E. College football; 6-7E. The NFL; 8E. 7 by Colorado had Dossession three From wir reports nection to flanker Rod Green on a third-and-eight situation on his team's 36-yard line.

The second nestled in split end Terry Obee's hands from 8 yards for the score. Oregon coach Rich Brooks said: "It was a tremendous opening drive. Bill showed excellent poise, and the offensive line did a super job giving Bill time." The game-winning drive took 11 plays, 52 yards and used up 4:45. Musgrave completed 3 of 4 passes in the drive for 32 yards, including two clutch, third-down tosses. He hit flanker J.J.

Birden with a 9-yard completion facing third-and-six at the CU 46 and then completed a 27-yarder to flanker Tony Hargain on a third-and-16 at the Buffalo 43. "They stayed in a zone defense all day and weren't getting a rush because of the great job the offensive line did," said Musgrave, who completed 9 of 14 third-down passes for 105 yards and one interception. Dennis' kick came with 11:11 left. state," he said. "I think all athletes dream a little bit, but that's good." For the Buffaloes, a 17V2-point favorite, it was far from a dream more of a nightmare.

Musgrave directed the Ducks on a 16-play, 80-yard touchdown drive the first time he had his hands on the ball, peppering the Buffaloes' experienced secondary with four completions for 43 yards and two drive-sustaining third-down completions. The first was an 11 -yard con- more times after that, but Ken Culbertson missed a 52-yard field goal attempt, quarterback Mark Hatcher was intercepted by linebacker Mark Kearns, and Hatcher threw incomplete on a desperation fourth-down pass with 53 seconds left. Colorado had the ball in Oregon territory 10 times, but the Buffs' lone score came late in the opening quarter. Freshman fullback Michael Simmons burst up the middle 34 yards for the TD. How Musgrave got away Page 7E field goal early in the fourth quarter.

Musgrave connected on 16 of 24 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown in his first collegiate start. "Even though I made plenty of mistakes, you still dream of playing a game like this in your home BOULDER, Colo. Bill Mus-grave returned Saturday to his home state of Colorado. The University of Colorado Buffaloes wished he would have stayed away because Musgrave, a redshirt freshman quarterback, directed the University of Oregon to a 10-7 upset victory in the season opener for both schools. Kirk Dennis, a graduate of Cascade High in Turner, provided the winning points with a 32-yard Georgia grounds 'Air Express', 41-7 Pacific-10 Conference I Washington (2-0-0) 1 0 Washington St.

(2-0-0) 0 0 OREGON (1-0-0) 0 0 Arizona State (1-0-0) 0 0 California (1-1-0) 0 0 UCLA (1-1-0) 0 0 OREGON ST. (0-1-0) 0 0 Arizona (0-1-0) 0 0 Southern Cal (0-1-0) 0 0 Stanford (0-1-0) 0 1 im 1 i V' Air. SATURDAY'S GAMES Georgia 41, OREGON STATE 7 OREGON 10, Colorado 7 Iowa 15, Arizona 14 San Jose State 27, California 25 Washington 28. Purdue 10 Washington State 43, Wyoming 28 Nebraska 42, UCLA 33 Arizona State 21, Illinois 7 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES San Jose State at OREGON STATE, 6 p.m. OREGON at Ohio State, 10 a.m.

New Mexico at Arizona, 5:30 p.m. Pacific at Arizona State, 6:30 p.m. Fresno State at UCLA, 3:30 p.m. Boston College at Southern Cal, 12:30 p.m. California at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Stanford at Colorado, 11 a.m. Washington at Texas 1 p.m. Wahington State at Michigan, 10 a.m. aV' Jjf ((' III From wir report! ATHENS, Ga. It was a contrast of styles: Georgia's running game against Oregon State's Air Express.

But the frequent flights did little to help the Beavers as Georgia easily handled OSU 41-7 before 73,211 fans Saturday at Sanford Stadium. Oregon State quarterback Erik Wilhelm passed 53 times for 353 yards and one touchdown, while the Beavers gained a net total of 18 rushing yards. In contrast, Georgia rushed for five touchdowns. Tailback Lars Tate led the Bulldogs with 133 yards on 22 carries. He also scored four touchdowns.

In all, Georgia rushed for 364 yards. Coach Vince Dooley, though pleased with the victory, displayed his usual caution in assessing his team. "I felt we played fairly well offensively and defensively," he said. "We seemed to be sharper today and played with a lot more enthusiasm. "However, let's not forget that Oregon State is not in the same league as the team we'll face next weekend.

We'll find out a lot about our team next week at Clemson." Dooley was pleased with his team's pass defense, despite Wil-helm's 353 yards. OSU coach Dave Kragthorpe said, "I think Georgia was very cognizant of not getting beat deep, and therefore we were able to complete a lot of passes underneath their coverage." As for his own team, Kragthorpe said: "We didn't play well, certainly not as good as we expected. Our defense did not tackle very well today. I thought we would tackle much better than we did." Georgia used six plays to drive 68 yards on its first possession. Tate took the ball in from 26 yards, and Georgia led 7-0.

But OSU used five plays to go 83 yards to the end zone, when Wilhelm lofted a 22-yard pass to flanker Robb Thomas. But any chances of a close game ended with that score. The Bulldogs got another first-quarter TD run from Tate, and their defense put Oregon State's passing game out of gear. c. jf 's AP photo Oregon State chased Georgia's Lars Tate (32) all day, allowing him to rush for 132 yards and four touchdowns.

eahawks open today in Denver Today's game Advantage, Navratilova Beats Graf for Open title i t-r Seattle at Denver. Game time: 1 p.m. PDT Air waves: NBC-TV (Channel 8) and KYKN radio (1430 AM). Series: Broncos lead 12-8. Last meeting: Seahawks won, 41-16, at Seattle.

Odds: Denver by three. Linebackers best NFL athletes Back Page "We're the defending champions. So it's a great matchup. We were embarrassed by Seattle last year, and I don't think our players have forgotten it." Seattle has a few new faces this season, including linebacker Brian Bos-worth, who will start in place of injured Keith Butler. Also, Melvin Jenkins has replaced the traded Dave Brown at cornerback.

Dave Krieg, trying to shake his reputation as an erratic performer, is the quarterback, with Curt Warner and John L. Williams providing a solid ground game. Steve Largent has an NFL-record 139-game receiving streak. Denver will have seven new starters. John Elway enters his fifth season at quarterback, and the addition of top draft pick Ricky Nattiel gives him another deep threat.

From wlr report DENVER The Seattle Seahawks sizzled at the end of the 1986 season, winning their final five games, and have been touted to reach the Super Bowl. That puts coach Chuck Knox on the spot, a position he doesn't find comfortable. "We were 10-6 last year and didn't even make the playoffs," he said. "I think those people are overestimating our ability. "This is a new season.

What we did last year has absolutely no bearing on this year. Momentum is not a tangible. It's like trying to grab at air." Today's opener against the Denver Broncos should provide a clue as to whether or not Knox is sending up a smoke screen. The Broncos, after all, lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXI. Denver coach Dan Reeves is excited about the opener.

"Seattle has been picked by almost everybody to win the division," he said. Th Aamoclatad Prat NEW YORK Steffi Graf is No. 1 on the computer. But Martina Navratilova is No. 1 at the U.S.

Open. The defending MBkaaai champion handed enCj Wilander Graf her second de- feat in 63 matches reach men final this year and won Page 3D her fourth Open with a convincing 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory Saturday at the National Tennis Center. Graf will retain her No. 1 status when the new computer rankings are released Monday. But Navratilova said her 1987 Open and Wimbledon titles should give her the edge, even though they are her only two tourney victories this year.

"It's close," she said. "It depends on whether you go for quantity or quality. She's got great quantity, and I have great quality. I like my year, let's put it that way." It was the third Grand Slam final this year between Graf and Navratilova, who were seeded first and second at the Open. Graf won the French Open.

Bad break costs Stephenson lead in Ping AP photo Open winner Martina Navratilova. Navratilova rallied to win the first set in a tiebreaker after losing the first two games. Graf said: "It's always difficult to lose a first set. I was always concentrating, but I couldn't get going." Navratilova then dominated Graf in the second set by controlling the net. "I'm more disappointed now than in the Wimbledon finals," Graf said.

"I'm still No. 1, and she's No. 2." phenson in two holes, to take a one-shot lead against Jane Geddes, her best friend, entering today's final round. Rizzo shot a 3-under-par 69 Saturday for a 36-hole total of 7-under 137. Stephenson, who was cruising along at 8-under through 15 holes, stands at 5-under 139, along with Nancy Lopez, Elaine Crosby and Hollis Stacy.

Golfers will begin play today at about 7:30 a.m. landed near the pin, then bounced over the green and stopped in the mud out of bounds. Stephenson finished with a bogey and, still rattled, hit trees twice on the 17th hole for a double bogey. Rizzo, playing in the same threesome at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club, rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt on the 17th, making up four strokes on Ste PORTLAND (AP) Luck is a major ingredient in golf. Just ask Patti Rizzo and Jan Stephenson.

Stephenson was sailing along with a two-shot lead Saturday in the $225,000 Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship when she hit what looked like a perfect tee shot on the par-3 16th hole. "I was wondering why no one on the green was applauding," she said. She soon found out. The ball had Inside: wWBrr-v 't USUI a Extra Points aitnw aW.iiiYnl.Wi MMW1AriiMfe-ifami 1 1 ffT Today Guerrero still unconscious Three days after he was critically injured at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, driver Roberto Guerrero remained unconscious Saturday. He was struck in the head by a wheel that flew loose.

Guerrero is in critical but stable condition and on a ventilator, said Katherine Walsh-Miller, a spokeswoman at Indianapolis' Methodist Hospital. tfl Major Leagues American League Red Sox 4, Orioles 3 Indians 5, Twins 4 Blue Jays 13, Yankees 1 Royals 10, Athletics 7 Brewers 1 1 Tigers 2 Rangers 4, Angels 3 Mariners 12, White Sox 2 National League Expos 7, Cubs 1 Cardinals 8, Mets 1 Braves 10, Dodgers 9 Giants 7, Reds 1 Pirates 12, Phillies 4 The Blue Jays take over first place in the AL East. Page 4E WOSC, Willamette and Linfield have alumni football games. Page 5E Notre Dame knocks off Michigan. Page 6E Tomorrow See if the Seahawks win the opener.

1, .31 Duran wins 10-round bout Roberto Duran of Panama, a former triple-crown boxing champion, scored a unanimous decision against Juan Carlos Gimenez in a 10-round middleweight bout Saturday night in Miami. It was the second bout in Duran's comeback attempt to get a shot at a middleweight title. Duran, 36, has an 82-7 record. Breakaway back Alabama's David Smith pulls away from a Penn State tackier Saturday. Alabama won, 24-13.

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