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66 THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE OCTOBER 6, 1985 URI leaves UMas: stuck in the mud SifVJ jf! jsjf much." Sophomore quarterback Bob Williamson (5 of 10. 49 yards), in his debut as a starter did his best to keep the drenched Homecoming crowd hopeful by squirming out of a third and 8 from his own 3 with a nice toss to John Crowley at the 23-yard line, but URI's Trevor Watson locked his team's win by jumping in front of a sideline pass with 42 seconds to play. Until then, the anxious moments wouldn't die for the Rams, a team that normally lives and dies by the pass. "It was so slick in that first half I was practically shot-putting the ball," said Ehrhardt (19 of 36, rv Ik BU, 34-7 si Nlckerson Field Bucknell (2-2) 7 0 0 0 7 BU (2-2) 7 13 7 7- 34 Buck Scott Aiello 25 pass from Jim Given (Tim Caldwell kick) BU Tim Bonnell 2 run (Ashley Dussel kick) BU Randy Pettus 7 pass from Pat Mancini (Dussel kick) BU Bill Brooks 20 pass from Mancini (kick failed) BU Pettus 4 run (Dussel kick) BU Brooks 5 pass from Mancini (Dussel kick) Attendance 2,322 Buck BU First downs 10 19 Rushes-yards 25-39 61-257 Passing yards 148 100 Return yards 91 90 Passes 15-31-3 7-15-1 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 4-29 3-25 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds.

Avg. LG Pettus, BU 19 91 4.5 17 Bv Jackie MacMullan Globe Staff AMHERST The game was scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m., but the lines on the field were washed away and the transformer on the scoreboard blew. Plus it was raining. "It was so muddy," said University of Rhode Island quarterback Tom Ehrhardt. "that when you stepped on the field, you're feet like felt they were gonna keep going down forever." "A mess," said University of Massachusetts coach Bob Stull, shaking his head.

"A real mess." But the show went on (15 minutes late), and URI found itself neck-deep in trouble for three quarters before pulling a touchdown out of the mud to eke out a very significant 7-3 victory yesterday at Warren McGuirk Stadium. And guess how the Rams did it. URI, the team that threw the ball 67 times last week, sealed yesterday's victory with a running 3-0, with less than two minutes left in the third quarter, the Rams had a first and goal from the 8, but tailback Dave Morrill was stopped dead at the line of scrimmage. On second and goal, Ehrhardt faked the handoff to Morrill in the middle, gave it to receiver Jim Pratt on the reverse, and guard John Denny busted open a big hole for him on the left side. Eight yards later.

Pratt was in the end zone standing up. "We tried that play before and it didn't work." said URI coach Bob Griffin. "It was a tough call, especially since Pratt had to cut across that marshland to get the ball." "Yeah, it was risky, but Rhode Island always does those crazy things," Stull shrugged. "They'll go for a fourth and 1 on their own 40 if they feel right. With that play (the reverse), either you lose 8 yards or it's a big play." An equally big series of plays followed, when Rhode Island regained possession with 1 1 :52 left and ate 9:22 off the clock.

UMass appeared ready to strike when Kevin Smellie ran the kickoff back 44 yards to the URI 48-yard line, but nine plays later, tailback Anthony Strickland fumbled on the URI 25-yard line and Ram defensive end Todd Tunnell recovered. URI then whittled the clock to 2:30 with key receptions by Pratt. Jim Muse (7 catches. 56 yards), and a yeoman running effort from Morrill (27 carries. 97 yards), who is easily the most anonymous tailback in the conference.

URI did not score on the drive, but it left the Minutemen with 150 seconds to move the ball 99 yards. "That was the drive that really kicked our butts," Stull admitted. "They didn't leave us with Bonnell. BU 12 51 4.3 194 yards, 2 interceptions). "I couldn't get anything on it." All-America tight end Brian Forster (8 catches, 85 yards) kept his offense in motion with a series of NFL-type catches, while on the other end, UMass tailback George Barnwell (96 yards) ground his way up and down the field better than anyone.

But no one could make it count, until UMass placekicker Stan Kaczorowski booted a 36- Earl Beecham, Buck 8 42 5.3 9 Tim Grosvenor, Buck9 33 3.7 9 Passing Com. Att. Yds. TD Int. Given, Buck 15 30 148 0 2 Mancini, BU 7 15 100 3 1 Receiving No.

Yds. TD Bill Brooks, BU 5 80 2 Aiello, Buck 5 47 1 Pettus. BU 1 60 2 't i IfllltlJJ Tailback Randy Pettus scampers into end zone for BU's second touchdown, globe staff photo by wendy maeda BU masters Bucknell yard field goal with 9:27 left until halftime. The Minutemen's drive was, in fact, aided by Griffin, who protested a nullification of a 24-yard sideline catch by Pratt so vehemently i that he was tagged with two per-' sonal fouls. As a result, URI was forced to punt from its own end zone and UMass started with the ball at the URI 37.

"Credit the field goal to me," Griffin said. "I lost my composure. I don't know if I lost it for 30 yards worth, but it was an emotional moment." So was halftime. when Griffin explained just how damaging a Yankee Conference loss this early in the year could be to the Rams. But now it's UMass that has to worry about bouncing back from -an 0-1 league mark.

URI, 7-3 at Amherst URI (3-2) 0 0 7 0 7 UMass (3-2) 0 3 0 0 3 FG Stan Kaczorowski 36 Rl Jim Pratt 8 run (Mike Griffin kick) Attendance 6,876 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG Dave Morrill. URI 27 97 3.0 10 George Barnwell.

URI 25 96 3.9 14 Al Neri, UM 10 29 2 9 6 Pratt, URI 2 10 5.0 8 Passing Com. Att. Yds. Tp Int. Tom Ehrhardt, URI 19 36 194 0 2 Bob Williamson, UM 5 10 49 0 2 Receiving No.

Yds. TD Brian Forster, URI 8 85 0 Jim Muse. URI 7 56 0 Morrill, URI 3 29 0 John Crowley, UM 2 28 0 UMass 10 47-138 49 66 5-10-2 3-2 3-15 URI First downs 15 Rushes-yards 35-102 Passing yards 194 Return yards 27 Passes 19-36-2 Punts Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yards 3-35 By Bob Monahan Globe Staff Boston University's football team did it all yesterday for the first time this season as it registered its second win in a row by overpowering Bucknell, 34-7, before 2.322 fans at soaking Nickerson Field. The Terriers (2-2) were very sharp on defense all afternoon and displayed a solid, well-balanced attack, much to the delight of first-year head coach Steve Stetson. Prior to the game, BU hadn't scored a touchdown on the ground, but yesterday it rushed for two.

Quarterback Pat Mancini, looking better than ever, passed for three scores. BU's name players contributed much, but a newcomer of sorts was also a driving force. Sophomore inside linebacker Jack Rey-bold recovered two fumbles and chalked up an interception, all of which led to Terrier touchdowns. Reybold, from Laurel, had seen limited action this year and entered the game with only four tackles and one assist. He didn't win a starting job until he began to play to his potential during last week's practices.

BU had other standouts on defense defensive tackle Kevin Murphy, who had three sacks; defensive end Paul Scudellari, and linebacker Brad Hokin. In the first quarter, Bucknell scored its only touchdown when it took the opening kickoff and put together a 10-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by a 25-yard pass from quarterback Jim Given to tight end Scott Aiello. The drive took 4:18. BU took the kickoff and nearly duplicated Bucknell's effort with an 1 1-play, 79-yard drive that was climaxed by a 2-yard run by TimT Bonnell at 11:29. BU dominated the early part of the second quarter, but couldn't score.

A 50-yard drive was halted when Mancini was intercepted. Then Reybold got into the act. He picked off a Given pass on the Bucknell 25 and returned it to the 15. Moments later, Mancini found Randy Pettus open on the left flat and fed him an easy pass with which he scored with ease from the 7 at 14:25. "I guess it was Just a case of me being in the right place at the right time." said Reybold.

Bucknell found itself in a hole after the kickoff, and Reybold recovered a fumble on the Bisons' 19. On the first play from scrimmage, Mancini found swift Bill Brooks alone in the right corner of the end zone and lobbed him a scoring pass at 14:38. Two touchdowns within 13 seconds, and school was out for Bucknell. "The big key there was that coach Stetson had us call time out," said Reybold. "That stopped the clock and forced them to run the ball, and they fumbled.

The coach deserves credit for that move." BU was in charge all the way in the second half, and scored two more times. Reybold recovered his second fumble on the Bucknell 35, and eight plays later, Pettus scooted in from the 4 on the left side. it The final BU touchdown was scored by Brooks after he gathered in a 3-yard pass from Mancini while all alone again in the right corner. That gave Brooks his 25th career touchdown, and increased his career reception total, to 177 and his career yardage to 2,774. "All the kids played well," said Stetson.

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