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Camellia Bowl odds Favor Cal Poly Today North Dakota Will Pit Statistical Edge wA THE SATURDAY MORNING rAtior7 Sacramento Bee Sports quarterback Jay Gustafson a crafty' 180-pound junior connected on 128 tosses for 1817 yards and 17 TIN Receiver Hobbles Flaker Ron Gustafson no relation to the quarterback is the primary tar Saturday December 9 1972 Page B1 By Jim Rattie TheUniversity of North Dakota has the statistics in its favor but the odds-makers prefer Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo by eight points in the 12th annual Camellia Bowl game today in Hughes Stadium Kickoff between the nationally ranked college division teams will be 1:30 o'clock The contest will be televised by ABC on a regional basis but will be blacked out locally North Dakota ranked sixth behind third-rated Cal Poly in the final small college poll averaged better than 400 yards a game on offense against 10 opponents Little All-America tailback Mike Deutsch logged 996 yards of the total rushing and scored a staggering 27 TDs over the Sioux's 9-1 campaign When Deutsch wasn't running tommanumnimmaggnimmigam Camellia Bowl On Radio-TV' Today's Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoNorth Dakota Camellia Bowl game will be broadcast by KFBK (1530) at 1:10 pm get but the sophomore has been hobbled by a sore knee and his status won't be determined until kickoff The flanker was one of seven re ceivers with 100 yards or more via catches taking 26 passes for 351 yards Deutsch and fullback Mark Bellmore also have caught 32 between them Cal Poly is less impressive in statistics and measures its success by a steady running game and an unyielding defense which produced an 8-0-1 record for Coach Joe Harper Sacramentan Rushes Fullback Mike Thomas of Sacramento a Little All-Coast choice is Cal Poly's answer to Deutsch Thomas was slowed by a midseason hip injury but still managed 619 yards rushing on four yards a pack Cal Poly doesn't like to throw but has profited with the limited amount it has used the pass Of 49 receptions or 53 a game five have gone for scores "There have been times when our running game has been shut off and we've had to pass more" Harper related "And there have been times when our running and passing games have both been stopped Then our defense usually comes through" Edge In Defense Defensively the Sioux anchored at tackle by 242-pound Canadian pro football prospect Frank Landy also See Page B4 Col 6 Between The Sport Lines 141512' '1 Here's How They 00 kfiti- In Case There's A Tie 4 a By Marco Smolich Sports Editor fier meaning the runnerup team carrying the best record in the conference) with overall division and conference (including division) records in that order: ham Dave Quirk and Wavne Robinson too right Another key figure to watch is Cal Poly quarterback John Pettas upper left Bee Photos by Owen Brewer 404" 7 1 ---'--77- t' iti)i'-' 4 I 0 4 4' 40' 1 v4i kroiix i f--y7r-k )p glIAI C''' ox L' 0 4 4::::::: tk 7: ::::::::::::::311::: 4:: 1x :41 Stkt NIN 4 4 0 jiH- 0 0 ip 7 IV 141: Ail -7 -7-4--- :::4 ham right DtaoveOguhit he Quirk Vk key figure aye Rob- in i 71 ::4114 to watch is CM Poly quarterback I '1 John Pettas upper left 3: i 4 Bee Photos by Owen Brewer 49 Nvootal 0800 0 IS pot '6k' 1 44' le 'i'''' ''''4'''' 1 r'':" V''' 40t i -0- 044ik og3'0 a i t-4 '''Z ---77- EXCEPT IN THE AFC West where John Madden's Oakland Raiders have clinched the title and none of the others can qualify as a "wild card" team for a playoff berth all divisions in the National Football League are alive with clubs hoping to make the tournament trail leading to Super Bowl VII Twelve clubs in all remain in the hunt going into the final two contests Along with Oakland George Allen's "over-the-hill" Washington Redskins and Don Shula's unbeaten untied Mi '4d 8311 Is' 's VIIIS714 11414e411 I IltS) CO ig g7 -k 4' I to' t5NA'7: it 14 AuttH4174 AFC EAST-MIAMI (won title) 12- 0-0 7-0-0 100-0 New York Jets 7-5-0 6-2-0 6-3-0 AFC Steelers 9-3-0 3-2-0 7-2-0 Cleveland Browns 8-4-0 4-1-0 7-2-0 Cincinnati Bengals 7-5-0 2-2-0 5-4-0 AFC West Oakland as mentioned earlier has it locked at 8-3-1 and there are no "wild card" possibilities left NFC (won title) 11-1-0 7-0-0 10-0-0 Dallas Cowboys 9-3-0 5-1-0 6-3-0 New York Giants 7-5-0 4-3-0 6-4-0 NFC Bay Packers 8-4-0 4-1-0 6-3-0 Detroit Tigers 7-5-0 2-4-0 5-5-0 Minnesota Vikings 7-5-0 4-1-0 6-3-0 'If -77! etz 07e 04 P's ogeA4: i V4 tiii 4 coe5 tis 1'il 1 f4' Key Camellia Figures lia Figures North Dakota's All-American Mike Deutsch bottom right will pit his running ability against Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo defensive linemen from left Steve Nelson Dan Gra NFC Falcons 7-5-0 3-20 5-40 -Los Angeles Rams 6-5-1 420-- 5-3-1 San Francisco49ers 65-1- 2-21 441 IF IT SHOULD come down to best point differential in head-to-head competition you might be interested in the following pertinent results and upcoming matches: American split with Cincinnati (lost 10-15 won 40-17) Pittsburgh split with Clevelaand (lost 24-26 won 30-0) Cleveland defeated Cincinnati 27-6 and they will meet today Jets will play Cleveland Dec 17 John Madden ami Dolphins already are wearing crowns Allen's gang in the NFC East and Shula's in the AFC East Offensive Battle Looms Aggies Minutemen Will Clash Today National Conference Dallas defeated Giants 23-14 will play them Dec 17 Green Bay beat Detroit twice (24-23 and 33-7) Green Bay lost to Minnesota 13-27 and they will meet tomorrow Minnesota beat Detroit twice (34-10 and 16-14) IF TIES DEVELOP at the regular season's end they will be broken in the divisions by a step-by-step procedure the first four of which are: 1 Best wonlost percentage in head-to-head competition 2 Best won-lost percentage in games within division 3 Best won-lost percentage in games within conference and 4 best point differential in head-to-head competition It's extremely unlikely that steps beyond those four will need be taken To bring you up to date in all this confusion here's how the clubs stand in the qualification process as champion of or "wild card" (fourth quail offenses and the quick natural turf at the indoor center is expected to help point production Big School Wins Massachusetts has put 334 points By Bob Dunning Special To The Be ATLANTIC CITY NJ A wide-open offensive game is expected when the University of California at Davis Aggies take on the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the fifth annual Boardwalk Bowl football classic in the convention center here at 11 am PST Both schools feature high-scoring SAN FRANCISCO BEAT Atlanta 49-14 and they will meet tomorrow Dallas lost to Green Bay 13-16 Dallas defeated Detroit 28-24 Dallas lost to San Francisco 10-31 Atlanta lost to Detroit 23-26 Atlanta defeated Green Bay 10-9 Giants See Page B5 Col 3 When Pennington throws he has three receivers to choose from the best of which is split end Steve Schubert who has caught 45 tosses for 901 yards and nine scores More important is Schubert's average of 20 yards gained per reception Ace Receivers Flanker Tim Berra son of baseball's Yogi Berra has caught 30 passes for 540 yards while tight end Gary AIika has caught 18 for 238 The Minutemen have a proven break-away threat in running back Paul Metallo a 5-11 190-pound senior who can go from goal line to goal line in 94 seconds has rushed for 860 yards and 16 touchdowns including a scoring run of 73 yards in the 28-7 win over Boston College Massachusetts Coach 7 Dick MacPherson spices up his offense on occasion with halfback and fullback option passes Meta llo has thrown 10 times this year with six completions for 176 yards and one score while fullback Dick Cummings has thrown just once for 54 yards and a touchdown The Far Western Conference champion Aggies have put together their 6-1-2 record largely behind the arm of 'See Page B4 Col 6 Boardwalk Bowl On Radio-TV Today's UC -Davis -Massachusetts Boardwalk Bowl game will be broadcast by MAY (1430) at 10:15 am and will be videotaped tomorrow by Channel 13 at 1 pm 1::: Hornets Topple Tall Idaho 77-65 Sacramento now travels to Spokane to meet unbeaten Gonzaga University 3-0 tonight at 7:30 o'clock Gonzaga is fresh off a two-point win over Washington State Sacramento Idaho Idaho Radio-TV Sports ft to 22 points midway through the second half The 64 Green poured in 25 points hitting on 11 of 18 floor shots and hauled down nine rebounds Slickball handling Ilaren added 16 points and teamed with Green to subdue Idaho in the first half The Hornets led 39-29 at the half Idaho's 6-7 Steve Ton paced the losers with 18 points and 14 rebounds Teammates 6-8 Roger Davis added 13 rebounds and former Yuba College basketballer Ty Fitzpatrick popped in 10 Special To The Bee MOSCOW Idaho The California State University at Sacramento Hornets opened their first road stand of the basketball season on a winning note posting a 77-65 victory over a taller University of Idaho team last night Idaho outrebounded the Hornets 53-35 but failed to match the sharpshooters' floor per cent Sacramento hit 51 per cent from the floor compared to Idaho's 37 Paced by Bruce Green and Larry Haren the Hornets led by as many as TODAY Radio am Boardwalk Bowl: tiCDavls vs Massachusetts KJAY 0430) 1:10 13" Camellia Bowl: Cal Do ly-Sen Luis Obispo vs North Dakota KFBK (1530) om Bay Meadows horse race results KFBK (1530) 8 2 0 10 Is on the board in running up an 8-2 record including wins over Boston College Harvard and Boston University The Minutemen also picked up the Yankee conference title with a 5-0 record Pell Pennington a 6-5 215-pound quarterback is the key to the Massachusetts offense Pennington has thrown for 1733 yards and 15 touchdowns while completing 475 per cent of his passes Pennington who has 48 speed over 40 yards also has rushed for 233 yards 5 pm Wrest lino 40 7:30 pm Roller Derby 40 10 pm Fights from The Forum 40 TOMORROW Television (Partial Lis linos) 10 am Miem Dolphins vs New York Giants 3 1030 am Les Angeles Ram vs Louis Cardinais 10 12:30 pm San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons 12 1 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