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THE SACRAMENTO BEE Sunday December 10 1972 Page F4 Camellia Bowl Dakotans Topple Cal Poi Continued From Page Ft Thomas the Mustangs' No 1 ball packer was held to 29 yards in 13 attempts North Dakota's final TD came with 11 seconds left Reserve back Dale Kasowski turned a simple dive off guard Into a 49-yard touchdown romp when he caught the Poly defense napping on his only carry of the contest Jamie Gronowski booted his fifth PAT for the final margin flanker Ron Gustafson no relation on a six-yard pass eight plays after the Sioux had stopped a Thomas plunge on a fourthand-one foot play at the Poly 34 Deutsch aided the 34-yard march by carrying three times for 18 yards Cal Poly defensive tackle Dave Quirk turned around the one-sided contest a bit when he intercepted a Gustafson pass intended for fullback Mike Bellmore and romped 60 yards for a score 1:44 before halftime Mike Guerra's PAT made it 17-7 at the opening series 25-yard pass from Gustafson to tight end Lawrie Skolrood and Mike Bellmpre's 12-yard run highlighted the series The Sioux made it 10-0 on another pass from Gustafson lb Skolrood for 13 yards with 2:40 left in the first period The score came three plays after ND defensive end John Miklesh recovered a Pettas fumble at the Poly 21 Deutsch carried twice for eight yards before Skolrood slipped past Poly's Little-All American safely-Amos to take the TD grab Seize Opportunity North Dakota pulled in front 17-0 when QB Gustafson learned up with wider halftime margin had not a I Poly stopped Deutsch on a scoring try at the one on the Sioux's second series The Sioux had marched 65 yards in eight plays before being shut out Statistically North Dakota wound up with 402 total yards which was the Sioux's season average as opposed to Cal Poly's 174 yards: The Sioux had 266 yards rushing and another 136 passing to the Mustangs' 83 rushing and 111 passing In passing Gustafson was 11 of 26 While Pettas was 7 for 16 Mead led all receivers with three catches for 62 yards t7' 41 i 711'7 ek ::1 1: t4 ow" 0): i Nr I 1: 7'1-1 :4 ii: 5A: it ilj 4 r- ttH: ifaste" :4 IP iiA '4'' ''''t4 'Or-- VI Vot 1 -4eD''' 1 i tit r': I :4 (s ti 1 fi :7 1 irtottkrt7 i i 1 'c -t: 5 1 ''ei4 114': 7 -7ff: h--4 '''2 -4: 14 4: i :4:::: tzft ii-4 "44 "4 '10 I 0 ::::0 44:: l'i 1 -z -11 le i- The Sioux Start Early Gronowski started the Sioux's scoring by kicking a 36-yard field goal after the Dakotans had marched from their 28 to the Cal Poly 19 on the Poly Defensive Moment North Dakota might have had a Praise Plus Prayers Dakotans Applqud Cal Poly Gridmen Continued From Page Ft He came out of nowhere" 'About the Mustangs' strength Gustafson said "They were among the best ive've played equal to South Dakota and North Dakota State They have a fine middle linebacker (Lee) I don't think any one player was eSceptional for us It was our whole ball club" On Dana Stromberg North Dakota wide receiver hauled in this pass on Mark from quarterback Jay Gustafson for a lengthy gainer Mark 411 1111 4 L' 4404 4 :4 f' erz-- -'4e '1 -ke -1 lok T'' 7 44-Atf4A0i: (1 Tsi Ark ym i ''4'I rh1 0 4001: 19t s' '44 1:1:01 sk 7711 4:: itts rt A 1: ot ktr 41 a I il I 2 1 ::) 4i ''1': 1 4 'i 'd ilrAy4 I 4i: 6 2 '1 (44v1 I) te Vill --mr -Ik ::1:7" 4::::: --i-- As 1 lr -i: 2 0 40 "7': 2 ''44 4dattk210 112 ilt094' (4 frl' 10 2 2 2 2 V't412 eV' NC''4' 24 10'y 1120t 2 :22 2 fittomrioIL'o: Ak' 'N1' SOL -2''' Boardwalk Bowl Thomas Greg Lee Wayne Robinson Walter Mead and Dave Quirk" Thomas the Sacramento fullback who played for the losers wasn't as complimentary of winners as they 'ere of him and his teammates Obviously disappointed after the 38-21 loss the Little AllCoast star a Sacramento High School grad said: "We played lousy so its hard to judge We've played better teams I'd say Fresno State and Boise State were the toughest we played this year "We should have run over them I'm not pleased We should have played better We didn't move the ball Sure they're good but we're better Our offense forced our defense to play too long" Thomas a rugged 205-pounder lugged the ball 13 times for 29 of Poly's 63 net rushing yards and scored once from a yard out Asked what he thought of his performance he said 'I'm not proud of it I've played better" Figures Tell Story With guys from such spots as Swift Current Thunder Bay and Thief River Falls the North Dakota Sioux were too much- for the Mustangs to handle Proof: 96 plays and 402 yards to 50 plays and 174 yards and 26 first downs to seven The most embarrassed Cal Poly fan may have been the one who painted the huge sign: "A Team Named Sue?" UM 11146U 011611 it tUcti11 It ill111211 OULI: Questionable Gamble Cal Poly coach Joe Harper in answer to why he gambled in the second quarter with a fourth down and inches to go situation on his own 34 yard line and instead of kicking called for an unsuccessful line plunge by Thomas said "We were down 104 We had to have it" North Dakota took possession and scored on a Jay Gustafson to Ron Gustafson pass to give the Sioux a I7-point bulge -North Dakota has a balanced team" he said "And they execute They got us down and we had to press We made too many mistakes but I'm Proud of my team North Dakota is the best team we've played We had some fine performers like Mike Massachusetts Blunts UCD Rally Wins 35-14 Continued From Page Fl out to a 20-0 lead midway through the second quarter and thwarting Se veral Aggie scoriT drives Massachuseils iced the first time it got its hands on the ball marching 51 yards in nine plays before Pennington hit Berra the son of baseball's Yogi with a 17 yard scoring Blocked Path Bee Photos By Dick Schmidt Skip Shuman Polys throwing quarterback Jan Pettas North Dakota delensiv end Scott Hewitt found it tough to get to Cal Aggies On TV UC-DavisAassachusetts game will be videotaped today on channel 13 at I pm Who was hit at the Iwo and struggled into the end zone The Aggies were stopped twice more once on an interception by Dennis Kiernan at the Massachusetts 22 and the other when Biggs threw incomplete On fourth down from the Massachusetts 18 before Biggs brought the team back late in the half to score On a 20 yard pass to running back Frank Altick The 26 yard drive was set up when Bill Cochran recovered a fumble byCummings Trailing 20-7 at the half the Aggies rallied to make a game of it in the third quarter when Biggs hit passes of 12 18 and 30 yards to lead the learn on a 59 yard scoring drive that was capped by Sacramentan Joe Mangiaracina's one yard run However the Aggies failed to move the next Iwo limes they had the ball and Tripucka came in to put the game away for Massachusetts The win gave the Yankee Conference champion Minutemen a 9-2 seasonal record and the eastern regional college division title Camellia Bowl Statistics 710 14: 44(tti4' a' '11 Ir -l-t -11''' Illit 1 CImm11141' rwo 1 11 -4kar-134kke- -tit V' 1 s' 340 'r 'I IV 14 it Ittl Sillottill! r1111'11: v--- A lizal o''' -N ti 4le-) 'A: '4 4 4 it 1 -110 -4- 15! war 7 pz 41' 43K! If 'ik'eii' 4: 44 14g47 lt Si' "1" 4 4k 41' ri1411 0 vz474-s it I 4 11 1: S'I'l i iiiiatiLF 4 lt 1my 41: 4: l'' tv' 4 '''''3 :4 -Ili" ''''''7kfr''''' 1-4''' 44101i 4 I NI' i 4 1Kriz-0C1- -4's-e It st ip a 1 i I 0010ir: pr" iot re iik'4 44 trx 4 'k Cl: 4 l' oni 11413KIKNOW I 4'4'7) 11 -Y 4i- 0' '5' 4' 410(41tf JISP 1z- TO 011: i f' 7: 1-" 44'4Z't' '1111 111 I 4 ''')kIii i 4::: kr 4 4 )'1714t' 100 'A 06 'utlfe -0444 -4 '''41s it' Boardwalk Bowl Statistics North Dakota 10 7 7 14-38 Cal Polv SLO 0 7 0 14-21 36 FG 13 Pass from Gustaf son 4Gronowski kick) ND-14Gustafson A pass from Gustafson (Gronowskl kick) 60 Interception return (Guerra kick) I run (Gronowski kick) Gustafson 5 run 1Gronowski kick) 29 Pass from Pettus (Pass i run (Thomas run) 49 run (Gronowski kick) TEAM STATISTICS ND CP First Downs 26 7 Pushing Yardage 266 Al Passing Yardage 126 111 Total Yardacto 402 174 2-0 3-1 Punts (no-nve) 5-34 7-35 Pentltv yards 50 119 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING North Dakota Cal Poly SLO teb net lett net peutsch 41 119 Thomas 13 70 Bellmore 7 Pettas 11 13 Heiman 10 411 Ginhan 5 II Gustafson 8 27 Hubbard 3 6 Walker 3 16 Robbins 1 4 Kasowski I 49 Totals 70 266 Totals 33 63 PASSING Pa PC net pa DC net GuStalson 26 11 136 Pettit 16 7 111 Robbins 1 0 Totals 26 II 116 Totals 17 7 III RECEIVING pitch The big play was a 30 yard third down pass from Pennington to Gar Mika which set up the Minutemen with a first down on the Aggie 29 Safety John Healy started the second Massachusetts scoring drive when he intercepted a Biggs pass and returned it 25 yards to the Aggie Pennington hit Steve Schubert with an eight yard pass Then fullback Dick Cummings ran twice to the 14 Pennington carried to the 10 then Schubert took a handoff on an end around and swept untouched for the score Mark Palau's PAT made it 14-0 with 5:30 left in the first quarter The Aggies then missed a golden opportunity to get back in the game when they moved to the one yard line following a Massachusetts fumble only to be stopped when Rick Fortiwr took Biggs' fourth down pass out of bounds in the end zone Starting front the handed to Metall() seven straight times and the 94 sprinter moved the ball 58 yards to the Aggie 41 before taking a breather The score came when Meta llo took a handoff from Pennington then turned and threw back across the field to Pennington 7of 7' 1 l' VI I ZAN (: 1 '10 4 IOW k- 4 11 1 so 4 7o'l MM a 4oK in ikro i a Viov1 '1 -71A'7e444r44 1 1 ''1424ZrAle Al4r1 it esm tr olk ---6 'kr o0 4 V' t-4402i4-i--7 -Ttot)c4 rvcr41-te-- 0ii4 tk4 '-e 44t 1q417' 1141-440( o'tagq '04 0 'N iti' et sf I'' 41 Lax Alort4iitt itottV441-41 't-t -11 ft4Y0w -11 Cal l'oly's Chris Smeland tugs on the the second Quarter No 53 is Cal Poly's Tugging shirt of North Dakota's Mike Deutsch Toni Duggan 1 ackle during a successful tackle attempt in 1 i p4 410Aloolorir i 244 LO rte it 'k i zr-: 7 e-77r1p1 '-go1i1114 4:: 1 tit k' i6 44'e i )117Z ''''''t 'Ark -'''''v :1:: reS --IT In P4 'fiort4zr 'ff Ivoioet 1'44'L1'''' 1 4yfr'61 ''i ''') A '11 oet Vr ''''Ct v': 74-Sing: orfr -S" 01Att 4 'At' A''''' 4kItAittV 4714 -4'4' Vrt 0 t- 0' 'c ''''Srrtrt''''''446'1IA't SaP Y'''' tttV 4491111'1111 414 -4 wW-10 'i 4eVi'-' As i '1': 4 IM et 4g 4 UM' te n3'40461ViZACWol'if it 'i'oi 44x i roc net 4 37 Mead 2 30 octavo 7 38 Thonms 7 23 Nei iger 11 134 Totals rec net 3 67 11 I 77 7 Ili St romberg Gusstson Skoltood Delitsco Totals Massachusetts 14 4 0 15-38 UC-Davis 0 7 7 0-14 12 gess from Pennington (Poi4u kick) 10 run (Palau kick) 20 pass from Mick blocked) 20 00SS from Biggs (Aetna kick) 1 run (Achee kick) 12 run (Berta oass IrOM 4)uka) 55 interception retJrn (Palau kick) A-285 TEAM STATISTICS Mass Davis 1irst Downs 72 73 Rushing Yardage 184 61 Passing Yardage 19 388 Total Yardage 381 419 umblea Lost 3 0 Punts (noaue) 4-37 44 Penalty Yards 13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Mass Davis tcb net tcb nal Metallo 24 179 Allen It 44 Cummings 8 30 Woos 2 11 Penninnton 6 IS Altick Schubert 1 10 Gunn Roland 3 5 MelgPr 1 2 Herman 8 Manurona 3 9 Kelliher 1 In Lewis I Totals 48 184 Total 29 61 PASSING pa De net PO OC net Ponnotn 22 12 145 BIM Al 27 388 Metall') 1 1 211 LUMrill00S 1 0 TrIpucka 5 2 37 Kellinter 2 0 0 Totals 31 15 197 Totall 61 27 388 RECEIVING roc net rec net Berra 3 37 Ever's 4 47 Mika 3 47 Allen 7 92 Schubert 6 69 belotti Pennulon 1 70 Portner 3 1 Hanitan 1 12 Thompson 2 21 Matallo I 12 Lewis 1 -2 Ailick 3 55 Merger 2 23 Gunn 1 2Q Totals 15 11 Totals 27 344 Minutemen Coach's Comments Win is Credited To Overall Strength i I it2) rboorijk fl 1 in -40-- 4140 if I 11 I) )4'''''7' 4 Li ft 5kNir let 'L' A a-t -13 Ni lor :10 1 i -7 0'1) tt''! 4 NI 4 1 1' ow ts rt Ole 4 1)TrpkT lin11177014 $-- 4 f'0 I es 't '341 1 -os t4 1 0 1 frl i 1: 414 r' fto -Tatx-ri "4- 44 7 IMISIM1411741141' '3 3 By Bob Dunning Ueda' To II Bee ATLANTIC CITY Massachusetts coach Dick MacPherson credits his team's overall strength for its 35-14 Boardwalk Bowl win over the Cal Aggies "We are bigger than they are and I think we eventually wore them down They simply weren't strong enough to put the ball in when they were down there and they sure had the opportunities" said MacPherson a second year coach whose Minutemen finished at 9-2 this year MacPherson however had nothing but respect for the Aggies after the game and especially All-America Bob Biggs Said the Massachusetts coach "I felt before the game that Biggs was the best quarterback in the country and I'm more sure now than ever again In fact we'd go anywhere to play in a bowl game 'We Tired' "They kept the pressure on and we eventually tired I thought we had a chance when we came back to 20-14 but we just couldn't get it across again Even when we were down 20-0 I thought we could do it When we gel hot were capable of scoring a lot of points Asked to compare Massachusetts io Western teams Sochor said "I don't think they are as strong as WI' (which beat the Aggies 36-20 But they'd always be a contender in our conference" Despite the statistics that showed Biggs with a record 388 yards passing Sochor said that "I've seen Bob have better days lIe's capable of a better performance but the rush hurt us and I think our receivers were a little tired" MacPherson would probably disagree with Sochor Said the Massachusetts coach "I haled Biggs all week while we were preparing for him lies the best but I love him now that he didn't beat us" Massachusetts built up a-20-0 lead only to have the Aggies come back to 2014 in the third period and MacPherson admitted that his team was very concerned "I think we let down a little after we got that big lead but you've got to give Davis credit for not quitting They came back after us in a situation when a lot of teams would have quit" MacPherson said that the Aggies were unlike any team Massachusetts had met all year thanks largely to Biggs "People just don't throw the ball like that in the Yankee Conference I've never seen anything like It Aggie coach Jim Sochor was 41isap pointed with his team's loss although he felt the Aggies played "reasonabley well" Sochor commented that "we had to play our best game like the one against Humboldt to beat these guys We lost and we are tired and discouraged but we'd come back NCAA Regional Bowl Games CAMELLIA BOWL University of North Dakota 38 Cal Poly of San Luis Obispo 21 BOARDWALK BOWL Atlantic City NJ Massachusetts 35 Univer sity of California at Davis 14 GRANTLAND RICE BOWL Baton Rouge La Louisiana Tech 35 Tennessee Tech PIONEER BOWL Wichita Falls Tex Tennessee Stale 29 Drake Rude Reception This unorthodox tackle by Cal Poly's Mike Guerra put North Dakota's Jon Willman on the ground hut it also cost the One For Biggs 11 I'd had an AlMmertean vote it'd go for Biggs" Mustangs 15 yards on a penalty The Mien occurred In the fourth Wiarter on 'a punt return by Tillman Alv I 5 4 I AAAAAddl.