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weimil0MippouplIMMAIIEMMOPEUMWM111WMI (C)t(2)) THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Saturday September 5 1987 SC THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Saturday September 5 1987 SC '4 College Football Today MMOMMIIIITHECAROLINASOMIENI SAC-8 North Texas Realistic About Sooners Catawba at Georgia Southern mane: Paulson Stadium Statesboro Ga ACC College Notes East Carolina at NC State Site: Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh Time: 7 pm The Gams: NC State's quarterback situation still Is in the air and whether the starter Is Preston Poag or Shane Montgomery wont be revealed until game time The Pirates want Eastern NC bragging rights badly viability of San Diego State's athletic department wu in tatters with its flagship football program a loser on the field and at the gate But a resurgence is in full swing buoyed by the momentum from last year's championship football team which achieved the greatest turnaround In the history of the Western Athletic Conference by climbing from sixth in 1985 to first in 1988 The Aztecs open their season Saturday night with a nonconference game against third-ranked UCLA in the Rose Bowl "I think the perception is that San Diego State is coining like a freight train" said athletic direc tor Fred Miller Ida in his first college start The 10th-ranked Hurricanes and No 20 Gators get together at 1 pm In Miami's Orange Bowl Barring a change in their contract agreement it'll be the last meeting between the intrastate rivals for five years Florida leads the series 25-23 including victories over Kosar and Testaverde both now among the highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL two of the past four years From Associated Oress Reports NORMAN Okla North Texas State coach Corky Nelson has no illusions heading into today's college football opener against top-ranked Oklahoma "Any time two teams line up one can be a decided underdog but those kinds of game still have to be decided on the field" Nelson said "But if you're talking realistically man for man obviously we're a decided underdog in every department" That they are The Division I-AA Eagles are going against a team with more players bigger players stronger players and faster players Much faster Nelson said "You can defense the wishbone but you can't defense speed" he said Time: 1:00 pm The Game: The Indians and new coach Bill Mauldin get a whopper of an opener Georgia Southern has won two straight NCAA DMsion I-AA championships and 12 straight at home Gardner-Webb at Western Kentucky Site: Smith Stadium Bowling Green Ky Time: 2:00 pm The Game: Big things are expected of the Bulldogs who have 20 starters back But Western Kentucky Is a NCAA Division I-AA foe so big things might have to wait another week Lenoir-Rhyne at West Virginia Tech Site Martin Field Montgomery WVa 111 Time: 7:00 pm The Game: Lenoir-Rhyne has a solid quarterback in Brian Bryson and the Bears' running game has been impressive in camp West Virginia Tech comes off a 6-4 mark in 1988 Other Games Guilford at Mars Hill 7 pm Jacksonville (Ala) State at Newberry 2 pm Davidson at Presbyterian 7 pm Illinois at North Carolina Site: Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill Time: 12:05 pm I TV: MTV channel 3 The Game: North Carolina's offense finally is quarterback Mark Mayes alone Illinois's defense is strong up front especially with ends Mike Piel and Scott Davis Western Carolina at Clemson Site: Memorial Stadium Clemson SC In Time: 1:00 pm 111 The Game: Ninth-ranked Clemson plays the first of eight home games this season Catamounts' best player probably is kicker Kirk Roach their most untested might be quarterback Todd Cottrell Colgate at Duke Site: Wallace Wade Stadium Durham a Time: 7:00 pm The Game: Duke welcomes new coach Steve Spurner and the Red Raiders of the Colonial League Colgate features tailback Kenny Gamble last year's Division I-AA rushing leader on The Rise Less than two years ago the OPEN DATES Southeastern Guns Team Next Week Georgia Tech Home vs The Citadel Wake Forest Home vs Richmond NC MT At Winston-Salem State Wingate At Maryville (Tenn) Eion Idle (at Central Florida on Sept 19) LI fo 1 IN GA1 rei-N OUJDA ALE I DAA10 LF Virginia at Georgia Site: Sanford Stadium Athens Ga a Time: 1:00 pm The Game: Virginia's got nine defensive starters back and they'll have to deal with Georgia standout running back Lars Tate who rushed for 956 yards last season and was All-Southeastern Conference Maryland at Syracuse Site: Carrier Dome Syracuse NY II Time: 7:30 pm The Game: Maryland has a new coach in Joe Krivak but an experienced heady quarterback in Dan Henning who four times threw for more than 300 yards In 1986 Syracuse finished strong in 1988 winning five of Its last seven Southeastern Conference football fans will get a back-to-back look today at the two teams favored to battle for the 1987 conference championship in an ESPN doubleheader that has No 5 Auburn entertaining Texas in the afternoon and No6 Louisiana State visiting No 15 Texas at night Auburn which has beaten Texas only once in six previous meetings faces the Longhorns at 3:38 pm and LSU the defending conference champ and preseason favorite to repeat meets the Aggies at 8 pm Big Shoes -AILE doottill 31111141 I IhsP I --0ILF4 i 1i ii et 1 When it's time to sell something even an inhabited aquarium you don't have to feel like a fish out of water It's easy for anyone to sell through classified ads in The Charlotte Observer When it's time to sell something even an inhabited aquarium you don't have to feel like a fish out of water It's easy for anyone to sell through classified ads in The Charlotte i INDEPENDENTS 01 (12? ctot4 2bePtibt 1 011 e1'11 40 4136 x-i 00 IT 4 ro 0 0 1 4 4 i i 1 I (Ranked team In capital letters) 1 North Texas State at OKLAHOMA 2:30 pm Utah State at NEBRASKA 2:30 pm 3 San Diego State at UCLA 9:30 pm 4 OHIO STATE Idle 5 Texas at AUBURN 4:30 pm IL LOUISIANA ST at No 15 Texas 8 pm 7 MICHIGAN Idle 8 Texas Tech at FLORIDA STATE 7 pm 9 Western Carolina at CLEMSON 1 pm 10 Florida at MIAMI (FLA) 1:05 pm 11 Bowling Green at PENN STATE 1 pm 12 ARKANSAS Idle 13 Stanford at WASHINGTON 4 pm 14 ARIZONA STATE Idle 15 TEXAS JUILM at No 6 Louisiana State 8 pm le IOWA Idle 17 Colorado State at TENNESSEE 7:30 pm 18 NOTRE DAME Idle 19 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Idle 20 Virginia at GEORGIA 1 pm 20 No 10 Miami (Fla) at FLORIDA 1:05 pm Appalachian State at South Carolina sue Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia IS Time: 7:00 pm The Game: The Gamecocks rev up their run and shoot offense against the Southern Conference's Mountaineers Appalachian State however is a power in Division I-AA with a standout quarterback in Todd Payton Steve Walsh takes his turn at quarterback for Miami (Fla) today and will try to do something predecessors Vinny Testaverde and Bernie Kosar couldn't beat for The PeccaMarldplam EYPEEZE 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 A i I 1 i I i i A 4 1 I I i 1 i 1 1 1 1 l' 't SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Or Toll Free: (NQ 8805325350 (SC) 803-5325351 I i VISA' I- 01 Ileum Twee 4al 104 baton Credit Finasdna Available 10 Dawn GAMC Fuliwood Plaext to Plus Hut az 11229 kolopontionco-Manhowa NC WORLD 704-847-9766 1 -Jr IL WNIOI RLD 704 elt oitt Furman at SC State Sits: Oliver Dawson Stadium Orangeburg SC Time: 7:00 pm The Game: A Southern Conference-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup Furman's Dwight Sterling of Rock Hill has made the unusual change from nose guard to running back his high school position Other Games William Mary at East Tennessee State pm Wofford at The Citadel Ppd Sunday Western Carolina at Clemson 1 pm Appalachian State at South Carolina 7 pm NATION STOREWIDE SAVINGS 40 to 50 OFF RETAIL WE'LL FIX IT FAST! We want you to be happy with the delivery of your newspaper If you are having problems all you have to do is call 704379-6666 (or toll-free: NC 800-532-5350 SC 800-532-5351) he Charlotte Observer To Subscribe Call 379-6666 Or Toil Free (N 800-5325350 (SC) 800-532-535t MID-EASTERN 1" Slate Written Lifetime Warranty Tungsten Darts Meucci Cues On Sale Sitencine Ave amble 100 Days Seine Comil If Gualified Central Florida at Bethune-Cookman 7:30 pm Delaware State at Boise State 7 pm Virginia Union at Morgan State 1:30 pm Furman at SC State 7 pm Tuskegee at Florida AtiM 7 pm East Texas Christian at Boston College American International at Maine Richmond at New Hampshire Bowling Green at Penn State Ohio University at West Virginia South Mississippi Valley State at Alabama MA night Southern Mississippi vs Alabama at Birmingham Texas at Auburn Tuskegee at Florida night Texas Tech at Florida State night Alcorn State vs Grambling at Shreveport La night Rhode island at James Madison night Tuiane at Louisville night Morehead State at Marshall Northern Iowa at Mc-Neese State night Mississippi at Memphis State night Florida at Miami Fla Southwestern Louisiana at Mississippi State night Tennessee-Martin at Murray State night St Cloud State at Nicholls State night Colorado State at Tennessee night Middle Tennessee State at Tennessee State night COLONIAL LEAGUE Davidson at Presbyterian a sits: Bailey Stadium Clinton SC Time: 7:00 pm a The Game: Davidson is on the road to face the NAIA's Blue Hose The Wildcats have lost 11 in a row stretching to 1985 Presbyterian relies heavily on quarterback Scotty Mozingo Other Games Colgate at Duke 7 pm CIAA Midwest Miami at Central Michigan Rutgers at Cincinnati night Youngstown State at Eastern Michigan night Salem at Indiana State night Austin Peay at Kansas State night Utah State at Nebraska Delta State at Southern Illinois Central State Okla at Southwest Missouri State night Temple at Toledo night Arkansas Tech at Western Illinois night Akron at Western Michigan Johnson Smith at Elizabeth City State Site: Roebuck Stadium Elizabeth Otty Time: 7:30 pm The Game: The Golden Bulls should go to the air more this season behind quarterback David Washington His main targets include Leon Shipp Marvin Bartee and Joachim Weinberg Livingstone at NC Central a Site: O'Kelly Stadium Durham Time: 7:00 pm II The Game: Livingstone's defensive task Is easily understood: The Bears must stop Eagle quarterback Earl Harvey one of Division ll's top performers Other Games Southwest Sam Houston State at Angelo State night Northwestern Louisiana at Arkansas State night Louisiana Tech at Baylor night North Texas State at Oklahoma Tulsa at Oklahoma State night Lamar at Rice night Texas at Southwest Texas State LSU at Texas night New Mexico State at Texas-El Paso night Prairie View UM at Texas Southern night Stephen Austin at West Texas State Far West Delaware State at Boise State night Pacific at California Augustana (SD) at Eastern Washington Fullerton State at Hawaii night Mankato State at Idaho night Montana State at Long Beach State Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado Eastern Illinois at San Jose State San Diego State at UCLA night New Mexico at Utah night Stanford at Washington Fresno State at Washington State Western State Colo at Weber State night Air Force at Wyoming Winston-Salem State at Bowie State 1:30 pm Hampton at District of Columbia 1:30 pm West Virginia State at Virginia State 0 1:30 pm Virginia Union at Morgan State 1:30 pm Cheyney State at St Paul's 7 pm Savannah State at Fayetteville State 1:30 pm Norfolk State at Bloomsburg State 1:30 pm 4 Melchor Among Emerging Players i 4 1 Chanotte Ff aace Also Featuring Jim Ledbetter Saturday Sept 12 7:30 9:30 pm Shuford Gym Lenoir-Rhyne College Hickory Tickets: $3 at the door Here's a Dance class for people whose Idea of performing ads is a fat largemouth tail-walking across a lake It's a fishing seminar conducted by renowned bass angler Bill Dance Proceeds benefit the Lake Hickory Association ceo Holder of 13 national bass titles and host of his own nationally-syndicated TV show Bill Dance will reveal his secrets and tactics for landing more and larger fish His appearance is sponsored by Catawba Valley Neighbors and DuPont Stren fishing line Joining Dance for the seminar is Jim Newt Ledbetter professional angler and for 16 years host of "Piedmont Sportsman" TV show in Hickory Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn the latest morga In tackle and technique from two of America's top In' bass anglers DOff C07: Ne conovo Morganton Lenoir Ldt 64- 125 11 CATAWSA VALLEY Cflie(tharlotte Observer I le 4 4t 51 9 1 1151 0 ID l' It 1 7 3t443 -I'lk' I ri4 :17 ts''' '1' l'''''' 4001'7 4' k' 1 1 ti'''' ry 4 "4' 1(4efttkt4t44 ci' A' 1 -r t-k I lk -1' 72x4-3 il 17-ili 't: vote tirl 1 49 et 13 1 I 0 Ilk 37: 2 lik trc Ill''''''' '') 1'' 4 At4A? 1 -4112-7 kAalla 441' IN 4i'' 1 (J I '''''iook1?" 1 tg V' '''r IC r- I 't 20 I- 1 t1A 44 't 'a 'otr 121! i I CI laTIO i Also Featuring Jim Ledbetter Saturday Sept 12 7:30 9:30 pm Shuford Gym Lenoir-Rhyne College Hickory SlYiEll Tickets: $3 at the door Here's a Dance class for people whose Idea of performing ads is a fat largemouth tail-walking 40 1 across a lake It's a fishing seminar conducted by 8 th 4 tee tv f' 1 renowned bass angler Bill Dance Proceeds benefit 4d the Lake Hickory Association ceo c7 Holder of 13 national bass titles and host of his 1 4 own nationally-syndicated TV show Bill Dance will 1 reveal his secrets and tactics for landing more and larger fish His appearance is sponsored by ith Ave NE i Catawba Valley Neighbors and DuPont Stren 4' fishing line Joining Dance for the seminar is Jim Newt Ledbetter professional angler and for 16 years host novo ut of "Piedmont Sportsman" TV show in Hickory 640 125 1 11 le Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn the latest morgan" 180 -lull chotmle lenOlt In tackle and technique from two of America's top bass anglers CATAWBA VALLEY Cille (Charlotte (Observer A Part 01 The Chasid Observe' Georgia Tech: In new coach Bobby Ross's attack look for all-ACC numbers from among receivers Toby Pearson (sr 5-11 178) Bug Isom (sr 6-0 176) and Steve Davenport (Jr 5-11 193) Johnson Smith: Randy Foust is a freshman tailback from Myers Park High who could fill a big void at tailback Maryland: Tailback Bren Lowery (5-10 182) a redshirt sophomore is a starter after three strong games late in '86 and a 71-yard touchdown against Virginia North Carolina: Dorn (so 6-1 192) takes over for last season's ACC rushing leader Derrick Fenner (1250) who is being held on murder and drug charges in Upper Marlboro Md Dorn gave a glimpse of his ability in the Aloha Bowl when he broke a 58-yard touchdown run and gained 101 yards in seven carries Continued From Page IC over for 'NFL draftee Haywood Jeffires and suspended Naz Worthen This is their time And none is more ready than Melchor "Last year we just gave the ball to Settle" said Donnie Kirkpatrick the Mountaineers' running backs coach from Granite Falls "This year we'll run it about as much but we'll split it between Ritchie and Tim I wouldn't be surprised if one is the top back in the Southern Conference" Melchor the star of West Charlotte's 10-3 conference championship team in 1984 established himself last season He was second on the team with 99 carries behind Settle's 354 and gained 533 yards averaging 54 per carry with six touchdowns "I was happy the way last year turned out" he said "Now they're talking about giving me the ball 20 times a game and using me more in the passing game With our line I'm looking for all our backs to have great years" Here is a look alphabetically at Carolinas 1-A and I-AA schools who expect new stars to emerge: Clemson: Allen (fr 6-0 185) will start today because McFadden (so 6-0 200) missed a few practices with an ankle sprain Both are strong inside runners and should develop breakaway ability Davidson: An improved attack should highlight quarterback Peter Hughes (so 6-0 180) fullback Brian Kelly (so 5-11 207) tailback Lee Wagner (Jr 5-8 185) and receivers Michael Gross (sr 6-2 181) and Robert Sickles (sr 6-2 170) Duke: If the attack goes airborne as much as promised Doug Green and Jason Cooper will need help catching all those passes There are a handful of candidates but Clarkston Hines (so 6-1 170) might turn out to be the best deep threat on the team I NC State: Coach Dick Sheridan expects Poag (fr 6-2 182) andor Montgomery (so 8-1 188) to be at least solid That might suffice if true freshman tailbacks Williams (5-11 180) andor Jackson (5-9 180) add the explosiveness they've shown in preseason Also look for big contributions by wide receivers Peebles (jr 5-11 174) and Jones (sr 5-9 170) South Carolina: It is a measure of what Green (so 6-2 212) can become that he still is considered a rising star He was the pass-happy team's second-leading rusher last season with 388 yards His coaches say we ain't seen nothing yet The Citadel: The three stars of new coach Charlie Taaffe's wishbone should be quarterback Tommy Burriss (Jr 6-2 210) running back Tom Frooman (jr 6-2 205) and fullback Roger Witherspoon (jr 6-2 210) Wake Forest: If new coach Bill Dooley uses quarterback Mike Elkins's am look for receivers Ricky Proehl (so 6-0 185) and redshirt freshman Steve Brown (6-1 182) to take over for departed James Brim and David Chambers 4 I I East Carolina: Hunter started three games at quarterback last year and beat out 1986 starter Charlie Libretto last spring He is a better runner than passer but coach Art Baker says he has limitless game-breaking potential Funnan: Tailback John Bagwell (jr 5-10 209) Ind wide receiver Larry Grady pr 6-0 175) are Zack from Injuries after starring in 1985 Western Carolina: Quarterback Todd Cottrell (so 6-2 206) hasn't taken a college snap but his all-around abilities caused coach Bob Waters to put in sprintouts seldom seen from Catamount tarter backs I pp awe 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