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Sunday, Sept. 27, 1981 Santa Cruz Sentinel 57 SJS-CAL ft mm. $: 4( A J.V s4 4 STANFORD FROM PAGE 55 Punter Greg Topp had a miserable afternoon for the Cards, especially in the first half. He came into the came with a 33.3 average, and he dropped down a few notches with punts of 32, 27 in the first half and a 19-yarder in the third quarter. Twice Ohio State, taking advantage of the excellent field position, scored touchdowns.

Penalties hurt the Cardinals, and the most glaring penalty came at the worst time when it appeared Stanford would leave the field at halftime trailing 10-6. The Cardinals forced Ohio State to punt on fourth and two, but defensive tackle Craig Awbrey was flagged for holding, enabling the Buckeyes to regain possession and eventually score for a 17-6 advantage. On the positive side, Stanford Coach Paul Wiggin was pleased with the improvement of the offensive line which had all kinds of problems the week before. "For people like Elway and (Darrin) Nelson to be effective, the line has to become more cohesive and I think they played better today," Wiggin said. The line did a masterful job against the Buckeyes, allowing Elway enough time to find his receivers, especially senior sensation Darrin Nelson.

Nelson established himself as the all-time NCAA record holder for most receptions by a running back, breaking the record Brigham Young's Todd Christensen (currently a member of the Oakland Raiders) set between 1974 and 1977. The shifty halfback needed only five receptions to erase Christensen's record of 152 and he accomplished the feat on the second series after halftime. But, records are meaningless unless you win. Elway said of the Stanford comeback attempt which fell short, "We should have come out fired up in the first quarter, not the fourth." Stanford got on the scoreboard first when placekicker Mark Harmon hit on a 25-yard field goal on the Cards' second offensive series in the initial quarter. Elway guided the Cards 72 yards in 11 plays to the Ohio State 8-yard line, where the drive stalled.

Topp's 32-yard punt, two plays into the second quarter, enabled the Buckeyes to begin their first scoring drive on the Stanford 47. The highlight of the 7-play, 47-yard touchdown drive was a 31-yard reception by Gary Williams, who has now caught at least one pass in 27 consecutive games for the Buckeyes. Backup tailback Jim Gayle went off right guard from the 1-yard line with 11:26 remaining, and Ohio State never trailed again. Harmon got Stanford within one point with his second field goal, this time from 39-yards out, but Ohio State came right back, eating up 60-yards and three mintes off the clock, to have Bob Atha kick a 45-yard field goal to give the Buckeyes a 10-6 edge. The holding penalty on Awbrey was even more devastating when Ohio State took advantage of Topp's 19-yard punt, taking only eight plays to cover 58 yards as Schlichter tossed to Dwelle from the Stanford 7-yard line for the first of his two touchdown tosses to make it 24-6.

Inside linebacker Dave Morze was defending against Dwelle. It was apparent Stanford had regained the momentum in the as the third quarter ended, but the 18-point deficit was simply too big to overcome. Dating back to last year, the Cards have lost five straight games and seven of their last eight under Wiggin's direction. In 1960, when Jack Curtice was the coach, Stanford finished 0-10. What's more, the Cards who haven't had a losing season since 1963 (3-7 that year) must face murderer's row in October: in order, UCLA, USC, Arizona State and Washington.

FROM PAGE 55 It also gives San Jose claim to the mythical championship of the San Francisco Bay area. The victory also proved San Jose can come from behind against a major opponent. The Spartans fought back from a 7-3 halftime deficit and again when it was down 14-10 in the third period, plus breaking a 24-24 deadlock with Berg's boot. The strength of Cal's defense is proven by the fact that San Jose's great tailback, Gerald Willhite, was unable to get anywhere near his 100-yard per game average. But his three touchdown receptions tied a school record.

"Gerald Willhite finds a way," chortled Elway. "You saw what we did today. We were physically outmanned in the front, and he catches three touchdowns for us." Willhite said he suffered a mild hip pointer in the first quarter, and he had to "suck it up and let the pain go away." California Coach Roger Theder had a simple excuse for the loss. "We broke down totally today across the front in our protection," he said, adding he wanted to take nothing away from San Jose State. "We went into this game thinking San Jose was a fine team and we found out just that," he said.

San Jose huffed and puffed during the first half but could come up only with Berg's 1-yarder late in the first period. California was completely stopped in the opening two periods except for J. Torchio's bullet to Tyran Wright with 2:24 left in the second quarter. The touchdown play came with startling suddenness. Clarkson had one of his tosses picked off, and then Cal struck.

But the Spartans came marching back to tie the game following the second half kickoff. Moving from its own 21, San Jose needed only 12 plays to go the distance with Willhite going the final nine yards on Clarkson's aerial. It was a pass in the left flat, Willhite took the ball, gave the old dipsy-doodle to free safety Clement Williams and romped into the end zone. But Cal came right back after Williams intercepted Clarkson's throw on the Bear 44 and returned it to the 48. On second down, Torchio threw a pass to fullback Carl Williams and the big running back found daylight behind a beautiful screen.

The play covered 56 yards. Montgomery caught the ball in the right flat, and then saw daylight in the middle. San Jose came back in the final quarter to score twice on Clarkson's aerials. The first capped a six-play, 55-yard drive with Willhite scoring from 16 yards out The pass was complete to Willhite along the left sideline and Gerald just outran the secondary, diving over from two yards out San Jose stretched its lead to 10 points when Clarkson completed a nine-yarder to Willhite, who broke two tackles to score. But the Bears proved they weren't going to fold as they took the ensuing kickoff and moved 78 yards with Montgomery finding a big hole at left tackle and scoring from nine yards out.

A 30-yard pass from Torchio to Mariet Ford was the key play during the series. Willhite almost went from hero to goat on the next series when he fumbled on the 22 and nose guard Dan Wetherell recovered. The Spartan defense forced moved the ball back to the 27, from where Randy Pratt connected on a 44-yard field goal. California had one last gasp at victory or a tie in the final seconds when Pratt attempted a 53 yard kick but it was far short. The Spartans open their Pacific Coast Athletic Association title quest next week when it meets Fresno State at the Bulldogs' new stadium.

Is Elway happy to be returning to the lower level PCAA competition. "No, they're waiting for me there." Bill Loveioy Sentinel Gary Wimmer (58), a Stanford linebacker, runs down Ohio State running back Tim Spencer Saturday afternoonT Pass-Happy BYU Routs Colorado, 41-20 passes as the Cougars raised their season record to 4-0. Colorado, stymied by turnovers and By The Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. Jim McMahon passed for 263 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game early in the third quarter with a knee injury, leading 11th-. ranked Brigham Young to a 41-20 rout of Colorado in college football Saturday.

McMahon, who completed 15 of 30 passes and added a pair of NCAA records to the 35 he previously owned, suffered a hyperextended left knee when hit by blitzing Colorado safety Ellis Wood with 13:41 left in the third quarter. He did not return action as trainers applied ice to the injury, but the full extent of the injury was not immediately known. Morris' kick capped a nine-play, 5-yard drive highlighted by junior quarterback Clete Casper's 22-yard pass to Jeff Poppe and running back Tim Harris' 17-yard run to the Sun Devils' 19-yard-line. The Cougars' opening drive stalled at the WSU 27, but was given new life when Dan Lynch recovered a fumbled punt at the Sun Devils' 31. Cougar running back Harris scampered 14 yards for the score.

Morris' extra point failed. Arizona State kicker Luis Zendeias kicked a 44-yard field goal to make the score 6-3. But ASU's quarterback Mike Pagel had the Sun Devils on the march as the first quarter ended. Early in the second quarter he drove ASU to the Cougar 25. That drive featured aa 15-yard pass to Gerald Riggs and runs of 10 and 12 yards by backs Bernard Henry and Willie Gittens.

Pagel and the Sun Devils couldn't dent the Cougar defense for more than 2 yards in three plays, and on fourth down, the ASU's quarterback's pass was picked off by corner back Nate Bradley on the WSU 9-yard-line. Bradley returned 36 yards upfield. The Cougars are now 3-0. ASU dropped to 2-1. Arizona 37, Fuilerton 16 TUCSON, Ariz.

Vance Johnson scoreo? three touchdowns as a badly embarrassed Arizona rallied in the second half to turn back fired-up California State-Fullerton squad 37-16 Saturday night in a penalty-plagued non-conference college football game. Johnson caught a 34-yard go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter from Wildcat quarterback Tom Tunnicliffe to ice the game, after being stunned throughout a sloppy first half. He added two more scores on runs of five and three yards as Arizona came up with a total of five touchdowns in the final 30 minutes. Fuilerton scored twice within 15 seconds midway through the first quarter as the visiting Titans, led by sophomore quarterback Bob Cat-frey, in his first start, looked as if they might turn their first game ever against a Pacific-10 opponent into a rout. But tailback Brian Holland scored on a 10-yard on Arizona's first possession of the third quarter to get the Wildcats going.

Chico St. 10, Santa Clara 7 with a 6-yard run by Tyrone Forte. His brother, Troy, had set up the score with a 53-yard kickoff return. Tyrone Forte finished the night with 101 yards running. Chico tied the game in the third quarter with a 17-yerd pass from Rich Goularte to Steve Coleman.

Goularte completed 17 of 33 for 189 yards. Santa Clara is now 0-3. Chico is 1-2. Vegas 32, Long Beach St. 31 LAS VEGAS, Nev.

Quarterback Sam King fired a 13-yard touchdown pass to wingback Ray Crouse with 4:09 remaining and then hit Crouse with a two-point conversion pass to lift Nevada-Las Vegas to a 32-31 non-conference college football victory over Long Beach State Saturday night. King and starting UNLV quarterback Kenny Mayne combined for 27 completions in 45 attempts for 416 yards and three touchdowns. King, who was 15 of 28 for 246 yards, hooked up with Michael Morton on a 20-yard scoring throw and Mayne hit Mel Carver with an 11-yard TD pass. Also scoring for UNLV were Crouse on a 1-: yard run and Joey Phillips, who kicked a 24-yard field goal and three conversions. Scoring for Long Beach State were Louis Leidelmeyer on a 12-yard pass from Doug Disney, Lenny Montgomery on a 3-yard run, Tim Gross on a 1-yard run, James Davis on a 25-yard pass from Angelo Gasca and Guy Johnson, who kicked a 41-yard field goal and four conversions.

The host Rebels, who are now 3-1, compiled 513 yards in total offense to 470 for the 49ers, who fell to 1-3. A crowd of 25,080 watched the game at the Silver Bowf. Weber St. 31, Portland St. 16 OGDEN, Utah Weber State College quarterback Milt Myers directed a potent passing attack as Weber ran up 299 yards through the air and defeated Portland State University 31-lfr in nonconference football Saturday night.

Myers completed 20 of 31 passes with wide receiver Eric Allen picking up 125 yards in seven catches. Weber, of the Big Sky Conference, improved its season mark to 2-1 in defeating the team that beat the Wildcats 7S-0 last year. PSU, an independent, fell to 0-4 despite a 234-yard performance by reserve quarterback; Roggy Pflug. penalties, got three second-half scores on a pair of Randy Essington touchdown passes and freshman halfback Lee Rouson's 7-yard run. The loss dropped the Buffs to 1-2.

Washington 17, Oregon 3 EUGENE, Ore. Sophomore Stewart Hlll blocked a punt and Vince Newsome returned it for the only touchdown Washington needed Saturday as the 16th-ranked Huskies downed Oregon 17-3 in the Pacific 10 Conference football opener for both schools. Newsome's 12-yard return gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead in the second quarter and quick, strong defense held the Ducks to a field goal the rest of the game. The Huskies, 3-0, added 10 points in the final quarter to make the victory margin more comfortable. The triumph avenged Washington's 32-10 loss to Oregon last season in Seattle.

It was the only Pac-10 loss for the Huskies, who went on to the Rose Bowl. Oregon's defense held Washington's offense scoreless until the Huskies' fourth-quarter touchdown drive that ended on a 1-yard scoring run by Mark James with 12:26 remaining. Washington's Chuck Nelson kicked a 28-yard field goal with 6: 10 left in the contest. It was the. 14th straight game in which Nelson has kicked a field goal, tieing an NCAA record.

Newsome's touchdown came with 13:04 left In the first half. Oregon's Steve Brown returned-the ensuing kickoff 72 yards to the Washington 27-yard line. The Ducks, 1-3, moved to second-and-goal at the Washington one, but two penalties and a sack of quarterback Kevin Lusk drove Oregon back to its 29, and a field goal try failed. Oregon's only score came when Doug Jollymour kicked a 26-yard field goal with 4:07 left in the first half. Washington St.

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