The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 61, No. 229, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1983 Page: 4 of 12
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Sports
The Altus Times
Friday, September 23, 1983 4
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Bob Gilmore
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By United Press International
American League
Keith Floyd
Sports Editor
Phila
Ptsbeh
25.102
48,145
53,438
20,200
17,483
28,000
36,000
22,000
19,226
21,000
73,650
80,000
85,290
49,500
59,000
66,000
59.800
50,512
56,500
75,008
WEST VIRGINIA bombs Boston College in a great
shoot-out of quarterbacks Jeff Hostetler of the Moun-
taineers and BC’s Doug Flutie, which should attract na-
tional coverage for the two Heisman contenders, but the
defense of Coach Don Nehlen's group and the talented toe
of Paul Woodside brings win number four to the Mounties.
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Penalties
Fumbles lost
West
87 65 .572 -
82 69 543 41
79 72 523 71,
76 76 500 11
73 79 480 14
70 82 .461 17
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Sports
MIAMI, FLA. nips Notre Dame in our blue-plate, upset
special-of-the-week and you can see it in living color in
your living room Saturday night, as Coach Howard
Schnellenberger unleashes Kyle Vanderwende passing
and Speedy Neal rushing up the middle, despite a fine per-
formance by Fightin' Irish QB Blair Kiel down in the
Orange Bowl.
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KANSAS STATE whips Wyoming led by a number of
walk-ons and some 34 redshirts, the Wildcats are putting
things together after early losses to Long Beach and Ken-
tucky.
School
1. Nebraska
2. Texas
3. Ohio State
4. No. Carolina
5. Alabama
6. Iowa
7. Washington
8, W. Virginia
9. Pittsburgh
10. Oklahoma
83 70 542 -
80 73 523 3
rest of the half.
Lawton Central set up shop at its
33-yard line following the second half
kickoff. The Cougars ran right at the
Rams, driving to the Southeast 27
before running out of downs. Although
Lawton Central did not score, it used
up 6:22 of the third quarter on the
drive. Most of the plays on the time-
consuming assault were runs by Col-
eman, who finished the game with 77
GAME IN FIGURES
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• Oakind
2 Calif
Minn
Seattle
Attendance
76,269
73,947
89,022
48,463
68,349
59,553
58,396
53,348
54,818
76,085
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OKLAHOMA STATE stops Texas A M down in Aggie
country and right on regional teevee, as Coach Jimmy
Johnson’s crew get win number three, while Coach Jackie
Sherrill might be looking for a 13th man after this one.
OKLAHOMA trims Tulsa thus getting back on a winning
note with Danny Bradley leading the way followed closely
by Spencer Tillman, with big help from Buster Rhymes,
but the Hurricane will give a good showing on the Owen
Stadium turf.
When these two teams get together it is always a great
game, and tonight will be no exception as we look for an
Altus upset by a 7-6 margin.
Wade Coffey had 23 yards on four at-
tempts.
Defensively, Northeast played well.
Roderick Neal, an eighth grade
linebacker making his first ap-
pearance on the varsity, led the
Huskies with 12 tackles. Martin, play-
ing at cornerback, and defensive
tackle George Sustaita each had 11
stops. Brett Willey made 10 tackles,
and defensive back Pat Townsend
had an interception.
Coach Lyn Hepner's Huskies, 1-3 on
the season, will host Woodward
Thursday.
yards rushing.
Southeast could not get untracked
offensively picked up only one
penalty-aided first down before pun- ,
ting.
The Cougars then marched 52 yards
Scoreboard
The Dawgs charged 49 yards in just
three plays with Shawn Sutter racing
t final 39 for the TD and a 25-0 Altus
lead.
Vernon finally lit its side of the
scoreboard by taking the second half
kickoff 70 in only four plays. Elliott hit
Mark White with a pair of 35-yard
passes, the second one for a
dent body population, the Buckeyes of Ohio State rank at
the top in this category with 53,438 students, followed bv
Texas, 48,145, Minnesota, 47,000, Wisconsin, 42,230 and
Michigan State, 40,627.
On the other hand, if you want to go by who has the big-
gest stadium, UCLA holds the top spot with 104,091, follow-
ed by Michigan with 101,701. Southern Cal, 93,791, Ten-
nessee, 91.249, and Ohio State with 85,290.
If average home attendance is any type of criteria for
the top team in the nation, then you have to go with
Michigan, 105,2911 which seems odd since the stadium on-
Some say that things are better when they are bigger,
but it isn't always true that being bigger is best, though
looking at today's brand of college football sure makes
you wonder.
Back in the "good old days," whenever they were, there
were some football players on leading teams, especially
linemen, who tipped the scales around the 200-pound
mark, but today most of those types wouldn't even make it
as manager.
A recent survey made by the news media in Texas and
Arkansas, of all the Southwest Conference all-star teams,
from 1922, through 1982, shows that the average playing
weight has remarkably risen from an average of 182
pounds in 1922 to 219 for the 1982 team. This survey could
just about fit any major college today.
According to the survey, over the 60 seasons, the
average per man increased 37 pounds each.
The line average per man in 1922 was 205 pounds, while
the other players weighed in at 172.
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Pigskin Pickings
Become Precarious
As the season gets older so does the old pigskin picker as
last week the action showed a weak 5-5 record, thus put
ting the season total at 19-9-2 for an average of .678 but we
shall try to overcome adversity in the precarious predic-
tion business this week.
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Punts
LAWTON-Lawton Eisenhower
scored touchdowns in the second and
fourth quarters to defeat Northeast.
12-0, in junior high football Thursday.
The Huskies missed two scoring
chances, one in the second quarter
and another in the fourth period.
In the second quarter, Northeast
had a first and goal at the Ike five, but
a fumble ruined that chance.
The Huskies also drove deep into
Ike territory in the fourth period, but
an interception halted that march.
Northeast tailback Michael Martin
rushed for 40 yards on 14 carries.
By KEITH FLOYD
VERNON, Texas-The Vernon
Lions have enjoyed a three-year foot-
ball dominance over old-rival Altus
High School, but they may not be look-
ing forward to playing the Bulldogs
next year.
Altus High's junior varsity scored
on its first three possessions and
coasted behind its stone-wall defense
to a 25-12 win over the Cougars here
Thursday.
The game wasn’t nearly as close as
that score might indicate.
The Dawgs so overwhelmed their
Texas opponents that the Cougars
managed just six first downs and 156
yards total offense, five of those first
downs and 124 of total yardage in the
second half after the game had long
been decided.
The Altus JV took command the
first time it got the ball, driving 77
yards in 13 plays and scoring on Stacy
Spencer’s four-yard run.
Jimmy Sullivan tacked on the extra
point and the Dawgs were off and run-
ning, 7-0, with 3:31 to go in the opening
period.
Spencer, a shifty sophomore, con-
tributed 37 yards on six carries on
that initial scoring march. Other big
plays were Sonny Gray's 18-yard
burst and an 11-yard pass on third-
By TIM DOUGHTY
The Lawton Central Cougars com-
bined a ball-control offense with a
strong defense to blank the Southeast
Rams, 22-0, in junior high football ac-
tion Thursday night at Hightower
Stadium
Southeast had a chance to jump on
top as it took the opening kickoff from
itsr 44 to the Cougar 19 before Terry
Donnell picked off a Matt Roblez pass
to kill the threat. That was the first of
three interceptions the Rams would
suffer in the game.
Donnell returned the interception to
the Southeast 34, and the Cougars
needed six plays to capitalize on the
Ram error. On fourth and three from
the Ram 16, quarterback Rodney Col-
bert found Don Skelton open over the
middle for a touchdown. Earl Col-
eman ran in the two-point conversion,
and Lawton Central led 8-0 with 2:55
to play in the first quarter.
Both defenses stiffened and neither
team could sustain another drive the
First down
Yds. rushing
Yds passing
ly holds 101,7011 followed by Tennessee, 93,517, Ohio State,
89,022, Penn State, 84,041 and Georgia, 81,680.
So, sports fans, let us now look at the top ten in this
week’s United Press poll, and while we cannot compare
the weight of players, we can study the student body
population, size of stadium and average home attendance
of each school as follows:
In case you are wondering, Oklahoma State has a larger
student body than Oklahoma with 23,053, a smaller
stadium with 50,817 seats and an average home atten-
dance of 37,327.
All of this might mean very little in deciding who will
win the national championship, but there is no doubt that
there is some connection in regard to the size of players,
student body, stadiums and attendance, and by the year
2083 they should all be bigger if not better.
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In 1982, the linemen, which includes offensive tackles,
guards and centers and all defensive linemen, showed an
average weight of 255 pounds, while the others on the SWC
all-star team weighed an average of 193 pounds.
While these statistics mean little in determining who
will win the national championship, we can say one thing,
and that is at the rate the players are growing, a major
college football team for the year 2083 will average about
293 pounds per man, and that’s plenty of weight, folks.
However, if being bigger is better, then according to stu-
79 74 516 4
75 78 490 8
68 85 444 15
62 91 405 21
little complacent and Vernon ap-
peared ready to get untracked. But
just as the Cougars were about to
mount a drive, Wayne Hicks
delivered a smashing tackle for a big
loss and Jeff Anderson recovered for
the Dawgs at midfield.
Herb Sayre’s interception midway
through the fourth quarter set up
Altus’ final tally.
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Minnesota i Pettibone 0-2 - at Kan-
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Seattle iG Nelson 0-1 at Texas
Stewart 4-18 35 p m
Chicago Dotson 19-71 at Califor-
nia C Brown 1-2 .10 30 p m
Toronto (Leal 1:1-10. at Oakland
IConroy 6-8'. 10 35p m
Saturdays Games
Chicago at California, night
Boston at Detroit
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x-clinched division title
Thursday s Games
Cleveland 9, Milwaukee 5
Detroit 5, Baltimore 4
Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1
Texas 5, Seattle 2
i hicago3, California 2
Friday's Games
All Times EDT>
Boston Eckersley 8-12/at Detroit
i Berenguer 8-4 i. 7 35p m
Cleveland (Behenna 0-2) at New
York 'Rawley 14-12),8p m
Baltimore McGregor 17-61 at
Bulldogs Journey To Lawton IOWA STATE stops Colorado State as new Coach Jim
The Altus Bulldogs journey to Cameron Stadium tonight Criner gets win number one and with only 10 starters back
for a 7:30 p.m. clash with the highly-rated Lawton Ike from last year, he still faces a tough future in the Big
Eagles and it should be a great contest on the artificial Eight, despite a great record at Boise State in Division
turf. I-AA.
Southeast quarterback Matt Roblez circles right on a keeper during the Rams game with
Lawton Central Thursday night. (Staff photo by Rick Combs)
Southeast blanked, 22-0
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229 71
59 85
Passes att-comp 5-13 8-14
Punts 1-11.0 4-19 5
Fumbles lost 2 2
Interceptions by 3 1
Penalties 4-20 745
Toronto at Oakland
Cleveland at New York
Baltimore at .Milwaukee, night
Seattle at Texas, night
Minnesota at Kansas City, night
Major league Standings
By United Press International
National league
East
W 1. Pct GB
Sherman Davis did the honors with a
15-yard scamper early in the second
quarter.
The Dawgs got great field position
again for their third TD as Vernon
punter Pete Elliott tried to run the
ball and was swarmed under short of
a first down at the AHS 21.
The Dawgs cashed in five plays
later when Brian Kesselring bulled
over for the touchdown from three
yards out.
Altus was in scoring position again
a few plays later when Tony Costello
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tercepted a Roblez pass and raced 63 Country Club.
yards for the score to dash any Ram Placing first with a score of 153 was
comeback hopes. the team of Bob Slater, Arthur Good-
Southeast’s Sanan Jackson, Charles win, Loyd English and Larry Ander-
Edwards, and Roblez played well son. .
defensively, despite the loo-sided Finishing second with a 156 was the
loss. H quartet of Bob Dantzler, Monty Mon-
Offensively, the Rams had the trose, Harry Ellis and Grover Knight.
same problems that plagued them the s.Theteam. of.Rod Smith, Jim
Z three weeks: lack of con- whspsrrnshedthrduaa isnd Maurice
sistency. Southeast has scored just 14
points in four games.
Jarmal Bohanan led the Rams with
just 17 yards rushing.
Edwards recovered a fumble for
Southeast.
East
W 1. Pct GB
94 58 618 •
87 66 369 71
84 67 556 910
84 69 549 10‘
81 72 529 13'
74 79 484 20'
67 85 441 27
West
92 61 601 •
73 79 480 181
74 79 484 17
69 84 451 23
67 86 438 25
66 87 431 26
56 96 168 35'
in eight plays, all on the ground, and Iwenty plav
with the help of a roughness penalty . I i J
against the Rams. Coleman took it in n W111 o h f
from the eight for the tally and Mike 1
Regusters ran in the conversion to
push the score to 16-0. Twenty players participated in the
Lawton Central’s final touchdown weekly Twilight golf tournament
was scored by the defense. Skelton in- Thursday at the Altus Elks Golf and
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and-11 for a key first down from blocked a Cougar punt to give the
quarterback Brian Miller to Derrick Dawgs the ball at the Vernon 33, but
Bailey. Altus failed to convert on this chance.
Altus didn’t have to travel nearly as Altus fumbled the ball away on the
far for its next two touchdowns. third play of the second half, but
Following a short Vernon punt, the Bailey got the ball right back for the
Dawgs needed just six plays to cover Dawgs on an interception at the Altus
the 33 yards for their second tally. 20.
Quarterback Keith Phillips and Gray Altus then took the ball 46 yards
hooked up on a 17-yard pass on a before the drive stalled at the Vernon
fourth-and-13 situation, then tailback 21.
Suddenly, the Dawgs were looking a
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AUBURN trips Tennessee and you can throw records
BRIGHAM YOUNG downs Air Force as Steve Young out the window when these two Southeastern foes hook it
puts on a dazzling aerial show to his favorite target Gor- up in Neyland Stadium, as Coach Pat Dye’s wishbone at-
don Hudson, but the Falcons’ Marty Louthan running the tack led by Bo Jackson is the difference.
wishbone will keep it close.
BAYLOR beats Texas Tech with Alfred Anderson doing NEBRASKA downs UCLA but this will be the first test
Eaker will be weeping, but we can all see it on the teevee Terry Donahue counter with a tough defense, just not
1onKS enough up in Lincoln.
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F irst Downs 5
Yards Rushing 8
Yards Passing 21
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