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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1979

Page

17

Colorado to Upset Oklahoma in Big Eight Clash, Hoople Predicts

The Hoople system forecasts Colorado Buffaloes beating Oklahoma 17-14 at Owen Field. Chuck Fairbanks faces his old club, while Barry Switzer leads Oklahoma to a 62-6-2 start, and Maryland is pegged to defeat Penn State 27-22 at Byrd Stadium with other league picks included for Pac 10 Big Ten and SEC matchups.

Egad Chuck Fairbanks Colorado Buffaloes Buffaloes Oklahoma Sooners Sooners Owen Field Oklahoma Colorado Barry Switzer Fairbanks Switzer Umkumph Penn State Maryland Terps Jerry Clairborne Nittany Lions Byrd Stadium Southern California Trojans Washington State UCLA Stanford Cardinals California Golden Bears Oregon Washington Oregon State Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Wolves Purdue Minnesota Ohio State Northwestern Indiana Wisconsin Texas Rice Houston Baylor Arkansas TCU Texas Tech Texas A&m Southeastern LSU Florida Tennessee Mississippi State North Carolina State Auburn Notre Dame Georgia Tech Alabama Wichita St Army Duke Bowling Green Tobdo Central Michigan Ohio Clemson Virginia Columbia Penn Cornell Bucknell Dartmouth Holy Cross Florida St Louisville Harvard Boston U Baylord Ilinois Iowa Kentucky West Virginia Miami F A&m Miami O Marshall Rutgers Temple San Jose Fullerton St St. Carolina

Showdown Time Up in Michigan

Michigan coach Bo Schembechler and Michigan State's Darryl Rogers agree the key will be kicking and defense in the Big Ten showdown in East Lansing. Michigan State seeks a return win after last year's 24 15 victory and both teams hold 3 1 records after losses to Notre Dame.

Art Schlichter Ohio State Northwestern Buckeye Mark Herrmann Purdue Big Ten NCAA Bo Schembechler Michigan Darryl Rogers Michigan State East Lansing Ann Arbor Notre Dame Rogers Schembechler Bert Vaughn Spartans Wolverines Minnesota Boilermakers Gophers Oregon UCLA Rick Venturi OSU Venturi Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Iowa State Illinois

Homecoming Test as Cornell Hosts Monmouth in Opener

Cornell comes in 3-1 after beating St Olaf Colorado College and Grinnell as Monmouth seeks to slow the Ram offense. Junior QB Matt Dillon has 89 attempts with 44 completions and targets Jake Remes to boost the attack. Monmouth counters with a ball control plan and a strong defense at Ash Park for a 2 p.m. Saturday kickoff.

Mount Vernon Cornell Monmouth Ripon Matt Dillon Jake Remes Dillon Remes Ohn Ward Ram Rams Ram’s Chris Hipsley John Bryant Hipsley Bryant Cedar Rapids Regis St. Olaf Colorado College Grinnell Central Ash Park

Majors Rebuilding At Tennessee Echoes Pitt Turnaround

Tennessee coach Johnny Majors appears to be rebuilding like at Pittsburgh with a 3-0 start and high-scoring, balanced offense. Quarterback Jimmy Streater leads an inexperienced but potent unit, while Emory Bellard lauds Tennessee as an outstanding ball club with momentum from a 35-17 win over Auburn.

Johnny Majors Tennessee Pittsburgh Mississippi State Emory Bellard Auburn Jimmy Streater Vols

USC Leads in Loop Battle with McDonald at Center

No 1 USC prepares to host Washington State as senior quarterback Paul McDonald earns praise from coach John Robinson for his poise under pressure. The day’s slate also features Michigan seeking revenge on Michigan State, plus UCLA at Stanford and other top showdowns.

Southern Cal Trojans Washington State Paul McDonald John Robinson Paul Robinson

Kohawks Face Ripon in Key Conference Test at Kingston

Coe College to meet defending league champion Ripon at Kingston Stadium in a 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Coe, 3-1 after defeating Southwestern 14-6, makes first conference start as Ripon also stands 3-1 with wins over St Norbert Lakeland and Lake Forest and a 40-28 loss to Milton.

Coe College Kohawks Ripon Kingston Stadium Southwestern College Coe Redmen St. Norbert Lakeland College Lake Forest Milton Roger Schlegel Jay Koehn Jim Graham Graham

Parish League football game free admission for kids

All Parish League players from Coe and Ripon receive free entry to Saturdays game at Kingston Stadium. Kickoff is 1 30 p m. Benton Community High School Band performs at halftime.

Coe Ripon Kingston Stadium Benton Community High School

All Time Great RBs Dominate Single Season TD List

The record notes four all time great running backs O J Simpson Gale Sayers Chuck Foreman and Jim Brown as the top four touchdown leaders in a single NFL season. Each star is highlighted for their record scoring prowess and enduring impact on the game.

O.J. Simpson Gale Sayers Chuck Foreman Jim Brown

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