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4, Las Vests DAILY OPTICFriday, October 17, 1981eKfivaauiit:2nagjicn10 1 0 tSophormore Standout — Steve Pruitt a5*10, .155-pound quarterback from Bor-ger, Tex., is a major reason that High-, lands University has continued its winning tradition this year. In four games, Pruitt has completed 42 out of 74 passes for a total of 652 yards and a rankingin the national statistics. The .Cowboys;from the New Mexico college have won three games, and tied the University of1 Hawaii, 16-16. (HU photo) .■HU Cowboys to playtft115fColorado OrediggersNationally-ranked HighlandsUniversity will be going after another victory when the Cowboys meet the Orediggers o£ Colorado School of Mines, Saturday, at Brooks Field,Cowboy coach Jolm Levra said his powerful defensive-unit will be trying to stop what he called “an excellent- offensiveteam” from Colorado Mines.One of the men Levra’s defensive unit—called the “Spoilers” because they ruin so many offensive plays for their opponents—will try to stop is Ore-digger quarterback Dennis Ulrich.Levra said he expected theCowboy-Oredigger game “to. be• - -. • *'•».*. * .a tough one, particularly since the Orediggers haven't defeated Highlands in several years.”- . In 1966, Highlands won, 68-20.In 1967, the. Cowboys downedthe Orediggers, 56-12;. and last year. Highlands romped over Colorado Mines, 85-14.€1Jcc?\IIfsI\trated 14th,r J i ■* %i*i in AssociatedBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSEast Tennessee State isamong the elite of small college football, but “'a familiar name, Grambling, is missing-East Tennessee State, unranked last week, trounced Tennessee State 30-7, and moved into .10th place in The Associated Press small college poll of sports writers and broadcasters.Grambling suffered its second defeat againt two victories 34* 20 to Tennessee State last Saturday, and dropped from fifth all the way out . of the tap 20.Other members of the first 10 remained the same, with North Dakota State heading the list,followed by Texas . AI; Indiana, Pa.; MontanaAlcorn AM; Delaware; Akron; Saera-mentd State and Lenoir'Rhyne.Central Missouri State, 12; Weber Stale, 14; Humboldt State, 16, and Wittenburg, 20, 'fell from the rankings. They were replaced by Abilene’Christian, Louisiana Tech, 17; Central Michigan, 18, and ldaho: State, 20. •;The top 20, with first place votes in parentheses and points awarded for the first 15 picks on a basis or 29-18*16-14-12-19-9-8*7 etc.;1. No. Dak. St. (6) 2882.' Indiana, Pa. (3) ‘v 3._ Texas ' AI. (1 . •' '4. Montana (1)^* *:: 5. Alcorn AM- (1) /-6. Delaware ' j's 7. Akron (1)8.' Sacramento St. .v9. Lenoir .Rhyne?' (2) : ?10. East ;Tehin;‘ St;'11.- Floridar AM - ;12.; Abilene Christian :.13. Northern Arizona..14. New .Mex. ;Highlands.15. Wilkes '•Arkansas State17. Louisiana TechCentral Michigan (1) .19. Fairmont, W.Va. (1) 20. Idaho Stateti11iri230187itM15fc- 134 / llB 99. .'V67 ■-' *63: V ' 4o■.38 . . 36 36 29 29 27 26ttcAVtc«tfa*f
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Las Vegas Optic
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Fri, Oct 17, 1969
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