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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday november 22/ .1973 Pittsburgh goalie Andy Brown Sticks out his Tongue left photo and eyes a close puck from the stick of Ranger Ted Irvine in the first period of a National hockey catching two goalies on guard league contest in new York in which the rangers trampled the penguins 7-0. Not of much help in this situation is Penguin defens Eman Bryan Watson whose no. 5 is showing. Hockey fans might have trouble guessing the identity of the masked goalie for the Amateur Portland ore., Black Hawks right. Unmask him and you would find former new York Yankee third baseman Pete Ward now retired from professional baseball. Up photo Tenn. State holds onto top rung by the associated press Tennessee state remained the nation s no. 1 College division football team wednesday in the associated press poll while others around them were changing places the tigers held onto the top ranking with 814 Points Many of them on 31 first place ballots. A nationwide panel of Broad casters and sports writers kept Tennessee state in first place after the tigers impressive 35-7. Victory Over Alabama state last saturday. The rest of the top ten was not As unshakeable. Hawaii plunged from second to a sixth place tie and Cal poly so from fourth to ninth after losses. Hawaii beaten by Pacific 28-3, was tied with Elon for sixth with 374 Points. Elon received two votes for no. 1. Cal poly so beaten by Boise state 42-10, polled 247 Points for ninth. The Victory moved Boise state which received one first place vote from 10th to eighth in the rankings with 369 Points. The new no. 2 team is Western Kentucky which received three votes for no. 1 and 693 Points. Western Kentucky beat Murray state 32-27 for its 10th straight Victory this year. The top 15, with first place votes in parentheses season records and total Points. Points tabulated on basis of 20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1. Tennessee St. 31 9-0-0 814 2. W. Kentucky 3 10-0-0 693 3. Louisiana tech 1 10-1-0 579 4. Wittenberg 2 10-0-0 465 5. Grumbling 9-2-0 384 6. Hawaii 8-1-0 374 tie Elon 2 11-0-0 374 8. Boise state 1 8-2-0 369 9. Cal poly so 1 8-1-0 247 10. Abilene Chostn 1 9-1-0 212 11. South Dakota 8-2-0 198 tie Delaware 8-3-0 19 13. North Dakota St 8-2-0 170 14. Langston 110-0-0 111 15. Jacksonville state 7-2-0 82 Alabama impressive second in 3 offensive categories new York a Arizona state has played one More game than Alabama so far this season and has amassed exactly 1,000 More Yards in total offence. Urcla has played one More game than Alabama and has gained exactly 700 More Yards Rushing and scored 59 More Points. Yet Alabama unbeaten in nine starts and runner up in three offensive categories in the weekly College football statistics could join Oklahoma s 1971 sooner As the Only teams in history to make the All time top 10 in five Offen Sive areas. The Crimson tide seeking their 500th Victory when they meet leu thanksgiving Day ranks sixth in total offence ninth in Rushing and scoring fourth in Rushing Yards per game and 10th in average Yards gained per game in both Rushing and pass ing. Although Arizona state has a healthy margin in total offence in offence leaders total offence the waning Days of the season Urcla is Well ahead in Rushing and scoring and san Diego state leads Brigham Young by More than 30 Yards per game gained in passing the National collegiate sports services said tuesday none of the leaders will be decided mathematically until the season s final saturday dec. 1. However Miami of Ohio which has completed its 10-game schedule Ohio state and Nebraska could wrap up defensive titles this weekend. Miami of Ohio has held opponents to 177.4 Yards per game compared to 191 for runner up notre Dame and 194.8 for Ohio state. The buckeyes however have Given up an average of Only 3.7 Points per game compared with 5.8 for Michigan and 6.4 for the Irish. Nebraska which leads in pass defense has allowed Only 38.8 Yards per game and one touch Down while Michigan state has Given up an average of 20 More Yards and three More ads. Iowa trails Michigan state by almost another 20 Yards with 78.4 and seven ads. Miami of Ohio is second to Penn state in Rushing defense Al lowing 77 Yards per game and two touchdowns to 75.6 and five ads for the Kittany Lions. Notre Dame is a Distant third although the Irish have played Only eight games to 10 for the leaders with 84 Yards and two ads. Arizona state has averaged 551.9 Yards per game in total of sense and scored 59 touchdowns while Alabama s average is 502.1 and 47 ads. Urcla is the weekly Leader in Rushing with an average gain of1 415.4 Yards for 55 touchdowns compared to the Crimson tide s 387.1 and 37 ads. Urcla s scoring average is 45.7, or 1.5 Points per game More than Alabama. San Diego state leads the pass ing game averaging 288.7 Yards Good for 15 touchdowns while runner up Brigham Young has tallied 257.4 Yards for a total of 19 ads. Schroedor quits As coach at coast guard new London Conn. A Tad Schroeder who resurrected a losing coast guard Academy football team with two 8-2 sea sons in the last three years will resign nov. 29, it was announced tuesday. Schroeder said he had no Defi Nite plans. Capt. Otto Graham the coast guard Academy s director of athletics and former North Western University and Cleve land Browns football Star said we re sorry to see him go. He has done a Fine. Job. But i realize coaches Are always trying to improve themselves in new situs  Schroeder came to the facade my in 1968 from West Point where he was assistant athletic director and plebe football coach. In both 1971 and 1973 the coast guard finished with 8-2 records and in 1972 it was 3-7. Arizona state Alabama Urcla Oklahoma Temple Houston notre Dame Texas Ohio state Penn state Rushing Urcla Alabam Oklahoma Ohio state Texas notre Dame Houston Northern Illinois Oklahoma state 10 787 5519 9 639 4519 10 718 4846 9 706 4269 9 698 4068 9 738 4050 8 636 3513 9 662 3845 9 695 3828 10 746 4206 offence g rushes yes. 10 635 4154 9 556 34849 630 3404 9 620 3354 9 559 3129 8 529 2640 9 586 2949 11 664 3465 9 551 2824 part of division 2 playoffs unsettled Southern methodist 9 547 2798 passing offence att. Com. Pet. Yes. San Diego state 316 198 .627 2598 Brigham Young 341 192 .563 2317 Arizona state 260 136 .523 2475 Tulsa 297 174 .586 2224 Pennsylvania 215 116 .540 1893 Colorado state 341 156 .457 2088 Toledo 276 146 .529 1970 Kansas 301 157 .522 1966 Davidson 343 180 .525 1952 Temple 217 116 .535 1718 avg.415.4 387.1 378.2372.7 347.7330.0 327.7 315.0 313.8 310.9 avg. 288.7 257.4 247.5 247.1 236.6 208.8 197.0 196.6 195.2 190.9 Kansas City a the East and Mideast Region Divi Sion 2 football semifinal pairings were announced tuesday but the Midwest and Western re Gions must await games this weekend to determine which teams will play. The National collegiate athletic association said Grambling 9 2, will meet Delaware 8-3, for the Eastern championship dec. 1 at the Boardwalk bowl in Atlantic City . In the Mideast Lehigh 7-3-1, will Square off against Western Kentucky 10-0, in Bowling Green ky., dec. 1.  winners of those two games will meet in the Grantland Rice bowl dec. 8 in Baton Rouge la. In the Midwest and Western regions the picture is still clouded. Central Michigan must defeat Kent state saturday to earn the right to meet Louisiana tech 9-1, in Ruston la., dec. 1. If Central Michigan bows to Kent state Western Illinois 7-3, will play Louisiana tech. In the West South Dakota 8-2, will Host one of three teams. Boise state 8-2, will be chosen if it defeats California Davis Satur Day. If Boise state loses Cal poly san Luis Obispo 8-1, will qualify if it beats Long Beach state saturday. If Boise state and Cal poly both lose Nevada Las vegas 8 3, will be South Dakota s oppo nent. Winners of the midwestern and Western Region games will play dec. 8 in Wichita Falls tex., in the Pioneer bowl. The division 2 championship clash the camellia bowl dec. 15 in Sacramento calif., will match winners of the Grantland Rice and Pioneer bowls. The Mcaa said the Grantland Rice and Pioneer bowls will be regionally televised and the camellia bowl will be nationally televised. J  
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