European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday september 28, 1985 Eddie Robinson nears Bryant s record Shreveport. La. A i forty four years after giving up a 25-Ccnl-an-hour Job in a feed Mill to become coach at Gram bling indie Robinson has a shot at tying Paul Bear Bryant As College football s winning St coach Robinson who has had Only three losing teams while compiling a 322-j05-15 record during More than four . Needs a Victory Over Oregon slate saturday to catch he Lite , who retired As Ala Bama coach following the 1982 season. But the 66-year-old Robinson who has won 14 southwestern athletic conference championships and sent 211 players to the pros from his division 1-aa school will not Nave an easy path to lying the record in Independence stadium. Oregon state. 2-1, is the Only division 1 a school on Grambling s schedule and has an enrolment nearly four times As Large As the Louisiana school. The beavers have Defeated Idaho 43-28 and California 23-20, and lost 33-24 last week to Fresno state. Grumbling is a Good team at the Divi Sion 1-aa level says Oregon state coach Dave Kragthorpe. "1 think they would be in the same category As Idaho As far As Caliper of their play is  Cincinnati s Anderson adjusts to backup role Cincinnati a Cincinnati bengals quarterback Ken Anderson a 15-year National football league Veter an says he will fill a backup role to second year quarterback Boomer Esia son without complaint although he would prefer to Start. It s obviously More fun to be playing than not Anderson said thursday. They decided to make a move and you go ahead and live with it and you just get yourself ready to  teammates made comments Over the last week that implied Anderson would prefer the backup role. Of i Don t know. Like i say the big thing is the decision has been made and you live with it he said. You still get ready and if you have to play you a got to be  but he said he d prefer to remain the starter. I think that s what everybody gels ready to do. It s not that big a Deal. It s a Long season he said. There s not a whole lot you re going to do about it so you Don t spend a lot of time worrying about  backup Turk Schonert disappointed that Esiason was promoted Over him had wondered about his future with the team. Schonert said Anderson May play another year after 1985. I worry about next year when next year comes. We be still got 13 games to go Here. Next year s a Long Way off. I Don t think about that until the sea son s Over Anderson said. Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth was second in the nil this week in pass reception Yards. San Diego s Wes Chandler was first. Collinsworth with 307 Yards on 18 catches is third in the american foot Ball conference in number of receptions. Los Angeles raiders Light end Todd christens in and Buffalo running Back Greg Bell have 22 catches each. Chan Dler has 315 Yards on 17 catches. Esiason ranks third in the acc and Kenny Anderson. It s a Long  sixth in the nil in passing after his performance last week. His rating is 90.3. He trails Only Dave Kring of Seattle and Dan fouls of san Diego in the conference statistics. Fullback Larry Kinnic brew is fifth in the acc in Rushing with 195 Yards. The bengals offence ranks sixth in the league in Yards gained and the de sense is 25lh. Ahead of Only new or leans Minnesota and san Diego. Fullback Bill Johnson appeared doubtful for monday night s game against the Pittsburgh steel cars. He Hasa hamstring pull. Grambling s tigers 2-0 this year and winners of seven in a Row arc led by quarterback Terrell Landry. He passed for 286 Yards and four touchdowns in last sat urday s 45-14 win Over North Carolina Central at Yankee stadium in new York City. Every game s a big one for us because we want to get the record As soon As Possi ble for coach Robinson said offensive lineman Jerome Penn. Robinson is trying to keep the record from becoming a personal goal. Every win is a tribute to the players not to Eddie Robinson the coach said. The enjoyment and satisfaction i gel out of All the attention being focused on this record is sharing it with the players assistant coaches and  the last meeting Between the tigers and Beaver resulted in a 19-12 Grambling Vic tors in 1975. We go to shr Veport and that will be Tough because it s completely out of our environment in terms of geographical Loca Tion distance and things like that Krag Thorpe said. That always puts a Little Dif Ferent slant on  sooner facing first test against unbeaten gophers g b by the associated press the Oklahoma sooner ranked no. 2 in the country without playing a game finally take to the Gridiron on saturday at Minnesota. Minnesota coach Lou holt/., however concedes Only that Oklahoma is the Best football team in the country on  i have a lot of Confidence in our team in certain areas Holtz said of the gophers undefeated after two games. Our offensive line has progressed and looks for Ward to the Challenge. " linebacker Bruce Holmes and defensive end Larry Joyner. Are playing very Well. Our problem is going to be up front with our defensive Middle guard and tackles. Oklahoma has a tremendous advantage in that  sooner coach Barry soil scr says his defensive front seven is probably As Good As any we be had including Oklahoma s Reat units of the 1970s with the Schmo Brothers. The defense is anchored by All Ameri can nose guard Tony c Asillas. Tony is 6-3, 280, Bench presses 500 pounds runs a 4.75 or 4.8 40, has a great attitude and uses his hands great Switzer said. Give him the outland award now responded Holtz referring to the trophy for the country s Best lineman. Top ranked Auburn will travel to Knox Villa to take on Tennessee in a game that matches Auburn tailback to Jackson the nation s no. 1 rusher with 247.5 Yards a game against Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson who leads the country in total offence at 4 1 7 Yards a game. Auburn coach Pat Dye says Robinson is near perfect in the decision making process. I Don t know if i be Ever seen a quarterback with As Strong an Arm As he s got who can throw it 60 Yards downfield and also flick it out six or seven Yards to a Back or scramble or drop it  Tennessee coach Johnny majors who coached Heisman trophy Winner Tony Dorscht at Pittsburgh says Jackson re minds me More of Dorset than any Back i be Ever seen except he s 30 pounds College football heavier. He has size strength and burning Speed and he can catch the Ball and Block. You hit him and he bounces off like an electric  both teams have had two weeks to get ready. Georgia coach Vince Dooley was full of Praise for South Carolina the bulldogs saturday s opponent and for Gamecock quarterback Mike hold whom he termed a master of  although both clubs arc 2-1, Georgia is Corning off a 20-13 Victory Over Clemson while South Carolina was beaten 34-3 at Home by no. 12 Michigan. Despite the loss to the wolverines Deo Ley spoke highly of hold running Back Thomas Dandy and the gamecocks in general. I Don t know that we will Sec any bet Ter running backs he said. There Are not Many that will be better than Dandy. He is fast he is Strong and he is deter mined. South Carolina will assault you with their option play. Then when they Lull you with that option and you take a step the wrong Way they put the Ball up said Dooley. Dooley also said the bulldogs will be Hurt by the loss of Starling defensive line Man Kenny Sims who had 14 tackle against Clemson but has been suspended because of disciplinary reasons for thu game. In other games involving top rated teams no. 3 Iowa is at Iowa slate. Kan Sas is at no. 4 Florida stale. Washington stale is at no. 5 Ohio state. No. 6 South Ern methodist is at Texas Christian. Miami of Ohio travels to no. 7 Oklahoma state. No. 9 Penn state is at Rutgers. New Mexico slate is Al no. 10 Arkansas. No. 11 Florida is Al Mississippi stale. No. 13 Urcla is Al Washington. No. 15 Ala Bama is at Vanderbilt. Oregon is at no. 16 Nebraska. No. 18 soul Horn California is at Arizona slate. No. 19 air Force it at new Mexico and Navy Ira vols to no. 20virginia. No from Page 21 in other games thursday acts 3, cubs 0 Chicago Dwight Goodwn Pilch Dan eight hitter on the Way to his club re Cord eighth shutout of the season and added an rib single for new York. It was the right hander s 15th Complete game of inc year. Goodwn 23-4, walked two and struck out seven. He is 5-0 against the cubs this season. His Era dwindled to 1.51, the Best in the no. He has not Given up an earned run in 48 innings. The mets gave Goodwn All the support he needed in their first Al Bat. Cookie Wilson led off with a double off Chicago starter and loser Johnny Abr go 1-1. Wil son moved to third on Wally Backman s single then came Home on Keith Hernan Dez s run scoring single. That stood As the game winning hit extending Hernandez s major league single season record in that category to 24. The acts added a pair of insurance runs in the fourth chasing Abr go. Wilh one out Danny a cup and Howard John son delivered consecutive singles. Rafael Santana followed with a double Over third base scoring a cup and Gooden knocked in the final new York run slicing a single into right to score Johnson. Chicago squandered scoring opportunities in inc first second third and sixth innings stranding two runners in each threat. The game was the season finale bal Wen the two clubs with the acts taking the series 14-4. That was in Sharp contrast to 1984, when the cubs lopped the mils 12 6 on the Way to winning the no Easl Lille. Reds 6, Bra Tea 1. Cincinnati Andy Mcgaffigan pitched seven Strong innings and doubled Home a run with his first nil of the seas Onlo Lead Cincinnati. The reds moved within 5w games of the Idle los Angeles dodgers in the West. Mcgaffigan 3-3, allowed Jusi four sin Gles before yielding in the eighth to John Franco who gave up an rib infield single to Dale Murphy. Ted Power Gol the last four outs for his 25th save. Steve Bedrosian 7-14, took the loss Al lowing six Hils in 6w innings. Ron of sir Drew a two out walk from Bedrosian in the second and scored from first on Mcgaffigan s double to right Cen Ler Field. That was Only Mcgaffigan i Inird major league Hil and broke an 0-for-24 skim this season. The reds added two runs in inc fifth. Eddie Milnor walked and stole his third base of the game. Dave Parker Drew an intentional walk and Wayne Krenchicki nit a soft two out single to score Milner. Dave Concepcion walked to Load the bases and Bedrosian hit to Diaz to Force in another run