European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 6, 1966 the stars and stripes 21 sports Navy win won t Salvage bad year Philadelphia up such is the state of Navy football thai not even a Victory saturday Over army will Salvage the season the midshipmen carry a 3-7 record Inlo the 87th renewal of he service Academy rivalry. But the notion remains that Navy can redeem itself by winning a veterans stadium. That s what a lot of outsiders think Navy quarterback Bill Byrne said. The student and administration believe it but we Don t believe it As a team for a second. A 4 7 season is no Success. Ii would be the highlight of our season id beat army but it won t make it Navy linebacker Vince Mcbeth agreed. " Don t think it would make up for the Type of season we be had so far he said. But i think this year in particular it would serve to erase a lot of the doubts and a lot of the questions that have come up in our minds we look at the High goals we set before the Senneff awarded Lombard by Laura Tolley Houston a linebacker Cor Nelius Bennett of Alabama was awarded the 17th annual Lombard trophy Hon Oring the nation s outstanding College football lineman thursday night the award was presented at a Benefit dinner sponsored by the downtown rotary club of Houston with proceeds going to cancer research. Bennett a 6-foot-4, 235-Pound out Side linebacker led the Crimson tide in quarterback sacks even though he missed iwo games because of a pulled Ham string. He has been timed Over 40 Yards in 4,4 seconds. He will close out his col lege career when Alabama faces Washington in the Sun bowl on Christmas Day. I really dont know what to say Bennett said before the 1,200 guests. I guess it s like being out on the Field. My heart is All into it right now. This is such an Honor and privilege. I d jus like to thank god said Bennett the tint player from Alabama to win the award and the second linebacker to win the award since it was first Given in 1970. Tim Stillwagon of Ohio state the first recipient was a linebacker. Other finalists for the award voted on by 208 sportswriters and broadcasters were University of Miami tackle Jerom Ebrown. Brian Bosworth of Oklahoma and Ohio state s Chris Spielman. All four finalists were All America this sea College football for us it will be the last Opportunity we get to prove to ourselves that we have a Good bal club. That s the important thing. What everyone else thinks about me or the club thai does t Nutter. What the club thinks about itself that s what s important army tackle Rob Dickerson whose team is 5-3, said while a Victory might not make a season a toss certainly hurts. Definitely he said. Last year we were 9-3. It would have been a great season if we had beaten Navy. If you look Back everyone says sure it was a great season but we did l Beal Navy and the same thin with Navy. Navy did l have a Good record last year but Wilh the Victory Over army it turned their whole program around and gave them Confidence going into this year. Lombard finalists Lombard trophy finalists from left Chris spec nun of Ohio state Jerome Brown of Miami Brian Bosworth of Oklahoma and eventual Winner Cornelius Bennett of Alabama gather around the Block of Granite warded to the Tup College lineman of the year. The Orange bowl an new year s Day. Brown a 6-foot-2, 285-Pound defensive tackle received the Plummer award voted by his teammates for out standing leadership and team spirit. In 1985, he was named second learn All America. The senior will play his final game when no. 1 Miami faces no. 2penn state in the fiesta bowl on Jan. 1. Sietman a 6-foot-2, 230-Pound in Side linebacker led the big ten with 194 tackles and is one of the live finalists for the second annual Butkus award which Bosworth won last year. His buckeyes will play Texas Aam in the Cotton bowl on Jan. 1. The Junior was an All America honorable mention in 1985. The trophy a 40-Pound Block of Gran Ite is presented in Honor of the late Vince Lombardi former coach of the Green Bay packers and Washington redskins. Lombard died of cancer in september 1970. Vote totals Are never made Public Bosworth a 6-foot-2, 240-Pound line Backer made the All America team for the second consecutive year. A Junior he led the sooner in tackles Wilh 136 an helped Oklahoma become the first team to Lead the nation in scoring defense total defense Rushing defense and pass ing defense. Oklahoma faces Arkansas in Oklahoma St. Tops Missouri Stillwater okla. A tailback Barry Sanders rushed for 86 Yards and a touchdown thurs Day night As Oklahoma state Defeated Missouri i win the College football finale for both big eight conference teams. Oklahoma state overcame five turnover and two missed Field pals by Joey o Donnell to win ii Bird straight and Finch Onira Straim am Overall 4-Fin the big eight mis Souri wound up 3-8 and 2-5. Mustangs coach and said to have resigned Dallas a Southern methodist athletic director Bob hitch and head football coach Bobby Collins have submitted their resignations to the umber Sily s Board of governors Board chair Man and Texas Bill Clements said thursday. But acting University president Wil Liam b. Sta cup or. Taid he had not received resignations from the two who have been under fire during a fool bail recruiting scandal that has included the sudden retirement of president a Don Ald Shields. Both or. Hitch s and or. Collins resignations were discussed Clements said. I did not say they were accepted or rejected. Who brought it up first i m not prepared to say Clements addressed reports of the resignations at a news conference thursday afternoon which focused on his economic plans for the state when he take office As refused to say whether the Sig see Mustangs on Page & i think they la be thinking the same Way. They be had some bad Luck this year. They re figuring if the beat army again that s the big incentive they need going into next Navy behind 217 Yards from Napoleon Mccallum Defeated peach bowl bound army 17-7 last year Totake a 41 -38-7 Lead in the series that began in 1890. I m tired of salvaging seasons but that s not to say we would t like to beat army said Navy coach Gary Tranquill who has a 20-33-1 record in live sea sons but a 3-1 Mark against army. A Victory Over Navy will give army the commander in chiefs trophy since the Tadeu beat air Force earlier this season. I think it s Given us something to key into army nose guard Jim Brock said. Two Yean ago when we won that i was really proud of that even above going to a bowl game. This game has thai Riding on the line for us. If we win Well be Able to have the commander in chief trophy bowl bid rides on of by by the associated press Brigham Young has already lost its Chance to win the Western athletic con Ference for the 11 the straight season. But the cougars can still earn their ninth straight bowl appearance with a Victory saturday Over air Force be cause an invitation to the Freedom bowl and a meeting Wilh Urcla awaits the Winner. It s Nice that we still have something to shoot for by coach Lavell Edwards said. By will be playing without three starters who were suspended from the team this week after being charged Wilh altering drug prescriptions. . Voncolln a Junior linebacker Trevor Molini a Junior tight end who was All wac last season and Udd Akeo a senior linebacker will not play Brigham Young air Force meet ing is one of Only three major Colleg games this weekend fourth ranked and Rose bowl bound Michigan plays at Hawaii while army takes on Navy in the annual service Academy dash. By s bid to win Ibe wac ended sat urday Wilh a 10-3 loss to san Diego state which won the conference and a trip to the Holiday bowl. The cougars known for their passing attack have had trouble in the air recently and have lost two of their last three games. Sophomore quarterback Bob Jen sen will Start Over senior Steve Lindley against the Falcons 6-4. We Hope hell give us a sparked wards said. It was t All Steve s fault. Unfortunately when your offence is no going Well the quarterback draws a Good Deal of the blame. We be had several problems on offence our line has handsome injuries and has never solidified and we be been plagued by turnovers we just Haven t progressed offensively like we have in other Yean. Quarter Back is Only part of the prior to san Diego state s Victory both by and air Force were hoping that their matchup would decide the wac it s not what we had in mind but there s still something to look Forward to said air Force coach Fisher Deberry. Whose team has test three of four. Well be playing on National television with a Chance to go to a postseason game. It s a fitting Climax to the App flu
