News Scrapbook 1973-1974

7Er5oN~_!L-~-73 Toreros unawed by playoff opponent

OR WITTENBERG CONTEST /J1yrorJ 1/-30-7 7 Toreros Ignore Ohio Cold

Bob DuliC'h looks at it as one of thos(' onc·c-m-a-lifetime opportuni- tlf's. ''And th ·re's no ·•nse blowing it," tl1e University or San Diego quarter- back . aid ye terday. .So with that in mind, the Torero football teurn dt•parted tOday for Springfield, Oh10, and its first post . ('ason playoff game fn history. , aturday, starting at 10 a.m. (l'STJ, coach Andy Vinci's men will tak on undefcatPd Wittenberg m the . 'C,\A Division Ill West Regional playoff. On paper, the Toreros would seem more than capable of knocking off th Ohio Conference champs and o. 4 rankt>d small eolleg team in the country USO, wh1 ·h fmi h d its regular sea m with a 9-1-1 record, led the Din on III statistics this year in total offense (441 yards a game), pa mg (231 7) anct scoring (40.1). But the Torems aren't the only ones with impressive stats. Witten- berg averaged 33.2 points a game this. cason while giving up just 7.9. More imoortant, coach Dick

Maurer·s Tigers seem to I)· e this thmg about losing. They don't. And it has been that way for 19 straight winning seasons. During that time, the Tigers have won three national titles and 11 Ohio Confer- ence championships Yet, Dulich and his mates weren't awe-struck yesterday after taking a gOOd, long look at the Tigers on film. "They are a well-coached team " said Duiich. "They don't seem to make any blatant errors. They just grind 1t out offensively and they're consistent. "Defensively, they aren't very big but they're fairly quick. I think it will be a tight game but we can win it. We're all convinced we can do it." One thing is certain. The Toreros will have the bigger boys up front in the trenches. Offensively, USO average 2'27 Jb. from tackle to tackle while the Tigers go 207.5. On defen , t Tiger front five averages 196.5. Toreros utilize a three-man frontline that averages 230. (Cont on Page C-8,. Col.%)

San Di- u nio,, Stoff DIIIIOlch SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - n ersity of San Diego's football team arrived here yesterday morning after a 1 a.m., flight out o San Diego and immediately accepted the cooler temperatures of the midwest. The Toreros >will meet Wit- tenberg University of Springfield at l p.m., here tomorrow in one-half of the CAA Division III playoffs. "How about those guys?" wondered Wittenberg sports publicity director Don Per- kins as he checked the 35- degree temperature on a wmdy, crisp day. "It's a typical end of November day here and there they are lying around the pool · they were still Car ja. I guess our weather won't bother them."

USO coach Andy Vinci sent his squad through a I p.m. practice yesterday and plans the same for !Oday to get his team familar with the game time conditions. San Dlego time is three hours earlier than Spring- field . The Springfield area had rain earlier this week and there was still traces of the dampness here yesterday. However, the wlnd and clear weather is expected to have the field dry by tomorrow Seven USO players are un- able to play here because of NCAA post-season competi- tion restrictions against pla- yers transfering from anoth- er four-year school or from a junior college where they did not complete the full 24 units of credit. Among the top performers

hit by the ruling are Wlde receiver Ernie Yarbrough and four who often started on defe~nd Leo Clark, linebackers Pete Sanchez and Doug Rothrock and safe- ty Nolen Boyer. In yesterday's workout, Vinci moved tailba Andy Sanctiez to Yarbrough's spot nd inserted 5-10 and 180- pound Andy Broberg at San- chez' post, "Broberg Is a super pla- yer " Vinci reminded. "He ma e two great catches for us against Loyola a couple of weeks ago." , Jerry Rowlett (6-3, 250) replaced Clark, Jim Rauch (5-10, 180) took over for Rothrock, Darrell Beshears (5-10, 180) moved in at Pete Sanchez' linebacker spot and Vic & nnett (6-1, 195~ »1 (ConlJnued on C-4, Col. )-

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gone they've done so effectively. Quar- terback Lloyd Ball has completed 71 of 134 pas ·es for 1,288 yards and 11 touch- down . "They look like a good, sound footb-all team," summed up Dullch. "But we feel we are , too. It should be an interesting game." -Bill Weurding to the a1r,

When the University of San Diego opened its fall football practice in Coronado last August, Andy Vinci told his players about hi dram. His single goal in this the second season of operation was to earn a playoff berth in th NCAA Division III post-season tournament • be kids told me I must be uts," Vinci told the wee ly Sportswriters- Sportscasters Assn. Monday afternoon. Just as he finished that statement, a message was delivered by Gabe DeNunzio, USD's Sports Information Director. "We are one of two trams selected." he said, "from the Western Division to participate in the playoffs. Our opponent is Wittenberg College and we are the host school." Vinci's face turned all smiles and he gave the thumbs up sign to the group. The Toreros had beaten out such teams as Fisk (8-0), Cole ( 8-1), Colorado College (9·1), Redlands (7-1), and Fort Valley (7-1). The game Is tentatively scheduled for San Diego, Dec. 1 and the site is unnamed at this time. First • choice would be San Diego : Stadium and the NCAA is : discussing the rental cost among other factors. "I would have to say," DeNunzio admitted, "that if • we don·t gel the Stadium, ' we might play the game : , elsewhere. That is all up m • ; the air at the moment." USD was one of four teams selected to participate in the playoffs, in the first year of their existence. Bridgeport (9-1) • plays host to Juniata (9-1) in , the eastern section with the winner advancing against : .. the western victor to the : , championship game, Dec. 8, •. at the Amos Alonzo Stagg : , Bowl in Phenix City, Ala. Wittenberg, on the other • hand, is undefeated this year in 10 games and will be at a decided disadvantage sizewise against the • Toreros. But they offset size • with quickness enough to average 33 points per outing while limiting their opponents to just under eight. Ia fact, the most points • surrendered in one gam" this ason was 17. But first, Vinci must

direct his and his players' attention at Los Angeles Statd, where Vinci coached for several seasons. Tbe Diablos defeated Cal State, Northridge, 52-22 last week and have hopes of repeating their win last year over USO. The score was 29- 16. Los Angeles brings a team to town that has won four of its last six contests and stands 4-5-1 on the seaso,n. Unfortunately for the visitors, USO is fresh from a 61-0 thumping of Loyola University for their eighth win of the year against one loss and a lie. The game also has an added incentive for Vinci and his charges. A win would give them the best football record ever recorded at Alcala Park. Previous Torero best was an 8-2 set in 1958. Vinci bas plenty of firepower to throw at his old squad, including the top offensive threat in Division III in quarterback Bob Dulich. The Saddleback College transfer leads the offense which averages 441.7 yards a contest. Dulich is also the leading passer iii the nation with 229 yards and the Toreros are the highest scoring outfit averaging mo than 4 points. Wide recel er Ernie Yarborough needs just nine yards on receptions to pass the 1,000 yard mark for the

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Three guys named Smith the latter's floor and stay up will be in the starting lineup north to meet San Jose State for the University of San Saturday night. oreros open their basket- eight scorers from ll ason under new coach year's squad which finished it will be no 19-9 mcluding a third-place Th opposition also wilJ be College Division playoffs. no ordinary team. The Tor- Slated to open Friday eros op n against the un- night are Kenny Smith and iversity of an Francisco on Robert (Pinky) Smith at the ors. last Jim Brovelli ordmary team. finish in the CAA District 8 Qiego Friday night when the Brovelli inherits the top

forwards, Joe Smith and Stan Washington at the guards and newcomer 6-9 • 'eil Traub at center. Pinky Smith (6-7) was the leading scorer last season With a 17.9 average with Washington (6-4) right be- hmd him at 16 9. Kenny , Smith is 6-4 and Joe Smith 6- 1. Kenny Smith ls a sopho- ' more, the other thre,, seni-' • Traub is a jumor Cransfer ; from the College of Mann , and his presence give the, Toreros height under the ' basket for the first time in ' several years. " It will enable us to use a high-low post offense, some- thing impossible to do here; for several years from what they tell me," Brovelli ex-1· plains.

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(Continued from Page H-1) w 11 covered and the ball USO program than the lo .. sailed past h1s stretching fm- of the game. . Defe nd Dean Caben g rllps. ' " H ' ' kick With it went the Toreros bloc... rnr) chance to ad ance to the with fo i nd 16 at _t~e Division Ill champion hip San Ole 20 late m the first amr m Pho.•nix City, Ala., quarter and W1t~rnbcrg. re- ~ext Saturdav Wittenberg cover d at the l.iSD 13 Four will ta.ke its u·nbeaten ( II plays later ta ti back Ernie record mto that one wli1le Brown went over from the USO can only dream o what tw~ . . . might have b • n in closing F,ai:l) m thP . ond _qua~ with a 9- 2•1 reading. tf'r, cube~ r~pcated his act "I thought I was going all at the USD to, fielded _the the way," a downhearted ball at thP J;i and rared mto Sanch z said uf his great the Pndzone untouched. , . fr rt that almost brought \\ 1th halftime rap_1dly ap e o h· g a pass mterfer- the Toreros all the way proac lfl • bark "I saw a defender on ence call agamst the '..orer- each ·sid1.:of me and tried to os· B111 _Jach dgave \\t ittet~; k t , right 1 brrg a 32-,ar gam o cut bar O m:, '. USO 2 -i QB I lovd Ball then thought I ('{JuJd outrun him, h t n ·tk·. ;II ·Reid with a b t h caught me at the I ar Pr a~kle eju t a I . tarted to 14-yard str1kr for::!1-0 ?nly 59 ke a quick 'lep away seconds before m ·rm1s ·1~n. ma . .. CSD began tch lire fr~:1~'.:;1· who had a great late m the thi arter second half and wound up drove 50 yard m e1_g ~ilh 19 completions in 44 plays. The dnv dcar:;~d ts for 279 yards, ex- thr fourth peno w I the fmal minute Paulson going t~e fmal three . p that cost USO five vards with 13 22 to pla; mixu d. · • San Dieoo's defense held precious yar s. " h USO 35 "I called the play that was on fourth down at t e d . f th bench .. he and the Toreros starte SPnt m rom e · r another march this time cxpla'.ne~ But, both going the 65 yards 11 plays rerei\ ers lined up O with Paulson going over left !a~~t~itp· rf~~ taekle from a yard out with ·' ht ·t 6·31 lcft them to get set and t ,,a cos ·uso started from its own us the delay pPnalty. · · · ·1 t posses Both Sanchez and Croom 20 thP last time I ~o . . . e to be o en in the sion and moved 7~ }ards to appdrdaler odr th end!ne on the thr five with the help or the mt . to Sanchez but fourth-down pas;; that fa1IPd l?ng P~- , bed "I saw Croom c·ut to his fmully sutcum ·c If . . ht ., said Dultc-h "but 'You tell those a I orma ng • ' I thev havr one hell of thee· were eommg at me peop e • .. .d a , . . .· a football team, sa1 from that s1d and my 1s1on t ful Wittenberg coac~ ~as breur~gof~ :~ 1:~.e\~t V f!aa\~ \1aurer 'They arc thE ro ., • · best WP havr played m a t'hanee ., Ad1s1llusiuned coach Andy long umr.

"Traub appeared to Jack a little aggressiveness in early drills," the coach admitted "but our scrimmage Satur'. day morning was the best we have had to date and he was really getting on those boards. I know he can be tough to handle when he gets fired up. He also has a fine hook shot." Other top returnees for the Toreros include 6-6 Ben Thompson, Pete Cosenza (6- 6) and Tommy Davis (6-4) up front and 5-10 guard Ron - Modic. Another standout transfer from the College of Mann is · 6-0 guard Joe DeMaestri who ; appears capable of making a ' strong challenge for a start- . ing job. ' Brovelli wilJ be going aga- inst his old school Friday. He was an all-West Coast Athletic Conference guard at USF In 1964, his senior year We didn't pick the easiest team in the world to open against," the coach ex- plains. "The Dons were 23-5 last year and gave UCLA a lot of trouble in the playoffs. They have a Jot of people back and have even more depth this season."

meS€N 1 1:ecit- 13 sp ayoffspot season. He has 59 receptions and nine touchdowns. Vince's three tailbacks Rkh Paulson, Sammy Croom. and Lee Davis have combined or 1,532 'yards and 2S his fall. It was Cr m: against Loyola - - -- -

as he rushed for 122 yards. Cornerback Winston Sharp continued to add his own points on the scoreboard. He returned an interception for his third score. He also tallied on a pair of blocked punts. ------

The Toreros return to San Diego to meet Point Loma College on the latter's floor Dec. 4, then play their first home game against Whittier Dec. B. The schedule: Nov. 30-ot USF; Dec. 1-ot Son Jose State; Dec 4--ot PoJnt Loma Coll~e Dec 8-Whitt,er; Dec. 11-ot Laverne; 'Dec, 14-JS-uso lnvltotlonot; Dec. '28---TayJGr lJnJversity; Oec.19 29--011- Nazorene College Jon. 3-4-.S-Polnt Loma Co/Je,ge tour- nev; Jan. 12-. 13-UC Riverside Feb. 19-us,u. Feb. 22- Gronc, Convon; Feb 11-

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