WSU spoils Oregon homecoming
with last-minute, 23-22 victory
By JOHN HENDERSON
Of the Emerald
It was the kind of game that
would give Don Read good
reason to perform the lemming
jump drill off the Ferry Street
Bridge
That was the feeiing left after
the Oregon head coach watched
helplessly as Washington State
quarterback Jack Thompson
turned Oregon's season into dust
in just three minutes. That's how
long it took Thompson to drive the
Cougars 86 yards, throw a
14-yard touchdown pass to Eason
Ramson with 19 seconds left then
hit running back Dan Doornink for
a two-point conversion to give
Washington State a 23-22 win
over Oregon at Autzen Stadium
Saturday.
Suddenly the Ducks find them
selves in a depressing situation.
Instead of being 4-4 and in good
shape for a winning record the
Ducks sit alone in the Pacific-8 cel
lar with an 0-4 record and 3-5
overall are destined for their sixth
straight losing season and must
pick themselves off the ground to
face undefeated UCLA next week.
The honors go to Mr. Thompson
"We were just hoping we could
get to Thompson,” muttered a
crushed Read. "We just hoped
we'd get a good rush or tip the ball
or something. But they did every
thing right."
Thompson started his dramatic
drive after the Ducks opted for a
27-yard field goal by Roy Geiger
on fourth down and one to give
Oregon a 22-15 lead with 3:11 left.
"At the time,I thought it was the
right move," said Read. "Obvi
ously it wasn't. We figured they’d
have to drive 80 yards, and we’d
stopped them two or three times.
But they had the field position and
they had the right plays.”
Before a homecoming crowd of
22,000 that was as enthusiastic as
a herd of sheep, Thompson broke
out of a three-and-a-half quarter
slump with a 14-yard pass to
Doomink at the 28.
With the Oregon secondary try
ing to prevent the bomb, Thomp
son found Ramson on the
sidelines for 21 yards to the
Oregon 48, then hit him again for
six yards and a first down at the 38
with 1:39 left.
"We were playing a very loose
defense,” said Oregon secondary
coach Steve Sogge. "We covered
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Harriers capture Northern Division title
SEATTLE — Using the combi
nation of something old with
something new, the Oregon
men's cross country team put an
end to Washington State's lock on
the crown Saturday by winning the
Northern Division Championships
in Seattle
The something new — fresh
men Alberto Salazar and Rudy
Chapa — teamed with the some
thing old — seniors Dave Taylor
and Terry Williams — to give the
Ducks a four-man pack that cros
sed the finish line fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh. The effort was good
enough for the Ducks to edge the
Cougars 31-38 while Washington
and Oregon State trailed far be
hind with 63 and 114 points, re
spectively.
The victory was especially
sweet for the Ducks — not only
because it returned the title to
Oregon that had belonged to its
northern neighbor for the past two
years, but because the star
studded Cougars were the favo
rites to walk away with their third
straight title But Coach Bill
Dellinger s harriers had the for
mula for success against WSU
Saturday, and it was spelled
d-e-p-t-h.
Despite Washington State
sweeping the top three spots,
Oregon managed tc win fairly
handily. Following the initial pack
of Duck runners were Don Clary,
Matt Centrowitz and Peter Spir,
coming in ninth, tenth and
eleventh, repsectively. That gave
Oregon seven runners in the top
eleven finishers And that was
simply too much for even WSU to
overcome.
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It was, in fact, a near perfect
showing by Dellinger's runners If
there was one source of concern,
it was the gap that separated the
top three Cougar runners from the
Oregon pack
In the championships, how
ever, it didn't matter, as there was
no one who filled in the space.
With Washington State not being
able to get its fourth man in until
Phil English clocked in at 30:25 for
16th place, Oregon's victory was
assured.
If the Ducks are to continue their
winning ways at the Pacific-8
Championships Nov. 13 and the
nationals Nov. 22, something will
have to be done about closing the
gap But for now, the champs
have been dethroned, and no one
is complaining.
Kenyans Henry Rono, Josh
Kimeto and Samson Kimombwa
literally ran away from the rest of
the field to capture the first three
positions Rono's winning time of
28:07.6 was a full minute faster
than Salazar with 29 seconds
separating Kimombwa and
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Spoftfolio— -
Stickers blank Cougars, 5-0
Oregon s field hockey team trounced Washington State,
5-0, in a game played at Autzen Stadium Saturday afternoon
following the football game.
Caryn Howarth knocked in two counters to lead all scor
ers, and Allyson Smith, Hanna Munson and Anne Hassert
added one apiece to pace the Duck attack.
The stickers' next game will be this weekend, as they
participate in the Willamette Valley Tournament to be held
Friday and Saturday at Atuzen and at South Eugene High
School.
Soccer squad beats Linfield
The University's OISA soccer team defeated Linfield, 3-1,
in a Saturday evening game at Autzen. Tom Christ, the team's
leading scorer, pushed through two points to pace the Ducks.
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