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Oregon battles 1-5 Falcons Saturday
Quarterback dilemma
still faces football team
By JEFF DICKERSON
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For the second straight week
Oregon football coach Rich
Brooks must be concerned
about his team s situation at
quarterback Saturday, as the
Ducks tace a hungry team from
the U S Air Force Academy
Freshman Mike Owens will
start at quarterback for the
Ducks but it injuries continue
the way they have tor Oregon
signal callers Owens
replacement may turn out to be
a surprise to some
Defensive backs Danny
McCalister and Dennis Clay
have practiced this week at
quarterback because of injuries
to all three regular quarterbacks
— Kevin Lusk. Mike Jorgensen
and Owens But Owens is
healthy enough to play, and
Thursday. Brooks announced
that Jorgensen may yet recover
from the rib injury he sustained
against Arizona to back up
Owens against the Falcons
"Jorgensen s condition is
much-improved over last
week." Brooks said He still
cannot throw 100 percent, but
it's not quite as painful in his
chest and side when he does
throw
"He can now complete the full
throwing motion, and if his im
provement over the next two
days (Friday and Saturday) is
the same as it has been during
the week he should be able to
see limited playing time
Saturday "
Jorgensen worked out with
the team Thursday, running at
close-to full speed, and direc
ting the offense in shared
offensive drills with Owens
If the freshman quarterback
cannot play Saturday, and
Brooks said there is no way of
knowing prior to game time
whether he will or not. then
McCalister would come in if
Owens was unable to finish the
game McCalister, who was
originally recruited as a
quarterback, went through a
crash course at the position this
week
Air Force also has an up-in
the-air situation at quarterback
Senior Ed Antoine should
start for the Falcons Antoine
ranks second on the team in
Kickers play
in Washington
Oregon s women's soccer
team heads to Seattle this
weekend to take on the
Washington Huskies on
Saturday It will be the second
meeting between the two clubs
as the Duck women claimed an
easy 6-0 win earlier this month
at Autzen
Now ranked ninth nationally,
the Ducks survived a scare
Saturday against Western
Washington, eventually settling
for a 0-0 tie Oregon scored a
goal with five minutes left, but
was ruled offsides on the play
Oregon punched Puget
Sound, 3-0, last Sunday in its
latest outing
Oregon Daily Emerald
total yardage behind fullback
John Kershner. but Sophomore
Marty Louthan — a former
Churchill High School standout
— may see some playing time as
well
Louthan saw action last year
in the Falcons' only winning
effort over Hawaii and also
Navy Other Falcon
quarterbacks who may see
action Saturday include
sophomores Pat Bendrick and
Jim Miller
For Brooks, the urgency at
quarterback can only be
supplanted by the urgency of
the need for a win under his belt
Both the Ducks and the Falcons
L—;
Mike Owens
are 1-5 on the season and
needing a victory this week to
keep their hopes of a winning
season alive Both teams must
win the remainder of their
games to reach the 6-5 mark at
the end of the season
The latest line has the Ducks
at least two-touchdown favor
ites over Air Force, but in the
past, Oregon has had trouble
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Photos by David Coray
Freshman quarterback Mike Jorgensen may or may not play this weekend. It all depends on how well
he recovers from the injury to his ribs he sustained against Arizona last week.
getting motivated for teams it
was "supposed" to beat There
shouldn't be any danger of that
happening. Brooks said
Both teams should be licking
their chops for another win —
I'm sure Air Force will be fired
up. and if we do not prepare
properly for the game we will get
beat It's a chance for a win, and
I'm sure we will be ready to
play." he said
Last week, Oregon dropped
its third game in a row by losing
to Arizona 18-14 Brooks said
he saw some good things in the
defeat, including the improved
play by the offensive line, but
noted that overall play will have
to continue to improve for the
Ducks to start winning After Air
Force this week, Oregon plays
the UCLA Bruins at Autzen
Stadium next Saturday
A win over Air Force would
certainly help morale before
having to play the highly touted
Bruins, but Brooks doesn't think
the Falcons will be pushovers
The Falcons come to Eugene
boasting some staunch
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defensive play both in the
backfield and on the line, and a
fairly strong running game on
offense, Brooks said
"We're bigger than they are,
but not much,” he said. "They
are probably a little quicker than
we are and they have a couple
of fine defensive players in
safety John Jackson and tackle
Bob Avila.”
Avila is small (6-1,215) for the
defensive line, but Brooks
characterized the sophomore
lineman as "a fine athlete — he's
tough and he's quick ” Johnson
is the safety who ran back a
pass interception for a touch
down against the Ducks in
Autzen Stadium in 1979
On offense, the Falcons have
a credible running attack out of
the wishbone set. and should
present some problems for the
Oregon defense Kershner and
senior halfback George James
provide much of the offensive
punch in rushing yardage, while
sophomore wide receiver Mike
Kirby can come up with the big
pass play
DUCK NOTES - Senior
tailback Reggie Brown and
senior fullback Vince Williams
will complement Owens in the
backfield Brown leads the
Ducks with 403 net rushing
yards and Williams is second on
the team with 101 yards. Greg
Moser and Osborne Thomas
lead the Ducks in pass
receiving; Moser leads the team
with 19 receptions for a
14 6-yard average, while
Thomas ranks second with 15
receptions and a 13.9-yard
average; Brown also has 17
receptions for an average of 6 8
yards The Ducks are at the
cellar of the Pacific 10
Conference in offense
efficiency, but boast the third
ranked defense in the
conference Oregon will be
missing the services of senior
linebacker Andy Vobora and
junior flanker Mark James due
to injuries to both players
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