Ducks take on Bruins
UCLA-Oregon
matchup has a
new meaning
By JEFF DICKERSON
Of ttw Emarald
Saturday's game with UCLA
was going to be an important
one for the Oregon football
team — perhaps the one that
would tip the scale one way or
another in the Ducks' Rose
Bowl hopes
Earlier in the fall, before they
had even played one down, the
Ducks must have looked ahead
to this weekend's game know
ing that if they were fortunate
enough to be challenging for
the Pacific 10 Conference
championship, it would be the
UCLA game that would be per
haps their biggest task ahead of
them
The game is still an important
one for both teams, but for dif
ferent reasons now
The Ducks remain winless in
three Pac-10 games (1-6 over
all), and a victory over the high
ly touted Bruins would be a nice
feather in the cap of an
otherwise dreary season
The Oregon offense, unable
to move the ball well yet this
year, will again be under the
command of freshman quarter
back Mike Owens Owens,
hampered by a knee injury suf
fered against Arizona, complet
ed 21 of 29 passes against Air
Force last week But his injury
prevented Oregon from estab
lishing the outside option game
that worked well against the
Wildcats
The bright spot for Oregon’s
year has been the defense, led
by a hard-hitting backfield Joe
Figurs, Ross Gibbs and Steve
Brown among others have been
the strong point as injuries have
taken their toll
The Bruins, however, remain
very much alive in the race for
the roses, and are not in the
mood for an upset
The Bruins are in fifth place in
the Pac-10, behind Washington
State, Arizona State, Washing
ton and USC, but their 2-1-1
conference record leaves them
only one game behind the first
place Cougars — the team
Washington out
as Portland
opens season
PORTLAND (AP) - The Port
land Trail Blazers open their
regular National Basketball As
sociation season against the
Phoenix Suns on Friday night
without team captain Kermit
Washington
A team representative said
Thursday that ,an ankle injury
that kept the 6-foot-8 power
forward out of the Blazers' last
three pre-season games will
eliminate him from the contest
against the Suns
Veteran 6-foot-6 guard Walter
Davis of Phoenix broke his el
bow in a pre-season game and
is not expected to rejoin the
Suns for six to eight weeks
The Blazers also will be with
out broadcaster Bill Schonely,
the play-by-play announcer for
the team's radio network.
Schonely, who has missed only
two regular-season games in
the team's 12 years, is having
heart bypass surgery Friday
UCLA tied 17-17 two weeks ago.
Last week, the Bruins provid
ed some impetus to their drive
toward the title by thumping the
California Bears 34-6 UCLA
opened the game with 34 first
halfpoints before going into
hibernation in the second half
Bruin coach Terry Donahue
brings a team loaded with talent
to Eugene
Quarterback Tom Ramsey,
the Pac-10's leading quarter
back, is primarily known for his
passing prowess, but the junior
signal caller has carried the ball
with some success as well for
the Bruins
Junior split end Cormac Car
ney leads the Bruin receivers in
the pass reception department,
followed by senior tight end Tim
Wrightman and junior flanker
Jojo Townsell
A pair of sophomores high
light the UCLA running attack
Kevin Nelson and Frank Ce
phous make up the Bruins'
one-two punch in the backfield
Defensively, the Bruins boast
the play of All-American can
didate Irv Eatman and defensive
back Tom Sullivan, who has the
honor of replacing triple All
American winner Ken Easley in
the defensive backfield
Like the Ducks, defense
would seem to be the dominant
force for the Bruins UCLA has
given up only 10 touchdowns on
defense in seven games this
year The Duck defense — by far
the brightest spot in this sea
son's performances — has
given up 12 touchdowns
DUCK NOTES - The Ducks
have a battered lineup for this
one: Senior center Mike
Delegato and senior linebacker
Mike Berkich are out for the year
with injuries, while senior lin
ebacker Andy Vobora and
freshman backup center Jeff
Jaraczeksi is both
questionable Senior tailback
Reggie Brown needs 15 yards to
break into Oregon’s top ten
career rushing list Brown
has 496 yards on the season
Photo by Bob Baker
Quarterback Mike Owens, still hampered by knee problems, will be
at the helm of the Duck offense.
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