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Cougars win wild one over Oregon, 50-41
By Brent De La Paz
Of the Emerald
Washington State University outlasted
Oregon in a thrilling 50-41 victory Satur
day at Autzen Stadium in a game that
marked the emergence of WSU running
back Rueben Mayes as a single-man
demolition unit.
Mayes had a day most running backs
dream about. Mayes rushed for a record
setting 357 yards on 39 carries to break
the old NCAA Division I-A single-game
rushing mark of 356 set by Eddie Lee
Ivery of Georgia Tech in 197£.
The Cougars needed every one of
Mayes’ yards as Oregon countered with
its own offensive barrage. The two teams
lighted up Autzen’s newly installed
scoreboard before 24,874 rain-soaked
fans.
The Ducks, 4-4. had no trouble rolling
up 41 points on WSU’s defense with 478
total offensive yards. However, it was
the inability of the Oregon defense.to
contain Mayes in WSU’s option defense
which was the difference in the game.
“1 don't think we have ever missed so
many tackles in a football game before,”
said Oregon coach Rich Brooks who saw
his defense turn in its worst performance
of the season after the Cougars piled up
663 yards in total offense. "We looked
like we had no fundamental teaching on
defense.”
WSU kicker John Traut nailed a
39-yard field goal with 56 seconds left to
clinch the victory for the 4-4 Cougars
who weathered a Duck comeback bid.
The loss was Oregon’s fourth straight as
the Ducks dropped to 1-4 in the Pac-10.
“Mayes had a great, great game,” said
Brooks who saw the WSU junior rack up
197 yards at halftime. “But that is no ex
cuse for our shoddy tackling.”
Oregon fell behind early against WSU
as the Cougars’ tallied 21 points in a
first-period explosion. Rick Chase’s
77-yard TD run on a fake punt highligth
ed the WSU outburst and set the tone for
the rest the game.
“We had a non-existent defense,” said
Brooks. “It was like Washington State
was running against air.”
WSU was ahead 21-6 early in the se
cond quarter, but Oregon rebounded
with its own offensive arsenal. Flanker
Lew Barnes caught a flea-flicker TO pass
of 36 yards from split end Scott Holman
to close the gap to 21-12. Later. Oregon
quarterback Chris Miller hooked up with
Barnes for a 9-yard strike to move the
Ducks within seven, 27-20 after a suc
cessful two-point conversion.
The Cougars went into the halftime
leading 30-20. but WSU has been famous
for scoring in bunches in the second
half. WSU didn’t score an avalanche of
points in the next two quarters (20). but
it was enough to survive the Ducks’ com
eback attempt in the fourth period.
“At halftime, we still felt we had a
chance to win,” said. Brooks as the
Ducks closed the gap 30-26 on two Matt
MacLeod field goals early in the third
period. "We (defense) fell back off the
ball and started missing tackles.”'
WSU countered. MacLeod’s points
with two TDs drives of-66 and 47 yards.
the last one a 12-yard touchdown run by
Mayes that put WSU on top comfortably,
44-26, early in the fourth.
Mayes’ third TD score had been set up
by Tony Cherry's fumble on a kickoff
return at the Oregon 47. The turnover
was a key turning point in the game.
“He (Cherry) looked like he was
down,” said brooks who felt the turf
knocked the ball loose. “Obviously the
officials felt differently.”
Despite being down 44-26 with 13:49
left in the game, the Ducks rallied within
six points on two Cherry TDs. Cherry’s
last score was a fourth-and-goal from the
three. MacLeod added the extra point to
draw the Ducks to 47-41 with 5:24 left in
the game.
WSU went to Mayes in its final drive
which started at the Cougar 34: Mayes
ran the ball on five consecutive plays,
which eventually put the Cougars in
field goal range and set up Traut.’s clin
ching three-pointpr.
“We got; within striking . distance,”
said brooks. “We just could never stop
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