SPORTS
Ducks meet UW again in long-standing rivalry
By Robert Weber
Emeiaid Spo>ts Repodet
It s “Husky Week" in Eugene this week, and |oe
Keit/.ug couldn’t be happier.
Keitzug and his Duck teammates will clash with the
"Purple Haze" defense of Washington this Saturday
afternoon in Husky Stadium in what looks to be the
biggest game in this 90-year-old rivalry.
Keitzug. the Ducks' 5-foot-10 split end. is a fifth
year senior from the Seattle area who feels that the ri
valry between the Ducks and Huskies has. in recent
years, become as important, if not more important.
than the Civil War rivalry with Oregon State.
'The Oregon State game is a huge game in state."
Reitzug said, "but it isn't looked upon with much im
portance nationally. Against Washington. we have an
opportunity to beat a team that has done a lot of
things."
Oregon (k>ach Rich Brooks stressed the importance
of the natural rivalry with Oregon State but was quick
to note the magnitude of this weekend's game
"I don't think there's any game that's more impor
tant than your natural rivalry year in and year out,” he
said. “But. obviously this game is the most important
game we're going to play this year. If we want to In? in
the Rose Bowl race it's a must win
The Htth-ranked Ducks enter the contest against the
17th-ranked Huskies with a 4-1 overall record, hut are
just O-l in the Par ifir-10 Conference. Washington also
s|>orts a 4-1 mark hut is 2-0 in conference play after
shocking 11SC .’11-0 at home and manhandling Arizona
State in Tempe. 42-14
This weekend's game is a do-or-die situation for the
Ducks' Rose Bowl hopes. It also provides another
chance for the Ducks to prove that the Huskies aren't
the only team in the Pacific. Northwest that can play
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Oregon would not only like
to make amends for last year,
but past disappointments also,
including not having been to
the Rose Bowl since 1958.
The IRth-ranked Ducks are
0-1 in Pac-10 play while the
17th-rankcd Huskies are 2-0 af
ter impressive victories over
USC and Arizona State. A win
would put Oregon back into the
Rose Bowl race, but a loss,
Brooks said, all but ends the
Ducks' chances of being there
"This game is the most im
portant we're going to play this
year in the fact that if we want
to be in the Rose Bowl race it's
a must win." Brooks said.
"You can take natural rivals,
national champions, whatever,
we would love to go to the Rose
Bowl." he said "Whether
that's realistic or not. I don't
know but if we're going to have
any chance, we have to win
this football game."
To have a realistic chance of
winning Saturday, the Oregon
offense must move the ball
against the stingy Husky de
fense.
Oregon is ranked 10th in the
nation in total offense (467.4
yards per game) and sixth in
scoring offense (39.6 points per
game) while Washington is first
in rushing defense (55.6 yards
per game), eighth in total de
fense (255.4 yards a game) and
13th in scoring defense (13
points per contest).
The Huskies showed their
strength in a 31-0 rout of USC
in Seattle and their defense has
Hrooks more than a little con
cerned,
"The Washington defense is
very good at containing the
quarterback No 1 and No. 2.
they shed blockers extremely
well.” he said, “and rush the
passer extremely well.”
If the Ducks can t gel the run
ning attack going with fullback
Ngalu kelemeni and tailback
Sean Burwell. it could be a
long afternoon for Musgrave
and the offense.
"There tough enough when
you're trying to run it. but if
they know you can't run it.
poor Musgrave will be in for a
long day," Brooks said.
If the Washington defense
wasn't enough for Brooks to
worry about, there's the Husky
offense to consider.
Tailback Greg Lewis is sev
enth in the nation in rushing
and leads the Pac-10 with 644
yards in five games. Quarter
back Mark Brunei! also pre
sents a tremendous threat both
running and passing
"Greg lewis is clearly an
outstanding back,'' Brooks
said. "He's the best back at
Washington since I've been
coaching here.
"Brunell adds, what I would
say. a totally different dimen
sion to the Washington offense
than I've ever seen before." he
added
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Reitzug, a Tacoma native, says
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ments for the Ducks.
"The game this week is the
biggest game we've ever been
in." Reitzug said. "BYU, two
weeks ago. was the biggest
game but this puts us in a posi
tion to achieve some goals
we've set for ourselves."
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