Ducks finally face Arizona defense
By Steve Mims
Oregon will gel its first chain e to so*' what could
be the greatest defense in I’acifii }() Conferem e
histor\ tftis weekend in Tuc son
Oregon and Arizona have not played each cith
er in three years, allowing the khu ks to avoid the
defensive machine that Dick Totnev s Wildcats
have built in the desert However. Oregon i an no
longer avoid the Ca< tus Curtain defense, but
instead will fn« *• it head-on Saturday
The numbers that Arizona's defense has put up
this year have Inf'll impressive, to sav the least. For
example:
• Arizona leads the nation in rushing defense,
allowing 22.1 yards per carry. In other words.
Wildcat opponents average 24 inches per rush
• Arizona leads the nation in total defense. gi\
ing up 211.H yards per game
• Arizona leads the I’m 10 in scoring defense
(13.4) and passing efficiency defense (100.44 rat
ing).
"Arizona is as good as anv defense we have
seen," Oregon heud coach Rich Brooks said. " They
do it with a four and five man defensive front and
whip you whether you double team them or not."
Brooks will lead his Ducks into Tucson to face
the 'Cats this Saturday. Oregon couldn't have
picked a worse time to face Arizona, which lost its
lend in the Rose Bowl race Inst weekend with a 17
17 loss at UCLA. The loss was the first of the year
for the Wildcats and knocked them into a three
way tie for first place in the conference.
"I'd prefer to play them after a win over IJCLA."
Brooks said. "They know they can't afford a loss
Arizona’s defense gave up 37 points to the Bru
ins Inst week, hut that statistic doesn't tell the
whole story. Arizona's offense turned over the ball
three times in its own territory, once at midfield
and and threw an interception that was returned
for a touchdown.
UCLA rushed for 71 yards against Arizona, more
_ than any other team has all year. In fai t. 71 yards
is more than Arizona gave up in its first six games
combined.
Arizona’s rushing defense has showed some
cracks lately, allowing t>8 yards to Washington
State two weeks ago, before giving up the 7 1 to
UCLA last week. Those numbers would be con
sidered some of the best in the country alone, if
not for the Wildcats' performance in their first four
games
Arizona allowed minus-eight yards rushing in
its season-opening win over I'TKP, followed bv
minus- 12 yards to I’m.ifii and minus-27 yards to
Illinois Added together, the Wildt ats limited their
opponents to minus-67 yards rushing in their first
three games In its fourth game. Arizona allowed
so yards rushing, but that was against Oregon
Slate, which lead* the nation in rushing with 10R
yards per game
Arizona's defense almost singieliandediv beat
Illinois lti-t -t. storing two touchdowns ami r<>gis
tering a safety for the other two points
The heart ol Arizona’s defense is its defensive
line, which tins stuffed opponents when they try to
run. and sn< ked quarterbnt ks when they try to
pass All American Rob Waldrop tame out ol
nowhere last season to establish himself as one of
the preeminent noseguards in t ollege foottv.ilI Hie
fi foot-2, 273-pound senior lias continued his
strong play this year, compiling seven sat ks and
39 tackles. 11 of them for loss
This year it has been defensive end Tedv
Bruschi who has come of age for the Wildcats
Bruschi didn’t start last year, but showed his
potential with four and a half sacks This year
Bruschi has already sel a school record with 14 3
sacks, plus another eight tackles for loss
"Tedv Bruschi is unbelievable." Brooks said I
have never seen a guy play from snap to whistle
like he does."
Arizona head coach Duk Tomev hacked up
Brooks’ comments about the intensity of Brest hi
"No one in college football plays harder than
Tedy.” Totney said "I hs motor is always running."
The Wildcats ability to stay healthy on defense
has been a major factor In their sun ess Arizona
has started the same person every game at each
position except left cnrnerhat k, where three dif
ferent players have played. Bv contrast. Oregon
has lost two key defensive players for the year and
countless others are doubtful for this weekend's
game.
Cornerback Herman O’Berrv and defensive end
Mark Siyrnan are out for the year Brooks said
Wednesday that defensive linemen Romeo Bandi
son. Silila Malepeai and Gary Williams are doubt
ful for Saturday's game, as are cornerbat k Alex
Molden and safety Jeff Sherman
Jones named top Pac-10 defender
Oregon outside linebacker
Krnest Jones was named Pacif
ic-10 Conference player of the
week for his play in Oregon's 46
23 win over Washington State on
Saturday.
Jones, a B-foot-2, 230-pound
senior, bad seven tac kles, includ
ing five tackles for losses of 19
yards, in Saturday's game. In
addition, Jones had four quarter
back sacks, giving him a school
record 26 career sac ks. Jones
leads the Ducks with 10 sac ks
and 14 tackles for loss Jones is
two sacks shy of the school
record of 12 sacks in a season,
currently held by Mike Walter.
(ones is the second Oregon
player in three weeks to be hon
ored by the conference. Safety
Chad Cota was named defensive
player of the week following Ore
gon's 45-36 win over Arizona
State on October lti.
Oregon quarterback Danny
O'Neil and kicker Tommy
Thompson were nominated for
offensive and special teams play
ers of the week, respectively
Two Arizona State players
were also honored by the con
ference tor their contributions in
the Sun Devils 32-17 upset of
Washington Running back Mario
Bates was named l’u< -10 Offen
sive Player of the Week after
rushing for 163 yards and two
touchdowns on Saturday. The
effort was Bate's third consecu
tive 100-yard rushing game.
Sun Devils kicker Jon Baker
was named Special Teams Play
er of the Week after kic king field
goals of 32. 34 and 4H yards.
Bates and Baker are the first ASU
players to win Conference play
er of the week honors this year.
Oregon linebacker Emeal Jonea
was named Pac-10 defensive
player ol the week.
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