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ROSE BOWL 1995 HISTORY Continued from Page 13B lory." quipped another, according to the same issue of the Emerald. Oregon coach Len Casanova, however. disagn*ed Quoting an Emerald editorial, whu h compared the team to the popular bedtime story about the little engine that could. Casanova showed confidenc e in his young team. "1 know we c an." Casanova said, bor rowing the famous words of the locomo tive, in the Nov iifi. 1957 edition of the Emerald. However, the first drive of the game looked to be the end for Oregon, as the Buckeye's Die k I.eBeau ignited the offense by running a Jack Morris kick back to the 21-yard line Just a few plays later. Ohio State's quarterbac k Frank hremhlas hit Jim Houston with a .’i 7-yard pass, and moments after that the Buck eyes went up 7-0. An interception of Oregon quarterbac k Jm k Crabtree had several sportswriters starting their stories about the Buckeye's pommeling of the Dm ks But in the second quarter, the Dm ks drove HI) yards in ten plays, with half back Jim Shanley's short run evening the score up at 7-7. The game was all Oregon until half time. and i ertain sportswriters bcg.ut to slump down in their cushy press box seats as the Oregon fan club got louder and bigger with each play. The three-touchdown-underdog Dm ks had taken the momentum from the But k eyes and looked to bo in the proc ess of one of the Rose Bowl's biggest upsets ever The third quarter was hard fought by both teams, hut Oregon still had the momentum. On every Ohio State drive, the Dm ks stopped them short of becom ing n scoring threat The Ducks also got OHIO STATE OREGON Fr a downs 19 21 i - t i 19 Passes 6-2-0 2' *4 ? Passrgyards >9 • >’ fqSoft^e 304 351 Piling 2 19 GO Return yards 5 6 EurtAesws! GO 3-2 Penates 3-15 325 i loser to scoring, but full just short each time Then in the fourth quarter, it looked .is if the Ducks had taken the lead on ,i ja< k Morris field goal, tint the officials said it was wide The But kayos strength then took over, as their game-winning-drive resulted in a Don Sutherlin field goal, making the score 10-7 Oregon went into the game 21-point underdogs, hut came out of it having dominated the nation's top team i rabtroe, who was tool 17 in passing for 1 15 yards, earned the game's most outstanding player award, and the Ducks strong statistii s made it hard to believe that the team had lost Oregon had 21 first downs and 151 total yards compared to the Buckeyes' 19 first downs and 104 total yards Oregon forced Ohio State to pun! twii e but never had to punt themaelvea, and lost the ball on downs only once while the buckeyes did three times The shocking Oregon performam e sent the But keve players home with a disap pointing win and put sportswriters and their i ritii isms to shame Casanova and the Ducks, however, went home without a Rose Bowl victory, but somewhat i»itter than the top ranked team in the nation GO GET ’EM! ! f U 5 $15.95 I l ■ This ain't yoar “run of the milira<e<* T-shirt. The net profits from every shirt sold (about $4.00/ shirt) witt be donated to Oregon charities. We can't mention their names because they're afraid this "in your face* shirt could offend other donors that have the Dud spirit, but not Dock humor! They're available in S, M, l, and XL sizes so there's a size for you and a true believer's Christmas and birthday gift. GO GET 'EM AT: UO Bookstore Duck Shop at Autzen or direct from Kinco Internationa], Inc. in Portland L J Tailgate Parties • Pizza • Salad Bar • Buffet • Chicken • O JC 1 Next to Campus/ Downtown 730 E. Broadway Eugene, OR 97401 484-2919 r $2 OFF any MEDIUM Pizza $3 OFF any LARGE Pizza Valid only at 730 K. Broadway location. Not valid with any other offer. Kxpires Dee. 16. 1994. I I I I I I I I ’ xaloMIW"”* - r .. -- ^ sal nMTTG~'m ^ F'lJ'Mil Ski Shop In the month of December Buy a complete Ski Package, (Skis, Boot, and Bindings) and we will pay for your first lift ticket at Willamette Pass. Package prices starting at $299.00 1_____ ULLR Ski Shop 7th & Chambers 683-1977
