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  • Page 8 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Tuesday, November 25.1969 A Year of Memories... Perhaps when toe shock of Saturday's loss to a nobody that got fired up for toeir biggest ball game of the year wears off, toe best football season In toe history In Western Caro- ina University will be thought of as 'A Year of Memories,' The Catamounts of 1969 were a story book team. With a new coaching staff, new athletic director, new system and young squad, toe Cats put it all together. They won nine straight, a school record, and played hard-nosed, determined football They played to win, passed for almost 3,000 yards and rushed for six yards short of toe 2,000 mark. The 1969 season provides memories. Let's review toe biggest ones. Western Carolina 20, and CARSON-NEWMAN 17: Quarterback Don Dalton began his drive toward possible Ail- American honors bypassingfor 308 -yards and one touchdown. Paul Smith hauled in a 93-yard TD bomb to shatter one of many Western records. Steve Spradling caugh t three passes for 137-yards and a score. The 'Tuff Cat' defense recovered five fumbles and intercepted four passes. Fullback Gary Dotson plunged over for toe game winning touchdown wito 3:39 remaining to toe fourth quarter. Record: 1-0 WESTERN CAROLINA 35, APPALACHIAN STATE 7: The game toat sent toe Cats on toeir way. Dalton threw for 242- yards and one TD, an 80-yard bomb to Smith. Smith finished toe game wito 110-yards on five catches. Otis Mcintosh rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. The defense shutout the Mountaineers after yielding only 7 points in toe second quarter. The win made the Catamounts 'King of toe Mountains.' Record: 2-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 14, JACKSONVILLE STATE 7: Another banner passing night for Dalton--261-yards and one TD Jimmy Croley boots two key field goals. Defense stages goal line stand to halt Game cocks at one-yard line. Also recover two fumbles and pick off one pass. Spradling six passes for 126 yards. Smith grabs winning 10-yard score from Dalton. Record: 3-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 22, CATAWBA 16: Running game picks up slack of passing drought. Mcintosh rushes for 142 yards and one TD. Spra dling catches seven passes for 100 -yards. Defense recovers two fumbles, Interceptonepass, Corley boots three field goals. Record: 4-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 38, EMORY AND HENRY 24: Dal ton has best game. Throws for 433 yards and two TDs. Spradling catches seven for 167- yards (leads nation). Mcintosh rushes for 102 yards and two more scores. Defense Intercepts four passes, recovers one fumble. Corley boots two field Ranked 16th In NAIA, THE TOE Jimmy Corley's talented kicking toe kept toe Cats in many | close ball games this year. His highly accurate place kicks and booming kick offs were another addition to toe WCU offensive machine. Corley shattered many Western kicking marks tois| year Including most point after conversions in a single game— 10 against Newberry; and longest field goal in history—41-yards, Corley hit two 41-yarders this year. Only a sophomore, he is | already Western Carolina's greatest all-time kicker. Record: 5-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 41, LENIOR RHYNE 25: Battle of unbeaten teams at Homecoming. Dalton passes for 333 yards, rushing game adds 233 yards for 566 yards total offense. Defense has banner day Intercepting six passes and recovering three fumbles. Spradling catches five for 164 yards and one score. Mcintosh scores twice, picks up 84 yards in 20 carries, Corley boots two more field goals. Cats vault 10 places from 16th to 6th in NAIA small college poll. Record: 6-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 17, ELON 13: Year's first nightmare. Mcintosh runs 22-yards late In fourth quarter for win ning score. Passing game has worst day picking up 69 yards, Corley adds first half field goal. Eton stalled at WCU 9-yard line as game ends. Ranked 3rd in NAIA Record: 7-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 47, SAMFORD 13: Dalton returns to form. Passes for 299- yards, runners add 215-yards, Mcintosh rushes for 146 yards A LOOK THAT DESCRIBES the success of Western Carolina's football season is shown on toe face of all-american quarterback candidate Don Dalton after he led toe Cats to a 41-25 rout over Lenoir Rhyne. The Cats rolled In 1969, led by Dalton's strong passing arm. Despite toe final game loss Dalton and toe Catamounts had a season to remember—toe best ever at Western Carolina. and two scores. Spradling catches six for 124-yards and two TDs. Smith adds 107-yards on three catches for one score. Defense recovers three fumbles, intercepts two passes-. Climb to 2nd in NAIA. Record: 8-0. WESTERN CAROLINA 70, NEWBERRY 0: Eleven Western records fall as Cats tally biggest point total in history. Dalton throws for 33-yards and five scores to shatter record. Corley boots 10 of 10 extra points to shatter mark. Spradling catoces seven for 155 yards, two scores. Smith grabs three for 119, two scores. Cats rack I Can't Wait 'Till Next Year... up 601 yards total offense. Defense intercepts five passes, recovers two fumbles. Only shutout of 1969 season. Remain 2nd in NAIA, Record: 9-0, PRESBYTERIAN 28. WESTERN CAROLINA 17: Biggest game in Western Carolina football history ends in defeat. Drive for bowl bid, undefeated season falls short. Game marks ninth loss to Presbyterian in 10 contests. Record: 9-1. QJest in 35-year history of WCU football). 1969 provided many, many fond memories. Offensive power and toe "Tuff Cat' defense, but toe heartbreaking final game loss will never be forgotten, at least not In toe record books. But, toe CATS WILL BE BACK. By Conrad Cardano .FROM Page 3 no one until now knows about it, DuringabaUgame and sometimes before a game I try to help Don keep loose. I'll do this in any number of ways- asking him if his arm is feeling OK or talking about a certain play or even cracking a joke when he comes off to toe sidelines. I remembered when we played the opening game this year against Carson-Newman, Although Don wouldn't admit it, I felt he was tight before toe game but I didn't say anything to him. His first three passes were intercepted. After toe third one he came off toe field and I felt I had to say something. As he was walking toward toe bench 1 walked up to him, trying to hide a smile and said: "You're getting too old cap." He broke out laughing and so did L He didn't throw another interception all day. I'm not saying toat what I said did toe trick because Coach Waters got ahold of him before I did, but I think it helped loosen him up. People have sometimes asked me what I'm thinking on the sidelines. Well, first of all, Pm thinking of nothing else but what's going on out on the playing field. When we're on offense I try to gues s what play Don will call. Sometimes I agree, sometimes I dont. Either way, I use this period of time as a way of learning. I find many times toat I'm very anxious to play so I can try a few plays toat I believe wiU go. Of course, I'm always hoping we will score. I have been fortunate enough to play a bit this year and I can't tell you how good it makes me feel, especially when we've won. I'm always ready to play under any kind of situation. I guess this Is partly due to Coach Waters. Coach very seldom gets excited, even in toe tightest situations. So I guess it's rubbed off a little. Another reason I'U always be ready to play is because of toe confidence I have in my abilities and especially in those of my teammates. Without those other ten men doing their jobs, you could be toe best quarterback in toe world, but toe system just wouldn't go. A good example of toat is taking a look at toe offensive statistics this year. You could not ask for a better line than You must be wondering what it's like for me not to play. Well, after we've won a game and I've not played toat day I feel empty. I'm happy sure— but not half as much, because I really didn't have a real part in it But you know, that empty feeling doesn't last long, because I look forward to toe week of practice coming up and then toat game on Saturday. And who knows, maybe another opportunity wiU arise to prove to my coach and my teammates that toe future holds a lot in store. o MO W 3
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