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  • PAGE 6/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/OCTOBER 19, 1978 Western faces Wofford Saturday Cats come alive to top Citadel Move over Furman and U.T.-Chattanooga. You have been joined in the Southern Conference football championship race by Western Carolina. The Catamounts, dormat for the first half of Ihe 1978 season, came alive last Saturday night to upset The Citadel, a team that had shared the conference's top spot before the 38-24 loss to Western. It was Western's third straight win after opening the season with three consecutive defeats. Western Carolina and U.T.-Chattanooga are now tied for first place in the conference with 2-0-0 mark while Furman, 1-0-0, is the only other team still unbeaten in league play. The Catamounts will step out of conference race this week, but it will not be for a picnic as they must travel down to Spartanburg, S.C., to face an old nemesis, the Wofford Terriers. The teams will meet at Snyder Field at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the fourteenth renewal of an interesting series. Wofford is rebuilding this fall after posting an impressive 7-3-1 record last year and currently has what Western's head coach Bob Waters calls "a very deceiving 1 and 5 record." "I am sure wc will be favored Saturday, but being favored has not helped us when we have played Wofford in the past....and we definitely do not play well down there. We went to Spartanburg two years ago the favorite, played a terrible game, and got beat 10-6. In 1974, we took probably the best team wc have ever had down there and barely got out alive." explained Waters. The Terriers of second-year head coach Buddy Sasser have had their problems with a rash of injuries that has taken its toll on the defensive unit. As many as eight defensive regulars have missed a good portion of Wofford's first six games. "We are very impressed with their offense," said Waters. "They have moved the ball well against everyone and have done and especially good job with their passing game. It will take a real fine defensive effort on our part this week," he warned. SUFFERING FROM BOOK OVERLOAD? Let a KELTY DA Y PACK Carry the had comfortably 12.00 Lifetime Guarantee CULLOWHEE OUTFTjTIERS A^ine Building Phone 293-9741 The Cats rolled up yardage by leaps and bounds In last Saturday's game against The Citadel. According to Sasser changed offenses this year, abandoning the wishbone for the veer, to take better advantage of a talented passer—quarterback Rick Cloninger—and several fine receivers. The Terriers rolled up 421 yards of offense last week in a 38-28 loss to Newberry and, earlier in the season, outgained Elon 435 yards to 108 yards, but lost the game, 14-6. "I have a lot of respect for Coach Sasser and I'm sure he will have some surprises for us Saturday night," said Waters. Wofford holds a commanding lead in the series with 10 wins in the previous 13 meetings. Waters holds a 3-3 record against the Terriers since he took over at WCU in 1969 and will be looking for his 60th career victory Saturday night. Waters was elated with his team's performance in the big win over The Citadel. "It was a great win for our program. Even after the back-to-back wins over Elon and Marshall, we still had a lot of doubts about what we could do against a real good team like The Citadel. We played extremely well against The Citadel and that game showed us we can be a pretty good football team," he explained. The Catamounts fell behind early in the game, but came back with touchdowns on its second, fourth and fifth possessions of the game and added a field goal on the last play of the first half to take a 24-10 lead into Coach Waters, WCU has finally succeeded in establishing it running game. halftime. They threatened to make it a runaway when fullback Jeff Norman bolted up the middle for 80 yards and a touchdown on the first play of the second half. Norman also scored on runs of 3 and 78 while rushing for 181 yards and was selected Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The Brevard senior was starting for Andv Jordan who suffered a broken jaw in the Marshall game. "Our offense really put it together. Jeff Norman and Ricky Blake ran extremely well, Mike Pusey threw the ball with some authority, and our wideouts did a good job of catching the ball all behind some great blocking," said Waters. "Steve Dunn (center) did his usual fine job, and Curtis Allen (tackle), Linnet Price (guard) and Robbie Vannoy (guard) were just outstanding," he noted. "Defensively, we did a good job despite those 24 points on the scoreboard. Most of those points were set up by offensive and special team mistakes (two fumbles and a blocked punt). Our guys caused six turnovers and came through with the big third and fourth down plays when it counted," pointed out Waters. "Ty Smith (nose guard) had another outstanding game. Bobby Peche (tackle) was real tough and consistent and Sidney Cunningham (end) made several big plays. Willie Carpenter and Lee McCall did nice jobs in the •Tum to Page 13, Please
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