Thursday, January 19,1995
Dali
Switzer can’t do it
by Josh Lucas
Collegian Staff
The San Francisco 49'ers
defeated the Dallas Cowboys 38-
28 last Sunday to win the N.F.C.
Championship in front of a
record 69,125 fans at soggy
Candlestick Stadium.
The 49'ers defense made things
difficult for the Cowboys’ offense
all day. Dallas quarterback, Troy
Aikman was intercepted three
times; Emmit Smith was held to
74 yards; and Dallas turned the
ball over two other times on
fumbles.
The Dallas mistakes started on
their first possession of the game
when San Fran defensive back,
Eric Davis, returned a 44 yard
interception into a touchdown.
On Dallas' next possession,
Davis starred again as he forced
Cowboy receiver, Michael Irvin,
to fumble, and five plays later
49'ers quarterback, Steve Young,
connected on a 29-yard pass to
Steelers sent pack
by Brian Stadler
Collegian Staff
The city of Pittsburgh had not
been in such an euphoria about
football since the glory days of
the 'Steel Curtain'. They had said
the steel curtain had been
resurrected as the steel trap and
Blitzburgh. They had said the
faces and names had changed, but
the style of play had not.
Comparing those two very
different teams is enough to make
the late Art Rooney roll over in
his grave.
This past Sunday the 8-1/2
point underdog San Diego
Chargers came into Blitzburgh
and stole a win 17-13. The
Chargers were fired up by the
Steelers who had started to make
preparations for a Super Bowl rap
video. The Steelers had expected
the Chargers to lie down for
them. The Chargers wanted
respect, and they wanted it more
than the Steelers. This will
cause an uproar amongst Steeler
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After Cowboys wide receiver,
Kevin Williams, fumbled the ball
and San Fran recovered at the
Cowboy 35. Steve Young then
marched his troops down the Held
on a seven play drive as running
back, William Floyd, scored on a
one yard run to give the 49'ers an
early 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Dallas answered right back, as
Aikman hooked up with Irvin on
a 44-yard touchdown bomb to cut
the San Fran lead 21-7 at the end
of the first quarter.
After a San Francisco field
goal, Emmitt Smith cut the
49'ers lead to 24-14 on a four
yard touchdown run.
With eight seconds left in the
first half, Young threw a 28-yard
pass to Jerry Rice for a
touchdown to give San Fran a
31-14 halftime advantage.
Dallas came out in the third
quarter and cut the 49'ers lead to
31-21 with a one yard touchdown
run by Smith. But Young and
fans, but the Chargers worked
hard all week on a game plan to
win. What was the game plan?
They had to stop the run.
They couldn't allow the Steelers
to run for 238 yds. like they did
the previous week versus
Cleveland. This they did like no
one could believe. The game
totals: Barry Foster 20 carries for
47 yards. Bam Monis 2 carries, 2
yards, and John L. Williams 3
carries for 16 yards. Offensive
coordinator Ron Erhaidt gave up
on the running game at the end of
the first half. His offensive line
was being pushed around and he
knew it So what does he do?
He lets quarterback Neil
O'Donnell throw and throw and
throw the ball. In all, O'Donnell
threw the ball 54 times and
completed 32 for 349 yards. I
thought that was Terry Bradshaw
out there and not Neil! Neil
O'Donnell shut up his critics,
like me, who beriddled him all
year. The guy came up three
yards short of being a savior.
Snorts
the 49'ers answered back with a
three-yard quarterback scramble
for a touchdown to give San Fran
a comfortable 38-21 lead with
one quarter left to play.
The lone score of the fourth
quarter came when Dallas' Irvin
caught a 10-yard touchdown pass
from Aikman.
However, the 49'ers defense
prevailed as they held on for a ten
point victory and a trip to Super
Bowl XXIX.
Young shined as he was 13-29
passing for 155 yards, two
touchdowns, no interceptions,
and rushed for 47 yards including
a touchdown.
The 49'ers can set a Super
Bowl record with a victory over
the Chargers. They would be the
only team ever to be 5-0 in Super
Bowls.
Super Bowl XXIX will feature
two Californian teams battling it
out in Miami's Joe Robbie
Stadium on January 29 at 6p.m.
The last drive was a thing of
beauty up until the last four play
selections. My hats off to our
QB!
The defense played exactly like
they had done for the previous 16
weeks, superb. Except for two
big plays. They held Natrone
Means to a poultry 69 yards on
20 carries. They held Stan
Humphries to a chart of 11
completions in 22 attempts for
165 yards, 2 touchdowns and an
interception.
So why did the Steelers lose?
The two big plays that I
mentioned were a 43-yard
touchdown pass to Alfred Pupunu
who had somehow got so wide
open that even Vinny Testaverde
could have completed it Cornell
Lake was responsible for Pupunu
and said, "When the tight end
down blocks and the guard and
tackle pull around, that's about as
run read as you can get” Lake
was coming up to fill the gap in
the line.
The other big play was in the
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Wilson
by Nick Zulovich
Collegian Staff
Behrend Head Women's
Volleyball coach Jan Wilson was
dismissed from her duties as both
coach and physical education
teacher. Wilson's dismissal is
effective June 1995.
"I just couldn't believe it" was
Wilson's first reaction to hearing
of her dismissal. "After coaching
and teaching for 23 years and to
be fired now, I just can't believe
it. Volleyball coaching is only
part of my job, I am a teacher
too."
Behrend Athletic Director Herb
Lauffer did not give specific
details on the situation involving
Wilson. "It was a personnel
decision and in those matters I
cannot make public comment"
Lauffer continued, "I have not
spoken to any specific candidates
for the position but we will
advertise the opening at a time to
be determined."
Wilson's former players were
very surprised to hear the news of
her dismissal. "I was shocked
and disappointed," said
sophomore Jen Taylor. "We had
a great season because she has
worked hard and brought in many
talented recruits," she added.
Freshman Angie Georg echoed
fourth quarter with the Steelers
still winning and clinging to a
13-10 count.
It was 3rd down and 14 at the
Steelers 43. Tony Martin got
behind the veteran Tim McKyer
and caught a 43-yard touchdown
pass. McKyer got no help from
his safety rookie Myron Bell.
Rod Woodson stuck up for his
teammate, "Timmy just had a bad
read, he lost his guy and Stan
just threw the ball a mile in the
air," said Woodson. McKyer had
to be helped off the field by two
police officers after the game. He
was emotionally a mess!
San Diego came in and earned
some respect from me. They
blocked out the 61,000 terrible
towel waving fans and got a win.
They kept focused all week and
we the Steelers did not
As for the Steelers, it was a
crushing blow to the city, players
and organization as a whole. It
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Taylor's comments. ”1 didn't
expect it, especially after the
season we had."
Wilson's 1994 team compiled a
27-14 record, which set a Behrend
record for victories in one season.
Her career coaching record is 312-
320, which is one the best in
NCAA Division 111.
Wilson's former players are not
the only ones surprised about her
firing. Marge Walker, a
professor of physical education
and the former women's athletic
director and women's volleyball
coach at Westminster College,
had strong comments about the
firing of Wilson.
"She has been always highly
respected by her coaching peers.
I think Behrend is losing one of
the most dedicated individuals in
the area. This is just a real blow
to athletics," stated Walker.
Walker is not the only coach to
give praise to Wilson. Kellie
Jordan, an assistant coach at Mt.
Union College and a former
Behrend volleyball player, stated
her shock about the dismissal.
"She has recruited very well.
She is a dedicated coach both on
and off the court,” stated Jordan.
Wilson is currently pursuing
possible legal options regarding
her dismissal.
most of their big-time players
signed to long-term deals. This
loss hurts bad, real bad, but they
need to refocus and regroup. The
fans need to support them and
have a few Iron Cities to soothe
the pain.
Comerback Deon Figures said,
"They [Chargers] didn't earn it ...
we gave it to them." Rod
Woodson declined to say they
lost to the better. Said Woodson,
"I have no doubt in my mind we
are the better team. All the stats
show it, for the most part we
dominated." While I agree with
both Figures and Woodson, I do
not want to do what Cleveland
did last week and not give credit
where credit was due. By not
saying the Steelers were better
than themselves (Browns players)
they only made themselves look
foolish! The Chargers won and
we lost and you can watch the
Super Bowl if you want But I
have better things to do than to
watch a mass slaughtering by the
49ers.