Page 8 PSU Footba II . Va stly Improved by R.W. Bonaker In the past two weeks, the Penn State Nittany Lion football team has jelled into the highly touted power they were expected to be at the beginning of the season. Despite injuries to key personnel, Penn State has defeated the University of Illinois at Champaign by 35-17 and Army at West Point 45-0. In the Illinois game, the Illini took the early lead with a first quarter touchdown but the Lions roared back to score three touchdowns in 10 minutes and took a 28-10 half time lead. It was the first time in four games that the Nits garnered a score in the first half. The last two periods were a virtual standoff as Penn State reserves played the rest of the game. Halfback John Cappelletti rolled up a 102 yards rushing in the first two periods alone. Quarterback John Hufnagel rolled up 224 yards in total offense by passing for a touchdown and running for another. Then last Saturday at West Point, N.Y. the Lions enjoyed their best game of the year under the gleaming sun on the shore of the Hudson River. Hufnagel directed the spirited State attack which produced 38 points in less than 26 minutes of the first three quarters. Hufnagel, who made his starting debut on this field two years ago, has led the Lions to a 20-2 record while he has been at the helm. The only two losses came at the hands of the Univeristy of Tennessee. Hufnagel thinks that the Army team is a bunch of kissing cousins as State has defeated them by counts of 38-14, 42-0 and 45-0 in the past three years. Hufnagel had 224 yards in total offense for the second week in a row, completing 12 of 18 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for a net 71 yards. The big play was his 64 yard rollout to the Army one yard line to set up State's second score. The Lions won the game with a display of wide open offense. Both wide receivers, Jim Scott and Scott Skarzynski, were stationed on the same side of the field, forcing Army to spread out its defense. Hufnagel then worked the option play to the other side for much of the afternoon, but "throwing back" to the opposite side in clutch situations. The defense also had its top performance of the year. In 56 offensive plays, Army could muster only 97 yards. Jim Heller, Randy Crowder, Mike Hartenstein and Bruce Bannon stopped the Cadet running game cold, forcing them to go to the air. The Lions intercepted three passes as the Cadets completed only 5 of 19 attempts. Penn State got moving the second time it had the ball. Dan Natale caught Hufnagel's pass to set up a first down at the State 47 yard line. Scott was pushed before be could catch a pass on the next play, bringing up another first and ten at the Cadet's 38. Cappelletti then burst up the middle for 16 yards. State pushed inside the 10 but looked as though they were stopped by a penalty. But Hufnagel found Skarzynski in the corner of the end zone and hit him with a bullet from six yards out. After an exchange of punts, State got the ball at its 35. Hufnagel worked the option to perfection and ran 64 yards to the Army one. Cappelletti got the score on the next play. On the next series, Army made its deepest penetration into Lion territory by reaching the 22 before Buddy Ellis intercepted Dick Atha's toss. Alberto Vitiello booted his first field goal fof the year from 36 yards out when a Lion foray into Army territory stalled. Just before the half ended, the Lions went to the air to get another score . Hufnagel hit his receivers with quick look-in passes and drove inside the Army 20. Cappelletti picked up the first down at the Army 6 on a crucial fourth down situation. Natale then caught the scoring pass, giving State a 24-0 half time lead. The first time they had the ball in the third quarter, the Nits went 78 yards in nine plays. The key play was Natale's 38 yard pass-run play. Cappelletti dived over the line from the line for the score a few plays later. Soon afterwards, Linebacker Chris Devlin covered a fumble at the Army 12 to set up another score. Reserve halfback Walt Addie carried the ball over from the six, making the score Penn State 38, Army 0. Tom Hull intercepted Kingsley final pass at the Army 45 and ran to the 10 before being stopped. Second-string QB Tom Shuman ran the final eight yards. Vitiello added all six placements. State, now 4-1 going into Saturday's game with Syracuse, finally eliminated the turnovers which have plagued them in previous games. Going into the Army contest, Penn State committed 20 fumbles and interceptions. . But they lost only one fumble against Army, and that was by the second unit. Homecoming against Syracuse, which has a 3-3 won-lost record, should see the Lions at their best. I pick Penn State to win by a score of 35-14. 6 01444 UPPeRt *Mit Mows. Footem. TEAK! mkt Twateck THE CAPITALIST A Bit of Seasoning by Elyse Paul Sue Willens Cheryl Thompson Well, it's time to get into things again. Elyse, Sue and Cheryl are getting it together— or trying to, for this column. So, here goes!! We'd like to dedicate this column to the Class of 1972, whose inspiration has given us the ideas for it. Some of these people include: Colin Pattin, Pat Klugh, Len Thompson, Hary Brotzman, and Marc Joseph-- a fabulous Stud; Dave Stoltz,who is still on campus, even though he graduated; and particularly Steve Wesley, who had a hand in this thing last year. You know the Three Stooges are right here on Capitol Campus. Yes, Sir— the Three Stooges and one. That dude's mother must have fed him a lot of corn, 'cause he's real CORNY!!! HA! HA! HA! The "Loser of the Week" Award goes to none other than—Fred Manas. After losing the SGA Election, he wasn't able to keep his trap shut. Now, he's speechless. Something that hasn't occurred in years. To our fabulous XGl's-- Keep boozin' it up-- you're no fun when you're sober. And speaking of the Frat--- the "klutz of the year" award goes to Mr. Stephen Wesley, who's in the hospital with a broken ankle, ************* Penn State Schedule 21 TENNESSEE 28 21 NAVY 10 14 lOWA 10 35 ILLINOIS 17 45 ARMY 0 Oct. 21 Syracuse (homecoming) Oct. 28 At West Virginia Nov. 4 Maryland (Band Day) Nov. 11 N. Carolina St. (All-U day Nov. 18 at Ohio Univ. Nov. 25 Pitt CHUCK CONROY - 944-5814 STUART GOLDMAN • 944..7772 "B 'y "BYE" "BYE" JAY AFRICA - 944-6910 VICKI S'UIRE - 774-0123 STAN ESCHER - 944-7924 * Oct 17 In BYE'' DON KONKLE ... 944-0297 808 ZELLNER -848 A Kirtland ti ß y E it BILL AUNGST ... 787...7956 JERRY PARSONS .. 944-1903 RON WARHOLA - 944-1948 "BYE" and torn ligament, from being tackled. She was only "playing around". ***** * * * * A girl walks up to a guy and says, "I hear you're taking massive dosages of Vitamin "E". The guy says, "So?" The girl replies, "So, stick it ***** * * * * There was a young guy in town, Who liked to clown around, But when the gig was up, He couldn't get down. By the way - did you hear the old saying, "a little squirt goes a long way?" MAILM-If-444 44444444444 44 44 Fla g Footba II Lea gue INTRAMURAL DEADLINES Shuffleboard - Oct. 18 at 12:00 noon Darts - Oct. 23 - 5:00 pin. Anyone interested in entering either of these sports, report to the Recreation/Athletics Building and have your name entered on the roster. THEM: Andy Oronzi, Capt. FACSTAPH: R.E. Stanley, Capt. COUGARS: Bob Zellner, Capt. SCHAFFER: Ron Demshock, Capt. RAG-TIME: Jerry Parsons, Capt. X G. I.: Ken Debiak, Capt. BETA CHI A: Bill Ryan, Capt. BIG BIRD PACKERS: Bill McKean, Capt. MR. SWISS: Ed Raible, Capt. IT: Larry Lingenfelter, Capt. RAMSES: Joe Maeder, Capt. THE BROTHERHOOD: E. Dale Bagby, Capt RAIDERS: Andrew Burger, Capt. BETA CHI B: Ted Sites,Capt. MIDDLETOWN LEAGUE (AS OF OCTOBER 10, 1972) THREE WAY HAZE s TMI: B. G. Smith, Capt. 1 SEVEN FLAGS: George Elberti, Capt. 2 LCB: Terry Hack, Capt. 1 THE GREY SHIRTS: Dom Rossi, Capt. 0 THE GREEN MACHINE: Larry Reeves, Capt. 1 ****** 444 444444444444444444 INTRAMURAL TENNIS SCHEDULE: Africa * Oct 24 Konkle Zellner Warho la Yearbook Sale The CAPITOLITE has announced that its fall yearbook sale will begin on October 16 in Vendroville. The sale will be a week long affair. Anyone who wishes to purchase the 1973 edition of the CAPITOLITE may do so by paying the total cost of the publication, seven dollars, or by submitting a down payment of four dollars to reserve their copy. The reason for the increase in price is due to rising costs in publication and printing plus a tremendous cut in the CAPITOLITE's budget allotment from the Student Government Association. (AS OF OCTOBER 10,1972) WIN • LOSE * Oct 31