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PSU Demolishes
Syracuse and W.Va.
In the past two weeks, the
Penn State Nittany Lion football
team has turned back two of its
perennial rivals. In two bruising
contests, Penn State defeated
Syracuse, 17-0 at University
Park and West Virginia, 28-19 at
Morgantown, W. Va.
Against Syracuse, the Lion
defense proved supreme as time
after time it stymied the Orange
attack. Halfback John
Cappelletti proved what kind of
runner he is as he rolled up 162
yards on 24 carries, for one
touchdown. The Lions held a
7-0 halftime advantage and the
outcome was in doubt until they
scored on an Al Vitiello field
goal and a last minute
touchdown by quarterback John
Hufnagel in the closing minute.
The West Virginia game began
with a bang! In the nationally
televised contest, Mountaineer
fleet-back Kerry Mar bury,
ranking among the nation's
leaders in individual scoring,
returned the opening kickoff
101 yards for a touchdown.
West Va. missed the extra point.
However, the Lions were
undaunted and came right back
with a sustained drive.
Cappelletti picked up yardage by
driving into the center of the
Mountaineer defense. The big
play of the drive was a 22 yard
pass from Hufnagel to tight end
Bob Rickenbach. State gave up
the ball on the Mountaineer 6
when in a third and goal
situation, Hufnagel was hit by
Dennis Reid who jarred the ball
loose for Bruce Huffman.
Mountaineer QB Bernie
Galiffa, who completed 21 out
of 37 passes for 341 yards and
touchdown during the game,
faded back to throw from inside
his own 10 and the ball slipped
from his fingers. State's Randy
Crowder intercepted and
returned it to the West Va. 12.
On third and goal from the 7,
Hufnagel found end Dan Natale
at the back of the end zone for
the score. Vitiello added the
placement.
On first down following the
ensuing kickoff, Galiffa again
dropped back to throw. Again it
was intercepted, this time by a
diving Greg Ducatte, at the
Mount's 39. The Lions failed to
pick up the needed yardage, so
Vitiello booted a 32 yard field
goal, giving State a 10-6 first
quarter lead.
In the second quarter, the
Lions advanced the ball to their
own 47 following a West Va.
punt. Hufnagel was called for
intentionally grounding the ball
under a hard rush. It was a
judgement call as there was a
receiver in the vicinity. In fact,
reserve back Walt Addie nearly
touched the ball. The Lions were
penalized back to the 33 where
they faced a third and 29
situation. Hufnagel dropped
back and faked a long pass but
lofted a screen pass to Kenny
Andrews who dashed in for the
score after a breath-taking run.
He got key blocks from Phil
Laporta, Natale and Jim Scott
along the way. Steve Stilley
dropped the snap on the try for
the extra point, making the
score 16-6 in the Lion's favor.
State later got two more
points after John Skorupan
blocked a punt and Mountaineer
Danny Buggs kicked the rolling
ball out of the end zone from
the Mount's 20. West Va. then
punted to State and Cappeletti
returned the ball 68 yards to the
Mount's 2. Bob Nagle then got
the score as he crossed the goal,
only to have the ball squirt from
his arms, and , the Mount's
recovered. However, as soon as
he crossed the goal, the play was
ruled dead, allowing for the
touchdown. The conversion
made it 25-6.
West Va. came right back
with a 75 yard, four play drive
as Galiffa hit Buggs three times,
the finar one an 18 yard
touchdown culmunating the
drive. The Mounts passed to get
two but failed. The active first
half ended with the Nits on top,
25-12.
State failed to move the ball
on its first series in the third
quarter. An exchange of punts
followed. State again got the ball
only to have Cappelletti fumble
it away to Bob Sims. West Va.
had a fourth and goal at the
State eight and tried a pass play.
Ducatte smacked Buggs before
he could get to the ball, the
penalty resulting in a first down
at the one yard line. Brian Childs
then plunged in for the score
and Sims made the placement.
The Nits ate up the clock in
the fourth quarter with a
punishing ground attack.
Cappelletti reeled off big inside
yardage while Hufnagel gained
over 50 yards on three runs. It
took two series of plays before
Vitiello clinched the game with a
25 yard field goal. The game
ended with State inside the WV
15.
Capelletti set a school record
with 34 carries for the game
while piling up 155 yards.
Hufnagel became State's all time
leader in total offense as he
completed 7 of 15 passes for
159 yards and two touchdowns.
He now has 3,094 total yards.
Penn State's next game is this
Saturday against Maryland at
Beaver Stadium. With a 6-1
record, State is now headed for a
bowl. They should beat
Maryland by four touchdowns.
Scoring
Score by Quarters
PSU 10 15 0 3 -
WV 6 6 7 0
Attendance - 37,000
WV - Marberry, 101 Kickoff
return (Kick failed)
PSU - Natale 7 pass
Hufnagel (Vitiello Kick)
PSU - Vitiello 32 FG
PSU - Andrews 67 pass from
Hufnagel (Vitiello Kick)
PSU - blocked punt by Skorupan
results in safety
PSU - Nagle 2 plunge (Vitiello
Kick)
WV - Buggs 18 pass from Galiffa
(pass failed)
WV - Chiles 2 run (Sims Kick)
PSU - Vitiello 25 FG
Ist downs
Rushed/Yards
Passing Yards
Return Yards
Passes
Punts/Av.
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties/Yards
Total offense
THE CAPITOLIST
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FLAG FOOTBALL - Scores for
the week of October 23, 1972:
Big Bird Packers
The Brotherhood
X.G.L's
Ramses
Beta Chi 'A'
*The Grey Shirts
*LCB
Beta Chi 'B'
Fac-Staf
Mr. Swiss
Beta Chi 'B'
Schaffer (forfeit)
*LCB
*Seven Flags
Ramses
Rag Time
Fac-Staf
*The Green Machine
The Brotherhood
Schaffer
X.G.l.'s
It
The Brotherhood
Big Bird Packers
Mr. Swiss
Ramses
*The Green Machine
*The Grey Shirts
Raiders
Beta Chi 'A'
*Middletown League
** * *
TEAM
Them
Ramses
Mr. Swiss
Facstaph
The Brotherhood
Beta Chi 'A'
Raiders
Rag Time
Beta Chi 'B'
X.G.I
It
from
Big Bird Packers
Schaffer
MIDDLETOWN LEAGUE
TEAM
Seven Flags
The Grey Shirts
LCB
The Green Machine
TMI •
Game Statistics
LOST
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
5
6
6
8
9
LOST
1
2
2
2
3
WON
5
5
4
3
3
WV
18
194-1)
PSU
22
64-259
159
111
7-15-0
6-40
3-3
6-43
418
21-37-2
8-33
2-1
5-65
340
Intra mura I Bo
Wednesday, October 25,1972
TEAM STANDINGS
1. F. 0.8.0.
2. No Names
3. Foulballs
4. Spoilers
5. Schuylkill
6. Dunnbells
1. X G.l.'s
2. Beatzum
3. W.B.Y.A. ?!
4. Last Laugh
5. Pinheads
6. Joy
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
High Average: Ken Debiak (X G.l.'s) - 174
High Series: Ken Debiak (X G.l.'s) - 579
High Game: Ken Debiak (X G. I.'s) - 225
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
High Average: Connie Slater (Pinheads) - 129
High Series: Jean Brommer (Schuylkill) - 405
High Game: Phyllis Mashman (Dunnbells) - 156
HIGH GAMES
Ken Debiak (X G.l.'s) - 225
Frank Brown (F. 0.8.0.) - 205
Keith Saylor (F. 0.8.0.) - 203
Jim Herbst (Last Laugh) - 191
Colleen Maley (Schuylkill) - 141
HIGH SERIES:
Ken Debiak (X G.l.'s) - 579
Larry Lausch (X G. L's) - 539
Keith Saylor (F. 0.8.0.) - 536
John McCormick (X G.l.'s) - 631
Jim Herbst (Last Laugh) - 520
Frank Brown (F. 0.8.0.) - 503
Cecelia Forry (Schuylkill) - 400
MONDAY • OCTOBER 23,1972
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Floyd Barnhart
Ken Bemeburg
Ray Durbin
Ron Bolam
Don Hornberger
VOLLEYBALL - Men's intramural volleyball p
for Sunday afternoons on the courts at the
members should check the schedule li
Recreation/Athletics Building.
TENNIS - Intramural matches are being held
team members should check the schedule
Recreation/Athletics Building. Each member is res
that their match is played as scheduled.
RECREATION/ATHLETIC BUILDING hours
term are as follows:
Monday thru Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m
Sat. and Sun - 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m
** * *
Photo Club Meet
Every Tuesday
Placement Offi
Novemb
LEAGUE "A"
LEAGUE "B"
WO
1
1
HIGH GAME
158
168
166
136
121