SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1961
Lions Battle. Maryland Today
Bowl Scouts to atc
Make-or-Break Contest
By JIM KARL.
Collegian Sports Editor
.Penn State and Maryland will battle for a national ranking and possible 'bowl con
sideration before' a sellout homecoming crowd of 35,000 at Byrd Field today at 2 p.m.
The game looms'as a make-or-break contest for both teams. State and Maryland each
sport 4-2 records and have been mentioned as possible chokes for the Liberty and Gator
Bowls.
Scouts from both post-season extravaganzas wir.: be in the stands and according to
Hal Freeman, publicity director for the Liberty Bowl, the loser today will be eliminated
from further consideration for the
Philadelphia game.
The Lions started slow this
year, breaking even in their first
four games before scoring ' con
vincing victories over Syracuse
and California the past two weeks.
Maryland, on the other hand,
has lost two out of its last three
games after opening the , season
with three straight wins.
Against their only common foe,
State shut out a crippled Syracuse
team, 14-0, and Maryland edged
the Orange when they were at
full strength, 22-21.
The Lions have yet to lose to
Maryland in seven outings. State
defeated the Terrapins 28-9 at
Beaver Stadium last year.
But since Tommy Nugent took
over in 1959 he has been build
ing a football powerhouse at
College Park that should rival
Jim Tatum's grid titans of the
early 1950'5. And although Nu
gent feels his team is still a year
or two away, he admits Mary
land has its best personnel in
almost 10 yea Ts.
"We don't have what we want
at every position yet," Nugent
said, "but we're improving."
"It's always a pleasure to play
a team like Penn State," he said,
"because eventually we're going
to have a real powerhouse here--
and the more we play against the
real good teams the faster we'll
learn."
The last statement was uttered
without any trace of a smile.
Nugent has a super star in
end Gary Collins, two top-rated
quarterbacks in Dick Novak
and Dick Shiner, and an armada
of fleet halfbacks.
Except for back Dennis Condie,
one of Maryland's top break away
threats, the Terrapins are in ex
cellent shape.
State has been plagued with
minor injuries in practice the past
week and Rip Engle is worried
that with almost a half-dozen of
his gridders operating at fifty per
cent efficiency, Maryland's pass
ing attack will be even more ef
fective.
Three Lion guards--Harrison
Rosdahl, Bob Hart. and Dick
Wilson. are hampered by. knee
injuries --but all are expected
to see action.
Another knee casualty, tackle
Gerry Farkas, also is expected to
see limited action.
Engle is still in the dark about
the status of end Dave Robinson.
Robinson had his first contact
work this week since being side
lined with a shoulder separation
against Navy. Team physician Al
fred H. Griess hasn't determined
'whether Robinson will be ready
for today's game.
Reddie Unit halfback Gary
Wydman will definitely miss the
contest due to a bruised chest.
Engle is expected - to start Galen
Hall at quarterback, Roger Koch
man and Junior Powell at half
back and Dave Hayes at fullback.
Bob Mitinger and Jim Schwab
will be at end, Charlie Sieminski
and Jim Smith at tackle, Joe
Blasenstein and probably Rosdahl
at guard and Jay Huffman at cen
ter.
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Scouting Report
Terp's Offense Potent
Line Coach Sever Toret scouted Maryland in a win over
Air'Force and in losses to•Norih Carolina and South Caro-
- RECORD: - Maryland defeated -SMU 14-6, Clemson
24-21, Syracuse 22-21, and Air Force 21-0. The Terra
pins have been beaten by North Carolina 14-8, and
South' Carolina' 20-10.
COACH; Tommy Nugent is in his third year at Maryland,
and in that short time he has put the Terrapins back in the
limelight as one of the nation's top teams. Nugent's first head
coaching job was at Virginia Military Academy. In four years
there, 19494952, he compiled. a 19-18-2. mark, He moved to
Florida State in 1953 and during his six-year stay the Semi
noles- were 34-27-1. His _record at Maryland midway through
his-third year is 1541. .
OFFENSE: Maryland is a spectacular team with em
phasis placed on offense: They've shown just about every
offensive set-in the book, and we must be
Prepared to stop a multiple attack with
flankers,- ends over, spreads, screens, draws,
unbalanced tines and men in motion; in short
just about - everything but the single wing.
Maryland's passing attack will give our de
fensive secondary its toughest workout since
the Miami (George Mira) and Army (Dick
Eckert) games. I look for them to throw up-
wards of 20 passes. And don't overlook their
running game. In the upset over Syracuse,
Maryland cmoved the ball the length of the
field on the ground. At the end of the game
they were on the Syracuse six yard line. Sever Torriti
- BACKS: Maryland- has two fine quarterbacks in Dick
Novak and Dick Shiner. Novak is the more dangerous of the
two, especially on the rollout, but Shiner may have the edge
on_ the drop-back pass. The entire Maryland backfield has
excellent speed. By far, they're the fastest team on our sched
ule so far this year. In Dennis Condie and Ernie Arizzi, their
left halfbacks, they have two breakaway threats.
Right halfbacks (flanker backs) Torn Brown and Jim
Davidson are excellent receivers and very dangerous once
they get in, the open.
LINE: I think everybody realizes that Gary Collins is
a great football player. He's everything they say about hint
and it will take a tremendous effort to contain him. He's big,
clever, has good hands, and runs perfect patterns. Dick Bar
lund, the tight end, has been a big surprise this year. Barlund
was a tackle list year, but he's turned into a fine blotter
and pass receiver. Their tackles ase•big and agile and they
have a fine center in Bob Hacker, who made our all-opponent
team last year. •
EVALUATION: With all due credit_ to a fine effort by
South CarOlina last week, I'm certain -Maryland was looking
ahead to us. In fact, Maryland has been talking about nothing
but Penn State every time I've scouted thro.
And everytime I saw one of there coaches last year
he would tell me how Maryland was looking forward to
playing Penn State. They say that we gave' them a lesson
in football last year when we beat them 28-9. and they're
looking forward to returning the, compliment. Nugent .has
his best team in three years, at Maryland 7 -in order to stay
in The game we'll have to Play_ up to Our potential. •
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