News Scrapbook 1981-1982

--- THE TRIBUNE an Diego, Tu day, September 7, 1982 Toreros have tough act to follow Coach William welcomes 33 lettermen from last year's 9-1 team

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back Eric Sweet and running back Mike Corradi. As backup to Loomis last season, Sweet completed 65 of 132 passes for 1,022 yards and eight touchdowns, and the HO, 176-pound Corradi, then a freshman, averaged 4.7 yards a carry as a spot runner. " we t played a lot; Loomis was hurt," Williams noted. "Hes a v ry competitive kid. He's like Eddie Stanky. He can't run and can't throw; he just wins. "The kid behind Henry (Corradi), it's the staff feeling t at h could be the finest who's ever played here. And he's a super person. Agood student. An absolute pearl. 1'h whole interior line is back on offense," Williams dded 'That will help." 0 h r r turnces mclude place-kicker Robert Lozzi, who w s ucce ful on 11 of 22 field-goal tries last fall, with a

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long of 46 yards, and leading receiver Mi haet Rich, who scored six touchdowns and averaged 214 yards for 24 catches. The Toreros opened practice Aug 22 with a strenuous schedule of three-a-day practices - 8:30 a.m., 2:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. "As a Divi ion lll school, we can have no spring prac- tice . . no PE (physical education) class or anything," Wililams pointed out. "So we have to go three-a-day to get everything in by Sept. 11. Never a dull moment." Nor, he insists is ever heard a discouraging word from the long-suffering players. e kids here are very, very special," he said. "They're sell-motivated to start with. There are no schol- arship . They are very receptive." And tired. too. Th Tor ros open their 10-game schedule at Redlands pt 11, after which they will play Claremont-Mudd here pt 18, Pomona-Pitzer here Sept. 25, Occidental there Oct 2, Whittier here Oct. 9, Laverne there Oct. 16, Azusa- Pacific there Oct. 23, Cal Poly of Pomona here Oct. 30, USC junior varsity here Nov. 5, and St. Mary's here Nov. 13.

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Tuesday, September 7, 1982 Can 'Little Team That Could' Again? The University of San Diego came out of nowhere to become the "little team that could" last season.

But there is returning talent. Quarterback Eric Sweet was a parttime starter in '81 and completed 49.2 percent of 132 pa~ for 1,022 yards and eight touchdowns. He will have two top targets rP.- turning in Mike Rish (24 catches, 514 yards, 21.4 average, six touchdowns) and Bill Vinovich (16 catches for 256 yards and two TDs). Leading the rushers will be last year's No. 1 ballcar- rier. Bt11 Fackler (600 yards), who reported late to presea- son camp. Backing him are 6-foot-9, 185-pound Jerome McAlpin (52 carries, 205 yards) and Mike Corradi (19 carries, 92 yards). The kicking will again be done by Robert Lozzi, who was 11-for-22 and bit field goals up to 46 yards. He missed only three extra points. The line has four returning starters in guards Bill Haley (6-1, 225) and Craig Beaver (6-0, 215), tackle John Amarillas (~. 250) and center Gary Hawley (6-3, 225). Linebackers Don Niklas (6-1, 205), Tracey DavlS (5-10, 185) and Bill Thomas (6-0, 200) pace the defense. Tac!de Fitzhugh Dinkins (6-2, 200) is the veteran of a young !me that includes Rudy Angiano (5-10, 185), Louis_Sanchez (~0, 210) and Marvin Castillo (6-1, 250). The leadmg defensive backs are strong safety Byron Roth (5-10, 175) and corner- backs Ray Stuberg (5-10, 180) and Greg Stein (5-11, 185).

Winners of their first nine games, the Toreros climbed to No. 7 on the NCAA's Division Ill charts before losing their season fmale at St. Mary's. And with many of the key players off that 9-1 club having departed, USD Coach Bill Williams is in the pro- cess of rebuilding. But he's not starting from scratch - and that is a major step forward at Alcala Park. Williams' called his 86-man club's initial scrimmage "my best ever'' with high marks going to the offensive line and defensive pursuit. "It was by far our finest first scrimmage since I've been here," said Williams. "There was consistent hitting on both sides of the ball. "Defensively, the pursuit was excellent although we till have a ways to go on our technique. Offensively, the I, line is way ahead of schedule. The pass protection was the 1 team's strong point as it allowed just one sack in 110 I plays." I With graduation claiming quarterback Steve Loomis, I running back Joe Henry and All-West Coast small college safety Dan Herbert while defensive regulars Gary Newberry and Emmitt Dodd opted to continue their stud- ' ies elsewhere, the Toreros are not short on boles to plug.

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USO won its second straight shutout and Mesa won its sea- son-opener in local college foot- ball action Saturday night. The Toreros, paced by place- kicker Robert Lozzi's record- breaking periormance, won a 40-0 laugher over Claremont-

McKenna in their horn: opener at Alcala Park. The Olympians had a rougher time of it, needing a long punt touchdown before they could beat Santa Barbara City 9-7. return for a fourth quarter

We are not on scholarship, so we are only playing be· . The Toreroe do take the game senously, however. They were downcast this week over an NCAA _error that kept them out of the national Division Ill rankings. "Somehow the NCAA confust;d o~ sc~ool for the University of California-San Diego, Williams said. "Every team in District 4 had voted as No. 1 in the national. but the NCAA told them we were an NAIA school." bett "d of Sunday, television viewers will gel a er 1 ea who the Toreroe are. .--~~-:-:::====-~=====--.,,----.......,._. cause we want to."

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schedule lo back il. The team has its Tuesday-through- Thursday practices at 6 p.m. so players can attend school labs. Monday and Friday practices are at 3 p.m. Linebacker Bill Thomas, the defensive captain, shows up late for practice each Tuesday because he has a phy- siology lab that does not end until about 7 p.m. "If a player ls not goal-oriented, it would be very hard to play here," Thomas said. "It ill fun here because th~re is no pressure to win. There Is no scholarship hanging over your head that makes you feel like you must do this or that." Williams is willing to accept the fact that academics will keep some players from practices. If a player miases practice because of class, Williams said it does not count against him. Apparently, the philosophy of Williams and the school does have an impact. Seven of the 10 assistant coaches on the staff played for USO, and each assistant Is only paid a nominal sum to coach. In fact, the coaches must have other jobs to make ends meet. Offensive coordinator Larry Caudillo, for in- stance, is a salesman for a sporting goods store, and de- fensive coordinator Kevin McGarry coaches the USD women's 10flball team and Is a part-Ume contractor. Both played football for USO. "I am main!~ impreued with the philosophy here," McOarry said, We don't have the ability to entice a person to come here. He really must want to come." Williams, m hla eventh year as head coach, has eemtngly UtUe desire to leave. He has been offered several NFL assistant coaching jobs, and he said one team was upset because he turned them down twice. "If I had been offered an NFL job In 1976, I would have been out of here 10 quick you wouldn't have be- lieved it," Williams said. "After being exposed lo the program here, I would Just as soon stay because of the philosophy " One philosophy Williams has ts that while winning ls QaL. ultimate, It la more fun than the alternative. \wo yeen be has turned around a program ,ttul'f'IIIMI only ODt ~q aeuon In the Pf1!Vious seven. we, 9-0 IUl year before loai their finale __,••, 31-14. 1'hl, aeason mo en4i with a game ;qainat St. Mary'a. ''There Is no preaeure to win," said Mike Rish, a wide a receiver. "If we lose, It Is not like the end of the world.

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USD, Claremont Vie The University of San Diego, a 31-0 winner against Redlands in its season opener, hosts Claremont-McKenna tonight in a football game scheduled to begin at 7:30. Toreros' coach Bill Williams was especially pleased with the defense h,s team played on th~ ro la. w •e!:- end, when Redlan !> m.. n~, d nly I ,1 yc1r , "Practically the entire • • h ,f was pb in o . nd of the field," Williams s i , "and the de. e thwarte Redlands three times inside our 20 yar lme. They kept ~edlan~s out of our end zone long enough for our offen- sive umt to get untracked. Ashutout in the opener has to boost our confidence." Claremont-McKenna, which will be making its first appearance of the season, also must contend tonight with a USD running game which produced 240 yards last week. Jimmy Smit~ (23 can:ies for 116 yards), Jerome Alpin (11 for 63) and Billy Hamilton (10 for 45) opened things up for Torero quarterback Eric Sweet, who competed 7 of 18 passes for 81 ar aud a touchdown.

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