News Scrapbook 1982-1984

EVENING TRIBUNE

AUG 8 0 l~ Toreros: new coach, new goals By Rick Davis TtibUtle Sportswriter

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Although it smacks of cockeyed optimism, Brian Fo- garty says an 8-2 record is "a realistic goal" for his University of San Diego football team this fall. ''Actually, anything between 6-4 and 8-2 is our goal," says the 33-year-old coach, who was hired to fill the Torero job last pring after Bill Williams resigned under p ure "The bigge:;t key to our season will be how well the te m makes the tran ition to a new program. I do think they have the potential to go 8-2 " Several things mu t fall into place, though, if the Toreros are to reach their goal. It's not just a matter of reaching their potential. Although 34 lettermen return, there will be more than SO newcomers, including about 25 freshmen. It's the cul• mination of some patchwork recruiting which Fogarty ·, nd h!S staff have scrambled to do since he left St. Fran- 1s High in La Canada and came south in March. ' • Among the recruits, Fogarty sees one blue-chip, offen- ,'1l hneman Brian Flood, a 6-foot-2, 235-pound junior who ra1)ferred from Menlo Junior College. "Br. n hould step right into a starting position," Judged Fogarty. "He was highly recommended and has a lot of ability. We were lucky to get him. He came to San Diego on a vacation this year and just dropped in the football office to get some information. "We were able to sell him on the area, the school and the progr m." Fogarty, who stressed a run-oriented team in four sea- ns at t. Francis, mtends to modify that by having his n w team throw "about 20 times a game." "That's why quarterback is a big questionmark going Into the season," h added. "We'll throw 35 percent of the 1me and run S percent That's the average college ame." Eric Sweet, the 1982 starter, was graduated, so his successor appears to be Phil Spencer, a pocket-sized (5-7, 16:i) former defensive back/running back. Spencer threw one option Pl! last fall.

JEROME Mc'ALPIN

SAN DIEGO UNION

I\UG 3 0 1983 The Toreros will try a ne

approac The bulk of USD's 15 returning starters are on defense.· Strong safety Greg Stein (5-11, 185) was the Toreros' defensive player of the year. Also back is running mate Chip Jarvis (a-10, 170) at free safety and cornerbacks Craig Carlyle (5-10, 175), Tony Johnson (6-0, 180) and Jerry Schmit (5-9, 180). The forward wall is anchored by nose tack· le Marvin Castillo (6-1, 260), who is flanked by Lance Stevenson (6-2, 225) and Randy Anguiano (6-0, 200). From the list of George Hawley (6-0, 195), Brian Long (5-10, 190), John Noonan (6-0, 205), Joe Monohan (6-1, 185) and Jeff Vetnar (5-10, 210), Fogarty rr ust find two inside and two out• side linebackers. "We feel we have the makings of a fine de- fense," said Fogar . Dalso has the makings of a tougli schedule at its level. Division III schools are few and far between along the West Coast. USD's last four games will be against Division II schools, which are allowed to award scholarships. - Bill Center

15 starters returrung from a team that was 4-5 a year ago. Fogerty, who replaced Bill Williams when the latter was asked to resign last winter, will install a new offense this season. The Toreros will attack from the slot I, but they will retain their 5-2 Oklahoma defense and Fogerty sus• pects they will retain their winning attitudes. · "I have a gut feeling we'll go somewhere be- tween 6-4 and 8-2," he said. USD bas weapons. About the only thing Fo- garty must replace offensively is quarterback Eric Sweet and he has all able c.:.ndidate in Phil Spencer (5-foot-7, 160 pounds). Spencer played running back and defensive back last year, but Fogarty sees him as being perfect as the slot I quarterback. "Our pass offense will be mostly from the sprint out and play action," says Fogarty. Most of USD's offense, however, will be on the ground. Fogarty will employ a wingback to complement the head-on thrusts of the I backs. The top tailback is Jerome McAlpin (5-9, 185), who was one of the two starting split backs in Williams' pro set system. A •' tior, McAlpin gained 424 yards at 4.1 yards II' ct,) last year. He will be backed by sopbom< if" < eveland Eat- man. Spencer will be capable tar:· in senior split end Mike Risch ( 40 catches, 637 yards last year) and tandeming tight ends Mitch Green (6-0, 200) and Bill Jolley (6-1, 200). Three of Fogarty's top linemen - returnees Steve Ast (6-1, 215) and Gary Holley (6-3, 230) and junior college trans• fer Brian Flood - are centers, meaning there will likely be some juggling. John Amarillas (s-:6, 260), who was the center

While tails wag the dogs at universities throughout the land, officials at the University · of San Diego long have held that athletics are part of the collegiate experience and not the reason for having a university. Coaches at Alcala Park are not going to get rich off their television shows. Players are not seen in fancy rars. You could never get lost in the crowd at one of their football games. Quietly and slowly, though, the Toreros ad- vance. And the USO football program will take an- other forward this season with the addition of 33-year-old Brian Fogarty as bead coach. For the past four years, Fogarty has been head coach at St. Francis High in Pasadena, where bis club won three Del Rey League titles, made it to the playoffs all four seasons and twice got as far as the semifinals. Fogarty was a graduate of St. Francis High and coached at his alma mater as an assistant for nine years before becoming the head coach. He has a solid understanding of the sports pro- gram at a Catholic school. "We were surprised by the caliber of appli- cants when we began our search for a new coach," says USO athletic director Rev. Patrick Cahill. "We had a number of choices. Brian was everything we were looking for, a proven winner with a background in our type of pro- gram." USD's type of program is p tty simple. The school offers no scholarships in football. There are no easy classes. There js no national ac- claim, since USD competes on the Division III ladder of the NCAA. Still, the Toreros have had surprisin ucce s " ••· ';";~1,Pfl 9-1 in 1981 - and Fogarty has

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starter and wade receiver ike Rish {40 receptions f_or 637 yards and six touchdown ), tailback J rome McAlpm (;04 rush for 452 yards), tight end 1itch Greene (nme catch for 122 yards and tw_o TDs) and 6-6,_ 260-pound tackle John Amarillas McAlpm, a fifth-year }ear senior, is undecided about returning for his final season. The center spot also boasts experience with Steve Ast and Gary Holley back after ternating a~ starters m '82. "As offensive coordinator, I'm puttmg}n a new of!ense with a slot I and pro sets," said Fogarty. .Of co~rse, it has to fall into place in a ~hort amount of time this fall. We don't have spring practice here. It would have helped W\th the new program." d Two players, strong safety Greg Stein and nose guar Marvin Castillo, head the Oklahoma-st~led (three down lmemen four linebackers) defense, which also bas ~e benefit '01 the return of defensive coordinator Kevm McGarry. Stem was the team's defensive player of the year and Castillo has added 10 pounds to scale out at 270 as an imposing force in the middle . . Tackle Lance Stevenson and free safetyChip Jarv 15 are two other incumbents. . Considering the adjustments required of new pro- gram, the Toreros figure to settle down and improve as the season progresses. . • • m "The fact that our first six oppone~ts a~e ~.ivJSion schools, tl:e same as us, helps the situation, enthused Fogarty. At least that saves the bigger, tougher oppo- nents for the end. We would like to split those last four games) against Division II teams." A mU1match of recruiting programs surfaces when Fo- garty compares his to Division 11 ~chD?ls· . "We have no athletic grants-m-aid, only academic scholarship and scholarships based on need,''. he e~- plained. ''Those are Division 111 rules, not iust this school's. w d 't t "It's a disadvantage and an advantage. e on ~e some of the talent we would like to get beca~ soTe kids go somewhere else where they can get free rides.

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SENTINEL

AUG 3 1 1983 USD has new coach and veteran lineup History is on Mesa College's side this year.

USD SCHEDUL Redlands At Claremont-McKenna At Pomona-Pitzer Occidental At Whittier La eme Cal State Hayward At Cal Lutheran

7:30p.m. 1:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:SOp.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Madison High graduate Brad Clark (6-foot-5, 240), a lineman w~o redshirted last year at Arizona, State, and Kearny grad Tom Tatum (6-foot-5 225). who previously played ce?ter at San Diego State but will be Mesa ' s middle linebacker. Four players return in the secondary - Richard Frye (~ho prepped at Clairemont) . Jim Kennedy (Mission Bay) and D.D. Lewis and Troy Spencer (Madison) . '·We'll be much improved on defense," says Smorin. " In the past, we would wait and react to the _Play, but no longer. We are gorng to play a much more attacking, aggressive style. If we can force our opponents in- to making mistakes, instead of just_ waiting for them, we can agarn be successful.'' Still, the hallmark of this Mesa team will again be of- fense. Annicharico will be thro~g the ball to new peo- ple, smce four receivers were · lost to graduation. Freshman ~ocky Gailord (Point Loma) 1s expected to see a lot of ac• tion, as is returnee Kenny C1rroll. K!cker Andy Hastings (Pomt Loma), who averaged 39.2 yards per punt and made 75 percent of his field goals last year, returns. "We feel that we could become a very good football team," says Smorin. "We should have a bearing on the conference race. if we can stay away from any injury problems.'' After traveling to Phoenix Sept. 17, the Olympians open thci~ horn~ schedule Sept. 24 agarnst their oldest rival, City.

Since Len Smorin took over as head coach in 1976 he has fielded four team~ with sophomore quarterbacks . T?ree of them led the Olym- pians to South Coast Con- ference championships This fall, with sophomore ~rent Anni~har~co calling signals, Smonn .will try for his fourth conference crown. The Olympians finished fourth in the SCC last year. "Anytime we have had a veteran quarterback we have been a very good football team. We hope that remains t1:11e," says Smorin, who car- . nes a 50-22 record as Mesa's coach. The Olympians. who open t~eir season Sept. 17 at peren- rually tough Phoenix College plan to clebrate their school'~ 2oth anniversary with another pass-happy attack. Annicharico threw for 2,229 yards and 21 touchdowns last year, and has a chance to break many of the school r~cords set by former Olym- pian great Steve Fairchild. Overall last year, Mesa ~anked sixth in nation in pass- mg yardage among communi- ty colleges, and first in the county schools in the same category. But, as any coach will swear on a stack of playbooks, it is defense that wins football games. Defense was often a problem last year, when Mesa recorded a 7-3 record, 3-3 in SCC play. Smorin hopes he has solved some of those problems this year. The solution lies in a blend of new and returning players. The two key newcomers are

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Azusa Pacific At St. Mary's

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