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Tiger Tracks
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Tuesday, October 7
TIGERS WIN "MUST" GAME
Facing what head coach Phil Albert termed a "must win" situation, our
Tigers traveled to Bowie State College and trounced the Bulldogs, 35-10, thus
ending Bowie's eight game winning streak (over the past two seasons) and keeping
Towson's post-season bowl chances alive. Following two tough defeats at the hands
of Kentucky State and Randolph-Macon , the Tigers rebounded with their top offensive
show of the '75 season, and their best since Towson ripped Hopkins, 44-0, in the
eighth game of the '74 campaign. Tiger quarterback Dan Dullea ran for a pair of
touchdowns and passed for another, increasing his total yardage on the year to a
handsome 636 yards. The junior from Loyola High School in nearby Towson completed
12 passes in 22 attempts, a 55 per cent figure, giving him 158 yards on the day.
In addition to his one TD strike against Bowie, Dullea was also intercepted once,
raising his total in that department to six.
The Bulldogs actually got on the scoreboard first when quarterback Ricardo
Mitchell scooted in from three yards out on Bowie's first drive of the contest.
Bowie had taken the opening kickoff and drove 72 yards from their own 28 yard line,
with the big play in that drive coming on Tony Byron's 55 yard sideline run to the
Towson five yard line. Aubrey Waddy's extra point gave the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead
after the first quarter.
Dullea and the Tigers knotted the count on the second play of the second
quarter, thus capping a 93-yard drive that originated on their own seven-yard
line. Phil Rizas hit the extra point that provided the Tigers with a 7-7 tie at
that point, but Waddy kicked a 36-yard field goal for Bowie to give the Bulldogs
the advantage at 10-7. But once again Dullea came to the rescue, hitting Mike
Hoey from 21 yards out with four minutes remaining in the half, and Rizas' extra
point gave Towson a 14-10 lead they never relinquished. Hoey's TD reception was
his 13th overall catch of the season, and his fourth to go for a touchdown. Hoey's
total of 136 yards on those 13 receptions is second on the squad to Skip Chase,
who has picked up 168 yards on 11 receptions (15.3 per catch). It was also Dan
Dullea' s fourth TD toss of the season.
In the third quarter the Tigers blew the game open with 14 unanswered points
to hike their lead to 28-10. Dullea took the ball in from a yard out, and flanker
Mike Bennett followed a Paul Cunningham block to score from Bowie's 18-yard line
a reverse near the end of the 3rd period to put the game on ice. Just to add
insult to injury and put some icing on the cake, defensive tackle Eldridge Haley
intercepted backup quarterback Tony Cosby and returned the ball 19 yards for the
Tigers' final score of the afternoon. Haley's interception ties him at one with
six other Tiger teammates who have grabbed enemy tosses this season.
Junior James Boyd continues to lead all Towson rushers despite a rather
lackluster performance Saturday. Boyd carried 12 times for 55 yards against
Bowie, increasing his season totals to 303 yards in 65 carries (4.7 yards
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carry), including the Tiger's longest gain on the ground this year, 32 yards.
Mike Maloney had the big day on the ground for Towson last week, as the junior
from Rye, N.Y. carried for 72 yards in eight attempts, for an average of nine yards
per carry. Maloney now has 140 yards in 30 carries on the season (also a 4.7
yard per carry average) and two touchdowns.
But perhaps the most meaningful statistic of all is 2-2, now Towson's win-
loss record after the victory Saturday. With six games remaining, the Tigers still
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