Towson State University
Tiger Tracks
Published exclusively for Tiger Club members
by the Athletic Department.
October 30, 1979
TIGERS NOTCH SEVENTH VICTORY IN A ROW
An aroused defense and the passing of junior quarterback Ron Meehan carried the
Tigers to their seventh consecutive victory of the season against one loss as we out¬
lasted host Ashland College 21-15 last Saturday.
Our defense entered the contest with a string of 19 quarters in which it hadn't
allowed a touchdown. They stretched it to 21 before Ashland snapped it with a four yard
touchdown pass as time ran out in the third quarter.
Ron had given the Tigers a 14 point bulge, however, with two touchdown strikes of his
own covering 14 and 76 yards to split end Ken Snoots and fullback Gary Weishaar respec¬
tively.
After Ashland's touchdown, Tiger tailback John Henry Clayton scooted 26 yards for a
touchdown following Ed Aleshire's interception to set up the opportunity with 9:20 re¬
maining.
With three minutes left in the game, Ashland scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass and
added a two-point conversion for the final 21-15 margin. A pair of sacks by Clay Mathews
late in the game iced the Towson win.
"I thought it was another fine performance by our defense," commented head coach
Phil Albert, who was presented with his 50th career win at TSU. Phil's overall record now
stands at 50-28-1 since becoming the Towson coach in 1972. "The defense came through with
some big plays as it has all season."
One key defensive series came midway through the third quarter when Ashland had a
first down and goal-to-go at our two-yard line with us leading, 14-0. The Eagles tried
four running plays and came away empty-handed.
After a week off this week, we will face C.W. Post College on Saturday, November 10
at 1:30 p.m. at Towson Stadium. The Pioneers, who play at Lehigh this week, are owners of
a 4-2 record, with wins over Northeastern, Hofstra, Kings Point, and American Inter¬
national. C.W. Post has lost to East Stroudsburg State and top-ranked Delaware. Phil
calls the C.W. Post contest "our ticket to the top ten. If we win, we'll probably be
nationally ranked in the top ten in Division II." For four weeks, we have appeared in
honorable mention category in the Division II poll.
Ken Snoots, who has been the recipient of double and triple coverage most of the
season, caught his first touchdown pass of the year against Ashland. Last year, the
junior split end had nine touchdowns. Ken, who ranks second on the Towson all-time
reception list, has 29 catches for 370 yards this year. His career totals are 105 recep¬
tions, 1652 yards, and 14 touchdowns. Only Larry Jones, Mike Maloney, and Dennis Champney
have scored more TD's in their TSU careers.
Towson and C.W. Post have met once before. The two teams tangled at C.W. Post in
1976 in an NCAA-III quarterfinal playoff game. We won that contest, 14-10, and advanced
to the semi-finals where we beat St. Lawrence, 38-36. We lost the national championship
game to St. John's of Minnesota, 31-28. Six Tigers currently on the roster were on the
TSU team which faced C.W. Post back in '76. They are: defensive backs Randy Biel ski,
Rick Simmons, and Aaron Moore, linebacker Bryan Brouse, split end Ken Snoots, and Center
Kevin Fidati.
Although TSU's streak of quarters without a touchdown allowed ended at 21, we have
not allowed a touchdown on the ground in 23 quarters, dating back to September 15 when
James Madison scored in the first period on a three-yard run. TSU has allowed only two
touchdowns rushing all season.
The C.W. Post game will be our final home contest of the year. We have won three of
four at home this season for a two-year mark of 8-1 at Towson Stadium. Oddly, we are
unbeaten on the road (4-0), outscoring our hosts 72 to 24.
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