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1979 SPORTS AT WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The following pages of this year ' s Sport Section of the Peddler are being dedicated to all those who have given their time and effort to make the sports program at WPI a success. As a participant for three of my four years at Tech in the club sports program, I realize what a student must sacrifice to participate in a sport that he or she loves. Playing a sport for a small college does not receive the acclaim and prestige of competing for a big school. The men and women at WPI who have help make the teams competitive, truly deserve all the credit in the world. Even if this book were a thousand pages long, I would not have enough space to write about all the great students, coaches, and administrators who have made these pages possible. Robert E. Hart Sports Editor 1979 Peddler 38
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FOOTBALL The 1978 WPI football team began the season with a new outlook and a new coach in Bob Weiss, who came to Boynton Hall with a tremendous reputation for rebuilding doldrum football programs. The Engineers lost their first six outings (three by the margin of a touchdown), before they won their final two games, dominating RPI 28-15 and Hamilton 21-8. It was the first time a WPI football team had won their final two games of the season since 1962. Versus RPI, Coach Weiss ' squad built-up a 28-0 lead mainly on the outstanding rushing of three backs, Joe Norman (125 yards), John Demasi (113), and Paul Barrett (101), who all gained over 100 yards in the afternoon. Only one other NCAA college accomplished that feat in 1978. Then versus Hamilton the following week, junior halfback Mike smokey Robinson rushed for a school record 228 yards and two touchdowns in a stellar one-man show. Robinson earned All-ECAC weekly recognition for his efforts. Following the 2-6 season, senior offensive guard and four-year starter Mark McCabe was named winner of the Boston Tobacco Table Unsung Hero Award, beating out all other New England senior football players. McCabe was honored by the Tobacco Table with a banquet in Cambridge February 1. Tri-captains McCabe, Bob Reed and Bob Yule will hopefully be able to look back some day and say they captained the team that signaled the rebirth of WPI football. 40
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