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By the time pre-game ceremonies began Saturday afterncwn, the sky was virtually free of clouds, with only a few wisps of white dotting the blue horizon. The gorgeous blue skies provided an ap- propriate backdrop for meml ers of the sky- diving team from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, who were back for their second straight homecoming game appearance. Bearing the football to be used for the game, the para- chudists, five in number, fell earthward while a capacity crowd in Johnny Red Floyd Stadium watched in awe. MTSCJ alumni, students, faculty and friends had packed the stands in hopes of seeing the Blue Raiders win their first ball game of the football season. The foe was the Governors of Austin Peay-the team that sec- ond-year MTSa head coach Boots Donnelly feat handed the rebuilding MTSU squad thus far in the campaign and by far the best display of the young Raider defense, had led to the OVC championship before coming back to his alma mater. Touted to be an offensive powerhouse, the Governors never really opened their guns against MTSG but did manage to disap- point the Raider fans with a 7-3 victory. The game was definitely a thriller — the closest At the game ' s midpoint, the MTSG de- fense had shut Peay down to 90 yards rush- ing and 34 yards passing, and Peay quarter- back Defilippis had only one completion out of nine attempts. But even though Middle Tennessee ' s de- fense was giving Defilippis a rough way to go. Blue Raider quarterback Brown Sanford found himself with little or no protection, getting himself pounded without throwing the ball on numerous occasions. One such Austin Peay quarterback sack ended MTSU ' s last-minute chance to notch its first win. MTSU tackle Earl Brown recovered a miraculous fumble for the Blue Raiders with six minutes l eft in the game. Sanford, however, was immediately tackled for a nine-yard loss before throwing two imcomplete passes. On the fourth down, the MTSCJ quarterback was sacked again at the Austin Peay 35-yard line. The three senior MTSG players, Robinson, Larry Miller, and Kolas Elion, were not the only ones who left the stadium extremely disappointed. Besides the 1980 version of the Blue Raider squad, several thousand fans left with the feeling of, We lost, but we almost won — at least it was close. 22 Homecoming
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