McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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? ae Mark Farris Keith Bonin ™ a af, Es 0), and James Galloway (33). alii, Above: Joey Granger (42), Bill Kingrey (86), Richard Goerlich (4 ra ay McNeese 27 — Louisiana Tech 20 With just under 11 minutes remaining in McNeese’s contest with Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs leading 20-17, appeared to be nailing the Cowboy’s coffin shut. But as they have so many times before, McNeese totally dominated the rest of the fourth quarter to win by a score of 27-20. Tech had just scored a touchdown which was set up by a Buford Jordon fumble at the Cowboy 15 to take the 20-17 lead, and on the ensuing kickoff the Pokes got only to their own 16. McNeese then took the Bulldogs’ momentum away by driving to the Tech 14. Three plays later Don Stump ihe entered the game to attempt a 37 yard field goal. The kick was good which tied the score at 20-20. He Noahs After the Bulldogs’ next possession the Cowboys took ; over on their own 25 with just under 4 minutes remaining. Below: Stephen Starring (12) on the keeper. Two Jordon rushes put them on their own 47 and on first down, quarterback Stephen Starring hit split end Mark Barousse on a 50-yard pass which brought the Cowboys to the Tech 3-yard-line. Barousse’s only catch of the ne proved to be the game’s clincher as 3 plays later Jordon crashed into the end zone to give the Cowboys their 27- 20 margin of victory. Sports ¢ 207

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McNeese 20 — Lamar 20 Don Stump collected his record while Stephen Starring and Mark Barousse came close in McNeese State’s 20-20 deadlock with Lamar University. Stump, who had been eyeing both the state and the Southland Conference record for points from placement all season long, chalked up the standard by booting two field goals and two PATs. Starring, who engineered the final quarter 17-point flurry, completed 10 of 25 passes in the game for 251 yards, only three short of the McNeese single game record. And, Barousse caught five of those passes for a total of 152 yards, this mark being only seven yards shy of the school single game record. In other statistical areas, sophomore tailback Buford Jordon rushed for more than 100 yards for the fifth time this season as he netted 114 yards on 14 carries and also scored two touchdowns. Those two six-pointers shoved his season total to 15, leaving him only two short of the Cowboy record. Senior tailback Theron McClendon continued banging toward the record of all-time McNeese leading rusher. He netted 59 yards on nine carries in the game to move his career total to 2,738 yards, only 24 yards from taking the record. Sophomore Derrick Batiste return- ed two punts for 42 yards, his final punt return of the game covering 35 yards and setting up McNeese’s game-tying touchdown. On defense, Stump’s punting was a factor for the Cowboys as he averaged 46.2 yards on five punts while Joey Granger intercepted a pass, Leonard Smith blocked a field goal attempt and Leroy Gedward, Mark Helms, Richard Goerlich, Rusty Guilbeau and Carlos Trevino were leaders in tackles. Place kicker Don Stump and defensive end Mark Helms were selected the outstanding players of the game in McNeese State’s deadlock with Lamar. Stump was named the outstan- ding offensive player and Helms was a defenisve leader on the team, coming up with a total of 11 tackles. The tie for McNeese left the Pokes with a 1-0-1 league record. David Reeves Johnny Spano Above: Leroy Gedward (70) is in on the tackle. Right: Coach John McCann discusses the game with Jordon. 206 ¢ Sports

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Above: A player gets advice from Coach Duplechin. Right: Paula Davis of the McNeese Sports Medicine staff. UTA 27 McNeese 20 Buford Jordon’s seventh 100-plus yards rushing game, a school record, highlighted McNeese State’s Southland Conference conflict with Texas-Arlington. The 220-pound Jordon collected 162 yards in the one point loss to the Mavericks, his second high total of the season. The record of six 100-yard rushing games had been set in 1952 by Jules Derouen, who holds the school record for yards in a single season of 1,313. In other offensive developments, Cowboy quarterback Stephen Starring set a school single season record for passing yards. Although he was only three-for-15 in the game and had two passes intercepted, he did account for | 55 yards which shoved his season total to 1,248, breaking the mark of 1,221 that had been held by Johnnie Thibodeaux for the past seven years. Split end Mark Barousse was the team’s leading receiver with two catches for 45 yards, while scoring touchdowns were Theron McClendon, James Galloway and Starring. Don Stump had another excellent night kick- ing the football, averaging 45.3 yards on six boots, while defensive leaders were Richard Goerlich with 11 tackles, Rusty Guilbeau with 10, and Bernard Bell with seven. Tight end Carl Bates and cornerback Bernard Bell were selected the outstanding players for McNeese State’s outing with Texas-Arlington. Bates was named the outstanding player on offense and Bell was singled out on defense. BA. lv } Joey Granger 2. Ve 1 a ted = a. VAE Jay Gallagher David Peterson 208 + Sports Above: The team has an extended layover in Houston because of bad weather.