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Daily NewS'Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska, Thursday, August 19,1976-A-13 Paterno, Rush lead list of top coaches BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-Joc Palerno of Pcnn Stale and Frank Kush of Arizona Slate are the winningcsl active college football coaches among those with al least five seasons as a head coach at a major college. They headed the list in Ihe annual list ol "Top Twenty Coaches" released today by Elmore "Scoop" Hudgins public relations director of the Southeastern Conference, who originated the rankings in 1958. In 10 years at Pcnn State, Paterno Dan Dcvinc of Notre Dame, I27--H-8-- Hudgins compiles the records of all has compiled a record of M-18-1 for a NCAA Division I coaches, to find out .7,'(2; Frank liroylcs of Arkansas, 1«- percentage of .836, well ahead of 57-r>-.711; Carmen Cozza of Yale, G9-29- who have won Ihe most games. Only anyone else on Ihe list. Arizona Stale's service at four-year schools counts and 1-.7(K, and Charlie McClcmlon of 12-0 record last year enabled Kush to Louisiana State, 106--H-6—.699. at least five years must be at the major move into second place past Michigan's college level. The 20 are then listed in Bo Schembechler with a record of 151- The second 10 consists of Florida order of percentage. 39-1 .793. Schembechler is third with Stale's Bobby Bowdcn, Georgia's Vince 10G-26-6-.790. Dooley, Temple's Wayne Hardin, Toqualify for Ihe 1976 honor roll, 69or Florida's Doug Dickey, Illinois' Bob more victories were necessary. Behind Bryant is Ohio Slate's Woody Ulackman, South Carolina's Jim Alabama's Paul Bryant is (he runaway Hayes with 20:1-68-8-.704. Carlen, Maryland's Jerry Claiborne, leader in victories with 253 in a 31-year Houston's Bill Yeoman, Ohio Univer- career but otily ranks fourth in 'per- Rounding out the top 10 list are sity's Bill Hess anil Clemson's Red centage with 25 37-2-16 .VGf). Darrell Royal of Texas. 17D-55-4—.761; Parker. RACE FOR THE BASE—Texas Rangers center fielder the throw from New York Yankees pitcher Dick Tidrow is Gene Clines digs in and reaches for the base to beat the Chris Chambliss, right, under the watchful eye of umpire Goldpanners play Pilots throw in the fourth innning Wednesday night. Waiting for Larry Barnett al Yankee Stadium. ' ,AI> u'i,vt,i,otoi College football preview in NBC quarter-finals WICHITA, KAN. The Goldpanners Sherow, the hard-hitting outfielder who champion, heat Rapid City. S.D. 7-4 and play the Anchoraqe Glacier Pilots here played the regular season with the Clarinda. Iowa eliminated Terre Haute, today in the quarter-finals of the Peninsula Oilers, and Steve Glaum, Ind. by handing the Indianans an 8-0 New look expected in Pacific-8; National Baseball Congress National who won the Alaska League pitching loss. Tournament. crown and also played with the Oilers. Both teams have played two games The Panners, on the other band, Boulder cracked three home runs and so far in the tournament, and both have picked up Ron Roenicke of the Valley Rapid City had two. Boulder's Bob won two. The Fanners have beaten Green Giants and John Butcher of the Ilorner drove in three runs with a solo Southern Cal favored for title Nashville, Tenn. 5-2 and Tallahassee, Oilers. homer and three singles. The winning Fla. ll-G. The Pilots have beaten pitcher was Bob Heuck, the loser was So far in the tournament the Panners Paul Joyce. ByDANBERGER failed to reach all last year when the The Pacific Coast Athletic Fresno Slate hopes to be a spoiler Tucson, Ariz. 5-1 and Clarinda, Iowa 12- and the Pilots have managed to play all AP Sports Writer Iwo were alternated. Association race is expected to be a under new head Coach Jim Sweeney, 1. of their games at night, which is an Sam Solis held Terre Haute to just LOS ANGELES (APi-Ricky Bell Cordova was No. 1 most of the time battle between Long Beach State and formerly at Washington State. And Today's game will be broadcast on advantage because of the heat here in four hits and was staked lo a five-run and Joe Roth are back to shoot for the but Benjamin played the last three San Jose State, both teams coming off Sweeney hopes junior college transfer KIAK radio starting at 4:30 p.m. the daytime. Temperatures in the 90's lead in the second. Hcisman Trophy but, otherwise, games. The statistics: B-2 seasons. Dean Jones has the quarterback tools to Fairbanks time. have not been uncommon, but it's Dwaync Wright began the uprising football in the Pacific-8 Conference this —Cordova: 106 completions 231 San Jose Stale, with new Coach Lynn lift the Bulldogs into title contention. He The Pilots have beaten the Panners cooler in the evenings ami the -Alaska with a double and came home on Bob year won't resemble last year's version attempts, 1,311 yards, 11 touchdowns. Stiles, might have Ihe edge because of a threw for 1,295 yards at Complon last 14 times this season, while the Panners teams have been playing in tem- Cerv's single. Cerv eventually scored very much. —Benjamin: 79 completions, 135 proven defense headed by Wilson year. Sweeney relied heavily on junior have only won four games against peratures of about 80 degrees. on a passed ball. Four licit' head coaches, three of attempts, 1,046 yards, 10 touchdowns. Faumina, a 6-/oot-5, 242-pound tackle college people when he recruited. With Anchorage. Post-season additions to Two games were played Wednesday In other games scheduled for today, them under 35 years of Oregon State's ebullient Fertig out ol rated as one of the best in the country. such newcomers, their impact is hard the Pilots have made them even and one more team was eliminated. Ocala, Fla. meets Rapid City, and [lie age, may change the offensive ap- the McKay mold, has quarterback Stiles was UCLA's defensive coor- to predict. stronger. The Pilots picked up Dennis Boulder. Colo., the defending NBC Liberal Bee-Jaysgo against Clarinda. pearance of the league. The new-look problems. His choice will either be dinator last year, so he's perfect to take University of Pacific used banner conference gets national television sophomore Jeff Kynaston, impressive over a team which blessed with talent recruiting to rebuild. If the new faces of exposure early when UCLA plays in spring drills, or last year's No.l man, like middle guard Fred Ford and 1976 are as talented as their clippings Arizona State on Sept. 9. Kyle Grossart, who missed spring drills linemen John Blain, Tim Toews and Most of the returnees are on defense, That game, between 1975's No. 2- with a broken ankle. John Blake. Nost of the returnees are on defense, A long distance Goldpanner fan ranked Sun Devils, the Fiesta Bowl Whoever it is, he'll be throwing to Long Beach State Coach Wayne where the accent is on quickness rather winners, and No. 5 rated Bruins, win- fleet Lee Overton. And whoever it is Howard leans heavily on his offense to than bulk. Leonard Douglass hasn't been lo a sidcrs himsell one of the Goldpanners' he'll probably call more than his share do the damage. Quarterback Joe tourists from Fairbanks and Anchorage ners of the Rose Bowl, could be an old- of surprise plays. Fertig is an Fullerton State, under second-year Goldpanner game in more than three best fans and he is. who slop at the Kuskokwim Inn in fashioned shoot-'em-up in Tempe, Ariz. Paopao, who passed for 1,652 yards last Coach Jim Collctto, is rebuilding years and if you would ask him to nami- Bethel where he works. It's ASU's veteran Frank Kush against Imaginative coach. year, is back, along with fullback Mark around experienced running back Cecil just one of Ihe players on the team he Douglass lives in Belhel and since Washington Coach Don James calls there is no newspaper there he has a Douglass said he remembers wat- UCLA's first-year, 32-year-old Terry Bailey and receiver Mike Willis. Gordon. wouldn't be able to do it. But he con- ching Tom Seaver, Dave Kingman and Donahue, who replaced Dick Vermeil, 197<i a rebuilding year, but the tough time even finding out when the rebuilding will be a lot easier with Goldpanners are playing. others play for the Panners. but in the now with the National Football past few years he hasn't seen Ihe team League's Philadelphia Eagles. people like Robin Earl, Robert Gaines Scott Phillips and Charles Jackson He called the Daily News-Miner at all because he rarelv comes to The other coaching changes: Jackie Earl, a 250-pound fullback, averaged Tuesday and wanted to know how "My Fairbanks Sherrill, 32, at Washington State, Goldpanners" were doing in Wichita at Before he hung up. Douglass said he replacing Jim Sweeny; John Robinson, 4.7 yards a carry last year. Gaines played sparingly but the track star the National Baseball Congress would call again Friday to find out how 41, at Southern California, taking over turned his only two pass receptions into National Tournament. the Panners do loclav in Wichita against • for John McKay; former McKay aide the Pilots. Craig Fertig, 3<I, at Oregon Stale, touch-downs. Two of his blocked punts When he was lold the Panners bad produced touchdowns, too, Phillips, a But a few minutes afler his first call, replacing Dee Andros, now athletic won both times they've plavcd there he called again.