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Alcohol Activities planned to Finding Students explore New JMU football finds Week stress awareness, p. 3 Florence foreign city, p. 14 Respect prominence, p. 19 MONDAY, OCTOBER 12,1987 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL 65 NO. 13 JMU stomps Spiders, 41-3 Medley runs for 146 yards By Thomas Bergeron staff writer ■ Before it started, some called JMU's meeting Saturday against the University of Richmond the biggest football game of the year — if not the biggest game in the history of the Dukes' program. It was a chance for the Dukes to prove they were worthy of their recendy acquired number nine NCAA Division I-AA ranking against a team that had - held that same spot earlier in the year. And it was a chance to show a record JMU Stadium Parents Day crowd of 16,030, which included more than 80 recruits, what the JMU football team could do. In convincing fashion, the Dukes ran, passed and stomped all over the Spiders to win 41-3, improving their record to 4-1 and gaining an excellent chance to climb higher in the polls. Staff photo by MARK MANOUKIAN Richmond dropped its second straight Richmond's Erwin Matthews is wrapped up by JMU's Chris Jacobs (left) and Marty Fitzgerald game and fell to 3-3 overall. during the Dukes' 41-3 victory Saturday. JMU's defense has allowed 45 points in five games. Against the Spiders, traditionally one much as I tried to hide that and protect of the top I-AA teams in the state, the 43-12 in 1984 and 38-15 in 1985, all in in the game, [but] this time we wanted the team from it, don't think that didn't Dukes had only one thought in mind — the Spiders' favor. The last meeting was to get some in-state bragging rights." weigh heavily on all of our football to beat the team that has so thoroughly more than two years ago in Norfolk, The past hadn't escaped JMU head players," Purzycki said. dominated them in the past. but don't think the seniors didn't coach Joe Purzycki either, since the "We wanted to kick their butts," said remember it. 1985 loss came during his first year "Richmond has dominated us in the senior linebacker Albert Williams, who Said senior quarterback Eric Green, with the Dukes. But as much as he past; there hasn't even been a close remembered too well the times the "We came with the intent of blowing remembered the game, he tried to not football game. So we wanted to go out Dukes were on the opposite end of such . them out. [The 1985 game] was let it affect his (earn. and win, so we could say that we've a score. definitely a humiliation. The last two "The guys on our team remember The record book read 32-0 in 1983, times we played them we really weren't 43-12, they remember 38-15. And as See FOOTBALL page 2> Project 2010 to prepare students for future By Ronda Lennon While it is important to train students for their first The project now is a pilot program for the College staff writer and second jobs, they also must learn to deal with of Business, but other academic departments might JMU plans to teach students how what they learn changes that will occur in their fields throughout initiate similar projects. - _~r in college will apply to their jobs in the year 2010. their lives, he said. University personnel are not the only ones "If we attempt to prepare students only for the late A committee set up to study the plan held its interested in the project. Local business leaders and 1980s or early 1990s, we have failed," said Dr. fourth and final meeting Oct. 8, where they began representatives also arc helping. Robert Holmes, dean of the College of Business and writing drafts for their report to Warren. A final Warren Braun, chairman and chief executive officer director of the project. report will be submitted at the end of the semester. at ComSonics Inc. in Harrisonburg, said his business The project, started last April by Vice President for After the administration reviews the report, a supports the concepts of lifetime learning and Academic Affairs Russell Warren, is designed to faculty committee will propose curriculum changes continuing education because they are essential in prepare students for their careers and personal life in lor the business college, Holmes said. There also ..,,,, Se 1> Page & /pi* Br^W„ ty.Q/icl0y,KQcto.W,r 2M (1S87 Football the room he needed to break runs of 51, most of the 57 seconds remaining with >■ (Continued from page 1) third-and-nine. This time Green rolled 43 and 29 yards. a trick play of its own. left with three Mockers in front of him Starting on the Richmond 49, Green finally reached parity with William and and scampered for 14 more yards. "There was blocking on the flanks and downfield," Medley said. "The handed the ball off to Stockett. But Mary, with Richmond and the quality Though the Dukes didn't score on that instead of watching the play, Green I-AA programs:" possession, they did on four of their wideouts were getting cut-off blocks, [so] there wasn't a whole lot that quickly ran down the left sideline. Although Purzycki failed to keep the next five drives of the half. The first When Stockett was going to get hit at was set up by the defense. [Richmond] could do." previous meetings off his players' the 45, he pitched the ball back to On third down from his own 26, But the game wasn't over yet Under minds, all his other wishes came true. Green, who carried it all the way to the The Dukes wanted to attack Richmond quarterback Chad Grier found the leadership of backup quarterback Jeff John Gutter alone at the 42 and hit him Snead, Richmond went 70 yards in 11 Spiders' 5-yard line. Richmond on the outside and they did JMU couldn't register another with his best pass of the day. plays and cut its deficit to 14-3 on Rob just that, accumulating most of their touchdown, but Tim Garritty's 27-yard 410 yards rushing on option rolls to the Unfortunately for the Spiders, Gutter Courier's 32-yard field goal. plays comerback for JMU. When the Dukes couldn't move the field goal gave the Dukes a 24-3 right or the left. halftime lead. "Rarely does a game plan go as Gutter, a redshirt freshman, returned ball and the Spiders again reached JMU the ball to the Spiders' 16 to put the territory, it appeared a close game was The Dukes struck quickly after designed, but this one did," Purzycki intermission. On second-and-two from Dukes in business. in the making. But the Dukes' defense said. "We wanted to get to the flank the JMU 38, Medley carried 51 yards to [because] we felt they were going to From the 13, Green lofted the ball to put a stop to that. the Spiders' 11-yard line, then caught a come inside and shut our inside running wide receiver Keith Thornton on the Using a 43-yard bomb from Snead to pass from Green to make the score game up. I thought we were able to right side of the end zone for the game's Johnnie Ealey for most of its offense, 31-3. exploit the flanks the way we practiced first points. Richmond moved to the the JMU 19. JMU's defense held Richmond But the offense then stalled. On Richmond's next possession, it." JMU senior linebacker Dan Koboskq Green capitalized on his outside without a first down for the third The Spiders gained only one yard in intercepted a Snead toss and returned it running ability to gain 112 yards on 12 straight series before the Dukes took three plays, forcing another field goal to midfield. After the Dukes' drive ended carries, and he wasted little time in over on their own 43. attempt. Rob Courier's 35-yard effort at the Richmond 25, Garritty kicked a showing Richmond his intentions. With most of the yardage coming on went wide left and the Dukes had held 42-yard field goal, his longest of the After holding Richmond to three Green's rollouts, the Dukes quickly with 7:10 left in the half. season, to extend the margin to 34-3. plays and a punt, JMU took over on its moved the ball to the Richmond 29. On the ensuing posssesion, JMU Medley took an option pitch late in own 19. The Dukes didn't run outside Green then rolled to his right and moved quickly down the field — the third quarter and ran 43 yards to every time, but they did when they pitched out to Greg Medley, who ran sparked by a 53-yard run by Rodney provide JMU with its final score. The needed a big play. untouched to the end zone to give the Stockett to the Richmond 5-yard line. On second-and-eight, Green rolled to Dukes a 14-0 lead. Three plays later, Green rolled right and Spiders drove to the JMU 8-yard line early in the fourth quarter, but Dukes' his right and took off to the 28 for a Most of Medley's 146 yards and three scored on a one-yard run. defensive lineman Steve Bates recovered 7-yard gain. The Dukes picked up the touchdowns came that easily.