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Utah rips Wildcats 42–0; loss string hits 23

Utah rips EVANSTON, III. (AP) - Del Rodgers didn't think it would be that easy and he was merely being kind when he said he was hit hard a few times. Rodgers, a senior tailback from Salinas, Calif., scored four touchdowns, including one on a 36-yard pass from freshman quarterback Ken Vierra and another on a 56-yard run, to power Utah to a 42-0 victory Saturday, extending Northwestern's losing streak to 23 games. • Wildcats "I scored four last year against UTEP and had a lot of games where I scored more in high school," said Rodgers. UTAH ATTEMPTED only nine p passes but rushed 65 times for 399 yards. "We usually throw 35 times a game," said Coach Wayne Howard. "But we had a new quarterback in there and wanted him to meet with success.' The real reason Utah didn't throw was that 42-0; quarterback Tyce Ferguson and leading receiver Jim Teahan didn't make the trip because of injuries. So Rodgers, Rob Richeson and Carl Monroe kept pounding away on the ground and gaining big yards - much to the dismay of Northwestern Coach Dennis Green. "If there was a worst game played in Northwestern history," said Green, "I'd have to doubt it. I saw a lot of things out loss string there I've seen before and I detest it. "IT'S EVIDENT there was not a will to win out there," lashed Green. "Was it a lack of enfidence, a lack of success? I don't know. I've never seen football played like that before. "Utah should have felt cheated," said Green. "They came. to play a football game and didn't get one." hits 23 Utah 0--42 Northwestern 873 Utah NW First downs 28 11 Rushes-yards 65-399 35- 93 Passing yards 168 130 Return yards 56 Passes 6- 9-0 12-29-2 Sacks by 3-30 0- 0 Punts 3-39 7-43 Fumbles- -lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties- yards 11-79 7-65 Time of Possession 34:14 25:46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Utah, Rodgers 20-151, Richeson 11-87, Monroe 15-61, Tarver 10- 64, H. Johnson 6-41. Northwestern, Villars 9-77, Cohn 10-38. PASSING Utah, Vierra 6-9-0-168, Northwestern, Kerrigan 9-21-2-120, Villars 3-8-0-10. RECEIVING - Utah, Graham 2-65, Monroe 1-37, Rodgers 1-36. Northwestern, Huiik 3-4, Kaiser 2-29, Hurwitz 2-25, Bahoric 1-50.

Article from 27 Sep 1981The Rock Island Argus(Moline, IL)

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