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San Jose State
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Idaho
12
[11 the latest game of II series that started in 19·1(;. the Idaho Vandals and the San .lose Spart;lI1s literally sloshed to a 12·12 lie. According to San Jose officials it was the first lime in lG years that rain had fallen 011 a gamc day, and this time it really poured. all paper, the game easily belonged to the Spartam. who had I i first downs to Itl;IIlO'S three and dominated the statistics in other areas as welL Statistics. howe\-cr, do not tell the whole story of ,I ball game. For instance. out of 12 fumbles commincd during the game, Id;dlO recovered eight. Neither team was able 10 lake ad\";lIIlage of the other's errors. San Jose's first touchdown came on a 74 yanl drive after recovering ;Ut hbho fumble. The)' gal their second TD when a kick by Micke)' Rice was blocked and Sp;ln;lIl tackle Larry Luml)' fell all il in lhe end zone. hbiho was able LO score in the second qU;Il"ler after Bob Ames reco\'ered a fumble b)' Spartan Johnn), Johnson. Dale Meyer cracked the line twice for nine yards ;lIld Galen Rogers carried il o\'er from the one. Idaho's second score came with three minutes left in the game, l\'!ike l\Jayne had reco\'ered a fumble in the middle of the founh quarter, ;md Gar)' Gagnon un· hooked his passing arm. He passed for 33 y;mls in t\l"O plays after which Rogers came in again LO run it o\'er. Idaho elected to kick but Siath's ;lllempt sounded like kicking a plastic bag full of WaleI' and was low. The game W;IS not decided until aflcl' time had run alit. Spartan Rand Cancl' passcd an eiglu·yanl touch· down LOSS just as the gUll sounded, but an oflicial called a backfield·ill-motion penalty and nullified lhe score, h was the first tic in the scries, which has seell S;lII Jose win five and I(blilo come alit on top lwice.
Footh311 spirits in Moscol\" wcrc d31l1pcncd by thc I\"c3thcr and thc SCQrc 3S WSU cdg..:d Idaho in a blill.ard 22·14. Typical of Idaho's laiC season surge, thc final score ""as ill dOllht umil (hc last fel\" sl'£onds of (he gallic.
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SIATH JUI/ior Cenler
MICKEY RICE Sol,homo.'e Hillfback
BOB RUBY SOI'/lOlI/ore EIIII
MIKE llAU~IAi\'i\' J.II/ior Guard