Second Game

YOUNGSTOWN ST A TE UNIVERSITY

Sept. IO - at Youngs town, Ohio

7:30 P.M. EDT

Location - Youngs town, Ohio

Founded - 1908

Pres ident - Dr. John J . Coffelt

Enrollment - 15 ,604

Colors - Scarlet and White

Confe rence - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Pe nguins

Athl e tic Direc tor - Bill Nardu zz i

Head Coach - Bill Narduzzi (216-742-3189)

Coaching Record - 52-31-1

Assis tant Coaches - Bob Bea l, Rick Bevly, Ru s t y DeCapito, Bob Dove , Pete Lymber, Neil Putnam, Gene Ro c hette , Fred Th o mas

SID - Gre g Gulas (216-742-3192)

Traine r - D a n Wathen

Stadium - Stambaugh (16 ,500)

Pre ss Box Number - 216-742-3192

Lette rmen Lost - I 7

Lettermen R eturning - 37

For the first time s ince taking over the head coachi ng reins in I 975, Bill Nardu zz i and his staff will b e faced with more question marks than ever before. YSU 's biggest problem will be to find a re place m e nt for g raduated tailba ck Paris Wicks, w h o for th e pas t tw o years has been "Mr. Eve ry thing" to th e P e nguins' backfield. Wicks earned OVC and All-American honors both years.

The Peng uin s h ave s trength re turning at fullba c k in junior Mik e Hardi e and Vi c Ceglie, whil e it appears that Robert Th o mpso n and T y ron e Ivy ha ve the ins ide track at the tailback position .

R e turnin g in the seco ndary will b e John T o massilli , Mic k O'Hara and Walte r Allen, whil e YSU's fir st eve r junior college tran sfe r Jeff Marton of Sant a Ba rbara Junior co llege is o n campus and ready to go. The line backing corp s looks very s trong with co -capt a in Mark Derthi ck, Patric k Toler, Dwa y ne R ogers and C hris Stec s la t ed to s tart.

Eastern leads the series, 7-4-0.

S e pt. IO EASTERN KENTU C K Y

Sept . 17 at Tennessee Tech

S ept. 24 W ES TERN ILLINOI S

O ct. I at Easte rn Illin o is

O ct. 8 W ESTE R N KENTUCKY

Oct. 15

Oct. 22 at Nor th e rn Iowa

Oct. 29 a t Middle Te nn essee

Nov. 5 a t Akron