October 13, 1997
For Immediate Release
Contact: Judy Willson, SID
505.562.4309 or 356-4755

Saturday, October 18
Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State University 1:00 pm (MT)
Tarleton Memorial Stadium, Stephenville, Texas

The Teams...Eastern New Mexico is currently 3-3 overall, 1-3 in the LSC and 0-2 in the LSC-South. ENMU lost their third game in a row on Saturday to Angelo State, 16-7.

Tarleton State is 2-4 overall, 1-3 in the LSC and 0-2 in the South Division. The Texans lost their third game in row on Saturday to West Texas A&M, 31-17.

The Series...ENMU holds a 8-0 series lead.

1961 ENM, 42-20
1962 ENM, 13-7
1963 ENM, 33-6
1965 ENM, 20-12
1983 ENM, 21-6
1994 ENM, 10-7
1995 ENM, 28-7
1996 ENM, 24-17

Against Angelo State...the Greyhounds battled not only the Rams on Saturday but also 30+ mile an hour winds, coming out on the short end of a 16-7 ball game. Senior quarterback Andy Cavalier (Pampa, Texas), in his second appearance of the season, was the top rusher for the Hounds as they have switched from an I-bone formation to the wishbone. A.Cavalier had 75 yards rushing on 10 carries and completed three passes of 10 attempts from 39 yards.

Sophomore fullback Bruce Hatch (Bloomfield) had the lone touchdown for the Hounds on a 15-yard run with 8:09 left in the game to narrow the margin to 3, 10-7. Hatch had 66 yards on 16 carries. He has 465 yards on the season as the Hounds leading rusher.

Jerrick Huckaby (Fr., Artesia) got some playing time this week with 4 punts for 113 yards. Huckaby was designated as the starting punter after warm-ups. He was able to get the ball the farthest kicking into the 30-mile an hour winds (37 yards).

Sophomore linebacker Michael Walton (Earth, Texas) was the leading tackler for the Hounds with 16. Junior strong safety Tony Cavalier (Pampa, Texas) chipped in 9 tackles, while sophomore linebacker Floyd White (Pampa, Texas) had 7 and a key interception.

Grounded Hounds...seniors Charlie Ragle and Jason Swindle will be out for the second game in a row with injuries. Ragle, the Hounds kick return specialist, is out with an injury to his sternum. Swindle, the starting free safety, is out with a back injury. Questionable for this week's game at Tarleton State are linebacker James Perez (back) and offensive guard Matt Wilson (hand).

About Tarleton State...the Texans are coming off of a hard loss to West Texas A&M, 31-17. Leading the Texan offense is junior quarterback Chad Cole (Pilot Point, Texas). Cole was 15 of 35 with three interceptions for 187 yards and one touchdown passing against West Texas. Cole has thrown for 1,338 yards in the first six games of the season. Four Texan receivers have over 240 yards and 18 receptions on the season - James Dearth (Jr., Scurry, Texas), Steven Kendall (Jr., Dublin, Texas), Dayne Albright (Jr., San Antonio, Texas), and Loften Swint (Jr., San Antonio, Texas). Lamont Randle (Jr., Lockhart, Texas) leads a balanced rushing attack with 306 yards this season. Justin McDaniel (So., Forney, Texas) and Tyrone Wall (Jr., Moody, Texas) follow close behind with 261 and 223 yards respectively.

On defense, linebacker Justin Hafer (Jr., Allen, Texas) leads the way with 57 total tackles and seven tackles for losses accumulating 16 yards. Defensive end Jeff Smith (So., Stephenville, Texas) is the team leader in sacks with 4.5 for 39 yards. Free safety Trent Grona (Fr., Fredericksburg, Texas) is second on the team in tackles with 36 and the team leader in interceptions with four.

Quotes from Bud...About the Angelo State game - "I have to give Angelo State a lot of credit because they were able to put together a long drive into the wind to score. It was a great football game. With eight minutes to go I thought we might have a real shot at beating the #4 team in the nation. Angelo State is a very explosive team. I'm proud of our team for hanging in there and playing hard. If we had played that hard in our previous two games we might have gone into that game 5-0. The offense as a whole was the best we have executed all season. We need to do better at tackling and start putting points on the board."

About Tarleton State - "This will be a very difficult football game. It is their homecoming and they are much improved over last year. We haven't played well on the road yet this season. Tarleton has an explosive offense. We need to go in and contain them. They execute their offense well and their defense has really improved. Their secondary has gotten better and the linebackers get to the ball better. I feel we will be pretty evenly matched."

Coaches Awards for ASU Game...

Leader of the Pack (offense) - Nathan Mastin, OG, Fr., Odessa, Texas; Randall Harris, OG, Fr., DeSoto, Texas

Mean Green (defense) - A.C. Cuellar, DE, Sr., Weslaco, Texas

Hungry Hound (special teams) - Jermaine Shepard, LB, Fr., Houston, Texas

Hustler - John Williams, DT, So., Earth, Texas; Isaiah Jackson, HB, Sr., San Antonio, Texas; Brian Weimer, SE, Fr.-R, Clovis

Big Hit - Mason Dool, LB, Sr., Temecula, Calif.; Siegan Keys, HB, Jr., Oakland, Calif.

Pride (scout team) - Cliffton Coffee, DB, So., Chicago, Ill.; Bart Notaro, LB, Sr., Hobbs; Brad Barr, OL, Fr., Lovington

The New LSC...the 1997 season begins expanded conference competition with 15 schools competing for the Lone Star Conference title. ENMU will compete in the South Division with Abilene Christian University, Angelo State University, Midwestern State University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and West Texas A&M University. The Greyhounds were picked sixth in the 1997 LSC-South

Division Pre-season Football Poll with 136 points behind Texas A&M-Kingsville (334), Angelo State (274), Texas A&M-Commerce (248), Abilene Christian (210) and Tarleton State (144). They will play each team in the South Division once, with two crossover games thrown in against North Division opponents. Each division will name a champion with the conference champion being determined on a combined divisional and crossdivisional record.

Hounds on the Airwaves...107.5 KSMX-FM will carry all the Greyhound football games at home and on the road. Don Elder will call the play-by-play as the "Voice of the Greyhounds" for the 1997 season. He will be joined on home broadcasts by color man Travis Barger. Elder will also host the weekly Bud Elliott Show on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm from Juanito's Restaurant in Portales. KSMX is a member of Bergman Broadcasting, Inc.

Hounds on the Tube...the weekly television sports show, Sports Look, will air every week on Thursdays at 9:00 pm on KENW-TV, Channel 3. Dallan Sanders will host the program that takes a look at all the college and high school sports action in the eastern portion of New Mexico.

Coming Up for the Hounds...ENMU will host Texas A&M University-Commerce on October 25 at 2:00 pm at Greyhound Stadium. It will also be Academic Recognition Day with the announcement of the Spring 1997 Athletic Honor Roll.