Page 6 The Pendulum, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1980
Christians boast 7-1 record
by C.J. May
The Elon College football
team is presently holding a
7-1 overall record and a 3-1
conference record as they
enter into this weeks Home
coming game with Newber
ry. Behind the outstanding
play of runningbacks Bobby
Hedrick and Fred Jordan,
and QB John Bangley the
Fightin’ Christians have put
a total of 234 points on the
scoreboard in eight games,
for an average of 29.3 points
per game.
In the opening game of
the season RB Bobby Hed
rick rushed for 102 yards
and two TDs as Elon de
feated Winston-Salem State
27-22.
The next week against
Mars Hill, Elon was held to
30 yards total offense while
the Lions racked up 238 on
the ground and 2 in the air
and defeated Elon 23-11.
Elon put the loss to Mars
Hill behind them and went
into their first home game
against Delta State with a lot
of confidence. Bobby Hed
rick rushed for IS? yards,
Fred Jordan a 121 and the
Fightin’ Christians slipped
by Delta State 24-21.
In the fourth game,
against N.C. Central, QB
John Bangley completed 9
of 18 passes for 141 yards
and 1 TD as Elon defeated
Central 28-14. The win lifted
Elon’s record to 3-1.
Elon’s next home game
against Norfolk State was a
complete blow out. Bobby
Hedrick rushed for 134
yards and three TDs while
Vernon Morrison added 117
yards and two TDs as Elon
romped to 65-26 victory.
Elon’s game against Pres
byterian was regarded as one
of the top games of the
season. Presbyterian was
pre-season picked number
one and Elon number two in
the SAC-8. Bobby Hedrick
rushed for 112 yards and 2
TDs and the Elon defense
held the Blue Hose to only
196 yards total offense and
Elon defeated Presbyterian
28-16.
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For the next game Elon
traveled to Salisbury, N.C.,
to take on the Catawba
Indians. With the Indians
keying on Hedrick, fresh
man RB Fred Jordan rushed
for 117 on 10 carries and
QB John Bangley hit on 12
of 24 passes for 140 yards
and the Fightin’ Christian*
defeated Catawba, in a
come-from-behind victory,
14-10.
In the eighth game of the
season, against Gardner-
Webb, WE Steve Vargas
caught 7 passes for 86 yards
and 2 TDs while Bobby
Hedrick rushed for 149
yards and Elon bombed
Gardner-Webb 37-3.
Elon is at home this week
against Newberry. On Nov.
15 they travel to Lenoir-
Rhyne and on Nov. 22 they
come back home to face
Carson-Newman in the final
regular season game of the
year.
A] A vtetoriou touchdown
against Norfolk State. B]
A long yardage ran against
Delta State. C] Standing left
to right are captains Dono
van Brown. Bobby Hedriclc,
and Cliris Wont, kneeling is
Coach Jerry ToD^. D] Rnn-
ningback ^bby Hedrkk on
a break away downfMd ran
adding yards to anotlwr vic
tory. Photos by Staff
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