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Spartans Off To Fast Start la ’86 Coach Willard Bailey will try to get his Norfolk State Spartans off to a fast start in ISM after suffer ing through one of his worst seasons ever. After win ning five of their first six games, the Spartans dropped three of their last four to finish at *4 last season ending Bailey’s string of four straight CIAA titles and six straight NCAA pdst-eeason appear With 56 of 70 letter winners and 12 of 22 start ers back from that team, the Spartans should again be favorites to win tne use CfAA crown and rank among the nation’s top 10 NCAA Division II teams. The top nine rushers from last year are all back, including sophomores Ken Dickens and Tony Graves who ranked 1-2 with 531 yards and 340 yards, respectively, and averaged 4.5 and 5.3 yards per carry. Each had five touch downs and Graves, who also plays on the special teams, blocked four kicks NORFOLK 8TATE UNIVERSITY ISM FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT Septembers 8LPmd> September 13 Fayetteville State September 27 ESaabatb CKy State October 4 Opea October 11 N.C. Ceatral October IS Haaaptea UWveralty Octobers Vbrgfarialhdea November 1 Howard (DC) + Novembers ' • VbrgtelaStale November 15 RleimebargSL (PA) srrt|2^ time aSTJTv‘ -?3 Charlotte, NC 7:» Norfofc.VA .V '\x 2:» i Norfolk, VA l.M Hampton, VA 1:11 N*rfMk,VA l:M Norfolk, VA 1:M Petcrakmrg. VA l.M Norfofc, VA y . 1:» 1 Pmtlri Himunmlif • rTJ*./* .r . . / Tim Newman ...Leading rasher, JC8U one for a Derrick Vance and Tyrone Barton are also back. ing receiver ranking second a year ago with 31 grabs for m yank and three touchdowns. Clarence Brock, a tight end, bad IS catches Car 383 land three tabchdonnO and Dickena had eight for 136. Willie GiBoa ^k 'fass^ Bailey has three hold overs from last year ready ^BuTaddle the managed 39.0 points a game last year, it was the decease which earned pro blems late in the year. Ironically, the rushing <to amaDM) ‘ stores COVERAGE ANOTHER REASON TO BEAD THE POST HPMir) And THE CHARLOTTE POST ferae was the nation's beat allowing only 50.9 yank a game on the ground while the pass defeane yielded 190, it was the Mg plsy which was the Spartans’ undoing. ■, Sixteen of the a touch downs given up by the Spartans in 1965 were for <S yards or more, an almost unbelievable statistic. But Bailey plans to halt that The secondary wOl be improved with the return of Fred Bryaqt and -Kevin Burton and HneiWfcers James Stallings and Frank Smith will bolster be^the run and the pass The running game will be tough for foea with the return of ends Ted Bates and Johnny Washington, who were l-l in quartern back sacks with X for 1*4 them. Both are potentidfij All-Americans Bailey’s lS-year mark of UHM is a .756 winning percentage that ranks third beet nationally among Division n coaches and after last year’s fallout, he expects his troops to return to the top this time around. I CIAA'a 1986 Football season. (TdMXD GOAOSHT Supportive of All High School , MEAC & ClAA Football.... i f Stop By After The Games.... OPEN: 7 DAYS A WEEK TO SERVE YOU 6a.m. - 2a.m. 1312 LaSalle St. 2201 Beatties Fd. Rd. • Mf-SMf • MI-IM* _OWNER: WILLIE WADDELL
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