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Texas A8cM The Battalion Tuesday, November 30,1983/The Battalion/Page 9 i F Loss to Bugs scares Oiler coach Studley United Press International [HOUSTON — Houston Oil ers interim head coach Chuck dley said Monday the team’s Sest loss has all but removed 'icecomsiP fr° m consideration as the nean p Oilers full-time head coach after ’this season. ?) it metiKi Over several weeks, Dallas then* jttiiOwboys assistant coach Gene 'ucic n ' . . . , mgs has been mentioned m published reports most often in nection with the Oilers head Inching job. jpgcjji^djStiidley was elevated from ist thini Jr ens ‘ ve coor< Jinator when Ed Hes resigned as head coach yn Oct 10. The team’s 33-24 loss to ent C J 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers l ( l ; Sunday in a game matching ‘ “mms with 1-11 records drop- ™d Studley’s record as interim lad coach to 1-5. ■The Oilers have three games remaining this season against Miami, Cleveland and Balti- ^ erat »tud\ey, at his regularly sche- ^ to ^‘Buled news conference, said he realize wen t into the Tampa Bay game (lore iiullth “slim and none” chances of coming the permanent head ich. 1 “Now there’s just one of (those alternatives left,” he said. ■ Studley said a head coach’s B) is to get his players ready |sychologically to play, and he has failed to do that. He de- Rribed himself as “despon dent about the events since he National Football “I expe«| ice basedl while b| ts in Bi s needtol or to com tnessesil th repres Houston’s Studley says he won’t be rehired League head coach for the first time. “It’s hard when you work 30 years in a profession and you get an opportunity — limited as it might be. It’s very difficult to watch that opportunity dissi pate before your eyes like a wisp of smoke. It’s not an easy thing to accept,” he said. “That’s the way it is. I’m a realist. I understand,” he added. The game last Sunday was de- rogatorily labeled the “Repus” bowl by the media because the two teams had two wins be tween them. That name refer red to Super Bowl spelled back ward. Studley said an Oiler win was “pivotal” to his retaining the job. In the game, the Oilers com mitted four turnovers and were unable to stop a Bucs’ offense that had been held scoreless in the nine previous quarters. Oilers General Manager and Executive Vice President Ladd Herzeg maintained a six-week silence about the team’s future head coach. “We said at the time Ed res igned that we were not going to make any decisions or any com ments until the season is over, and that still is our position,” Herzeg said. With a 1-12 record, the Oil ers have the inside track to the No. 1 choice in the next NFL draft. That possibility gave Studley no solace. Studley was asked near the end of the news conference why he seemed to be talking as if his tenure as interim head coach was in the past tense. “I’ve spent a lot of time think ing about this, as anyone does thinking about his future — someone who’s in my position when the clock is running,” he said. “I know a decision is going to be made after the season. I sort of felt this game was pivot al. Maybe it isn’t. I’m speculat ing. I won’t be a party when the decision is made.” Marino throws 3 TD passes Miami beats Bengals, 38-14 United Press International MIAMI — Rookie Dan Marino drilled three touchdown passes, two to Mark Duper, Monday night to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 38-14 rout of the Cincinnati Bengals. The victory was especially satis fying for Miami coach Don Shula, who only a few hours earlier announced he had signed a multi year, multi-million dollar contract with owner Joe Robbie. Shula’s previous contract was set to expire in February. Miami’s sixth victory in seven games raised the Dolphins to 9-4 and gave them a two-game edge on Buffalo in the AFC East with just three games remaining. Cin cinnati suffered its second loss in the last six games and dropped to 5-8, ending any playoff hopes. Marino, who has led the Dol phins to a 6-2 record since taking over as a starter Oct. 9, completed 18-of-29 passes for 217 yards. He opened the scoring with a 7-yard flip to Duper, a speedy second-year receiver and then added a 15-yarder to Duper and a 3-yard scoring toss to tight end Dan Johnson. Tony Nathan, whose 22-yard halfback option pass to Bruce Hardy set up John son’s TD, scored Miami’s second touchdown from a yard out in the second quarter. Uwe von Scha- mann added a 47-yard field goal and Andra Franklin closed the scoring on a 5-yard run with 6:02 left. Cincinnati’s first score came early in the second quarter on an 80-yard pass from Ken Anderson to Isaac Curtis. Pete Johnson plunged over from a yard out with 17 seconds left in the half to make it 17-14 at intermission. The final 30 minutes belonged to the Dolphins. The second-half scores by Duper and Johnson were both set up by Cincinnati mistakes. Duper’s 15-yarder came after Cincinnati punter Pat Mclnally shanked a 20-yarder, giving the Dolphins possession on the Ben gals’ 42. Johnson’s score was set up when William Judson intercepted an Anderson pass on the Cincinna ti 38. Franklin’s 5-yard score came one play after Marino found Joe Rose for a 37-yard gain. The Dolphins took a 7-0 lead with 6:16 left in the opening quar ter when Marino escaped from pressure, rolled to his left and hit Duper in the left corner of the endzone for a 7-yard touchdown. Miami began the drive on the Cin cinnati 44 when Mark Clayton re turned a punt for 15 yards and then fumbled the ball ahead for 14 more, with Robert Sowell re covering for the Dolphins. The Dolphins made it 14-0 after safety Glenn Blackwood reco vered a fumble by Johnson at the Bengals’ 37. Six plays later, Nathan crashed over from a yard out for the score 11 seconds into the second period. On the first play from scrim mage following the ensuing kick off, Anderson found Curtis down the left sidelines for a TD bomb that pulled the Bengals within 14- 7. Curtis caught the ball past the Dolphins’ secondary and raced untouched into the end zone. Von Schamann’s 47-yarder made it 17-7 with 4:11 left in the half after Marino fired a 43-yard strike to Duper, but the Bengals answered just 17 seconds from in termission. Johnson’s 1-yard plunge made it 17-14 three plays after a 48-yard completion from Anderson to Cris Collinsworth, who made a spec tacular diving catch on the Miami 6-yard line. UT volleyball team begins NCAA play against Lamar radshaw Steeters’ quarterback’s comeback called ‘premature r'b: itefy vitnessfii y,” he itted it Jen Hi rial in Ling jury : ear roll aimed hi 3 in sef United Press InternationaJ ilTTSBURGH — The Pitt- Steelers Monday termed mature” rieports that veteran arterback Terry Bradshaw ild bd reactivated. Jkadshaw returned to Pitt- Monday following 10 days rial medical treatment de- .ed to ease the pain that has lined him all year following w surgery last March. ie Shreveport (La.) Journal rted in a copyright story that treatments could allow Brad- | Shaw to return to action as early as Sunday and quoted members of rOrilfN medical staff that treated gdshaw as saying he was now !-free. |!T think as I told those people mal reporters) that report is ature,” said Steelers publi- JoeGordan. “When Bradshaw to go to Louisiana last week it with the understanding that ould return after 10 days, and 10 days are up now. JlAs far as evaluating him, ICpach Chuck) Noll’s position all Big has been that when he can wow, he can help us.” Bradshaw and Noll have been toe center of controversy during toe past two weeks in Pittsburgh w ith numerous reports of a rift be tween them. Noll reportedly said he didn’t want Bradshaw on the sidelines or to the pressbox during games and that if Bradshaw couldn’t throw he was of no use to the team. Brad shaw reportedly responded by calling Noll “impossible,” and complaining he no longer felt a part of the team he led to four Super Bowl championships. However, Noll said Monday he did not think there was a rift until he “read it in the paper.” “We have normal operation — he’s trying to get well, we want him to get well and he’s not well yet,” Noll said. Asked if Bradshaw would have a place on the team when he recov ers, be it this season or next, Noll replied, “No question about it.” Longtime backup Cliff Stoudt has been at quarterback all season, with the team winning nine of its first 11 games despite an inconsis tent offense. The Steelers were upset the past two weeks due to injuries to key offensive players, which led to a total breakdown. Stoudt has thrown 17 intercep tions, including three in the 45-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers — the Steelers’ worst loss in 36 years. Stoudt aggravated a back problem in the game and spent two nights in the hospital, but Gordon said Stoudt was expected to be ready for Sunday’s home game with Cin cinnati. In Shreveport, Bradshaw was treated with a device that alters the electric activity of cells to re duce pain. The Journal said Brad shaw spent Saturday throwing footballs with members of the medical staff treating him. “If he wants to play he can,” said R.C. McCoy, a member of the medical staff. “He cannot injure himself by throwing. “(He) was throwing bullets. He was blistering my hand and I had him throwing against the wind from about 50 yards.” United Press International AUSTIN — The lOth-ranked University of Texas women’s vol leyball team will host Lamar Uni versity in the first round of the NCAA women’s volleyball cham- | pionships Saturday. The top seed in the south re- gionals. No. 1 Hawaii, has a buy in the first round. No. 6 Kentucky, the second seed in the region, , hosts North Carolina, while No. 13 Tennessee travels to Metro champ Florida State in first round matches. Hawaii will meet the winner of the Tcjnnessee-Florida State match, while the Texas-Lamar winner faces the Kentucky-North Carolina winner. The semi-final meetings are scheduled for Dec. 10 in Austin, with finals the following day. The regional winner will advance to the Final Four in Lexington, Ken tucky, Dec. 17 and 19. Texas, 32-8 on the year, was the Southwest Conference champion for the second consecutive year. Texas A&M, which finished second to Texas in the SWC race. did not receive an at-large bid to the tourney following its defeats in the LSU Invitational last weekend. The Aggies were hop ing an upset win at the tourney would propel them into the NCAA tournament, but lost that chance when they went 1-3 in Baton Rouge, La. |MU surges past Pirates, 90-71 Get Your Xerox Copies at Northgate Above Farmer's Market New, lower rates for large numbers of copies per origin al. We now offer both high-quality Xerox® copying and offset printing! Also: Self-service copying, typing, reductions and enlargements, binding, resume writing, editing, business cards, wedding invitations, stationery and many other services. One stop service for reports and dissertations. 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SMU won its second game in as many starts while the Pirates slip ped to 3-3. Davis led the Mustangs with 22 points while seven-foot center John Koncak had 17. Moore scored 13 and Wright finished with nine. Southwestern, now 3-3, was led by the 16 points of guard Andra Higgs. CC A F E 0 really fine eats Dominik Drive College Statioi>BY-THE-SEA