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Volume II Number XX
Atlanta, Georgia
November 13, 1991
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By Lewis Pryor
Contributing Writer
The Clark Atlanta University
Panthers hopes for the SIAC
championship dwindled, as they
fielded 12 players on the punt re
turn team against Alabama A&M
Nov. 9 at Herndon Stadium.
“It was just one of those mistakes
thatyou can’t have” said head coach
Willie Hunter. “After that play the
momentum of the game i ust seemed
to shift.”
With a 12-7 lead the Panthers
forced Alabama A&M to punt ap
parently having the ball at their
own 35 yard line. However, they
were flagged for illegal participa
tion, breathing new life into A&M.
From that point the Bulldogs engi
neered an 8 play, 43 yard drive
which was capped by a one yard
run by fullback Terrance Cooper
giving A&M a 14-12 lead.
Alabama A&M defeated the Pan
thers 28-18, to outshine the efforts
of of CAU wide receiver Felix Lewis
who had 12 receptions for 195 yards
and three touchdowns, including
several crowd thrilling catches.The
loss sends the Panthers (5-3, 4-2)
into their regular- season finale
against the Morehouse Nov. 16 with
only small hopes of capturing a
share of the SIAC championship.
The Bulldogs are now 5-5 overall
and 5-1 in conference heading into
a matchup against conference foe
Tuskegee, a win here will assure
them at least a share of the confer
ence title.
Alabama A&M quarterbackTracy
Kendall was partially to blame for
the Panthers misfortune as he
completed 15-of-28 passes for 210
yards, including a 48 yard touch
down scamper on a bootleg in the
third quarter to virtually put the
game out of reach.
“For us to play as well as we did,
and still be in the race for a cham
pionship is amazing to me-consid-
ering all of the controversy we’ve
PHOTO BY ANTHONY GEORGE
Alabama A&M's quarterback Tracy Kendall is being rushed by Panther
linebacker Jabbar Thomas
had to deal with this season,” said
Kendall. “We really wanted to mix
it up on offense today, and we did it
against a pretty good team.”
The Bulldogs mixed up their play
combinations keeping the Panther
defense guessing, continuously
converting third and long, and fourth
and long situations to keep the ball
away from the Panther offense.
In the first quarter, with 10:42
remaining, CAU opened the scoring
when Charles Parks completed a 26
yard pass to Lewis, the key play in
the drive was a 52 yard reception by
Lewis. The extra point attempt was
no good as CAU led 6-0.
The Bulldogs then gained their
composure as they went 63 yards in
14 plavs and took a 7-6 lead.
CAU Still has a Shot at the Title
By Michelle Raines
Contributing Writer
Offensive coordinator Robert
Haygood said on Friday .that the
Panthers have prepared to stop
Alabama A&M’s blitzing deiense,
score inside the 20-yard line and
limit mistakes that could have given
the Panthers a shot for the SIAC
title.
PHOTO BY ANTHONY GEORGE
CAU players stay warm as they
watch from the sideline
However, Alabama A&M has
disappointed the Panthers with a
28-18 win Saturday. The Panthers
needed to beat the Bulldogs in order
to get an edge on the Morehouse
Tigers. Coaches for CAU said that
they wanted to win to remain num-
Der one in the conierence going mio
next week’s season finale against
Morehouse.
All hope is not lost for the Pan
thers, as they are tied for second
place with Fort Valley and Tuskegee
at 4-2 in the conference. Next week
AlabamaA&M(5-1) facesTuskegee(4-
2). If Tuskegee wins, then A&M will
also have two conference losses.
The Panthers need to beat the
Maroon Tigers in order to remain in
contention for the SIAC title. This
will make a live way tie between
Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta Uni
versity, Fort Valley, Morehouse, and
Tuskegee ,all of which would have
two conference losses.
The last SIAC championship won
by Clark was in 1978. According to
Coach Haygood, a conference title
would help the school out as a whole,
help in recruiting, and increase the
morale of the student body. It has
been a long and overdue title for the
Panthers.
“This year’s title would help bring
in a bid for the NCAA National
Championship,” said Haygood. “This
would give CAU a chance to com
pete with other Division II schools
and put them on the map in foot
ball.”
The team set this goal last .No-
vcmoer, ana has been wortuu 6
hard every since to achieve the
title. They are looking forward to
receiving championship rings,
bringing home the trophy, and
regaining their long lost title.
However, this year’s hopes look a
little bleak after the loss to A&M.
According to Wallace Jackson,
SIAC Commissioner, in the event
of a tie the selection process will
be determined based on end of
season results. National rank will
assist in determining the title’s
winner if there is a tie.
According to the SID Director,
James Nicks, it has been a long
time since the MaroonTigers have
captured a conference title. Their
last championship title was in
1979 under former coach Mo
Hunt. A win for the Tigers will
secure them this year’s SIAC
championship.
The Panthers will play spoilers
to upset the Tigers championship
bid. This game is the last glimmer
SIAC Football Standings
n
Conference
Overall
1 Institution
W
L
T
W
L
T
Alabama A&M
5
1
0
5
5
0
Morehouse
5
1
0
6
3
0
Fort Valley
5
2
0
6
3
0
Tuskegee
4
2
0
5
4
0
Clark Atlanta
4
2
0
5
3
1
Savannah State
3
3
0
6
4
0
Albany State
2
5
0
3
6
0
Morris Brown
2
5
0
4
5
0
Miles
0
7
0
1
9
0
SIAC
Scores
Alamama A&M
28
Clark Atlanta 18
.Albany State 28
Morris Brown 21
Fort Valley 34
Savannah State
30
Miles 47 Lane
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THE INSIDER
Earvin ’Magic' Johnson
page 5
Interracial Relationships
page6
SGA’s Twin Towers
page 8
CTVs New Program
page 9
Homecoming Game
pagelO
CAU and Morehouse Game
pagell
of hope that the Panthers have to get
their rings. The: SIAC championship is
still up in the air, and whoever can catch
it first will hold the conference title.
