University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, December 2, 1986
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Colts name Meyer head coach
United Press International
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts, the NFL's only winless team, yesterday fired head coach Rod Dowhower and replaced him with Ron Meyer.
"It's been kind of a whirlwind affair the last day and a half." Meyer said at a news conference. "It's been a very traumatic experience for everyone in the Colts organization. I have great empathy for Coach Dowhower. I look on this as a tremendous opportunity."
Meyer, former coach of the New England Patriots, will attempt to revitalize a club with an 0-13 record. If the Colts lose to Atlanta on Sunday, they will tie an NFL record for the most consecutive losses during a season.
Meyer said he talked with Colts owner Robert Irsay on Saturday
about the position and conferred with him for several hours following the Colts' 17-3 loss to San Diego on Sunday. Meyer said he and Irsay agreed to a "long-term commitment" about 2 a.m. yesterday.
"I don't envision myself as a messiah or a genius." Meyer said. "Obviously, it's going to be an uphill battle."
Indianapolis has had three interim and six full-time coaches since 1972, when Isray bought the team.
Dowhower, 43, compiled a 5-24 record with the Colts. He moved from St. Louis, where he had been offensive coordinator. He replaced Frank Kush, who was fired after an unimpressive three seasons.
Dowhower wasn't surprised by the firing.
"When you lose 13 (straight) games in this business, you have to expect it. You are expected to win."
he said.
Despite Dowhower's dismal record, Colts' rookie quarterback Jack Trudeau was sorry to see him fired. Dowhower stuck with Trudeau after Gary Hogeboom, the team's starting quarterback, was injured against the Miami Dolphins in the second game of the year.
Meyer, 45, compiled an 18-15 record with the Patrons before being fired in 1984. He was the only coach in NFL history to be dismissed during the season while his team held a winning record.
"I feel bad for Rod," Trudeau said. "I'm sure he realizes he's the man who to take it. I'm disappointed. I like the man."
Meyer also coached at Nevada-Las Vegas and Southern Methodist. He has been working as a Dallas-based player agent since he left coaching.
Sports Briefs
iowa State to wait another week before getting football coach
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State Athletic Director Max Urick said yesterday it would be at least another week before a new football coach is named at the Big Eight Conference school badgered by an NCAA investigation.
Urick said there are no plans this week to select a replacement for head coach Jim Criner, who was fired last month in the midst of the NCAA probe into illegal recruiting.
The NCAA probe accuses Cyclone coaches of making cash payments to players for rent and personal use. Criner maintained his innocence following his firing Nov. 12, and said he has two polygraph tests to prove it.
More than 15 people have applied for the job, including interim Cyclone head coach Chuck Banker, Northern Iowa head coach Darrell Madra and Ohio State assistant Tom Lichtenberg, a former assistant athletic director at Iowa State.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is expected to announce sanctions against the school later this month.
Martin fighting his suspension
NEW VORK — NFL Commissioner Pete Roeille met with Charles Martin of the Green Bay Packers yesterday but did not rule on the player's appeal of last
week's two-game suspension for body slamming Chicago quarterback Jim McMahon.
Chicago's quarterback Martin's suspension, the severest by Rozelle in his 26 years as commissioner, came after the nose tackle dummed McMahon in the Nov. 23 game.
Martin's controversial action came after a play in which McMahon threw an interception. Many in the NFL called for a harsher penalty because McMahon will probably miss the rest of the season because of a shoulder injury that was aggravated by the slam.
Martin was seen on the sidelines after the ejection with a "hit list", which was a towel with the numbers of several key Chicago offensive players tucked into his pants.
Martin, who was nicknamed "Too Mean," said he was not trying to knock McMahon from the game and denied the towel was a hit list.
If the two-game suspension stands, Martin will lose $15,000 out of his $120,000 base salary.
Court declines to hear appeal
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, challenged to consider the issue of mandatory drug testing, refused yesterday to review a state scheme for random drug and alcohol tests on jockeys and other race track workers.
The court, without comment, declined to hear an appeal brought by a group of jockeys, including Willie Shoemaker and Angel Cordero, of a ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld New Jersey Racing Commission rules.
From staff and wire reports.
Monday
hitting tight end Russ Francis with passes of 12 and 9 yards to move the ball to the New York 35.
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San Francisco dominated the first half.
Then on fourth-and-one at the 25, Montana snuck over for the first down. But, on fourth down from the 20, linebacker Lawrence Taylor blitzed and forced Montana to throw incomplete.
With about six minutes remaining in the first quarter, Montana engineered a 69-yard, 12-play scoring drive that ended with a 30-yard Ray Wersching field goal.
The 49ers could have gotten a touchdown on the drive, but Rice dropped a pass from Montana at the goal line.
San Francisco extended its lead to 10-0 with 10-26 left in the quarter when Montana hit Rice with an 11-yard TD strike. The play — on which Rice made an over-the-shoulder catch — concluded a 72-yard drive, during which Montana completed seven of eight passes for 52 yards.
The 49ers took a 17-0 lead at the half when Rice capped a 77-yard drive with a one-yard end around for his 15th TD of the season. Montana completed four of six passes during the drive.
Simms moved the Giants into position for a 42-yard Allegre goal attempt, but it went wide left as time ran out.
Hill
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equally confident in my players' ability. It's just a matter of the team coming together and playing for a common goal. Hubie Brown means a great deal to me and it was an honor working for him."
Hubie Brown led the Knicks to the Eastern Conference semifinals his first two seasons, but the team was hampered by injuries the past two seasons to Bernard King, Cartwright, Pat Cummings and Rory Sparrow. Ewing, the Knicks' No. 1 draft choice, was out the latter part of last season with a knee injury.
Hubie Brown was not available for comment.
The Knicks had 24-58 and 23-59 records the past two seasons.
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