COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Southland Roundup : Cal Poly SLO Out of Race After Second Straight Loss

Chris Crawford threw for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead Portland State to a 31-7 win over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in a Western Football Conference game Saturday at San Luis Obispo.

Crawford, who completed 20 of 32 passes, connected with halfback Curtis Delgardo on a 64-yard touchdown pass play and with wide receiver Tim Corrigan on a 57-yard touchdown pass play to give the Vikings a 21-0 first quarter lead. In the fourth quarter, Crawford hooked up with Delgardo again on a 56-yard touchdown pass play for the Vikings’ final score.

Delgardo finished with 4 receptions for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Corrigan caught 4 passes for 124 yards. Delgardo was also the game’s leading rusher with 94 yards in 13 carries. Portland State outgained Cal Poly, 482-209.

With the win, Portland State (7-1-1 overall, 4-0 in conference), ranked seventh in Division II, took sole possession of first place because of Santa Clara’s loss to Northridge, while virtually knocking Cal Poly (6-2 overall, 2-2 in conference) out of contention. It was the Mustangs’ second straight loss after opening the season with six straight wins.

CS Northridge 7, Santa Clara 6--The Matadors turned back a two-point conversion attempt by the Broncos with 26 seconds left to preserve the WFC win at Northridge.

The Matadors’ only touchdown came on an 85-yard kickoff return by Albert Fann to open the third quarter. They held the 7-0 lead until Paul Marcy scored on a two-yard run with 26 seconds left.

Santa Clara went for the tie, but Tobin Douglas, who had already missed four field goals, missed wide left on the extra point. But a penalty against Northridge gave Santa Clara another chance, and the Broncos went for the win. But Matt Shaw was dropped for a two-yard loss to seal the victory for Northridge.

Northridge and Santa Clara are tied for second in the WFC with 3-1 records. Both schools are 6-2 overall.

Occidental 17, Claremont-Mudd 0--Tim Carlson gained 132 yards in 35 carries and quarterback Tony Werbelow had two 1-yard touchdown runs to lead the Tigers to a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Occidental.

Claremont-Mudd (3-4 overall, 3-1 in conference) was led by running back Chris Dabrow, who ran for 132 yards in 21 carries. Occidental is 4-2-1 and 3-1.

Pomona Pitzer 13, Whittier 5--Poet quarterback Ramon Juarez threw four straight incompletions from the Pomona-Pitzer 11 with less than a minute left as the Sagehens held on for the SCIAC victory at Whittier.

Kicker Josh Herman kicked two field goals, and quarterback Ed Irick threw four yards for a touchdown to Dan Dayley in the fourth quarter for Pomona Pitzer. Pomona Pitzer is 2-5, 1-3, Whittier 4-4, 1-2.

U. San Diego 7, UC Santa Barbara 0--The Gauchos outgained San Diego, 242-134, but had six turnovers as the Toreros recorded their fourth shutout of the season in a rain-soaked nonconference game at Santa Barbara.

The Torero defense forced three fumbles and intercepted Santa Barbara quarterbacks three times, and freshman quarterback Brendan Murphy ran 17 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter for the game’s only score. San Diego is 6-1-1, while Santa Barbara is 6-2.

Cal Lutheran 23, CS Sacramento 7--Freshman kicker Bill Hawk kicked three field goals as the Kingsmen ended their 12-game conference losing streak in a WFC game at Thousand Oaks. Cal Lutheran is 3-5 overall, 1-5 in conference, while the defending conference champion Hornets fell to 3-5 and 1-3.

San Francisco State 20, Azusa Pacific 7--The Gators had seven sacks and a key interception in the final minute as they recorded their first win of the year in a nonconference game at Azusa Pacific.