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Where most teams speak of "returning lettermen," B.Y.U. keeps statistics on "returning missionaries." The current center, Trevor Matich, has hiked to all of the big four quarterbacks: Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young and Bosco, the national leader in total offense. Matich has managed this by breaking up his playing career with a year and a half of Mormon preaching in Mexico. "When you see kids in adobe houses twelve to a room," he says, "you don't care so much about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cougars: We Are Too No. 1! | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

...didn't expect to beat them. "Navy Coach Lee Lawrence said after his squad's first loss of the year. "With the freshmen they have in this year and the returning lettermen, no one on the Eastern Seaboard can get within 20 points of them if he [Bernal] wants it that...

Author: By P.m. NATASHA Chang, | Title: Aquamen Rip Navy, Avenge 1983 Upset | 12/1/1984 | See Source »

Clark is just one member of what the coach considers the best freshman group he has fielded in his 15 years at the helm of the Crimson--and the Yardlings join 11 returning lettermen from fast year's 11-8 (3-3 Ivy) squad...

Author: By Richard L. Meyer, | Title: Wrestling | 11/28/1984 | See Source »

Without question, Penn won its two straight Ivy titles with defense. And with seven starters and 21 lettermen returning, defense will again be the key to the Quakers' hopes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PENN | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...Perhaps the most experienced area on the team, and a nightmare in the making for opposing quarterbacks. Senior Brian Bergstrom (6-ft., 2-in., 190 lbs.) and junior Ken Tarczy (6-ft., 175 lbs.) should be a solid pair of cornerbacks. Bergstrom--one of only three two-year lettermen on the team--is a returning starter. He tied for the team lead in interceptions last year with three. Tarczy played in all 10 games last year, earning a starting role after John Dailey was injured at Cornell. Junior K.C. Smith (6-ft., 2-in., 195 lbs.) should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Squad | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

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