Albany Student Press 1983-11-15

The Albany State Football team should win an award at the end of the season for the "NCAA's Most Deceptive Record." Coach Bob Ford should win an award also for keeping his sanity through it all. Division Ill's best 2-7 team suffered another tough-luck loss this past Saturday, 15-13, against the now 7-2 Buffalo University Bulls, in a game marred by freezing rain and lousy weather conditions al wet Rotary Field in Buffalo. Minus quarterback Mike Milano, who pulled a muscle in his calf and was replaced by sub quarterback Rich Jones, the Danes staged a late second half rally only to come up short once again, which has been the story of their season. Bulls Ail-American quarterback Marty Barett, although finishing with statistics considered outstanding for most quarterbacks, didn't play up lo his nationwide press publicity, especially in the second half, lie finished completing 24 of 39 passes — 16 ol them In the first half — for 263 yards. His two touchdown passes combined with a Jose Lamblet 27-yard field goal was all Buffalo needed, but Ihey slill had to survive a major scare imposed by (he Danes in the final minutes, "It was the kind of ending (hat makes you grow old quick," said Bulls coach Bill Dando. "I have a lot of respect for Albany for not quitting. They're no 2-7 team, that's for sure." What occurcd at the close of the game was Coach Dando, confident that the game was in the bag, put in his second unit including the substitution of Barett for second strinf quarterback Ken Hyer with two minutes to play in the game and the Bulls up 15-6. On Hyer's second play from scrimmage, his handoff was fumbled by reserve running back Fred Mueller and senior Dane quarterback Bobby Jojo recovered at the Albany 47. From there it was the Jones to Pete McGrath show. First Jones, who completed 12 of 22 in less than two and a half quarters of action, found McGrath deep for 33 yards. One play later the duo connected again as