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Cavaliers Rally To Top Maryland, 28-23; End 7-3

Quayle Scores Three Touchdowns,
Bows Out In Big Record Breaker

By Bob Cullen
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Frank Quayle and 12 other
seniors wrote a fitting climax to their
collegiate careers Saturday as
Virginia came from behind to defeat
Maryland 28-23. The victory in the
1968 finale gave the Cavaliers a 7-3
record for the season, the best mark
since 1952.

Quayle put on the finest
performance of a superlative season,
rushing for 216 yards, and setting
Atlantic Coast Conference records
for season (1,213), and career
(2,695) rushing yardage. He scored
three of the Cavaliers' four TD's.

Photo By Bob Gill

Tackle Greg Shelly (l.), Fullback Jeff Anderson (r.) Help Spring Tailback Frank Quayle On First Quarter TD Run

45 - Yard Sweep Was First Of Three Scoring Bursts In Record Breaking Afternoon, As Virginia Came From Behind, 28-23

The Cavaliers received the
opening kickoff and marched 79
yards in six plays for the first score
of the day. Maryland' defense came
out in a wide-tackle six reminiscent
of the defense thrown up against
Virginia by Navy, but the Terrapin
secondary was playing loose, and
quarterback Gene Arnette realized
that the Terps were vulnerable to the
sweep.

And sweep the Cavaliers did.
Quayle. Arnette and Anderson took
turns at running the Maryland
flanks, with Quayle going 45 yards
around right end for the score. Jim
Carrington's kick was good.

Maryland's John King retaliated
by returning Peter Schmidt's kickoff
92 yards up the middle for the tying
touchdown. Rick Carlsen converted
and kicked off to Virginia's Chuck
Mooser.

Mosser fumbled the kickoff on
the Cavaliers nine-yard line, and
Henry Gareis of Maryland emerged
from the ensuing pile-up with the
football in his possession.

With first and goal on the
Virginia ten, Maryland attempted
three running plays, but the Wahoo
defenders held them to a net advance
of four yards, forcing the Terps to go
for the field goal, which Carlsen
successfully made from 23 yards
out. With only four minutes of play
gone, Maryland held a 10-7
advantage.

Later, in the first period, the
Cavaliers began to move after a
Maryland punt left them in
possession of the ball at their own
nine. Eschewing the pass, Quayle,
Anderson, Wyncoop and Arnette
moved the ball around and through
the Maryland defense, going 91
yards on 13 running plays. Quayle
was responsible for 48 of them,
including an eight-yard
breakthrough for the score. Fine
blocking by tackle Greg Shelly and
guards Chuck Hammer and Jim
Shannon cleared the way for the
Virginia ground attack. Carrington's
conversion tied the ACC record for
season PAT's.

Dennis O'Hara replaced Pastrana
at quarterback and the sophomore
from Chester, a., distraught at the
news of a death in his family, was
unable to move the Terps with any
consistency. The Maryland defense
was equally adept at containing the
Virginia attack for the remainder of
the half.

But with less than two minutes
remaining in the half, Maryland
coach Bob Ward sent Pastrana back
into the game. The senior
quarterback sent Roland Merritt, a
9.4 sprinter for the Maryland track
team, on an end around for 26 yards.
On the next play he arched a bomb
for Merritt racing down the right
sideline with Andy Minton. Merritt
juggled the ball and it fell out of
bounds, but the official ruled that
Merritt had established possession,
and the Terps had a first down on the
Virginia seven with seconds left.
Pastrana capitalized on the break,
hitting fullback Billy Lovett with a
flare pass for the TD as the half
ended. Carlsen's attempt for the
PAT was wide to the right, but the
Terps took a 16-14 lead into the

locker room at the half.

Late in the third period, Virginia
regained the lead when Arnette
began hitting Jeff Anderson over the
middle. One such play was good for
30 yards, and the scoring pass was
just like it, covering 12 yards, and
giving the Cavaliers a 21-16
advantage.

The Virginia defense, however,
was unable to hold the lead. On the
ensuing series, Pastrana fired a 45
yard pass to Rick Carlsen. Two plays
later he hit Marritt in the flat for a
four-yard score.

The Cavaliers were down, but
after an exchange of punts, they
mounted the winning offensive.
Arnette sustained the drive with key
third down passes to Quayle and
Hoppe, and it was Quayle going in
from the six for his third score of the
day.