COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Southland Roundup : UCSB Intercepts 8 Passes in 35-14 Win

UC Santa Barbara intercepted eight Redlands’ passes, five of which led to touchdowns, as the Gauchos routed the Bulldogs, 35-14, in a nonconference game Saturday at Santa Barbara.

Redlands, which ended its 11-game losing streak last Saturday, struggled against Santa Barbara. Redlands quarterback Chris Hagle completed only 1 of 11 passes for 17 yards, and his backup, Steve Killebrew, completed 3 of 12 passes for 44 yards. Each threw 4 interceptions.

Paul Wright led the Santa Barbara (3-1) offense, completing 19 of 39 passes for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wright threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Sean Russell and an 8-yard touchdown pass to Wade Wallace in the second quarter to give the Gauchos a 28-0 halftime lead.

Azusa Pacific 20, La Verne 15--The Cougars, with the help of seven turnovers, rallied to defeat the Leopards in a nonconference game at La Verne.

Trailing 9-0 in the second quarter, Azusa Pacific (1-3) drove 10 yards for a touchdown after an interception and added two field goals to take a 13-9 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Jay Johnson scored his second touchdown on a 21-yard run after another interception. Johnson finished with 96 yards in 13 carries.

La Verne (3-0) quarterback Mark Brown completed 14 of 36 passes for 152 yards, with 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions, before leaving with an injury. Azusa Pacific quarterback Richard Jimenez didn’t fare much better, completing 3 of 16 passes for 7 yards.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 41, UC Davis 0--Tom Sullivan threw three touchdowns passes as Cal Poly, ranked 18th in NCAA Division II, routed No. 12 Davis in a nonconference game at San Luis Obispo.

Sullivan, who completed 12 of 26 passes for 283 yards, threw touchdown passes of 61, 74 and 9. Terry Cole had 5 receptions for 113 yards and 3 touchdowns for Cal Poly (4-0).

U. San Diego 28, Whittier 0--Ty Barksdale ran for 67 yards in and 2 touchdowns in 14 carries to lead the Toreros over the Poets in a nonleague game at San Diego.

Claremont-Mudd 24, Pomona-Pitzer 0--Chris Dabrow ran for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns in 33 carries to lead the Stags over the Sagehens in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Pomona.

CS Northridge 38, CS Hayward 27--Albert Fann ran for two touchdowns and Rob Huffman threw for two more to lead the Matadors over the Pioneers in a nonconference game at Hayward.

Fann, who ran for 115 yards in 15 carries, had touchdown runs of 20 and 7 yards.

Southern Utah State 23, Cal Lutheran 18--Chad Richard threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Scott Mosher with 45 seconds remaining as the Thunderbirds beat the Kingsmen in a Western Football Conference game at Thousand Oaks.