PACK ‘EM IN: Officials for Sunday’s fourth...

PACK ‘EM IN: Officials for Sunday’s fourth Disneyland Pigskin Classic at Anaheim Stadium expect a record crowd for the college football game, featuring USC and North Carolina. Between 35,000 and 37,000 tickets have been sold, and that number is expected to be 45,000 by the 6 p.m. kickoff. “USC is a big draw for us,” said Gail Pederson, associate executive director of the Orange County Sports Assn. Attendance peaked at 38,363 for Florida State and BYU in 1991. . . . This week’s activities also include a golf tournament, a fashion show and a tailgate party Saturday night at Disneyland.

WELCOME MAT: John Robinson, the USC-Rams-USC coach, hopes his second go-round with the Trojans begins more smoothly than the first. His 1976 debut was a 46-25 thrashing by Missouri, but the Trojans finished 10-1 and won the 1977 Rose Bowl. . . . Robinson also would like to avoid Bill Walsh’s fate in the 1992 Classic. Walsh, returning to Stanford after a successful NFL career, lost to Texas A&M;, 10-7.

FUN-RAISING: Jill Kerivan, a recent Cal State Fullerton graduate working part time for the OCSA, is helping dozens of extracurricular high school programs through the Classic’s fund raising. Last year, 17 schools raised $14,300; under Kerivan, 70 schools--33 from Orange County--had sold $29,685 worth of tickets through Friday. . . . “A school can sell 40 tickets and make more than they could from a carwash,” Kerivan said. Schools keep $7.50 for each $15 ticket sold. Beverly Hills and El Modena are 1-2 in sales.

BIG PLANS: Disney hopes the Classic soon will be only its second most important game. The company wants to sponsor a national college championship bowl beginning in January, 1995. School presidents have strongly resisted such proposals, saying the season is too long, but Disney hopes it can change their minds. Money is one incentive, at least $1 million apiece for participating schools and $75,000 for each of the other big-time football colleges. With college athletics being squeezed financially, even the most resistant presidents might listen.