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(AP) Alabama Coach Paul (Bear) Bryant said he thought' the top-ranked Crimson Tide would rescue victory Saturday, but "maybe the good Lord intended" for Mississippi State to hang on for a 6-3 upset, ending college football's longest winning streak at 28 games. In the victorious Mississippi State dressing room. Bulldog Coach Emory Bellard declared: "I would put a flat-out 10 on our team, just like (actress) Bo Derek." Sophomore Dana Moore kicked field goals of 37 yards in the third quarter and ,22 yards early in the last period and the Bulldogs rode an inspired defense to ii victory, surviving a last-gasp Alabama drive in the waning moments. Alabama drove to the Bulldog 3 in the last two minutes, but defensive end Billy Jackson preserved the triumph by recovering quarterback Don Jacobs' fumble in the fading seconds. "1 thought we had a chance to win the game, I thought we were going to win the game right there at the last," Bryant said.

"But the (roaring) crowd took care of that." He refused to say whether officials should have called time out because of the crowd noises as the Tide with no time outs left tried to get off a last pass play. "We were beaten badly," said Bryant, whose team last lost 24-14 to Southern 1 California in 1978. "I'm still proud of our players because they've given us a lot of joyful afternoons. "This must be a test. Maybe the good Lord intended it that way.

This loss proved we're not as good as some people think we are. Maybe we'll use this as a Stepping stone to give us some pride, determination, and class to go forward." Bellard, whose unranked Bulldoes are now 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the STAR SPECIAL REPORT East Rutherford, N.J. Record-setting Jim Stone rushed for more than 100 yards for the fourth straight game to lead third-ranked Notre Dame to its seventh straight victory, a 33-0 triumph over injury-riddled Navy before a sellout crowd of 76.891 at Giants Stadium. No running back in Notre Dame's illustrious 92-year football history had ever put together four straight 100-yard games before Stone, who totaled 211 yards on 33 carries. Ironically, Stone is replacing sophomore Phil Carter, who opened the season with three straight 100-yard efforts before injuring himself in the late stages of that third game, a 26-21 victory over Michigan State.

STONE STARTED the next game and responded with a 224-yard effort in Notre Dame's 32-14 victory over Miami, then the nation's No. 1 defense against the run. The 6-1, 198-pound senior from Seattle, now has gained 735 yards on 145 carries this season, an average of 5 yards a carry. "1 knew I had a chance for the record," said Stone, "but I tried to shut it out of my mind. I was really looking forward to this game, though." Stone may find himself back on the bench next Saturday at Georgia Tech, however.

"Phil should be back next week," Stone added. "I'll try to push him as hard as possible an I'm sure he'll do the same. Whatever the coaches decide we'll abide by." Notre Dame Coach Dan Devine was certainly pleased. "This is probably our best game of the year," he said after watching his Irish outgain the Middies. 380-130, in total offense.

The Irish defense, led. by defensive end Scott Zettek, had 10 sacks. Stone had 187 yards in the first half as the Irish took a 26-0 lead. While he and his Irish offensive teammates were gaining 218 yards in the first half, the Irish defense, led by Zettek and freshman defensive tackle Tim Marshall, were making life miserable for the Navy offense. The defense forced two fumbles and an interception that the Irish offense turned into nine points, and Navy gained just 4 yards in the half.

AFTER A 69-yard punt by Navy's Lex Lauletta had put Notre Dame in a hole at its own eight. Stone went to work. He gained 11 yards on two carries and then broke behind the blocks of left tackle Mike Shiner and left guard Bob Burger for a See IRISH, Page 8 Tucson, Ariz. AP) Walk-on punter Sergio Vega put UCLA's offense in the hole time and again, and Arizona's defense kept it here for the entire second half as the Wildcats upset the second-ranked and previously unbeaten Bruins 23-17 in Pacific 10 Conference football Saturday afternoon. Vega, a junior who tried out for the team this year without having a scholarship, had second-half punts of 80.

51, 56 and 42 yards. He ended the game with a 54.9-yard average, breaking the school record. His punting enabled Arizona's defense to go to work on what normally is a potent UCLA offensive attack. "We used our new defensive alignment which amounts to an overshifted 4-3," Arizona Coach Larry Smith said. "We used three linebackers in addition to the nose guard, and I think it confused them." THE ARIZONA rush, led by linebacker Ricky Hunley and tackle Mike Robinson, kept Bruin quarterback Tom Ramsey off balance in his passing game for most of the half.

Ramsey ended the game completing 12 of 22 pass attempts for 197 yards and two touchdowns. But he was intercepted twice, and his second-half passing netted just 58 yards. Key sacks by Hunley on third down once in the third quarter and once in the fourth forced the Bruins to give up the ball. With less than two minutes to go, Robinson sacked Ramsey in the end zone for a safety and the final victory margin. And on the last play of the game, Arizona safety Dave Liggins intercepted a desperation Ramsey pass on the goal line.

"That's the greatest upset I've ever been part of," Smith said. "The offense finally put it together with the run and pass and big play when we had to." UCLA COACH Terry Donahue credited Vega's punting and Arizona's entire defensive effort for the victory. "He kept us backed up, particularly on the 80-yarder when we would have had good field position," Donahue said of Vega's punting. UCLA had a 17-14 halftime lead, but Arizona struck immediately in the third quarter as quarterback Tom Tunnicliffe hit tight end Neil Nettling over the middle and Nettling wrestled the ball into the end zone for a 39-yard touchdown. 4 Southeastern Conference, called the victory, "a great performance and I guess my greatest win.

"THAT MIGHT have been the loneest two minutes of mv life there at the end of the game," he said. "Alabama has the No. 1 defensive team in the country and I wuuiu nave to put us up mere aner mis game, wo. He said Bryant told the Bulldogs after the game they had deserved to score more points and "that was a great compliment from a great football coach." "It was my biggest thrill in life," Moore said after his two field goals. Bryant said Mississippi State's triumph, denying him his 304th career coaching victory, was "a very spirited and hard-hitting win most of the hard-hitting was done by them." ichiffan blitzes 350 Ho.osiers.' Section zj, The Indianapolis Stak SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1980 mr" 9jV George Lilja, part of the massive Michigan offensive line it averages 265 pounds per man that punished the Hoosiers up front.

"We wanted to prove to them that we are the better team and that it was not just the matter of one touchdown." They are and it wasn't. The Wolverines, ranked 18th and 6-2 on the year the two losses have been by a total of five points) gained 470 yards total offense, including 349 on the ground. Tailbacks Butch Woolfolk 152 yards) and Lawrence Ricks (123) went for big yardage behind even bigger holes. "Their offensive line is the best in the country." said I II. co-captainlinebacker Terry Tallen.

"And while Ohio State's Cal Murray may be the best runner in the conference, Michigan has the best combination of runners." It should be pointed out that Michigan did not have to work all that hard. Its touchdown "drives" consisted, respectively, of one. two, four, five and two plays. In the meantime, Indiana was producing seven ouch! seven turnovers, including four interceptions by quarterback Tim Clifford and three lost See I.U., Page 8 By BILL BENNER Star Sportswriter Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University football coach Lee Corso closed his team's practices to the press and public last week.

He should have devised a way to keep everyone out including the Michigan Wolverines one more day. On second thought, it might not have mattered. The Wolverines simply would have barged through the locked gates and crushed everything in sight, just as they stormed through, over and around the Hoosiers Saturday on the way to a 3 0 Big Ten victory. A year ago at Ann Arbor, Indiana had a chance to tie Michigan before losing 27-21 on a last-play touchdown. Saturday, there was no chance at all for I.U.

after Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter, including two TDs in the span of 28 seconds. The triumph kept Michigan deadlocked with Purdue and Ohio State atop the Financial Michigan tailback Lawrence Ricks leaves Indi- first touchdown of the Big Ten -football game at ana defenders Dart Ramsey (21) and Steve Bloomington's Memorial Stadium Saturday. (Star Mitchell (1) in his wake en route to the Wolverines' Photo By Greg Griff o) Big Ten standings at 5-0. Indiana fell to 2-3 in the league and 5-3 overall. ALL WEEK, CORSO had tried to downplay the "revenge" aspect of the contest, since last year's loss had been tinged with controversy.

Michigan, on the other hand, played it up. "We knew they thought they got robbed last year," said Wolverine center Pacers pound Nets tf straight victory, a 113-100 decision over the New Jersey Nets. As usual, the 6-8, 28-year-old forward wasn't the game's or the Pacers' top scorer. He did have 18 points, which is four above his average, and he led all comers with 16 rebounds. He also got four assists right on his average blocked two shots and played his normal sound defense.

5 By DAVE OVERPECK Call him the Unknown Soldier. Most reports on Indiana Pacer games contain a paragraph down near the bottom that says something like and Mike Ban-torn had another strong game with 14 points, 8 rebounds and four assists." But Saturday night the Pacers' senior citizen in terms of continuous service to the blue and gold belongs at the top of the report as the bruised and battered Pacers battled their way to their third BUT THE NUMBERS don't measure 3.1 WVV-t 4 1 hi what Bantom adds to the Pacers. Speaking of Saturday night's game. Jack McKinney said. "He's a very solid player.

If there was anything that kept us together tonight, he was the glue because he does so many things well. I feel Mike excels in every area of the game. He doesn't shoot as well as Billy Knight, and he doesn't rebound as well as George McGinnis and he doesn't pass as well as Johnny Davis or Jerry Sichting. But he does all those things very well. "I would have to put him at the top of a list of underrated players.

To me, underrated players are those who aren't exceptional in any area. Shooters usually get recognition but frequently they're weak on defense or passing. Mike isn't weak in any area. For that reason, I guess he doesn't get recognition." Still, in the fourth quarter Saturday night, as the Pacers came down the stretch effectively protecting a 78-69 third-period lead, Bantom was hard not to recognize. He drilled five of seven shots in the period.

Three of the baskets came in a row as Indiana survived a brief New Jersey burst that closed the Nets to 86-81 with 7:42 left. The lack of recognition doesn't bother Bantom that much. "Losing bothers me more than lack of recognition," said Bantom. "We're winning now and I'm happy." McKinney felt that Bantom's leadership Saturday night was a big key to the victory. "He plays the game so intelligently," said the coach.

Bantom passes that off. "I think it's just a result of playing seven years in the league. You learn things in that many See PACERS, Page 8 II fit. rir. A' Iv Mi ii i Northwestern Wildcats mascot Lisa Brock tries football game at Northwestern.

Mark still clicked to put a hex on Purdue quarterback Mark for two TD passes. (UPI Photo) Herrmann during the fourth quarter of Saturday's Purdue batters 'Cats State, Big Ten Scores Big Ten Standings Cant Alt a St OhioStata puBoue Michigan Iowa Illinois Minnesota INDIANA Wisconsin MichiaanSt Northwestern By JOHN BAN'SCH Assistant Sports Editor Evanston. 111. Defense was left off the menu Saturday as Purdue carved out a 52-31 Big Ten football triumph over victory-starved Northwestern. It was strictly an offensive gourmet's afternoon which concluded with the Boilermakers remaining tied for first place in the conference race with Ohio State and Michigan at 5-0.

Jimmy Smith, the much-heralded but seldom brilliant sophomore running back and quarterback Mark Herrmann supplied most of the delicacies served up for the sparse crowd of 17,744 on the sunny and chilly afternoon. Their performance had to be shared with an almost incredible effort by Wildcat wide receiver Todd Sheets who Pocer rookie Jerry Sichting is being pursued by the Nets' Darwin Cook in third-quarter action of Saturday night's game in MSA. (Star Photo by Jeff Atteberry) Anderson 24, Olivet Nazarene 14. Bowling Green 24, Ball State 21. Defiance 21, Manchester 7.

DePauw 35, Washington (Mo.) 7. Evansville 7, Ashland 3. Georgetown 18, Valparaiso 8. Hanover 23, Findlay 14. Indiana Central 28, Franklin 21.

Indiana State 37, West Texas State 18. Iowa 22, Wisconsin 13. Michigan 35, Indiana S. Minnesota 21, Illinois 18. Notre Dame 33, Navy 0.

Ohio State 48, Michigan State 16. Purdue 52, Northwestern 31. Rose-Hulman 38, Sewanee 7. Tavlor 17, Earl ham 7. Wabash 51, Centre 0.

Wittenberg 35, Butler 14. end of the record breaker a 12 yarder -with 1:13 remaining in the first Burrell was also the receiver when Herr-; mann broke the major college career" yardage record a week ago. In addition. Herrmann set the NCAA-record for interceptions when two of his passes were picked off by Wildcat defenders. He now has 69.

one more than Zeke Bratkowski threw while at Georgia. AS HAS BEEN the case so often this autumn, the Purdue quarterback was" queried, about calling his own signal to improve his chances for the Heisman" Trophy. His answer was. "All along I haven't been concerned with the Heis-man. If it's my responsibility to call the plays, then I'm going to look at it with a mature attitude and not be self-centered.

If I'm ever in it for personal glory, then-it's time to get out." Smith's four touchdowns came on a 63--yard jaunt, 5 and 1-yard runs and a 9-yard flip from Herrmann. Mark's other six-point tosses were a 47-yarder to Burrell to open the scoring in a frantic 35-point initial period which ended with Purdue on top, 21-14. and a 12-yarder to See IPVRDL'E, Page 8 SPOUTS INDEX yards and registered four of the Riveters' seven touchdowns in a showing that was labeled "awesome" by Herrmann. Once again, the Purdue quarterback has to be placed in that same category as he put his name under two more categories in the NCAA record book and moved to the brink of another standard. All the senior flinger did Saturday was complete 17 of 21 throws for 210 yards and three touchdowns.

In the process, he moved into the No. 1 all-time position among major college passers for completions with 651. The old record was 642 established by Chuck Hixson at Southern Methodist. Bart Burrell. Mark's longtime friend and teammate who he calls "good 'ole Vtort." was on the receiving equaled a Big Ten and school record of Greyhounds I'psot Franklin Page 3 Sycamores Slice West Texas Page 3 CKeCho 11 Bob Collint 2 Harness Highlight 14 Jim Murray 13 importing 15 PrepPoorri Shooting The Stors 6 Specking Of Speed 14 226 yards in pass receptions wnue operai-ing with a bad knee.

The 52 points were the most Purdue has scored since a Bob DeMoss-quarterbacked Boilermaker team beat Boston University, 62-7. at Fenway Park in 1947. SMITH4.rrlSHED for a career high 190 Weekend TV sports COLLEGE POOTtALl -i. Saturdays etmes. 17 30 m.

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