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'9 Stole BSifes 6 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1978 Alexander shows Heisman credentials as LSU whips Ole Miss started cutting back and saw that the they did a tremendous job converting their third downs." LSU is now 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference heading into next Saturday's crucial game at Alabama. Ole Miss fell to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the SEC The tricky stuff culled from Mississippi changed the momentum of the game, LSU offensive coach Lynn Amedee said. Twice early in the second half, LSU inserted quarterback David Woodley at a wide receiver post and brought him around on a reverse option. The first time, he lateraled to Alexander for a 19-yard pickup, and the second time he threw the 25-yard scoring pass to Alexander. "It was something Ole Miss did to us last year up there," Amedee said.

"Watching the films, we felt it would go for us, so we put it in (last) Sunday night." Alexander and junior defensive end John Adams of LSU were named the outstanding offensive and defensive players. Adams finished with seven solo tackles and two assists. Five of his tackles resulted in losses totaling 15 yards by Ole Miss runners. "They controlled both lines of scrimmage," said Ole Miss coach Steve Sloan. "They dominated the game.

They deserved to win. Both Alexander and their quarterbacks made the big plays and mm Associated Press BATON ROUGE. La. Charlie Alex- andgl" waited seven games for a chance to awow a regional television audience his Hei6man Trophy credentials, and he dida't waste the opportunity. Ttlp fleet tailback scampered for 147 yards and scored three touchdowns yesterday to boost 12th-ranked Louisiana State to a 30-8 victory over archrival Mississippi in a Southeastern Conference; game.

Bama rips Miss. State (again); Florida rolls oast Auburn 31-7 P1 -sfj i hkJT v--; defensive backs were off balance. I knew I could go all the way. I just had it in my mind: Don't let anyone catch you from behind." Alexander's three touchdowns gave him a career total of 37 and thrust him back into the Heisman picture after two sub-par games in which he played with a pulled muscle. He rushed 28 times in notching his fifth 100-yard-plus game of the season.

Atlantic Coast Conference. Tennessee is winless in three Southeastern Conference outings. Duke threatened only twice, moving to Tennessee's 27-yard line two minutes before intermission and to the 34 late in the fourth quarter. Memphis State 35, Vanderbilt 14 Wide receiver Earnest Gray caught two touchdown passses as Memphis State swamped Vanderbilt in a non-conference game at Memphis. The game was Memphis State's homecoming, but it was far from a happy occasion for a former MSU coach, Fred Pancoast, who announced last Monday that he was resigning from Vandy after this season.

The last time Pancoast was at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, he was the Memphis State coach, but yesterday he was on the visitors' side of the field, watching his Vandy team suffer its seventh loss in eight games. It was Memphis State's third victory against five defeats. Vanderbilt appeared to take charge of the game with the opening kickoff, marching 80 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown. But that was all for Vandy until until midway in the fourth quarter, when tailback Frank Mordica scored on a 10-yard run to cut Memphis State's lead to 35-14. Harrington lifts Jackson St.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Perry Harrington scored four touchdowns yesterday as Jackson State routed Texas Southern 41-0. The victory boosted the Tigers to 8-1 and improved their chances of receiving one of four berths in the NCAA's Division I-AA playoffs. Western Kentucky's Darryl Drake John Hall and ran 28 yards for a quarter. Western Kentucky rapped Staff Photo by Koith Williams 54-0 win over Middle Tennessee.

Here, Skaggs runs seven yards for the first of his three touchdowns. Freshman runner Barry Skaggs (45) had a memorable day for Western Kentucky yesterday in its From Associated press Dispatch Tony Nathan broke through right tackle and raced 82 yards for a second-quarter touchdown, pacing No. 3-ranked Alabama to a 35-14 Southeastern Con- ference football victory over Mississippi State yesterday in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama's blockers opened a huge hole" at the line, and Nathan outraced State defenders to the goal to give the Tide a 21-0 edge. The victory boosted Alabama's record to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference.

It was Alabama's 21st consecutive Mississipi State since Bear Bryant became the Tide coach. fSathan also scored on a six-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge after State had nar- joy ed -the Alabama lead to 21-14. victory came despite a passing performance by State Dave Marler, who complet- tf 46 attempts. Marler operated almolst exclusively from the shotgun for-" rhajjbn after State fell behind. The loss drop State's record to 5-3 and 1-2 in the SEC.

Florida 31, Auburn 7 Florida responded to alumni pressure on coach iDoug Dickey by scoring a resounding victory over Auburn at Gainesville, Fla. Quarterback John Brantley ran 11 yards for one touchdown and passed 33 yards to wide receiver Cris Collinsworth for.another. Fullback David Johnson scored a pair at one-yard touchdowns, with each cap- ping a 67-yard drive. Most of Auburn's offense was produced by running back Joe Cribbs, who gained 111 yards on 30 carries, caught two passes for 16 yards and threw for 13. The only Auburn touchdown came when the defense sacked Brantley and forced a fumble which tackle Frank Warren recovered in the end zone.

Gentre falls (i2orgetoivn TL Special to The Couriar-Journal Centre College's football team would have been most satisfied if the referees had called yesterday's game against Kenyon (Ohio) after the first quarter. Centre was cruising with a 12-0 lead. But football is still a four-quarter game and host Kenyon (2-6) took advantage by scoring the last 27 points to win 27-12 in Gambier, Ohio. Sophomore running back Stan Tracht, who-finished with 18 carries for 130 Findlay ends playoff dreams or Hanover Special to The Couriar-Journal FINDLAY, Ohio Hanover's faint hopes for a share of the Hoosier-Buck-eye Collegiate Conference football title andra playoff berth were extinguished yesterday in a 30-11 loss at Findlay. Hanover, ranked 20th in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II poll, is 5-2 in the HBCC and 5-2sL.

overall heading into next Saturday's season finale at Earlham. Findlay, 7-0 in the HBCC and 8-0 overall, will try to complete an undefeated season Saturday in a home date with league, foe Defiance. TJafi victory virtually secured a play- The senior from Galveston, Texas, raced for touchdowns of eight and 64 yards and grabbed a 25-yard scoring pass on a bit of razzle-dazzle put in especially for the Rebels, as LSU remained in the thick of the SEC title race. "I was kind of hoping it would come sooner or later," Alexander said of his 64-yard run. "I'm glad I got a chance to get out in the open.

"I got 10 yards down the field and JL The victory boosted Florida's record to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Auburn's fell to 5-3 and 2-1. Georgia 41, VMI 3 Willie McClen-don gained 149 yards, becoming Georgia's all-time single-season rushing king, as the 13th-ranked Bulldogs blasted VMI at Athens, Ga. McClendon's yardage lifted his season total to 1,115 yards, topping by 12 yards the previous Georgia standard set by former Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich in 1941. "I'm glad it's over with," McClendon said.

"I was getting tired of talking about it." McClendon also became the fourth player in Georgia history to gain 2,000 yards, lifting his career total to 2,031. Georgia, a four-touchdown favorite, scored on four of its first five possessions in rolling to its sixth straight victory and its seventh in eight games this season. VMI (3-6) avoided a shutout when Craig Jones kicked a 40-yard field goal with 74 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Tennessee 34, Duke 0 Quarterback Jimmy Streater passed for one touchdown and sprinted 10 yards for another In Tennessee's non-conference victory at Knoxville. Tennessee (2-4-1) launched its first opening-half scoring blitz of the season on two touchdown passes and a field goal.

Its 17 points in the first half surpassed the total of 16 first-half points it had scored in the previous six games. Streater passed to Jeff Moore over the middle for a 66-yard touchdown on Tennessee's first play. The loss was the fourth in a row for Duke, now 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the to Kenyon; loses 7-0 STATE COLLEGES yards, broke loose on a 73-yard touchdown run for Centre's first score. John Quillen's 19-yard run made it 12-0. But, twice in the first half, Centre College drives inside the Kenyon 10 were abruptly stopped by fumbles.

Centre (3-5) clung to a 12-6 half time lead. Kenyon dominated the second half, controlling the ball for 24 of 30 minutes. Quarterback Terry Borg, who had thrown a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jim Steuber in the first half, completed a 10-yard scoring pass to Steuber to help Kenyon take control 20-12. Running back Jim Mazzela, who also scored on a four-yard touchdown run, finished with 113 yards on 27 carries. Centre plays host to Maryville (Tenn.) next Saturday.

Mars Hill 7, Georgetown 0 Dean Tomberlin scored on a five-yard run to cap a 65-yard drive in the third period as Mars Hill beat Georgetown at Mars Hill, N. C. The Lions, frustrated by five turnovers, held off several Georgetown threats with key fourth-down plays to preserve the victory. Cornerback J.C. Burkett knocked down a pass by Georgetown quarterback John As.iworth in the end zone after the Tigers had picked up a first down at the 10-yard line in the second quarter.

Georgetown threatened again later in the period, but Jim Cottle failed to gain on a fourth-and-one play at the Mars Hill 15. Mars Hill fumbled six times, losing five. Georgetown suffered two pass interceptions and one lost fumble. Mars Hill is 4-6 on the season; Georgetown is 5-3. SEC and Southeastern conference Tennessee 34, Duke Duke 0 0 0 00 Tennessee 7 10 10 734 Ten Moore 66 pass from Streater (Duncan kick); Ten Arbo 34 pass from Foxx (Duncan kick); Ten FG Duncan 23; Ten Finch 3 run (Duncan kick); Ten FG Duncan 53; Ten Streater 10 run (Duncan kick).

Duke Tennessee First downs 15 Rushes-yards 47-113 53-251 Passing yards 90 236 Return yards 8 15 Passes 10-21-1 12-17-0 Punts 6-37 4-41 Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 4-22 10-100 Florida 31, Auburn 7 Auburn 7 0 0 0-7 Florida 10 14 0 7-31 Fla Brantley II run (Yepremian kick); Aub Warren recovered fumble in end zone (Portela kick); Fla FG Yepremian 37; Fla Johnson 1 run (Yepremian kick); Fla Collinsworth 33 pass from Brantley (Yepremian kick); Fla Johnson 1 run (Yepremian kick). Auburn Florida First downs 16 20 Rushes-yards 61-124 51-202 Passing yards 71 128 Return yards 8 78 Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Memphis Vanderbilt Memphis State Van Potter Mem Patterson Mem Locke Gray 42 from Betts); Patterson 20 pass from 10 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbies-Lost Penalties-Yards Ceornia VMI Georgia Ga FG from Pyburn Robinson 32; kick); Ga kick); Ga Stewart Simon Jl Kentuckiana football VMI Georgia First downs 10 26 Rushes-yards 30-104 59-289 Passing yards 67 184 Return yards 0 21 Passes 5-16-0 9-16-0 Punts 10-41 3-49 Fumbles-lost 3-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 11-98 4-40 Staff Photo by Koith William caught a pass from quarterback touchdown yesterday in second Middle Tennessee 54-0. summaries Jim Steuber, 13 pass from Terry Borg (kick failed); C-Jim Mazzela, 4 run (Brown pass from Borg); Steuber, 10 pass from Borg (kick failed); Jim Ginley, 1 run (Tom Gibson kick) Attendance 3,000 (Estimated) Centre Ken. First downs 13 24 Rushes-yards 47-246 59-233 Passing yards 65 164 Return yards 2 0 Passes 3-1 12-21-3 Punts 3-30 Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-2 Penalties-yards 1049 3-15 Findlay 30, Haoover 1 1 HANOVER 3 I 8 11 FINDLAY I 11 7 18 38 Han. FG, Diehl, 22; Find.

Guerra, 8, pass from Trina (Phillip kick); Find. Trina, 21, run (Phillip kick); Han. Hoopingarner, 1, run (Wilson, pass from Hellyer); Find. Hatfield, 32, pass from Trina (Phillip kick); Find. FG, Phillip, 47; Find.

Hatfield, 65, pass from Beard (Phillip kick). LSU 22 54-181 181 124 15-204 2- 46 2-2 3- 35 Attendance 4,000 (est Hanover First downs 7 Rushes-yards 33-118 Find. 13 65-214 Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 80 150 146 77 -26-2 11-14-0 8-37 6 7-38 0 0-0 3-1 545 4-50 offberth for Findlay, which is ranked fourth in NAIA Division II. Hanover was elfitylnated from playoff contention on the-basis on three non-wins. Hanover grabbed a 3-0 lead in the firST quarter on Jim Diehl's 22-yard field goal, but Findlay quarterback Paul Trina threw a touchdown pass and sprinted 21 yards for another score to "ratty the Oilers to a 13-3 half time com-rhana.

Southern Illinois Indiana State 7 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) Quarterback John Cernak scored a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass yesterday as Southern Illinois defeated Indiana State 28-7 in a Missouri Valley Conference football game. Cernak scored on a 1-yard plunge in the first quarter and then connected with Jim House for a 72-yard aerial score in the second quarter. It was his longest completion of the day. Cernak for 126 yards.

The Salukis also got touchdowns from and Joe Robison, who -'scored on a 64-yard run. Harrison times for 103 yards and back-" field" mate Burnell Quinn gained 126 a1s en 21 carries. Indiana State's only touchdown came Ha the fourth quarter when Zack Wash- ington scored from the 1. LSU 30, Mississippi 8 Miss. 1 8 8 81 LSU 1 7 13 7-30 LSU-FG Conway 42; LSU-Quintela 5 pass from Ensminger (Conway kick); LSU Alexander 8 run (Conway kick); LSU Alexander 25 pass from Woodley (kick failed); LSU-Alexander 64 run (Conway kick); Mist Foster 45 pass from Coleman (Perry pass from Coleman).

i I 4-15-3 8-14-1 5-53 6-40 6-1 2-2 6-72 8-102 Si. 35, anderhill I 7 0 7-14 7 21 7 0-35 1 run (Woodard kick); 2 run (Bennett kick); 4 run (kick failed); Mem- pass from Betts (Hill pass Mem Gray 15 pass from (Bennett kick); Mem Dunek Betts (Bennett kick); Van-Mordica run (Woodard kick). Vanderbilt Memphis St. 21 23 31-200 28-205 120 225 20 105 5-12-1 12-18-2 2-43 6-40 4-2 3-0 5-25 3-45 tl, VMI 3 0 0 3 8-3 10 7 14-41 Robinson 24; Ga Scott 30 pass (Robinson kick); Ga FG Ga-Belue 11 run (Robinson vVomack 1 run Robinson VMI FG Jones 40; 41 run (Robinson kick); Ga- run (Robinson kick). ml in niimmiii in inn innr ir i i nm Mississippi Staff Phota by Keith Williams First downs 12 Rushes-yards 36-143 Passing yards 143 Return yards 5 Passes 7-20-1 Punts 8-46 Fumbles-lost (Ml Penalties-yards 4-26 One-hand at a time Western Kentucky tailback Nate Jones falls forward for a gain yesterday as Western whipped Middle Tennessee 54-0.

Jones scored one touchdown for the Hilltoppers, who lead the OVC with a 5-0 record. Ken von 27, Centre 12 Cwitre 12 8-11 Kenyon 8 6 14 7 27 C-Stan Tracht, 73 run, (kick failed); John Quilien, 19 run (kick failed); 1 -1 on i i irr ii tm mi nil im i a i ii KWtlli Atf.