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Mm 4 THENS, Ga. "Keep an eye onhim after the i game, 'cause I'm betting he changes clothes in a telephone booth." That was the word from a heavy-hearted Georgia lineman as he watched from the sidelines when Auburn's Pat Sullivan trotted to the bench with less than 30 seconds remaining and the Tigers an impressive 35-20 winner over the Bulldogs. IT WAS SULLIVAN'S last game as a Heisman" Trophy candidate, for. by the time the spectacular pondered Auburn's coach Ralph (Shug) Jordan. "lie was terrific, and if he ever played a better game, I can't remember it, and he's played a lot of great ones.

This was the biggest game any of my teams ever played, and Pat seems to play best in our biggest ones." IT WAS MORE than just a super passing day for Sullivan, because from the outset Georgia had determined to destroy his throwing rhythm. But, even with pass-rushers hanging on him, Sullivan continued to find open receivers and hit them. Such was the case on his first long-gainer of the afternoon, a 27-yard bullet to Dick Schmalz. Sullivan was under heavy fire from 6-5, 220-pound defensive tackle Chuck Herd, but he got the ball away to keep in motion Auburn's first scoring march. The touchdown was a one-yard dive by Terry Auburn quarterback suits up again, the ballots will Three of the first four times Auburn had possession, Sullivan spearheaded scoring thrusts, and against a defensive unit which had given up but 28 points in the eight games prior to yesterday's.

"What more can I say about Pat Sullivan," Henley and it came at the end of a 62-yard drive, the first Auburn possession of the day. Shortly afterwards, Sullivan hit his first of four touchdown passes, lie threw it to Terry Beasley, a brilliant receiver who had sprinted back of Jerome Jackson. Garner Jett's placement made it 14-0 and there were still almost six minutes left in the first quarter. GEORGIA GOT ONE back on a rip-snorting ground assault featuring quarterback Andy Johnson's 57-yard, against-the-grain keeper. And, early in the second period, Georgia began moving again, this time taking it 77 yards in 11 1 a to tie the score.

Donnie Allen got the score from the five and Kim Braswell's extra made it 14-14. Immediately, it was Sullivan's time again and he put Auburn on top, 21-14, with a 15-yarder to Schmalz. Schmalz, the man whose great catches featured Auburn's late winning drive in beating Tennessee earlier this season, had slipped behind Phil Sullivan in the end zone. Jett's kick made it 21-14, and his extra was to become a significant point in the game. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Georgia got another six-pointer early in the fourth, a fumble recovery and a personal foul penalty setting things in motion.

But, after Johnson's leap from the two made it 21-20, Georgia attempted to tie from placement. Roger Mitchell thundered in to block the extra and quickly, Sullivan got Auburn in front, 28-20, when he fired 70 yards to Beasley. On the touchdown, Sul- (Turn to Page 3) Inside nave been counted and college football's No. 1 Player of the Year will have been announced. All Sullivan did in this, his last game before the ballots are counted, was throw four touchdown passes and set up the other Auburn score with his brilliant aerials.

Altogether, he threw, 24 times, hit 14 for 248 yards and had none intercepted. "If Sullivan isn't the Heisman winner, I don't know who is," said Georgia's Coach Vince Dooley, who labeled the Auburn team the best he's ever seen. Then, stealing a line from what apparently had been the tone of praise on the Georgia bench all afternoon for Sullivan, Dooley said "He was a superman having a super day." WITH THE ISSUE settled, and Sullivan having left an indelible impression on the record 62,891 fans who witnessed the battle, Pat headed for the sidelines amid a standing ovation. Less than half a minute remained when Sullivan retired. But, that was the only segment of offensive action for Auburn when the slender, 6-0, 190-pound senior wasn't the man of the moment.

San ose Spills Stanford! Page 6 Horse Sense Page 7 Pro Football Page 8 OVC Scholarship Outlook Page 9 Outdoors Page 10 The Scoreboard Page 1 1 NEBRASKA WINS 29TH STRAIGHT i aC. mb V- WITH I JOHN BIBB I SPORTS EDITOR On the 10 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 4 Page 4 Page 5 for Jordan famous hedges with him as he liua Hi scamper, split end Jon Harrison dashed 31 yards lor a touchdown, halfback Everett Marshall went over on a 14-yard trot and reserve quarterback Dave Robertson plunged two yards for a final touchdown. MILDREN PASSED only twice and hit both for 64 yards. The 49-point first half scoring spree was the Sooners' most productive opening half of the season. Pulverizing Kansas, the Sooners also set other records.

They have yards, break- tire second half for the Sooners who take on No. 1 Nebraska at home Thanksgiving Day. Both clubs are unbeaten. Mildren galloped 65 yards for one touchdown and flipped a 30-yard aerial to tight end Albert Chandler for another. Devastating Oklahoma fullback Leon Crosswhite scored twice on runs of 38 and 24 yards and led the Sooners in rushing with 101 yards on nine carries.

Greg Pruitt tallied on a two-yard I FJttsmUJJt TENNESSEE! Section I Sunday, Nov. 14, 1971 i ing in the first quarter when Charlie Thomas, who had returned a Superior punt 38 yards, took a quirk pitch 12 yards into the end zone. Fourteen minutes later the Tigers' second string went into the game, shook them out of a momentary lull and accounted for the second touchdown a six yard toss from Gilliam to Thomas who bob- (Tinn (o Tage 6) From Wire Report! IHE Oklahoma Sooners hit Kansas with a cyclone, the likes of which it hasn't been seen since the movie, "Wizard of Oz," and Nebraska ripped through Kansas State 44 to 17 as the nation's two top powers continued on a crash course toward each other. IX THE Oklahoma onslaught, wishbone wizard Jack Mildren made Oz look like an amateur as he engineered two first half touchdowns to pace the No. 2-ranked club in the nation to a dazzling 56-10 triumph.

Grinding out 51)2 yards with a vicious running attack, Oklahoma ran its total for the season to 4.3:1.1 rushing yards. The old NCAA mark of 3,910 yards had been set by the Sooners in 13'fi. Early in the second quarter, the Sooners scored three times within three minutes, twice on the first play following fumble recoveries. RESERVES played the en- was a man open," said Gilliam. "John Holland and James Thaxton did a great job of finding the open spot in the zone." HOLLAND caught seven passes for 104 yards and a touchdown while Thaxton caught eight for 95 yards and a touchdown.

All all, Gilliam hit 23 of 37 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns. The Tigers started the scor GILLIAM SETS SEASON OFFENSE RECORD SEC, Southwest, Big Football Scores OVC Touchin 'Em All South, Intersectional LIT Frosh Romp Around Bush takes a piece of Ceorgia's crowd of 9,000 at W. J. Hale Stadium. Superior, which came to the rescue of Tennessee State's scheduling dilemma last spring by offering to come to Nashville for a game and give their players a deserved trip out of the cold, managed a mere 20 yards in total offense all afternoon minus 19 rushing and 39 passing on three of 19.

After the first quarter, the By F. M. WILLIAMS Tennessean Sports Writer KNOXVILLE Tennessee is believed ready to accept an invitation to the Astro-Bluebonnet bowl, probably to play Arkansas, if it beats Kentucky next Saturday in Lexington, Ky. IF THIS TURNS out to be true, history will almost have perfectly repeated itself. When this current era of football success began for the Vols, it was necessary for them to beat Kentucky 'in order to go to the Rluebonnet Bowl.

That was back in litfi.i. and since then Tennessee has played in seven straight post season tilts. It has been the only team in the nation to win at least eight games in each of the past six seasons, and the Vols can make it seven with vic TO ACCEPT Ravage only question was how many points the Tigers would score and how soon Tiger quarterback "Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam would set a new single season total offense record. GILLIAM, THE slender senior from Pearl, hit wide receiver John Holland for a 13 yard pass with 4:30 left in the third quarter. The pass gave Gilliam 211 yards for the afternoon and a season ing the 195B Sooner mark of 4,817.

Mildren holds the new career otfensive record of 4,414 yards, beating the 4,337 yard effort of Bobby Warmack in 1966-67-68. Nebraska, its proud defense stung by a touchdown and a field goal within three minutes, scored three times in the last six minutes of the second nuarfer in rinmn aroused but out-manned Kansas State. THE VICTORY was Nebraska's 10th this season and 29th straight game without a loss. Kansas State's point production was the most allowed by Nebraska this season. Tailback Jeff Kinney set a Nebraska career record when he scored his 29th touchdown and slotback Johnny Rodgers set a school record by catching his ninth and tenth scoring pass in a single season.

MISSOURI IOWA STATE AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State broke open the game with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat Missouri 45-17 in a Big Eight Conference football contest. The Cyclones, bouncing back from successive defeats by the nation's top-ranked teams, Nebraska and Oklahoma boosted (Turn to Page 6) Staff photo by J. T. Phillips ASTRO-BLUEBONNET? ATHENS, Ca. Auburn LSU Coasts To 21-3 Win JACKSON, Miss.

(AP) -Quarterback Paul Lyons slashed Mississippi State defenses for two touchdowns here last night as he drove Louisiana State to a methodical 28-3 Southeastern Conference victory over the Bulldogs. THE 190-POUND junior sprinted 13 yards around left end to put LSU ahead with less than three minutes gone and he cut 15 yards across right end for a third period (Turn to Page 9) She's No Beating Coach Ralph (Shug) Jordan By JEFF HANNA WISCONSIN Slate-Superior's football team got out of the cold weather for one Saturday afternoon this year and even went to the Grand Ole Opry last night. Two out of three isn't bad. ON THE football field yesterday afternoon, the Yellowjackets were sorrowfully outmanned and in hot water as Tennessee State rolled to a 54-7 victory before a curious Staff photo by J. T.

Phillips Proud -AP WlrtphotB takes a victory ride. total of 1,900 yards, eclipsing the record set in 1965 by Et-dridge Dickey. The game was stopped, and Gilliam was presented the game football. He returned to the huddle and finished an 80 yard scoring march by lobbing a 34 yard touchdown pass to Holland, giving the Tigers a 40-7 lead. "It was easy today.

All I had to do was throw the football where Coach (Alvin) Coleman told me to and there ningest football team i America the last five years. Counting that season in 1965, almost destroyed when three assistant coaches were killed in a train-auto collision in October, and including the current 6-2 campaign. Tennessee has won an amazing 59 games, losing 13 and tying 3. The decision to go to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, if the bid comes, will not be a unanimous one, it is believed, but it will be favored by a majority. It will be selected over invitations from the Peach, Liberty, Sun and Fiesta, all of which want Tennessee.

Some players, particularly seniors, favor the Sun or Liberty because they will be played early, on Dec. 18th (Turn to Page 5) pshm4 i JrfcJ I i tories over two of their remaining three foes Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Penn State. THEY HAVE been the win- MBA-Covingfon Tickets on Sale Tickets for the TSSAA playoff game between Coach Ray Ridgway's Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red and Covington Friday at Van-derbilt's Dudley Field go on sale tomorrow at the VU ticket office. The cost is $1.50 until noon on Friday after which it soars to $2.50. The game will be played Friday at 7:30 p.m.

They're Together Tennessee State football coach John Merritt introduces his 73-year-old mother Mrs. Grace Merritt as the highly-successful and popular Tiger mentor was honored by his hometown of Falmouth, Ky. The Tennessee State Aristocrat of Bands, under the direction of Frank T. Creer, goes through a portion of its impressive routine at W. J.

Hale Stadium. The TSU band has performed all over the country..