The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 64

T7" or i xx 'i i iiiiMriiiiiiiiiMni)i iif MftiMihliiWiinWiWiiWririlwrfr'illvltrrfrrirrrir 'till' anri v- i nwn-m Start phot frank Imp KNOXYILLE Running back Frank Foxx (24), of I Southeastern Conference game against Alabama. In Tennessee, looks for room to sprint in yesterday's pursuit of Foxx is Tide defender Barry Krauss. KNOXYILLE Tennessee defenders Craig Puki, I sandwich out ofTide tailback Major Ogilvie in Neytond top, and Rolond James attempt to make an Alabama Stadium here yesterday. 7 lid 30 To Fa Prey KNOXVILLE SCOFFING AT the very idea of falling victim to an upset, favored Alabama rolled to a 30-17 victory over Tennessee here yesterday. The suri-splashed crowd of 85,436 orange and crimson-clad fans who turned out to see the Southeastern Conference rivals in their 61st meeting paid close attention The Vols, whose record now stands a 1-3-1, turned back the Alabama Wishbone-I combination the first three possessions.

Then, with maybe a minute and a half to go in the first quarter, UT's junior Robert Malone fumbled a punt and Bama got the ball and control of the game. Malone's error led immediately to a picture-perfect touchdown by Alabama. The score was by tight end Tim Travis. Trailing Bama quarterback Jeff Rutledge and Crimson Tide tailback Major Oglivie, Travis was right there ready to take the pitchout when Ogilvie flattened Tennessee's corner defender. AFTER ALAN McELROY'S kick made it 7-0, the Vols had trouble staying in the game as once-beaten Bama rolled to its sixth victory.

As is the case so many times when the emotional ISiil I- was forced to run in heavy pressure while looking for a receiver. FOR THE SEASON, Alabama now has out-scored its opponents, 58-7, in the third quarter. Bama scored on its first two possessions after the half. The first was a McElroy field goal (41 yards) and the second was McElroy again, this time for 28. The first third-quarter field goal came after another Vol fumble, this one by Frank Foxx, recovered at the UT 14.

So, with two fumbles having played a strong hand in two scores already, Tennessee made another big mistake to give Bama a starting point for a final touchdown. This one was a pass interception thrown by Rudder and picked off by Jim Bob Harris. Actually, Harris would have had trouble dodging the ball, for it seemed to strike him right in the chest. The interception return, 18 yards, set the ball on Tennessee's 27. Bama scored on a nine-yard dash and dribble by Travis.

bubble bursts on an underdog team, there seemed to be little of the early zest the Vols had shown against the talented Crimson Tiders. On the very next Alabama possession, Stead-man Shealy moved into the wishbone quarter-backing spot and directed a 78-yard march that brought a 13-0 lead when Shealy kept for 15 yards and a score. Tennessee made it on the scoreboard just before intermission on a 27-yard field goal by Alan Duncan. His kick capped a drive which started at the Tennessee 19. The issue was settled in the third period, when Alabama continued to display its dominance in the vital segment of the game.

Alabama out- scored Tennessee 17-0 in the third. The Vols struck off two long touchdown drives, both directed by senior quarterback David Rudder in the fourth. Rudder took over when UT's starting quarterback, Jimmy Streater, sustained an injured hip. On the play before the injury, Streater was booed when a pass to freshman James Berry fell incomplete far behind the intended receiver. In fairness to Streater, UT's pass protection could not be considered effective in its attempt to hold off the Bama rushers.

Streater was hurt when he for about 15 minutes. It was then Bama took advantage of a fumbled punt and grabbed o- V5 WITH IJOHN BIBB l-QPnBTC FfllTOB LJk command of the action. Tennessee, troubled with the outside running strength of the Bama wishbone for most of the afternoon, scored a field goal just before the half and two fourth-quarter touchdowns. But, it really was mostly Alabama after that miscue which resulted in Bama taking the ball at the Tennessee six. ie.

TENNESSFvVN SeCtiOII 1 SPORTS SUNDAY f- WIT October 22, 1978 (Turn to Page 5) Commodores Fight, But Lose 31-10 Van ogs By JIMMY DAVY Teuietteai Sporti Writer ATHENS, Ga. Vanderbilt head football coach Fred Pancoast sat in a Sanford Stadium lockerroom here late yesterday afternoon and wondered aloud if there is any reward for courage in college football. Just moments before, Georgia and a marvelous running back named Willie McClendon had finally pounded Vanderbilt into submission, winning the Southeastern Conference game 31-10 and sending 55,800 Bulldog homecoming celebrants off to the parties along fraternity row. The shouting of Georgia fans seeping through ize that his Vanderbilt football team riddled with injuries and woefully lacking in muscle and experience played with courage in one of the most hostile enviornments in the country. "It's true we lost by a wide margin," he said.

"But it was a football game. Georgia will tell you that." Then he paused for a moment, finally adding: "Before the game, I told this football team that the one thing we had to do here today was to come back to this dressing room after the game and be (Turn to Page 3) Aggies Fall Longhorns Inside. 1 the cement block walls provided the only noise to cut the thick silence of the Vanderbilt dressing area. The loss was Vandy's 15th in a row in SEC competition, dating to a closing win over Tennessee in the 1975 season the first year Pancoast came to Vandy from Memphis State. It also was Vandy's fourth straight loss this season.

BUT, FOOTBALL players, like coaches, can never harden themselves to defeat. Too much work goes into preparation for the game. Pancoast ana his players were more than willing to praise Georgia as a football team which very well may be on a course to eventually claim the Southeastern Conference championship. This was the third straight SEC win for the 'Dogs in a 5-1 season. And, too much cannot be said about the abilities of McClendon, a senior tailback, who rushed for 155 yards and scored two touchdowns in leading the Bulldogs to the win here yesterday.

It marked the sixth tune in as many games this fall that he has rushed for 100 or more yards in a single game. "He is a truly great back, running behind a very fine offensive line," Pancoast said. Except for once, the famed Junkyard Dogs defensive unit kept Vanderbilt out of the end zone using a blitz to overwhelm Commodore quarterback Van Heflin time and time again. "Erk Rusell (former VU coach now Georgia defensive chief) knows how to put together a good defense. He put the pressure on our young quarterback when it counted," Pancoast said, again in tribute to a solid Bulldog defensive unit.

BUT, SOMEBODY, Pancoast said, 'must real Xv Hog Top Auburn Upset Pro Football Bear Wants Title Football Scores Western Wins Battles Rage Page 2 Page 2 Page 4 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 11 Page 12 Staff phot by till Watch Buckeyes Roll Retriever Trials American 500 Penn State Zips Horse Sense ATHENS, Ga. Vanderbilt running bock Terry Potter flies through the air and into the end tone for the Commodores' only touchdown against Georgia, ond the only touchdown for the Vandy offensive unit in the last three games. Porter goes over with a good block from freshman fullback Mike Dunster. Streak Halts TSU From Wire Reports. AUSTIN, Tex.

The upset bug bit twice yesterday in the Southwest Conference, but no one felt it more than Arkansas coach Lou Holtz. Holtz, whose third-ranked Razorbacks fell to Texas 28-21, blamed his team's inability to catch passes as part of the reason for the upset. And the passing game was also crucial in the 24-6 upset of Texas by Baylor. "The difference was when Texas had one-on-one passes they caught them. When we had one-on-one, we commented Holtz who has lost only to Texas in two years as the Arkansas head coach.

Olympic sprinter Johnny (Lam) Jones and freshman Lawrence Sampleton were the receivers who ruined the Hogs. Jones caught two touchdown passes and Sampleton, a 6-6, 215-pounder, caught one. It was Sampleton's first varsity action. "He is terrific to throw to," said quarterback Randy McEachern of Sampleton. "He's got hands that pull down anything." McEachern, who had lost his starting role earlier in the season, guided the Longhorns flawlessly, hitting Jones in keysituations twice to overcome Arkansas leads.

The senior signal-caller flipped a four-yard scoring pass to the swift Jones with 6 15 to play, and Texas safety Johnnie Johnson short-circuited Arkansas' comeback attempt to give Texas the victory in the see-saw contest. Johnson intercepted a pass with 4 16 to play and then batted away a desperation fourth-down pass in the Longhorn end zone with 2:05 to go to (Turn to Page 9) 17-14, courtesy of an Albert Chester-to-Emanuel White pass, BUT ON this occasion, Tennessee State didn't fold. After an exchange of punts, the Tigers began a 12-play, 75-yard scoring drive which sealed the game. Along the way, Adams flipped completions of 12 yards to John Smith, 11 yards to Aaron Jones, and 27 yards to Smith again. The Adams-to-Smith combination worked again for the final 23 yards, putting the Tigers up 24-14.

Chester, Florida flashy senior quarterback, got the Rattlers back in the striking range with a four-yard touchdown toss to Tony Douglas with 2:26 remaining. An onside kick slithered (Turn to Page 5). By DAVID CLIMER Sparta Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. It wasn't easy. But then again, breaking 17-game winning streaks isn't supposed to be easy.

Tennessee State vaulted to a 17-0 lead late in the second period and held on to deck Florida 24-21, thus ending the Rattlers' 17-game winning streak, which stood as the nation's longest until the Campbell Stadium clock finally ticked down. 1 It was a game that should have been televised, but wasn't, a genuine collegiate football classic. And when it ended, John Merritt and his Not Ready for Prime Time Players jumped and waved wildly at the 29,820 fans who witnessed first loss since a defeat at the end. TSU didn't allow the hosts to get on the scoreboard until only sue seconds remained in the half. By then, Tennessee State had amassed a 17-point lead on a 32-yard field goal by Larry Watkins and scoring passes of nine and six yards from Adams to Joe Foster and McDonald Oden, respectively.

The latter touchdown culminated a bone crushing 18-play, 92-yard effort that took more than eight minutes off the clock and ranked as Tennessee State's most impressive drive of the year. touchdown at the end of the half cut the TSU lead to 17-7. And after a lengthy halftime, the fun really began. Two plays into the third quarter, Larry Kinnebrew fumbled and recovered -at the Tiger 20. Three plays later, it was hands of TSU almost two full years ago.

"Hey, Baby, it's TSU in Tallahassee tonight. That's all I can say," yelled Merritt as players and friends surrouned him by the Tennessee State bench. And it was, most assuredly, a victory that belonged to the entireTSU squad. The often criticized offensive line controlled the auick Florida defense and allowed le Tigers to establish a running game and later much later shrea the Rattlers' secondary with Joe Adams' 13-for-14 passing. THE TSU DEFENSE was just as im- iressive.

Though facing the top offensive earn in Division I-AA, the Tigers yielded only 243 yards, or about 200 yards less thart generally piles up each week.