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SEPTEMBER 13. 1987 Tin SUNDAY Twiwihii 5C VU surges to 27-17 wiit Revitalized andy disperses buzzards Commodores refuse to die in comeback win After intermission, it was all Vanderbilt The Commodores got their first score by Jones on a sneak from the one. Then, early in the fourth period, Jones lobbed a touchdown toss to Barrett from the 2. A fumble recovery, Vandy's second of the second half, enabled the Commodores to get in front on Mark Johnson's 14-yard dash and Johnny Clark sealed it with a pair of 20-yard field goals. Crawford led Vandy rushers with 113 yards in 18 carries.

Jones had 82 in 19 and McCarroll 63 in 18. White finished with 100 and Pryor added 66. Both State runners carried 19 times. State demonstrated its confidence in moving the ball against Vanderbilt by electing to receive the opening kickof f. The Tigers took the ball and drove to a 46-yard field goal by Johnny Butler to open the scoring.

Late in the first period, Pryor banged over the middle from the one to cap an 83-yard drive that pushed the score to 10-0. Memphis' last TD, coming after the Commodores lost their second fumble of the game, came with 14 seconds remaining in the second quarter. John Norman got it from the 2 on an end sweep. 4405 MICHIGAN AVE. 383-57 a.

4 If --mm it ys 'Jf I I mi, I II Hi a tine i coa inc oo rs NATURAL GAS THE MODERN ALTERNATIVE 1ARRY WOODY n. Sports Writer If you happened to glance skyward over Dudley Field approximately five minutes into the second half of Van- dy's game with Memphis State last night you probably saw them. Circling buzzards. The distinct smell of defunct Com-i, modore hung in the air. Down 17-0, Vandy had driven to the Memphis State one where, on first down, senior tailback Everett Craw-- ford hurtled over the top.

The ball popped loose and was recovered in the end zone by the visitors for a touchback. In times past, that would have been the buzzard's signal to dinner. But something happened last night Vandy didn't die. Two plays later Andy Baker jarred the ball loose from MSU quarterback Rusty Trail, and David Wurmrecov- ered on the opponents' 23. This time the Commodores didn't fizzle; they stuck it in on a one-yard keeper by quarterback Eric Jones and Vandy was suddenly on its way to a stunning i( 27-17 comeback, "I really felt bad after that fum- ble," said Crawford, who led the team in rushing with 1 13 yards on 18 car- t.

ries. "But the defense got it back for us, we were able to score the second time, and that was the turning point in the game. "It was nice to come back and win one like that," added Crawford, "but I wouldn't want to have to do it every game." "The defense definitely had some-; thing to prove tonight," said Baker, a li senior free safety who later picked off a Memphis State pass to account for two of the opponents' five killing second-half turnovers. "I thought Memphis State began to tire in the fourth quarter. They 1 weren't hitting like they were in the first half." Junior safety Joe Gentry, who made two fumble recoveries, said the defense was trying to live down its past "It hurts to say it but in the past the defense just hasn't played that good," he said.

"Tonight we got the turnovers. We made things happen. I think there was a point in the first half when we held them and we realized, 'hey, our game plan is After sleepwalking through a scoreless first half in which Memphis State dominated both sides of the ball, the Offense finally snapped awake. "This is definitely a confidence builder," said sophomore quarterback Eric Jones, who ran 19 times for 99 yards and a touchdown and threw for another. "We'll measure the rest of the season from the second half on." For Jones, the second-half winning rally was extra special.

It was his fourth-quarter interception in last year's game that sent Memphis State on a 15-point rampage and 22-21 victory. "I definitely thought about that when we began to come back," said Jones. "This one was really sweet." Jones threw only nine passes, completing three, but said he had no qualms with Vandy's new gouge-and-poke offense. "I'll take them (wins) any way I can get them," said Jones. "I don't have any problem with the new offense." "It was two different halves," said Memphis State coach Charlie Bailey, whose team opened with a 16-10 shocker of Ole Miss last week.

"The first half we got the breaks and were able to capitalize on them. At halftime we talked about it. We had to protect the football and protect thelead. "We came out and turned it over a bunch. The turning point came when our defense held them at the goal line and caused a fumble in the end zone, but we came right back and turned the ball over." Memphis State had no turnovers against Ole Miss and played an error-free first half last night before self-destructing with five miscues.

Vandy coach Watson Brown, who p-1) P19575R15 MT for I fllfSl: 411408 Memphis State quarterback Rusty Trail has the ball stripped from his grasp by Vandcrbilfs Renford Reese in action last night at Dudley Field. SIZES: P20575R15 s0r I TRUCK TIRES' 4 11 60 P21575R15 P22575R15 P23575R15 in LT7.50R16 LT21585R16 3312.50R15 Memphis State really wasn't knocking us down out there and that if we started playing we could win the game," Brown said. Brown credited defensive coordinator Dick Hopkins with a giant share of the'eredit for the win. "Coach Hopkins made some beautiful blitz calls," said Brown. "He has caught a lot of criticism and tonight his defense came through." had vowed to bolster the Commodores' ground game and play tougher on defense, said he was pleased on both counts.

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