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7C 1 FLORIDA TODAY, Sunday, October 27. 1985 f- iii i nf i Austin propels Rebels to victory SCOREBOARD QB throws for 256 yards in return FLORIDA TODAY Wires OXFORD, Miss. Coach Alabama 23, Memphis State 9 Auburn 21, Mississippi State 9 Florida 35, Virginia Tech 18 Georgia 26, Kentucky 6 Mississippi 35, Vanderbilt 7 Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee Billy Brewer says Kent Austin's standout performance in Mississippi's one-sided 35-7 Southeastern Conference football victory against Vanderbilt clearly demonstrated the quarterback's The Rebels scored again late in the first period when Austin moved the team 67-yards, ending with a 15-yard touchdown pass to flanker Jamie Holder. Ambrose then pulled down the first of his two touchdown pass receptions, a 16-yarder from Austin to cap a 67-yard drive in the second period.

The Austin-to-Ambrose combination struck again in the third quarter on a 62-yard pass-run after the Rebels set up on their own 34 thanks to a safety by Ole Miss' Ben Morris. Kicking specialist Bryan worth. NEXT WEEK "Kent Austin clearly demon strated what he means to the Ole Miss football team with his leadership and execution on the field," Brewer said after the senior passed for three touchdowns and engineered a fourth Mississippi State at Alabama Florida at Auburn Tulane at Georgia E. Tennessee State at Kentucky Louisiana State at Mississippi Rutgers at Tennessee to give the Rebels their first SEC victory of the season. Austin, returning to the line up tor tne nrsi time in i games, teamed witn j.k.

Ambrose on two of the scoring passes as the Rebels improved Reserve Kelly lifts their record to 3-a-i Dy outclassing the Commodores before an estimated homecoming crowd of 35,500. FAMU to victory By Rodney Campbell FLORIDA TODAY Vanderbilt (2-5-1 and 0-3-1 in the SEC) was kept in check by an Ole Miss offense that trapped freshman quarterback Tim TALLAHASSEE Senior quarterback Mike Kelly came off the bench and threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Florida to a 34-6 homecoming victory Richardson in the end zone twice and caused him to cough up the ball on two other occa sions. against Tuskegee on Saturday. With the victory, the Rattlers improved to "I think we performed well today," Brewer said. "We added 4-4.

I he Golden Tigers dropped to z-J-i. a few wrinkles (offensively) to Owen, who hit on all Rebel extra points, booted a 50-yard field goal in the third period. The Commodores managed to get on the scoreboard late in the third period when Richardson connected with Tony Pear-cey on a pass play that covered 65 yards. The Rebel defense shut down the Commodores' ground game, limiting the visiting team to only 32 yards on 31 attempts. Vandy was sacked six times for 52 yards in losses, while Commodore defenders got to the Ole Miss quarterback three times for 18 yards.

Richardson, forced into a catch-up game, passed 32 times, hitting 17 for 304 yards. Austin passed 26 times before being taken out in the third period, connecting on 18 for the 256 yards. Austin's favorite target was Ambrose, who pulled down six-passes for including the long touchdown pass. "We had a couple of big plays on the first drive and that gave us a lot of momentum," Austin said. "I felt the offensive line was really going together today.

I've got to give them a lot of credit." Mississippi freshman tailback Chuck Cleveland, a 6-foot-2, 195-pounder, led all rushers for the game with 58 yards on 18 attempts. FLORIDA TODAY AP Kelly relieved starting quarterback Calvin ones, who committed two first-halt turnovers. HEADLOCK: Auburn's Gary Kelley stops Mississippi State quarterback Don Smith during first-half action of the Tigers' victory on Saturday. Giles was inserted as starting quarterback two weeks ago against Jackson State when Kelly failed to produce. "Right now, Mike is No.

1, no doubt about it," said FAMU coach Rudy Hubbard. "Calvin was having a problem out there and Mike Auburn sluggish in win came in and did a good job for us." The first half was a defensive struggle. but the Rattlers took a 7-6 lead into the locker help the quarterback and the quickness of our backs." Brewer said the Rebels had some problems on defense that allowed Vanderbilt to make big plays, "but that was just a lack of concentration on our part." Vanderbilt coach George Maclntyre offered no excuses. "We just got beat," he said. "We were not sharp offensively or defensively." Austin, who moved up to seventh place on the SEC total offense ledger with his 256-yard passing effort, opened the game through the air in a three-play, 43-yard drive climaxed when tailback Nathan Wonsley jumped over the top from 2 yards out for a touchdown.

over Mississippi State room. But FAMU's offense cranked out four second-half touchdowns to subdue Tuskegee. got the ball back less than a minute later and scored on quarterback Pat Washington's 29-yard strike to Freddy Weygand that made it 14- "The difference betweeen the first and second half was purely our execution," Hubbard said. "We had the same players and same plays in the second half but we just ran 6 at the halt. them the right way.

Auburn made it 21-6 earlier in the third quarter on a 72-yard drive highlighted by a 40- Tuskegee had defeated FAMU in two yard burst by Jackson. previous Rattler homecoming games. Cosby's third field goal narrowed the mar At the beginning of the game, the Golden Tigers took a quick 6-0 lead but none of the gin to 21-9, but the Bulldogs couldn't sustain another drive for a score. Rattlers feared losing. Jackson came into the game averaging "Our practices were really good all 205.5 yards per game rushing.

His 169 yards came on 28 carries. week," said linebacker Willie Brown. "The last practice really psyched us up for the Shula throws 4 TDs, Alabama rolls, 28-9 On his 22-yard scoring run, Jackson set a game. We weren going to get beaten tnis year in homecoming." FAMU faces Alcom State next Saturday in Lorman, Miss. Kickoff is 2:30 p.m.

Summary, 14C. FLORIDA TODAY Wires FLORIDA TODAY Wires AUBURN, Ala. Once again, senior tailback Bo Jackson gave No. 6 Auburn its offensive punch, but it took a strong defense and the booming punts of Louis Colbert for the Tigers to hold off Mississippi State, 21-9. "It wasn't a pretty win," said Jackson, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, including a 22-yard scoring dash that put Auburn ahead after trailing 6-0.

Auburn coach Pat Dye agreed, saying the game was frustrating. "We weren't able to hammer out anything today," he said. "This is a good football team that has now become ordinary. I'd hate to think where we would be without our defense." He also said Colbert showed why he ranks among the top punters in the nation. "He helped put Mississippi State in poor field position most of the day," Dye said.

"We had some opportunities early to get some points in addition to the field goals, but Auburn stopped us," said Bulldogs' coach Emory Bellard. "Out of four scoring opportunities, we came out with only three field goals." Jackson's 22-yard touchdown run sparked a 14 -point outburst by Auburn with less than two minutes left in the half. His 4-yard scoring run in the third quarter gave Auburn room to hold on for the victory. The victory in the Southeastern Conference battle lifted Auburn's record to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC, while the Bulldogs fell to 5-3 and 0-3 in the league. Auburn plays host to Florida next Saturday.

Mississippi State quarterback Don Smith moved the Bulldogs in bursts but could not sustain a drive into the end zone, with State settling for Artie Cosby fieldgoals of 37, 27 and 37 yards. The first two field goals put State up 6-0. But with four minutes left in the half, Auburn rolled 70 yards in seven plays, with Jackson streaking 22 yards for the score that put Auburn ahead for good. Jackson's score fired up the Tigers. Auburn Georgia 'D' beats 'Cats at own game FLORIDA TODAY Wires new single-season rushing record at Auburn, breaking the mark of 1,315 set by James Brooks in 1980.

The 22-yards put Jackson at 1,320. At the game's end, his season rushing total stood at 1,402, about a flat 200 yards per game average. Smith, who came into the game leading the SEC in total offense with an average of 274.7 yards per game, was often under heavy pressure by Auburn's defense and got only eight yards rushing and 177 passing, hitting 14 of 28 tosses with one interception. But Mississippi State's defense also slowed down Auburn's rush, holding the Tigers to 243 yards on the ground 146 yards below their per game average that led the nation and only 65 through the air. While Jackson's running dominated the game, Mississippi State freshman fullback Hank Phillips helped spark the Bulldog attack by darting for 109 yards on 15 carries.

A highlight of the game came in the first half when Smith lofted a deep pass that turned into a circus juggling act by tight end Louis Clark and halfback Jeff Patton. Clark batted the ball twice and so did Patton, who finally caught it while diving to the ground to complete a 44-yard pass play. But the Tigers forced the Bulldogs to settle for a field goal on that try. Richardson with 8:36 left in the first period. Memphis State trailed 7-3 at the half after Ingles drilled his first field goal.

There were six turnovers in the first half Alabama lost three fumbles and an interception, while Memphis State surrendered two interceptions. The Tigers were in scoring range when both interceptions occurred. Alabama gave up two fumbles on the Tiger 25 and on their own 10. Shula connected with flanker Al Bell for 26 yards and six points, then hit split end Clay Whitehurst for a four-yard touchdown in the third period. Shula wrapped it up with a two-yard toss to halfback Bobby Humphrey late in the final MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Junior quarterback Mike Shula threw four touchdown passes Saturday to give Alabama a turnover-marred 28-9 victory against Memphis State. Shula completed 24 of 34 passes for 367 yards as the Tide picked up its fifth victory against a pair of losses. Shula also threw three intercepted passes. Memphis State (2-4-2) failed to score a touchdown, but junior Thomas Ingles kicked field goals of 44, 31 and 44 yards before 37,069 fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. About 17,000 of the spectators were Alabama fans who made the trip to Memphis.

Alabama went ahead 7-0 the first time it had the ball. The first touchdown came on Shula's 21-yard pass to split end Greg ATHENS, Ga. Georgia attacked the nation's fourth best defense against the run for three rushing touchdowns and Greg Waters led a big-play defense that helped carry the Bulldogs to a 26-6 Southeastern Conference football victory over Kentucky Saturday. The Bulldogs never trailed after quarterback James Jackson scored on a 5-yard run in the first quarter and built their lead to 26-0 in the third when Tim Worley ran 9 yards for one score and Wayne Johnson 27 for another. Georgia (5-1-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the SEC) also got a pair of field goals of 41 and 26 yards from Steve Crumley in downing Kentucky for the eighth year in a row and lifting their home field record in the 1980s to 32-3.

Waters had three quarterback sacks in the same and also dumped two runners for losses I Summary, 14C. Summary, 14C. as Kentucky was unable to take advantage of excellent field position tailing 10 score on five drives that started in Bulldog territory. Furman routs Appalachian State 4 4Mfc 4. I UT-Chattanooga 23, W.

Carolina 3 CULLOWHEE, N.C. Tennes- Kentucky (4-3 and 1-2) avoided a shutout when Bill Ransdell engineered an 80-yard drive that ended on Ivy Joe Hunter's 1-yard plunge with 10: 18 left in the game. Ransdell started the second half, his first appearance since suffering a punctured lung and fractured rib on the first play of the Clemson game Oct. 5. His 30-yard pass to Mark Wheeler at the one set up Hunter's score.

Summary, 14C. see-mauanooga Keiae umey oootea field goals of 27, 45 and 22 yards Saturday to lead the Moccasins to a 23-3 Southern Conference victory against Western Carolina. Chattanooga linebacker Zach Ir-vin set up the Moccasins' first score when he recovered a Western Carolina fumble at the Catamounts' 24-yard line with 6 minutes left in the opening quarter. Five plays later, quarterback Tim Couch hit flanker Alan Banner with an 11-yard scoring pass. Early in the second quarter.

Catamount punter Steve Komegay fum- drive of its own, an 88-yard drive on nine plays that ended when John Settle, the Southern Confemce's leading rusher, scored on a six-yard run with 11:32 remaining in the game. Settle was held to 66 yards. Ga. Southern 38, Newberry 17 STATESBORO, Ga. Georgia Southern quarterback Tracy Ham rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Eagles to a 38-17 victory against Newberry College.

Ham scored on the Eagle's first possession with a 55-yard run and added another score later in the quarter with a 29-yard run. Fullback Gerald Harris also scored in the opening period on a 1-yard run as Georgia Southern built a 21-0 lead. After Newberry picked up its only first-half points on a 6-yard pass from Jimmy Skipper to Dan Spigner, Ham threw a 42-yard scoring pass to Herman Barron and Tim Foley kicked a 30- yard field goal to give the Eagles a 31- 7 halftime lead. Ham led all rushers with 148 yards on 11 carries. He also completed 10 of 20 passes for 159 yards.

Skipper was the game's leading passer, completing 13 of 26 passes for 189 yards. FLORIDA TODAY Wires GREENVILLE, S.C. John Drye carried 20 times for 104 yards and Brian Jager gained 99 yards in 19 runs as Furman's ball-control offense led to a 21-7 Southern Conference football win against Appalachian State. Furman, with its 14th-consecutive homecoming victory, moved to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference, while Appalachian State fell to 4-3 and 2-1. Furman had the ball more than 38 minutes and ran 75 plays to 57 for the Mountaineers.

Furman went ahead 6-0 on two field goals by Kevin Esval, one from 23 yards in the first quarter and another from 41 yards in the second quarter. The Paladins then put together a 77-yard scoring drive on 15 plays that took more than six minutes. Jager scored the touchdown on a 2-yard run with 40 seconds left in the first half. Another long scoring drive, 77 yards in eight minutes, resulted in a Furman touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. Greg Smith went into the end zone from the 5-yard line and Chas Fox ran for the two point conversion to make the the score 21-0.

Appalachian answered with a long A i -i E. Kentucky topples W. Kentucky, 51-21 RICHMOND, Ky. Running backs Vic Parks, James Crawford and Elroy Harris rushed for two touchdowns each as Eastern Kentucky ran over Western Kentucky, 51-21. Touchdown runs of six yards and two yards by Parks put Eastern up 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Crawford, a 5-foot-ll, 210-pound junior tailback, took over in the second quarter, with touchdown runs of two yards and one yard. Dale Dawson added a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter to put the Colonels up 31-7 at the half and the game out of reach. Eastern's defense limited Western to just 113 yards total offense in the first half, and just seven yards rushing. i own 11-yard line. After three plays, Onley kicked a 27-yard field goal.

Onley, who went into Saturday's game 0-4 in field goals, kicked two more in the second quarter to give the Moccasins a 16-3 halftime lead. Moccasin comerback David McC-rary intercepted a fourth-quarter Willie Perkins pass at the Catamount 38-yard line to set up the final score. Six plays after the interception, running back Steve Baker took it In from 3 yards out. The victory boosted the Moccasins to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the league. HUNKERING DOWN: Georgia fullback David McCloskey runs for yardage in the Bulldogs' 26-6 victory against Kentucky on Saturday in Athens, Ga..