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fl SCORECARD -14 SPORTS DIGEST -14 OUTDOOR -16, )c (CUriott'jcrl0er Daily News October 11, 1981 Sunday ies a 1343 shocker on Alabama A 3 1V-L IJ completion and a sack, Collier came face to fac Related stories, Pages 3, Statistics, Page 14 with a third-and-13 play. He responded with a 27-yard completion tight end Raymond Pov, ell over the middle to tfc Zl. "We were in a zone coverage," said Alabam cornerback Jeremiah Castille. "The tight end in the seam. We were playing deep.

We were pec ting them to go deep. He ran a medium pa tern." Rnnthprn Mississinni still wasn't out Of tt 13 tie with seventh-ranked Alabama in front of 76,400 disbelieving fans. "I just didn't hit the ball good earlier in the season," Clark said, explaining why he had missed field goals of 34, 38 and 42 yards. "This time, I was thinking, 'Just kick the I was over there by myself. I had thought that it might comedown to me kicking.

But when it comes time to kick, you don't think about it. A field goal should be automatic, just like an extra point." Clark's field goal was anything but automatic. In fact, it appeared doomed for disaster from the outset Center Steve Carmody's snap to holder Davey Sellers was high. Sellers managed to get the ball down on the tee, but when Clark hit it the hall fluttered fnujorH the crnalnnfirs and anneared and no timeouts remaining. They were trailing 13-10, thanks to Peter Kim's 41-yard field goal with 7:15 left.

Clearly, it was time for the Golden Eagles to put up or head back to Hattiesburg with their first loss. "I figured we had time," said Collier, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 202 yards and rushed for another 43 on 13 carries. "I didn't have to say anything in the huddle. Everybody knew their job, and I knew mine." Collier flipped a short pass to Sammy Winder for 7 yards and scrambled for 8 and a first down. He completed two more passes for 17 yards and a first down at the Alabama 49.

But less than a minute remained to be played. Following an in- "I could have hit it straighter," said Clark. But as it was, the kick was straight enough to drop Alabama's record to 4-1-1 and keep Southern Mississippi unbeaten at 4-0-1. "The snap was a little high," said Sellers. "But it wasn't any trouble.

It had enough speed on it so as not to mess up the timing. The overall operation was smooth. I wasn't worried about what we had to do. I was just worried about somebody getting through and blocking it." Clark's field goal capped a nine-play, 56-yard drive that saw quarterback Reggie Collier complete four of five passes for 51 yards and scramble for 8 more yards as the Golden Eagles played beat the clock. The Golden Eagles had taken the ball on their own 20-yard line with just 2:57 left in the game By ROSCOE NANCE Clarion-Ledger Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

With just one swipe of his right leg, Southern Mississippi place-kicker Steve Clark went from the outhouse to the penthouse Saturday afternoon at Legion Field. Clark, a 5-foot-8 sophomore from Jonesboro, hadn't been in very good standing with head coach Bobby Collins through the Golden Eagles' first four games. Missing three of five field goals within chipping distance will do that But Clark more than made up for his past transgressions when he kicked a 40-yarder with 3 seconds left that gave the Golden Eagles a 13- woods. Even though the clock stopped on the fir down, the Golden Eagles wouio nave move in a hurry to get the field goal team on tl field, or else throw the ball out of bounds on fir down. See USM, Page 9D to be wide to the right iuii nmjymmmamu mum.

uii.ii Texas 34 Olda. 14 'll- mI uy fr PAGE 10 Travelin' Perry Lee Dunn is one guy who has achieved most of his goals on a football field. Dunn, who now lives in Brandon, enjoyed a standout prep career at Natchez, went on to star at Ole Miss and played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Colts and Atlanta Falcons. IT 1 -Xiktr 6-J. S.

5 4 ft Index 1 Staff photo by David Herschel Walker flies through the Ole Miss defense with the greatest of ease prior to landing on his feet for a score. Big 3 8,9 11 12 Golf, tennis 13 Pro Page 2 Borden column 3 Hood column 3 Patterson col 3 For the record 4 Scorecard 14 Walker, Georgia trample Ole Miss 37-7 State colleges 5 Travelin' 15 SEC games 7 Outdoors 16 whatever darned if it didn't work. To per tion. Ole Miss' Melvin Brown was on the left sid his lonesome. Safety Johnny Burrow rotd over on the snap.

Another linebacker tried ca ing up. Belue simply rolled to his right and th the ball as far as he could. At tne lu-yara there was a jump ball. Five bodies went into the air. Brown wen highest, had the best position.

Nobody, thol touched the ball. If it had been DasxeiDa Fourcade left the game with that cartilage separation from his ribs, even after the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-0 in the SEC) scored with 2:16 left in the half, the Rebels were still in this fray. They trailed only 17-7 and at one time had led 7-3 after Fourcade deftly faked a handoff into the line and kept around the right side for a 7-yard touchdown run. Georgia, which gained 493 yards total offense, rested on its 48, with time for one desperation pass. Three Bulldog receivers broke from the huddle, sprinted right and lined up side by side as Walker left the field.

It was to be a heave-and-hope play. "It was the old Atlanta Falcons play," Sloan called it. "It was Big Ben right, trips right, bomb," Georgia receiver Lindsay Scott said. "It was the safest play I know," said Georgia coach Vince Dooley. Well, old Atlanta Falcons, Big Ben, safest, duced to three factors for Ole Miss not stopping Georgia's Herschel Walker, not intercepting an interceptable pass andsomething called a costochondral separation to Faurcade's left side.

Most certainly, Ole Miss did not stop Walker. Not the least bit. On this da, when Walker gained 265 yards his second-best day ever, next to his 283 yards last year against Vanderbilt possibly only Nelson Skalbania could have stopped him by signing the sophomore running back to play football in Canada. Walker gained those 265 yards on 41 carries and scored one touchdown from 6 yards out a 3-yard dive, then a 3-yard run after landing. "Two-hundred seventy?" Sloan said, a bit startled over the unofficial figure.

"Good thing we played an eight-man front. He made 270 himself Good grief The worst grief hit the Rebels with only 1 1 seconds left in the first half. Even after Walker had gained 150 yards in the first half, even after Statistics, Page 14 By MICKEY SPAGNOLA Dailf News Sports Writer OXFORD Well, Ole Miss tried. Sure did. Tried everything against the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Rebels tried eight-man fronts. They tried four-man fronts. They tried playing with four linebackers and no free safety on defense. They tried flea-flickers, options, long passes, short passes. Why, John Fourcade tried playing with a sore left leg, and Michael Harmon did the same on a sore ankle.

But Ole Miss' efforts weren't enough to keep Georgia from scoring a 37-7 win in the first game of the season played "up at school." "We tried everything we knew," said Ole Miss coach Steve Sloan after the Rebels' record was evened at 3-3. "We just ran out of things to try." On this Saturday, when the gray skies leaked a little precipitation on the 41,125 people in Hemingway Stadium, this game of football was re TELEVISION TODAY FSU vs. ND Replay (Cable), 10 a.m. 0 New Eng. vs.

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would have been a rejump. But it was foot and when the ball came down unmolested, it in the hands of the only non-jumper of the bu Georgia's Lindsay Scott, for a bone-jarring yard touchdown pass with but I seconos le the half. "We were in our three coverage, three da Brown explained. "You just play deep and the ball. We went up and when we were cor See Walker, Page 8D Miss.

State gets a scare but beats Colorado State 37-22 After State defensive end Mike McEnany State's 47, but got no farther. The losers' Related stories, Pages3, chance came with 10 seconds remaining. drove to the CSU 2 and gave up the ball on doll Thenell, as he had all afternoon while rollin 308 yards passing, dropped back. This time, ever, he was greeted in the end zone by i Glen Collins. The safety assured State Inui yards on 14 plays to take a 21-14 lead on Tom Thenell's third TD pass a 9-yarder to Jeff Champine.

"It probably did us good to get behind," said State linebacker Curtis Stowers. "We showed that we could come back when things got tough." Things weren't that tough, as State took over and promptly marched 78 yards in 15 plays to tie the game at 21. Danny Knight scored from 3 yards out, carrying defensive back Mike Faucett into the end zone with him. "We had 'em scared as hell," said losing coach SarkArslanian. Perhaps, but not for long.

State never trailed again. ting win No. 4, against one loss, to rest. However, State's third fumble gave the losers new life. CSU used two big plays in the 90-yard drive.

The first was a pass interference call on State cornerback Cookie Jackson. That moved the ball to the State 35. One play later, Thenell hit Richie Hall for 30 yards and a TD to make it 28-27. A high snap from center on the conversion attempt kept State in the lead with eight minutes remaining. In a put-up-or-shut-up situation, State then made its most impressive drive.

It was a thing of beauty, too. Nine rushes for 80 yards. Three minutes and 51 seconds and a 35-27 lead. CSU wasn't playing dead yet. It drove to dropped Thenell for a 12-yard loss (State's seventh sack), CSU was forced to punt.

It was like a wake-up call for a sleeping giant. State started at its own 43. First, Michael Haddix rushed around left end for 28 yards. A facemask penalty moved the ball to the CSU 13. Three plays later fullback Henry Koontz, playing in place of Al Rickey Edwards, who went out early with a bruised back, plowed over from 1 yard out and State took the lead for good with 14:52 left in the final quarter.

However, it was a day when Mississippi State did little to help its own cause. The Bulldogs drove to the CSU 6 and were within sight of put Statistics, Page 14 ByBOB.GWIZDZ Clarion-Ledger Sports Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. Mississippi State's 19th-ranked Bulldogs survived more than one scare Saturday, but ultimately overpowered Colorado State University 37-27 in front of 24,761 sun-baked customers in Hughes Stadium. "I got concerned about the game out there a few times," said State coach Emory Bellard. "This was a very important game for us and a very critical win." Bellard had reason to be concerned when the Rams took the second-half kickoff and drove 79 While State's defense was having its sha problems, the offense ground out 526 total 490 of them rushing.

"They were just too physical for us," naid lanian. "We were tired, but we were more up." See Bulldogs, Page 9D i Brewers 2, Yankees 1 Dodgers 2, Astros 1 Phillies 6, Expos 5 Box score, Page 14 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Rookie left-hander Fernando al zuela, coming back with just three days rest, fired foj hitter Saturday night to lead the Los Angeles Dodge the Houston Astros to even the National League Wes pi. off at two games apiece. Dodger third baseman Pedro Guerrero, with onh thi) previous hits in the the series, slammed the first pitc i r( loser Vern Ruhle in the bottom of the fifth for a hoi i Arizona enjoys upset over USC Summary, Page 14 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Coach Larry Smith had some unusual words of wisdom at half time for his Arizona Wildcats, who trailed Southern Cal 10-3. "All that I said was, 'Have Smith said.

"They knew what that meant winning is fun." The lightly regarded Wildcats had lots of fun in the second half Saturday, shocking top-ranked Southern Cal 13-10 behind sophomore quarterback Tom Tunniclif e. "When I saw we were 20-point underdogs going into the game, I knew we could beat them," said Tunnicliffe, who threw for 293 yards and the winning touchdown. "The pressure was on them, not on us. "I thought that we could beat them, and we beat them; it's that simple. I don't think they were overconfident I think we outplayed them." Smith, like Tunnicliffe, was smiling after the victory, but he still thought he was dreaming.

"There's no question it is the greatest upset in the school's history. I told the kids all week that there's only so much difference between the top teams and all the rest," he said, holding his fingers two inches apart "Today we just made up the difference. Arizona, now 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the Pac-10, trailed most oi the contest, but Tunnicliffe connected with tailback Vance Johnson on a 13-yard swing pass for a touchdown with 2 seconds remaining in the third quarter. That gave the Wildcats their 13-10 advantage and they were able to bold on after that over the left-field fence. The 30-year-old Ruhle had i utii the first 14 Dodgers he faced before Guerrero's hon i The Dodgers scored again in the seventh whet SU Garvey singled to left, advanced on Rick Mondayi sac fice and scored on Bill Russell's single.

Box score, Page 14 The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA George Vukovich almost watched the National League East Division playoff series on television. Instead, the Philadelphia Phillies decided to keep Vukovich on the roster and drop a pitcher. The move paid off Saturday as the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos on Vukovich's pinch-hit homer leading off the 10th inning. The victory enabled the Phillies to tie the best-of-f ive series at 2-2 and force a fifth game today. Phillies manager Dallas Green, in deciding to keep Vukovich on the 25-man playoff roster, said he did it because he felt he would need a pinch hitter more than an extra pitcher if the Phillies reached the World Series, in which there will not be a designated hitter this year.

Vukovich was ecstatic after his homer. "My heart stopped for a while when I hit it," said the utility outfielder, who was brought up before the baseball strike from Oklahoma City of the American Association. "But then it was probably going at 8,000 beats per minute, once it (the ball) went over the fence." Vukovich spent all of 1980 on the major-league roster and had only 58 at-bats. He had 26 at-bats this season, with 10 hits, 4 runs batted in and only 1 homer. Box score, Page 14 The Associated Press NEW YORK Pete Vuckovich and the Milwaukee Brewers are both off the critical list.

Vuckovich, fighting off a siege of tonsillitis, a fever and an upset stomach, blanked New York on one hit for five innings as the battling Brewers held on to nip the Yankees Saturday, squaring their American League East Division series at two games apiece. The final game is scheduled for Yankee Stadium at 6:10 p.m. CDT today, with Moose Haas pitching for Milwaukee against New York's Ron Guidry. They were the starters in Wednesday's opening game, when the Yankees chased Haas in the fourth inning and pinned the defeat on him. Guidry left in the fifth and was not involved in the decision.

"The pressure is on the Brewers and on the Yanks," New York manager Bob Lemon told the media in the interview room while owner George Steinbrenner gave the Yankees a tongue-lashing. In staving off elimination for the second day in a row after dropping the first two games at home, the Brewers produced just enough offense against Rick Reuschel in the fourth inning. Cecil Cooper drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Ben Oglivie, hitless in 12 previous playoff at-bats, delivered the decisive run with a two-out double. The teams meet in the fifth and deciding game oi ries at 6:05 p.m. CDT today, with Nolan Kyan gc ing Houston and Jerry Reuss for Los Angeles.

Valenzuela, a 20-year-old from Mexico, put do first 13 Astros to face him before Cesar Cedeno sir lie the fifth. When Cedeno broke for second, he was cau ht rundown and suffered a pulled right hamstring, li spokesman said he will be lost for between a ween una days. The Astros' second hit a single by Art Howe, cam ii eighth inning, and Houston finally broke througl ir ninth on a double by Terry Puhl and a two-out si ip Tony Scott..