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4C Fort Myers News-Press, Sunday, October 8, 1978 Maryland routs N.C. State 3 1 7 Redskins upend UNC 7-3 By The Associated Press South C2? By The Associated Press I COLLEGE PARK, Md. A 98-yard kickoff return by Steve Atkins and Steve Trimble's fumble recovery in the North Carolina State end zone on the ensuing kickoff sparked 12th-ranked Maryland to a 31-7 victory over the 20th-ranked Wolfpack Saturday. 1 The two lightening touchdowns came after quarterback Scott Smith scored for State on a two-yard run early in the third quarter, and broke open the battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference unbeatens. The Terps have now won nine in a row, including five this season.

State had a six-game winning streak broken and is now 4-1 this season. Atkins, Maryland's powerful tailback, was held to 55 yards in 17 carries as Maryland took a 10-0 halftime lead. But after his long scoring jaunt, he also ran 50 yards from scrimmage on his next carry and finished with 132 yards. scored on an eight-yard run by Alvin Maddox and the 38-yard field goal by Ed Loncar on its first two possessions and added a fourth quarter score on a nine-yard pass from Tim O'Hare to Gary Ellis. Maryland II 12 First downs Rushes-vords Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards N.C.

State Maryland 55-177 49-225 76 24 78 5 7-19-0 9-34 1-1 4-54 7-18-2 10-31 2-1 1-5 0 7 07 1 14 7-31 MARY Maddox run (Loncar kick) MARY FG Loncar 38 NCS Smith 2 run (Rltter kick) MARY Atkins 98 kickoff return (Loncar kick) MARY Trimble tumble recovery in end tone (Loncar kick) MARY Ellis 9 oass from O'Hare (Loncar kick) A 45,319 72, Appalachian 14 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Quarterback Tony Merendino ran for three touchdowns and passed for another to lead Tennessee-Chattanooga to a 72-14 trouncing of Appalachian State in a Southern Conference game. E. Carolina 19, VMI I LEXINGTON, Va. Senior Jer-ald Hall returned one punt 74 yards for a touchdown and set up a field goal with another punt return of 30 yards as East Carolina fended off stubborn Virginia Military Institute 19-6.

AP MARYLANDS QUARTERBACK TIM O'HARE GETS A PASS AWAY he was pressured by N.C. State's John Stanton (73) and Kyle Wescoe Georgia 2nd quarter sinks Oe Miss 42-3 Georgia Tech upsets South Carolina 6-3 Fuller, Clemson run oyer Virginia Tech CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Miami of Ohio flanker Don Treadwell threw a 65-yard scoring bomb to Mark Mattison on a reverse to break a scoreless second-half deadlock ad lift the Redskins to a 7-3 victory over North Carolina Saturday. Tredwell, a freshman, took the reverse pitch from Miami quarterback Larry Fortner and completed the pass from his own 35 with 5:22 remaining in the third quarter. The trick play was the big gainer of the game, as neither team displayed much offensive punch in what was largely a defensive struggle.

North Carolina finally got on the scoreboard in the first play of the fourth quarter when freshman Jeff Hayes kicked a 47-yard field goal. The Tar Heel score capped a slow drive that went 48 yards in 11 plays. Hayes was wide on a 53-yarder in the first half. Miami improved its record to 2-2-1 while North Carolina dropped to 1-3. Miami N.

Carolina 15 17 53-141 56-152 147 109 34 45 11-20-3 10-31-1 6-40 7-44 2-0 4-2 2-10 6-62 7 7 First downs Rushes-vords Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-vards Miami N. Carolina MIAMI Mattison 65 pass from Treadwell (Rowlands kick) UNC FG Hayes 47 A 48.000 Tulane 38, Vanderbllt 3 NASHVIL Tenn. Junior quarterbarJbch Hontas set two Tulane pasmg records and fired touchdown passes of 12, 15 and four yards as Tulane defeated sagging Vanderbilt 38-3. Hontas threw a 12-yard scoring strike to Rodney Holman and a 15-yarder to Marcus Anderson to build Tulane's halftime lead to 21-7. Tulane Vanderktlt Flrst Dwns 22 16 Rushes-Yrds 51-262 54-134 Passing Yrds 175 91 Return Yrds 37 104 Passs 22-14-0 21-6-2 Pnts 2-23 4-30 Fumbles-Lst 1-0 4-3 Penalties-Yrds 5-39 1-5 Tulane 7 14 10 7 II Vondrblt I I Tul Ounawav 23 run with blocked punt (Murray kick) Van FG Woodard 42 Tul Holman 12 pass from Hontae (Murray kick) Tul Anderson 15 pass from Hontas (Murray kick) Tul FG Murray 24 Tul Christian 4 poss from Hontas (Murray kick) Tut Harris 7 run (Murray kick) A 27,600 quarter, where they settled for Hoppy Langley's 25-yard field goal.

McClendon, going over the 100-yard mark for the fourth straight game, was the key man in Georgia's next-to-last scoring drive, starting it with a 13-yard run and later skirting right end for 36 yards to the 15. Pyburn completed seven of 11 passes for 85 yards. Freddie Williams was the key to the Ole Miss offense, rushing for 75 yards and catching seven passes for another 33 as the Bulldogs limited Mississippi to only 221. Oeorgla First downs Rushes-vords Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Mississippi Georgia 14 23 43-131 90 14 14-25-1 7-42 4-2 5-35 59-285 137 22 10-15-0 3-36 3-1 1- 5 0 II I I 1 7 1441 MISS FG Lonoley 25 Ga McClendon 1 run (Robinson Ga Pyburn 1 run (Robinson kick Ga Simon 1 run (Robinson kick) Ga Prince 3 pass from Pyburn (Robinson kick) Ga Pyburn 9 run (Robinson kick) Oa Simon 27 run (Robinson kick) A 58,800 SW Louisiana 24, Louisiana Tech LAFAYETTE, La. Sophomore quarterback David Guidry came off the bench to throw three touchdown passes and lead Southwestern Louisiana to a 24-6 Southland Conference football victory over Louisiana Tech.

E. Tenn. State 38, Tennessee Tech 17 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Coming on strong in the second and last quarters, East Tennessee State downed Tennessee Tech 38-17. Albany State Reserve quarterback Robert Young threw a five-yard pass to Ricky Young to give Bethune a 6-0 lead in the second quarter, but Albany State came back to take a 10-6 lead in the third quarter.

Ricardo Thomas scampered 10 yards, Lynn Thompson kicked a 27-yard field goal and Claitt scored to put Bethune in control. Albany Stat 7-17 -cookman BC Young 5 pass from Oliver ikirv tailed) AS Johnson 45 FG AS Kennedy. 1 run (Johnson kick) BC Thomas 10 run (Thompson kick) BC Thompson 27 FG BC Claitt 1 run (Thompson kick) klck)S 3 TuCker tJonnn A 7.800 Duke 20, Virginia 13 DURHAM, N.C. Elusive tailback Greg Rhett ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns to power Duke to a 20-13 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Virginia. Rhett, a 175-pound junior, scored in the second quarter on runs of three and eight yards.

He also tallied in the third period on a 57-yard sprint. Virginia-Duke First downs 17 14 Rushes-vards 58174 48-211 Passing yards 132 128 Return yards 69 81 Passes 8-15-2 9-17-1 Punts 6-41 8-35 Fumbles-lost 10 1-0 Penaities-vards 5-38 4-51 Virginia 6 0 7 013 Duke 0 13 7 020 Va Grier 42 pass from Hottowe (kick failed) Duke Rhett 3 run (kick tailed) Duke Rhett 8 run (McKinnev kick) Va Taylor 2 run (Henderson kick) Duke Rhett 57 run (McKinnev kick) A 20,375 So. Miss. 22, Miss. St 17 HATTIESBURG, Miss.

Freshman Sammy Winder dived for two third-quarter touchdowns to lift the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles to a 22-17 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Winder, a walk-on who later earned a scholarship, plunged one yard for each of the touchdowns that capped a Golden Eagle comeback to wipe out a 17-0 Mississippi State lead in the renewal of the two teams' annual grudge match. Mlst.St. S.Misi. First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Mississippi St.

S.Mississippi 13 12 48-120 50-183 145 55 62 8-14-0 4-32 2-0 4-69 7 10 0 7 IS 6 5- 7-0 6- 37 4-2 4-28 0-17 21 MS Copeland 3 run (Marler kick) MS FG Marler 19 MS McDole 28 pass from Marler (Marler kick) SM Harrington 7 pass from McDanlel (Bovette kick) SM-Wlnder 1 run (Boyette kick) SM Winder .1 run (Jordan pass from Burkel) Furman 36, Wooford 12 GREENVILLE, S.C. Behind the passing of junior quarterback David Henderson and the running of senior tailback Mark Stowers, Furman defeated Wofford 36-12. na's only scoring drive by rushing three times for 33 yards. The victory for Tech, 3-2, was their third straight. South Carolina, which knocked off Georgia a week ago 27-10, fell to 2-2-1.

Tech wrapped up the victory in the closing seconds when Sheldon Fox, filling in for the injured Mackel Harris, the Yellow Jackets' premier linebacker, intercepted quarterback Garry Harper's pass on his own 36. Tech then ran out the clock to insure the upset victory. Rodney Lee added 60 yards on the ground for Tech in 13 carries and Kelley finished with five pass completions in nine attempts for 75 yards. S. Cor.

Ga. First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-vards South Carolina Georgia Tech 14 55-213 9 10 2- 7-1 8-48 3-0 3-25 13 50-207 75 20 5 9-0 7-37 0-0 5-35 0 03 0 06-6 SC FG Leopard 27 Tech FG Smith 35 Tech- FG Smith 34 A 36,129 18-yard touchdown pass as Penn State took a 14-0 first period lead. The same combination clicked twice on the opening drive of the game, a 61-yard surge capped by Matt Suhey's one-yard run. PennSt Kentucky 01 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Penn St. Kentucky 10 57-188 250 14 1627-1 7-37 1-0 10-75 33-27 115 25 12-29-2 10-34 2-2 3-25 1330 0 00 PS Suhev 1 run (Bahr kick) PS Fitzkee 18 pass from Fusina (Bohr kick) PS FG Bahr 33 PS Moore 1 run (run failed) PS Bassett 5 pass from Copozzoli (Bahr kick) A 58.06S it 1 6 in a row Hubbard played reserves the rest of the way.

Williams is a 5-foot-7, 167-pound senior tailback from Tampa. Sammy Knight ran 35 yards in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring. Maryland B. Shore I I 0 I Florida AM 14 10 14 7-45 FAMU Green. 4 run (Relnhard kick) FAMU Solomon 2 run (Relnhard kick) FAMU Relnhard FG 34 FAMU Chester 4 run (Relnhard kick) FAMU Williams 58 run (Relnhord kick) FAMU Solomon 1 run (Relnhard kick) FAMU Kniaht 35 run (Relnhard kick) JU.

IUV By The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. Jeff Pyburn accounted for three touchdowns and Willie McClendon raced for 145 yards Saturday as Georgia crushed Mississippi 42-3 in a Southeastern Conference football game. Georgia, trailing 3-0, erupted for three second-quarter touchdowns within nine minutes after Steve Dennis intercepted a Rebel pass to start the first touchdown drive. Pyburn scored on runs of 1 and 9 yards and connected with Carmon Prince on a 3-yard pass for another score as Georgia lifted its record to 3-1. McClendon also scored on a 1-yard plunge and the other Bull- dog touchdowns came from freshman Matt Simon on a 2-yard run in the second'1 quarter and a 27-yard sprint with only 2:35 left in the game.

Ole Miss, 2-2, started the scoring in the SEC opener for both teams by driving 42 yards to the Georgia 8 in the first By The Associated Press ATLANTA Georgia Tech sophmore Johnny Smith booted a 34-yard field goal with 57 seconds remaining to lift the Yellow Jackets to a 6-3 college football victory over South Carolina Saturday. Smith had kicked a 35 yarder midway in the final period to give the Jackets a 3-3 tie after sophmore Eddie Leopard of South Carolina had given the Gsmecocks the lead on a a 27-yard field goal after 51 seconds of the fourth quarter. Eddie Lee Ivery, who ran for 157 yards in 29 attempts, set up the winning drive by rushing for 41 yards in six attempts before the drive stalled on the 17. Smith's tying field goal was engineered on a 50-yard pass play from freshman quarterback Mike Kelley to Drew Hill on South Carolina's 38 yard line. George Rogers, South Carolina's sophmore fullback from Duluth, who ran for 148 yards in 21 tries, set up Caroli Penn State clobbers Kentucky 30 Vols win 1st By The Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C.

Quarterback Steve Fuller ran for a 75-yard touchdown on the second play of the game to spark Clem-son's 38-7, rout of Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon in a non-conference college football game that was marred by 12 turnovers. Fuller ran one yard for a touchdown in the third quarter and tossed a 7-yard scoring pass during that period to tight end Cliff Bray. VPI, 2-3, scored on a 100-yard kickoff return by tailback Larry Fallen after the Tigers, 3-1, had run up a 24-0 third-quarter lead. Virginia Tech's only other major scoring opportunity during the regionally televised game came early in the first period when Paul Engle came up short on a 36-yard field goal attempt. Fuller got off to a slow start.

His first pass, intended for Bray, was intercepted by the Gobblers' defensive back Gene Tennessee 31, Army 13 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Quarterback Jimmy Streater ran for two touchdowns and monsterman Greg Gaines picked off an interception for another score in a third quarter scoring blitz to give Tennessee a 31-13 victory over Army in a non-conference college football game Saturday. Streater scored on runs of 47 and three yards and Gaines snared Army quarterback Earl Mulrane's toss for flanker Mike Fahneszock on the Cadets' 31 and streaked to the end zone, giving the Vols their first victory in four games. Army Tennessee First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing YartJs Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Army Tennessee 21 20 45-192 59-295 200 67 3 110 30-12-2 11-61 4-37 7 1 62 2-30 5-60 .0 7 0 411 10 II 011 Foxx 2 run (Duncan' kick) Duncan 32 fg A Mulrane I run (Messner kick) Streater 47 run (Duncan kick) Streater 3 run (Duncan kick) Gaines 31 interception return (Duncan kick) A Hill 2 run (Mulrane-Hill pass incomplete) 81,887 Temple 22, William Mary 22 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Brian Boomell tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to Curt Parvin with two minutes left to tie the score, but Bunn.

Fuller completed nine of the next 14 passes for 128 yards. Clemson wide receiver Jerry Butler became the school's all-time reception yardage leader, catching seven passes for 103 yards. His 1,603 yards tops the school record of 1,576 set by Glenn Smith from 1949 to 1951. Obed Ariri, Clemson place-kicker, scored eight points, kicking a 22-yard field goal late in the first period and connecting on all five extra point attempts. Virginia Tech Clemson First downs 7 16 Rushes-yards 33- 95 64-282 Passing yards 87 138 Return yards 15 96 Passes 15- 7-3 18-10-2 Punts 648 4-44 Fumbles-lost 5-4 63 Penalties-yards 3-25 7-57 Virginia Tech 0 7 7 Clew son 10 7 14 7 II Clem Fuller 75 run (Arlrl kick) Clem FG 22 Arlrl Clem Brown 4 run (Arlrl kick) Clem Broy 7 pass from Fuller (Arlrl kick) VPI Fallen 100 kickoff return (Engle kick) Clem Fuller 1 run (Arlrl kick) Clem Lott 1 run (Arlrl kick) A 53,800 Dlacekicker Ron Fioruanti missed his second extra point and Temple's Owls settled for a 22-22 deadlock with William Mary's Indians.

Temple W6M First downs 25 18 Rushes-vords 48-268 45-167 Passing yards 186 198 Return yards 0 7 Passes 19-28-1 12 26-1 Punts 5-38 6-34 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-3 Penalties-vards 3-45 1-15 Temple 10 0 6 422 William 8, Mary 0 14 8 022 Temp FG Fioruanti 24 Temp Bright 3 run (Fioruanti kick) Long 1 run (Libassl kick) W8.M Schielfelbein 41 pass from Odor (Libassl kick) Temp Pitts 34 run (kick failed) W8.M Schielfelbein 28 pass from Ro-zantz Rozantz run) Temp Parvin 3 pass from Broomell (kick failed) A 13.000 Davidson 42, Randolph-Macon 0 ASHLAND, Va. Alvin Atkinson ran 16 times for 55 yards and two touchdowns as he led Davidson's Wildcats to as 42-0 romp over Randolph-Macon's Yellow Jackets. Davidson 0 7 14 2142 Randolph-Macon 0 0 0 0 0 Dav Atkinson 2 run (Bass kick) Dav Trahev 25 pass Irom Rhvne Bass kick) Dav Sheridan recovered blocked punt In end zone (Bass kick) Dav Atkinson 5 run (Bass kick) Dav Wade 40 pass Interception Bass kick) Dav Barnard 79 run (Bass kick) A 1,200 Akron 26, W. Kentucky 21 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Dan Simon scored a pair of touchdowns on short runs, including the deciding tally in the third period as Ak ron nipped Western Kentucky 26- 21.

Grambllng 16, Tennessee St 11 GRAMBLING, La. Glen Elmore bulled in from two yards out in the fourth quarter to lead Gram-bling State to a 16-11 college football victory over Tennessee State. Tennessee State opened a 9-0 lead early in the second quarter, but Grambling came back on a 56-yard pass from Skip Ezell to Mike Smith, a 31-yard field goal by Larry Scrubbs and Elmore's last-period score. Bethune bounces By The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH Ricky Claitt plunged one yard with the winning touchdown and Roger Jackson made a threat-killing interception to lead Bethune-Cook-man past Albany State 23-17 in college football Saturday. The victory was Bethune's fourth in five games; Albany State fell to 2-3.

Albany quarterback Curtis Tucker dominated the game by completing 19 fo 38 passes for 230 yards, but he threw four interceptions to end scoring chances. By The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. Fifth-ranked Penn State rode the passing of Chuck Fusina to a pair of first period touchdowns, then turned matters over to a defensive unit that clinched a 30-0 victory over Kentucky in college football Saturday night. The win, Penn State's sixth in as many starts, extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games and avenged a 24-20 loss to Kentucky last season, the Nittany Lions' only 1977 defeat. Fusina, who passed for 138 of 209 yards in the first half, combined with flanker Scott Fitzkee for an FAMU makes JACKSONVILLE (AP) Tailback Ike Williams rushed for 211 yards to lead Florida University to a 45-0 rout of Maryland-Eastern Shore Saturday night.

The Rattlers stretched their winning streak, longest in the country, to 16 games. Williams gained 157 yards in the first half, and scored on a 58-yard run early in the third quarter. He spent most of the rest of the game on the beh as FAMU Cach Rudy.