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j. This 11th Hour Victory Was in Tulane 's Favor OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Vince Manalla kicked a 29-yard field goal as time ran out Saturday, lifting the Tulane Green Wave to a 26-24 football victory over the fumble-plagued Ole Miss Rebels, who had seemed to have locked up victory only moments earlier. Quarterback Nickie Hall, who fired three touchdown passes for the day, gave Manalla his chance with a last-gasp drive from the Tulane 29 featuring a 40-yard catch-and-run play by tight end Rodney Holman. Mississippi had gone ahead 24-23 with 1:19 left when quarterback John Fourcade fired a 40-yard pass to flanker Breck Tyler to the 5, setting up Fourcade's touchdown run on the next play.

Moments earlier, Tulane had throttled the Rebels on fourth and 1 at the Green Wave 3 following a pass interception by Ole Miss' Bobo Thomas. Before Thomas' inerception, Mississippi was driving at the Tulane 24 but Andre Thomas fumbled for the third straight time, one of the Rebels' eight lost fumbles, and linebacker Frank Robinson recovered for his third time. The victory, in a game played mostly in the rain and unseasonable 63 degree weather, gave Tulane a 2-2 record while Ole Miss dropped to 1-3. Hall finished with 19 of 40 completions for 215 yards while Fourcade hit 16 of 21 for 230 yards. The Rebels held a 10-6 lead at halftone on Fourcade's 7-yard run and Todd Gatlin's 24-yard field goal, both in the second quarter.

Tulane had scored in the second period on Hall's 9-yard pass to Marcus Anderson. Ole Miss piled up 536 yards in total offense, but suffered two lost fumbles in the first half and six in the second, including Robinson's recovery at the Rebel 20 that set up Hall's 4-yard scoring swing-pass to Reggie Reginelli in the third quarter that gave Tulane a 13-10 lead. Ole Miss went ahead later in the quarter on a 77-yard drive capped by Malvin Gipson 2-yard run. But the Green Wave fought back for a 6-yard touchdown pass from Hall to Holman after Hall hit a 17-yarder to Nolan Franz to the 19 on fourth-and-10. Manalla then added a 33-yard field goal, mak-(Turn to Page C-10) mmmsmm Tulane quarterback Nickie Hall (12) looks for run- Hall threw three touchdowns passes, giving him nlng room against Ole Miss Saturday in Oxford, eight in the last two games.

(UPI Telephoto) Alexandria Bailg Eoitm EnlK Sunday, September 28, 1980 Local Women Have Fared Well in State Am. C-2 Saints Have Had to Prep for 3 Quarterbacks. C-4 for LSU, But Rice Wins 7 7-7 onds for a second touchdown and a 17-3 triumph. Alborn, mobbed in his locker-room by the Rice team and university president Dr. Norman Hackerman, spewed praise on his 1-2 squad.

a Snap Fance for the icing, the game changed with that fumble. Mahfouz came in for Risher, the Tigers appeared disorganized, and Rice played with newly-found enthusiasm. During the final two minutes of that half, the Owls moved the ball 53 yards in 69 seconds, getting to the LSU 36 with seven seconds left. Then, tight end Robert Hubble, attempting his first field goal ever, booted a 52-yard three-pointer to set a Rice record and give his team more confidence than it has known this season. "There's no doubt that when we had the 7-0 lead and fumbled LSU's Next Foe Gators Demand Some Attention It Was By Doug Blackburn Town Talk Sports Writer HOUSTON An inability to complete the snap from center haunted the LSU football team while it was winning two of its first three games.

In Game Four, incomplete center-quarterback exchanges did more than cast a menacing shadow over the Tigers' performance. This time they spelled defeat for LSU, and allowed previously winless Rice to come from behind Saturday night to take a stunning 17-3 win over the two-touchdown favored Tigers in Rice Stadium. It was Rice's first victory over LSU since 1964. Five times LSU quarterbacks Alan Risher and Robbie Mahfouz began a play by dropping the snap from center John Watson, and on one of those miscues the Tigers lost that ball. And it was that turnover that turned the game around.

Following their finest drive of the season, the Tigers had second and goal on the Rice one and a 7-0 lead midway through the second quarter. A touchdown seemed inevitable, and at this time, a rout seemed probable. But Risher dropped the hike from Watson, and when he chose to try and pick the ball up rather than fall on it, Owl tackle Clenzie Pierson flopped on it to end the Tigers' drive. Although Rice won with two touchdowns late in the game, a 15-yard pass from Robert Hoffman to Frank Wilson for the winner and a 24-yard run by Calvin LSU 13 49-133 135 16 7-15-0 7-1 6-50 Rice 15 54-196 100 0 8-10-0 1-1 8-63 First downs Rushes-yords Passing yords Relum yards Passes Punts Fombles-tost Penalties-yards LSU 7 0 0 0-7 Rice 03014-17 LSU Porter 57 pass from Risher (Johnston kick) Rice- FG Hubble 52 Rice Wilson 13 pass from Hoffmann (Sam kick) Rice Fance 24 run Sam kick A 41,000 Demons Edge "The kids just played their butts off," he shouted. "When you beat a class team like LSU they have done something.

I am so proud of them. We told 'em on Monday they could beat LSU if (Turn to Page C-10) pass from freshman John Bond to tight end James Doss late in the first half. Quarterback Bob Hewko led Florida, passing for touchdown, running over another and racking up more than 200 yards through the air. Hewko scored from the five in the second quarter, and passed 35 yards to John Gaffney in the third. Florida's first touchdown came on a two-yard run by Calvin Davis in the first period.

Jeff Olezewski, blending passes and the slashing runs of Terry Daniels to near perfection, guided Tennessee on four straight long scoring marches in the first half and No. 18 Auburn could never recover. Olezewski, scoring once himself, hit 12 of 15 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown, and James Berry bulled for three more scores before a record and stunned crowd of 75,000 at Auburn. Daniels netted 125 yards on 21 carries. Auburn's star running back, James Brooks, was held to 26 yards, but carried only 8 times, due to the time-consuming drives by the Tennessee offensive unit.

Randy Jenkins threw two touchdown passes, and then Kentucky, 2-2, went ahead 21-14 with 2:34 remaining on a one-yard dive by Randy Brooks. But winless Bowling Green stormed back and Dave Endree hit Tom Glendening with a 9-yard scoring pass. On the conversion attempt, Endree overthrew Dave Panczyk, who was wide open in the end zone. Jenkins' passes were for 12 yards to Jim Campbell and 15 yards to Brooks. (12) Missouri 31 S.D.

St. 7 Oregon 34 (13) Wash. 10 (14) N. Caro. 17 (19) Mary.

3 (15) Arkansas 13 Tulsa 10 (16) UCLA 35 Wisconsin 0 S. Carolina 17 (17) Mich. 14 Term. 42 (18) Auburn 0 Other SEC Florida 21 Miss. St.

15 Kentucky 21. B. Green 20 Other SWC Houston 24 N. Tex. St.

20 SMU52 Texas-Arl. 16 Baylor 11... Texas Tech 3 Other Big Ten Illinois 20 Air Force 20 Iowa State 10 Iowa 7 Mich. St. 33 W.

Mich. 7 Syracuse 42 N'western21 Indiana 49 Colorado 7 (Complete scores Page C-10) SEC From Wire Reports Florida's Gators spent last season in the Bottom Ten, the comical ranking of America's worst football teams. This season is just three weeks old, and Florida is demanding attention from the people who seriously pick the Top Ten teams for the wire services. Florida, 0-10-1 in 1979, Charlie Pell's first year as head coach, Saturday rolled up its third consecutive victory, defeating previously unbeaten and well-regarded Mississippi State 21-15 for the Gators' first Southeastern Conference win since 1978. Tennessee, which had bowed to nationally-ranked Georgia and Southern Cal by a total of four points before knocking off Washington State last week, exploded for the most awesome performance since Johnny Majors became coach four years ago to destroy highly-regarded Auburn 42-0 in one of the most stunning defeats in the SEC in years.

Auburn, which had won its first two games, had been picked to finish third in the SEC behind Alabama and Georgia. In another game involving an SEC team, Kentucky squeaked by Bowling Green 21-20 when Bowling Green gambled and lost on a two-point conversion try with 27 seconds remaining. Florida, which had overwhelmed California and Georgia Tech in previous games and is host to LSU next Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, had less trouble beating Mississippi State than the final score indicates. The Gators were in control throughout, and State scored its second touchdown with 2:05 left when George Wonsley ran over from the four to cap a 15-play, 92-yard drive. The Bulldogs, trailing 14-0, scored their first touchdown on a 43-yard With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, following a hobbled snap by Mahfouz to kill a Tiger drive, Rice established control.

The Owls, trailing 7-3, decided to gamble. Head coach Ray 01-burn, who called this "my biggest win as a coach," temporarily moved Doug Johnson to quarterback. Johnson ran for a first down before the Owl offense stalled. Then, with fourth and four on the LSU 49, Rice faked a punt and short back Frank Wilson bulled the ball far enough for a first down. Starting signal-caller Robert Hoffmann returned to quarterback and connected on three passes the first tight end Hubble, followed- by diving catch by flanker Reginald Riggs, and then a 15-yard touchdown toss to Wilson who curled out.

of the backfield and was uncovered at the five yard line. LSU's chance to eatch-up ended when Tiger quarterback Robbie Mahfouz bobbled Watson's snap on their final two plays. When the Owls took over, they motored 54 yards in 69 sec-How They Scored First Quarter LSU Tracy Porter 57-pass from Alan Risher. 2:47 remaining. Drive: 61 yards, 3 plays.

Key Plays: Hokie Gajan 15 run up middle to offset illegal procedure penalty and Risher sack for minus 6. David Johnston kick. LSU 7, Rice 0. Second Quarter RICE Robert Hubble 52-field goal. Seven seconds remaining.

Drive: 53 yards, four plays, 1:45. Key Plays: Calvin Fance 12 run left side. Bobby Williams 32-pass up middle to LSU 36. LSU 7, Rice 3. Fourth Quarter KICE Frank Wilson 15-pass from Robert Hoffmann.

3:35 remaining. Drive: 68 yards, 11 plays, 4:47. Key Plays: Quarterback Doug Johnson keeps 12 around left end. Fake punt taken four yards by Frank Wilson for first down. Hubble 16-pass from Hoffmann.

Reginald Riggs 14-pass across middle from Hoffmann to 13. Kenneth Sam kick. Rice 10, LSU 7. RICE Fance 24-run. 42 seconds remaning.

Drive: 52 yards, four plays, 1: 09. Key Plays: Face mask penalty moves ball to LSU 33. Fance carries for nine to 24. Sam kick. Rice 17, LSU 7.

short but effective yardage. A roughing the passer penalty against McNeese, followed by a 16-yard pass from Barkley to Jerry Ward, pushed the Demons down to the McNeese 18. Delaney continued to inch NSU downfield. Coach Williams played it safe, even though his team had the ball, first and goal at the Cowboy seven with 2:07 left. Delaney carried three times, before the drive stalled at the McNeese two with four seconds left.

Even though McNeese called a time out to give Quickel some time to think about his fate, the sophomore from Little Rock, hit a shot through the uprights with one second left. Demons swarmed Quickel and much of the south end of the field, tackling each other, throwing orange towels and helmets. "Our players played well to overcome a lot of adversity," Williams said. Adversity could only be called an understatement. NSU lost the ball four times on fumbles and twice to interceptions.

Penalties also plagued the (Turn to Page C-10) at the goal line, it affected our play, and then when Rice hit that field goal at the end of the half, it gave them momentum," said LSU head coach Jerry Stovall. As for the fumble that turned the game around, Stovall said, "Alan just dropped the ball." Risher agreed. "I just dropped the ball. It was slippery, but that didn't cause it. No excuse for it," said the sophomore from Slidell, who had thrown a beautiful 57-yard touchdown pass to Tracy Porter in the first quarter.

LSU and Rice struggled to establish control of the game, during the second half. 0 Scored in at quarterback after record-setting passer Bobby Hebert was benched for throwing two interceptions. Halfback Joe Delaney chipped away at the Cowboy defense with his slashing style, for Rice quarterback Robert Hoffman (12) keeps the ball during the first quarter against LSU for a gain of five yards. Rydell Malancon (99) makes the stop, just short of the Bice first down, forcing the Owls to punt when they came up a yard short. (AP Laserphoto) McNeese 7 3-1 Quickel Unlikely Hero By Paul Walsh jMiiimiiiiMiniiiiiiiiiunmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii How They College Football Scores First Quarter McNeese Don Stump kicked 35-yard field goal, after a drive featuring a 31-yard run by Stephen Starring to the Northwestern 21 stalled at the 18.

McNeese 3-0, 5 minutes remaining in quarter. Second Quarter Northwestern Dale Quickel kicked 34-yard field goal just before the half. Demons had marched from their own 27, due in large to two Bobby Hebert passes, 16 yards to Doug Manning and 23 yards to Randy Liles. Halftime score, 3-3. Third Quarter McNeese Starring ran touchdown from the four, five plays after Daryl Burckel intercepted a pass at the Northwestern 17.

Stump kicked the extra point. McNeese 10-3, 11:27 left. Fourth Quarter Northwestern Joe Delaney ran for touchdown after Eric Barkley, In for Hebert at quarterback completed passes of 45 yards to Victor Oatis and 19 yards to Liles. Run for two-point conversion was nullified by penalty, so Quickel kicked one-pointer. Score tied 10-10.

Northwestern Quickel kicked 19-yard field goal with one second showing on the clock. NSU had controlled the ball for more than seven minutes on short but effective runs by Delaney, a roughing-the-passer penalty moved ball to McNeese, and Barkley's 16-yard pass to Jerry Ward. Time was running out when the Demons got to the McNeese 2, and Quickel came on to kick the winner. Final score: Northwestern 13, McNeese 10. Town Talk Sports Writer LAKE CHARLES With all the Bobby Heberts, Joe Delaneys, Theron McClendons and Stephen Starrings bringing reams of statistical excellence with them to Cowboy Stadium Saturday night, no more unlikely hero could have been found than sophomore Dale Quickel.

Quickel, the Northwestern I State kicker who had yet to score a point this season, kicked a 19- yard field goal with one second left in the game, giving North- western a 13-10 victory over Mc- NC6S6 Stfltd The victory is NSU's fourth in four starts this season, the Demons' best start since 1972 when they won their first five. For the Cowboys, 3-1, it's their first regular season loss after 15 straight victories. The loss drops head coach Ernie Duple-: cin's record to 14-2, his only other loss coming in the Independence Bowl to Syracuse. "McNeese has an outstanding team and 1 feel good about beat-: ing that kind of team," Demons' coach A.L. Williams said Louisiana Rice 17 LSU 7 Tulane 26 Ole Miss 24 NSU 13 McNeese 10 Southeast 28 111.

St. 21 Grambling27 Fla. 10 Tech 42 W. Illinois 6 Northeast 24 USL 0 Troy 25 Nichols 15 Southern 31 P. View 6 Top Twenty (1) Ala.

41 Vandy 0 (2) Ohio. St. 38 (20) Ariz. St. 21 (3) Neb.

21 (11) Penn St. 7 Stanford 31 (4) Okla. 14 (5) USC 24 Minn. 7 (6) Pitt 36 Temple 2 (7) Texas 35 Ore. St.

0 (8) Notre Dame open date Miami 10... (9) Fla. St. 9 (10) Georgia 34 TCU 3 HiiiiiiiiiiiiiuumiiiiiiMiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiu after the game. "McNeese had a 15-game winning streak and it's always gratifying to beat an outstanding team." The winning drive started at the NSU 27.

Eric Barkley was.