Daily World from Opelousas, Louisiana • Page 13

uMitilay i fi October 11, 1981 Daily World Section li. LSU Bitten Badly In Bitter Bo ut AUBURN, Ala. The only "Tiger Bait" at Jordan-Hare Stadium was LSU here Saturday afternoon. Jerry Stovall's Tigers earned Auburn a new chapter in its own record book. Auburn, lumninoniit In nn snrlv lead, ended an eight-game losing streak in SEC play as the War Eagles claimed a 19-7 triumph over LSU.

The crowd of 61,000 plus counted down the finals seconds of the clock with much joy as it was Auburn's first win over LSU since 1942 ending a five-game losing streak to the Bayou Bengals. LSU, OFF TO its worst start since the Tigers' 5-8 mark of 1975, dropped to 2-4 for the year and 0-2 in SEC play. Auburn improved its record to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in league play. Pat Dye, in his rookie year as Auburn's head coach, used four quarterback in the War Eagles' attack. But it was junior Joe Sullivan, brother of former Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan, who was the most effective.

"When you change quarterbacks and one backup is sick and one is hurting and you come in with two who haven't played and a freshman, it would have six-pointer, a play good for 10 yards. The kick by Al Del Greco was good to give the War Eagles an early 7-0 lead. AUBURN ADDED six points on the scoreboard before halftime field goals of 32 and 44 yards by Del Greco. In the first half LSU had only two first downs as the Tigers' offense couldn't get it going. For the game, LSU had a total offense of 227 yards but only 38 markers coming on the ground.

The 38 yards rushing for LSU is the Tigers' poorest effort on the ground in years. Auburn did what LSU couldn't do, run the ball. The War Eagles were good for 257 yards on the ground and finished with a total offense of 297 yards. Auburn dominated the game as the War Eagles ran 82 offensive plays to only 47 for the Tigers. trailing by only six points, 13-7.

Auburn received the second half kickoff, leading 13-0, and was stopped on downs. LSU took control on its own 41-yard line following the Auburn punt. LSU put together a 59-yard nine play drive. Quarterback Alan Risher, who hit on 20 of 28 passes for 189 yards in the game, scored from six yards out. David Johnston's kick was good and Tigers were within striking distance.

Auburn took control of the ball on its own 20-yard line following the kickoff after LSU's TD. After three plays the War Eagles were forced to punt. LESTER DUNN of LSU fielded the pigskin at LSU's 45-yard but fumbled the pigskin. Bob Harris recovered for Auburn at that point. The momentum switched to Auburn at that point.

been easy to choke, but we didn't," said Dye. DYE CLAIMED Auburn went back to basics on offense. "We had a very simple game plan," Dye explained. "It was a total team effort. I've got to be proud of the players, coaches and the entire organization for coming back from three straight heart-breakers that we should have won." Stovall, whose two-year record at LSU dropped to 9-8, said his team didn't play well on offense or defense.

"We just didn't go out and try to make anything happen," Stovall said. "We didn't do very much to help ourselves." LSU was its worst enemy as the Tigers fumbled the pigskin five times, losing it three times. PERHAPS THE mostly costly fumble for LSU came midway in the third quarter with the Tigers Auburn took advantage of LSU's mistake as the War Eagles marched 45 yards in 12 plays to paydirt to take a 12-point lead in the contest, the final score: Sullivan, on option play, scored from three yards out. The try for two points failed but Auburn had its 19 points needed for the win. LSU WON the toss of the coin elected to kick off.

Stovall defended his decision to kick off at the start of the game. "I wanted our Bandits (defense) to have the first opportunity to play," Stovall explained. "Auburn had turned the ball over a great deal and I thought we might make something happen early in the game. Instead, they took the ball and stuck it in the end Auburn's scoring drive on its first possession covered 80 yards in 11 plays. QB Sullivan passed to tight end Mike Edwards for the wu i i Auburn Mil e-ll AUB: Hike Edwards 10 put baa Jot Sullivan.

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Pan failed. STATISTICS LSU AUB Pint Dawns '11 IT Ruabee-yards r.n T-7 Paaelng Yards lm 41 Total OUanaa tn Peats-erg. Mt.a Funiblee lost Yards Penalised a-M Me Retara Yardage IS USL Gets Lethal Punch Indians Possessed TKO Robertson claimed. "It fumble. Scott wasn't was a down By Bobby Ardoin Daily World Sports Writer JONESBORO, Ark.

It wasn't the hit heard around the world. Whatever it was, USL's Mack Scott certainly didn't see it. And it gave Arkansas State a shot of momentum. RICK FISHBACK met both Scott and the ball at the same time here Saturday afternoon on the floor of Indian Stadium. The introduction was less than cordial.

Scott, failing to signal for a fair catch on a fourth quarter Arkansas State punt, caught the helmet of Fishback instead of i 11 1 1L 4 before he fumbled." Lacewell claimed, "The fumble really gave us an emotional edge. It's quite obvious that the turnover really pumped us up." USL's plight was told in a story of two halves. During the initial two quarters, the Cajuns held the ball for just 8:56 and had 37 total offensive yards. half should have been the first half for us. We stayed with our game plan a little more, and we moved the football." ASU didn't have much more going for it in the first half.

The Indians had a touchdown called back in the second quarter, after an illegal receiver was down-field. Then, freshman placekicker Scott McDonald, who had hit on seven-of-seven field goals' coming into the contest, missed two chip shots. Thus, in the first half, the Tribe compiled 132 yards, but P'-ensnananajeaasseManeaawaa-Tmasjaissiy aMM 4 'WT, i ft I i--- Offensively, the Cajuns were in looioau wim antna remaining in the football we, let, ourselves get too Seconds later, Fishback was ma-a nun "onnn vll 11 1 i 0-I vii uic uau, ocuib was claimed offensive coordinator cold on the ground, and ASU "I felt like there was always something holding me back in the first half. I just didn't open my eyes. David Chatman to put the knockout punch on USL, but the fact that we could not really gives credit to Sam Robertson and the USL team." Using Opelousas David Chatman on 21 of the second half's initial 25 plays, the Cajuns moved the ball down the field, Chatman, who had lost two fumbles and gained only 26 yards on nine first half attempts, came out of the blocks in the third quarter like a can-nonball.

"I felt like there was always something holding me back in the first half," explained Chatman after the game. "I just didn't open my eyes." He got a new view in the second half, though. "Arkansas State was overpursuing on defense, and most of our plays were cutbacks against the grain. I just had to follow the blocks." Chatman ended the day with 104 yards and had two pass receptions for 56 markers. "Chatman's running was in our game plan," Robertson revealed.

"But we started to recognize it in the second half. It was just a basic trap play that was so effective." THE CAJUNS, Flanagan explained, "felt like we could throw over the middle on them, and late in the game, this was 1 open to us." ASU's wishbone looked like it would blow the Cajuns back to Lafayette on the first series, as the Indians steadily drove 77 yards in eight rushing plays to score. "They were executing and mixing up their blocks well on us," Roberson said. "We stopped them better for the rest of the game (ASU had only 90 second half yards). But we made no major adjustments defensively.

We just played the way we planned to play better." Free safety David Pingston, who had 10 tackles, mentioned, "We felt that we could feel out their wishbone on the first drive. The first thing you know, we're backed up. The defense played its heart out. When you hold a wishbone team to two touchdowns, you should win." Lacewell, who coaches from the pressbox instead of the sidelines said, "USL is no bad football team by any means. You have to give them credit for hanging in there and fighting all the way down to the end.

It was obvious they knew something about the wishbone." Fred DeJean of Opelousas, playing defensive end, had four unassisted tackles for the Cajuns. Looking For Ball Vanderbilt quarterback Ardell Superdome. Tulane scored its first Fuller (17) turns around to look for victory of the season as the Green the ball as he fumbled during the first Wave edged Vandy by the score of 14- half of Saturday night's contest 10. Details on Page 8B. (UPI against Tulane in the Louisiana Telephoto) only one touchdown, on the game's first series.

"Going into halftime behind 7-0 was a plus for us," explained Robertson. "Going in behind 7-0 is like 0-0, and that is the way we played it in the second half. We blocked McDonald's last field goal attempt, and that gave us a boost." Lacewell was upset at losing the edge. "OUR FIELD goal and kicking game was obviously atrocious," explained the Tribe head coach. "We had several opportunities in the early going Dwight Flanagan of USL.

"We got away from our game plan in the first half right away, when they showed us some things we thought we could take advantage of." THE. PLAN, HOWEVER became a problem, as ASU's wishbone attack controlled the football, and three fumbles stymied the Cajuns' offensive. "We went back to our original game plan in the second half, and moved the football," claimed Flanagan as the Cajuns gained 200 total yards in the final 30 minutes. "The second would up going in for the final blow in a 14-3 victory here before a Homecoming crowd of 17, 487. Indian head coach Larry Lacewell says he can tell a good hit when he hears one.

SITTING IN THE enclosed pressbox at at a vantage point high above the playing field, all Lacewell heard was the roar of the crowd after Fishback stuck his helmet into Scott's facemask. "But I knew something happened," claimed Lacewell after ASU opened Southland Conference play with a victory. "It wasn't a fumble (by Scott). It was a dislocation. After you get hit by that guy (Fishback), you're lucky to be playing football again." Scott suffered a slight concussion after he and Fishback greeted one another Unfortunately, the ramifications for Scott and the Cajuns were ultimately disastrous.

"Mack didn't call for a fair catch," lamented USL head coach Sam Robertson who saw the Cajuns fall to 1-4 on the season. "If they hadn't made that recovery, we possibly could have won the football game." The struggling offenses of each team turned the game into a defensive struggle throughout most of the first half. ALTHOUGH THE Indians held the ball for 21:24 during the first two quarters, the Cajuns were behind by only 7-0 early in the fourth quarter. Following Fishback's recovery, the Tribe pranced into score less than two minutes later. "We were starting to control the game at that point," How UPI's Top 20 Fared Hove They Scored FIRST QUARTER ASU: Ol Ha Dnt pottattlim, Arkinaai SUM drm 77 yarn la tffht plajrt.

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13. Miami, Fla. (3-1) did not play. 14. Iowa State (3-0-1) played at San Diego State, late game.

15. Iowa (4-1) defeated Indiana 42-28. 16. UCLA (3-2) lost Stanford 26-23. 17.

Ohio State (3-2) lost to Wisconsin 24-21. 18. Nebraska (3-2) defeated Colorado 59-0. 19. Florida State (4-1) defeated Notre Dame 19-13.

20. Mississippi State (4-1) defeated Colorado 37-27. 1. Southern Cal (4-1) lost to Arizona 13-10. 2.

Penn State (4-0) defeated Boston College 3. Texas (4-0) defeated Oklahoma 34-14. 4. Pittsburgh (4-0) defeated West Virginia 17-0. 5.

North Carolina (5-0) defeated Wake Forest 48-10. 6. Michigan (4-1) defeated Michigan State (38-20). 7. Alabama (4-l-D tied Southern Mississippi 13-13.

8. Brigham Young (5-1) lost to Nevada-Las Vegas 45-41 9. Georgia (4-1) defeated Ole Miss 37-7. 10. Clemson (5-0) defeated Virginia 27-0.

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But Dodger Stadium seems to bring out the worst. Losing their 13th game in the last 15 at Dodger Stadium, Houston forced the National League's West Division Playoffs into a fifth game Saturday night. 91. Milwaukee won its second straight game at Yankee Stadium Saturday, defeating New A decisive fifth game became necessary in Philadelphia also, as the Phillies edged Montreal, 6- 5. Houston, New York and the Expos all went into weekend playoff games with 2-0 leads.

Dodger lefthander Fernando Valenzuela scattered four Astro hits to obtain the victory Saturday, setting up the 3:05 CDT meeting with Houston Sunday. Other games set for Sunday to decide division crowns within each league will have the Yankees and Brewers meeting at 6:10 CDT; and the Expos and Phillies starting simultaneously with the Astros and Dodgers. Games will be carried locally by ABC and NBC affiliates. VALENZUELA BATTLED with Houston's Vera Ruhle in a pitcher's duel. Ruhle matched Valen-zuela's four-hitter and needed only 67 pitches in going the distance.

One of those pitches was a long home run by the Dodgers' Pedro Guerrero, and that was the difference. "It was the most frustrating thing that I've ever had happen to me," Ruhle complained. "But I gave my best effort and Valenzuela did his thing." For the Brewers, the mound effort came from Pete Vukovich, who rebounded from a bout with the flu in registering five strong innings. "What surprises me is that this ballclub doesn't know how to quit," said Milwaukee manager Buck Rodgers after the Brewers' victory. "When we came to New York, I wasn't ready to quit and neither were the players." Yankee manager Bob Lemon, whose team won two games in Milwaukee, said, "I know that momentum thing would come up again.

It came up in Milwaukee, (See FALLING, Page 10-B) falling to Los Angeles, 2-1. The site of course was Dodger Stadium. oi. BASEBALL'S THREE other playoff games were j'- also forced into a fifth contest to decide who plays for the pennant in each of the two leagues..