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wrtfett Journal Montgomery, Sunday, Sept. 29, 1968 AmbuiFB Mangle MM SPOUTS classified Carter-Led Plainsmen Win, 26-0 By JACK DOANE Advertiser Sports Editor JACKSON, Miss. Auburn made a discovery here Saturday. It learned that it does have a football team, that Loran Carter is still the master quarterback and that a minimal number of mistakes and alert defense can win games. The Mississippi State Bulldogs became the sadder but wiser victims of these revelations before 30,000 fans in Mississippi Memorial Stadium as Ralph Jordan's men from the Plains built an early 19-point cushion and coasted to a 26-0 conquest of Charley Shira's club.

Carter dazzled with his passing and 183-pound junior "1 CT. fvV ju.v tailback Mike Currier, elevated to starting status earlier this week, provided the land yardage as the War Eagles opened their 1968 Southeastern Conference season impressively and helped soothe the mental hurt from the opening 37-28 loss to SMU. Currier was the wheelhorse in the first scoring drive, a 65-yard, six-play advance in the first period which ended on a three-yard charge by Currier. He had 40 of the 65 yards. A 25-yard field goal by John Riley atoned for his missed extra point after the first DOANE touchdown and gave the Tigers a 9-0 spread in the first period.

Larry Ellis' one-yard drive produced another touchdown after a pass interference call against State in the end zone set it up. Riley added a 20-yard field goal midway through the Advertiser Color photo by Ed Brnchae Auburn's Larry Ellis (30) Rams into Two Bulldog Defenders: Jerry Gordon (77) Watches From Ground Auburn 14 3 0 7-26 MSf Miss Stale 0 0 0 0- Auburn 1 143 16 30 9m, Auh-Currier 3 run (kick failed) 223 STATISTICS First downs Rushing yardace passing yardaee Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized Tide Comes Back Crimson Aub FG Riley 25 25 46-3i 1 run (Riley kick) S-37 Aub-FG Riley 20 Oi Aub-Crawford 1 run (Riley kick) 611 56 16-30-2 5-37 1 40 744 Clio Southerners second quarter for a 19-0 lead, and Auburn had produced points four times in a row when it got possession of the ball. Sophomore fullback Mac Crawford rammed one yard for an insurance touchdown early in the last quarter as Carter came back to direct the Tiger offense on a 73-yard drive in 10 plays after Dwight Brisendine and Tommy Traylor had been given turns running the show (See AUBURN. Page 6B) JL Hunter, Ranager Lead Comeback to Evade Upset STATISTICS 8, Miss. Alabama 16 79 97 M9 168 15 44 17-33-2 15-27-1 11-40 10-41 1 1 First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Inst By SAM ADAMS Journal Sports Editor MOBILE Scott Hunter climaxed a job-winning performance here Saturday afternoon with a 36-yard scoring pass to give Alabama a come-from-behind 17-14 victory over stubborn Southern Mississippi.

When sophomore George Ranager grabbed Hunter's decisive pass in the end zone, the clock showed slightly more than 10 minutes of playing time remaining in tiie game. But Hunter, playing before a hometown crowd, had already just about IMl ILfifyy f'h nailed down the No. 1 quarterback job on the Alabama team. The bomb, pulling the Tide from almost certain defeat, surely was the clincher, even though Coach Paul Bryant remained evasive on the for 158 yards, Alabama's total offense reached the v. i In the next series of plays, Alabama needed 11 yards on third down and Hunter promptly hooked up with Ranager for 17.

Ed Morgan then took a pitchout to the right, broke three tackles and finally was hauled down on Southern's nine after a gain of 21. Morgan got the remaining yardage for the score at the left side. Oran Buck got the PAT and the Tide went to the second quarter with a 7-0 lead. Joe Kelley, who Hunter has been battling for the starting assignment, was in command throughout the second quarter but he could do better than two first downs. Southern got its initial first down five minutes into the second quarter and not until three minutes was left in the half did the Southerners move the chains again.

But the second penetration was a 45-yard bomb from Boutwell to Toby Vance, setting up a first down on the Alabama 23. Boutwell followed up with another toss of 17 yards to Billy Mikel. But it was a struggle from there in as the Alabama defense was making travel extremely difficult. Finally, Boutwell faked fullback Frank Johnston over guard and passed to Vance in the end zone. John Hale added the extra point and the half ended 11 seconds later with a 7-7 deadlock on the scoreboard.

(See HUNTER, Page 4B) 7 ti 1mm. ADAMS 228-yard mark, encouraging to Tide followers of view in the fact that the running game had been their chief hope going into the game. Hunter's performance and that of Tommy Boutwell, Southern's scrambling quarterback, made for a thrilling afternoon for 38,000 sweltering spectators. The Prichard sophomore carried Alabama on a 58-yard scoring drive on nine plays, the touchdown coming on the last play of the first quarter. The drive lived on a fourth-and-one situation when Hunter smashed for two yards on a fake punt.

Tide's Pete Jilleba (32) Attempts to Escape Grasp of Applewhite (88) as Hunter Husband (87) Eyes Dlock SEC Ole Miss Rallies To Trim Kentucky Keyes Led Purdue Storms By Irish Dicky Lyons, who set a STATISTICS touchdown in the second period STATISTICS MUslssipp on a dazzling 59-vard punt 18 30 147 Purdue 25 220 259 Krnturky 9 57 151 199 9-23-3 7-41 4 42 307 I W. Virginia 38 Pittsburgh 15 Syracuse 32 Maryland 14 MIDWEST Oklahoma 28 N.C. State 14 S. Calif. 24 7 Ohio State 35 S.M.17.

14 Missouri 44 Illinois 0 Mich. State 28 Baylor 10 Kansas 38 Indiana 20 Purdue 37 Dame 22 Nebraska 17 Af imiesofa 14 Washington 21 Wisconsin 17 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 56 Tulsa 13 Texas Tech 31 Texas 22 TCU 28 Iouxi 17 WEST Oregon State 24 Utah 21 Stanford 28 Oregon 12 Air Force 10 Wyoming 3 California 10 Colorado 0 passes for 34 yards and Keyes grabbed one for 11 as Purdue went 74 yards in 10 plays. Keyes scored on a 16-yard dart. A minute later 'i Yunaska stole Terry Hanratty's aerial after Dilly McCoy had deflected it and the Boilermakers' thrust 30 yards in three plays. Keyes polished it First downs Rushing yardage Passing ard.ige Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penallird 237 9 7-22-2 7-36 ti 42 29 SOUTH BEND, Ind.

(AP) Fabulous Roy Keyes, needed but sparingly on defense, burst forth on offense with two touchdown runs and a scoring pass Saturday to lead football's top ranked Purdue over No. 2 Notre Dame 37-22. Sharing honors with Keyes was an unheralded senior tight Alabama 17 Sou. Afiss. 14 Auburn 26 Miss.

State 0 Florida 9 Florida State 3 Georgia 31 Clemson 13 Tennessee 24 Memphis St. 17 Vanderbilt 17 Army 13 LSU 21 Rice 7 Ole Miss 30 Kentucky 14 SOUTH Miami 10 Georgia Tech 7 S. Carolina 32 N. Carolina 27 Virginia Tech 12 W. and M.

0 Virginia 47 V.M.I. 0 Michigan 31 Duke 10 Texas 35 Tufone 3 Troy St. 42 Livingston St. 23 EAST Boston College 40 15 Pcnn. State 20 Kansas State 9 Firs! downs Kuslung yardage Passing yardage Kelurn yardage Pas.ses Punts Fumbles lost penalized 50 20-3 1 20 3-27 2 43 44-3 2 31 3 15 By JACK DOANE Advertiser Sports Editor JACKSON, Miss.

The Mississippi Rebels took the early sting out of Charlie Bradshaw's Kentucky Wildcats and left the driving to their cool young quarterback, Archie Man-nins, in a come-from-behind 30-14 Southeastern Conference triumph Saturday night. Trailing 14-0 going into the final period, Johnny Vaught's Rebels struck for three touchdowns in the last 14 minutes against the tiring Wildcats and claimed their sec- return which put his team in front 14-3. fumbled a punt on the second play of the final period and Ole Miss' John Gilliland claimed it at the Kentucky 31. Manning, the cocky redhead from Drew, knew when the time had come for action. He passed 11 yards to Bo Bowen, then sprinted out and rambled 20 yards to the touchdown which put the Rebels See KENTUCKY.

Page 6B) With the Irish leading early ini the second quarter 7-3 on sophomore Dennis Allan's blast from end, Bob Dillingham, who snared passes to match a ond victory in two starts going into next week's engagement with Alabama here. The hard-nosed Kentuckians hung grimly to their four-point lead built in the first half before the hero turned to goat. The Wildcats amazing off with a 17-yard TO toss to Dillingham. BJore the Irish could recoup, Bill Yanchar pounced on a Bob Gladiex fumble and Purdue produced a score in two plays a (See IRISH, rase 6H Purdue record and scored twice in a three-touchdown second the six, Purdue made it 23-7 on three touchdowns within minutes. Dillingham snapped up three period blitz that really decided the game..