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Section THE ALABAMA JOURNAL AND ADVERTISER SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1 985 Auto Racing Golf Football Hockey TOraad, Mekisag PHILLIP MARSHALL 1 Yls pais prop Vols' Donahue cherishes win BIRMINGHAM Ken Donahue clutched the football to his chest, an infrequent smile tugging at his lips. "Yep," he said, "this was a big one. I couldn't be any happier right now." 6' By KIM SHUGART Journal Sports Editor BIRMINGHAM It was billed as a shootout between the passing of Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson and the ball-control offense of Alabama.

Instead, it was Tennessee's running game and three field goals by Carlos Reveiz that carried the Volunteers to a 16-14 Southeastern Conference football victory over Alabama Saturday afternoon at Legion Field before a capacity crowd of 75,808. Behind him, the singing in the Tennessee dressing room told the story of how the young men who wore orange at Birmingham's Legion Field felt. It didn't matter that Tennessee was hanging on for dear life at the end after quarterback Tony Robinson went out with a knee injury. The only thing that mattered was that the Vols had won 16-14. And they showed Donahue how they felt about him by presenting him the TnuKtwc 1 AUbami 7 Tenn Wilwn 1 run (Rtveii kick) Ala Turner 1 run i Tiffin kicki Tenn FG Heveii Tenn FG Reveiz 48 Tenn FG Reven 28 Ala Humphrey pan from Shula (Tiffin kick) A 75.808 5l Alabama 22 33-139 116 16-22 4-44 3-1 2-21 24 38 Tennenee 21 52-218 132 12 11-24-1 5-38 0-0 8-65 36 21 First down Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession Donahue game ball.

In the wild and crazy Southeastern Conference race, Tennessee suddenly found itself the favorite after beating Auburn and Alabama in the same season for the first time since 1969. It was sweet indeed for everybody who made the trip from Knoxville. But it had to be sweeter for Donahue than anyone. For 21 years, Donahue coached Alabama defenses against Tennessee. He was one of the architects of an 11-game Tide win streak over the Vols that ended in 1982.

But after last season, Alabama Head Coach Ray Perkins decided he wanted another defensive coordinator. Donahue turned down an offer to be an assistant athletic director and headed north to his alma mater. Donahue insisted earlier this week that it was just another game, a big game only because it was a conference game. Nobody believed him. Finally, he admitted Saturday it was special.

Just how special? Vols in SEC title hunt "This is one of the greatest wins I've been a part of, maybe the greatest except for the national championships we won when Coach Bryant was at Alabama." Donahue won't see a national championship at Tennessee this season, but the SEC's juiciest plum is still there. Tennessee is 2-1 in the SEC and will be a clear favorite in its final three games against Ole Miss, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. A championship, or a share of it, could mean the Sugar Bowl for the Vols. And that's what was on Tennessee minds Saturday. Linebacker Dale Jones, who made perhaps the biggest play of the game when he snatched a Mike Shula pass out of the air in the fourth quarter, left no doubt.

"This is the biggest win I've ever been a part of," he said. "Now we've got a chance to go on to the Sugar Reveiz's field goals of 38 yards, 48 yards and 28 yards and Charles Wilson's 1-yard touchdown was enough to offset Alabama fullback Craig Turner's 1-yard touchdown run and Mike Shula's 19-yard scoring pass to Bobby Humphrey. But Tennessee couldn't start to celebrate its fourth consecutive victory over the Crimson Tide until a 61-yard desperation field-goal attempt by Alabama's Van Tiffin fell 5 yards short of the crossbar. TIFFIN'S MISS, only his fourth of season, meant Tennessee had defeated both Alabama and Auburn in the same season for the first time since 1969. "My heart was beating fast all day long," Tennessee Head Coach John Majors said.

"But on that kick, it was really thumping. 'V; Journal photo by Mark Almond Alabama wide receiver Greg Richardson (17) heads goalward as Andre Creamer 1 gives chase gained 44 yards and reached the Tennessee 1. setting up the Tide's first touchdown Please see VOLS, 3C Tigers stop Ga. TecSi 17-14 By DOUG AMOS JR. Advertiser Sports Writer ATLANTA Auburn's Tigers rolled into Atlanta Saturday with something to prove.

Bo Jackson and a rugged second-half defense made sure it happened. Jackson's 76-yard touchdown sprint early in the final quarter and a pair of defensive stands handed the Tigers a hard-fought 17-14 victory over stubborn Georgia Tech before 57,501 spectators at Grant Field. The win, the eighth-ranked Tigers' fifth in six tries, was their first on the road and first on artificial turf in more than a year. Auburn 17 1 7-17 Georgia Tech 14 I llt Tech Mays 7 pass from Dewberry (Palmer kick) Aub Agee 4 run (Knapp kick) Tech Mays 1 run (Palmer Kick) Aub FG Knapp 23 Aub Jackson 76 run (Knapp kick) Auburn 19 57-377 17 28 2-10-1 5-40 2-0 7-66 31:34 Ga. Tech 18 48-131 140 15 11-17-1 4-49 1-1 3-19 28:26 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession i Bowl.

And that's what's in all of our hearts." 1 Alabama hearts were broken for the second consecutive week, marking the third consecutive season in which Head Coach Ray Perkins has had at least a two-. game losing streak. No one questioned the Tide's heart. When things didn't go well, still the men in crimson fought. They fought until the end when a 61-yard Van Tiffin field goal fell short as time ran out.

Still, questions arose again, questions that have hounded Perkins since he arrived from the New York Giants. Alabama has seemingly gone backward since its impressive 4-0 start. Three turnovers Saturday were perhaps the difference in winning and losing. Alabama's defense did some remarkable things. It held the Vols' high-powered passing game to just 132 yards, putting Robinson out of the game in the fourth quarter.

Star wide receiver Tim McGee didn't catch a single pass. But Alabama might have paid too little attention to Tennessee's runners. Led by Keith Davis' 141 yards, the Vols gained 218 on the ground and hogged possession time, keeping the ball 35:21 to Alabama's 24:39. For the second straight week, Alabama was invisible in the third quarter. Against Penn State, the Tide made no first downs in the third quarter.

Against Tennessee, it had one. Tide rally falls short When Robinson went out and the crowd came up, the Tide rallied in the fourth quarter. But it wasn't enough. Alabama Defensive Coordinator Joe Kines found little consolation in the fact that Tennessee's passing game was largely grounded. "We didn't have anybody that didn't play hard," Kines said.

"There wasn't much left when they came into the dressing room. They left it all on the field. "We tried not to let them do the things they've had success with against other people, but it's not the number of points they get that matters. It's whatever it takes to win. I'd have gladly given them 55 points if we could have won." The loss to Penn State was painful, but this one was worse.

Tennessee defeated the Tide for the fourth straight season, and that is bitter, bitter medicine. "The reason it hurts so bad is that we would have i been sitting in great position in the SEC race," Assistant Head Coach Jim Fuller said. "I feel sorry for our defense. They've held Penn State and Tennessee to enough where we should have been able to win, but we haven't." Two years ago, like this one, Alabama started 4-0. It lost that season to Penn State and Tennessee and was never the same, struggling home with a 7-4 record.

There was no talk of despair Saturday, only of disappointment. Alabama's football season is still very much alive. 'j, There is no doubt now that the SEC champion will have a loss on its record, and Alabama has just one. There should be some welcome relief waiting at "2 fi "(ft wmmmmmmmmm' r-V- Adverdaer photo by Mark Miller Auburn tailback Bo Jackson (34) runs behind a block from tight end Jeff Parks (82) for Georgia Tech are Mark Hogan (36) and Pat Swilling (99) "IT WASN'T ALL that pretty, but that's a darn good football team we played," said Auburn Coach Pat Dye. "Our guys got it done whey they had to, and that makes me awfully proud." For Georgia Tech Head Coach Bill Curry, it was his sixth consecutive loss against the Tigers.

And this one was a tough pill to swallow. "Our kids gave tremendous effort; all we have to learn is to cash in when we get opportunities," Curry said. "We gave it all we had against a great football team. "If you'd told me we would hold their offense to only 17 points, I'd have sworn we would have won." Auburn had sliced a 14-7 halftime deficit to 14-10 after three quarters when Jackson, who blasted his way for 242 yards on 32 carries, took things into his own hands. On third-and-6 from the Tiger 24, Jackson cut outside and outran the Tech defenders into the end zone.

Williams stacked up Cory Collier for no gain and the Tigers were temporarily safe. But Georgia Tech would be back. THE TECH DEFENSE held Auburn on the next series and took over at its own 20 after a Tiger punt. Quarterback John Dewberry, with the help of two 12-yard pass completions, moved Georgia Tech to a first down at Auburn's 43. Please see TIGERS, 3C "WE COULDN'T have run that play at a better time," said Jackson, who now Auburn's leading career rusher with 3,750 yards, passing James Brooks' 3,523.

Jackson has 1,233 yards thus far this season. "All I had to do on the play was get to the sideline and run," he added. "Tommie Agee made a great block and it was smooth sailing from there." Chris Knapp kicked Auburn to a 17-14 lead with 13:23 to play, but this battle was far from over. Georgia Tech's Jerry Mays, who victimized the Tigers for two touchdowns, ran the kickoff back to the Yellow Jacket 41. A 15-yard personal foul penalty against Auburn set Tech up at Auburn's 44.

Fullback Malcolm King powered for 6 yards on first down, but two more running plays could get only 3 more to the 35. On fourth down at the 11:52 mark, Auburn's Tracy Rocker, Harold Hallman and Gerald Cardinals shut down Royals in Game 1 "When you're having trouble scoring runs, you can't wait around for something to happen, though." Sundberg said Pendleton's throw surprised him more than the catch. "It wasn't even close," Sundberg said. "Maybe I forgot what kind of runner I am." Tudor, 21-8 during the season and 1-1 as St. Louis beat Los Angeles In the National League playoffs, allowed seven hits in 6 2-3 innings but, perhaps even more importantly, nullified the offensive threat of George Brett.

Brett had just one hit in four at-bats ana did not contribute on the scoreboard after hitting .348 in the playoffs. He, too, was Please tee CARDINALS, 14C triple in the fifth inning. Pendleton made the catch running away from the plate, then turned to make the long throw home on the fly. "I ducked my head to run and make the play," Pendleton said. "And as I caught the ball, I thought about the runner trying to score and just turned and threw to the plate.

I wasn't surprised. I feel you have to tag and try to score there." Of the throw, he said: "I think it was a pretty tough throw. What surprised me was that it reached home on the fly. I thought it would bounce once or twice." DID ROYALS Manager Dick Howser regret sending Sundberg? "It was a good play by the third baseman, going away from home plate, and it was a good throw," Howser said. KANSAS CITY, Mo.

(AP) Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. The St. Louis Cardinals proved that reverse-axiom Saturday night in the first game of the World Series, winning not only won a defensive battle with the Kansas City Royals but also the game, 3-1, behind the pitching of John Tudor and Todd Worrell. Game 2 of the best-of-seven Series Sunday night will send Cards right-hander Danny Cox, 18-9 and 1-0 in the playoffs, against Royals left-hander Charlie Leibrandt, 17-9 and 1-2 in the playoffs. THE DEFENSIVE play of Game 1 was made by Cardinals third baseman Terry Pendleton, who turned a foul popup into no-man's land into an inning-ending double play at home plate on Jim Sundberg trying I i n' Memphis State next week.

Alabama is but four points from being 6-0 and 's challenging for the national championship. But such is hi life In college football. To turn things back around, the Tide must return to its mistake-free ways. In the first five games, it turned the ball over just three times. That total was doubled ii Saturday.

But Tennessee, though it lost to Florida just a week fc" ago, is a team on the move. The Vols haven't been in the JvJ championship race at this point of the season in recent years. tt Then again, they haven't had Donahue to drive their SS defense to play better than Its ability says it should. Please tee DONAHUE, 3C to tag up from third. Tito Landrum, substituting for Injured Vlnce Coleman in left field, also made a couple of fine plays, offsetting a defensive gem by Royals second baseman Frank White.

White threw out Willie McGee at third base trying to stretch a double into a.