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Alabama Tide crushes Ole Mss Rebels 42-14 THE GREENWOOD nrLn mm 0 Sports Sunday, September 1, 1982 Page 11 Dossession at the Ole Miss 22. Three olavs later. Lewis stumbled into the end zone after a 16-yard run. The Tide went ahead 28-7 following Kim's PAT with only 1:56 on the second half clock. With Austin calling the signals, the Rebels responded with .1 L.

-1 .1 rrrt i I By LOUIS HILLARY PARK Sports Editor JACKSON The Ole Miss Rebels came here to Mississippi Memorial Stadium perhaps more outwardly confident than any Ole Miss team in half a decade. But when the shouting and the hoddy-toddies and playing of Dixie were over, the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had crushed the Rebels 42-14. It was only a three-point smaller margin than the 38-7 whipping the Tide gave the Rebs last year at Tuscaloosa. i After the game, Ole Miss head coach Steve Sloan said, "We played 100 percent better than we did last year. "Alabama is a very dominant team with very dominant players," said Sloan, a former Tide quarterback and assistant coach under the game's all-time winningest coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant.

"They are a great team and we simply haven't reached that level yet. This may be the best Alabama teaml'veeverseen." The Rebels, now 2-1, kicked off to Alabama which marched 66 yards on 11 plays for the first touchdown with 9:22 left in the opening quarter. After a 38-yard run by fullback Ricky Moore, Craig Turner leaped the line on a one-yard TD plunge. Peter Kim added the PAT and 'Bama had the lead 7-0. After an Ole Miss punt and a missed field goal try of 30 yards by Kim, the Rebels took possession at their 20-yard line.

WITH KENT AUSTIN calling the signals, the Rebels combined a good short passing game and the hard running of tailback Andre Thomas to move the ball to the Alabama eight-yard line where they had a first-and-goaL Following two unsuccessful plunges into the middle of the Alabama defense, Austin passed complete to Michael Harmon in the end zone. Todd Gatlin's kick was good and the Rebels had the game 7-7 with 24 seconds left in the first period. A fired-up Rebels' defense forced 'Bama to punt after just six plays. Ole Miss had the ball at their 23-yard line and they seemed to have gained something else something more peruuiB uieu ucsi uaianceu urive 01 uie oay. 1 nomas naa solid, aggressive gains of four, six and two yards.

And Austin completed six of seven passes, including gains of 13 and 18 vorHe hafnra thrnnrincT aiirht vaple tn Uarmiui tnr tliA TTk Gatlin's kick narrowed 'Bama's margin to 14 points, 28-14 with 6 11 left in the third quarter. ON THE KICKOFF by T.J. Stevens came the third of Sloan's trio of crucial nlavs. The Ratals elected to trv an nn. sidekick.

The pigskin went the prescribed 10 yards and the Alabama and Ole Miss players scrambled after it. A "Bama player came up with it at the Tide 49-yard line. Two plays later, the Tide was in the end zone on a 26-yard completion to tightend Jay Tl 1 I J- ic c. jn showing in the third period. 'There was no real discussion of whether to try the onside I l- cm 1 mr i i -it CI.

1 1 oiuoii aaiu later. uk uuauiesj ui icu we nau iuu it to win the game. We didn't think we could kick deep to them and win." AP Alabama got its final points with 13:58 left in the fourth quarter when Turner scored from the one-yard line to cap a four-play, 14-yard drive. The score followed an interception at the Rebels' 18-yard line. Kim's PAT was good to set the final score.

"I'm just glad to get it over with and get out of here alive," said Bryant, who picked up his 317th career victory as the Tide upped their record to 2-0. THOMAS LED the Ole Miss rushing effort with 10 carries for 27 yards. Austin was 15-nf-2fl for 15.1 varrls Hp threw twn IDs and ALABAMA RUNNING BACK LENNIE PATRICK (25) LOOKS FOR A HOLE Ole Miss linebacker Nakita Williams (42) prepares to close the gap Mississippi State trounces winless Memphis State 41-17 important, momentum. Kelly Powell, who alternates with Austin in the Rebels' two quarterback system, was sent in to head the drive. He moved the Rebels into Alabama territory on key passes to tailback Buford McGee, including a 21-yard completion.

But at the Tide 34-yard line, Powell threw to tight end Michael Smith. The ball slipped through Smith's fingers and was intercepted by Robbie Jones in perhaps the biggest play of the game, according to Sloan. Had the Rebels scored, it would have put them ahead by at least 13-7 and given the emotional Ole Miss team a tremendous lift. Instead, the Rebels' momentum was killed. ALABAMA TOOK OVER and in 12 plays drove 74 yards.

Turner went in for the score from the one-yard line. Kim's point after touchdown put the Tide ahead 14-7 with 5:26 left in thehalf. Ole Miss took the kickoff ran three plays under Austin and had to punt. 'Bama got the ball at their own 26-yard line, then saw quarterback Walter Lewis dropped for a six-yard loss. It appeared the Rebels had the Tide trapped deep in their own territory on third-down and 16 at the Alabama 20.

But Lewis threw a deep sideline pass to split end Jesse Bendroos. A sophomore cornerback went for the interception but Bendroos caught the ball with nothing between him and the end zone. 1 The 80-yard pass play tied for third on the Alabama charts for longest pass completions. Sloan said it was the second of three "big plays" which made the major difference in the game. Alabama led 21-7 at the half On the Rebels' second play of the third quarter, Austin passed to Kinny Hooper.

The ball popped out and the Tide had Knight, and field goals of 27 and 37 yards by Dana Moore. THE TIGERS, 0-3, were down 14-0 before Thomas Ingles' 43-yard field goal in the first half. Quarterback Trell Hooper scored on a 3-yard run in the second quarter and senior running back Dwayne Ricketts scored on a 2-yard run with 1 46 left in the game. It was the 10th consecutive loss for the Tigers, extending back to last seasoa Memphis State's last victory was over Georgia Tech -28-15 -in the fourth game ofl981. By JERRY GRAY Associated Press Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Senior Michael Haddix rushed for four touchdowns and a game-high 113 yards Saturday night as Mississippi State trounced winless Memphis State, 41-17. The 6-3, 215-pound halfback scored of runs of 45, 2, 20, and 11 yards to spark the undefeated Bulldogs to their third victory of the season. Z4t 4 id -Mississippi State's other scores came on an 80-yard pass play from quarterback John Bond to right end Danny two interceptions. Powell was six-of-11 for 55 yards and also had two passes picked off. James Harbour had five catches for 86 yards.

McGee caught five passes for 59 yards and Harmon made three catches for 23 yards and two touchdowns. Moore led the Alabama rushers with four carries for 59 yards. j-Lewis was six-of-10 through the air for 178 yards and two touchdowns. He had one pass picked off by the Rebels' James Otis. Thomas Hubbard led the Ole Miss defense with seven solo stops and two assists.

The Rebels had 238 yards total offense while the Tide rolled to 484 yards an average of 6.63 yards per play. Next week the Rebels will be in Little Rock, for a night game against another Top 10 power, the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas. CORRECTION: A replay of the Ole Miss-Alabama on ESPN will be shown at 7 p. m. today, not an hour earlier (Eastern Daylight Time) as reported in Friday's Com- monwealth.

Auburn squeezes by Southern Mississippi The Tigers play Tech next Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Bond, a 6-4, 210-pound junior, had entered the game as the Bulldogs' offensive leader with 547 yards in victories over Tulane and Arkansas State. He finished with 112 yards, completing three of 11 for a touchdown and one interception. The night belonged to starting from the third play of the game when he took a pitch from Bond and raced 45 yards untouched for his first TD. I Minutes later, the Bulldogs picked off a Hooper pass and aided by a 10-yard penalty, set up shop on the Tiger 12.

Four plays later, Haddix had his second score. The Bulldogs capitalized on five MSU giveaways -three interceptions and two lost fumbles. Three of those miscues set up Bulldog scores. Negotiators look for key to stop strike NEW YORK (AP) Two days before the anticipated vote by the National Football League Players Association executive committee to call a player strike aimed at shutting down the NFL during the regular season, negotiators were still looking for the key Saturday to unlock the Although representatives for both sides in the dispute were in New York on Saturday, no formal discussions were scheduled prior to Monday afternoon's vote by the executive committee. Valley beats Pine Bluff 24-13 yards on 13 rushes for the night, dove in from 5 yards out to give Auburn its biggest margin of 18 points in the third quarter.

But Southern Mississippi quarterback Reggie Collier and sophomore speedster Sam Dejamette kept the Golden Eagles close and nearly pulled it out in the final quarter. Dejarnette scored twice on short plunges and Steve Clark kicked two field goals and one extra point for the night But a bid for a two-point conversion, after Dejarnette's first touchdown, was unsuccessful, and Auburn was able to hold its winning margin. Al Del Greco was good on all three extra points for Auburn, which is now 2-0 on the season. Southern Mississippi fell to By CHUCK PROFITT For the Commonwealth PINE BLUFF, Ark. Mississippi Valley State University won its second game Saturday night as a result of the long pass.

The Delta Devils scored three touchdowns on long passes to defeat the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 24-13. The first score came in the second quarter with 14:37 left on the clock with a 90-yard pass from Willie Totten to Jerry Rice. Roy Hutchins kicked the PAT. MVSU recovered a fumble in the second quarter and Totten hit Tony Baker for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Hutchins again added the PAT and the score was 14-0.

By KENDAL WEAVER Associated Press Writer AUBURN, Ala. Auburn quarterback Randy Campbell hit Mike Edwards with touchdown bombs of 47 and 51 yards as the Tigers held off comeback-minded Southern Mississippi for a narrow 21-19 victory Saturday night Southern Mississippi's frantic bid to pull the game out in the final seconds went awry as the clock ran out with the Golden Eagles on the Auburn 31 but no time outs to set up a field goal Campbell's scoring passes to the 6-foot-4 Edwards gave Auburn a lead that jumped to 21-3 on a lightning fast ground drive led by star freshman running back Bo Jackson. The 224-pound Jackson, who had 98 Marlow. The big star of the game was Willie. Totten, sophomore from CarroHton, who' completed 10 of 19 passes for 295 yards: and three touchdowns.

That makes MVSU's record 2-0 and: UAPB's record 0 and 3. Archie Cooley, head football coach for' MVSU, said, "It seems we are going to; have to live and die with the pass. I was glad to see Totten complete some very key passes and move the footbalL Cooley said bis defense played well despite the' fact that Arkansas kept the football a lot of the time. Arkansas had 205 yards but only rushed for 3 net yards. MVSU had 332 yards and rushed for 38 yards and passed for 295 yards.

The Devils got the football the third time in the quarter with 9:32 remaining and scored on a 74-yard pass from Willie Totten to Louis Watson. Hutchins added the PAT, giving MVSU a 21-0 lead at the half. Midway in the third quarter, MVSU got a 23-yard field goal from Roy Hutchins giving them a 24-0 lead. UAPB came back and scored with 2:09 left in the third quarter on an 8-yard pass by Anton Lawson. They went for two points and missed, so Valley led 24-6.

The Delta Devils defense helped for the -remaining of the third quarter and the fourth quarter with UAPB scoring with no time left on the clock as the result of a penalty against MVSU. Feryl Jordan completed a one-yard pass to Vernon For the record, union of ficials say it is "premature" to speculate on the executive committee's action. College football briefs dependence on the steady running game. Penn State's All-America tailback Curt Warner was held to 49 yards on 12 carries. Warner, a senior from Wyoming, W.

has rushed for only 143 yards in Penn State's three victories this season. Oklahoma 29 Kentucky 8 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)-Sophomore i quarterback Danny Bradley came off the bench to score two second-half touch-i downs as Oklahoma romped past Ken-j tucky 29-8 in college football Saturday. Bradley relieved starter Kelly Phelps, who went to the bench with bruised ribs before half time. Bradley's 6-yard run gave the Sooners a 15-0 lead with 2 59 left College nip Mississippi College 17-16 in football action.

Presbyterian, of Clinton, S.C., opened the scoring on Ronnie Hollier's 35-yard field goal in the first quarter. MC followed with Michael Williams' 2-yard TD and Michael Kincaid's 62-yard scoring pass from Tommy Nester in the second period. But Presbyterian got back in the game with Burton's TD in the third, following by Phillip Rippy's 5-yard scoring run in the final period. MC ended the scoring with a safety. Presbyterian improved' its season record to 1-1, while Mississippi College dropped to 1-2.

Southwestern Athletic Conference football opener. Jackson State's Otis Brown was the game's leading gainer with 82 yards in 19 carries. Sylvester Stamps opened the scoring for the winners on a 7-yard run in the second quarter. Prairie View's lone TD came with 3:31 to play in the game when Daryl Terra! fired a 7-yard pass to Greg Hatters to score. The winning Tigers counted 310 total offensive yards, while holding Prairie View to just 162.

Jackson State improves to a 2-1 season record, while Prairie Vie dropped to 0-3. Tulane 30 Rice 6 Pittsburgh 37 Florida State 17 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Pittsburgh defensive end Art Lowery returned a punt that bounced off a Florida State player five yards for a touchdown in a driving rainstorm Saturday night as the second-ranked Panthers snapped a 17-17 balftime tie and rolled to a 37-17 victory over the Seminoles. Lowery plucked the ball out of the air just four plays after a Pitt drive died after reaching the Florida State one-yard line when fumbles on successive plays resulted in a loss of six yards and quarterback Dan Marino then was intercepted in the end zone. When Florida State failed to gain a first down, backup quarterback Kelly Lowrey, who also handled the Seminoles' punting chores, fumbled the snap from center.

He picked up the ball and punted it into the back of a Florida State blocker. Jackson State 14 Prairie View 6 JACKSON (AP) Cart Blue burst 8 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 73 yards Saturday as Jackson State defeated Prairie View 144 in both teams' with 883 total offensive yards, with 677 on the ground, a school mark and an NCAA mark for most yards gained without a loss. Nebraska also set NCAA records with 43 first downs and 36 first downs rushing. N.E. Louisiana 38 North Texas St.

15 DENTON, Texas (AP) JohnHolman threw two first-half touchdown passes Saturday to Bobby Craighead and Northeast Louisiana rolled up a 38-15 college football win over North Texas State. Holman finished with 247 yards passing, on 19 completions in 35 tries. Greg Huskey led all rushers with 97 yards on five carries for the Tigers. NTSU quarterback Mike Fischer connected on 10 of 16 passes for 188 yards and a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, but the Eagles' record fell to 0-3, while the Tigers improved to 2-1. Presbyterian 17 Miss.

College 16 CLINTON (AP) Curtis Burton rushed 191 yards and scored one touchdown Saturday to help Presbyterian Penn State 49 Louisiana St. 45 Rutgers 14 Oregon St. 7 NEW ORLEANS (AP) Senior quarterback Mike McKay threw for 262 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead Tulane to a 30-6 victory over Rice in an intersectional college football game. McKay hit 19 of 30 attempts in leading Tulane to its first victory of the season after two losses. Rice was held scoreless until the final 3:59 of play; when backup quarterback Phil Money hit tight end Deron Miller with a 14-yard scoring pass.

After having 81 points scored against it in its first two outings, Tulane's defense throttled Rice. An interception by defensive back Lionel Washington set up a two-yard touchdown burst by Elton Veals in the second quarter. A blocked punt by sophomore defensive back Randy Hubbell turned into an U-yard return for a touchdown by another sophomore back Bennie Burst in the third quarter. in the third quarter, and his u-yard run with 1:25 remaining accounted for the finals points. Oklahoma's Steve Sewell opened the scoring with a 23-yard run in the first period to extend the Sooners NCAA-record scoring streak to 181 games, and Darrell Songy returned an interception 40 yards for another score.

Nebraska 68 New Mexico State 0 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Junior running back Mike Rozier scored three touchdowns and Nebraska set four NCAA offensive records, as the No. 3-ranked Cornhuskers shut out New Mexico State 68-0 in a non-conference college football game Saturday. Nebraska, 2-0, set an NCAA record STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Junior quarterback Todd Blackledge tossed four touchdown passes Saturday as eighth-ranked Penn State continued its new air-attack offense in a 49-14 romp over winless Rutgers.

Blackledge passed for 213 yards with 15 completions in 24 attempts. He now has 12 touchdowns in three games, the same number of scoring throws he picked up in 11 games last year. Blackledge is the key to Joe Paterno'i new strategy of abandoning his 17-year BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Senior quarterback Alan Risher threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third and freshman tailback Dalton Hilliard scored three more touchdowns Saturday night as Louisiana State thumped Oregon State 45-7 in a college football game. Hilliard and his fellow freshman backup, Garry James, each carved out 100-yard rushing games as LSU scored its biggest opening game victory since 1930..