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2C Sunday, November 17, 1985 Hattiesburg AMERICAN Roundup itMpi 'T Auburn stops Dawgs 24-10 Jackson's runs lead Tigers Hokies outduel Vandy 38-24 By DAVID LEON MOORE Ganrwtl News Service ATHENS, Ga. The stage was set Saturday for Auburn tailback Bo Jackson to wrap up the Heisman Trophy, and he probably did just that in the 14th-ranked Tigers' 24-10 victory over 12th-ranked Georgia. The Bulldogs, before a home crowd of 82,122, were coming off their monumental 24-3 upset of previously top-ranked Florida last week, but didn't have enough on defense to stop Jackson. The 6-1, 222-pound senior bulled through and raced around Georgia for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. His scores came on runs of 67 yards in the second quarter and 6 yards in the fourth quarter.

In the process, he quieted most of the criticism the Deep South football folks had aimed at Jackson for pulling himself out of the two Auburn losses to Tennessee and Florida. "Bo did what he had to do," said Auburn coach Pat Dye, whose team improved its record to 8-2 and will next take the field in two weeks against Alabama. "We would have liked to have played Bo a little bit more but he hasn't had a full day of practice in two weeks. If he had been in good condition, we would have gotten him the ball another eight to 10 times." Jackson, who said his bruised thigh was "95 percent" sound, said the Heisman Trophy race or the fact that the game was on network TV never entered his mind. "I was just out there playing," he said.

"If I take my mind off what I'm doing for one second, we could lose. "I didn't come here to win the Heisman Trophy. I came here to help Auburn win, and that's what happened." The loss dropped Georgia to 7-2-1. The Bulldogs play Georgia Tech in two weeks. Auburn led nearly the entire game, falling behind only once in the second quarter after Georgia quarterback James Jackson led the Bulldogs on a 68-yard drive that gave Georgia a short-lived 7-3 lead.

Jackson responded quickly, breaking free down the right sideline, then cutting back and outrunning Georgia for a 67-yard score that put the Tigers back out in front 10-7. "I cut back and all I saw was green," said Jackson. The Heisman race might have ended right there. "Bo Jackson's run was a thing of beauty," Georgia coach Vince Dooleyhad to admit. Auburn increased its lead to 17-7 at halftime on a 7-yard reverse by split end Freddy Weygand on a third-and-6 with 27 seconds left in the half.

Weygand got into the end zone by somersaulting over Georgia cor-nerback Gary Moss at the goal line. "He had an angle on me and I knew I was gonna get knocked out of bounds, so I just tried to slow down and get some height," said Weygand. "Lucky for me, he went APPlKXO AUBURN TAILBACK Bo Jackson breaks out of Saturday at Athens, Ga. Auburn whipped the the grasp of Georgia defender Henry Harris as Bulldogs 24-10 to climb back into the race for the Jake Richardson (99) pursues during action Southeastern Conference title. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) Virginia Tech quarterback Mark! Cox closed out his college career Saturday by running for two; touchdowns and passing for another as he led the Hokies to a 38-24; victory over Vanderbilt Saturday. The victory allowed Virginia TecH-: an independant, to close its with a 6-5 record after a 1-4 start, 'j while Vanderbilt is now 3-6-1 with a-Nov. 30 Southeastern Conference -date with Tennessee remaining. Cox directed the Hokies 76 yards on their second possession, capping the 13-play drive with an 8-yard scramble around his own left end for a 7-0 lead with 3:45 left in the first quarter. The drive was kept alive when the Commodores were penalized 15 yards for a late hit after Cox had -J thrown an incomplete pass on third-and-15 play from the VanJ derbilt 39-yard line.

Cox and Virginia Tech command of the game with a-' 17-point outburst in the second'; quarter. Tailback Maurice Williams put the Hokies on top 14-0 with 8:54 left in" the second quarter with a run. Vanderbilt cut its deficit to 14-7 a 10-yard run by tailback Car! Woods, but Virginia Tech answered i with a 1-yard dive by Cox to lead 21-7; I with 1:33 remaining in the first half. The Commodores attempted to run out the first-half clock with final possession of the half. But running back Crawford fumbled the ball away to Hokie defensive tackle Rick Single- ton at the Vandy 22 and Virginia Tech's Chris Kinzer booted a 39-yard field goal as time ran out for a 24-7 Hokie lead.

Vanderbilt drove 69 yards after- taking the second-half kickoff, cuK ting the Hokies' lead to 24-14 on sr! 12-yard scoring pass fronK quarterback John Gromos to flanker Tony Pearcey. Virginia Tech reassumed control of the contest quickly, however, answering with 26-yard strike from Cox to fullback Jones for a 31-14 lead with 6:51 to in the third quarter. hopes for a berth in a New Year's Day bowl game, but Jackson wasn't being picky after his triumphant day. "I don't care where we go, as long as we go to a bowl game and have some fun," said Jackson. And what about the Heisman, Bo? "If I win it, fine," he said.

"If I don't, there won't be any lost sleep. I'm a team player." give Auburn a 24-10 lead it protected for the last 11 45 of the game. "This is as sweet a win as I've been around in a long, long time," said Dye. "I felt like we've been climbing a hill all year long. We needed this one bad.

This is an especially sweet win since we fell short against both Tennessee and Florida." The victory kept alive Auburn's right under me." Georgia made it 17-10 on a 50-yard field goal by Steve Crumley early in the third quarter, but Auburn responded early in the fourth quarter with another Bo Jackson attack. Jackson put the Tigers deep into Georgia territory with a 29-yard catch and run from quarterback Pat Washington, then bulled his way up the middle for the final 6 yards to Florida rallies in clutch to down upstart Wildcats SEC standings GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida place-kicker Jeff Dawson stood on the sideline Saturday, watching what he expected to be a routine third-down play designed to set up a winning field goal attempt against Kentucky. What he saw instead was a halfback pass intended for Gators quarterback Kerwin Bell that nearly backfired. "My heart dropped, that's all you can say," Dawson said after drilling a 19-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining that enabled the llth-ranked Gators to escape with a 15-13 Southeastern Conference victory.

"I was hoping Kerwin could become a defensive back." Tailback Neal Anderson, who rushed for 134 yards, took a handoff from Bell on third-and-goal from the Wildcats 3 and began to sweep left. He turned to his right to throw to Bell, who was well covered by Kentucky defensive backs David Johnson and Maurice Douglass. "I tried to stop the pass," Anderson said, "but it slipped out of my hand." The badly underthrown pass fell incomplete in the end zone after glancing off the fingertips of the diving Johnson. "I didn't have a chance to get to the ball. I was just trying to hit him," said Bell, who passed for 236 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown bomb to Frankie Neal.

"I hit one of their players, but I don't know if it was the one with the ball," Bell added. "I think they ran into each other." Dawson also kicked field goals of 34 and 22 yards, and Anderson amassed his game-high rushing total on 31 carries as Florida bounced back from a 24-3 loss to Georgia last week. The triumph before a crowd of 73,672 improved Florida's record to 8-1-1, and assured Coach Galen Hall's team of at least a tie for the best mark in the SEC. Kentucky dropped to 5-5 and 1-4 in the SEC. "I am extremely proud of what this Florida team has accomplished over the last two years," said Hall.

"Through all the adversity and difficulty, this group has held their heads up and played their hearts out," Hall added. "Our record in this tough conference (10-1-1 the past two years) is unbelievable." Dawson's game-winning kick completed a 15-play, 85-yard drive that Bell started from his own 15-yard line with seven minutes remaining. The sophomore quarterback, who completed 17 of 29 passes, highlighted the march with completions of 23 yards to Ray McDonald and 18 yards to Neal. "We stopped them all day long except on the last drive," Kentucky Coach Jerry Claiborne said. "They were able to come up with some big plays and we missed some important tackles.

"It was too bad we couldn't intercept the pass from Anderson," Claiborne added. "We had three guys right there but none of them could get to the ball." Kentucky, a 17-point underdog, had taken a 13-12 lead 3:21 into the fourth quarter on freshman tailback Ivy Joe Hunter's 4-yard touchdown run that was set up by Maurice Douglass' interception and 43-yard return to the Florida 18. Hunter scored on a 7-yard run that gave Kentucky a 7-6 advantage with 9 02 left in the the third quarter. The lead was shortlived, however. Bell launched a 69-yard scoring drive with a 21-yard completion to Ricky Nattiel.

Two plays later, the quarterback found Neal streaking past Douglass into the Kentucky end zone to regain the lead with 7 43 left in the period. Douglass, beaten by Neal on the touchdown that put Florida ahead 12-7, redeemed himself by picking off a Bell pass that had been tipped by two other Kentucky players. He then raced up the right side of the field to Gators' 18. Four plays later, Hunter scored again. i 4 i 7t 2m ti mi "nif ir 1 imik Conference All Games WLT WLT Florida 510 8 11 LSU 411 6 11 Tennessee 310 6 12 Alabama 3 11 7 2 1., Auburn 3 2 0 8 2 0 Georgia 3 2 1 7 2 1 Vanderbilt 13 1 3 6 1 Kentucky 1 4 0 5 5 0 OleMiss 1 4 0 3 6 1 Miss.

St. 0 5 0 5 5 0 Saturday's results Tennessee 34, Ole Miss 14 Alabama 24, USM 13 LSU 17, Miss. St. 15 Auburn 24, Georgia 10 Florida 15, Kentucky 13 Va. Tech 38, Vanderbilt 24 AP Photo FLORIDA'S FRANKIE NEAL holds on to this pass during action Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Field in Gainesville.

Florida came from behind to nip the 'Cats 1 5-13. Afternoon Games Army overruns Memphis State upset on GC From Special Reports PACrAnniT! A irlinn Tomoc booted a 23-yard field goal with 4:25 left in the game to give Copiah- Lincoln a stunning 24-23 upset victo-, ry over Gulf Coast Saturday in the Mississippi Junior College championship game. mate's fumble in the end zone Saturday as Texas fought off Texas Christian 20-0 in Southwest Conference football. Texas, chasing an SWC football championship and host role in the Cotton Bowl, raised its conference record to 5-1. TCU is 0-7 in the SWC.

SMU 9, Texas Tech 7 IRVING, Texas Brandy Brownlee kicked a school-record 57-yard field goal with 4:52 to play to bring Southern Methodist a com-e-from-behind 9-7 Southwest Conference victory over Texas Tech Saturday afternoon. Brownlee's field goal, his third of the day, broke the SMU record of 53 yards set by Eddie Garcia in 1980 against Texas Ga. Tech 41, Wake Forest 10 ATLANTA Georgia Tech running backs Cory Collier and Malcolm King each scored two touchdowns Saturday as the Yellow Jackets pounded out a 41-10 Atlantic Coast Conference football victory over Wake Forest. Colorado St. 21, Utah 19 FORT COLLINS, Colo.

-Quarterback Kelly Stouffer passed for two touchdowns and fullback Steve Bartalo ran for another as the Colorado State University Rams upset Utah 21-19 in Western Athletic Conference play on Saturday. Tulsa 21, E. Carolina 20 GREENVILLE, N.C. Jason Staurovsky kicked three field goals the last one a 42-yarder with 6:20 left to lift Tulsa to a 21-20 college football victory over East Carolina Saturday. Duke 31, N.

Carolina St. 19 DURHAM, N.C. Fullback Tracy Smith ran for two touchdowns and Duke rode a 24-point first-half surge en route to a 31-19 victory over North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference football Saturday. S. Carolina 34, Navy 31 COLUMBIA, S.C.

Quarterback Mike Hold scrambled 9 yards for a touchdown with 2:21 remaining, lifting South Carolina to a 34-31 victory over Navy in college football Saturday. Illinois 41, Indiana 24 CHAMPAIGN, 111. Fullback Thomas Rooks caught a pass for one touchdown and ran for two more Saturday as Illinois defeated Big Ten rival Indiana 41-24. Syracuse 41, Boston Coll. 21 SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Syracuse wide receiver Scott Schwedes caught eight passes for a school-record 249 yards Saturday, and Don McPherson threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Orangemen clobbered Boston College 41-21 in college football. From AP Wire Reports WEST POINT, N.Y. Senior Rob Healy passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two others as Army steamrolled Memphis State 49-7 in snow-covered Michie Stadium Saturday in the first meeting of the football independents. The Cadets, 8-2, extended their home unbeaten streak to 12 games over two seasons while dropping Memphis State to 2-7-2. Healy gave the Cadets a 21-0 halftime lead scoring on a 2-yard keeper at 11:08 of the first quarter and connecting on a 30-yard strike to tight end Rob Dickerson at 12:10 of the second quarter.

Healy, who rushed for 109 yards on 11 first-half attempts, added a 10-yard touchdown run with 3:34 left in the half. Tiger quarterback Danny Sparkman became Memphis State's all-time leading passer when he completed a 7-yard pass to cousin Ricky Sparkman midway through the second quarter. Sparkman surpassed the mark of 4,201 yards set by Lloyd Patterson in the early 1970s. Texas 20, Texas Christian 0 AUSTIN Freshman tailback Eric Metcalf sprinted 71 yards for a touchdown and wide receiver Russell Hays recovered a team- james kick cappea a see-saw affair that had more twists and turns than most roller-coasters. Co-Lin had taken a 21-20 halftime lead linebacker Leonard Hooker picked off a deflected Steve Vanner pass and rumbled 95 yards for a score with no time left in the half.

The Bulldogs had grabbed the lead -with a 20-point outburst in the second quarter. Trailing 7-0, Tim Galloway got Gulf Coast going by taking an 11-yard TD pass from Vanner, but Co-Lin answered back with a 19-yard; pass from Leonard Johnson to Willie Holmes to make it 14-6. Gulf Coast came back again when Jeff Re- nshaw hit Gary Jones with a 25-yard TDpass. The Bulldogs got a huge break one play after the kickoff when they recovered a Co-Lin fumble. On the' first play after that, Jones pered 31 yards for the TD.

John McNeil added a 20-yard field: goal for Gulf Coast with 20 seconds left in the third quarter. With the win, Co-Lin raised its record to 9-3, while Gulf Coast fell to 9-2. AP Photo WEST VIRGINIA QUARTERBACK Mike Timko looks for yardage as ouu rwKeiusivcin poj ana wime nmnani (Bt) oi lempie look to make the tackle during action Saturday at Morgantown, W. Va..