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2E November 27, 1977, Lincoln, Sunday Journal and Star HPf1 I Army outlasts Middies, 17-14 Season's records UPI TELfcPHOTO Army's Greg King (43) is tripped up just short of the goal line by Navy's John Sturges during the Cadets' 17-14 win over the Middies. Tide swamps Auburn, 48-21 'First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards 'Passes Runts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Ala 27 63-322 193 37 9-13-0 1-39 3-0 3-25 Aub 10 43-1M 135 0 4-9-1 5-40 3-2 3-7 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UFI) Quarterback Jeff Rutledge passed for two touchdowns and halfback Tony Nathan scored two short runs Saturday to third-ranked Alabama to a rout of state rival Auburn. Rutledge, who picked up 295 yards passing and rushing, "threw 30 yards to split end Bolton for one touchdown and 42 yards to Oz-izje Newsome for another. IThe junior quarterback completed nine of 13 passes for 193 and picked up another 102 yards on the Aground.

Alabama, bound for the Sugar Bowl as the Southeastern Conference "champion with a 101 record, also had touchdown runs of 1 'and 2 yards by halfback Nathan, a 1-yard run by fullback Mitch Ferguson, a run by fullback Johnny Davis and a 15-yard run by substitute quarterback Steadman Shealy. The Tigers, who had a hard 4lme sustaining long drives, lad touchdowns on an 85-yard Tun-by running back Joe Cribbs and a 74-yard pass from quarterback Charlie Trotman to flanker Byron Franklin. AuhUrn also scored on a 3-yard in the fourth quarter by William Andrews. 'Cribbs gave Auburn a shortlived. 7-0 lead with his first quarter touchdown, but Alabama toared back in the second and third quarters for 28 straight points.

pass to Bolton Georgia Tech's Bruce Yeager (41) surges forward as Georgia's defenders try to pull him down. Army Flrtwni Ruslm-yrdi Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties-yards IS 13 43-154 133 37 1-202 3- 1-1 1-7 57-W1 67 0 4-74 6-31 1-0 1-5 PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Oaths taken in blood on a "Black September" day turned into victory Saturday on a cold and windy November day for a hungry Army team. The Cadets' 17-14 win over Navy was their first in five years in the service academy rivalry and the happy players revealed in the dressing room that their success all started in the middle of the night at West Point last Sept. 4. Defensive back Ed Clemons and quarterback Leamon Hall revealed that the entire Army squad met at Michie Stadium in the middle of the night, paired off in twos and all of them cut their left thumb with razor blades and put their bloody thumbprints on a football.

The marked football on what UPI TELEPHOTO LSU hlasis Wyoming BATON ROUGE, La. A(P) Tailback Charles Alexander rambled for three touchdowns and 231 yards to lead Louisiana State to a 66-7 romp over error-ridden Wyoming in a college football game Saturday night. Sun Bowl-bound LSU, 8-3, capitalized on five mistakes by the Cowboys in the first half for scores, including three that led to a 17-0 lead in the first seven minutes. Alexander, second nationally in rushing, with an average of 153.3 yards a game, totaled over 100 yards for the ninth time this season. He scored on runs of three, one and two yards, giving him a school record 17 touchdowns in the season.

Sophomore quarterback Steve Ensminger threw touchdown passes of 54 and 17 yards as LSU completed its best regular season since 1973. LSU's opening scores came after a Wyoming fumble on the opening kickoff, a pass interception, and a bad center snap. Wyoming, 4-6-1, never recovered. Alexander set school and SEC records with 43 carries. It was his second-best performance by an LSU running back.

His total was only six yards shy of the mark he set earlier this season against Oregon. Wyoming's only score came on a 39-yard run by Myron Hardeman in the first quarter. UNO topped OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Ran dy Cipriano and Tom Ritzdorf led the 49 percent shooting Kearney State College basketball team to an 81-71 victory over Nebraska-Omaha in the season opener for both schools Saturday night. Cipriano scored 17 points and Ritzdorf 16, mostly on outside shots, David Hahn pitched in 14 ARMY (7-4) NAVYK-) Massachusetts 34-10 Citadel 212 387 7-14 VMI 27-14 Connecticut Boston Coll.

Colorado Villanova Notre Dame Lafayette Holy Cross Air Force Pitt Navy 28-49 wicnigan 0-31 Duke 34-32 Air Force 0-24 Pi 424 Wm. 8, Mary ti Notre Dame Syracuse 16- 28 10-7 17- 34 42-17: 10-43' 34-45 26-52 Georgia Tecti 20-16 17-14 Army 14-17 the players said was "Black September" was taken to every game this season. Hall, co-captain along with defensive tackle Chuck D'Amico, said he came up with the idea. "I discussed it with Chuck and he loved it," Hall said. "The idea behind it was to get something to help unify our team as a person." The ritual must have paid off because Army held off a late Navy surge that carried the Middies from their own 36 to the Cadet 9 with 1:07 to play.

But a fourth-down halfback pass by Navy's Joe Gattuso was overthrown in the end zone and Army took over and ran out the clock. Navy Coach George Welsh said he rejected a field goal attempt that would have tied the game because "I couldn't kick a field goal and live with myself." He said Gattuso was indecisive on the last play. The win was Army's first since a 23-15 win in 1972 and enabled to finish with a season record of 7-4. Navy finished with a 5-6 mark. Clemons was Army's defensive star, intercepting a pass to set up one touchdown and recovering a fumble to halt a crucial Navy drive.

Clemons, who left the game with nine minutes remaining with a dislocated shoulder, set up Army's first touchdown in the opening quarter when he intercepted a Bob Leszczynski pass on the Navy 31. He fumbled as he was hit and the ball popped into the arms of John Hilliard, who ran it to the Middie 15. Four plays later, quarterback Leamon Hall plunged one yard for the score and Mike Castelli's extra point made it 70. In the third quarter after Navy had scored to cut the Army lead to three points, the Middies got the ball on the Cadet 43 and moved to the 23 but a bad pitch by Leszczynski was recovered by Clemons on the Army 26. Army held a 17-7 halftime lead with the assist of two Navy turnovers, the interception by Clemons and another interception by Hilliard which gave the Cadets on the Navy 43 late in the first quarter.

The passing of Hall and the running of Greg King and Jim Merriken moved the ball to the Navy two but the drive stalled and Castelli kicked a 21-yard field goal early in the second quarter to give Army a 10-0 lead. Navy took the kickoff and drove to the Cadet 18 and then wide receiver John Kurowski made a diving catch of a Leszczynski pass in the corner of the end zone and Bob Tata booted the extra point to narrow the margin to 10-7. But Army then drove 80 yards in 13 plays with King going over from the one with 1:09 left in the half. Midway in the third quarter, Navy got good field position on the Army 29 after a 26-yard punt return by Mike Galpin. Seven plays later, Gattuso dashed two yards around right end for the touchdown that made it 17-14.

A crowd of 81,091, the largest in an Army-Navy game in the past four years, watched the nationally-televised game in 30degree temperatures and winds that gusted up to 37 miles-anhour. Army 710 a a if Army-Hall 1 run (Castelli kick) Army-FG Castelli 21 Navy-Kurowskl II pass from (mi. eiynskl (Tata kick) om LMI lmy2 'I? 1 'Ctstelll kick) Si 09 klck' INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Navy, Gattuso 23-123, Kurowski 3-29. Army, King 2341, Mtrrlktn PASSING-Navy, Lesiciynskl H9-2, 133; Gattuso, 0-1-0, 0. Army, Hall, 4-7-0, RECEIVING-Nayy, McConkey 5-101.

Army, Merriken 2-46. by Kearney ii i ior uie winners, wno came, from a 37-36 halftime deficit with a 45-point explosion. Kearney pulled away after leading S6-5S with eight minutes remaining and was in front 7264 with 4: 33 left. KEARNEY in Cipriano 17, Rlfjdorf It, Hahn 14, Mohannt Hlrd It Hlgglns I Grubtugh $, Etielmlinr 2, Hook f. 8 UNO (71) Crlss 9, MobtrgQ, Freeman 12, Brown W' jKlwn 11.

Gregory Trofholi I Brigham Young bombards UTEP Tech defeats Georgia Geo First downs 10 Rushes-yards 40-121 Passing yards 48 Return yards 40 Passes 5-20-1 Punts Fumbles-lost 3-2 Penalties-yards 6-54 Tech 16 68-319 0 3 0-1-0 1-1 9-115 ATLANTA (UPI) -Tailback Eddie Lee Ivery set a Georgia Tech rushing record when he ran for 112 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead Georgia Tech to a 16-7 victory over Georgia. Ivery, a junior, became the first Tech runner to gain 900 yards in a season. His touchdown run was a 13-yard dash late in the second period to give the Yellow Jackets a 16-0 lead. Georgia Tech, ending its season at 6-5, also got a 35-yard field goal by Johnnie Smith in the first period and a 1-yard scoring plunge by quarterback Gary Hardie early in the second period. Georgia, which finished at 5-6 for its only losing season in the 14 years Vince Dooley has been the Bulldog coach, was unable to get a threat going until the final period.

The Bulldogs finally scored on a 1-yard run by freshman James Womack with 6:12 left in the game. Ivery, who wound up with exactly 900 yards for the season, broke the Georgia Tech running record late in the third period when a 17-yard run raised his total to 884 yards. The old mark was 881 yards gained by David Sims in 1974. Tech's first three points were preceded by a poor punt into the wind, which gave the Yellow Jackets possession at the Bulldog 48. The Jackets marched to the Georgia 18 and Smith kicked his field goal with 7:26 left in the first period.

Tech got the ball next at the Georgia 36, following a 9-yard punt into the same wind, but Smith was wide on a 46-yard field goal attempt. Reggie Wilkes intercepted a Bulldog pass one play before the first penod ended and the Yellow Jackets moved 59 yards, with Hardie scoring the first touchdown with 3: 50 gone in the first period. The final Tech touchdown, scored by Ivery, capped an 80-yard march, and Smith's extra point ended the scoring by the winners. Georgia 0 0 07-7 Georgia Tech 3 13 0 0-16 Tech FG Smith 35 Tech-Hardie 1 run (kick failed) Tech-lvery 13 run (Smith kick) Geo-Womack 1 run (Robinson kick) Fusina, mother get threats PITTSBURGH (AP) The lives of Penn State quarterback Chuck Fusina and his mother, who lives in nearby McKees Rocks, were threatened prior to the Penn State-Pitt football game Saturday. "I got three or four letters and she got two or three," Fusina said after Penn State edged Pitt 15-13.

"They threatened my mother's life if I played in the game," the junior quarterback said, adding that he wasn't overly worried except for his mother's sake. Fusina and his mother both received similar threats last year before the annual which Pitt won 24-7. Season's records ALABAMA (10.1) AUBURN (5-6) Mississippi 34-13 Arizona 21-10 24.31 Sou. Miss. 13-24 2J.J2 Tennessee 14-12 ifi.M Mississippi 21-15 iT-20 N.C State 15-17 n.ut Georgia Tech 21-38 55.4 Florida St.

3-24 Florida 29-14 j43 Miss. St. 13-27 36.0 Georgia 33-14 4g2i Alabama 21-48 Nepraska VanderOilt Georgia use Tennessee Louisville Miss. St. LSU Miami, Fla.

Auburn early in the second quarter capped a 70-yard drive and began A 1 a a a's scoring. Davis scored from the 12 with 2:16 left in thehalf to give the Tide a 14-7 halftime lead. In the third quarter, Alabama got two touchdowns in a little more than two minutes. The first was Nathan's 1-yard run, capping a 58-yard Alabama drive, and the second was set up when Auburn's James Brooks fumbled at his own 20 and Alabama's Murray Legg recovered. Four plays later, Nathan was back in the end zone and Alabama led 28-7.

The loss ended Auburn's season at 5-6, with a 4-2 SEC mark. Alabama will meet Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans Jan. 2. Davis finished the day with 104 yards on 20 carries, and Newsome caught four passes for 119 yards. Alabama 0 14 14 20-41 Auburn 7 0 0 14-21 Aub-Crtbbs 85 run (Portela kick) Ala-Bolton 30 pass from Rutledge (Chapman kick) Ala Davis 12 run (Chapman kick) Ala Nathan 1 run (Chapman kick) Ala Nathan 2 run (Chapman kick) Aub-Franklin 74 pass from Trotman (Portela kick) Ala Ala Ferguson! run (Chapman kick) Newsome pass trom xuneage (kick failed) Ala Shealy 15 run (Smith kick) Aub Andrews3run IPortela kick) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushlng-Alabama, Davis 20-104, Rutledge 15-102, Nathan 11-50.

Auburn, Cribbs 15-133, Andrews 11-26. Passing-Alabama, Rutledge 13-94, 193. Auburn, Trotman 9-4-1, 135. Receiving Alabama, Newsome 4-119, Bolton 1-30, Travis 1-21. Auburn, Franklin 1-74, Byrd 1-36.

Boston College fullback Dan Conway scored on a 5-yard run in the first quarter and a 4-yard dash in the third for the Eagles and Smith scored on a 1-yard sneak in the second period. For the Crusaders, Hunt rushed for 102 yards on 21 carries. Boston College (16 0-20 Holy Cross 7 14 0 14-35 BC-Conway 5 run (kick failed) HC-Colombo 14 run (M. Smith kick) BC-K. Smith I run (Smith pass to God bolt) HC-Doherty 3 run (Smith kick) HC Ewald7run (Smith kick) BC-Conway 4 run (pass failed) HC-Doherty 1 run (Smith kick) fit-Muni i run omitn kick) Gerard places in 3 events ROLLING MEADOWS, 111.

University of Nebraska gymnast Larry Gerard, who won the all-around title Friday, placed in three individual events here Saturday at the Midwest Open gymnastics championships. Gerard was second on the horizontal bars, fourth on parallel bars and fifth in floor exercise. Duane West was second in floor exercise and fifth on the horizontal bar. Richard Brin-disi was eighth in floor exercise and Mark Williams third and Steve Parks fourth on the horizontal bars to round out Nebraska platings. Next competition for the Husker gymnasts will be Friday and Saturday when Williams, Brindlsi, Barry Cook and Chuck Chmelka compete in the Ball State Invitational for all-around competition.

Boston College falters, 35-20 Florida defeats Miami Fla First downs 21 Rushes-yards 62-228 Passing yards 137 Return yards 36 Passes 8-11-0 Punts Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yards 1-15 Mia 18 40-219 153 2 11-20-1 7-401 1-0 5-77 MIAMI (AP) Terry Lecount threw one scoring pass and set up another Florida touchdown Saturday night as Florida overpowered the University of Miami 31-14. Florida trailed 7-3 in the first period when LeCount hurled a 16-yard pass that Tony Stephens one-handed at the goal-lire to make it 10-7. LeCount was the key to that 64-yard drive, once hitting Der- rick Gaffney with a 23-yard pass and later keeping the drive alive by scrambling nine yards for a first down at the Miami 26. In the third quarter, Miami's defense toughened and stopped two Florida threats on fourth down attempts at the 1-and 16-yard lines. But then LeCount directed the Gators on a scoring drive of 76 yards 47 of them when Miami cornerman Gene Coleman was called for interference on LeCount's pass to Lewis Gilbert.

LeCount picked up 15 yards on four keepers then pitched to Tony Green for an 8yard scoring run and a decisive 17-7 Florida lead. Berj Yepremian kicked a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter for Florida's first points, but later when Yepremian tried a 54-yard kick the snap sailed past him giving Miami the ball Florida's 37. Miami launched a six-play scoring drive and Chris Hobbs went the final 11 yards, breaking outside on a draw play. Florldi 77 14-31 Miami (Fla.) 078 7-14 Fla FG Yepremian 50 Mla-Hobbs II run Dennis kick) Fia-stephens 16 pass from LeCount (Yepremian kick) Fia-Green 8 run (Yepremian kick) Fla-Oupree 64 blocked field goal (Yepremian kick) Fi-Carr2run(Yeprmiankick) Mia-Aivers 17 pass from Myers (Dennis kick) Wilson led the nation's top passing team with 13 completions in 27 attempts, hitting Todd Christensen and Kelly Harris with 25-yard scoring throws. Wilson scored his touchdown on a 5-yard run.

The victory was the 18th-ranked Cougars ninth against two losses and leaves them tied for the Western Athletic Conference lead with a 6-1. UTEP finished the season 1-10 and 0-7 in WAC play. Despite the lopsided margin, the Miners outgained BYU, 522 total yards to 446, but suffered from five interceptions and four lost fumbles. UTEP took a surprising 13-7 lead with 5: 12 remaining in the first quarter after Oscar Ramirez threw touchdowns of 50 and five yards to Bubba Garcia. But the Cougars followed with 61 consecutive points before UTEP scored again with three minutes remaininv in the game.

The onslaught started with Wilson's touchdown to Harris, followed by a 25-yard scoring run by Scott Phillips and Larry Miller's 33-yard interception return to give BYU a 34-13 halftime lead. The Cougars' defense produced two more touchdowns in the second half a 33-yard interception return by Ron Velasco and a 92-yard run with a fumble by Marc Swenson to go with Wilson's touchdown to Christensen, a 2-yard run by Phillips and a 1-yard scoring throw from reserve quarterback Jim MCMahon to Mike Chronister. BYU UTEP BYU 21 13277-48 13004-19 Christensen I run (Duke kick) UTEP-Garcli 50 pass from Ramlrei (kick failed) UTEP-Garcia 5 pass Ramlrei (Alvarei kick) BYU-Harrls 25 pass from Wilson (Duke kick) BYU-Philllps 25 run kick) BYU-Wllson run (Duke kick) BYU-Mlller 33 Interception return (kick failed) BYU-Chrlstensen 23 'pass from Wilson (Duke kick) BYU-Phllllps 1 run (run failed) BYU-Velasco 33 Interception return (Dukt kick) BYU-Chronlster 1 past McMahon (Dukt kick) BYU-Swenso 2 fumble return (Dukt kick) UTEP-McCtll 4 -run filled) from (Dukt from (run BYU 24 33-185 261 18-38-2 2-1 8-109 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards UTEP 30 69-313 209 12-36-5 8-4 11-94 EL PASO' Texas (UPI) -Brigham Young quarterback Marc Wilson passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third and the Cougars' defense accounted for three touchdowns Saturday, leading BYU to a 6819 mauling of Texas-El Paso. Iowa nudged bylSU AMES, Iowa (AP) Sophomore center Dean Uthoff dominated both boards for Iowa State and sank two free throws with a half minute remaining to seal a 79-78 Cyclone victory over Iowa in college basketball Saturday. Iowa State jumped to a 5-0 lead and never trailed although the Hawkeyes knotted the score twice in the first half and tied the game at 59-all with just under seven minutes to a three-point play by Andrew Parker and a basket by Uthoff gave Iowa State enough cushion to ride out an Iowa surge in which center Larry Olsthoorn scored seven points in the last one and one-half minutes.

Sophomore flash Ronnie Lester helped keep Iowa close in the final minutes, scoring six points in a one and one-half minute stretch. Lester led all scorers with 22 points. IOWA (71) Mayfield 13-4 7, Hararave 1 1-3 Olsthoorn 4 5-7 13, Lester 10 2-3 22, Norman 0 4-5 4, Peth 2 3-3 7, Brooklns 1 I Drake 1-2 II, Walt 2 3-4 7. Totals 21 22- 31 78. IOWA STATI (TV) Burgason I 2, Harmlson 2 4, Uthoff 6 y-15 21, Allen 7 44 IB, Parker 7 3-8 17, Harris 1 2, Gideon 0 0, Tlllo I 2-2 6, Fowler 3 3-8 9.

Totals 29 21-39 7V. Halftlmt-lowa Stat 41, Iowa 31. Fouled out Mayfield, Hergrave, Norman Walte, Harmlson, Allen and Harris. Total fouls-Iowa, 34. Iowa 32, TechnlcaH-nom.

BC 19 50-185 142 04 12-23-4 4-443 2-1 4-18 HC 20 296 "First-downs 'Rushes-yards Passing yards 'Return yards "Passes 'Ponts "Fumbles-lost Pcnaities-yards 64- 69 27 5-11-0 5-3 4-15 WORCESTER, Mass. (UPI) "'f Running backs Brian and Steve hunt scored fourth-quarter touchdowns, both on fourth-down plays Irom the 1-yard line, and the Holy Cross defense shut don Boston Colleges' high-powered offense Saturday in a upset over the heavily favqred Eagles. I 'Both touchdowns followed B'osion College turnovers. Linebacker Mike Jank intercepted a Ken Smith pass to give' Holy Cross the ball at the BC 20. Six plays later Doher-l; raced around right end for the final yard at 5:28.

3db Ireland recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff at the Eagle 19, and Hunt dove oven left guard five plays later at of the final period. 1 The upset gave Holy Cross fts second win in a row after operflng with nine losses. It also -was Holy Cross' first win ft the, traditional series since 19B6. Boston College finished its season at 6-5. Crusaders defense forced four interceptions, three by linebacker Herb Mihalik, and one fumble.

-Jn the first half, Doherty Scored a touchdown on a 3-yard run, quarterback Peter over from 14 yards out, and halfback Larry Ewald added a 7-yard run just before balftime..