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Undid football 5c ST. PETERSBURG TIMES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1984 LSU topples 'Bainroa, stays aiwe in SEC Wo. 3-Texas hands voctoiry to IHoiuistom) Associated Praaa SOUTH SOUTHWEST 29-15 loss tightens Cotton Bowl race Rickey Moore's running was unable to save Alabama from its first losing season in 27 years. Kentucky, Gators' next oe, defeats Vanderbilt 27-18 Associated Praaa AUSTIN, Texas Quarterback Gerald Landry threw two touchdown passes and cornerback DeWayne Bowden intercepted two passes one for a 62-yard touchdown as Houston capitalized on nine turnovers Saturday to upset No. 3 Texas 29-15.

The loss was the first in the Southwest Conference for Texas (6-1-1) and set up a possible showdown for the Cotton Bowl Saturday when the Longhorns travel to Fort Worth to play 15th-ranked Texas Christian. The Houston victory broke an 18-game conference winning streak for Texas, which also was unbeaten in its past 24 regular-season games. The Cougars (5-4) upset Southern Methodist earlier this season. Houston scored 17 points in the second quarter on a 79-yard pass from Landry to split end Anthony Ketchem, a 48-yard field goal by Mike Clendenen, and a 7-yard scoring toss from Landry to tight end Carl Hilton with only nine seconds remaining in the half. Texas' only touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Terry Orr after the Longhorns recovered Landry's fumble on Houston's first possession at the Cougar 13.

BOWDEN intercepted a pass by Texas quarterback Todd Dodge in the end zone in the second quarter and pulled down a deflected fourth-quarter Dodge pass and raced 62 yards for the clinching score. Before a fourth-quarter completion, Dodge, who had been closing in on Texas' passing record, was 0-for-13 and had four interceptions. He later was intercepted a fifth time, which tied a school record set 40 years ago. Boos could be heard from the overflow Texas crowd of 80,348. Dodge finished with only two completions in 16 attempts for 23 yards, and was replaced with just under seven minutes left in the game by red -shirt freshman Bret Stafford.

Stafford fumbled the first snap, and Clendenen capped Houston's scoring with a 27-yard field goal. The Cougars kicker had three field goals, including a 25-yarder in the third quarter, to give him a school record of 13 for the season. Texas placekicker Jeff Ward On the first play from scrimmage after the half, Higgs, the freshman from Owensboro, rambled 84 yards over right guard to pad Kentucky's lead. The only longer rushing TD in Kentucky history was a 91-yarder in 1951. Vandy Ky 18 19 22-53 47-179 347 195 14 26 31-49-1 20-31-0 5-44 6-39 3-1 0-0 2-20 9-68 27:29 32:31 7 4 3 218 7 7 10 127 Aasociatad Praaa LEXINGTON, Ky.

Sophomore Bill Ransdell threw a pair of touchdown passes and freshman Mark Higgs scampered 84 yards for another score as Kentucky downed Vanderbilt 27-18 Saturday in Southeastern Conference football. Kentucky hosts Florida next weekend. The Gators, 27-0 conquerors of Georgia, could clinch at least a tie for the SEC title with a win. Freshman Joe Worley booted field goals of 49 and 50 yards as Kentucky, 7-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC, stayed alive in the post-season bowl picture. This is the first time since a 10-1 season in 1977 that Kentucky has won more than six games.

With representatives of four bowl committees on hand, Vanderbilt fell to 5-4, 2-3 in the league and out of the post-season picture. Kentucky led 14-13 at intermission but scored 13 points to Vandy's five in the second half, starting with the second-longest scoring run in Kentucky history. kicked his ninth field goal in a row, a 42-yarder, to narrow the score to 20- 10 midway through the third quarter, Ward's streak was broken when he missed a 44-yarder into a 27-mph wind, but he later used the wind to i his advantage in kicking a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Houston punter Lonnie Stokes took an intentional safety with 17 seconds left in the game for Texas' final points. Landry's two touchdown passes I were among only four completions in 17 attempts.

He was intercepted once by Texas safety Jerry Gray, who also had a fumble recovery. Hou Texas First downs 11 18 Rushes-yards 53-101 51-168 Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost 123 197 122 18 17-4-1 28-8-5 9-30 5-44 5-3 5-4 8-70 7-56 28:18 31:42 Penalties-yards Time of Possession Houston Texas 0 17 1 929 7 0 3 15 Tex Orr 2 run (Ward kick) Hou FG Clendenen 48 Hou Ketchum 79 pass from Landry (Clendenen kick) Hou Hilton 7 pass from Landry (Clendenen kick) Hou FG Clendenen 25 Tex FG Ward 42 Tex FG Ward 34 Hou Bowden 62 Interception return (kick failed) Hou FGCIendenen 27 Tex Safety Stokes tackled In end zone. A 80,348 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Houston, Hood 15-56, Tate 7-27, Landry 21-11. Texas, Simmons 21-66, Nelson 11-33, Robinson 7-25. PASSING Houston, Landry 4-17-1 123.

Texas, Dodge 2-16-5 23, Stafford 6-12-0 74. RECEIVING Houston, Ketchum 1-79, Hilton 2-42. Texas, Bryant 3-45, Duhon 2-23. Arkansas 1 4 Baylor WACO, Texas Fullback Der- rick Thomas plunged 4 yards for a touchdown with 2:48 to play and the Arkansas Razorbacks kept their bowl hopes alive with a 14-9 Southwest Conference victory over the Baylor Bears. Arkansas improved its overall record to 6-2-1 with scouts from the Liberty, Sun, Bluebonnet and Independence Bowls looking on.

The Razorbacks are 4-2 in SWC play. (17)SMU 31 Rice 17. HOUSTON Southern Methodist's Reggie Dupard led a 17-point first half surge with two touchdown runs and Don King scored twice in the second half to lead the 17th-, ranked Mustangs to a Southwest Conference victory over Rice. The Mustangs ran their record to 7-2 for the year and 4-2 in the SWC to increase their chances of a post-season bowl invitation. The Owls dropped to 1-8 and 0-6.

After trailing 3-0 in the first quarter on a 40-yard field goal by Rice's James Hamrick, the Mustangs surged for 17 points in the final 5:48 of the second quarter on Dupard's runs of 5 and 1 yards and Brandy Brownless' 36-yard field goal for a 27-3 halftime lead. SMU's first two scores followed punts into a 25-mph wind by Rice's I Steve Kidd and the third score came after Antonio Brinkley fumbled and 1 SMU's Anthony Beverly covered. The two teams traded third quarter touchdowns with the Owls scoring on a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kerry Overton to Mel-' vin Robinson and SMU countering with a 23-yard run by King. SMU started a 76-yard drive to King's second touchdown on a 1-yard run after Rice Coach Watson Brown received back-to-back 15-yard penalties for disputing an official's call. Overton completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to James Givens with 3 seconds left to play for the final touchdown of the game.

Of who are 4-0-1 in the SEC. Alabama, falling to 3-6 and 1-4 with two games left, got its touchdowns on a 2-yard run by Rickey Moore and a 4-yard pass from Mike Shula to Ed Pugh, the tight end's, first catch of the season. LSU capitalized on a poor kicking game by Alabama. The Tigers' first touchdown and field goal came after a 33-yard kickoff return by Garry James and a 34-yard punt return by Norman Jefferson. Alabama moved from its 28 to the LSU 34 late in the game, but a 51-yard field goal attempt by Van Tiffin fell far short against a stiff wind.

LSU has one SEC game left, against Mississippi State next week, plus a non-conference game with Tulane. Alabama, vith Cincinnati and Auburn left, has its poorest season since it went 2-7-1 in 1957, the year before the late "Bear" Bryant took over as coach and led the Crimson Tide to 25 consecutive winning seasons. Alabama went 8-4 a year ago in Ray Perkins' first year as coach. After LSU took a 7-0 lead, Alabama moved 75 yards to tie the game on Moore's run. Lewis' field goal made it 10-7, but Alabama took a 14-10 halftime lead on Pugh's catch.

After Hilliard's third-quarter score, Freddie Robinson knocked down Wickersham 's attempt to pass for a two-point conversion. Southern Mississippi 31 East Carolina 27 GREENVILLE, N.C. Reserve quarterback Andrew Anderson threw for two touchdowns to lead Southern Mississippi (3-7) from a 21-point deficit to a victory over East Carolina (2-9). East Carolina, which set a school record of 14 penalties for 106 yards, closed out its worst season since the 0-9 campaign of 1948. Ben Thomas (9 1 collects one of Ware and a safety made it 36-0 at the half.

Auburn's homecoming rout was completed when Brent Fullwood raced 65 yards for one touchdown, Tim Jessie got another from the 3, and Robert McGinty booted a 53-yard field goal to make it 53-0 after three quarters. Third-string quarterback Jeff Burger got the final score from the 1 in the fourth quarter. Clemson 17 Virginia Tech 10 CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson wide receiver Ray Williams surprised a stubborn Virginia Tech defense with a 17-yard touchdown run on a reverse to lead the Tigers at Clemson Memorial Stadium. With Virginia Tech ahead 10-7 and a minute to play in the third quarter, Clemson's Donald Igwe-buike hit a 42-yard field goal.

But a penalty caused Clemson to reconsider the kick, and Williams provided the go-ahead score two plays later. Several possessions after the run by Williams, Igwebuike hit a 44-yard field goal with 2:11 to play in the game to give Clemson the final seven-point margin. Clemson (7-2) took the opening BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Twelfth-ranked Louisiana State kept its Sugar Bowl hopes alive Saturday with a 16-14 Southeastern Conference football victory over Alabama. "I guess we are in pretty good shape as far as that goes," LSU coach Bill Arnsparger said about the conference race.

"But I really don't think about things like that. We just have to take thenar one game at a time." The decision assured Alabama of its first losing season in 27 years. Alabama, Arnsparger said, played well defensively. But he also praised his team for hanging in although Alabama held the ball for almost 41 of the 60 minutes and rolled up 332 yards to 161 for the Tigers. "We are very banged up on defense, in very bad shape physically," the first-year LSU coach said.

"We fought, scratched and clawed to the very end." Linebacker Micael Brooks, who blocked a punt to set up the winning score, said, "We had to stick together. That's what we had to do to win." Fullback Rickey Moore, Alabama's leading runner during the previous three seasons, said he was "truly sad to be part of the losing season." Kevin Guidry recovered the blocked kick at the Alabama 12 and Dalton Hilliard scored from the 7 three plays later for the final points of the game. Jeff Wickersham passed 2 yards to Herman Fontenot at the end of LSU's opening drive, and Ron Lewis kicked a 45-yard field goal in the second period for the 7-1-1 Tigers, LSU 26-74 87 82 12-23-0 MS 0-0 7-55 19:11 ALA 22 59-221 111 2 10-26-3 5-33 2-0 5-39 40:49 Flrit downs Rushes-yards Pasting yards Return yards Passas Punts Fumbtes-tolt Penalttes-yards Time of Possession Louisiana St. Alabama 7 1 a 016 7 7 0 014 LSU Fontenot 2 pass from Wickersham (Lewis Kick) ALA Moora 2 run (Tiffin kick) LSU FG Lawls 45 ALA Pugh 4 pass from Shula (Tiffin kick) LSU HIIHard 7 run (pass failed) A 74 JO 1 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Louisiana HIHIard 17-78, James 7-18. Alabama, Carrutti 19-79, Moore 22-74, Robinson 9-40 PASSIHO Louisiana Wickersham 12-23-0-87.

Alabama. Shula 10-26-3-111. RiCStVING Louisiana E. Martin 3-57, Andrews 2-13, Hilliard 5-11. Alabama, Richardson 3-34, Gothard 2-30, Moora 2-20.

60-0 Jackson scores three times in Auburn rout Asaocieted Praaa AUBURN, Ala. Bo Jackson ran for three touchdowns as 20th-ranked Auburn built a 36-0 first-half lead and romped to a 60-0 victory over Cincinnati Saturday in an inter-sectional college football mismatch. Jackson, a 1983 Ail-American sidelined for six games in the middle of this season with a shoulder injury, raced for touchdowns of 15, 36 and 2 yards while seeing only limited action. The Tigers of the Southeastern Conference scored almost at will, picking up touchdowns on seven of their first eight possessions and raising their record to 7-3. The independent Bearcats fell to 2- 7 as they suffered one of the worst margins of defeat recorded by the school in this century.

The rout was assured in the first half when Auburn's defense limited Cincinnati to four yards rushing and sacked Bearcat quarterbacks Terry Bodine and Danny McCoin six times for 33 yards in losses. For the day, Auburn had nine sacks for 78 yards. The game was barely two minutes old when Freddy Weygand hauled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Pat Washington. Along with Jackson's three scores, a 49-yard pass from Mike Mann to Weygand set up a 3- yard touchdown run by Reggie Cln Auburn First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession 16 26 35-10 171 IS lt-37-0 7-37 3-2 S-50 31:07 54-455 167 12 10- 18-0 3-40 1-0 11- 125 28 53 Cincinnati Auburn (08 14 22 17 8 760 Auburn-Weygand 35 pass from Washington (McGinty kick) Auburn-Jackson 15 run (McGinty kick) Auburn-Jackson 36 run (McGinty kick) Auburn-safety, Del snapped out of and ton Auburn-Jackson 2 run (kick tailed) Auburn-Ware 3 run (Knapp kick Auburn-Futwood 65 run (Kiwpo kick) Auburn-Jessie 3 run (Knapp kick) Aubum-fg S3 McGinty Auburn-Burger 1 run (Knapp kick) A INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING CmcmneH, R. Taylor 17-41 Lewis 5-31, Auburn, Futwood 5-10Z Jackson 8-59, Campbef 7-74.

Burger 5-67 PASSING Ondnrtatt, McCoin 10-23-0-120, Bodine 0-14-0-51. Auburn, Mann 4-4-044, Washington 3-t-tMJ. Burger 3-6-0-31. RECEIVING Cincinnati, Foster 4-44, Tender-grau 2-26, Auburn, Weygand 2-84. Beauford 3-37.

Texas Christian wins, sets up showdown First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession Vanderbilt Kentucky KY Phillips 12 pass from Ransdell (Worley kick) VAN Kelly 43 pass from Page (Anderson kick) VAN Scott 75 pass from Page (kick blocked) KY Derry 18 pass from Ransdell (Worley kick) KY Higgs 8 run (Worley kick) VAN FG Anderson 53 KY FG Worley 49 KY FG Worley SO VAN safety Calhoun ran out of bounds in end zone A 53,112 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Vanderbilt, Crawford 13-47, Woods 7-13. Kentucky, Higgs 20-128, Adams 21-60. PASSING Vanderbilt, Page 31-49-1-347. Kentucky, Ransdell 20-31-0-195. RECEIVING Vanderbilt, Edwards 15-147, Scott 6-1 13, KeHy 1-43.

Kentucky, Derry 6-66, Adams 6-62, Phillips 2-20. Tennessee 41 Memphis State 9 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Tony Robinson threw for three touchdowns and ran 25 yards for another as Tennessee rolled over Memphis State in a non-conference college football game played in a constant rain. Wake Forest 20 Duke 16 DURHAM, N.C. Quarterback Foy White hit reserve split end Greg Scales with a 7-yard touchdown pass with 16 seconds left as Wake Forest slipped past Duke 20-16 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.

North Carolina 24 Georgia Tech 17 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Kevin Anthony ran for one touchdown and passed for two others to lift North Carolina over Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. Anthony combined with freshman quarterback Mark Maye and tailback Ethan Horton to complete 27 passes, breaking the Tar Heels' record of 26 completions set in 1966 against (15)TCU 27 Texas Tech 16 Asaociated Praaa FORT WORTH, Texas Southwest Conference rushing leader Kenneth Davis ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Texas Christian's Horned Frogs scrambled to a 27-16 victory over Texas Tech. Davis, the nation's No. 3 rusher, scored on runs of 2 and 39 yards and then broke the game open with a 75-yard romp in the fourth quarter as the Frogs, 8-1 and 5-1 and ranked 15th nationally, moved into a tie with Texas for the SWC lead with a 5-1 slate.

The Frogs entertain Texas, upset Saturday by Houston, next week with the conference title and a Cotton Bowl berth on the line. Davis, who carried 29 times, be came the only player in SWC history to have three 200-yard rushing performances in a single season and also broke TCU's single season rushing mark of 1,283 set by the legendary Jim Swink in 1955. Davis has 1,368 yards. TCU trailed the Red Raiders 3-0, 6-0, 6-3, 13-3, 13-10 and 16-10 before Davis barreled 39 yards for his second TD with 1:06 left in the third period. Ken Ozee, whose extra point tied his own record of 31 consecutive conversions, broke the school standard after Davis' third touchdown.

Ozee opened and closed the TCU scoring with field goals of 30 and 17' yards. nine sacks for Auburn against Cincinnati. kickoff and quarterback Mike Ep-pley immediately energized the crowd of 78,000 with three consecutive passes. The third, just 60 seconds into the game, was a 66-yard scoring strike to Terrance Roulhac. Virginia 45 N.C.

State 0 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Quarterback Don Majkowski ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third and Virginia's defense posted its first shutout sinced 1979 as the Cavaliers rolled to a 45-0 rout of North Carolina State's Wolfpack in Atlantic Coast Conference football Taiback Barry Word also scored a pair of touchdowns as Virginia, unbeaten since its season-opening loss to Clemson, improved its record to 7-1-1. The Cavaliers, 3-0-1 in ACC play, recorded their most decisive triumph since a 69-9 conquest of Division I-AA James Madison in 1979. With representatives from the Peach, Citrus, Hall of Fame and Cherry bowls watching, Virginia scored on three of its first four possessions to open up a 17-0 halftime lead. SASU Rice First downs 15 Rushes-yards 68-268 26-11 Passing yards 10? 331 Return yards 28 77 Passes 806-1 25-48-3 Punts 6-42 8-36 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-1 Penames-yards 5-50 6-50 SeulWn Metfced 1st 8 17 7 731 Rice 3 0 2 7-17 Tee TCU First downs 1' 22 Rushesyrds 42-170 t-303 Passing yards 60 1)6 Return yrds 0 24 Passes 3-1M Pnts 5-37 2-3 FumNes-tst 2-1 5-2 Penaftws-yards 5-47 11-85 rneoPossessin 26 12 33 48 Teies Teen 6 7 3 816 Teias Chrrttleri 18 7 27 Rice FG Mamrtck 40 SMU Ouoard Srun (Br conns kick) SMU-FG Browrtee 36 SMU Oupard 1 run (BrownUl kick Rice Robinson 5 pass rom Overton (Hamrick kick) SMU king 23 run Brownfee kick SMU king 1 run (Browntee kKkl Rice Givens 20 pass trom Overton (Hamrick kick) A 1542 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Sowtfwrn Je-lll, Ak iS-ai king 11-36 Devs 7-22, Hester 4 PASSING Southern Metiodht king 8-V6-I-H57 Rice.

Overton le-47-3-336, McCampbei t-l-O-tmrvs Rf CilVlNO Sevwrn Methodtat. Morris 3-J2. Leach l-f Pwant htt Rice. Scott 7-l, Robinson' 6-64. Lewis S-.

Gtvens 4-58. Tech FG Germ Teen FG Gann TCU FG Oiee 30 Tetfl Tatom 55 pass from Scieretfe (Gann kick) TCU Davis 2 run (Oiee kick Tech FG Gam 21 TCU Davis 3 run (Oiee kick TCU Oevis '5 run (Owe kick) TCU FG Oiee 17 A INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Tectivvees 15-W7, McGowen 12-48. TCU Oevts ja-703- Xtery 22-80 PASSING Tech keesee 3-14-0-64 TCU, Soaret-ta 6-8-MO 3-7-1-36 R6C11VING Tech, Taom 1-5S 1-J. Wees 1-1 TCU, Sharp 4-51, Devis 3-38 Manm 1-16. Je-ey 1-11 4.