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Other state schools: Florida State (5-3) defeated South -Carolina (4-5) 45-30. Page 10. Florida (5-4) defeated North" Carolina (3-6) 35-14. Page 6D. Bethune-Cookman (3-4) lost to South Carolina State (7-2) 28-7.

Page 5D. Central Florida (3-5) lost to Carson-Newman (5-4)35-14. Page 60. jl 1. Nebraska (10-0) defeated Iowa State 3-6-72-29.

Page 8D. ZJexas (8-0) defeated Houston (3-69-3. Page 10D. ,3. Auburn (8-1) defeated Maryland (7-2) 35-23.

Page 6D. 4. Georgia (8-0-1) defeated Florida (6-2-1) 10-9. Page 1D. 5.

Miami (9-1) defeated East Carolina (6-3) 12-7. Page 1D. 6. Illinois (8-1) defeated Minnesota (1-8) 50-23. Page 8D.

7. Maryland (7-2) lost to Auburn (8-1) 35-23. Page 6D. 8. Southern Methodist (7-1) defeated Rice (1-9) 20-6.

Page 10D. 9. Florida (6-2-1 lost to Georgia (8-0-1) 10-9. Page 1D. 10.

North Carolina (7-2) lost to Clemson (7-1-1) 16-3. Page 7D. 11. Oklahoma (6-3) lost to Missouri (6-3) 10-0. Page 8D.

12. Brigham Young (7-1) played Texas-El Paso (1-7) at night. 13. Michigan (7-2) defeated Purdue (2-6-1) 42-10. Page 8D.

14. Ohio State (7-2) defeated Indiana (3-6) 56-17. Page 8D. 15. Iowa (7-2) defeated Wisconsin (5-4) 34-14.

Page 8D. 1 6. Boston College (7-1 defeated Army (2-7-1) 34-14. Page 8D. 17.

West Virginia 7-2) defeated Temple (2-7) 27-9. Page 9D. 18. Notre Dame (6-3) lost to Pittsburgh (7-2) 21-16. Page 8D.

19. Alabama (6-2) defeated LSU (3-6) 32-26. Page 6D. 20. Washington (7-2) defeated Arizona (5-3-1) 23-22.

Page 10D. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE 0. Section Sunday, November 6, 1 983 idin Gators punished. again Florida lost its sixth game in a rowand ninth in last 10 to Georgia, the latest defeat coming Saturday, 10-9. 4.

By MICK ELLIOTT Tribune Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE You've heard of Murphy's Law, the edict that says everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Now there is Gator Law, a proclamation announcing any opportunity that can be wasted will be wasted. Yes, the Florida Gators did it again. Or more appropriately, the Georgia Bulldogs did it to the Gators. Again.

This year the annual visit to the Gator Bowl i Si 4 1 enaea iu-, out mai was one 01 we icw miiiys uiai changed from past scripts. You've seen it before. i Florida managed to lose another one down the stretch. Florida managed to let another chance for that elusive Southeastern Conference title slip through its fingers. Again.

"Our guys tried as hard as they could to put it In the end zone, but it's a tribute to Georgia's defense," Florida Coach Charley Pell said. "We got some yardage on them but that's not the key. The key is scoring." For three quarters the No. 9-ranked Gators did everything but blow the game open. Then, they just blew it, period.

If At the half they had 211 yards total offense to '-f 3 86 for No. 4 Georgia; for the entire second lor anA 1 (1 minutes intn the third neriod. Georeia 9 4 I mmmmn 4 til went without a first down. Ml fidiiaiiiii -f-rt -w "1 fe Tribune photo by FRED FOX Rorida's Lorenzo Hampton fails in an attempt to dive for six points Saturday against Georgia. The Gators' inability to score in such situations was costly.

'Dogs dogma: Killer instinct, coaching and tradition aw. ine uaiors never took auvamage ui me i situation, seemingly waiting to be marched to the guillotine. Again. times Florida moved inside the Georgia 25; three times the Gators were inside the 10 (once first-and-goal at the 1) and managed only three Bobby Raymond field goals. From drives of 75, 60, 57, 54 and 52 yards, Florida's net benefit was two field goals, one 42-yard field goal attempt that went wide and two Wayne Peace interceptions.

And the last interception, a theft by Georgia cornerback Darryl Jones at the Georgia 1 with 4:35 left in the third quarter, brought the Bulldogs to life. Trailing 9-3, the 8-0-1 Bulldogs produced a 99-yard, 16-play drive that ate almost eight minutes and took the fight out of the Gators. Again. After fullback Barry Young produced the only TD with a 1-yard run, the Gators were finished. The Gator Bowl record crowd of 82,166 could have counted them out with 13:18 remaining.

The team that had 211 yards offense at the "half, couldn't produce a first down the rest of the afternoon in its three remaining possessions. "Looking at it now, we blew too many opportunities early said Peace. "After that Georgia drive, our momentum just died. And I can't tell you why." But it's a question that will be asked. In taking a 9-3 halftime lead, Gator offense simply could not be stopped so it insisted on stopping, itself.

v-r 1 Tom McEwen dously ineffective. A first down at the Georgia 1 early produced but a field goal. A third-and-2 at the 21, when the score was 6-0 Florida, brought into the game a long lob pass into the end zone. Interception. On second-and-10 aUhe 20, second half, Florida ahead 9-3, the call from the coach was a sideline pass near the goal-line.

Interception. No chip-shot field goal for a 12-3 lead. No points. Late, in the game, trailing but 10-9, twice Florida had the ball but managed nothing. Indeed, the Gators went backward the last time they had the ball.

The Morning the Gator Bowl, despite the hard, cold fact that Georgia won the game 10-9 to maintain its mastery of the Gators. What Dooley did not mention Thursday was tradition, coaching and killer instinct Coaching. Florida had seven opportunities to score. Out of the seven came nine points. Even a missed 41-yard field goal was in-volved.

Georgia had three opportunities to score. Out of the three, the Bulldogs scored 10 points. Florida's offensive decisions when scoring opportunities were there were horren- What is it that cannot be avoided? Death and taxes? Make it death and taxes and a Georgia football victory over Florida. Why is that so? Why is Georgia over Florida a football truism? A Is it coaching, or lack of? Is it killer instinct, or lack of? Is it tradition, or lack of? Is it all three? It is all three. Georgia has all three in its favor.

'Last Thursday, Georgia Coach Vince Dooley told me this was the most talented Florida team he had faced. He was probably right Surely he was Mi: Aner right when he declared Florida had far more talent afield than did Georgia. That would be reaffirmed Saturday at See MORNING AFTER, Page 13D see bAiUKS) rage nu 111 Inside means Victory can still see Orange Defense FSU's escape clause Despite appearances (Seminoles 45, South Carolina 30), Florida State was able to stop the Gamecocks when it had to. r' 1 IJ 1 vC 5" IF 'it I UM's offense limped through much of its 12-7, win over East Carolina, but a big play helped provide the 'Canes' ninth straight win. By JOE HENDERSON Dolphins go West to meet 49ers Hj The Dan Marino vl passing show faces another tough test today at 4 against NFC West-leading: San Francisco at Candlestick Park.

Bucs hope to avoid losing A 7 Coach John McKay's group will be in the Metrodome for a 1 p.m. game with the NFC Central Division-leading Minnesota Vikings, who hope to keep the Bucs on their Go-for-0 pace. Falcon runners win district meet A 7 -The Leto boys and girls cross country teams were winners in the Class 4A-District 4 championships held at the University of South Florida Saturday. By BILL FAY Tribune Sports Writer MIAMI Splat! Just like that the University of Miami's football season seemed to be going splat, sort of like an orange (bowl bid) meeting its maker after being dropped from dizzying The Hurricanes were a point shy on the scoreboard, 80 yards from overcoming the difference and four minutes from having the gun go off in their face against the state's most haunting college football nemesis, East Carolina University. "Definitely time for a big play," said UM wide receiver Eddie Brown.

Brown provided it snaring a 52-yard rainbow from Bernie Kosar that led to a 1-yard touchdown sneak by Kosar, and Miami snuck out of the Orange Bowl a 12-7 winner over luckless ECU. It was the ninth win hi a row for the fifth-ranked Hurricanes and kept them No, 1 on the Orange Bowl's get list for its Jan. 2 party, "How can I describe in words the feeling of frustration?" said TALLAHASSEE Florida-State, which specializes in -the strange, the unexpected and the downright bizarre when it comes to college football, outdid itself Saturday night The Seminoles managed to work their most convoluted plot yet in a 45-30 victory over South Carolina. FSU was shredded for 463 yards offense and those 30 points, yet managed to have its defensive unit be the heroic key to the game. "It's weird, isn't it?" said cornerback Pat Milligan, whose third-quarter interception was one in a series of back-busting plays the FSU defense pulled to avoid what looked like an upset FSU trailed 24-17 at one point of the second half and had the crowd of 52,542 at Doak Campbell Stadium wondering what was up.

Instead, with the score 24-all, Eric Riley blocked a chip-shot field goal attempt that led to an FSU touchdown drive and Milligan, one play after that score, intercepted to lead to another seven See FSU, Page 14D ECU Coach Ed Emory, whose 6-3 team has! lost to FSU, Florida and Miami by a total of 13 points. "We have worked so hard to come up so short" i UM Coach Howard Schnellen-berger was nonplussed after the game. "If you think I have anything to say right now after that you're whis-; tling up the wrong tree," Schnellen-berger said as he slugged down the second of three post-game Pepsi Colas and tried to calm himself at the same time. "I applaud East Carolina," Ike MIAMI, Page 14D (V: 8 v'' AP photo Miami's Keith Griffin leaps over a -defender during Hurricanes' win..