The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 13

JACKSON, Miss. State, winding up its finest regular season in 28 years, meets-arch, rival Ole Miss Saturday with the Sun Bowl-Bound Bulldogs tabbed as 7-point favorites! State -Mas 'to pM" of "a 1 1 couple'-' 'over; 1970, and i But this marks ''the'- first' nearly three decades'that the Bulidogs have been favored going into the traditional' Southeastern Conference'bat Stadium. 1 The Bulldogs; slated to Carolina in El.Paso's Sun Dec. 28, boosted their record to 7-3 last;" week, with a 7-6 win over Louisiana Stale. The victory assured State of its lest--showing since going 7-3 in i'C'M The' Rebels; 1 u'ti(je'r' new'head' coach Ken are'Hoping lhal fresKarnn- quarterback Tim Ellis can help them avoid vforstVseason since The Rebs 1 their seventh setback against, only, two wins, last week in a 29-17 iossjo.Tennessee.

Ellis, Louisville, debut- against and showed a lot "of: promise." Replacing "sophomore Butch Evans in -the second quarter, the lanky youngster, completed 11 of 20 passes for 126 a and two touchdowns. He. also rushed. 17 tihies for j.y.arbs. Oie Miss still jone more, game afterthis weekend, a.Nov.

30 date, with Tulane in New Orleans that originally, was slated at start of the campaign. The game was postponed because of Hurricane The key man in'MSU's attack is senior-quarterback Rockey-Felker; a master! of the veer. who currently ranks second in the SEC in total offense with 1,451 The versatile Felker has hit on G7 passes for 1,081 yards in 10 games and rushed for another 367 yards. State also boasts a fleet of talented, young running backs led by sophomore Walter Packer, who is second in' he league' in rushing with 905 yards in' 140 carries" and is averaging 90.5 per Tailback James Reed is the leading rusher for Ole Miss with 383 yards on 81 attempts, followed by fullback Paul Hofer with '2-17 oh 51 carries. The hard-running Hofer has been slowed by-injuries the year but apparently will be ready to go this week.

Besides LSU, the Bulldogs have defeated Georgia, William and Mary, Kansas State, Lamar, Memphis Stale arid Louisville. Their three losses were to Alabama, Auburn and Florida. The Rebels defeated Missouri 'and Southern Mississippi while "to Memphis State, Carolina, LSU and Tennessee. Cooper said this week presents-I "another formidable the Rebels. But- he afe improving game by game, and 1 am looking forward to an interesting, hard-fought struggle State." MSU coach Bob Tyler, in his second season, said he was "well aware that Ole Miss has a good football team." He said the Bulldogs "are in perfect health and will be at full strength for the game." will be the 71sl meeting in a rivalry dating back to 1901.

Ole Miss' leads the series 38-26-6 and won last year 38:10. BUZZY TATUM'S FACTORY OUTLET i Highway 1 South-Betweeen The Malls xes ATLANTA Southeastern 1 Cbnfe'rence'vmay -outdo itself this year. 1 The Conference, which annually hasi five or six bowl teams could wind up i seven of its 10 teams in post-season games this time around. i-' Alabama 1 is 'the' Orange 16-i Florida to the Sugar Mississippi 'State to -the Sun' Vanderbllt'to Ihe Peach Bowl arid the winner of Saturday's Tennessee-Kentucky game to the Liberty Bowl. only six.

But, wait, word out of a a i a high-scoring" Georgia Bulldogs (30.3 has'-accepted a bid the Tangerine Bowl berth of Ohio. The cVuld' have had. seven teanis in That's the -year Alabama (Liberty), A i a (Sun), Ole Miss (Sugar) and. Tennessee (Gator). All i a its 9-Hreco-d at home 'STtpf' bounced Ihe Bengals from Uje Cotton The mid-season 'odils that Tennessee and Kentucky would be battling for a Iwwl bertl: Saturday, must have been astronomical.

The Vols. only major college team in (he'niition to.win eight or more'games in each of die past nine seasons off in a 2-3-1 and. But a i'h i ri ft, "re a k's "'g'o' i 'rig. Tennessee (5-3-1) knocking off Ole Miss, 29-17, last and Kentucky 16-4) a i ihen i a Florida. 41-2-1.

Tennessee coach Bill Battle has been under tremendous pressure because of the Vols I i r'l e's o'v'e n'i a i 11 a nth-ranked Maryland 'in Ihe Liberty would the 1 eight-or-more wins streak to 10 straight years. Kentucky, paced by quarterback Mike Fanuzzi who has gained 1,292 yards (854 by, rushing) and Sonny. Collins who the SEC in rushing before -he broke''his. already assured its first winning season in nine years. "I've got to be the luckiest coach in the country," said Kentucky mentor Fran Curci.

"After 'our first five ganies, I thought we were dead. But our kids just didn't know it." 1 The Tennessee-Kentucky winner was offered the Liberty Bowl berth after front-runners Pittsburgh and Georgia i both lost last week: a n.l i intra-southeastern conference games a a I a i i Tennessee-Kentucky, Mississippi State (7-3) meets Ole Miss (2-7) at Jackson. State, enjoying its best season in more than a decade, is favored over the Rebels who are in their 1 worst season in.nearly,30years. i i i 'Louisiana Sta'te. independent Tulane which i welcoming back quarterback' Steve Fqley, and Vanderbilt.

(6-3) visits Louisiana (3-6). a A a a a 1 0 0 Sixth-ranked Auburn (9-i), (7-3) and Georgia (6:4) all have open dates. i Among the Florida (5-4) hosts, Syracuse' (2-8T Friday night "and Florida" State' (1-9)' hosts 13th-ranked Houston (8'-2), Memphis Slate (6-4) hosts Wichita 1 i and Tampa 5 4 hosts Southern Miss (5-5) on Saturday. Alabama already lui.s a share its fourth straight SEC i hut Auburn could tie the Crimson Tide if Tigers could spring their nationally televised iianie cm Friday. N'ov.

23. FULTON, Miss. (UPD--Gulf Coast coach George Sekul admils he is a i uneasy about his, chances tonight against llawamba'for the Misissippi Junior Coljege fpothaU championship. i "We have to team to stay on the field," said Sekul, whose team lost four 1 of five battles against North Division foes this year. Sekul said the Warriors.

8-2 overall and 5-1 in the North Division, "have a top-notch running back in Dennis Bolton and their defensive tackle. Cornell Huston, 6-5 and 275 pounds, is the best in the league." Sekiil, whose a ended the campaign 4-1 in the South division and 5 5 overall, said he will stick to the same game plan the Bulldogs have used all season. "We don't anticipate any chances," he said. menu 'Ole Miss vs. Miss.

State at Jackson, 1:30 p.ni. Mississippi'at Tampa, Nieholls 1 State af Deit'a i i Jackson State. State, 1:30 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Bishop, 2:30 p. m.

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