The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 53

tPJZ mS. rt We're No.1 Georgia hunting: quantity AND quality 30D no passing fancy Falcons are hoping the Vikings' air attack fizzles again Sunday 21D 25B 'Spirts -i SEPTEMBER 16. 1984 SECTION n--c Jackets control; both sides of line for 16-6 victory. COMPLETE REPORT 16-17 i Furman Bisher Journal Sports Editor By Jesse Outlar Constitution Sports Editor Coach Bill Curry And his Georgia Tech players made a commitment as soon as last season ended that ALABAMA would defeat Alabama, and they they kept it Saturday afternoon in A shift in history- This is our day for history, class. Gather your wits about you and we'll open with a little quiz.

True or false: Alabama football teams don't lose two games in a row (T or F). Alabama football teams don't give up 40 points in a row with no reply (T or F). Alabama doesn't lose football games to Georgia Tech (T or F). Alabama and Georgia Tech don't play each other any more (T or F). If your answers were false on the first three and true on the fourth, you scored 100.

The thing is, none of these things used to be. None of these things have been for as long as your children can remember. Now they have all come true at the same time, on a day heavily laced in historical significance, for as the circumstances now stand, Georgia Tech and Alabama truly shall not play again. Saturday was the day of severance. Tech has decided that it should be about its Atlantic Coast Conference business and leave the old Southeastern Conference, id which it grew to 'great Jprominence, to its own.

jjigjgz Lumps for the other side" The retirement and deathof Paul Bryant have told on the old three titties in his last "decade i fdid The lastW'tti 'streak ran to three, in the eloamine of his da.vs.. the most memorable victory witnessed by long-suffering fans in many years at Grant Field. Unlike the 24-21 upset Tech staged in Birmingham in 1981, this 16-6 triumph was a unanimous decision in which the superior Jackets led all the way. "That victory really didn't mean much later because we lost the next 10 games," Curry said after a lengthy session with his jubilant players in the locker room Saturday. "I'll guarantee you that won't happen to this team, because the coach has matured and his players have grown up.

is the best victory in my five seasons, It was another small step toward our goal no, it was a very big step toward us having a decent football team. I can't say enough about our players and how hard they worked getting prepared foe this game." i Like coach Ray Perkins' Crimson Tide and the crowd of 36,107, Curry could not believe that Jackets had limited Alabama to only six points. That's the lowest total scored by the Tide over a 39-game span dating back to the 7-0 loss to Notre Dame in 1980. It was also the fewest points Tech has permitted Alabama since the 7-6 victory fat Grant Field in, 1962, which was the, last time the Jackets downed Alabama in Atlanta. Perkins, the first Alabama coach to lose his first two games since J.B.

Whitworth in 1956, had nothing but praise for Tech. "I want to congratulate Curry and his staff and his team," he said. They outplayed us overall and did the basic things that you have to do to win. If ever a game was won up front, this was one of them. They controlled the line of scrimmage.

It was the Tech defense that won the game, and they came up with some big plays." fc 'Three times in a season-plus-two-games it already fias happened to Ray Perkins, the one-time pass receiver fwhd took his Old coach's place, Tht 40-point streak. ye teams don't score 40, rpoints on Alabama, much less 40 in a row covers the half of defeat last week by Boston College, and the Joss here and now to Georgia Tech, 16-6, on the turf of Grant Fields hot enough to toast bread. B.C. left a few -lumps on Alabama with a 24-point second half. Tech put fall of its 16 on the board before Alabama finally found the end cone near the end of the third quarter.

Georgia had not led Alabama by 16 points i isiiwe tost by a point. Since 1962, Georgia Tech leiwabama ronly in tbe fourth quarter in 198fc' and made it stand. Bill Curry opened his second season with the incredible shocker. Tech never won again that year, Alabama never lost again. -'7 Sentiment rekindled the series This time was the right time.

Always leave 'em laughing, some old actor once said. Know when to stay, and when to go. To tell the truth, Georgia Tech and Ala-bama wouldn't have been back together again but for a pair of sentimental old coaches. The schools had parted in anger in the middle of the '60s. Bobby Dodd was still athletic director when he and Bryant quietly got together about 10 years ago.

1 "I'm going to retire after next season," Dodd said Bryant told him. "We ought to be playing again." The Tide, wont get, a jcjiancejor Tech and Alabama had been playing since" before John Heisman coached here, on down through a' Hall of end a colorful series that started in 1902. The Tide wound with a 28-21-3 advantage. Curry is 2- Fame lineup of coaches Bui Alexander and Dodd of Tech, Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas and Bryant of Alabama. Vr: 'r 0 lliixi! i.

fifj II I 1 i -) 1- 1 "So we agreed on a series of six games," Dodd said. "The ACC hadn't come into the picture then. Now Tech has to play seven ACC teams and there isn't room for four SEC teams." Bryant didn't quit after one more year. He coached on for several seasons and left his lumps on Tech noggins. The series had lost its flavor by the time of re- ragaiiiSt The entire offensive line, tailback 1 Robert Lavette and placekicker David Bell were the offensive heroes for Tech.

Lavette, leading rusher with 128 yards on 26 carries, now has a career total of 3,005 yards. His one-yard TD in the second quar- STEVE DEALStatf See BISHER 18B 18B See TECH MAGIC MOMENT: Jubilation reigns on Georgia Tech's sideline as time runs out on Saturday's 16-6 upset ot Alabama. Don James 'liked the manner in which Saturday's staee was set. place to be this early in the season." back Rick Fenney crashed over Michican was a carbon codvoL -from the 2 to make it 10-3 with 1:05 By Bud Shaw "Start Writer: Miami a. week ago, Ouarterback Jfim remaining in the Huskies.

were By half time, Washington quarter Harbaugh was intercepted three times; Michigan lost two fumbles. The final count on turnovers read: Michigan 5, Washington 0. back Hugh Millen had completed, 10-of-12 passes against the same defense that so confounded Bernie Kosar. He would finish an efficient The Huskies left a lasting impres- Millen spent the first half throwing underneath Michigan's coverages, primarily because he'd watched the game films of Kosar trying to force the ball downfield' "I knew I wasn't going to throw six interceptions," Millen said. With 11:16 remaining in the third quarter, Millen found a deep hole in the Wolverines' secondary.

His 13-yard touchdown pass to his old high school teammate, Mark Pattison, gave the Huskies a 17-3 lead. 1, "Mark and I go to the park and throw the, ball around like that," said Millen. "We showed we could run the sion in the first quarter with a 19- 13-for-16 for 165 yards. For Millen, drive that ended vitlfbo grew up in Ann Arbor and Jeff Jaeger kicking a 25-yard field f' father, is a Michigan gradu-goal, On the drive that produced a 3- atelt' was. a nice coming-home ANN ARBOR, Mich.

As they were saying outside Michigan late Saturday afternoon Decent half time show, was a day when the Michigan. band became the headline act by default, a day when the University of Washington beat the Wolverines- 20--11. It was worse than that. Michigan scored its' only touchdown and a two-point conversion with two seconds remaining. By that time, the of 103,072 had been suffi-cently depleted, a 'I've; we? 1 pla said Mlchigaiicoalch Bit Schembechler.

But. 1 'caAeineiheii; We beating Northwestern 26-0 last week. Michigan, with its inflated ranking and ego, was the big non-conference game oa Washington's schedule. 4 "As somebody pointed out," said James, "Michigan might be ---ranked team fire, play? all year. Psychologically! this was: the best playjdichigan As; I tioned coming 'up theitunneJi'Ll wouldn't want to play Bo next week.

It may be the same situation with us playing Houston next week. "I just hope we're not ranked very high after this. We've been there he- "fore, and as Bolwill tell you, it's no won't play like this next week, or I'll be at right tackle if we do." A week ago, the Wolverines beat No. 1 Miami at Michigan Stadium. They harrassed Bernie Kosar into six interceptions and a fumble They did wonders for conservative team that supposedly needed butterfly nets to stop a sophisticated passing attack.

Aside from the fact that Michigan's home record under Schembechler was 86-9-3, Washington 'coach' "One 'of the reasons 1 went to Washington out of junior college was because I saw Michigan on their 1984 schedule," said Millen. "I was 0 lead, the Huskies jeldjhball for After Michigan kicker Bob Bergeron set a school record with a 52-yard field goal in the second quarter, Washington linebacker Joe Kelly weaned on Michigan football. I had ball," said Schembechler, "but you intercepted, a pjajiJtiiig 'Jjijj NUtchisan posters on my bedroom get down two and it takes you out of that kind of, game': -yara une. seven piay ever.ning:It.J.. I'.

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