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OU 2nd, Nebraska 4th DSC national champion By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Southern California's unbeaten Trojans capped a season-long stay in first Wednesday when they were named college football's national champions for the third time in 11 years. The vote was unanimous. Southern Cal, only undefeated team in the country, capped a 12-0 season and nailed down The Associated Press Trophy and with it the 1972 national crown Monday with a 42-17 rout of Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The Trojans received all 50 first-place votes and a perfect score of 1,000 points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters in The AP poll as they officially dethroned Nebraska's 1970-71 champs, who were seeking an unprecedented third consecutive title. Cal, eighth in the preseason gratings, shot to the No.

1 spot following an opening 31-10 rout of Arkansas while top- ranked Nebraska was losing to UCLA 2017. They were never headed as Colorado, Oklahoma and Alabama all took turns as the main challenger. Oklahoma, unanimous runner-up to Nebraska last season, again finished sec- ond. The Sooners, who blanked Penn State 14-0 in the Sugar Bowl, were the second choice of 43 voters and received 872 points. Texas, a come-from-behind 17-13 winner over Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, finished third with 667 points, barely edging defending champion Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers demolished Notre Dame 40-6 in the Orange Bowl and wound up fourth in the rankings with 665 points. Auburn's Cinderella Tigers, who weren't ranked in the pre-season poll, climaxed a magnificent 10-1 season with a 24-3 trimming of Colorado in the Gator Bowl and finished No. 5 with 631 points. Rounding out the Top Ten were Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio State and Penn State. Michigan did not play in a postseason game while Tennessee outlasted Louisiana State 24-17 in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

LSU finished llth, followed by North Carolina, Arizona State, Notre Dame, UCLA, Colorado, North Carolina State, Louisville, Washington State and Georgia Tech. The preseason poll predicted that Nebraska would win the national championship, followed by Colorado, Ohio State, Ar- kansas, Penn State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Southern Cal, Washington and Michigan. The Top Twenty, with first- place votes In parentheses, season records and total points. Points tabulated on basis of 2018-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 USC (50) Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Auburn Michigan Alabama Tennessee Ohio State Penn State LSU North Carolina Arizona State Notre Dame UCLA Colorado N. Carolina St.

Louisville Washington St. Georgia Tech Others receiving 12-0-0 11-1-0 10-1-0 9-20 10-1-0 10-1-0 10-2-0 10-2-0 9-2-0 10-2-0 9-2-1 11-1-0 10-2-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 8-4-0 8-3-1 9-1-0 7-4-0 7-4-1 votes, 1000 872 667 665 631 502 453 409 362 340 209 179 158 75 71 58 35 19 9 5 listed alphabetically: Iowa State, Michigan State, Missouri, Purdue, San Diego State, Southern Methodist, Stanford, Tampa, Texas Tech, Tulane, Washington. John Hadl to be traded San Diego Chargers fire Bengtson SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Chargers have begun sifting through the wreckage of their 1972 National Football league season, firing assistant coach Phil Bengtson only 3 days after he rejoined the team and placing veteran quarterback John Hadl on the trading block. Bengtson, 59, a former Green Bay Packers head coach, joined the Chargers as defensive coach in 1971 and became the team's pro talent director this year before being appointed interim head coach of the New England Patriots with five games to play. After leaving the Patriots at the end of the season as planned, he rejoined the Chargers Sunday.

Team officials announced the firing without comment Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hadl, who led the NFL in yardage and touchdown passes in 1971 but slumped this season as the Chargers finished with a 4-9-1 record, confirmed a report that he is expected to be traded soon. "Harland (head coach Harland Svare) and I have agreed on it, to suit what's best for the Chargers and myself," said the 30- year-old quarterback, an 11-year pro veteran and former star at Kansas University. "It's time for me to leave." Hadl said he hoped to be traded to a contender and added, "I can play six more years of solid football." Part of San Diego's frustration this year stemmed from what Svare has called a "difference of philosophy" between himself and offensive coordinator Bob Schnelker on the one side and Hadl on the other. The two coaches favor a ball-control offense based on the running game, while Hadl prefers passes and a big-play attack.

Maryland wins but fans boo team By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It's unusual for a team that wins by 18 points to get booed, but it happened to Maryland, the nation's second-ranked college basketball team. The unbeaten Terps made it eight I straight by beating Kent State 76-58 Tues. day night, but their play was lethargic. i The boos came loud and clear from the crowd of 13,134 at College Park, when Kent State ran off eight straight points in the first half to cut Maryland's lead to sev- en points. "I don't think we were ready to play mentally," said Lefty jDriesell, Maryland coach.

"But a good club has to be ready all the time. Our guys have to learn that." Tom McMillen, the Terps' 6-foot-lO star, Franco Harris AP offensive rookie of year PITTSBURGH (AP) Franco Harris said before his first season in the National Football League he just wanted "to do a job for the Pittsburgh Steelers." "I have a very good feeling about the Steelers," said the team's husky, soft-spoken No. 1 draft choice at the start of 1972 drills. The 230-pound Harris, commander of "Franco's Italian Army," cracked Pittsburgh's starting line-up at midseason and exploded for 10 touchdowns. The son of a black father and Italian mother rushed for over 100 yards in seven games, including six straight, tying Jim Brown's all-time pro record.

He finished the season with 1,055 yards rushing. In short, Harris ruled the field from goalline to goalline and, for his efforts, gained recognition as The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL. Harris, who led the Steelers to the first division title in their 40-year history, grabbed 65 of 68 votes in the AP poll of pro football writers. The remaining three votes went to Green Bay placekicking whiz Chester Marcol. ''The season wasn't anything like I expected," Harris said, reflecting on his rookie year which also saw him catch 21 passes for 180 yards and return eight kickoffs for a 23-yard average.

"I can't really say what I was expecting. It just wasn't what I thought it would be," he said. "It was a growing period, a time when my life just began to fall into place." The 6-foot-3 Harris said his biggest moment of the season was his freaky touchdown in tha last seconds that gave Pittsburgh a 13-7 win over Oakland in the American Football Conference playoffs. Cougars get Sarrazin -CHICAGO--The Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association obtained right winger Dick Sarrazin from the New England Whalers for cash and an undisclosed draft choice. made only four of 10 shots and sat out the last 15 minutes with four personals.

Len Elmore, one of the few Terps who was up to par, equalled a school record by grabbing 24 rebounds. He scored 10 points. Vanderbilt, which dropped from 10th to llth in the Associated Press rankings after losing to Memphis State Saturday, pulled out a 71-66 victory over Louisiana State. Lee Fowler's 20 points led the Commodores, who didn't get the lead for good until late in the game at 67-65. North Carolina State, No.

4 in the AP rankings, scored an exhibition victory over Athletes in Action 105-88 and No. 13 Providence romped over Brown 83-53. Michigan State, fresh from its victory in the Kodak Classic, knocked Mississippi State from the unbeaten ranks 90-82 in the first round of the Senior Bowl as Bill Kil- gore and Mike Robinson each threw in 22 points. South Alabama upset Hawaii 87-76 in the other first round game at Mobile. Mike Lee scored 29 points to lead Syracuse over Holy Cross 80-71 as the Orange rebounded from its 90-76 defeat by Maryland Saturday.

Iowa, paced by 21 points from 7-foot Kevin Kunnert, ran off 12 straight point in the final minutes to overcome Iowa State 66-57. Florida Southern beat St. Peters 72-64 and Stetson tripped Bucknell in overtime 59-55 in the first round of the Hatter Classic. Oklahoma City, a leading independent, upped its record to 10-3 by defeating Nevada-Las Vegas 81-73. San Diego State downed Colorado 65-60, Jacksonville whipped Georgia Southern 87-72, Auburn humble Mississippi 66-58 and DePaul scored over Eastern Illinois 76-58 in other games.

Tabor returns Jan. 9 to face Friends, Bethel and AAarymount HILLSBORO Tabor College basketball team, currently owning a 2-2 KCAC mark and a 3-5 overall record, takes a long holiday layoff before opening the 1973 portion of their season with a tough schedule. The Bluejays open Jan. 9 at home with Friends, followed by a road date with Bethel, Jan. 13, and a home engagement with the talented Marymount Spartans, Jan.

16. "What a way to start the new year," said coach Norm Holmskog. "That's a tough schedule, a tough way to start the 1973 portion of our season." Through 8 games, Al Regier is the scoring leader with 141 points, an average of 17.6 a game. The 6-5 Aurora, Nebraska junior is also the top rebounder, grabbing 63 caroms, an average of 7.8 a game. Regier has a single-game high of 26 points, scored against Kansas Wesleyan, a game won by a 95-62 count, Dec.

12. Don Brubacher, Hesston guard, also hit a season high of 20 points in that game. Second-leading scorer on the team is Bob Buschman. Hutchinson. junior, hitting 15.4 points a contest.

His top effort was 21 points in Tabor's 106-79 romp over Goshen in the Mennonite Classic. Brubacher is averaging 11 points a contest, hitting 88 markers in 8 games. Bay Lawrence is the assists leader with 32, through 8 games, an average of 4 a contest. The 5-10 senior guard from Franklin, has found himself in a reserve role this season after 2 straight years as a starter. Roger Penner, 6-3 junior, has earned a starting spot after a 17-point scoring effort against Bethany.

Penner is the top field goal shooter on the squad with a 57 percent mark. He hails from Denver. Holmskog's lineup in recent games has been: Al Regier, 6-5 junior; Bob Buschman, 6-3 junior; Roger Penner, 6-3 junior; Danny Pratt, 6-3 junior, and Brubacher, a 5-10 junior guard. Lawrence has done well coming off the bench. In the 95-62 win over KWU, Holmskog used a 3-guard lineup for part of the game with Pratt, Brubacher and Lawrence in the back- court and Regier and Buschman or Roger Penner up front.

Tabor is currently 4th in the KCAC standings with a 2-2 mark. It ranked 4th in scoring in recent KCAC statistics. It was also 3rd in defense; 4th in field goal accuracy; 4th in free throw accuracy; 4th in rebounds and 3rd in winning margin. Regier ranked 5th in scoring, while Buschman was 8th. Regier was 4th in free throw accuracy and Roger Penner, 3rd in field goal accuracy.

Green Bay's Willie Buchanan defensive rookie of the year SAN DIEGO (AP) Opposing players, coaches and scouts always seem to learn about Willie Buchanon before the fans do. As a college senior at San Diego State, Buchanon drew little attention because opposing equarterbacks practically never threw to a receiver he was guarding. In his final season he allowed only 12 completions in 46 passes, intercepted five, then grabbed three more in the East-West game. The lack of headlines didn't fool the Green Bay Packers, who made the 6-foot- 1, ISO-pound cornerback their first draft choice and signed him to a reported six- figure contract. Their judgement was confirmed Tuesday when Buchanon, 22, was named the National Football League's Defensive Rookie of the Year by The Associated Press.

Despite a season in which he started every game, tied for the club lead with four interceptions and made a big contribution to the Packers' vastly improved secondary, Buchanon says he ranked below two other rookies--kicker Chester Marcol and quarterback Jerry Tagge--in publicity. Wednesday, Jan. 3,1973 Saltna Journal Page 15 l-State names Bruce coach Player of year Larry Brown, whose brilliant running was a major factor in the Washington Redskins winning a Super Bowl berth, has been named Player of the Year by United Press International. Brown played at Kansas State. (UPI Photo) Pro Basketball NBA: Buffalo 114, Philadelphia 110; New York 102, Milwaukee 92; Cleveland 88; Boston 120, Houston 110; Chicago 100, Atlanta 90; Portland 104, Kansas City-Omaha 87; Golden State 112, Los Angeles 106.

ABA: No games scheduled. AMES, Iowa (AP) Earl Bruce, 41, who took Tampa university to a bowl game in his only season as a head coach, was named Wednesday to be the new football coach at Iowa State. Iowa State a i director Lou McCullough announced the move. Bruce will replace Johnny Majors, who resigned Dec. 18 to take a similar post at Pittsburgh.

Bruce guided Tampa, a college division independent, to a 10-2 season capped by a 21-18 victory over Kent, Ohio, State in the Tangerine Bowl last week. Tampa's record included a season's opening victory over Mid-America Conference power Toledo, which had won 35 straight, and triumphs over Vanderbilt and Miami, Fla. The Spartans lost only to Louisville and Kansas State. A native of Pittsburgh, Bruce went to Ohio State on a football scholarship, but had to drop out as a player just before his sophomore season (1950) because of knee injuries. Bruce was an assistant at Ohio State under Woody Hayes during the same period when McCullough served as top assistant and defensive co-ordinator.

He also was one of Ohio's top high school coaches before joining Hayes' staff in 1966. He remained at his alma mater for six seasons. His prep coaching record at Salem, Sandusky and famed Massillion, Ohio, was 82-14-4. Bruce was named Ohio prep coach of the year in 1960, 1963 and 1964 and his teams won 42 straight games before he stepped down to go into the college ranks. He took the Tampa job vacated by Bill Fulcher, who moved to Georgia Tech.

Bruce's Tampa salary was reportedly $20,000 annually. At Iowa State, the new coach inherits a program which Majors brought into a contending position in the Big Eight Conference. Majors, 37, came to Iowa State in 1968. After two 3-7 seasons, the Cyclones' finished 5-6 in 1970 and 8-4 in 1971. The 1971 team became the first in Iowa State's 80-year football history to be invited to a post-season bowl game.

The Cyclones, however, were 33-15 victims of Louisiana State in the Sun Bowl. Iowa State was 5-6-1 under Majors last season including a 31-30 loss to Georgia Tech in the Liberty Bowl the night Majors resigned. Schroll gets NCAA award KANSAS CITY (AP) The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Tuesday a $1,000 post-graduate scholarship award for John Schroll, the big University of Kansas tight end. A pre-med major, Schroll maintained an over-all classroom average of 3.59 on. a 4-point scale.

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