The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 45

TD More Than Six Points to Dodd Bob Hurt STILLWATER it was a long time between touchdowns for Steve Dodd. As a sophomore fullback at Oklahoma, he scored three years ago. Collegiate TD No. 2 came Saturday. Steve Dodd, as a senior sub defensive end, flopped on a blocked punt in the zone.

In the overall scheme of things, the touchdown didn't mean a lot in Oklahoma's 45-18 victory over Oklahoma Slate. But it meant much to Dodd. He istypical of the reserves who labor so hard and so long away from the glare ot the spotlight to make others" better football players. A big smile spread beneath Steve's mustache as he talked about the touchdown after the game. He refused to talk before Other with the game safely salted away, were being interviewed before the final gun.

Steve politely declined. "There's still 1:53 on the clock," said he. "I'll talk after that." And he did. "In reflecting back," he said, "it was worth it. It was all worth it the 13 years of blood and sweat of football.

That's how long I've been playing it. "It all paid off today. This epitomized my career. It's a fitting way to go out. They've taught me a lot at Oklahoma.

They've taught me to be a champion on and off the field." Dodd was one of the eight three-year lcttcrmen finishing his collegiate career- Saturday as the only non-starter. He is unique. His contribution stands They have helped to write a glorious page in OU grid history, one in which the Sooners won 32, lost. 2, and tied one and finished second-ranked nationally three times. At least they did, unless the unbeaten but once tied Sooners should be catapulted ahead of top-ranked Alabama by subsequent events.

Nostalgia struck the seniors in different ways. "It just doesn't scorn like It's over," said Struck. "I don't believe it'll really hit me until they start to play next year." Said Welch: "I can't think of -a better way to go out. It's beyond belief. It's a credit to the staff and the players.

A lot of bad things happened to us but we reacted in the right way." Said Baccus: "I'm real sentimental about it. I'm glad to go out with an undefeated team, a team that stuck together." Pope, who yielded his starting position for several games at season's end admitted his senior year had "a few happy moments and a few sad moments." The sad ones were, forgotten in the flush of final victory. "I feel we're No. 1 in the country," he said. "I felt that from the start." Others, outside the Sooner team, were not so confident.

Big Eight Skywriters had picked Oklahoma to finish Continued on Page 3, Column 1 out for its selflessness. The other seniors were Eddie Foster, Tim Welch, Gary Baccus, Mike Struck, Clyde Power, Kenith Pope and Lucious Selmon. SOONERS NO. 1 IN THIS STATE Orange Power Gets Turned Off. 45-18 December 2, 1973.

Section Game in Figures Rushes-Yardage Passlns Yardast By Frank Boggs Staff Writer STILLWATER Thou-' sands of Oklahoma State football fans used placards and vocal chords Saturday to proclaim Orange Pow-, er. Then, in keeping with the nation's current topic of conversation, Oklahoma's awesome defense walked out and cut it off. The Sooners thundered to a 45-18 victory that left them with their first unbeaten season since their national championship of 1956. Twice In the closing seconds reserve quarterback Charlie, Weatherbie directed the Cowboys to touchdowns, making the final outcome much more respectable than It had appeared when the Sooners ballooned their lead to 45-6 with less than four minutes to play. Now the Sooners have nothing to do but wait for polls to be taken.

They currently are ranked second nationally to Alabama with that early-season tie against Southern Cal angrily blocking their view of the land's highest award. For three quarters this record Lewis Field crowd of 50,511 witnessed defensive football at its absolute best. Every inch, foot and yard came after only the bitterest of struggles as these state rivals performed precisely as folks have come to expect in the 68-year-old feud. Neither team, was guilty of a turnover. in a brilliantly played opening half.

Yet, at intermission, the Sooners commanded a 21-3 margin. That probably is a pretty accurate indication of how mighty they are when confronted by an op- -ponent that also is playing flawlessly. It is a credit to coach Jim Stanley's that they returned for the second half as feisty as they had been at the start. And they were preparing to give the Sooners a test of the most serious degree when a blocked punt cracked it wide open. Abby Daigle, who had kicked a 50-yard field goal for Oklahoma State's only points of the first half, had boomed another, of 37 to cut OU's lead to 21-6 late in the third period.

Throughout that third quarter Cowboy defense had prevented the Sooners from doing any real damage. Then Jimbo Elrod blasted onto the scene to block a Cliff Parsley punt. The football crashed into the end zone and Steve Dodd made like a dive-bomber and fell all over the thing. Rick Fulchor's conversion lifted the Sooner advantage to 28-6. A lot of points were scored the last 35 minutes 17 by OU and 12 by Oklahoma Slate but the outcome quite definitely had been settled earlier.

The Sooners, stretching their unbeaten string through 1S games, were hold to 340 yards by the Cowboy defense, which also plays football with OU's Joe Washington sets sail on his early 57-yard punt relurn which- set up the first Sooner touchdown. No. 1 Bama Nabs Tide-y 35-0 Win Game in Figures First Dawn Rushas-Yardaie Passlnn Yardagi picked up four first downs in the scoreless second period to keep the ball away from Alabama's high-powered offense much of the time. Jackson, Rutledge and Billingslcy carried Alabama 77 yards, all on the ground, at the start of the second half and the Tide scored twice in the final period after wearing down Auburn. Alabama 0 7 1-3S BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

TAP) "I had a good time directing a i coach Paul "Bear" Bryant said after his top-ranked Alabama football team turned back arch-rival Auburn 35-0 Saturday night. Bryant poured 72 Crimson Tiders into the game, but senior halfback Wilbur Jackson was the one who fired Alabama to the victory that gave Alabama a perfect record going into its bowl match with Notre Dnmc. "There's no way to ox- press how proud we all are or winning," Bryant said after closing out his fifth perfect regular season In 16 years at Alabama. The losing coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan said: "Alabama is certainly number one and as far as I'm concerned they are one of the very best teams I've over seen in my 42 years of college football." Jackson scored once on a 14-yard burst up the middle for Alabama's fourth touchdown and his determined running Au burn oft balance much of the contest. Alabama, 11-0 and headed for the Dec.

31 Sugar Bowl, stayed mainly on the ground with its wishbone to avenge Auburn's shocking 17-16 upset of a year ago. The loss left Auburn with a 6-5 mark to take into its Sun Bowl game with Missouri. The Alabama defense led by linebacker Woodrow Lowe, halfback Mike Washington and tackle Mike Raines, stymied an Auburn, despite falling behind 14-0 in the first period, stayed primarily with a ground attack and had little success on the few passes it tried, with Alabama intercepting twice and thro i quarterback Wade Whatloy for losses on other attempts. Junior quarterback Gary Rullcdge scored twice for Alabama on runs of one and three yards and shared direction of the offense with sophomore Richard Todd. Alabama drove from its own 36 to score on its first possession, with the running of Jackson and Randy Billingslcy taking it to the seven from where Billingslcy scored at left end behind a vicious block by Mike Stock.

Washington stepped in front of an intended pass receiver and stole the ball later in the quarter, taking it 36 yards to the Auburn two to sot up Rutledgc's first score. Auburn, with Mclntyre and Rusty Fuller gaining yards in short chunks, ereem ont by -H Punts-Averasa 7-31 Fumbles Last I 10 Yards Penalized 10 Auburn offense whose main weapon was the running of Sedrick Mclntyre. After Alabama ended Auburn's deepest threat with an interception on the final play of the game, the Tide players trotted off the field holding up their index fingers to show their No. 1 rating in the nation. 7 run IB, Davis kick) 1 run B.

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Week's Log on Page 8 gritted teeth. The Cowboys gained 305 total yards. Waymon Clark led Sooner runners with 69 yards, pushing him to 1,014 for the a r. Quarterback Stove Davis ran for 62 and halfback Joe Washington, who had surpassed the 100-yard mark eight straight weeks, was held to 60. Nobody need take up a collection to buy new legs for Air.

Washington, how-over. Ho rushed for 1,173 this sophomore season. Those arc comparatively low rushing outputs by the Big Throe of the OU back-field, which clearly shows how fiercely tho Cowboys played defensively. But as you know, Oklahoma scored 45 points anyhow and it is little wonder that opposing coaches often suffer from graying hair and upset stomachs. Midway in the first quar- Conl.

on Papo 2, Col. 1 OC'J Wins For Hansen Game in Figures Un.tlon Abilene it First Downs is 4-ltl Bushes-Yardasa Utsi 145 Passim Yardast to) ti ll Passes Completed i I Interceptions by Punts-Avtraio 4 Fumbtts Lost I 140 Yards Peisellitd 1)0 Point Parade ABILENE CHRISTIAN 14. LANGSTON Lanaston 0 0 0- Abilene Chrlsllan 0 14-34 AC Montgomery 71 run (L i a AC-Monloomerv 7 run (Lenard klckl Lano rnaicner pass Irom po ndtx ttrtkltk Jailed) ac Williams 11 pass from Longlev Henry Thatcher He scored a Langston touchdown but, unfortunately, it was the only one the Lions got. Poindcxtcr fired over the middle for Ananias a n. The ball was tipped by Carson and intercepted by ACC's Richard Lapard at the 14.

La-paid returned the ball 2S yards to the Abilene 42. ACC quarterback Clint Longley hit Montgomery on an 11-yardor to move the ball to the Lion 47. Then he found David Haynos for 26 yards to the Langston 21. The rangy junior completed the 5S-ynrd, threc-play drive with a 21-yard scoring strike to Richard Williams. The extra point snap was fumbled but ACC owned a 20-6 lead.

Twice in the third quarter Laneston moved inside the ACC 20 only to lie repelled by the rugged Wildcat defense. On its initial i (Leoard klckl AC Montgomery By Rnh Colon Staff Writer AB1LKNK, Tex. Fresh-man tailback Wilhert Montgomery bolted 71 yards to score the first time he touched the football and ho just kept on going as Abilene Christian whacked Collegiate Conference champion Langs-ton 34-6 before 6,620 in an NAIA semifinal game in Shotwell Stadium Saturday afternoon. Montgomery, a 5-11 by 388-poundor from Greenville, finished the day with 16S yards on 24 carries through Lnngston's nation-leading defense. He scored four touchdowns, lying a semifinal game record, with his final throe tallies coming on runs of seven, one and four yards.

The Lone Star Conference kingpins, who will advance to next Saturday's NAIA Bowl. In Shrovopnrt, against Kinn, capitalized on a pass intercept -)n right second half possession Lmgston moved to the Abilene 16. Poindcxtcr tried to hit Kroddio Guy over the middle at the 14, but Lnpard stepped in front of Guy and intercepted and returned the ball all the way to the LU 30. A clipping penally on the return moved the ball hack tn the ACC 17 and Langston got the ball back eight plays later. Poindcxtcr again hart the Lions on the move.

Guy's 2S-yard blast over left guard brought the ball to the 11. Throe plays netted only three yards. Langston was faced with a fourth-and-soven nt the eight. Conch Albert Schnats said go and Poindoxtor called a pass to the loft flat. The ACC lino, led by Chip Martin, mounted its biccost rush of the day and Poindoxlrr's hurried Conl, on Puce 4.

Col. before halftimc to claim a 20-6 advantage at intermission. Langston's Prlnson Toin-doxtor had driven the Lions 75 yards in seven plays to out the margin to 14-6 midway in the second quarter and the Oklaho-mans wero moving again at the Ahilonn 43 with 1:21 lo go in the half. 1. ALABAMA 1 1-0) def.

Auburn, 35-0 2. OKLAHOMA IIO-O-I) def. Okla. State. 45-18 3.

OHIO STATE (9-0-11 completed seaion 4. MICHIGAN 19-0-1) completed ieton 5. NOTRE DAME (10-0) def. Miami, 44-0 6. PENN STATE (11-01 completed 7.

SOUTHERN CAL 19-M completed loaton 8. LSU 19-2) loitfoTulano, 14-0 9. TEXAS 18-2) compMed teaion 10. UCLA (9-21 comnUlad season Blazers Tied For First Tie Ousts Millwood -Page Nine Prlnson Poindexfer very time he got Langt. ton moving something bad happened..