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2A The Crowley Post Signal Sunday, October 1, 19S9 i COLLEGE FOOTBALL LSU Explodes Over Ohio Univ. 57-6 Wes Jacob Picks Up First TD As Tiger LSU 1121 14 7-67 LSU-Moh 1 6 pax horn Hodaon (Brawn) Mck) LSlMMtidom 3 iwi (Halburton pan from Bnmnoka) OHO Or Mr 1 run (run laJM) LSU Halburton 31 pan Worm Hodion (Brown- dyht Mck) LSU Mom 51 dm IromKlnohMi (Broamdyka Mck) LSO-Uou 2 pM kom Hodton (Browntfrta Uck) LSU Mou 14 put from Hodaon (Bfowndyka took) LSU Wnchan 20 DM tarn Of WW (Brmmjywj kick) LSU-Jacob 73 pax from Moock (Bromoyka kick) sjh rff vf MfX as Y.A. Tittle and Bert Jones. He finished the game with 7,004 career yards, breaking the school record of 6,921 set by Jeff Wicker-sham, 1982-85. His 54 career touchdown passes leaves him two short of the Southeastern Conference record held by Florida's Kerwin Bell, 1984-87.

Bell also holds the SEC's career yardage record of 7,585. Hodson moved into fourth place on the conference career yardage standings behind Bell, John Reaves and Wayne Peace, all of Florida. Anthony Thornton led Ohio with 125 yards passing. Greer had 91 yards rushing on 17 carries. It was the most lopsided victory for LSU since a 66-7 conquest of Wyoming since 1977 and the Tigers' first victory ever over an Ohio team.

Ohio SUM Ohio U. 0 0 0- Third-string quarterback Chris Moock hooked up with Wes Jacob on a 73-yard touchdown pass play, the fourth LSU player to throw a scoring pass. In addition, kicker David Brown-dyke completed a 2-point conversion pass to Halliburton after a low snap from center on the point-after attempt following the second touchdown. Eddie Fuller rushed for 1 10 yards on eight carries, 104 of those yards on seven first-half rushes. Hodson completed 11 of 15 passes for 154 yards.

Ohio's score came on a 1-yard run by Andrew Greer, which made it 14-6 in LSU's favor with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. Hodson broke one of the few remaining LSU passing records that weren't already his, becoming the all-time leading passer at the school that has produced such quarterbacks BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Tommy Hodson threw four touchdown passes, and Tony Moss had seven receptions for 123 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night to lead Louisiana State University to a 57-6 victory over Ohio University. Hodson's scoring passes went for IS yards to Moss less than three minutes into the game, 31 yards to Ronnie Halliburton, 2 yards to Moss on the final play of the second quarter and 14 yards to Moss with 4:55 left in the third quarter. Moss also caught a 5 1 -yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Todd Kinchen on an end-around in the second quarter.

LSU is 1-2, and Ohio is 0-5. Calvin Windom also scored on a 3-yard run, and Kinchen caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Sol Graves after LSU's starters retired to the sidelines near the end of the third quarter. Brian Mitchell Runs Wild Against Indians Hodson Breaks School Record LSU quarterback Tommy Hodson became the all-time leading passer at LSU as he passed up Jeff Wickersham with 6,921 yards. Hodson's new record is now 7,004 as he went 1 1 of 15 for 154 yards Signal Staff Photo By Kathy Kibodeaux) Rolls Over Ohio LSU Fnt 14 3b-114 121 0 13-29-3 (-31 2-1 3-23 27:46 a 4S-313 3M 33 10- 22-0 2-41 3-2 11- 123 3202 Rialwt-yard Pawing Rotum yarda Cornp-Att-Int Punt FuftttaMoat Panaliat-yanM Tlma ol PouaMion INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS BUSHING Oho. Oraar 17-91.

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South Carolina 24, Georgia 20 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) South Carolina's Todd Ellis tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Carl Plan late in the third period to trigger the Gamecocks to a 24-20 victory Saturday over No. 23 Georgia. The Gamecocks, 3-1-1, turned a pair of third period Georgia turnovers into 10 points to overcome a 17-14 halftime deficit in a contest played in a steady drizzle. Georgia fell to 2-1.

South Carolina had tied it at 1 7-17 on a 40-yard field goal by Colli Mackie early in the third period following the first of three Georgia turnovers in the quarter. A fumble by Georgia's Rodney Hampton was recovered by Corey Miller on the Georgia 31, setting up the field goal. The Gamecocks' Joe Reaves then intercepted a Greg Talley pass and returned it IS yards to the Bulldogs' 21-yard line. Two plays later Ellis found Piatt all alone in the end zone to give South Carolina the lead with 2:09 left in the third period. Georgia added a field goal of 27 yards by John Kasay to get within 24-20 with 9:55 left to play.

The Gamecocks had gone ahead 14-0 in the opening period as Mike Dingle scored on a 5-yard run to cap an 11 -play, 71 -yard drive with the opening kickoff. It was the first TD Georgia had allowed this season. Ellis then connected with George Rush on a 6-yard scoring pass later in the quarter, ending a 9-play, 44-yard drive for the 14-0 lead. Georgia, however, got a 45-yard field goal from Kasay late in the opening period and took a 17-14 halftime lead on second period scores by Hampton of 10 yards and Talley's 6-yard TD pass to Sean Hummings. touchdown run.

Southwestern stopped another Northeast threat later when Donald Collins intercepted a pass in the end zone after the Indians had recovered a fumble on Southwcstern's 6-yard-line. Southwestern got its other points on a 43-yard field goal by Mike Lemoinc. Northeast scored on a 32-yard field goal by Rob Tallent in the second period and a four-yard pass from Doug Pederson to Jackie Harris in the fourth quarter. Pederson completed 18 of 40 passes for 175 yards with Harris Fourth Ranked Auburn recovered an on-side kick after Lyle's field goal and reached the Tennessee 31 before running out of downs. Tennessee ran the clock down to seven seconds before Auzum called timcouL But another play was waived after fans poured onto the field and tore down a goal prist No.

13 Alabama 20, Vanderbilt 14 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Alabama cornerback John Mangum halted a frantic Vanderbilt rally with a pass interception at the 16-yard line Saturday to allow the No. 13 Crimson Tide to hold off the Commodores 20-14 in a Southeast-em Conference matchup. Mangum's interception with 13 seconds remaining brought an end to a furious fourth quarter which had seen the Commodores (1-2, 0-2) rally from a 20-0 deficit behind the passing of John Gromos. Despite playing in a steady rain, Alabama (3-0, 2-0) had few problems with Vandy in the first half as they built a 17-0 lead on a 24-yard field goal by Philip Doyle, a 9-yard scoring run by Siran Stacy and a 17-yard touchdown pass from Gary Hollingsworth to Lamonde Russell.

After a 39-yard field goal by Doyle pushed the margin to 20-0, Alabama seemed content to allow its defense to carry the load against the Commodores. Vanderbilt free safety Chris Connelly turned the momentum in the Commodores' favor with 32 seconds left in the third quarter when he intercepted a Hollingsworth pass at the Tide 25 and returned the ball to the 11. Three plays later, Gromos, who completed 30 of 62 pass attempts for 324 yards, hit Corey Harris, who had 10 catches for 147 yards, with a 7-yard scoring pass to cut the Tide lead to 20-7 with 14:50 remaining. The Commodores got the football at the Tide 40 three minutes later on an interception by defensive tackle Doug Bradley and it took Gromos just three plays again as he capped the drive by hitting Harris with a 25-yard scoring pass to cut the Alabama lead to 20-14 with 10:38 left The Commodores got the football two more times, having one drive stalled on downs at the Alabama 22 and then seeing Mangum come up with his key interception. and 64 yards as Southwestern, a Division 1-A school, improved to 3-2.

Northeast, ranked No. 18 in Division 1-AA, fell to 2-2. Mitchell rushed for 193 yards on 22 carries and completed 13-29 passes for 142 yards as he broke 100 yards rushing and passing for the seventh time in his career. His 300-yard game was the sixth of his career. The Cajuns led at the half 14-3 and then stopped a Northeast threat at the 13-yard-line midway through the third period.

Four plays Later, Mitchell got loose on his 64-yard Tennessee Stuns KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Junior Reggie Cobb ran for a career-high 225 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown run, and 12th-ranked Tennessee also got two safeties on high center snaps as the Vols upset No. 4 Auburn 21-14 in a rainy Southeastern Conference game Saturday. Cobb, atoning for one of the worst games of his career, became the first back to hit the 100-mark on Auburn's defense in 25 regular season games. It was the ninth victory in a row for the Vols (4-0) in the SEC opener for both teams.

Auburn (2-1) entered the game as the nation's leader in rushing defense, having allowed only 56 yards on the ground in victories over Pacific and Southern Mississippi. Cobb got his 225 yards on 22 carries one year after being held to only 12 yards on nine attempts by Auburn. Cobb's 79-yard touchdown came less than three minutes into the second quarter when he bolted through a hole in the middle and then hit the right sideline. Tennessee had taken a 2-0 lead with 1:14 left in the opening period when Ron Burchfield's snap sailed over the head of punter Chris Dickinson and out of the back of the end zone for a safety. Auburn had more trouble with the wet ball less than two minutes after Cobb's touchdown run.

This time it was Travis Galloway who snapped it 37 yards to the end zone over the head of Dickinson, who retrieved the ball and took the safety. The teams then swapped field goals before halftime, Win Lyle kicking a 29-yarder for Auburn and Greg Burke a 2 1-yard for Tennessee three seconds before halftime. Auburn got within striking range on a 83-yard touchdown pass from Reggie Slack to Alexander Wright, who made the reception behind the defense at the Tennessee 32. Stacy Dan ley ran for the 2-point conversion, cutting the lead to 14-1 1 with 11:15 remaining. The Vols then put the game on ice on an 8-yard run by Chuck Webb five plays after Shazzon Bradley intercepted a Slack pass at the Auburn 42.

Lyle kicked a 41-yard field goal with 2:45 to play. MONROE, La. (AP) Quarterback Brian Mitchell accounted for 335 yards and three touchdowns in Southwestern Louisiana's 24-10 victory over Northeast Louisiana on Saturday. Mitchell scored on runs of 1, 29 Purdue 40-7 Clemson on Saturday. Clcmson lost for the first time in five games and is 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Duke (2-3) ia 1-1 in the conference. Duke, which was held scoreless in the first half, came back with 14 points in the third quarter to tie the score and marched 72 yards in 11 plays for the winning fourth-quarter score. Clemson got as far as the Duke 38 on its final possession but was unable to convert a fourth-and-12. Duke got the ball back with less than a minute left and ran out the clock. Ray completed 24 of 43 passes for 262 yards.

No. 22 Texas 31, S. Mississippi 14 COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Robert Wilson scored two touchdowns and No. 22 Texas held off Southern Mississippi's big play offense for a 31-14 victory Saturday night. The Aggies (3-1) took a 17-0 half-time lead on Wilson's runs of 8 and yards and a 34-yard field goal by Layne Talbot Southern Mississippi's Dwayne Nelson broke 63 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and with 5:10 to go in the same period Brett Favre completed an 80-yard touchdown pass to Ron Baham.

Favre passed for a career-high 303 yards and completed 21 of 41 passes. The Aggies also struck in the third quarter with a 2-yard run by Darren Lewis, who gained 126 yards on 21 carries for his first 100-yard performance of the season. Wilson gained 89 yards on 13 carries. The Aggies, who lead the nation in takeaway-giveaway ratio, intercepted two passes and recovered one fumble. quarterback Lance Pa Las was intercepted once.

Kevin Smith intercepted Favre's second pass of the game, setting up Talbot's field goal. Favre completed passes of 23 yards to Ron Baham and 26 yards to Eugene Rowell, helping the Eagles reach the 1-yard line. linebacker Aaron Wallace made back-to-back tackles, and Favre threw two incomplete passes to end the drive. The Golden Eagles also reached 27- and 29-yard lines in the second quarter but could not score. Chuck Davis missed a 45-yard field goal attempt and Larry Horton intercepted a Favre pass to stop the drives.

Southern Mississippi dropped to 1-4. Notre Dame WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Anthony Johnson rushed for two touchdowns and Tony Rice passed for a career-high 270 yards, leading top-ranked Notre Dame to a 40-7 victory over Purdue on Saturday. The Irish (4-0) met little resistance in building a 34-0 halftime lead behind runs of 6 and 2 yards by Johnson, a senior fullback. Rice's running and passing carried the Irish to scores on four of the five first-half possessions he directed.

The other ended on a fumble. Purdue had eight turnovers in dropping to 1-2. Notre Dame rolled up 530 yards total offense to just 219 for the Boilermakers. Rice, a senior, threw for 12 completions in 15 attempts and carried 12 times for 67 yards, including a 4-yard run around left end for a first-quarter touchdown. Miami 26, Michigan St 20 EAST LANSING, Mich.

(AP) Second-ranked Miami survived the loss of its starting quarterback when Cados Huerta kicked two of his four field goals in the fourth quarter, and tntj Hurricanes beat Michigan State 260 Saturday. Miami (4-0) struggled against a rugged Michigan State defense after stalling quarterback Craig Erickson was injured in the second quarter. Erickson broke a knuckle on his throwing hand and will be in a cast forfour weeks. Huerta kicked his third field goal after Michigan State safety Harlon Barnes intercepted a pass by Erick-son's backup, Giro Torretta, and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to tie the score 20-20. Huerta added a 52-yarder late in the" game.

Defensive end Greg Mark sacked Michigan State quarterback Dan Ends to snuff one Spartan attempt to recover, and Enos fumbled in Michigan State's last effort Michigan State now is 1-1 Nebraska 35, Oregon St 7 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Gerry Gdowski ran for one touchdown and passed for another as he led third-ranked Nebraska to a 35-7 victory over; Oregon State on Saturday. The Cornhuskers (4-0) struggled through three quarters against Oregon State (2-2), picking up three scores following Beaver turnovers. Gdowski ran 7 yards for Nebraska's first score to cap the opening 42-yard drive. Bryan Carpenter added an 8-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter after a fumble recovery by Nebraska's Mike at the Oregon State 35., Brace Pickens picked off a Nick Schichtle pass to end an Oregon State drive in the third period.

Nebraska's Richard Bell then went 48 yards to help set up a 2-yard Ken Clark touchdown for a 21-0 lead. Gdowski found Jon Bostick on a 60-yard touchdown pass after safety Reggie Cooper intercepted another Schichtle pass. Colorado 45, Washington 28 SEATTLE (AP) Fifth-ranked Colorado honored the memory of a fallen teammate on Saturday, then defeated No. 21 Washington 45-28. Before the game, the Buffaloes players knelt in honor of quarterback Sal Aunese, who died of stomach cancer last Saturday.

Colorado (4-0) then went on to roll up 420 yards on the ground and 485 total yards against Washington (2-2), with quarterback Darian Hagan directing a wishbone offense and rushing for a touchdown of his own. Eric Bieniemy ran for touchdowns of 1 and 35 yards. Washington trailed 38-6 after three quarters and scored three touchdowns against Colorado reserves in the fourth quarter. On defense, the Buffaloes intercepted Washington quarterback Cary Conklin three times, twice by strong safety Bruce Young. Michigan 41, Maryland 21 ANN ARBOR, Mich.

(AP) Elvis Grbac threw touchdown passes on Michigan's first two possessions and Tony Boles had two second-quarter touchdown runs, one of .64 yards, as the sixth-ranked Wolverines beat Maryland 41-21 on Saturday. Grbac finished with 10 completions in 20 attempts for 187 yards as Michigan improved to 2-1. He hit Chris Calloway with a 23-yard TD strike on Michigan's first possession and tossed an 11-yarder to Greg McMurtry on the Wolverines' second possession. Boles' touchdown runs of 1 and 64 yards put Michigan up 28-7 at the half. Neal O'DonnelL playing despite a bruised right hand, hit 15-of-26 fa 197 yards and one touchdown for Maryland (1-4).

Barry Johnson caught a 28-yard TD pass from O'Donnell and a 14-yard scoring toss from backup Scott Zolak. Maryland also scored on a 97-yard interception return by Eddie Tomlin. Duke 21, Clemsoa 17 DURHAM, N.C (AP) Billy Ray passed for two touchdowns, including a 7-yarder to Chris Brown with 3:18 left, lifting Duke to a 21-17 victory over seventh-ranked.