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Maryland 24 Louisville 17 Kentucky. 14 $, Carolina 14 Ragin' Cajuns Drop HeartbreakerTo Tulsa FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATS USL 'El jc Sunban, iVbuerlier Sports ing on the period clock. Stu Crums extra point was good. While there was no scoring after that point, Tulsa established control of the tilts tempo with their offense, outgaining USL 184 to 38 in the third quarter. Crum missed a 35-yard field goal try with 14:21 in the fourth and a 36-yard effort with 9:05 showing, as Tulsa continued to move against a tiring Cajun defense.

Slowdown Steam The reason the Cajun defense was tiring was the inability of their offensive mates to generate yardage and first downs after the intermission. Now 0-2, the Cajuns three points in two games equals the slow start last suffered in 1964. By BltUCE BROWN Advertiser Sports Editor TULSA Not much was settled in the first half here at Skelly Stadium Saturday night, but the Tulsa Hurricane made sure matters were unbalanced soon after the second half began. USL's Ragin Cajuns had moved the ball well enough in the first half, although missing some golden scoring opportunities, as the intermission break had the two squads tied 3-3. The visiting Cajuns even held a 124-104 yardage edge at the break.

Trend Starts But on the second Hurricane possession of the third period, a notable trend began which Sunday, Sept. 17. 1978 61 First FG Stu Grum lined up a 42-yard field goal, which he made when the ball bounced over at 3:38 in the half, for his first collegiate three-pointer. But the Cajuns evened it up in short order. Tulsa began a drive at its 45 with :01 to play before the break, but corner-back Willie Allen stepped in front of a Rader pass at his 30 and sped 38 yards to the Hurricane 32 with but 18 seconds on the clock.

Allen Strambler rammed seven yards to the 25 and time was called at :11. In trotted junior John Reveto, last years leading percentage field goal kicker in the nation. He too, legged a 42-yard field goal, easily clearing the crossbar, and it was 3-3. Raders final aerial of the half was also picked off by Allen as time expired penalty pushed the Cajuns back to the 46, a final Guidry aerial was snuffed by a Lovie Smith interception with 12 seconds to play. The Cajuns finished with just 35 yards on the ground and 174 through the air for a total output of 209.

The Golden Hurricane, guided late by starter Dave Raders control-type running offense, rushed for 152 and passed for 168. After hitting six of 12 in the first half. Mathews was eight of 21 overall. He punted for a credible 40.2 average, to a 47.5 norm for Tulsas Dodie Ware. Ware had one first half boot of 75 yards.

Tulsa, which had scored 56 points in two previous wins while allowing 53 points, found itself locked a tough defensive struggle with the veteran Cajun unit until the second period. Irving Pickoff It was a Ron Irving interception and 23-yard return of a Rader pass in the first period that set up one of three USL scoring chances in the half. His return reached the Tulsa 39, and Mathews hit Gray for 20 yards and a first at the 16 on second down. But a fourth and one gamble at the seven failed at 2:58 of the first period when Strambler was piled down at the eight. USL reached the 12 on its next possession on a 37-yard pass from Mathews to Durant, but Mathews was cracked and fumbled it awav on the next play A Tulsa punt then went out of bounds at the TU 39 to set up another chance.

Strambler ran a draw for 18 to the 21, and Mathews found Gray for eight to the 13, but a Mathews pass in the end zone was picked off on a diving interception by safety Mike Menefee at 12:57 ot the second quarter. Rader sneaked two yards for another first at the 28. It was Rader again who made it to the 15 for another first, before USL dug in. On a third and five at the 10 a Rader pass went through the hands of flanker Jerry Taylor. Offensive interference was called on the play, wasting a Tulsa down and moving the Hurricane back to the USL 25.

After a one-year absence, the Augie Tammariello Press Luncheon will continue Monday at noon at the Board Room of the College Inn. All Ragin Cajun fans are invited. Tammariello, USLs fifth-year head football coach, will talk about the previous nights game and show film and give a preview of USLs upcoming opponent. A buffet meal will erson and a cash bar USL First Downs 11 Rushes Yards 36 35 Passinq Yardage 173 Return Yardage 87 Passes 12 28 3 Punts 9 402 Fumbies Lost 2 Yards Penalized 5 42 SCORE BY QUARTERS USL 0300 -9 Tulsa 0 3 7 0 10 Tulsa 20 66 152 168 58 9 18 3 7 45 0 5 1 6-70 Scoring Summary Tulsa Crum 42 FG (7:38) Second USL Roveto 42 FG (0:07) Second Tulsa Taylor 31 pass from Blankenship (Crum kick) lege Inn officials advise there will be plenty of parking in the lot right behind the Inn on will be available. Col- Augie Puzzled Over Slow Start Smith Street.

was to prove too much for USL to combat. A Ken Mathews punt had gone out of bounds at the Tulsa eight, setting up substitute Tulsa quarterback Bill Blankenship with an apparent sticky situation. But the 6-3 junior hit passes of 18 yards to John Miggins and 19 to Mike Rollins, before Don Hicks rambled for 17 more to USLs 35. Three plays could gain only to the 26, and Sherman Johnson was sent into the line on a fourth down plunge He fumbled, with USL cor-nerback Willie Allen pouncing on the bobble at the USL 10. The Cajuns failed to move and Mathews punted to Chuck Simmons at the USL 46.

The Difference Simmons returned it 13 yards to the 33, and three plays later the Golden Hurricane had the touchdown that made the difference in a 10-3 decision that started Tulsa off at 3-0 for the first time since 1967. Two plays gained to the 31, before Blankenship was reinserted by TuDa Coach John Cooper. Blankenship speared wide receiver Jerry Taylor on a crossing pattern, and the alert end lost his defender and skirted the entire Cajun secon-darv to score with 2:06 show- Advertiser, Lofayette, Broken Ice The Hurricane broke the ice in the second quarter, with quarterback Rader engineering a 58-yard march. An offsides penalty on the drives first play at 7:10 started Tulsa off on a good foot. Rader then slipped 13 yards to the USL 40 on an option play for a first down.

Then with a third and one inch at the 30, The game, the season opener for both teams, drew a capacity crowd at Tiger Stadium, which was expanded with a $13 million, upper.deck this year. Coach Charles McClendons two-quarterback system be served for $3 per One player who thrived on the extra time on the field was USL linebacker Frank Bartley, who made seven solo tackles and 14 assists for 21 tackles. Linebacker Clarence Hannah had nine stops, while Allen had seven bring-downs in addition to two interceptions and the fumble recovery. Late Start Just as Tulsa moved from its eight to trigger a sustaining second half oifensive performance, the Cajuns too waited until the going was desperate before getting untracked. Wingback Nat Durant returned a punt eight yards to his 18 with 1:31 to play in the game, and sophomore David Guidry came on to try to rally the club much as Saturday starter Ken Mathews did for Guidry in the opening 10-0 loss to Long Beach State.

Facing a third and 10 at his 10, Guidry found Rodney Smith over the middle for 26 yards to the 36 with 52 seconds blinking on the clock. Many of the 21,500 fans who had headed for the exits turned in their tracks. After rushing for two, Guidry hit Smith again for 2L more to the Tulsa 41 at :24. Snuffed Out After a five-yard procedure Tennessees deepest penetration was to the UCLA 15 in the second quarter, but that threat was erased when UCLA's Arthur Akers recovered a fumble. Easley, whose punt block led to the game-winning touchdown against Washington a week earlier, stopped a late Tennessee drive at the UCLA 26 with his second interception of the night.

It was Tennessees first season-opening shutout loss since Auburn beat the Vols 13-0 in 1958. The victory gave UCLA a 2-0 record. UCLA .004 7-13 Tennessee .0 0 0 0-0 UCLA-Brown run (kick failed) kick) 1 run (Boermeester ByBRUCEBROWN Advertiser Sports Editor TULSA Three points in two games. Six losses in six appearances on artificial turf. An 0-2 record for the first time since 1974.

USL Coach Augie Tammariello and his staff are off to a rough start in 1978, as might have been obvious from the above accumulation of data. The second loss in 78 was suffered here at Skelly Stadium Saturday night, and the Cajun defense has been commendable in defeat. With the 10-3 defeat at the hands of the 3-0 Tulsa Golden Hurricane, USL has allowed 20 points in two games. But the Tulsa offense, much as it has done in two previous wins this campaign, began to take control in the second half. The home club outgained the visitors 184 to 38 in the third period.

That was the crucial stretch of action, a period in which the Hurricane reversed the initiative created by three first half USL interceptions and a late John Roveto field goal that knotted the count just before the intermission. The Cajuns came out ready to move ahead of Tulsa. They drove to the TU 44 on their first possession of the third stanza, only to stall out with a snuffed run and two incomplete passes by starting USL signal caller Ken Mathews Mathews punted well, out of bounds cn the Tulsa eight, but the Hurricane second unit offense (shock troops?) steamrolled down the field behind Bill Blankenship to renew the Hurricane faith in the offense. While Tulsa did not score on the drive (Willie Allen pounced on a fumble to kill the threat), USL set up at its 10 and could not move the ball. When Mathews punted out to his 46.

the return gained to the 33 and Coach John Coopers Hurricane needed just three plays to finallv cross the stubborn Cajun up for a TD. Temperature at game time was 99 degrees, and on the artificial field it was probably 120. The fact that the Cajun defense neither wilted under the steamy weather nor folded facing the relentless Tulsa attack speaks well for the unit that must hold together until the struggling USL offense hits its stride. Bruins Shutout Tennessee HARD YARDS -University of Tulsa running back Chris Kellv 1 67) scrambles past Ragin Cajun defenders Rodney Breaux (49) and Ken Chenier (96) for a counle of tough yards at Skellv Stadium in Tulsa. The Hurricane revenged a loss at the hands of the Cajuns last season with a 10-3 victory over USL Saturday night.

(APLaserphoto) Tigers Defeat Indiana Behind Alexander Runs Panthers Roll By Green Wave The Big Ones KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Theotis Brown's 54-yard touchdown sprint and the running of Freeman McNeil on a 44-yard scoring drive gave ninth-ranked UCLA a 13-0 nonconference football victory over Tennessee Saturday-night. After a scorelesss first half in which both teams failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, Brown broke a tackle at midfield in the third quarter and raced for 54 yards to paydirt. The 80-yard drive included a 19yard pass from Rick Bashore to Savern Reece. UCLAs second touchdown by Bashore from the one-yard line came after Kenny Easley intercepted a Tennessee pass at the Vol 44.

McNeil got 43 of the yards on seven straight carries Brown led UCLA with 103 yards in 15 carries. Jimmy Streater had 95 yards for Tennessee. The Bruins outgained the Vols 356 yards to 284. N.C. Past CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

(AP) Quarterback Matt Kupec threw a 28-yard touchdown pass and halfback Terrence Burrell scored on a short plunge as North Carolina overcame a sputtering offense to defeat instate rival East Carolina 14-10 Saturday. East Carolina, threatening in the final minute, fell short when quarterback Leander Green fumbled and North Carolina guard Dave Simmons recovered at Us own 19 ith 21 seconds remaining. almost went out the window as David Woodley played in all but two series of downs, rushing for 90 yards on 12 carries and hitting five of eight passes for 51 yards. Steve Ensminger was l-for-3 for six yards. Indiana 7 3 0 7-17 LSU 7 14 3 0-24 Ind-Burnett 6 run (Freud kick) LSU-Alexander 2 run (Conway kick) LSU Alexander 3 run (Conway kick) LSU Adams 73 interception return (Conway kick) Ind FG Freud 32 LSUFG Conway 27 Ind Powers fumble recovery in end zone (Freud kick.

A 78,534 Lions Lace The Nittany Lions gave Ohio State freshman Art Schlichter a rude welcome to the college scene, by intercepting five passes in capturing the easy victory over the college power. For complete information, turn to page 62. Bruins Bop Led by the running of Theotis Brown and Freeman McNeil, the ninth ranked UCLA Bruins shut out the homestanding Tennessee Volunteers in a nonconference match Saturday night. For all the details, look on this page. BATON ROUGE, La.

(AP) Charles Alexander ran for more than 140 yards and two touchdowns to lead 13th-ranked Louisiana State to a 24-17 victory over Indiana before a record LSU crowd of 78,534 here Saturday night. Indiana jumped out to an early 7-0 lead on a si.x-yard run by tailback Darrick Burnett. But LSU tied it on a two-yard run by Alexander in the first quarter and never trailed again. Both teams blew several opportunities. LSU was penalized for more than 80 yards, and Hoosier quarterback Scott Arnett was hampered by interceptions one by John Adams, who raced 73 yards for an LSU touchdown.

Adams also was effective with-his punts, backing Indiana into a corner several times. His longest punt went for 56 yards. Alexander's tirst touenaown came three plays after LSU safety Marcus Quinn picked up an Indiana fumble on the Tiger 19. Alexander capped a 71-yard drive in the second quarter with a six-yard touchdown run to put the Tigers ahead 14-7. With 43 seconds left in the half, Adams grabbed the interception to make it 21-7.

With 13 seconds left, Indiana's David Freud kicked a 32-yard field goal. Mike Conway kicked a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter for LSDs final score. Indiana drove 70 yards for its final louchdown, which Dan Powers scored when he recovered a Burnett fumble in the LSU end zone. Alexander carried tne ban 32 times for 144 yards, despite sitting out much of the last half as McClendon used five other running backs. Scott Arnett, who led the the final charge last year in Indianas upset of LSU, had his problems Saturday night, hitting only five of 16 passes for 62 yards.

Burnett was the workhorse for Indiana with 96 yards on 25 carries. Fullback Lonnie Johnson rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries and highly-touted tailback MikeHarkrader, who, missed last season with an injury, was used sparingly and gained nine yards on four rushes. Nichol is St. Captures GSC Contest JACKSONVILLE. Ala.

(AP) Mavrin Dumas plucked a 7-yard pass on fourth down in the final minutes to give Nicholis State a 19-17 win over Jacksonville State Saturday night. The victory gave Nicholis first place in the Gulf South Conference. In the first quarter, Tim Bailey slipped a pass to Larry Casey who hit Dwight Walker. Walker ran 76 yards and gave Nicholis (he opening touchdown. Glenn McGee's kick was accurate.

Jacksonville reeled in two touchdowns on a 5 yard run by Pat Clements and a 1 yard leap from quarterback Bobby Ray Green. Rocky Riddle followed with a 35-yard fieldgoal. NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Twelfth-ranked Pittsburgh rolled over Tuiane 24-6 Saturday night, with reserve tailback Larry Sims scoring touchdowns on his only two first-half carries. Sims got one touchdown on a four-yard run and the other on a 35-yard burst, both in the second quarter. Although he saw extensive duty in the second half after starting halfback Fred Jacobs suffered a thigh injury, Sims was unable to produce another score.

Wide receiver Gordon Jones scored a touchdown for Pittsburgh in the third quarter, snagging a 37-yard pass from quarterback Rick Trocano on his fingertips between two defenders. Pitts firs score ol the night was a 39-yard field goal by Mark Schubert in the first quarter. Pitts offense was apparent- plagued by first-game jit- ters for most of the first 15 minutes of play. But a tough defense kept Tuiane bottled up. Northeast Stuns Ark.

Sf. MONROE, La. (AP) -e Northeast Louisiana stunned Arkansas State with three long touchdown plays in the third quarter to come from behind and win a 21-13 victory in the first game ever played in NLUs new stadium, Quarterback Curly Arceneaux and split end John Floyd sparked the comeback win as Northeast ran its record to 2-0. The big play by Arceneau was the won that turned the game around," said Northeast Coach John David Crow. 'Hogs Hop Arkansas freshman Thomas Brown returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Vanderbilt and the Commodores couldn't recover from that point as they lost an opening game to the tough Razorbacks.

For more information, turn to page 65. Tide Tops Alabama, stunned by three second quarter Missouri touchdowns, recovered in time to capture the lead on Ricky Gillilands, 35-yard run and held on to defeat the Tigers. For all the stats, turn to page 62 Slips ECU North Carolina, playing in its season opener, used a ground attack from its new veer offense but was frustrated by penalities and was unable to capitalize on East Carolina errors. ECUs record dropped to 1-2. E.

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