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apn-TrfutjguNir'-iyifii Kingsport Times-News Sunday November 1 1987 1 BC runs over olunteers Without Francis Eagles gang up on Vol running backs 3T i RLVi From staff wire reports IT expected us to do better than that Ill was also disappointed that Boston College was able to take the ball in the second half and run it down our Majors golden opportunity after taking over on the BC 38 on their next possession and able to put together another touchdown drive until late in the game Henton hit 5 of 6 passes for 60 yards on an 80-yard 10-play drive that saw Cobb scored from 5 yards out with 355 to play Henton passed to Alvin Harper for two points on the conversion but it proved too little too late Boston College was able to eat all but 44 seconds off the clock on its next possession and the Vols never got past their own 21 David Johnson picked off final pass as the game ended was very disappointed in our running said Majors expected us to do better than that I was also disappointed that Boston College was able to take the ball in the second half and run it down our throats They been able to do that in the first Majors said he surprised that Boston College was able to run the ball we should have been able to slow them down better than what we Majors said he was pleased than displeased with Henton He did some good things and led us on two touchdown The Vols were lucky Boston margin of victory more than it was The Eagles got three turnovers two interceptions and a fumble by Cobb all deep in Vol territory in the first quarter but managed only a 37-yard field goal by Lowe out of it Tennessee tied the score on a 30-yard field goal by Phil Reich with 951 left in the second quarter Boston College drove 62 yards on nine plays to get a 34-yard field goal from Lowe and take a 6-3 lead at halftime The loss drops Tennessee to 5-2-1 for the season and will probably knock the Vols out of the Top 20 The Vols host Louisville next Saturday Boston College improves to 5-4 and travels to South Bend Ind to play Notre Dame next week CHESTNUT HILL Mass Boston College took advantage of the inexperience of backup quarterbacks and rammed the ball down the throats offensively Saturday to post a 20-18 upset victory over the 13th-ranked Vols Boston College which lost by two touchdowns to Rutgers two weeks ago and by three at home to West Virginia last week dominated the game against a Tennessee team that was playing without regular quarterback Jeff Francis Backups Randy Sanders and Sterling Henton fared poorly in stead combining for just 12 completions in 30 attempts for 166 yards They were intercepted three times Sanders was intercepted twice in the first quarter and taken from the game while Henton replaced him and managed just 12 of 27 and had his final pass intercepted as the game ended Boston College knowing the Vols lacked the passing efficiency of Francis stacked up against the run and limited the Vols to just 111 yards rushing Boston College had been giving up an average of 218 yards per game on the ground Freshman Reggie Cobb was the only spark the Vols had on the ground finishing with 85 yards on 19 carries and scoring both Tennessee touchdowns in the second half It was more a failure on the part of the defense than it was the offense however as the lethargic Vols gave up 343 rushing yards to the Eagles including 177 on 39 carries by tailback Jim Bell Freshman Tim Frager added 84 "yards on six carries breaking tackle after tackle to get into the Vol secondary BC quarterback Mike Power hit just 5 of 15 passes for 87 yards and was intercepted twice but Boston College put the Vols in a hole with ground domination in the third quarter and it proved a hole the Vols escape from Leading 6-3 at halftime Boston College took the second-half kickoff and powered 79 yards on 13 plays all on the ground with William Hislop taking it the final yard for the score that gave BC a 13-3 lead Frager broke loose on a 29-yard run to set up the touchdown On the ensuing kickoff Brian squib kick hit the back of Charles Wilson and Jun Anderson recovered at the 50 to put the Eagles in position to score again They took advantage moving the distance in just 7 plays with Frager getting the TD by reversing his field and scampering eight yards after Tennessee had jammed up the right side freakish play on the kickoff was the biggest play in the said Vol coach Johnny Majors With the two drives Boston College had the ball for 20 straight offensive plays and nearly nine minutes They finished with more than 14 minutes more of possession time than Tennessee hd 37:12 to 22:48 The Vols were able to move 76 yards on 10 plays on the their next possession and scored on a short run by Cobb that moved them to within 20-10 with 300 left in the third quarter but they frittered away an 5 Times News file photo The key to loss to Boston College may have been last win over Georgia Tech when Tennessee quarterback Jeff Francis sprained an ankle crippling the Vols chances yesterday Auburn hands Gators 3rd loss United Press International i offense Auburn took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter after Tracy Rocker recovered a fumble by Florida freshman running back Emmett Smith at the 22 A third down pass from Jeff Burger to Lawjer Tillman covered 16 yards to the Gator 6 Win Lyle kicked a 25-yard field goal three plays later Florida started its next pos- session on its own 4 where Kerry Watkins stepped out of bounds while catching the er and offensive tackle Jim Thompson on the sideline in 38-7 win over Mississippi State last week The two were told not to dress for the game after Auburn officials learned they had accepted the trip from a friend of family On Wednesday the NCAA ruled the pair had violated the rules prohibiting extra benefits for players But the NCAA reversed itself the following day on an appeal by Auburn With Burger leading the Burger who did not start the game but came in on the second play completed 18 of 29 passes for 220 yards Burger replaced sophmore Reggie Slack after Slack recovered his own fumble on first play of the game Auburn officials prohibited Burger from starting game and ordered him to perform community service work for not cooperating with the school's investigation of an Oct 11 hunting trip he took That investigation put Burg AUBURN Ala Harry Mose and Stacy Danley rushed for scores and Jeff Burger passed for another as No 6 Auburn scored 20 second-half points Saturday to beat No 11 Florida 29-6 in Southeastern Conference football The win lifts Auburn to 7-0-1 and 3-0-1 in SEC play and dims the chances for a conference championship The loss dropped Florida to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the SEC Appy State wears out Bucs 28-9 X'M If If i if UPI flit photo Eric Dickerson bas run his last down for the Los Angeles Rams 3-way trade sends Dickerson to Colts United Press International By REX GREENE Times-News Sports Writer JOHNSON CITY The Appalachian State Mountaineers wore down the East Tennessee State defense in the second quarter and held the Bucs down in the second half to capture a 28-9 decision here Saturday night The Mountaineers 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the Southern Conference built a 1 1 2-game lead in the league standings by virtue of Western loss to The Citadel earlier in the day are must Appy State head coach Sparky Woods said team is funny When the offense has a tough time moving the ball the defense rises up and make the big play When the defense is struggling a bit the offense seems to get it going and move the The Mountaineers ground out 292 yards on the ground Ritchie Melchor led the way with 122 yards on 16 carries and Tim Sanders added 99 yards on 27 attempts State' con-j-olled us on the Buccaneer head coach Mike Ayers said simply do much on defense in the second half We just got beat up front had a lot of young kids in the line and I know they will have a better day Appalachian is a good football team after all they are No 2 in the The lone bright spot for the Bucs 4-4 and 2-4 was sophomore fullback Roosevelt Way who had 133 yards rushing on 20 carries ASU showed its dominance on the offensive line on the first possession of the second half Keith Collins returned the kickoff to the 36 and ASU set off on a 64-yard march that con-sumed 21 plays and over 10 Times News photo Ned Jilton 1 1 1 East Tennessee State running back Roosevelt Way looks for running room during East Tennessee 28-9 defeat at the hands of national power Appalachian State Saturday night INDIANAPOLIS The Los Angeles Rams unable to satisfy running back Eric demand for more money Saturday traded the running back to the Indianapolis Colts in a three-team deal involving the Buffalo Bills The Rams will receive three fist-round draft choices and three second-round choices over the next two years from Indianapolis and Buffalo Los Angeles will also receive running backs Owen Gill and Greg Bell from Indianapolis To complete the trade Indianapolis sent linebacker Cornelius Bennett their unsigned No 2 overall pick in this draft to Buffalo Dickerson who demanded to become the highest paid running back in the league said Saturday he signed a three-year deal with the Colts Dickerson spoke briefly from Indianapolis at an airport news conference before the team flew to New York for a game Sunday against the Jets Neither Dickerson nor team officials revealed salary figures The Rams will get the Colts first and second round picks and the No 1 pick in 1988 In 1989 the Rams get first and second-round picks and round selection Dickerson earlier said he expected to receive $56 million over four years Curt Warner of the Seattle Seahawks was the highest paid running back in the NFL having recently signed a five-year deal for $521 million 1 a very fair contract I'm very happy with it I want to renegotiate said Dickerson The Bucs fmaly got on the board with a one-yard plunge by Morgan with five minutes lefrin the game But following an unsuccessful onside kick by the Bucs Payton hit Dave Parker with a 42-yard touchdown pass to seal the win ASU began wearing down the Buccaneer defense in the second quarter ASU which had 124 yards rushing in the second period kept it on the ground and drove to two second quarter scores First the Mountaineers marched 55 yards on nine rush Please see BUCS page 2D ers to play Woods commented The Bucs attempted a comeback early in the fourth quarter Taking over at its 15 ETSU went 75 yards to a first down at the ASU 10 But after runs netted eight yards Morgan missed on two passes into the end zone and the threat was turned away second incomple-tion to Sam Brown was complete but ruled out of bounds hurt us with some things and we gave up a lot of yards but we stopped them and held on some key plays" Woods concluded minutes of the third quarter clock Most of the damage was done in historic ASU fashion on the ground The Mountaineers converted on five third-down plays and added another first down on a fourth-and-one from the Buc 36 The Buccaneer defense stiffened and forced the Mountaineers into 'a third-and-six situation from the Buc 6 There ASU broke the mold and Todd Payton hit Warded Jefferson with a six-yard touchdown pass offensive line really took it to them and we had challenged our offensive I 1.