The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 81

Section INSIDE Dunaway Mcrfenhoff jEiawi 4 Sunday January 2 1966 So Flie 1010 Ji eerasKa 9 Rifle Arm Shatters OB Marks Alabama Nebraska 17 145 232 12-19 2 3-417 4 16 29 222 296 20-29 1 5-312 0 62 First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized BAMA BLOCKADE: Steve Sloan Gets Rugged Protection as Tide QB Fires Completion Against Cornhuskers SSOUT1 Florida spotted big bad Missouri 20 points and then pumped in three touchdowns in eight minutes on iron heart and rubber arm Not even the fabled or Baugh or Gilmer ever rose that high in their Sugar Bowl passing chap- ters Ironically after such heroics the final decision in Mis their first two-point conversion they were forced to shoot fdr a two-pointer after the second touchdown Wen they missed that as well they needed a deuce after the final score even to tie the game and that final miss meant defeat On the other hand three successful extra point kicks could have won it for the Gators Perhaps the most encompassing peculiarity of this shiny sticky day was that Spurrier succeeded to such an extent against the hairiest pass-rush of his two-year varsity career The 20-year-old son from Johnson City Turn to Page 7C Col 2 Harry Gilmer were shoved aside by Steve Spurrier Saturday in the greatest comeback in Sugar Bowl football history And Florida still lost to Missouri The final wacky score was 20-18 before 67421 live fans and millions more sitting wide-eyed before TV sets across the country By JIMMY BURNS Herald Sports Writer d-breaking Steven Sloan rounded out the New football surprises Saturday night by sparking Alabama to a 39-28 victory over unbeaten Nebraska in the 32nd Orange Bowl Classic and staking a strong claim to the national championship for the Crimson Tide easily attained victory made its bid for the No 1 spot in The Associated Press poll valid as No 1 Michigan State was upset by UCLA in the Rose Bowl 14-12 and Arkansas ranked second lost to Louisiana State 14-7 in the Cotton Bowl The AP poll will be released Tuesday Michigan State has already won the United Press International final poll performance of completing 20 of 28 passes for 296 yards set Orange Bowl records This plus his aggressive performance gave the senior quarterback the most valuable player award by a landslide vote Alabama end Ray Perkins caught nine passes for 159 yards tying an OB record 1 a 20 completions topped the 18 thrown by injured Joe Namath who came off the Alabama bench last Jan 1 in a heroic but vain attempt to stop 21-17 victory yardage bet- tered the 276 yards by Frank Broyles for Georgia Tech against Tulsa in 1945 passes netted only two touchdowns against Bob three scoring passes and 232 yards on 12 completions out of 17 tries for Nebraska But the big thing was that 1 a strong right-arm pitching made shambles of the heavier defense The passing set the Crimson Tide rolling to an easy victory which gave Alabama its second victory here in four years against the loss only to the Longhorns Alabama turned the game into a mismatch as it passed over and ran around the Cornhuskers to gain a 24-7 lead at the halftime It was the biggest intermission margin for an Orange Bowl team since Colorado led Clem-son 20-0 at halftime in 1957 Alabama finished 9-1-1 and the losers 10-1 The Crimson Tide set team records with 29 first downs against the 25 the Tide compiled against Syracuse in 1953 Nebraska tied the most points for a loser 28 by Georgia against Texas in 1949 Sloan hit Perkins with scoring passes of 21 and- 11 yards plus a two-point conversion Fullback Steve Bowman leading rusher of 1965 added two touchdowns on plunges of one and three yards while Leslie Kelley scored from four yards out Nebraska end Tony Jeter caught two touchdown passes from Churchich for 33 and 14 yards Ben Gregory took a 49-yard touchdown pass Churchich added the other touchdown with a one-yard run The Cornhuskers struck hard early on the ground gaining a first down whan Ron Kirkland swept 12 yards around right end on a pitch-out Harry Wilson smashed left tackle for six yards but he fumbled and Tom Somerville recovered at 39 Sloan directed the Crlm- Turn to Page 4C CoL 8 high Sugar Bowl feats of 27 completions in 45 passes for 352 yards eventually went for naught as far as victory was concerned When the Gators blew favor appeared due to a mental blunder by Florida in going for two points after the first touchdown All of Spurrier's all-time By EDWIN POPE i Htrald Aiilstant Sportt Edllor NEW ORLEANS Starry memories of a Sammy Baugh and Green Toughest Faces Why Did UF Choose Not To Kick? unner It- i ff I )rJ( 4 jf gftf i I Av Collins at flanker the Browns have as dangerous a pair of receivers as there is in the league performance this season surpasses that of any other pass catcher in this game Brown is a constant threat on screens If War-field go all the way Walt Roberts is adequate at split end PACKERS Less spectacular than aces but deep in quality Boyd and Carroll height may give Cleveland secondary trouble But Dowler is playing with injuries The Packers much of a deep threat unless Bob Long is playing flanker Bill Anderson newly elevated to first string was superb against Baltimore last Sunday Paul Homung and Jim Taylor are dangerous receivers Old pro Max McGee break into this lineup OFFENSIVE LINE BROWNS in paving the way for Brown who need much daylight Not so good on pass protection especially at tackles where Dick Schafrath and Monte Clark work Gene Hickerson and John Wooten are good at guards John Morrow is adequate but not outstanding at By RAY SOS Miami Herald-Chicago Daily Newt Wirt CHICAGO Not since Neanderthal man out-rushed the wooly mammoth has such elemental ferocity been in prospect for the football fans Football in its infancy was a game dominated by kicking and power running Again this figures to be so today in Green Lam-beau Field when the Green Bay Packers try to bounce the Cleveland Browns out of the National Football League's throne room It will be a collision of the toughest defense in the NFL and the man many regard as greatest runner Jim Brown The Packers do not score much But they give up even less So the title may rest on how they do against Brown and on the outcome of a punting and field goal kicking duel between Green Don Chandler and the Gary Collins Here is a rundown of the relative strengths of the teams based on conversations with coaches and players who have opposed them and on this reporter's observation PASS RECEIVERS BROWNS With Paul Warfield back in actiowmd In trouble most of the season but jelled in time to do the job when it counted With exception of Ken Bowman an average center they are veterans of the title years Jerry Kramer and Fred Thurston- at guards have slowed down a step but are still good Tackles Bob Sko-ronski and Forrest Gregg get the job done However Packers have not been able to move on ground as well as formerly QUARTERBACK Frank Ryan is a good thrower and capable field general and lots healthier than Bart Starr Can throw long or short Throws more interceptions than Starr but fewer than stand-in Zeke Bratkowski PACKERS A Healthy Starr would give the Packers the edge here He is one of the best But he has been hurting most of the season and the knock that sidelined him last Sunday worsened rib injuries suffered earlier Bratkowski is steady replacement who can connect under pressure The game may hinge on health RUNNING BACKS BROWNS Jim Brown! Need we say more? One pro coach paid him this tribute this-week: the game is close Brown will beat you to death on the ground get the yardage I care if it is Green Bay ning Ernie Green runs too but nobody notices him However he has out-rushed Paul Homung by a wide margin this year PACKERS Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung are not the fearsome pair of former years Both have been playing with injuries all year and are still injured So is Tom Moore their top replacement They cannot hope to approach rushing game in their present condition DEFENSIVE LINE BROWNS Good adequate front four Bill Glass is an able pass rusher Jim Kan-icki is big and strong Dick 1 i has been around long enough to acquire much savvy Paul Wig--gin is tough enough They are better against runs than on a pass rush better up front Browns will have trouble keeping Willie Davis and Henry Jordan off neck Ron Kostelnik is strong big and tough to move Lionel Aldridge is less (experienced and the least able of thq four but no soft touch LINEBACKERS BROWNS Glaen Fiss Vince Costello and Jim Houston are good experienced combination with a lot of range on pass defense Fiss has the know-how to overcome lack of speed Costello is quick Houston is solid against run or pass Green great middle linebacker Ray Nitschke will key on Brown and the collision may shake the earth Lee Roy Caffey and Dave Robinson are good but greener than linebackers DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD BROWNS Their greatest weakness is at the comers Walter Beach and Bemie Parish can be had and Pack-e receivers are smart enough to beat them Fast receivers like Bob Hayes Sonny Randle and Tommy McDonald killed them Ross Fichtner at strong safety is above average Larry Benz the other safety is average PACKERS Packers have best pass defense in league and much of the credit belongs to Willie Wood at Rright safety and Herb Ad-derley at the left comer Nobody is a surer or harder tackier than Wood Tom Brown the other safety and Doug Hart the other corner back are second year men but sharp for their years thought ue needed a shot in the explains Coach Ray Graves to Bill Fjaucher See story on Page 4C Or i -i 5 i.