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1OC THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sun Sept 18 1977 sA Nebraska Stems Crimson Tide Associated Press LINCOLN Neb Rick Berns somersaulted into the end zone from one yard out with 7:12 remaining boosting Nebraska to a 31-24 upset over fourthranked Alabama Defensive back Jim Pi lien intercepted two passes in the final 4:14 of the game to ice the Cornhusker win over the Crimson Tide Ironically it was four fumbles that probably cost Nebraska the Washington State game and it was five pass interceptions that undid the Tide Saturday The Huskers lost two fumbles to the Tide but neither resulted in a Rama score Alabama 7 10 0 7-74 Nebraska ID 7 7 7-31 FG 29 7 run (Chanman kick) 7 pass from Garcia (Todd kick) 7 run (Chapman kick) 2 run (Todd kick) FG 37 Neb--Craig 17 run (Todd kick) 1 run (Charsman kick) 1 run (Todd kick) A-75899 Alabama Nebraska First downs 25 17 Rushes-yards 57-232 50-238 Passing cards 198 179 Return yards 13 70 Passes 33-13-5 17-11-1 Punts 4-44 637 Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-yards 4-22 9-75 0:: W': i I i -7 JA ci t-'''- T''N f'''''' 1 -e ----K--- -(--i-'-- tg tv0 l''' 1' i21'N 1:: '''''1 ::4::::: 40:1 A 8 i'''' 1 i 1 I 7 i 4 1 Vb 1: i I "::4 v4z) i 1 4 -14' lei lir: KI 'i 4'7x3''''''''''''''' i i 4 t4 T- itso- 4 'p 1 -4yiii- i :4:::: 4 40 4'''I- ii'0 117' ike' 44 i too- 'A-- 1 -iJe 0 A1 4 "1 (-n81- ax---- )-- -) -''4010: -1' 1-" -i '0'---J t-'''s-'' 4 1ItA: t-w -k: '1 '4--' l''''''14-''kk i it As 4" 4 I -4 0' :4 "1i "N' ii 4( '''1'4" l'''-iCf e11 3414s: 1- ''''''3 if' "i'-'-'-1''-'' i'? 0 II 'A ''(i '''4'4 A 1 4 45 1 i 01: ko41'''' -1 '14 l1 :40 4 -o: 0A A 4 "le 4) 4 4--''': ''4 't iil' rf'-'1 '''''''tIP' :1 -1' 11! V1'- )ii -4 4) lc 44:: 0:4 1 MI II Midwest IrP-1' The score was tied at 24-24 in the fourth quarter when the Huskers launched the 15-play 80-yard drive that ended in Berns's tally ending the Crimson Tide's hopes In the first half two touchdowns for each team were sandwiched between an early field goal by Nebraska and an Alabama field goal with ten seconds left to knot the score 17- 17 at intermission The Huskers grabbed a 24-17 edge as Curtis Craig tallied from 17 yards out after back-to-back Nebraska interceptions Tony Nathan tied it for the Tide with 12:34 left in the game on a one-yard plunge capping a 55-yard drive Nebraska put together the winning drive on its next possession Rutledge was intercepted five times The first was on Alabama's first play from scrimmage and set up a 3-0 Husker lead when Billy Todd booted a 29-yard field goal seven plays later Nebraska went into the game unranked for the first time in years Nebraska's 19-10 loss to Washington State in last week's opener dropped them from a No 16 ranking Coach Bear Bryant's Tide was rated No 4 Oklahoma Demolishes Utah 62-24 UPI Photo Nebraslas Rick Berns Sails For A First Doun in ictory (her Alabama 3rd-String Tailback Boosts Iowa Over Iowa State 11 run (Sovereen kick) A-49354 Indiana 24 Louisiana State 21 Quarterback Scott Arnett engineered scoring drives of 88 and 70 yards within five minutes of the fourth quarter as Indiana rallied for an upset over Louisiana State The Hoosiers trailing 21-10 starting the final period got touchdowns by Dave Harangody on a 19-yard pass from Arnett and then by Ric Enis on an 11-yard run with just over two minutes remaining Lsu 7 7 7 0-21 Indiana 3 7 0 14-24 down by the same combination in the third quarter Kansas State lost its 12th game in a row over two seasons and its second straight this fall Florida State 0 7 10-17 Kansas State 0 7 0 3-10 50 return block punt (Thompson ktrk) 9 pass from Jordan (Shuman pass from Jordan) lhomncnr 19 Canna Jen 27 36 pass from Jordan (Cappelen kick) A-26200 Florida State 18 Kansas State 10 The passing combination of Jimmy Jordan and Mike Schumann carried Flordia State The Jordan-Schumann combination put the game away with a 36-yard touchdown with two minutes 17 seconds remaining Florida State held a shaky 11-10 lead at the time thanks to a Jordan to Schumann two-point conversion following a nine-yard touch Associated Press NORMAN Okla Dean Blevins booed as the goat in last week's opening 25-23 victory over Vanderbilt led Oklahoma to a 62-24 football victory over Utah Saturday scoring twice and passing for another touchdown The senior turned in a near-flawless performance against Utah guiding the Sooners on several long drives in strong contrast with last week when he left the game in the last quarter to a chorus of boos Blevins scored touchdowns on runs of three and one yards and hit Steve Rhodes on a 74-yard scoring pass Fullback Kenny King opened the scoring for the Sooners with a 16-yard blast over right tackle early in the first period After Uwe von Schamann hit a 23-yard field goal Blevins and Rhodes hooked up on their scoring play and the Sooners were up 24-0 after only 10 minutes Coach Barry Switzer sent in freshman quarterback Jay Jimerson to replace Blevins And Jimerson last week's hero went 54 yards around right end for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball Oklahoma the nation's fifth-rated team led 41-7 at halftime Utah 0 17 0 7-74 Oklahoma 31 10 7 14-62 16 run (von Scharnann kick) 3 run (von Schamann kick) 23 von Schamann 14 pass from Blevins (von Scharnann kick) 54 run (von Schamann kick) recovered fumble in end zone (McNamara kick) 21 McNamara 18 run (von Schamann kick) toe 24 pass from Gomez (McNamara kick) 35 von Schamann 31 run (von Schamann kick) 28 pass from Gomez (McNamara ick) inn 1 run (von Schilmorin kick) 1 run (von Schamann kick) A-11184 Utah Oklahoma first downs 1 72 Rushes-yards 46-115 62-396 PASSIng yards 131 111 Retuin yards 35 67 11-75-7 3-6-0 Punts 8-39 3-42 fiumbley-lost fi-4 65 Penatties-Yards 9-99 8-6 1 run (Moreau kiCk) Preud 22 3 run (Freud kick) 2 run (Moreau kick) 1 run (Moreau kick 19 pass from Arnett (Freud kick) 11 run (Freud kick) A-30061 Washington State 23 Michigan State 21 Washington State quarterback Jack Thompson lofted two second-half scoring passes to flanker Brian Kelly to lift the visiting Cougars over Michigan State Michigan State led 7-3 entering the final period and Washington State fumbled away its first two possessions of the period But Thompson who hit on 21 of 30 passes for 364 yards then commanded two scoring drives to give Washington State the lead The Cougars upset winners over Nebraska a week ago are now 2-0 Michigan State is 1-1 Washington State 3 0 6 1443 Michigan State 0 1 0 1421 Watson 30 25 Pass from Smith (Nielson kick) 23 pass from Thompson (kick failed) 9 pass from Thompson (WalSOn kick) 9 run (Nielson kick) 3 run (Watson kick) 4 pass from Smith (Nielson kick) A-50263 Colorado 42 Kent State 0 Junior quarterback Jeff Knapp le set a school passing record with 278 yards including a 79-yard touchdown pass to split end Steve Gaunty and fullback James Mayberry added two touchdowns as 12th-ranked Colorado crushed Kent State hhaPple hitting on 12 of 17 passes eclipsed the Colorado single game passing mark of 216 yards and also became the first Buffalo quarterback to throw for more than 200 yards in two consecutive games Kent State 0 0 0 0 Colorado 7 1 14 14-42 79 pass from KnapPle (Dadioll4 Isick 1 run (Undintis kick) 1 run (Dadiolis kirk) ig run kith) 9 rim (Dadiotis kick) recovers blocked kick In end zone (Cadiotis kick) A-46164 ini 14'- mt i ti-x-btA r'''ik 7 'oli: 4 "i- '41 ::4 :4: '141 '1 T- i') ki 1 r''' 'r' t''''''- 't A 4 40 4i'' -j: "AI' i :0 ''ri- ''4k' so't -'j -z- t- 0' i- 1' -t E-' --i i e- A 11 A 00 141t3 4' r'') i A 0 Observer Wire Reports Third-string tailback Dennis Mosley raced 77 yards for a touchdown and Iowa bunched all its offense in the first quarter to beat Iowa State 12-10 in the renewal of an emotional intrastate rivalry that had been dormant for 43 years The ilawkeye defense was superb allowing Iowa State 72 total yards until the last play of the game when freshman quarterback John Quinn ompleted a 24-yard pass as time ran cut Iowa is now 2-0 Iowa State is 1-1 Iowa State 7 3 0 010 Iowa 12 0 0 0-12 63 punt return (Kolimen kick) 77 run (kick failed) 10 run (run failed) FG 42 A-59725 Illinois 11 Missouri 7 Freshman David Finzer booted a 22-yard field goal and then dropped two second-half punts inside the Missouri five-yard line to lead Illinois Finzer hung a 35-yard punt on the Missouri one early in the third quarter and then a 20-yarder on the Tiger 2 late in the period as Illinois kept Missouri out of its territory most of the second half Missouri 0 7 0 7 minois a 3 0 0-11 3 run (Weber run) FG 22 9 run (Brockheus kick) A-59771 Wisconsin 14 Northern Illinois 3 Wisconsin's Mike Morgan rushed for 79 yards and two first-halt touchdowns Saturday and the sluggish 'Badgers held on to beat over Northern Illinois Northetn Illinois 0 3 0 0-1 Wisconsin 7 7 0 0-14 7 run (Vrifib kick) 9 run MO kick) Voue 30 A Purdue 44 Ohio University 7 Freshman quarterback Mark Herrmann completed 15 of 21 first-half passes for 237 yards and John Skibinskl scored twice leading Purdue over Ohio University Herrmann the first freshman to start at quarterback for Purdue since Pob DeMoss in 1945 finished with 2:1 completions in 36 attempts for 339 yards and one touchdown The Boilermakers scored five of the first six times they had the football taking a 27-7 halftime advantage Purdue is now 1-1 Ohio kr 7 0 0 0-7 Purdue 10 17 3 14-44 rtir-OG Snvereen 36 1 run (Snvereen kick) 10 run (Green kick) I run (Snvereen kick) 3 run (Sovereen kick) Pur-AFG Sovereen 33 Pur-4G Sovereen 40 31 pess from Herrmann (Sovereen kick) Ohio Stale Runnint Back Roo Srrios Si niggles To Pull Ali ay LT nn front Minnesota defender duriag 38-7 Buckeye romp Ohio State Buries 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