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-u 1 i i mr py 'y rrT rr rynrr nyiyi MPP'VVpww 20 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday October 9 1 994 110 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Auburn quarterback Nixes talk of upset SATURDAY SCENE if place at the right time You spot a team that many points" Sherrill said came into the game feeling they would have to make some big plays early and that's what they Supervisor figures to make a call Steve Davis ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns as Auburn tuned up for next SEC showdown at Florida Harold Morrow caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score was our best football game so far Whether enough against Florida wait and see" Bowden said It was the biggest loss by the Bulldogs (3-2 1-2) under fourth-year coach Jackie Sherrill and many had predicted a victory by upstart State which upset then-No 23 Tennessee 24-2 1 at Scott Field two weeks earlier kind of took it as an insult when people were saying we were going to get beat and used it for said Nix who completed 16 of 23 passes and was intercepted once are happy with the way we played but we still know we have a long way to go before we play Auburn led 21-0 after Sanders who had six catches for 175 yards caught a 56-yard TD pass between two defenders late in the first quarter The score came one play after linebacker Mike Pelton recovered a fumble play in the right By STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press STARKVILLE Miss In a game in which many predicted ninth-ranked winning streak would end the Tigers answered with what coach Terry Bowden called their best game of the season Patrick Nix threw for 3 1 1 yards and three touchdowns as Auburn won 42-18 at Mississippi State on Saturday trying a school record and extending Division longest winning streak with its 17th straight victory get any better than said Bowden undefeated in VA seasons as a major college coach execution was there The concentration was there The productivity was there think you finally saw a glimpse of Auburn playing a really good football Auburn (6-0 4-0 SEC) outgained State 554 yards to 338 The Bulldogs got 107 yards in the fourth quarter with the issue decided The Tigers scored on four of their five first-half possessions including Nix connecting with Frank Sanders for touchdowns of 19 and 56 yards as Auburn took a 21-0 first-quarter lead Associated Press A big day: Auburn quarterback Patrick Nix (right) celebrates a touchdown pass to Frank Sanders in win over Mississippi State Nix passed for 31 1 yards and three touchdowns Gators drill LSU Alabama Vols win FIRESTONE U3L TIRE SERVICE CENTERS Auburn Mississippi Stale 21 7 7 7-42 0 6 6 6-18 Davia 1 run (Hawkins kick) Sanders 19 pass from Nix (Hawkins kick) Sanders 56 pass from Nix (Hawkins kick) MS-FG Rogers 40 MS-FG Rogers 28 A-Morrow 8 pass from Nix (Hawkins kick) Davis 4 run (Hawkins kick) Harrts 46 fumble recovery (run failed) Morrow 4 run (Hawkins kick) Moulds 20 pass from Clark (run failed) 41200 (at Mississippi State) A First downs 25 Rushes-yards 44-229 Passing 325 Return yards 15 M8 20 38-112 228 114 16-36-0 6-39 3-3 13-141 28:23 Comp-Atl-Int 17-28-1 Punts 4-48 Fumbles-lost 2-1 Penalties-yards 7-55 Time of possession 31:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Auburn: Davis 20-104 Beasley 8-48 Craig 3-23 Malcolm 3-19 Morrow 3-15 Frazier 3-9 Sanders 1-7 McLeod 1-3 Nix 1-2 Bailey 1-1 Mississippi Stale: Bouie 11-69 Davis 11-35 McCrary 2-8 Moulds 1-6 McGee 1-2 Taite 7-(minus 3) Clark 5-(mlnus 5) PASSING-Aubum: Nix 18-23-1-311 Craig 1-3-0-14 Mississippi State: Taite 9-23-0-115 Clark 7-13-0-111 Auburn: Sanders 6-175 Morrow 5-82 Bailey 342 Goodson 1-14 McCovery 1-10 Davis 1-6 Mississippi State: Moulds 384 Euetl 333 McGee 2-35 Jones 2-32 Coleman 1-17 Greer 1-11 Causey 1-10 McCrary 1-4 at FIRESTONE BEST PRICES EVER EXTENDED ON THIS ALL-SEASON H-SPEED RATED RADIAL HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPARE OUR PRICES TO GOODYEAR EAGLE GT4! 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The North Carolina students made a pathetic display of enthusiasm after the Tar win over struggling Georgia Tech by rushing the field and tearing down both goalposts No injuries were reported although a few security people who tried to stop the rush were bumped around The game which North Carolina won hardly called for such a display At least not alone Several hundred Clemson fans seated in a corner of Sanford Stadium had little reason to celebrate during the 40-14 loss to Georgia until the PA announcer spoke up with scores Each report from Columbia where South Carolina was losing to East Carolina 56-42 brought loud if brief responses from the people wearing Clemson orange A true handoff Both Charlie Justice and Jason Stanicek had said like to shake hands after Stanicek broke 45-year old total offense record at North Carolina and they got their wish Justice was brought to the locker room after the game a quiet kid He say Justice said told him I was proud of him He is something to Questions Can Georgia Tech hold on? 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