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Vo q0 vitit V-V -v 0e it' to- '''t 3 dm FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM SECTION C-PAGE ONE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26 1972 FOOTBALL-BASKETBALL-GOLF HOCKEY-OUTDOORS-BOWLING IF (4 L- de as Ric Sur 2521 -E 'I (01 A 1 4 Ca A Owls Cash Breaks In Rally Past Frogs Ponies Stymie Bears by 12-7 By CHARLES CLINES Star-Telegram Sports Writer SMIJ and Baylor kicked off they really didn't know what they were playing for But as news came from Lubbock that Arkansas was beating Texas Tech the game turned into a duel for a possible chance to tie for second place in the Southwest Conference GAME AT A GLANCE It could be a dubious honor By PAT TRULY Star-Telegram Sports Writer HOUSTON TCU and Rice played one of their typical heart-tearing football games Saturday which means (1) it was close Rice winning 25-21 (2) breaks decided it and (3) it was run off in relative privacy before about 15000 fans This time Rice got the last TCU bAME AT A GLANCE RICE breaks a blocked field goal 11 First Downs la to set up the winning touch- 271 Yards Gained Rushing 115 down a TCU offside penalty aer ad ss eGsa Gained pPl eat sesdi ng is of 12867 which stalled a Frog drive '2' Passes Intercepted by and forced that field goal el- 6 for 31 Punts No Avg 6 for 53 fort and a run inches short of 030 Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized 39 a first down which ended Tars last real effort at a tricky double reverse by Rot comeback A ronnnnliv It tune Arinnin tricky double reverse by Ron Arceneaux It was Areeneaux itPi777armryi7 -5''411's '711t 4 tiOr 4 1 fr 2 t1 1: A flt4 4 -----41 4::: 4iS: :4 3t 7-7a 'k-1 li El 1 6 ii ''74'1 1 1 )' 6 -f s': :1::::::41:: i i 1 1 34i'4'' 47 64141tIzdt 1 1 010g I lit 4 3: 4 Ntm :4::1 0 44: 5 ::2" ::1::: '1t1NN: ''7 11 'l: '4 tK 1 i Vif 1 44 7:::::: 4 4 4 4 'N :1 kf :4:" i 41 4e 10 It "-t: 4 1 I s- (1 -0 7 rOr i ik elr' i' prr '4V 1 Ao sz 41 1 I ''''4 '4 '''-k 4 -i 4 41 i to tie the Sun Bowl-bound Tech Red Raiders but anyway SMU still had a shot at doing it after holding off Baylor 12-7 Saturday afternoon on a cold and blustery day in the Cotton Bowl It ran the Mustangs SWC slate to 3-3 and a victory next week over TCU would tie them with Tech and possibly Rice The Bears also were 2-3 going into the game but now the Bears find themselves trying to escape that familiar cellar FROG ON THE Billy Sadler (33) starts on a three-yard gain to the Rice one in the second quarter to set up Frogs' first touchdown Saturday That's Mike Luttrell (23) helping to take Rice's Bruce Henley (49) out of the play Terry Drennan scored on the next play Rice won 25-21 4 VfA' r-wft '''4: 0 Bucks Rose Seize BAYLOR TURNED though what had been a Mustang dominated game into a finger-biting experience for coach Hayden Fry and his Ponies Baylor coach Grant Teaff had planned a one-two-three quarterback punch and it finally worked in the fourth quarter when Randy Cavender followed in the steps of Neal Jeffrey and Robert Armstrong and quickly put the Bears back into contention with a 51-yard touchdown drive The junior from Dallas showed some flashy ball-handling as he picked up what had been a sluggish Bear attack to cut the score to 12-7 SMU had put its points on the board in the first half on a one-yard Keith Bobo touchdown in the first quarter and a four-yard Wayne Morris score in the second quarter But Cavender had the Bears moving again for go-ahead points when he had moved them to SMU's 14 with a fourth and two However Cavender never had a chance to either fail or succeed in the drive as he suffered a broken toe on third down and had to give way to Armstrong on the crucial play ARMSTRONG TRIED an option to the Mat but was rammed to the fake grass a yard short of the first by Don Randell and Jim Ryan and a host of others With just 3:40 remaining in the game the Mustangs pulled out of danger when Bobo broke loose for a 41- yard gainer on a keeper A lot of credit is due to the Mustang defense which was crippled with injuries Ran-dell Leonard Carey Randy Savage and Louie Keleher all played outstandingly Keleher though one of the Ponies best defenders missed the second Turn to Bear on Page 8 COLUMBUS Ohio (Al') Two brilliant goal-line stands and the open-field running of freshman Archie Griffin sparked Ohio State to a 14-11 victory over Michigan Saturday It gave the Buckeyes the Big Ten football co-championship with the Wolverines and a berth in the Rose Bowl BAYLOR SMU IS First Downs 19 223 Yards Gained Rusrung 217 53 Yards Gained Passing 75 5 of 11 Passes Completed 5 of 10 1 Passes Intercepted by 1 4 for 43 Punts No Avg 7 for 36 3 Fumbles Lost 1 2 Yards Penalized 45 Florida Deadlocks LSU 3-3 GAME AT A GLANCE LSO FLORIDA 16 First Downs 10 213 Yards Gained Rushing 129 Yards Gained Passing 120 Sof 24 Passes Completed 5 of 21 2 Passes intercepted by 0 6 for 41 Punts No Avg So for 41 2 Fumbes Lost 3 5 Yards Penaized 30 GAINESVMLE Fla (AP) Freshman John Williams booted a 35-yard field goal with 2:08 remaining Saturday lifting underdog Florida to a 3-3 Southeastern Conference tie with eighth-ranked Louisiana State LSU missed two chances to win it in the final minute first when Juan Roca's 44- yard field goal attempt was blocked by Fred Abbott and later when Rusty Jackson's 32-yard attempt was wide left LSU had recovered the blocked field goal attempt for a first down at the Florida 20 The Gators relying on the running of Nat Moore had moved from their own 37 to the LSU 18 where a third down pass from David Bowden to Moore was ruled trapped just inside the Tiger 10 On the next play Williams kicked the tying field goal LSU missing on seven field goal tries during the game took a 3-0 lead with 10:35 remaining in the third period on a 45-yarder by Roca a soccer-style kicker born in Honduras The game was played in a driving rain that fell throughout the afternoon making footing teacherous on the artificial surface The field goal for the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl bound Tigers was set up sophomore Mike Williams' 35-yard punt return to the Florida 43 Louisiana State 0 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could have been a stop by Cornelius Walker and Larry Walling halting TCU's Terry Drennan for a two-yard loss and bringing up the fourth down run that fell short as the Frogs struggled to get back in the game late in the fourth quarter THE FROGS had heroes of their own Mike Luttrell ran for 104 yards his fourth game over 100 yards to move into second in TCU's all-time season rushing annals TCU actually outgained the Owls with Drennan passing for 97 yards and running for 68 And on defense Gene Ilernandez saved a TD with an interception while Tookie Berry set one up with a theft of his own It started off the way it ended with Rice sizzling The Owls' third play was a hand-off from Gadd to end Edwin Collins looking like their standard Areenaux who was able to go almost unopposed (town the sidelines to the Frog 20 A Pass got a first down at the three and freshman John Coleman found a good hole to score the TD The first quarter ended 7-0 and TCU hadn't really tin-Turn to Luttrell on Page 4 7-6 Win Garnered By Mays GAME AT A GLANCE ARK STATE UT 9 First Downs 14 178 Yards Gained Rushing 220 67 Yards Gained Passing 35 4 of 17 Passes Completed 5 of 17 0 Intercepted by 1 io for 32 Punts No Avg 10 for 37 2 Fumbles Lost 1 50 Yards Penalized 82 By BOB CLANTON Vargo Imam Sport Writer can go home this year and not hang my head" said UT-Arlington fullback Si(! Sims this week abou tthe Mavericks' chances of knocking off Arkansas State and turning a miserable 0-6 start into a 5-6 campaign The dream became a reality for the Sheridan senior Saturday night but only after it flirted on the borderline of a nightmare Arkansas Slate threatened only once but came up on the short end of a 7-6 decision The rebuilding Indians finished the season 3-8 as their final chances for glory ended up in Burkson THAT'S IIIIIAM Burleson not Burleson Texas For it was the UTA middle linebacker who bottled up a two-point conversion try with 47 seconds left that extended the Nlaverick winning streak to five games What the chilled 2200 fans at Arlington Stadium saw was a defensive battle in the Southland Conference finale Sims and Dexter Bussey led a running attack in the first quarter that garnered tho only UTA score of the game Sims finished with 112 syeayrdsste7pild6 coarrrrlioe5s iwn'h23i le tries Bussey finished with 161 yards on hte year to eclipse the UTA single season rushing record or 770 by Danny Griffin in 1967 THE MAVERICK offense did nothing after the first quarter as the indiuns put the damper on Bussey and Turn to Mavericks on Page 4 THE FROGS had already been forced to rally from a 10-0 deficit They did it hogging the ball in the third period to grab a 21-10 lead Then the Owls came back to life to score get a miraculous two-point conversion and await a TM mistake They in a pass but couldn't move but finally got manna from heaven with the blocked field goal by Jody 1VIedford For 'ICU it was a great disappointment dropping the Frogs to a 5-5 record for the season and 2-4 in the Southwest Conference Rice now 3-3 in SVVC play just had more going for it in the final stages WHAT THE OWLS had all day was a knack for the big play Their firs tsclwe came after a 47-yard gain on a The Razorbacks snapped a 7-7 tie with an 8I-yard touchdown series that was closed on the third play of the fourth period Seven plays later they scored again after the most costly of Tech's seven fumbles 0 THE SUN Bowl-bound Raiders answered that clout with a 4(1-yard scoring march to close to within 14-21 but then Bull put the game out of reach by directing a 53-yard sortie for a clinching field goal with 1:19 left As imporTurn to Sun on Page 8 i It te kw 0 to A I 1 The ninth-ranked Buckeyes matched Michigan's 7-1 conference record and will take an 8-1 over-all record against Southern California in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day Griffin burst 30 yards for the clinching touchdown in the third quarter his 18-yard gallop set up Champ Henon's one-yard plunge for the Buckeyes' opening score AN AGGRESSIVE Ohio State defense led by tackles George Ilasenohrl and Pete Cusick and linebackers Rick Middleton and Randy Gradishar made the two touchdowns stand up The Buckeyes twice thwarted Wolverine scoring threats in the shadows of their goal GAME AT A GLANCE MICHIGAN OHIO ST 21 First Downs 10 184 Yards Gained Rushing 175 160 Yards Gained Passing 17 13 of 23 Passes Completed 1 Of 3 1 Passes Intercepted by 0 2 for 37 Punts No Avg 5 for 38 0 Fumbles Lost 0 40 Yards Penalized 35 posts once in each half Michigan had a first-and-goal at the Ohio State one just be-for halftime and first-andgoal at the five early in the fourth a but was turned back both times A fumble by sophomore quarterback Dennis Franklin on fourth down at the two stymied the first bid I GRADISIIAlt stopped Franklin's sneak at the one in the final period An Ohio Stadium throng of 87040 and millions more on national television saw Michigan take a 3-0 lead on sophomore Mike Lantry's 35-yard field goal early in the second quarter The third-ranked Wolverines suffering their first loss in 11 games spent most of the dreary rainy afternoon in Buckeye territory but could score only one touchdown Fullback Ed Shuttlesworth bulled one yard with nearly five minutes to go in the third period for Michigan's lone touchdown Michicon 0 3 8 0-11 Ohio Slate 0 7 7 0-14 Lantry 35 1 run (Conway kick) 30 run (Conway kick) 1 run (Hasterifi Pass from Franklin) How Top Ten Teams Fared Here's how the nation's Top Ten football teams fared in weekend play: 1 SOUTHERN CAL did not way 2 ALABAMA was Idle 3 MICHIGAN was nudoed bi Ohio State 14-11 4 OKLAHOMA doad Nebraska 17-14 on ThanksolYInG Day 5 NEBRASKA lost to Oklahoma 1744 Thursday 6 PENN STATE walloped Pitts burah 49-27 7 TEXAS trampled Texas 38-3 on Thankscpvino I LOUISIANA STATE was tied by Florida 33 9 OHIO STATE betted Michloan 141 10 AUBURN tied an open week Photos by AL PANZERA (lay Areeneaux got the ball from split end Edwin Collins (behin(i Arceneaux) on the tailend of a double reverse 'lice won 25-21 LONG GONE Ron Arceneaux sets sail on a 47-yard run to the RAJ 21 that was the big play in Owls' first touchdown drive Satur 4 40 4 i i 'i 7' '14 i re' :91 1 1'' 4 '1" Ig4g'lf ::4 '11 t' 1 1 1 It ii- t)z 11-(4 's 'I --r: 01 'A fro T-11ivf: 4 -ft 4 ---'61k" i It': '49' $:::: irovoi- NCAk ft 1 4 II '4i4k 5 4 -1 4 '5 A'' 14 vo 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ponalited 50 his two senior quarterbacks Joe Ferguson and Walter Nelson On the bench They watched a firm performance by the Jonesboro Ark native who started the season as a tight end and drifted to fullback and the defensive backfield before his baptism as a quarterback last week Photo by AL PAN ZE pit Tars 17-yard line in first quarter of Saturday's game at Houston OWL IN Ferguson of Dice lunges for four-yard gain to I.