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Versatile Pack Rips Virginia ia First UVA N.C. State downs 18 28 Rushes-yards 46-185 61-284 Return yards 165 192 Passing yards 14 Passes 14-26-0 13-22-1 Punts 6-41 3-38 Fumbles lost 10-91 5-2 0-0 6-70 24-7. See STATE, Page 4 Vols Finally Slip Past Te Tenacious Blue Devils By ROY BROWN Staff Writer N. C. State, the team most experts pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, successfully opened its cuest for the title Saturday night in Carter Stadium, blasting Virginia, 43-23.

The versatile Wolfpack scored the first four times they had the ball to build a 24-7 advantage in the second quarter, then retaliated once the determined Cavaliers began to move effectively. State led 24-14 at the half and upped the margin to 30-16 after three quarters. The Pack once again showed its depth as six different players scored touchdowns. Ron Sewell added a first-quarter and successfully booted four of six extra points. State's offense continued to attack the opponent from all angles.

The Pack ground up the middle and swept end for 284 wya yards while quarterbacks Bruce Shaw, Dave Buckey and John Gargano offered an assortment of passes that netted 192 yards as State had a total offense production of 476 yards. Former Raleigh Enloe star Willie Burden paced the balanced Wolfpack ground assault with 101 yards on 13 carries. Stan Fritts picked up 82 yards on 13 carries and Roland Hooks added 68 on 12 attempts. State needed every bit of the offense it could muster, because its defense had a few gaps the Cavaliers were able to exploit for 185 yards rushing and another 165 passing. Three Straight TDs Although State scored first via Sewell's 31-yard field goal that culminated pack's first possession Virginia immediately came back to regain the advantage, 7-3.

State then exploded for three successive touchdowns to boost the count to Duke Tennessee First downs 13 19 Rushes-yards 50-143 57-251 Passing yards 95 50 Return yards 23 57 Passes 13-6-1 12-6-0 Punts 6-38 3-47 Fumbles-lost 6-1 6-5 Penalties-yards 4-48 4-68 By A. J. CARR Staff Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Just when it looked as if Duke's Impossible Dream would became a reality. Tennessee scored a giftwrapped touchdown Saturday night.

The Vols recovered a fumble at the Blue Devil 26, and eight plays later sent Haskel Stamback over from the one with 2:05 showing to squeeze out a 21-17 victory. Cheered on by a raucous crowd of 70,787, Tennessee made its game-breaking break when alert Robert Pullias pounced on Mark Johnson's bobble at the 26. Carolina Slips by Indians WAM UNC First downs 16 22 Rushes-yards 53-205 59-347 Passing yardage 174 113 Return yardage 39 75 Passes 1276-2 10-17-1 Punts 4-36 3-38 Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-3 By JOE TIEDE Sports Editor CHAPEL HILL It was seat-squirming time again Saturday at Kenan Stadium. North Carolina, which made a habit of pulling out close ones last season, gave another demonstration of that art against William Mary in a thrilling 34-27 opening game victory. The outcome shouldn't have been that close, but it was because of a rash of UNC fumbles and penalties.

It finally took a fumble recovery by linebacker Jimmy DeRatt to give the Tar Heels an opportunity to overcome a 27-26 lead. They made good on a 37-yard touchdown drive, capped by a fiveyard toss from Nick Vidnovic to Jimmy Jerome with 2:05 left. A sun-baked crowd of 33,500 watched the Tar Heels churn up and down the field, yet come perilously close to losing. The Indians hung on like a cowboy riding a bucking bronco, staying alive on two fumble recoveries and some key pass plays. Lead Changes Frequently The lead changed hands six times.

That final rumble made the last one possible because at the time it looked as though the Indians were capable of running out the clock. Just prior to that, Carolina completed a pass to the 19, only to have the play nullified by an illegal receiver downfield penalty. The Indians took possession at their 28 with four minutes left, but tailback Doug Gerhart fumbled on second and five. Both end Tom Embrey and DeRatt were there to cover the ball for UNC and DeRatt came up with it at the Indian 37. That break was all the Tar Heels needed.

With tailbacks Sammy Johnson and Billy Hite ripping off yardage up the middle, they wide moved quickly to the five. Vidnovic rolled to the right then and lofted a lob pass into the corner of the end zone. Jerome, junior wingback from Rose Hill, caught it facing the field, just inbounds. After a two-point pass play from Vidnovic to fullback Dick Oliver, the Indians made a mild move, advancing to midfield after the kickoff. See RAGGED, Page 4 The Cavs, hewever, rallied with an 81-yard, 15-play drive near the end of the first half that kept them in contention.

After the intermission, though, State un der the direction of No. 2 quarterback Buckey marched 74 yards on its second possession. The score came on a 14-yard pass from Buckey to his flanker, brother Don who was cutting across the middle in the end zone. Sewell's extra point kick was wide left, but State stretched its lead to 16 points. 30-14.

Kicking Game Poor The Wolfpack's erratic kicking game which was totally inadequate against the Cavaliers set up the next Virginia points. On fourth from the Wolfpack 1 12, punter Poole off a good punt into and Virginia territory. But State was offside on the play and Poole had to punt again. This time he received a low snap from center and was trapped in the end zone for a safety. The ensuing free kick from State's 20 resulted in more difficulties for the Pack.

Poole had to punt twice on this kick, too, the result of another offside and Virginia eventually took possession on the State 43. The Cavaliers moved to the State 25, where on fourth-and-two, running back Mike Dowe was stopped short of first-down yardage. Inspired by the defensive stand, the Wolfpack offense under first-stringer Shaw this time marched 76 yards in 13 plays. The big ones in this drive were a 14-yard pass from Shaw to Buckey, a 22-yarder from Shaw to Harvey Willis, who made a sensational diving grab, a 14-yard sweep by Charley Young and Stan Fitts' two-yard touchdown burst. Virginia came back with a 74-yard march in nine plays.

Running back Bill Copeland gained 43 yards in the drive, including a 27-yard carry. The score came on a 15-yard toss from quarterback Scott Gardner to wide receiver Harrison Davis in the left corner of the end zone. That score, with 7:30 left in the game, made 37-23. Again State came back. This time it moved Then, minutes later, everybody held his breath as daredevil quarterback Conredge Holloway picked up four yards on a fourth and four situation at the six.

He got the necessary yardage only because went airborne. Stanback took it in from there. Duke Led at Half Until that misfortune the Blue Devils had battled the nationally sixth-ranked Vele with defiance and dignity. They led 17-7 at intermission, thanks largely to the quarterbacking of Mark Johnson and a flexible defense that adjusted wisely after yielding an early touchdown. But still, the redoubtable Dukes, thoroughly prepared for their monumental opener, will remember it as the big one that got away.

Tennessee's defense, a question mark in N. C. State's Brian Kruger (84) hits Scott Staff photos by Scott Stewart Gardner hard (17) hard, spins him around and ball pops loose The News and Observer Sunday, Sept. 16, 1973 Raleigh, N.C. Section II pre-season, did show more tenacity after intermission.

In those final 30 minutes, the Blue Devils' only serious threat came when they marched to the UT 25 and then missed a 42-yard field goal try. Five Fumbles It is also a fact that Tennessee handled the football like a wet bar of soap much of the night. It lost five fumbles, one of which set up a Duke TD and three of which were recovered by Don Shannon, a real Johnny-onThe Spot. Interestingly, Duke's defense dominated the middle minutes of the third quarter, vexing the Vols at every turn. But the slippery Holloway, so superb a song has been written about him, made a magic move in the third quarter that pulled Tennessee to within 17-14.

0 29. With the niftness of Houdini, he escaped three Duke tacklers and sped down the left sideline 48 yards, doing a dance the last 10 yards. It was 17-14 with 7:03 left in the third period. From then until the final two minutes, the teams exchanged fierce blows, breaks and mistakes. Holloway had hurt the Dukes in the early sparring, lofting a 28-yard scoring beaut to Emmon Love.

And by night's end, he had completed six of 12 passes for 50 yards and scrambled for 64 more. Also, the bullish Stanback rushed for 104 yards in 25 carries and scored the winning TD. What hurt the Dukes even more is the knowledge he is a North Carolinian, from Kannapolis. For an entire half, however, Mark Johnson stole the show from Holloway, Stanback and Staft photo by Steve Murray North Carolina workhorse Sammy Johnson (48) dives as he goes in for score against William Mary's Indians Suet Staff photo by Bob Kret: The Tar Heels are the Rams, and this UNC defender looks like he's living up to his name against Terry Regan (32) whole Tennessee team. He scored both Duke TD's and engineered the field goal drive while Mike Bomgardner rushed for 56 yards and sophomore Lajry Martinez collected 62.

In the beginning, Tennessee knocked Duke's defense around like a punching bag, rolling 56 yards in 13 plays for a 7-0 lead. A 28- yard pass from Holloway to Love culminated the march. But the Blue Devils bounced back and virtually dominated the remainder of the first half. They led 17-7 at intermission and had Tennessee fans in shock. With Johnson at the controls, they attacked the Tennessee flanks, mixed up their plays, and moved the ball expertly.

Down 7-0, Johnson took Duke 80 yards in 13 nifty plays. He completed a key 12-yard pass to Ben Fordham on third down from his own See VOLS, Page 8 Deacons Upset Florida State Fla. State Wake Forest First downs 15 Rushes-yards 34-97 39-116 Passing yards 163 173 REturn yards -6 30 Passes 11-21-4 14-35-1 Punt 6-37 7-40 Fumbles- lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-yards 4-30 5-63 By GRADY ELMORE Special Correspondent WINSTON-SALEM. Chuck Ramsey's field goal with three seconds left lifted Wake Forest to a stunning 9-7 upset shocker over Florida State before 18,000 excited fans here Saturday night. Ramsey connected on a 42-yarder to turn the tables after the Seminoles had rallied for a 7-6 lead in the second half against the new-look Deacons, making their debut under coach Chuck Mills.

The Deacons combined two old weapons, sterling kicking by Ramsey and a rugged defensive effort, with the new Mills' "Throw-and-Go" passing offense in achieving the huge surprise against one of the nation's most prominent independent football powers of recent years. Ramsey, a 6-2, 190-pound senior, booted a pair of 24-yard field goals in the first half, for a 6-0 Wake lead. School Record His three successful kicks set a school record for a single game, and that one capped a big night for Wake fans who had celebrated at halftime by inducting three former stars into the school's hall of fame footballer John (Red) Cochran, ex-basketball coach Horace (Bones) McKinney, and golfer Billy Joe Patton. "I'm really excited," Coach Mills exclaimed afterwards, "I thought we'd get murdered. What can I say? It's a nice start.

The kids really did a helluva Florida State's disappointed Coach Larry Jones praised Wake: "They really got after us. They were ready to play. Chuck Ramsey is a great kicker, and he had already missed his quota. You have to give Wake Forest credit they wanted it real bad." He added, "It was a heartbreaker. We had opportunities to put the game away, but we couldn't do it." Middle guard Keith Carter and ends John Harris and John Hardin made big defensive plays as Wake held the Seminoles to 260 yards in total offense, while the Deacons were gaining 289.

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