The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 75

Observer Section Sunday, October 21, 1984, Raleigh, N.C. Tar Heels down Pack, 28-21 'We had thought about starting Humes for a long time. He's been coming along and he gives us a little more -Dick Crum 'We hurt ourselves badly with key turnovers. And we were inside their 20 too many times not to get any -Tom Reed Staff photo by Greg Gibson William Humes (6) and Earl Winfield celebrate 2-point conversion that put Heels up 28-21 Surging Cavaliers rush past Deacons, 28-9 By CHIP ALEXANDER Staff Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The "Human Wave," that rolling ripple of fan emotion, made its debut Saturday at the University of Virginia.

And that's the way the Cavaliers came at Wake Forest in waves. The surging Wahoos, igniting for 21 points in the second quarter, slapped down the Deacons 28-9 before an enthusiastic gathering of 38,671 at Scott Stadium. And the inspired Cavs never stopped applying the pressure, dominating the Atlantic Coast Conference game with a relentless offense that produced 511 yards and an antsy, aggressive defense. Tigers rout Blue Devils By TOM HARRIS Staff Writer CLEMSON, S.C. A crowd of 80,500 the second largest in Atlantic Coast Conference history showed up at Clemson's Memorial Stadium Saturday, expecting the Tigers to feast on the homecoming visitors, the Duke Blue Devils.

And few of the Tiger fans went home disappointed. Clemson scored on all seven of its first-half possessions plus its first two of the second half and rolled to a 54-21 victory that was easier even than the score indicated. Duke, held to 33 yards total offense and minus 3 yards rushing in the first half, never really threatened until early in the third quarter, and by that time, the Tigers had a 44-0 cushion. And when the Dukes did score, it was almost by fluke. A 67-yard, third-down pass play from Drew Walston to Chuck Herring got the Devils out of a hole at their 24 and carried to the Clemson 21.

One, play later, sophomore fullback Tracy Smith broke through the left side of the Tiger defense, was sandwiched at the 2 and fumbled into the end zone, where teammate Stanley Monk recovered for the TD. After the Tigers intercepted Walton's two-point conversion pass, it was 44-6 and the Blue Devils held their own, sort of, over the final quarter and a half, much of it against Clemson's second and third defensive units. "We just weren't much competition for Clemson. early in the game," said Duke coach Steve Sloan. "It's difficult to figure what to do at halftime when you're behind by that much.

"But, I'm proud of our team for coming back in the second half and making it respectable." See CLEMSON, page 10B By JOE TIEDE Sports Editor CHAPEL HILL Neighborhood rivals North Carolina and N.C. State reversed their pattern of recent times and played a close football game Saturday that had as many twists and turns as Carolina's shifty tailback, William Humes. Unfortunately for the visiting Wolfpack, however, the outcome was the same. The Tar Heels pulled out a 28-21 victory on Humes' three-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds to play. A crowd of 50,600 at Kenan Stadium saw plenty of offense, critical turnovers, and finally a 75-yard Carolina scoring drive in the closing minutes.

State, losing for the sixth straight time in this series, had its chances after charging back from a 20-7 deficit. The Pack pushed 56 and 65 yards for touchdowns, then came up empty after drives of 62 and 67 yards. Both times field goal tries by Mike Cofer were wide right on attempts of 27 and 42 yards. After the second miss, Carolina set sail on its winning march, consisting of 12 runs and one pass. Humes, a sophomore from Asheville who netted 156 yards for the day, was the prime mover, but quarterback Kevin Anthony chipped in a 16-yard pass to Eric Streater to the seven on third and five.

Two more stabs by Humes brought the touchdown and the Tar Heels' second win in six starts. Carolina, playing with a revamped offensive lineup, started fast, taking a 10-0 lead. But State began moving the ball, first on Tim Esposito's passing and later on some excellent running by Joe McIntosh. State wound up with 437 yards total offense to 403 for Carolina, which ran for 321 yards. "In a lot of ways, this was very frustrating," said UNC coach Dick Crum afterwards.

"We had opportunities and we didn't cash in on them. We had a chance to take control in the third quarter, but fumbled the punt. But you've got to give credit to their youngsters for taking advantage of that." Wolfpack coach Tom Reed said it was difficult for him to philosophize about a game like this. "We See HUMES, page 6B Twin tailbacks Barry Word and Howard Petty staged a continual frontal assault on the Deacs, each zig-zagging across the Astroturf and supplying two touchdowns. Word had 140 yards rushing on 18 carries, including a 43-yard sideline tip-toer for a score, and Petty added 131 on 21 cracks as Virginia continued its alteration of the ACC's long-standing power structure.

The victory over the Deacs boosted the Wahoos' league record to 2-0-1 and its overall mark to 5-1-1, adding up to its best start in 32 years and opening the eyes of bowl scouts and pollsters. And it came on a cloudy, balmy day that saw the vocal Virginia fans enjoy what could be a memorable homecoming. "Our offense is starting to come around, I think," said Virginia coach George Welsh. "We're just more balanced now. We are utilizing everybody: our flanker, wideouts, tailbacks.

And our quarterbacks are helping us run the ball. "I did think we played real good defense most of the time. We gave up some long stuff, but when we needed it, we played well." Wake, which outlasted North Carolina a week ago, dropped to 4-3 and 2-2 in the conference. But Deacon See CAVALIERS, page 9B The Associated Press East Tennessee's Jerry Butler gets stopped by East Carolina's Robert Washington Radio TV 12:00 Auto racing: Hodgdon American 500 (WAKS-FM-104, WHPY-1590) 1:00 Football: Washington at St. Louis (WNCT-Ch.

9, WTVD-Ch. 11, WJKA-Ch. 26) 1:00 Football: Miami at New England (WECT-Ch. 6, WITN-Ch. 7, WPTF-Ch.

28) 4:00 Football: Los Angeles Raiders at San Diego (WECT-Ch. 6, Ch. 7, WPTF-Ch. 28) 5:00 Auto racing: CART Laguna Seca 300 (ESPN) 9:30 Football: New Orleans at Dallas (WDNC-620, WWAY-Ch. 3, WRAL-Ch.

5, WGHP-Ch. 8, WCTI-Ch. 12) Pirates rap East Tenn. By DANE HUFFMAN Staff Writer GREENVILLE East Carolina used two quick touchdowns in the second quarter and a strong rushing performance by reserve fullback Bubba Bunn to take a 24-6 homecoming win Saturday over East Tennessee State. The win upped the Pirates' record to 2-6.

The Division I-AA Buccaneers, from Johnson City, are 4-3. "We sure needed a victory," said Pirate coach Ed Emory, whose team had lost three straight games. "It was good to win and good to know our program is in good shape. 27,000 people came out, and we're 1-6, SO it's good to know people still have faith in the program. "Nothing in the world replaces winning," said Emory, whose team plays at undefeated South Carolina next week.

Bunn, a junior from Goldsboro, didn't start the game but played most of it because of ankle injuries to three Pirate fullbacks. He finished with 161 yards on 14 carries, the most by a Pirate back this year. Darrell Speed started at quarterback for ECU and completed four of six passes for 27 yards. He also ran for 17 yards. Ron Jones also played and passed for 74 yards, completing three of four attempts.

For ETSU, tailback Jerry Butler ran for 99 yards on 25 carries. Starting quarterback Robbie White passed for 104 yards, completing 12 of 18 passes with one interception. Bunn scored the game's first touchdown on his third carry of the afternoon. On a draw play from the ETSU 29, Bunn split the left side of the defense and ran in. Jeff Heath kicked the extra point with eight minutes left in the second quarter.

It was ECU's first -quarter touchdown of the season. See PIRATES, page 8B.