The Park City Daily News from Bowling Green, Kentucky • 13

pCpFt SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1984 Pag 13-A losing streak increases (Staff Photo by Mike Morse) Not a very shining Knight first quarter on a 7-yard run by Glendell Miller (20 rushes for 58 yards) And about 10 minutes later the Hilltoppers were on the board again after Travis connected with Arnold Grier for a 59-yard touchdown pass It was 14-0 Western and Saban said at this point he was ready to pack up and go home Instead the Knights struck back at the 12:14 mark of the second when Thyhsen hit Robert Ector for a 23-yard touchdown pass And two minutes later the Knights shortened the points deficit with an Ed O'Brien 29-yard field goal making it 14-10 It was turn next as the freshman McKenzie hit the longest field goal of his career 47-yards with 1:06 remaining in the first half giving the Hilltoppers a 17-10 lead With' 6:29 left In the third McKenzie hit one again this time from 37-yards out to increase lead by 10 Central Florida regrouped and Thyhsen rifled a 2-yard touchdown pass to Eugene Muhart with 4:41 remaining in the third bringing the Knights within three Not to be outdone Miller capped a 53-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 9:48 remaining in the fourth to put the Hilltoppers on top 27-17 Here comes the Knights again though driving 70 yards in nine plays only to finish with a 1-yard touchdown run by Elgin Davis bringing Central Florida again within three points Western follow the see-saw scoring theory set forth on its next series as Travis fumbled the snap at his own 28-yard line It was recovered by Ashley and with 519 remaining the Knights scored again on an O'Brien field goal from 31-yards out tying the game at 27-27 Travis came back with final score by directing the Hilltoppers 76 yards in seven plays but then the Knights reciprocated for the final margin "I never feel comfortable until a football team comes around with some Roberts said "That takes time You grow up over night I know everybody wants us to and we want to but first we have to build up our confidence my hat is off to Central he continued "For a young football team that was a heck of a win for them Although he never scored Western's Cedric Jones led both teams in pass receptions catching nine passes for 164 yards the longest single one being 43 yards by Cedric Jones who caught performances were all for naught the closing seconds of the game GLENDELL MILLER (44) of Western Is wrenched to the turf by two Central Florida Knights during their game Saturday at Smith Stadium Despite the face-mask tactics being used Miller wasn't injured Miller rushed for 58 yards on 20 carries but the big Western gains were made UK Wildcats narrowly defeat Tnlane to keep spotless record By THOMAS ROSS Daily News Sports Editor Inconsistency is quickly becoming middle name as the Hilltoppers dropped their third game in as many outings Saturday to visiting Central Florida 35-34 before an estimated 8500 fans at Smith Stadium With the loss which came in the closing seconds of the ballgame Western has extended its consecutive losing streak to six coupled with defeats in the final three games of the 1983 season I told the football team after the said first-year coach Dave Roberts crushed went through this a couple weeks ago (when Appalachian State beat Western 17-16 in the closing minutes) and I went through it five years ago at Vanderbilt not an uncommon feeling at least to me And that feeling he said will not disappear until (he young Hilltoppers begin to mature and gain experience The green Hilltoppers looked like old war horses in the early going but much like the Appalachian and Akron (a 42-7 loss) games they rolled over soon after Central Florida which was winless coming into the ballgame but stands at 1-3 now is a Division II independent working to become a I-AA school next season and Division I too far down the road according to coach Lou Saban But for now the Knights have been billed as nothing more than mediocre until they came to Smith Stadium and met the Hilltoppers Western seemed to have the game wrapped up after Hilltopper quarterback Scott Travis a junior from Glasgow scored on a keeper from 7-yards out with 2:49 remaining in the game After Jack McKenzie's point after kick it was 34-27 Western It looked as if Roberts was going to experience his first win as the Hilltopper coach and avoid that six-game losing streak But the Knights found the snake that seems to live on the Hilltopper field and like so many times before it bit Western Because Central Florida came right back driving 70 yards in 11 plays in 207 It capped it off with quarterback Dana 21-yard toss to Ted Wilson who was camped out in the Hilltopper end zone for the score Thyhsen (18 completions on 36 attempts for 186 yards) gave the Knights the go ahead points when he hooked up with Glenn McCombs for the two-point conversion Western got the ball back on the ensuing kickoff but Travis (23 completions on 41 attempts for 321 yards) was intercepted by strong safety Curt Ashely on the first play from scrimmage The Knights let the clock run out from there win it the way we did makes it even extra said Saban a former NFL coach with the Buffalo Bills the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos view of all the problems we had today a lot of mistakes it was a remarkable comeback As much as I chew on my guys one thing seems to have gotten through and to never quit And the Knights never did despite at times looking like the Bad News Bears in football uniforms But the same could be said about the Hilltoppers who first scored with 13 13 remaining in the nine passes for 164 yards Those though as the Hilltoppers lost 35-34 In given up two touchdowns both to Indiana last week Tulane was outscored 30-3 by Mississippi State and 63-21 by Florida in its first two outings Kentucky 7 10 7 Tulane 0 17 0 KY Adams 1 run (Ryder kick) Tu Elmore 13 pass from Karcher kick) Adams 6 run (Ryder kick) TU Harrison 16 pass from Karcher (Wood kick) TU FG Wood 30 KY FG Ryder 46 KY Stem recovered fumbled punt end lone (Ryder kick) TU Lavalais 2 run (kick failed) TU FG Wood 53 KY Adams2run (pass failed) A- 16 505 Ky Tul 74 00 119 750 25 25 38 7 2 46 53 11 113 First downs 17 Rushes yards 43 197 Passing yards 101 Return yards 36 Passes 10 15 1 Punts 2 44 Fumbles lost I Penalties yards 112 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Kentucky Adams 31 139 Logan 8 32 Tulane Jones 11 38 Lavaiais)7 37 PASSING Kentucky Ransdell 9 10) Tulane Karcher 74 37 2 273 RECEIVING Kentucky Phillips 3 75 Pitts 2 26 Tulane Harrison 5 81 Jones 6 was surprised at the said Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne thought if we played well win by a touchdown or so Nebraska unbeaten in three starts made quick work of the Bruins 2-1 driving 80 yards in 11 Continued on Page 14 Column 4 This Section By AUSTIN WILSON AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) Kentucky football players said Saturday they may have had their minds more on New night life than on their opponents as they narrowly defeated Tulane 30-26 and Kentucky remained undefeated in college football play this year told us that a different atmosphere said Kentucky quarterback Bill Ransdell a party town and he told us we could go to Bourbon Street tonight and I think we had that on our minds instead of Tulane Safety Paul Calhoun who came up with two key defensive plays in the game agreed He said Kentucky just took Tulane lightly Kentucky coach Jerry Claiborne said it was more a matter of Tulane playing well than it was Kentucky playing poorly however really came to he Nebraska affirms No 1 ranking Florid 0 10 7 ll-M (Mucky 14 1 I 14-14 Ky Miller 7run (McKeniiekick) Ky Grier 59 pass from Travis (McKeniiekick) Fla Ector 73 pass from Thyhsen (O Bnen kick) Fla FG O'Brien 79 Ky FG McKeniie 47 Ky FG McKenzi37 Fla Muhart 2 pass Irom Thyhsen (O Brienkick) Ky Miller 1 run (McKeniie kick) Fla Davis 1 run (O Brien kick) Fla FG Brien 31 Ky Travis7run (McKeniiekick) Fla Wilson 21 pass from Thyhsen (McCombs pass from Thyhsen) A- 8 500 FI WKv First downs IB 71 Rushes yards 47 145 37 39 Passing yards 186 371 Return yards 57 68 Passes 18 36 1 73 41 2 Punts 8 39 8 38 Fumbles lost 4 2 4 2 Penalties yards 4 30 8 55 Time of Possession 78 58 31 07 individual leaoers RUSHING Fla Davis 24 107 Ector 1146 WKy Miller 20 58 EmbreeS 10 PASSING Fla Thyhsen 18 36 1 186 Ky Travis 23 4) 7 371 RECEIVING Fla Ector 7 81 McCombs 5 39 Ky Jones9 164 Campbell 4 37 said knocked our heads Tailback George Adams was the big gun in offense scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 139 yards on 31 carries Adams scored on runs of 1 yard 6 yards and 2 yards Defensive end Matt Stein recovered a bobbled punt in the end zone to give Kentucky its other touchdown and kicker Jim Ryder booted a 46-yard field goal for the Wildcats Tulane got two touchdowns on passes by Ken Karcher and one on a run by former defensive lineman Lester Lavalais now a 252-pound fullback Tulane kicker Tony Wood booted field goals of 30 yards and 53 yards Calhoun came up with two key interceptions in the fourth quarter to preserve the victory for Kentucky The first one was picked off in the outscored 14th-ranked Iowa 45-26 in an early showdown of Big Ten powers In other games involving Top 10 clubs Tony Mumford ran for 128 yards and a touchdown and David Clark hustled for two scores and 113 yards as seventh-ranked Penn State 3-0 blistered William Mary 56-18 Walt Hunt ran for two touchdowns and Hugh Millen threw 31 yards to Danny Greene for another to boost No 9 Washington past Houston 35-7 No 11 Oklahoma 3-0 beat Baylor 34-15 behind the passing of quarterback Danny Bradley who threw a pair of touchdown passes Sooner linebacker Paul Migliazzo returned an intercepted pass 18 yards for the touchdown that gave Oklahoma a 24-7 edge in the third quarter No 12 Oklahoma State 3-0 needed four field goals by kicker Larry Roach and Jim fumble recovery at the Cowboy 2-yard-line inside the final two minutes to stave off San Diego State 13939 T1 end zone as Tulane played sec-ond-and-goal from the Kentucky 8 His second interception came with 1:40 left in the game and Tulane playing fourth-and-16 Kentucky is now 3-0 and Tulane is winless in three outings Ransdell was 9-14-1 for 101 yards His biggest completion was a 25-yard throw to tight end Oliver White with 10 minutes left the game That pass put the ball at the Tulane 5-yard line Adams plunged twice at the line from there scoring on his second carry from 2 yards out Karcher was 24-37-2 for 223 yards for Tulane which has been an air-minded team since Wally English took over as head coach last year 2-yard scoring plunge at the end of the third quarter was first rushing touchdown of the season Kentucky had averaged 45 points a game in its two victories and had 19-16 and No 16 Michigan 2-1 got a touchdown pass from quarterback Jim Harbaugh and a scoring run from Bob Perryman in a 20-14 decision over a Wisconsin team that lost five fumbles the last at midfield with four minutes left West Virginia ranked 18th that fortunate The Mountaineers lost for the first time in four games when Jeff Atkinson booted a 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds to play to give Maryland a 20-17 victory In night games involving members of the Top 20 sixth-ranked Brigham Young was at Hawaii No 10 Boston College hosted North Carolina at Foxboro Mass North Texas State was at No 13 Southern Methodist No 17 Southern California was at Arizona State and Southern Mississippi called on No 19 Auburn No 3 Texas 1-0 was idle a lot of people still the shadow of (Mike) Rozier but I feel like in his said Smith who replaced last year's Heisman Trophy winner in the Nebraska backfield think as good as last team but right now not thinking about last Smith added thinking about this CORRECTION Snn odvsrtisemsnt Dollar Power lor Sun $pt 23 hat incorrect pricing on ths following Ths correct price lor per fectly pluth Installed carpet it reg 43 99 Sol 29 99 The correct price lor Newport Ready mod drapery 46x84 it reg 24 99 Sal 18 69 The correct price lor Mittet corduroy tkirt rag 20 Sole 15 We are sincerely sorry lor the inconvenience coated you By MIKE CLARK AP Sports Writer Jeff Smith ran for 123 yards and a touchdown and his backup Doug DuBose sprinted 64 yards for another score Saturday as Nebraska affirmed its No 1 ranking with a 42-3 rout of No 8 UCLA in one of four college football collisions Saturday involving ranked teams In the only one of those four contests that came off as advertised Kevin Butler kicked a 60-yard field goal into a 10-mph wind with 11 seconds to play as No 20 Georgia 2-0 upset turnover- plagued Clemson 26-23 The loss was the first in three games for the second-ranked Tigers Jesse Hester ran 77 yards for a touchdown and Derek Schmidt kicked three field goals as 15th- ranked Florida State roared to a 38-3 victory over No 4 Miami Fla 3-2 and tailback Keith Byars ran for two touchdowns caught a 14-yard scoring pass and threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Mike Lanese as No 5 Ohio State EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES is? too 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