The Bellingham Herald from Bellingham, Washington • 17

v- to h'v- I 'H1 t- i w' V'v -k" 1 r- Coach and Team Records forNew Year Bowl Games Real San Diego Chargers Bellingham Wash Herald Sunday Dec 26 1965 17 Asked to Stand Against Buffalo Bills BOWL ORANGE BOWL American Football League By RAY MEANS SAN DIEGO Calif (UPI)-Tbe real San Diego Chargers will be asked to stand up on Sunday mid the team that responds will determine the i six seconds remaining The San Diego offense and defense both led the league fo statistics fids year Indicating the Chargers are capable qf beating anybody when right Buffalo is a proud defending' champion with an excellent ground- defense and an defense rtdch led the league Interceptions! Quarterback Jack Kemp isa veteran opportunist who took' advantage of the other dubV mistakes this year to wfar Buffalo Not Letting Odds Discourage Them advantage before the game turned into a Buffalo nightmare as the Chargers scoied almost at win Quarterback John Hadl threw for 314 yards and flanker Lance Alworth caught eight of the passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns In the second game on a rain-soaked field fullback Gene Foster dropped an easy pass in the oxl zone Alworth ran 56 yards with a pass and then dropped the ball into end zone for a touchback and Sam Gruniesen centered the ball 10 yards over head on a punting situation to set up a Bills touchdown -Buffalo gained the tie oh a field goal by Pete Gogolak with the regular season In one game they trounced Buffalo 34-3 only to bobble their way to a 20-20 tie later in the season The first game saw Buffalo move into a 'first period Lance Alworth in average yards gained on receptions 1 The 255-pound- 6-5 Costa can go deep and the BiHs have used special formations to take advantage of his speed The Bills are in good shape physically with center Dave Behrman the only regular out Saban has moved right guard A1 Pemiller into the vacancy Saban said that split end Charlie Ferguson wfll not be Activated to play He still is suffering from a leg injury The Bills had a 10-3-1 record for the season while the Chargers were 9-2-3 champion The Chargers who 'Nwill entertain the Buffalo Bills have waxed hot and cold against the Bills twice during Rushing defense is a big thing with the Tom -Day 262 pounds Jim Dunaway 279 Tom Sestak 276 and Ron Mo--Dole 289 making up the line-! That looms as the heaviest line in pro football and its effectiveness is reflected by the fact that the Bills did not give iqi a touchdown by rushing in 17 straight games from Oct 19 1964 to Nov 7 1965 The Bills will rely on quarterback -Jack Kemp the league's No 4 passer Kemp has a dangerous re ceiver in tight end-Paul Costa who is second only to the Charg ROSE Michigan State (104)) 11 UCLA3 IS Pom State 1- Zz minois 24Michlgan 11 Ohio State 14 Purdue 4S Northwestern 35 Iowa 27 Indiana 12 Notre Dame 251 Total DUFFY DAUGHERTY 'Has No Michigan State several ball games A spedal" threat is Gogolak who 28 of 46 field goals and Uckeft extra points to account lav" more 1 1 SAN DIEGO Calif (AP)-The Buffalo Bills are not letting the odds or the statistics discourage them as they prepare for -American Football League championship game with the San Diego Chargers never worry about the we just play said Buffalo Coach Lou Saban I think our chances of victory are just SanDiegois a 6-point favorite in the titled match between file champions of the Eastern and Western divisions and to look at team statistics is to wonder why the Bills are here at aUi San Diego leads the league in all offensive and defensive categories while Buffalo'is eighth in passing offense and sixth in rushing (tffense Defensively the Bills are eighth in passing and second in rushing COMPLETELY EQUIPPED FOR INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY TRUCK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS 0 ALLIED ll I -1 Auto-T ruck-T ractor-Mirine-Etc 1 Generators jfopsirad er Exchanged Arms-- tore Winding Small Elec Motors Repeired PENNINGTON ELECTRIC 701EastHelly 734-4520 TRANSMISSION INC CENTRAL PROSPECT Nh to the NiW Pert Office Phene 733-4442 Nebraska (104)) 34 TCU 14 27 Air Force 17 44 Iowa State 0 37 Wisconsin' 0 41 Kansas State 1 I 38 Colorado 13 II Missouri 14 42 Kansas 8 21 Oklahoma State ::17 21 Oklahoma 321 Total 00 BOB DEVANEY Veteran Nebraska Coach Missouri (7-21) 8 Kentucky 13 Oklahoma State 17 Minnesota 93 Kansas State 14 UCLA 23 Iowa State 1 14 Nebraska 20 Colorado 30 Oklahoma 44 Kansas 203 Total SUGAR 7 0 I 8 14 7 11 7 0 29 S3 AN DEVINE Fkom bOssourl UCLA (7-2-1) vi 3 Michigan State 1 24 Penn State 24 Syracuse 14 Missouri 51 California 10 Air Force 28 Washington 30 Stanford 20 So California 34 Tennessee 243 Total 13 22 14 14 I 0 24 11 II 37 151 fl 1 Pj fii TOMMY PROIHRO From Oregon St to UCLA 31 Kentucky 21 21 South Carolina 7 0 Mississippi 23 7 Alabama 31 37 Mississippi State 20' 82 1 0 251 Total 157 Charley McClendon Has Underdog LSU showing of the year and one of his best career performances Horaung was injured in last game against the 49ers which resulted in the tie that sent the Packers into the playoff but he was pronounced ready to go against the Colts Both clubs were scheduled to hold brief workouts Saturday The Green Bay area apparently missed the brunt of a snow storm that hit southern Wisconsin Friday and had some rain in the afternoon after a light morning snow Cloudy skies with a slight possibility of snow flurries were forecast for Sunday with temperatures in the 30s The Packers poured tons of hay on the field to protect it against snow The Colts were scheduled to celebrate Christmas at a party here Saturday night thrown by club President Carroll Alabama (8-1-1) 17 Georgia' 27 Tnlane 1 17 Mississippi 22 Vanderbilt 7 Tennessee 21 Florida State 10 Mississippi State 31 LSU 35 South Carolina 30 Auburn 217 Total PAUL BRYANT Takes Alabama to Miami BOWL Florida (7-3) 24 Northwestern 13 Mississippi State 14 LSU 17 Mississippi 28 No Carolina St 17 Auburn 14 Georgia i 51 Tulane 13 Miami Fla 39 Florida State 221 Total RAY GRAVES Hu Flerita in Sugw CALL YOUR HOUSEWARMER STANDARD I HUMS OILS 'mm 733-9320 Radio Dispatched Stovs Furnace Heavy He 300 and 400 Oils MONTGOMERY FUEL CO lailiHihani'a Fuel Headquarters Unien Driven This Could Be Year For Florida Gators Grid Fans scoring 0 rnres i Tubeless Whitewall 7A077Sxl4 22tS IMUSzlt 2395 tAism 2595 870775x15 215 74005x15 2595 Btackwafi 1111 Cornwall Fh 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State 20 31 Texas A 0 31 Rice 'l 24SMU 3 Texas Tech 24 324 Total 104 FRANK BROYLES Has Ark and 22 in Row at GREEN BAY Wis (UPI) -The Green Bay Packers who will be at full strength for the National Football Western Conference playoff against the Colts Sunday relaxed with: tbeir families for part of Christmas Day Coach Vince Lombardi whose team has been made a one touchdown favorite over Baltimore said Friday that all-pro linebacker Ray Nfischke like Nitschke had been a doubtful starter because of a pulled leg muscle suffered against San Francisco A capacity crowd of 50852 was expected at Lambeau Field for the third match of the year between the two teams Green Bay won both earlier ones 20-17 and 42-27 In the second game Paul Homing set a Packer singlegame scoring -mark with five touchdowns by far his best BALTIMORE (UPI) -Tom Matte 14-day wonder at quarterback goes into the' crucial test against the Green Bay Packers Sunday with crib sheets and new-found passing knowledge Matte the top 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