The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 50

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SEC SATURDAY AROUND THE LEAGUE Gators loss in hand LSU worst school history make it 10-3 Elsewhere: 1 1 GEORGIA 54 SOUTHERN SISSIPPI 24 at Athens ErlC Zeler passed for a Southeastern Conference record 544 yards and four touchdowns as Georgia downed Southern Mississippi scoring passes covered 38 and 60 yards to Brice Huntei 51 yards to Hason Graham and 19 1 to Terrell Davis The victory snapped a two- game losing streak for the Bull-1 dogs (24LR was the third loss in a row for USM (1-4) Zeler who completed 30oM7 passes broke the SEC recOTd of 484 set by Scott Hunt-1 er against Auburn In 1969 SOUTH CAROLINA 27 EASfj ROUNDUP scored on a 7-yard run with 1:38 left it gave the Gators the 55-polnt margin and topped LSU's previous worst loss a 63-9 setback to Texas In 1914 The loss also dropped Hallman'S winning percentage to J21 (9-19) the worst of any LSU coach this century Wuerffel a redshlrt freshman who waa doubtful to start as late as Friday night because of hack spasms completed his final 11 passes against LSU before sitting out the end of the third and all of the final period Errict Rhett added 75 ards and a TD on 14 carries for the Gators LSU scored first aa It has in all of Its games except its first a shutout by Texas But after marching easily to the Florida 12 yard-line the drive stalled and they had to settle for Andre field goal On the next possession the Gators moved the ball to the LSU 3 before the Tigers mustered a goal-line stand to force Judd 19-yard field goal On the Gators' next possession there was no resistance at all A bad punt gave them the ball at the LSU 39 and Wuerffel hit Jack Jackson with a touchdown pass on the first play to 1 IS 1 fjfi Georgia QB Erie Ztier set an SEC record with 544 yards passing Saturday's BEST Some of the top performances from around tha SEC: EMC ZEKR Georgia QB: Completed 30-oM7 passes threw lor four TDe and an SEC record 544 yards In a 54-24 win over 8outhem Mississippi ULER Ten HEATH SHULER' see QB: Completed 1B-of-26 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown and ran for two touchdowns as tha Vokmtasrs defeated Arkansas 28-14 BRICE HUNTER Georgia WR: Caught 10 passes for 179 and two TDe against yards an southern South Carolina RS: Rushed for 102 yards the fourth time this season he's gone tar mote than 100 yards In a 27-3 win over East Carolina DANNY WUERFFEL Florida QB: Threw for 221 yards and tour TDs as the Qators defeated L8U 58-3 TONY JACKSON Vandsr-bitt RE: Rushed tor 92 yards on 17 carrlss and scored on a 43-yard run as tha Commodores defeated Cincinnati 17-7 Standings Eastsm TW 4 0 0 0 0 Tannaaaaa 310810 Kentucky 2 1 0 3 2 0 South Carolina 1 3 0 3 3 0 VandarbW 0 3 0 2 3 0 Qsorala 0 4 0 2 4 0 Western TW x-Aubum 4 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 Ole Mbs 2 2 0 3 2 0 Louisiana Stats 1 3 0 2 4 0 Mlnliappl Stats 0 3 0 1 4 0 Asa UMb Saturday's results Tinnama 28 Aikanaaa 14 Georgia 84 Sa Mlwnnppl 24 8 Carolina 27 Carolina 3 Auburn 31 MBs Stats 17 Florida 58 LSU 3 Vandartiai 17 Cincinnati 7 Next Saturday's games Ark vi Mias at Jackson 11 JO Florida at Auburn 1 Georgia at Vanderbilt 1 Twin vs Alabama at Birm 2:30 8 Carolina at Mias Stats 8 LSU at Kentucky 8 (AS Dana Central) the steady ride of a senior season White's 200 yards total against State gave him 8839 yards and left him four shy of Fat SMB-vanfe (1989-71) school record of 6843 Also two Intercoptions made him the school career leader with 48 seam to have a tot of guys now who believe In themsefvaa and ballave wa can win even when wa start White said As Auburn ran off the field after Its victory many of Ha freshman playars held up a Index linger Indicating they were No 1 But Junior tailback Jamee Beetle having been through two nonwinning seasons didn't get carried away Ha feH the 5-0 start was more significant ao he held up six fingers aa he Isft tha field State's Injury report Included running back Kevin Boule who had a strained quadracep muscla Jordan I also left tha game for several plays in the second half altar taking a big hit but returned to guide hts taam to Its only touchdown By Ron Htggina CINCINNATI at VANDERBILT Vanderbilt quarterback Kenny Staton a 32-parcant passer coming Into the Cincinnati gams was before leaving In tha second quarter with a sprained ankle On tha play Simon waa Injured he was Intercepted by Nnabackar Haggis Hudson who returned the baN to the Vandy 16 Ce-drie Deuglaa guided the offense to 14 fourth-quarter points and flgurse to start next weak against Georgia Tha Commodores had only 10 passes coming Into tha nati game anddhrown six Interceptions 8o whan Douglas hit tight and Jaaon Temichak with a 13-yard paaa In the third quarter Vandy fans In a crowd of 31178 gave the Commodores a standing ovation Evan as the play was being called back tor holding tha crowd continued to cheer The Commodores were booed as they left the field at halftime trailing 7-3 Tha reeponaa didn't sit wad with Vandy ptaywa hard to hear our own tana boo I think that's pretty pathetic" said offensive Nnaman Erie DaNba We play for tha tans playing tor the hundred guys In Oils Cocker) Vanderbilt's defense held UC to 141 offensive yards IBS fewer Own their season average Commodorea defenders larked quarterback Lanes Harp tour times and hald him to six comptatione In 22 attempts "Wa've made up our minds ws want to give up said Vandy datansive and Alan Yeung "If our of-i can play Hka It did In the fourth we're going to be hard to Sophomore Brack Stefan started In place of tha Injured Mark I at right guard MlkeeaH a aanlor la out with a foot sprain was the first change In the starting lineup of the season ror otb BBoovKi Bxratgm wggk i praintd goKIg pfBVBntBo ftm back Ctifl Daaaa from playing ByJoayH at AROUND THE LEAGUE Alabama coach Gene Watauga said last open date come at a better tlma for tha Crimson Tide "Most of the 8taNngs said "I'd rather go right Into tha next game But thie particular weak I'm glad to have a weak off a certain amount of pressure whan you're favored weak after week and you have a winning streak Nke we have 8o a HtMa time off wW haip mantaOy as much aa anything" StaNogs gave hta team two days off In hopes think about something siss tor a white" Alabama wM bo gunning tor an SEC record 29 consecutive victorias whan It plays Two days before Kentucky's 21-0 win over Ole Miss on Oct 2 cooch ME Curry told his team the Inti mid ators and tha day wM be think we Nnebackar Marty Moors said "Their tailback cams out and said something to me I'm not a Mg talker but whan someone says something to me I want to know what he said "I tackled Mm the next play and I said 'What did you say? Ho looked at me and said You heard what I said punk' Ha didn't say nothing tha rest of the game He waa on his ftertHit of late cuts Tstmossee had 28 players on National Football League opanlng-day rosters tying Auburn for the Southeastern Conference At one point UT had 42 players In camp and 35 aa late as the final wesk of cuts Had for third among SEC schools with 20 each ware Alabama and LSU Florida had 19 Georgia 14 Kentucky and Ole Mias 12 each Mississippi State Arkansas and South Carolina seven each and VandarbW tour Tennessee is tied for seventh nationally with Auburn and Perm State The leader is UCLA wKh 37 followed by Miami and Southern (tel with 36 each Washington 32 and Florida StataandNotreDamaSO In 10th surprisingly Is Pitt wRh 26 From Our Praaa Sarvtcaa FLAIL DaaM MM PLA SIM IW DnhlM) FLA Mw pwi ftm Dm Darta MM TENNESSEE at ARKANSAS Tlie Arkansas offansa hslpad K-sstt byconvsrtlng 12-of-18 third-down opportunitiaa During tha Razorbacks' 00-yard second-quarter drive that tlsd tha gams 7-7 quarterback Barry Lunnsy Jr completed thraa third-down pasass ona for a touchdown and also had a 17-yard run on third down "Wa'va boon a good third-down taam al year" Lunnsy said "If you look at tha (Southaaatam Confaranco) stats I think wa'ra ascond Tha kay today on third downs wars tha cuts our racaivars mada That Is how you ksap drivas alive" Tha Razorbacks sntarad tha gams rankad third In tha SEC In third-down conversion arrant aga at 44 paroanL Tannaaaaa which convartad 7-oM2 Saturday rankad first at 50 paroant and Alabama which was Idla Saturday was aacond at 45 Arkansas had IB sacks In Its flrst ftva gamas Including 10 by aanlor defensive and Hanry Ford but tha Razorbacks add Tannaaaaa quarterback Hseth Stwfar to thslr Hst Tha Vols wars howsvar hald to a soason-low 28 points "Ws batrt but wa didn't break" said Arkansas Knabackar Shannea Wright who had a team-high 10 total tackles 1 think wa have a good dsfan-aiva football Tha 307 yards passing by 8hular wars tha most against Arkansas since Mika Roma of Southern Methodist threw for 330 In 1990 Tha 123 yards In rscsMng by UTs Craig FauNuiar wars tha most against tha Razorbacks slnoa Jason WMf had 144 In 1992 Tennessee coach FhUp Fulmar prataao ma nogs "I think Arkansas Is a much batter football taam than tha ona that boat us last ho said Tha Razorbacks won 25-24 on a Hold goal with six seconds left In KnoxvWa Vol kicker John Beck assart Increased his school record extra point streak to 93 by hitting 4-oM against Arkansas Ha Is 30-of-30 for tha season and has never missed as a VoL At halftime a UT representative in tha press box askad former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles now tha school's athletic director to compare Tennceae and Alabama boat tha Hogs earlier 43-3 defense la about 25 paroant batter than yours and your offsnsa Is about 25 paroant better than theirs" Biviulaa aaM DrOyiN GNU Tam Hutton a former Memphis University 8chool standout who punts for Tennessee averaged 437 yards on three punts Including a 53-yardor against tha wind In tha second quarter Tha long punt got a Mg bounct was lucky that It bounced" ha said baginning to grin gusaa that's lust tha way the ball bounces aome- By Bobby HI and David WHHama MISSISSIPPI ST at AUBURN Auburn coach Tony Bowden escape tha progress and success Saturday of Ms dad Florida State coach Bobby Bowden as the No 1 Ssminoiea boat arch-rival Miami 28-10 kept hearing tha score on the public addrass Bowden said boon Ike that for me almost every year somewhere I'm In a stadium coaching and they announce that game score I'm real happy for him'' Stale senior quarterback Todd Jordan despite a sub-par 17-of-39 passing day for 155 yards two Interceptions and a touchdown moved up Jordan la now bad for seventh place on MSU's single season TD passing list with nine His 39 pass attempts gives him 814 In a career placing him eighth But Jordan had one of his lowest yardage totals In recant weeks because of an Auburn dafansa showing trim to throw Just short psssss defensive backs were playing so deep that I couldn't throw over them" Jordan said Auburn free safety Brian Roblneen said he knew the secondary was going to baa key "Wa look ad on gama film the way Jordan threw and we knew we ware going to bo tasted Robinson said Auburn quarterback Stan White often criticized the last two years tor tha Tigers' offensive woes la enjoying GAME SUMMARIES I AX KANSAS I Ull-W 1 im-m Tm Mr 1 rw (SackMMrt kick) Aik Sny I paw ftwa Umar (Elk mb kick) Tmr SkMrt 1 rui (BacktvMrt kick) Tmb FnShmt II pan frMiSMar (BcckswartUdO Aik Nakirt 1 ihr (ENmb kkk) Tmr IMcr 1 rm (BackMaart kick) VAN CM VAN VAN nrML PASSING IMM- AnkuixMMIa RECEIVING From Our Press Sarviosa Freshman Danny Wuerffel looked Impressive with his four touchdown passes until No 5 other quarterbacks also picked LSU apart at will 1 Wuerffel threw for 221 yards Saturday night in Baton Rouge La before sitting down In the thlid quarter to watch his teammates beat LSU 553 the worst defeat In the Tigers' 100-year his- first thing I told (LSU coach Curley Hallman) was sorry it got' out of hand" said Florida coach Steve Spurrier not a real good feeling when you beat somebody that Terry Dean picked up where Wuerffel left off hitting Sorola Palmer with a 34-yard touchdown peas to make it 44-3 late In the thud quarter Dean who has backed up Wuerffel since the second game completed 5of-6 passes for 68 yards to help the Gators stay undefeated (54 4-0 Southeastern Conference) When Dwayne Mobley ran it in from 7 yards out with 9:48 left In the game it gave LSU (241-3) Its worst SEC loss ever and marked the first time the Tigers gave up more than 50 points In once-foreboding Death valley And when Terrence Foy Remark has Ford evasive By Bobby Hall Tha Commarctel Appsal LITTLE ROCK Arkansas coach Danny Ford says he isn't sure what he said In the final moments of Tennessee's football victory 28-14 Saturday Id War Memorial Stadium But with the Vols continuing to move the ball at the Razor-back 15-yard line and starting quarterback Heath Shuler still in the game television caught FDrd on the sideline saying to no one In particular "I hope they tear up a knee right here" On the next play the last of the game Shuler took the snap and dropped to one knee at the 1L Afterward the first-year coach of the Hogs dodged and then said "I donrt know what I said but you can check it" Tennessee waa playing here for the first time since Arkansas has been a Southeastern Conference member It was only the second time since 1907 that UT had met the Hogs In Little Rock recollection of his remarks were: "I thought I said hope they take a knee and run the dock out If I didn't say that I hope I was talking about our kid Henry Ford whoa got a had knee I told our defensive line coach don't keep him in there tear his knee up' Tennessee players and coaches apparently were unaware of the televised remark nor were reporters until repents of the comment spread after the Vols had left The sports department of The Corn- From Page D3 Vols different? Is Tennessee headed for another thlrd-Saturday-in-October stumble? "I think going to have a better said defensive tackle Paul YatkowskL going to be coming off a win This time last year we were raining off a loSS" Last year the Vols wait for the third Saturday of October to stumble A week before they were to face Alabama they played an Arkansas team that had won only once all season and scored an offensive TD In Its previous two games The Vols lost somehow It easy They led by eight points late In the game but gave up a 71-yard punt return for a From Page D3 UT Shannon Wright (left) Curtis Thomas (top) and Da-matriua Smith aya a Tannessee fumbie in tha first half The Hogs recovered the fumble and South Carolina took advan- tage of mistake-prone Bast Can lina (1-4) Williamson who replaced Steve Taneyhill In the second Siarter hit Terrell Harris with -yard scoring pass to put the Gamecocks up 143 He also guld- ed a fourth-quarter drive that ended on Reed Morton's 20-yarjl field goal 1 The Gamecocks (33) lost tb! East Carolina 20-18 a year agpj after missing two field-goal tries In the final seconds zorback defense drive at the seven third period UT completed the with an 84-yard drive: 11 left in rsM and a game II getting better" said Ar- kansas quarterback Barry Lun-i ney Jr "We had some great' catches we protected well and we ran the option well a different football team now I I not a good team yet bpt getting dose to being's good 183 yards passing! were a career high surpassing the 177 he had against Southern) Methodist University last yeari Regarding Shulers 307 yards passing and operation of the Vol attack Lunney said "1 thought he made some neat plays HeYa great quarterback with great people around him But hex the! one that makes it ga" I I I I practices and on Saturday afternoon before the sellout crowd of 54120 at War Memorial 1 Stadium The mind la apt to wander and Alabama defending national champion 1 and undefeated this i looms so large But the accomplishment a by no means i won on the home iproving program and showed poise when the game was tight On another weekend such an effort would have earned them 1 more and better praise But Saturday's victory was overshadowed even before It 1 was a victory That's because 2 now comes a team UT beaten since a 16-14 win 1985 in Birmingham 2 Since then ifs been all Alabama Will this be the year 1 the tide turns? Stay tuned 2 i merly of out praises "He was High hand! mobile and able to get: the ball Adair said "but I really that lm-! Tennessee finished with 443 yards to 393 The Ra-! zorbacks led in first downs 24-! 22 and time of possession 31A3 to 2857 2 I "We hung in there and tried" said Arkansas coach Danny: Ford a sick feeling when you play as hard as you can and give the other people the opportunity to beat you because of -MMnM I MiHH TaNa FVM mercial Appeal received about 15 calls regarding on-air remark As players were leaving the field the public address announcer apparently unaware of any controversy said "A big welcome to our new friends from Tennessee Hope return In two years" Despite the loss the Razor-backs felt they showed improvement against the llth-ranked Vols who came Into the game as the SEC'S highest scoring team (averaging 432 points) "I told our team I believe something happened to us Ford said was disappointed we haven't taught them how not to beat themselves It's unacceptable to lose a football game but I am proud of our effort" With 6:42 left in the third period Arkansas scored to cut lead to 21-14 The Ra- touchdown The game still should have been UTs though because the Vols stopped the twopoint conversion try But the Hogs recovered an on-side kick and eventually won on a field goal It was first loss of the year Such Is the power of even when the Crimson Tide in the stadium one of the things we got caught up in last year thinking about those Davis said of the Volsr Alabama fixation with the Arkansas game pending Ingram said: "We were undefeated Alabama was undefeated Arkansas was not having such a good year (Alabama) was on our It's doubtful the Tennessee players focused entirely on Arkansas during last week's early in ond half and linebacker Ben Talley recovered at the Arkansas 11 Shuler threw to Faulkner on the next play for the ID and a 21-7 lead Lunney took Arkansas 74 yards in 13 plays to cut UTs lead to 21-14 Tailback Dexter Herbert got the touchdown from the 1 The Vols borrowing from plan used almost seven minutes for an 84-yard 14-play drive In the fourth quarter 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