The Columbus Ledger from Columbus, Georgia • 25

I5O3KBBMUKS9I Oftuuilaij l'eilgtr'1'npuirer Sunday October 30 1977 sports Section Page 1 Staff Photo by Lawrence Smith aSEBBHBB TS iftf Wfewt 'W ig ftKRft jl WjuOi ML OMR i VmHmNHI ISiSwiliilltEMBilill1 MflPlwMMf Jorge Portela Set SEC Record An Exhausted Rodney Bellamay Gets Cooled Oft by Auburn Teammate Kim Sellers While Resting on Bench WB WK a jQth ft ftS HRgRiRWW MMfigjte w'IHHKMHhhi aIf ft WftWwft swiRRBr ft xxx Wj0ES3EnK' NBRRRRRMRRRRRRHRHRtetti 4 ft HR RWiput 'WXC JE WOl1 jaxMft fe WW JKyi 1 MJhO r' 1 ''''Rfllli aVw i sai wx sn 'R SuBvRfiRh RRRRRHRRHRKRRHRR RR wIjRb xjRBRM8RBMRl nilHBIRSR' k' oKJ wBSmRnHSBb ft" SSI KSHEZ99KSMg ft i ft 1 A ft Staff Photo by Joe Maher Auburn Upsets lorida 29 14 By Buddy Pinkston i Ledger Sports Editor AUBURN Ala in accordance with college foot ball tradition the victorious coach sometimes awards a game ball to one of his worthy performers But Doug Bariield learned Saturday afternoon that it can be more blessed to receive His players decided Barfield deserved a memento after the 29 14 upset of 18th ranked lorida which had arrived at Jordan Hare Stadium with no sym pathy for the Auburn predicament players gave this to Barfield said as he held one of the balls Auburn had used to stay un beaten after three Southeastern Conference games gave me this ball because 1 told them we couid win even if nobody else thought we would We believed in said Barfield who has had to Texas Blanks Texas Tech 4 brush aside criticism from alumni during both of his Auburn seasons In the victory Auburn unveiled a new starting quarterback and unleashed a field goal kicker who did things nobody in his league had ever done Charlie Trotman a sophomore from Montgomery replaced senior John Crane at quarterback and gave Auburn its best passing day of the season Trotman was 9 of 14 for 177 yards a touchdownand to the surprise of anyone who saw Auburn in 'its previous seven games no interceptions Buhthe leading scorer was Jorge Portela asophomore from Miami who set an SEC record five field goals and added two PATs for 17 points Barfield got the game ball but they let Portela keep his tee Auburn 4 4 used lorida turnovers to its advan tage instead of giving the opposition an edge in breaks a habit that was costly to the Tigers in earlier games lorida gave up the ball on four interceptions and one fumble and all five turnovers resulted in Auburn scores In its first seven games Auburn committed 28 turnovers but a James Brooks fumble was the only gift to the Gatois said Barfield turnovers went our way instead of against us When we kept getting the ball back it really gave us a But biggest lift was a third quarter See AUBURN Page 6 Alabama Crushes Mississippi State 37 7 the Tide section of Victory Bothers Minnesota See VICTORY Page 9 tw saw Kentucky ago Georgia accounted Mississippi Memorial Stadium humming Junior halfback Tony Nathan ran 59 yards for a touchdown on second possession and Roger Chapman added the point after Mississippi Bruce Threadgill tried to pass on first down after the kickoff and Mike Tucker dove in front of the intended receiver for the interception Nathan raced 23 yards a couple of plays later to set up a first down on the nine ATHENS Ga said that no football game is dull when your team wins And just about the only thing that separated the University of Homecoming game with Richmond here Saturday afternoon from a study in boredom The Bulldogs won it 23 7 but as Coach Vince Dooley said afterwards wasn't anything to be over joyed offense guided for the most par by Steve Rogers because he hadn't gotten much playing time the past few weeks and because starting quarter back Jeff Pyburn moving might well have still been in the grip of that big blue team of a week It the defense which for most of the Bulldog scoring Safety Johnny Henderson blocked an ear ly field goal attempt by Richmond then picked up the ball and ran 67 yards By Mike Boltom Enquirer Correspondent JACKSON MISS With a little over five minutes gone from the clock in Satur day game between second ranked Alabama and Mississippi State the Barna tans were already screaming No That cockiness last for long even rough Barna won 37 7 Alabama had a two touchdown spurt in a 1:39 span and that had ullback Donnie aust carried over from the onetwo plays later Chapman again con verted and Alabama lead 14 0 with 7:54 remaining in the first quarter State then quieted the Alabama cheering section Threadgill completed four passes on the way to a Bulldog first down on the IS defense held and a field goal attempt was wide but the aerial attack i See ALABAMA Page 7 O' noon The Vince Dooley Show Georgia vs Richmond 38 12:30 pm NL Pre Game Show 3 1 pan NL ootball Minnesota vs Atlanta 3 1 pm NL ootball Doubleheader San Diego vs Miami and Pittsburgh vs Baltimore 38 Dooley By Cecil Darby Ledger StaW Writer teams faled Iff Wtirda i iexas tjj oeai ifxas iecnf 4 vN PRO OOTBALL: Minnesota at Atlanta 1 4 pm AUTO RACING: East Alabama Motor Speedway State Dirt Track Championship' 2:30 pm PRO HOCKEY: New York Rangers at Atlanta 7:30 pm on the air Television 17 14A! 1 1 12Nebraska(6 2) 19 14 Texas Tech (5 2)iost tb 0 i 15 Color ado (5 2 1) lost 0 Missouri 16 0rest 2M 17 34 18 lorida (3 2 1) lost to AubUrn 29 14 19 Minnesota 3) lostto Indiana 34 22 20 lorido rtAAH mArHlHfl 4 lO pinvU 5J e4 dfck J5? Atlanta Hawks owner Tecr turner reels fan support is crucial for his basketbail team but for the past couple of years customers have not been flocking to see the Hawks xy riday night though Turner added a little extra incentive and it worked Anyone who showed up for Con test against the Los Angeles Lakers was promised a free trip to the home game Tuesday night if Atlanta won Thus motivated the 9214 fans riday gave the Hawks louder than normal support 4 Oklahoma (711 at itmaiWtate 42 and it worked 'The Hawks won 102 95 and the fans will get their free tickets AUAntC trill 5 7 ttf 2x'x' A 3JW "A 87 (M) be8t 9 California TSA'i vi ruadR' lUolftd 5 ir nhc ''Adanta' vs fJws beat SMU Tech Coach Pepper Rodgers Mirrors His Team's Defeat ftft rft 1 Tz Mafe i Wfc aMkrik WRsaKRRRBft 1 Duke Stuns Tech By Roscoe Nance Enquirar Staff Writer ATLANTA A funny thing happen ed to the Georgia Tech football team Saturday afternoon en route to ns fifth consecutive victory of the season On fourth and goal Duke quarter back Mike Dunn flipped a seven yard touchdown oass to split end Tom Hall with :13 left the game to give the Blue Devils a 25 24 victory When Teen came on the field at the start of the game it seemed virtually assured of winning It a homecorning and the Yellow Jackets lost in front of the alumni since 1959 Saturday's opponent was Duke a team that won at Grant ield since that same year If that enough representatives from the Sin Bowl Gator Bowl Liberty Bowl and Hall of ame Classic were on hand to take a look at Tech and its 5 2 record Tech rooters were so confident of victory the cheering section had the audacity to use flash cards to spell out Stew the Irish referring to game against Notre Dame next week at half time But first things must come first as the Yellow Jackets soon learned With a seemingly safe 24 9 lead going into the fourth period Tech to self destruct irst Duke drove 69 yards in 15 plays and scored on Stanley one yard run making the count 24 15 with 10:41 left in the game On next possession quarterback Gary Lanier fumbled the ball away Ten See DUKE Page Ct8.