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Northeast rock-strong defense came through with two brilliant goal line stands to protect Tribe leads and senior halfback Alton Thomas scored twice the last a 78 yard beauty to ice the game with a minute left sparking Tech was equal to the occas- sion this time as it held i for a minus two yards in () a 11 a Saturday three tries. In came Clark the Indians past arch-rival Louisiana Tech 1 1-6 at night Approximately 8,000 fans crammed the stands and stream ed the sidelines to watch this one, and they got at least a 200 per cent return on their money Blake for a field goal attempt from the 27. hut it never got off the ground good and fell harmlessly into the end Tech look over at its 20 and no matter side they! moved for three first downs on Robertson to Ed Walker were on. Regardless of how you figure it, this victory still adds up to a big plus for the Tribe defense. In the third quarter with North east ahead 7-0.

the Tribe defensive unit held Tech four downs after the Bulldogs picked up a first at the NLSC three. And. later, when Phil Robert son threw for a nine vard TD La. Northeast First downs 14 12 Rushing yardaqa 25 228 Passing vardagt1577 Passes28 15 4 1 Passes intercepted by 10 Punts4 287-31 Fumbles lost 5-3 3-0 Yards penalized3017 ROBERTSON (10) of Louisiana Tech looks downfield fo ra receiver over the outstretched arms of Northeast tackle Kenneth Frith in the third quarter of Saturday night's Indian-Ruildog game at Ouachita Stadium. Tommy Linder of Tech puts a block on Frith.

The action came during a drive which carried Tech to a first down at the Northeast three- yard line. The Indians stopped the march and took a 1 1-6 victory to end a 7-3 season. Roberston became the second Tech player ever to pass for over 1.606 yards during the game. (Staff photo by Mike Windham I LSU Tigers Dump Tulane in Rich dolman 11 minutes kick into the fourth quarter the In dians defense came through to thrown back Robertson on the two-point PAT try. mainlain ing Northeast's 7 6 lead.

last-minute beauty was the capper. The contest concluded the sea son for both. Northeast finish ing with a 7-3 mark its best since 1956 while Tech finish passes before Northeast held at the Tech 39. thanks to big defensive plays by freshman tackle Ken neth Frith and junior end Charles Rohner. The Lake Provi dence rookies pulled down Rob ertson for a 11 yard loss and Rohner trapped him for an eight yard loss after the Bulldogs had moved to Northeast 42 Jim Jones was forced to pum and Northeast took over at itsf from where it then moved down to Tech's 41 on the run ning of Steve Mansur.

Ron Gaetano and Howard Swindler before giving up the hall on a NORTHEAST STATE corner back Larry Johnson (11) and Louisiana Tech halfback Eddie Taylor are about to crash head on here during third period action in Saturday contest. Taylor made a yard on the play. Northeast went on to win. 11-6. (Staff photo by Mike Windham) JFflonrot Holland punted into the end zone and Tech took over at its 20.

On the first play, with freshman Terry Bradshaw' at quarter hark, the handoff was bobhled and Tribe tackle Ren Sumter came up with the loose hall. This time the Tribe cashed in Swindler rammed for five on first down, then tacked on three more to the right. Here Thomas ing World ra Sunday, Nov. 2ft. 1966 ed at 1-9 for the worst record cracfcpd over left end on one of ever in Coach Joe Aillet's 26 tbp bread and butter ah 41 cit i ii it marked only the piays and carried three Bull By Rutch Mmr rark to the 40 by Allen on the first LSU played ball control most lhird time the 13 ypar scr wj)h hjm thp final thrpp World Sports Writer Haynes completed five of play, the Tigers were pena of the fourth quarter and neith- ies that Northeast has beaten yards NEW ORLEANS Led hv five passes, all in the first half, lized five yards back to the 45 er team mounted a serious Tech and it pushed the Ruston quarterback Freddy Haynes and for 90 yards and a touchdown, on the next.

threat. LSU did reach the Bulldogs into a Gulf States Con substitute tailback Tommy and the Minden native added Then Haynes hit Allen with 31 later in the period, ference cellar finish for the Allen, fight- 54 on the ground in his finest a fjarP pass about three bllt thp drive stalled when Gre- first time in history, ing Tigers dumped the Tulane performance of the year behind the line of scrimmage zaffi, trying the same play he it marked onlv the third North Wave 21 7 before a crowd Allen, who led the Tig and tne Deridder native faked was successful on earlier. win in thp 14 year pis in rushing with 83 yards on both ways then scampered down caught for a six yard loss to the previous triumphs over Tech two 38. came in 1962 on a 13-6 decision scoring strike from Haynes wouia oe lacmers on tne way, Mitch Worley, Who ended the and in 1956 when Northeast of 82.307, the largest to ever witness a night football game, jj carries, hauled in a 45 yard the sidelines. eluding at 'lulane Stadium here Satur- strike from Havnes would be tacklers on the Blake kicked perfect and with 3:02 left in the half Northeast had its 7-0 gap.

But this was Only the up. The second half was a heart- stopper in the best of college football tradition. Bands Take Over Where Teams Left STUART HILL orld Sports Writer It even start out inno- dav night midway of the first quarter and and jumped over another on night with a 33.5 average, boot managed a 7-0 victory. Taking the kickoff, Tech set cently and before it was over up at its 28 and proceeded to the bands had gotten into the Facing a possible losing sea plunged over from two aoout the five yard line before ed dead at the Greemes 14 2-3 CSC mark is mount finest offensive drive battle. son for the first time on 10 vears, the Tigers scored touch for the score ir't downs Tulane 1 5 LSU 14 vardaga rawing 13 73 1 3 Intercepted by 4 1 42 4 34 test 34 9 45 yards out in the second period going over to give LSU a 14 0 halftime a 7-0 lead, cushion Tulane came right back.

After Duhon, the finest Green lowing the dazzling antics of Bankston completing two pass- mark, McNee.se and Southwest Wave football player in years, Duhon, who set a new Greenie cs that carried lo the 48 But ern finished 3-2 to tie for sec passed and ran Tulane to its offense record with 1,325 yards on the last play of the game, ond and third, and Southeastern I ind Innp score, in the third period for the season, and were Barton Frye intercepted, and Tech were 1 41 to knot in ep down run to cut the LSU lead to 14 7. mg on the Tiger door LSU finished the night with the f'fth anrl sixlh While Dixie White and President George T. Walker of North Numerous times Indian quart erback Steve Man -ur was. fore ed to ask for quiet from the 8,000 fans which packed into Ouachita Stadium It is ironic that assistant coach Ralph Lane mumbled to himself, he quiet, maybe we'll get as the Tulane started a last ditch ef good enough for sole possession up tart in the last mmutr with sub of fourth place Northeast woo Robertson hitting Walker fol stitutc quarterback Warren it outright with a perfect 5-0 Bulldogs looked su easl were nla5cinE small speech dent section just in back of the perh while marching down to three where it pick- es of congratulations following Northeast beneh was shouting, the 14-6 victory over want a touchdown we want Ivouisiana Tech. the bands of the a two schools hit the field in an As if Lane's ntumblins Allen got off on a heauti I 15 play with Duhon edge in toial offense.

321 yards drfwns in the first three periods, ful S1 varfi Jaunt on the running four times and com to 298, hut the Green first play after the Greenie pleting three passes, the Green the first down depart- Market ies had a fourth down and ment 15-14 Going into the game a four about two inches to go on the point f.vornc. the quick 1.SU two Then Duhon 'Z ty sot on the After quarterback sneak to pick up a sencs of fjrs, hut with ftndley samms 54 on gained nothing, the headon by George Bevan, spec- ninP anpmPts- Tigers set up on the Tulane 46 tacular sophomore linebacker, After the game. McClendon, after hauling in a Lloyd Pye and thrown for a vard loss. won I send his 1 igers to a punt Bevan. who broke the LSU bowl game for the first time in With a quick six vard burst individual tackle record two his five years as head coach, eeks ago against Alaba prated his assistants.

all by Allen, while holding the Bobby Duhon-led Greemes (o a lone tally in the third quarter, to finish the season with a 5 4 1 record It was the fourth loss of the both teams ran year for new Greenie head roach Jim Pittman, as he directed Tulane to its first win ning football season in years. also finished with a 5 4 Everything about the contest rame off as expected mean ing. of course, that Tech threw and Northeast rati The Bulldogs finished with a total offense of 182 yards, 157 through the air and 25 on the As it turned out, Northeast impromptu act. blowing to heat command, the stands fell quiet probably won itself a ball game band, the other band that is. and then burst into a thunderous in the next four plays.

The winner of the battle of the roar Thomas had struggled hirst 1 eeh went left, with Etl- hsnds is up for eonjpcture, but yards for the first North- die Taylor crashing to the one pjain as tackle Kenneth 3:0:5 lpft in bleeding Northeast did as body had asked all week wrecked Tech ft's the third time in Northeast has won over Coach SCOREBOARD STATE SCARES Northeast 14. La. Tech 6 LSI 21, Tulane 7 Northwestern 27, Southeastern 24 Southern 47, Grambling 14 Southwestern 7, McNeese ft SOI IH North CArol 25 North Carolina 73, Cl wmon 14 Tennessee 21 Kentucky Virginia 41, Maryland 12 Fayetteville 37 Winston-Salem II Georgetown Kv 20, Emory I Humoaar. Sydney IS, Bartdoipn-Macon Mo 3 and Oar ton JO, 21 Marshall 0 Ohio Northern 17, Mithtgan Rradlav Bella Oklahoma 21. Kant 42 Xavier, Ohio 14 Miksovrl Kama' 0 Norfhvrastarn JS.

7 Wisconsin 7, Mlnnasota S3. Omana 0 Central Michigan 44 Wayna Umcoln, Mo 22, Langston Oala I Northern llimoo UW North Central 14. Wheaton 13 Wichita State 37 Colorado State 23 lllmo.i If. Miieour) nn alj lhrpp Tjgpr Tn where he was met and thrown back by Larry Johnson and Lynn Mitchell Then it hit left ground Northeast ground out gliard with Linder being slopped 228 rushing yards and added cojd Sumter, Wayne Cunning- seven in the air which has dam and others, been the format for the entire on third down Robertson fak season. ed Linder left again, wheeled Joe Aillet's Bulldogs.

The In- Although a Saturday morn and threw over the middle. The dians won in 1956, 7-0 and upset ing rain left areas around field ball as swatted down Now it ma. made seven more and pick coaches don get near soggy, nothing else was damp was fourth from the one highflying amnes, 13-6 in throwing spree late in the gamp, ed up 12 ssists while picking enough credit We swim orcm ihe water The spirit The call was to Taylor, this 1902 However, the Tribe carried after second touch off one Duhon pass to spark the drown on the decision we make was of both teams bordering on time wide right, and again it tllP favorite into Satur Tiger defense beginning of the week, eruption and the on-field play met with a host of stubborn night game. Co-captian Leonard fout bovs have to execute was crunching Tribe defenders. End Kenneth The win polished off a 7 3 sea Neumann, a senior safety from them Tallulah, was also a star kx A jffc A I CT X- 4 Northeast held on to the hall Shuman and at least three oth aid, and did not go unreward for 21 scrimmage plays while er Indians.

ed Tech was able onlv to control After four downs the hall was the ball for eight plays still at the one. But now it was Neither team moved out of owned by Northeast, itv own territorv during the per Northeast moved out of trou- lod ended However, this drive Np. Peking up three first downs fizzled two plays into the second stanza and Ronny Holland punted on a fourth and 15 situa the Tiger defenseve secondary lulane had a yood series, as hr picked off two passes one "hich enabled Duhon to step on the first play of the game outside of us We kept sending LSU'S second score came our man with their man in with just seconds left in the motion, but slanted our defense half After taking over with 2 10 towards the play, enabling us to left before intermission, the contain him better Duhon is a Tigers marched 46 yards, with rpa! ball player the big play an end around sur- contributed the hig priser with Sammy Grczaffi, mtstakes. known mostly for his punt and joo manv mistakes to heat tinn kickoff returns, carrying from a tpam nf LSlys caliber With. the 32 to the IP jakcs.

it would have a completely First quarter action set the Holland led the charge, but he son for the Indians, best for pace for the entire contest, got help from linebacker Butch Northeast since 8-2 siand LSU Muskingum 24 7 27, Ohio Wesleyan I Ashiand 21 Central Ohio I Bethany, 7, John Cerroll 4 EAR WEST UCLA 14, Southern California 7 Stanford 13. California 7 Colorado 10. Air Idaho 42 Weber Stale 12 Oregon State 20 Oregon 13 Utah State 13. Utah 7 Washington Washington Stale 7 Wyoming 47, Brigham Young 14 San Prancisto Stale 17, Cel 4 Pre-no Slate IS, San Jose 13 California Lutheran 34. UC Riverside 22 US! San Pranctsco 70 Haynard a Humboldt II, Nevada 17 Smith 13, Livingstone 13.

Presbyterian 42, Western Carolina 24 Centre 15, Rose Poiy 14 Western Kentucky 37. Murray 70 Eastern Kenlucky 14. tamoa Prederick 23, Elon 7 Jackson 79 Mississippi Valiev State 12 Alcorn 52. Bishop It Si Paul's I- Shaw lia Southern Mississippi 35, East Carolina 14 Florida Stata 7S, Wase Forest 0 The Citadel 10. Furman a 79, Tulsa Memphis State 24, Cincinnati 14 Mississippi 34, Vandaebilt 0 William and Mary 35, Richmond Wittenberg 14, Davidson 34 SOUTHWEST Klnrtn Texas state 47, Chattanooga 7 Rice ji, Texas Christian 10 Southern Methodist 24, Bayiot 22 Terh 21.

Arkansas 14 West Texas State Western Michigan Abilene Christian 21, San Angela I ansas Tech 33, Southeast Missouri 1 Arkansas State 20. Trinity. Tex. 7 Howard Payne 20. McMurry 0 Arkansas AMS.N 54, Wilev Southwest Texas 9, Texas Afc I EASI Harvard 17, Yale 0 Lafayette 14, Lehigh 0 Bridgeport 14, Montclair 0 Columbia 40, Brown 34 Colgate 24, Rutgers 7 Dartmouth 40, Pennsylvania Princeton 7, Cgrnell 0 Syracuse 34, Wast Virginia 7 Westminster 9, Mount Union 7 Grove City 34, Thiel 0 Clarion 21, West Chester 24 Pmdiay 34, Susquehanna 20 Maryland State 18.

Southern Connecticut State 13 Franklin and Marshall 14, Urslnus 4 Moravian 14, Muhlenberg 7 Leoanon Valley 31, Penn Military 4 Haverford 4 Delaware 45, Bucknali 20 Buffalo 25, Youngstown 14 Holy Cross 14, Connecticut 0 Boston College 14, Massachusetts 7 Penn Stata 48, Pittsburgh 24 Bowling Green 42, 70 Upsala 10, Wagner 7 Drexel Tech 28, Albright 27 Boston 10. Rhode Island 14 Western Maryland 33, Hopkins 7 MIDWEST Notre Dame 10, Michigan Stale 19, Ha Michigan 17, Ohio State 3 Purdue A 7 2 1 SflMUl rrrorfl Northern Michigan 7, Quanllcn fi.g-l. a team of mir mistakes On the next play Haynes hit bppn ihe left tackle slot for an eight yarder to the two. and then, without a huddle, he sent Allen up the middle for the score. Steve Daniels, who kicked true added the pat with 0:16 left in the second quarter The Tigers hauled in the second half kickoff at the 25.

and started another march down- field Behind the running of Haynes, Billy Masters and Allen. LSU reached the Tulane 21, but the drive fizzled. McClendon called on field goal spccia- Daniels, whose kick sailed Here Northeast came up with first of three fumble recover different jbe night, although it failed to rash in on this one to the 39 before it had to punt, hut then for the next four series it was nothing but a punters dual. With 10 minutes left in the game Tech took over at its own 20. Six minutes later it was behind by only a point.

The beauti Even before the game had started. Walker had declared an additional holiday in conjunction with the Thanksgiving vacation Following the game. Walker tooth thfJ tne student; There was another period of They i. Rut it also gave way to deafening shouts after Tech stopped trying to run for a two point conversion in fourth that would have put the Bulldogs ahead. 8 7.

Robertson went on a pass down, as he has grown tomed to doing this season In the process, however, the Vivian sophomore reached a milestone in Tech football history hy coming the second player ever to pass for over 1,000 yards in a single season. Robertson hit Ed Walket with a 10 yard pass with one minute left in Ihe game and pushed his season total to 1,003 Billy Liard mid the team. wish 1 could is the onlv other Tech quarter give you a holiday for a whole hack to surpass ijhhi and he did month, but I want you to know it twice. that this holiday is in recogni The players -danding nn the tion of the team, and of a great Northeast sidelines reacted uni team. Nvtheast will suspend class Tech safety Butch Daniels called 7 for a fair catch of the kick at Tech's 17, hut hobbled the hall LSU Allen 45 pats from Haynes Daniel and Northeast Allen Reichert LSO Allen 2 run k'ckt and Render were there to FUL Duhon run (Pontius kick! LSU Allen 51 run (Daniel kick) tall on it.

Attendance 83.000 fully executed drive, sparked by es Tuesday at noon for the holt pin point throws, days instead of Wednesday as featured seven pass comple originally planned tions The game started with an air The key play was a tremen of electricity and gum popping formly throughout the game At one point, when Floyd Gib lin just missed a pass in the end zonp in the second quarter, the entire bench reacted like a chorus line with almost all nf the players jumping straight up The crowd was appreciative most of the night, more apprc San D. ego State Norlhern 8 on a drive to the right, 130 Ca! Poly San Luo Obispa 14, UC Santa Barbara io good from 37 yards out After the ball was brought out Colorado Southern Colorado to the 20, the Greemes started Meoriund state to Southern Oregon to drive of the night. 8ft yards to paydirt Duhon, who never tried the bomb, used the short pass to perfection, completing five in a row, and mixed up his running plays beautifully, with Pete Johns and Billy Loltin getting off on short spurts, carried the Wavne MrGee of Rastrop won greemes to the LSU 19 Ci Then, back to pass, he couldn't the feature racp at Kate find anyone open and outraced way Saturday night with Rovce tbrpp down the Whitlock taking the trophy dash right sideline for the touchdown and fast heats, setting a new Uwe Pontius cut the dous yarder to Maurice nervousness on the Northeast a coming down slamming a Greer It came with Tech facing bench and ended with a mixture an "an( a fourth and sixth at the 0f jubilation and amhivalance in 37 the Northeast dressing room. A hook was called but Greer Coach White told ihe group, about two was covered hen he the greatest bunch scores and Robertson's failure turned, so he hegan floating to PVPr and graduating to make a two point ronver the right Robertson had good seniors Ronnie Sumter and A1 sion, hut most appreciative when protection and was able to wait ton Thomas, who rambled the Northeast defense held Tech until Greer worked into the for tbe st-0re on a tremen for four downs on the Northeast jdear down the right sideline dous run echoed with emotion three yard line in the third He hit him perfectly and the touching sincerity period, plav went to the seven before Greer was driven out of bounds On first down at the seven. I 1 RWrl-or, IllOMS J.

4 I losing two. ut he made good on the second try, finding Go! man a yard inside the end zone NATCHITOCHES, La last quartet made it North for the tally Northwestern Statp College western 24-21 and the two field 'Ihe clock showed 4 28 Deci in the last 4 5 seconds goals hy Lewis wrapped it up sion time Actually, it was bel-P Saturday night to defeat Southeastern went to the air evident there was never any Southeastern lamisiana 27-24 with only 30 seconds left in the doubt. Tech was going for two and complete its first undefeat game but bogged down on their The ptav was a pass or run pd season since 193S. own 34 The final horn sounded The victory gave Northwest- and the Demons fans swarmed ern a 9-0 record and the Gulf on the field. But officials scurried around option with Robertson rolling righi He had protection for a couple of counts, hut the receiv ers were covered well.

He then record in the process margin to 14 7. with his extra point with 2 44 left in the third lrbv Hays of Portageville, penod took the slow heat and Grezaffi. who almost got loose Freddy Cook of Sterlington on an earlier punt return, captured the consolation honor, brought the crowd to its feet on Cook also took second in the the ensuing kickoff feature followed by Ken Tug well of Little Rock. hard by Sumter, Shuman Rohner a yard short. Northeast took the ki and needed desperately to for a couple of firsts after Ron- NW5i irtl 17 17 Rushing yardage125 141 Passing yardage 319 111 Passes 25-13 19-8 intercepted by 10 Punts 4 Fumbles lost 4 1 Yards penalized 52 45 Hauiing it in at the 15.

he returned to the Tigers 49 and with just one more block would have gone all the way. i hen fusi plav from Grambling controlled the ball tbp 49 Alien hit on a quickie The track will feature races Thanksgiving afternoon for most of the third quarter, hut the get across the goal line again until the final period The victoiy gave Southern a and play at left tackle, burst into the open, cut to the left side lines and went untouched into the Daniels added the final point of the game with his left pal with 2 20 to go in the third period LOUISIANA STATE University safety Leonard Neumann (38) puts a shoulder into Tulane University fullback Mike Findley (Rft) to jar the pigskin loose in New Orleans Saturday night. LSI recovered the football which is shown in mid-air leaving possession. In the background is Mike Rohich- hux (71). (AP Wirephoio) for five minutes trying to an nounce that the game was not over because Northwestern was penalized for clipping players had to be called from the dressing room for one more play The me 13 yard Conference championship ball was moved to Northwest return gave NLSC possession at Southeastern finished with a 3-6 ..3 yard line and John its 14 record for the season Short tried a 47-yard field goal The clock showed 4 00 Bobby Junior quarterback Malcolm for Southeastern The kick was Scafidcl up eight yards Lewis kicked two last quarter short and the game ended two tries, then Swindler car held goals to give the Demons Sf F(oyd (Shert kick) ried right and dove forward as the trmmph he was hit The chains showed Trailing 24 21 with 10 seconds left, Lewis hooted a 27 yard field xf Cotten run (Short inrki 15 from CoMtr, he got the first by inches Now Scafidel picked up one Roal to tie the score He kicked on first down, putting the hall an 18 yarder with just 45 sec nw run (Lawta at the 27 Still gouging and remaining to clinch the Msl working desperately for first r.

down yardage, the play call was touchdown from Donald jjw (Cnnhnufd On 4C) (ilUOfV to HICK RPCling PariV Ifl Northeast Indians Whip Arch Rival Bulldogs, 14-6 Defense Stands Stiff, Thomas Scores Twice By KEITH PRINCE World Sports Editor.

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