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downs Rushes yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts umbleS'lost Penalties yards burst up the middle and raced down the right sideline Memphis State 1 1 did not cross the North Carolina 45 in the second half NORTH CAROLINA 24 MEMPHIS STATE 10 Memphis St 0 10 0 0 10 Carolina 7 3 7 7 24 UNC Horton 2 run (Barwick kick) Barwick 25 Jordan 6 pass from Sparkman (Glosson kick) MSU Glosson 28 Black 73 punt return (Barwick kick) UNC Horton 22 run (Barwick kick) 49000 OR IMPORTS 4400 PUS 8M'3 38 HI No uafle wprted Guaranteed 12 Month Tune Up tiectromc ignition systems Includes 3 free engine analyses adjustments and part replacements within one year Check charging starting and engine systems Install new spark plugs Set timing Adjust carburetor where appncaoie i txira cnarge it removal is necessary) Warranted 12 ull Months All Goodyeai Service Is Guaranteed Nationwide In Willing or complete details on all auto services ju st ask lot a fret com I of the Goodyear limited Warranty booklet Services available Inr mosl and import cars and ligm nocks and vans Inquire wild store manager regaining details el each service and ns agplicabilili ip youi cat Elba charges may he 1 reoinied lor recommended pans or services which are not included as pan ol oui normal advertised service Continued from 10 yard line second interception at the TU 27 enabled Arkansas to take a 7 0 halftime lead It was a play that would haunt Cooper Gage from his 11 threw across the field into the wind The play surprised Arkansas But the wind delayed the ball long enough for the hustling Gatson a sophomore to make a great interception at the boundary ive plays later Thomas scored from the two with 44 sec onds left "Those two interceptions killed Cooper said people are almost impossible to beat over here if you make Gage the redshirt freshman who otherwise impressed both coaching staffs with a dogged 112 yard rush ing day in fierce heat said his inter ceptions were a result good plays by Arkansas and my mis takes should have thrown the ball a little higher on the first one when we were about to score I never saw the guy who intercepted the second one It was a great play by Brad 75 yard punt put TU in the hole that led to the second interception The game opener and second after an impressive victory last week left each coach encouraged about his rebuilt team learned today that we can be a good team" Cooper said a tribute to a team as young as ours to not have a turnover and some of our new people played very Lou Holtz said (quar terback) Brad Taylor did a great job considering we gave him no Holtz 7 0 vs Cooper put his arm around the TU coach as they left the field and congratulated him on other great Arkansas defen sive coordinator Don Lindsey went to dressing room as did aide Jim Strong (wjio was on staff the three previous years) to congratulate Cooper and his staff people do a great Lindsey told Cooper did everything but beat Tulsa outrushed Arkansas 260 yards to 165 as fullback Brett White complemented Gage and out gained Gunter 74 yards to 65 Other than quick outside bursts by tail back Bobby Joe Edmonds who gained 62 yards and caught four passes the Razorbacks had only so so success with theif running game But Taylor completed 18 of 27 passes for 198 yards to give Arkan sas a 363 325 edge in total offense Taylor under a fierce rush passed 22 yards to tight end Luther ranklin at the three yard line to set up the first score The 221 pound Thomas first freshman to ever start an opener on offense for Holtz bulled two yards for the score After Gunter tied it by shaking off two defenders at the five to complete his 29 yard touchdown Taylor completed three passes for 32 yards and ran 25 to set up go ahead field goal of 38 yards Arkansas had to settle for three points after six yard pass to flanker Mark Mistier in the end zone was disallowed by offen sive pass interference Taylor passed 28 yards to Ed monds at the two for the key play in a 61 yard drive that Clark climaxed waaAAA P18570R13 Raised white letters $195 £0 No trade needed ALL SEASON RADIALS Tiempo Lube Oil Change ilter 4lBlk Includes up to five quarts oil! Special diesel oil and filter type may result in extra charges there is a foul up But I went ahead and put the ball down and Jason never really had a chance" Cooper said there was neverany doubt that TU was going for a ield goal on the play that poin in the game all we wanted to do fas put some points on the said Cooper you are scorejfcss the thing you want to do Is take (he lead But we were too close and needed to move the ball back so we took a delay of Although quarterback Steve Gage was intercepted three times he had what coaches termed an other "excellent Jfe had 20 carries for 112 yards (includ ing a 50 yard TD run that broilght TU within 17 14 with 8:51 left in the game He Completed five of33 passes for 65 yards Gage was best under pressure Down 17 14 with seven minutes re maining the redshirt freshman directed an emotional final drive On a third and five from his own 25 Gage hit a 10 yard pass with an Arkansas player draped on hifn Then facing a fourth and threejat the Arkansas 46 Gage kept oyer left tackle for five and another first down Brett White then took off on a 20 yard run giving the Hurricane a first down at the Arkansas 21 2 But the next two plays took valu able yards away from last second chance Gage was sacked for a loss of seven by Rod ney Beachum and then came a five yard offsides penalty was just trapped on the said Gage was looking for a way out and there any There was nothing I could Cooper called the loss pointing I have an empty feeling again this is such a tough placeto play Arkansas has a good football team They always have a good football team "I kept reading that everyone said this was a rebuilding year for Arkansas Sure they have Billy Ray Smith anymore but they still have excellent football play P185 80RI3 Whitewall $1 7blI No ii De reedee AUTO SERVICE CENTERS THE STATISTICS SU 31 51 303 233 51 19 31 1 1 M3 2 1 9 65 AP RANKING I PRANKING i I 13 MBOVBoNtf SALE Anniversary Time Is Sate Time At Goodyear And Sale Prices Like These Are Our Wav Of Saying Thank You or Making Us No 1 This Sale Ends Wednesday Sept 14 Hogs Outlast Hurricane on the next play for a 17 7 lead with 58 seconds left in the third quar game ier they had those critical third down situations they usually' made it Cooper said But reserve quarterback Scott Brown and flanker Grct Petty ju nior college transfer with outstand ing speed provided the I most exciting play on a 94 yard yarder with five minutes left in the pass that was nuinned by a penal ty On first down from the four Brown passed to Petty who caught one and called time out Then the the ball atthe 36 and sprinted to the Hurricane purposely took a delay of AlKdllSdS IWU UULULU SdlUiy UlCg Lasker caught him But a Missouri Valley Conference official called offensive pass inter ference on Petty Cooper ques tioned the call Johnny Overby su pervisor of Valley officials who observed in the press box thought it was a correct call ARKANSAS 17 TULSA 14 Tulsa oo 7 7 14 Arkansas 0 7 10 0 17 Ark Thomas 2 run (Horne kick) TU Gunter 29 run (Stourovsky kick) Ark 38 Horne Ark Thomas 2 run (Horne kick) Gage 50 run (Staurovsky kick) A 45202 3950 $2o PI65 75R13 Blackball $1 47 Hl No trade weded itide Clips Tech 'I I bln Perkins' Debut EVERY I LIGHT TRUCK I AND RV TIRE I IN STOCK ISON SALE! I NOW THRU I SEPT 14 I THE STATISTICS GaT 20 47 123 119 27 19 30 1 7 35 4 3 7 52 BIRMINGHAM Ala (AP) Ray Perkins made a successful debut I Saturday as successor to the late Bear Bryant as 14th ranked Ala bama scored an early touchdown following a Georgia Tech turnover jjnd went on to defeat the Yellow Jackets 20 7 After a nrecamn mnmnnt nf cl 14 1 4 It I lencc in UP idbl nigm rerKins saici i memory ana an invocation salut ing the winnin gest coach in col lege football history by Stead man Shealy miarinrhonl nf the 1979 national champions the Perkins era began It took just 1:35 for Alabama to jump In front 7 0 on a 15 yard pass from Walter Lewis to halfback Joe Carter three plays after Geor ilgia Tech quarterback Stu Rogers was sacked by linebacker Emanuel King and fumbled Tackle Randy Edwards reco wered at the Tech 20 and the Crim i son Tide was off and rolling scoring the third offensive play A 39 yard field goal by Tiffin twith 3:15 left in the first half made Jt 10 0 Tiffin booted a 45 yard field (goal at 8:53 of the third quartdr and two minutes later Todd jRoper blocked a punt and Stan Gay it 32 yards for a touch down nt did I feel? I felt the same Way I felt riding on the bus coming lorida State Drops LSU BATON ROUGE La (AP) 'Kelly Lowrey ran for three touch downs and passed for two more and Greg Allen scampered for201 yards Saturday to rally No 12 lorida State to a 40 35 college i football victory over 13th rankedLouisiana State lorida State 2 0 trailed 14 0 but put three touchdowns on the 'scoreboard in a little over five mi nutes late in the first half and earlyin the third quarter Lowrey ran for touchdowns of one one and eight yards and fin ished with 19 of 31 for 233 yards passing including touchdownthrows of 16 and 20 yards Allen last national scoring leader got his only touchdown on a 28 yard run early in the fourth quarter lorida experienced de fense which gave up 46 points inthe opener picked off "three of Jeff passes Sophomore tailback Dalton Hil Hard accounted for three LSU touch tuiowns running 10 and eight yards for two and recovering a fumble in end zone for the other He fin 'ijhed with 128 yards in 19 carries LSU picked up its final two touchdowns within the final Garry James scored on a pairflf one yard runs That capped a valiant comeback ii uqffort as the Bengals scored three touchdowns in the final six mi nutes After lorida State built a 33 14 lead LSU scored on Tar Heels Collar Memphis THE STATISTICS MSU 5 26 39 66 18 9 19 1 8 42 1 0 3 14 SECTION 7 Missed Chances Ruin TU 7:0 halftime lead Tulsa kicker Jason attempt at the 43 yard field goal was short and wide left as the game ended "Jason hit the ball well" said holder Scott Brown "It sounded real good to me I think what hap pened was it got up in that wind (the wind was blowing in face at somewhere between 12 to 23 miles per hour) The wind seemed to come up a little when he hit the ball ball got up quickly and when it reached the end zone it just died The wind just killed it and it seemed to help it hook a little bit It was hooking a little anyway but the wind seemed to just force it down and Staurovsky the manager turned kicker two seasons ago when Stu Crum was injured spent last season as a redshirt He left the field as soon as the kick missed and was not in the locker room following the TU coach John Cooper added going to make most of those Gosh the wind was in his face and I felt he hit it pretty good The wind took control and the ball just died and kind of hooked Staurovsky also missed a 23 first half that would have given TU a 3 0 lead Tulsa was actually faced with a fourth down at the Arkansas 4 ALABAMA I AJatA a I 1 I i 3 ti jB I iflj i I I if I ill I i I I I I 4 lik BSBBBifl Er I Jl UKOnE ANNIVERSARY SALE BARGAINS! 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