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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1972
Page
12
Pittsburgh dominates Cleveland 30 to 0 at Three Rivers Stadium. Franco Harris rushes for 98 yards, Franco's Italian Army celebrates, and Roy Gerela adds two field goals to seal the win. Don Cockroft misses Browns' lone scoring chance.
Bryant and Jordan discuss the rough contest, noting Auburn fans and players will seek a quick rebound. They highlight the defense against Alabama's wishbone and reflect on the impact of a missed field goal as the key moment in a close game.
Bryant criticizes defense for allowing Auburn scores and says the team read papers too much. He explains punter Greg Gantt lined closer to the ball on two blocks, attempting quick kicks but stepping into Auburn defenders instead. He vows to rebound and says there will be another day.
The Kentucky Colonels, 1972 third placers, won their seventh of eight by beating San Diego 109-91 behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from Dan Issel and 15 points 20 rebounds from Artis Gilmore. Indiana beat New York 113-110. Memphis 124-115 over Virginia. Milwaukee 119-110 over Phoenix. Cleveland 105-103 in OT over Seattle.
Snead posted a 65 on the 7 222-yard Magnolia course to reach 278 total, trailing Nicklaus by 11 strokes in Nicklaus 21 under par. Jim Dent, a former Augusta caddy and rare black player, briefly led after an eagle on the fourth hole but could not catch the leader.
Steelers rookie Franco Harris rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns to beat the Browns, tying Jim Brown with six straight 100 yard games and nearing 1,000 as a rookie. Falcons stay in NFC West race after Dave Hampton two TD runs lift them over the Oilers, who tumble toward a likely No. 1 pick. Dolphins beat Patriots as Morrall passes for three and 14, Csonka gains 91. Oakland outscores the Chargers with Charlie Smith nine yard TD run.
Unranked Vanderbilt, coached by Roy Skinner, defeated Louisville 66-57 and Kansas 72-64 on the road, signaling a potential 5-0 start with upcoming games against Southern Methodist in Nashville and a Holiday Invitational opener versus Columbia. UCLA remained undefeated at 3-0 with an 81-48 win over U Pacific, while Kentucky opened under Joe Hall with a 75-66 victory at Michigan State.
Auburn upset Alabama 17 16 as Terry Henley and David Langner produced two blocked punts for touchdowns and Langner added a late interception. Coaches from both sides took responsibility as Fran Curi Moore praised Nat Moore and LSU edged Tulane 9 3 while Tennessee rolled Vanderbilt 30 10.
The Associated Press scoreboard lists scores from Rhode Island to Nevada indicating multiple matchups. Notable results include Rhode Island 91 over Brown 6 and Penn St 6 over Bucknell 48, plus Illinois 100 over DePauw 68 and Wisconsin 100 over SIU Edwardsville 74. The list also notes Wake Forest 94 over Alabama 88 and Vermont 72 over Long Beach 50.
Davis stars for Southern Cal in a four wins and two ties in six meetings with Notre Dame. Metcalf races 97 yards on opening kickoff and 96 yards on a second kickoff return plus multiple scoring runs. Notre Dame drops game as USC builds lead with alternate scoring plays.
East Army 23 Navy 15 Boston College 41 Holy Cross 11 South Auburn 17 Alabama 6 Florida 17 Miami Florida Georgia Tech 7 LSU 9 Tulane 3 Memphis State 14 S Miss 4 Tennessee 30 Vanderbilt 10 Tuskegee 10 Alabama State 0 West Oklahoma 38 Oklahoma State - Southwest Baylor 28 Rice 4 SMU 35 TCU 2 Far West Beach St 35 North St 32 San Diego St 27 Iowa St 14 Southern Cal 45 Notre Dame Stanford 39 Hawaii 7.
Tulane, 23 years without a win over LSU, forced LSU to three second half field goals in a 9-3 loss while Haskel Stanback ran for 143 yards and scored twice for Tennessee’s ninth win. Florida’s Nat Moore stars as Gators close regular season against North Carolina, and bowl matchups shape up with Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Alabama Texas, Auburn Colorado, and LSU Tennessee noted.
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