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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1972
Page
12
Rules explain entering a multi game prediction pool. Pick winners from listed games with a Place and x in the space allotted. Scores become tiebreakers. Entries must be in by Friday p m. No pencil entries. Prizes include cash and tickets with final judge decisions.
Ohio State held off Michigan while Michigan crushed Minnesota and Illinois fell to Nebraska's winless stretch. Alabama won 28-20. Purdue beat Southern Mississippi 48-11. LSU idle. Texas beat Rice. Penn State clinched Eastern crown with 28-19 over West Virginia. Auburn toppled Florida State 27-14. Notre Dame defeated Texas Christian 21-0. Tennessee beat Hawaii 34-2. Iowa State, 15th, beat Kansas 34-8. Air Force beat Arizona State 39-31. Arkansas routed North Texas State 42-16. Texas Tech over SMU 17-3.
Riverside California witnessed George Follmer win the Times Grand Prix at Riverside International Raceway. The 36 year old Arcadia driver earned 20,950 dollars and a pace car after taking the Can Am series lead during a dramatic race that saw Mark Donohue temporarily surge but end with Donohue finishing behind Follmer and Peter Revson in second. Denis Hulme and Milt Minter tied for second in the season standings with 65 points.
Minnesota quarterback Terry Bradshaw connected on a touchdown pass to lead the Steelers past the Bills. The Raiders benefited from a fumbled kickoff and three picks to cruise past the Rams, while Jan Stenerud’s four field goals sparked the Chiefs to a second half rally over the Chargers. Mike Phipps scored on a late one yard run to seal Cleveland’s win over Denver after two TD passes earlier. Steve Spurrier threw three touchdown passes in an unspecified game.
Standings show Cleveland over Denver 30 26 and Houston over Kansas City 34 21. Other results include Baltimore at New York Jets 34 10 and Detroit 27 Minnesota 27. Sunday games list three national tv slots with matchups across the league and times in EST.
Buffalo defeated Minnesota 2 to 1 and Montreal beat Detroit 2 to 1. No games on Monday. Tuesday schedule includes Vancouver at Los Angeles.
New York Nets rookie Jim Chones posted 20 points and 17 rebounds to rally past Dallas 100-98 in ABA action. Coach Lou Carnesecca praised his effort as Chones grows more consistent while John Roche added 22 and Billy Paultz sealed the win with 19 seconds left. Carolina beat Memphis 110-105 and Indiana defeated San Diego 112-98 in other ABA games.
Min eola New York catcher Skip Jutze led the American Association as a top player while with Tulsa. In September he joined the St. Louis Cardinals. Vic Washington sparked San Francisco with a 98 yard kickoff return to beat Atlanta. Archie Manning threw two TD passes for New Orleans over Philadelphia. Earl Thomas returned a kickoff 91 yards for Chicago as Douglas threw a 73 yard TD pass for St. Louis.
Georgia defeats Tulane 13 7 on second half field goals by Kim Braswell. Georgia Tech showcases the Statue of Liberty plays against Tulane amid homecoming events while coaches Frank Howard and Bill Fulcher reflect on the win and season outlook.
Delta State knocked off previously unbeaten and nationally ranked Livingston University 17 to 14 as part of Gulf South Conference action. Nicholls State edged Tennessee Martin 18 to 15 while Florence State blanked Henderson State 21 to 0.
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