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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1972

Page

11

College Scores From The Associated Press Compilation

College scores list numerous games with results across multiple conferences. Notable matchups include Colby 28, St Lawrence 15. Colgate 33, Lafayette 4. Delaware 64, Fordham 22. Army 7, Bucknell 44. Tennessee 45, Wake Forest 6. Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 15. Georgia Tech 27, Michigan State 16. San Jose State 17, California 10. The wide spread results reflect a busy college football slate with several high and low scoring outcomes.

Associated Press Colby College St Lawrence C. W. Post Wagner Delaware Fordham St Peter's Mansfield Bridgeway Mass Bates College Penn State Navy Villanova William & Mary Albany St. NY Stony Brook Colgate Lafayette Connecticut Vermont Army Bstern Bucknell Drexel Tech Delaware Val Moravian Holy Cross Brown Plymouth State Maine Maritime Hobart College Rochester Tech Nichols Col Slippery Rock Washington Rochester South Maryland Virginia Military Richmond Louisiana St Tennessee Wake Forest Owes Carolina Carolina St Fanford Duke West Virginia Virginia Auburn Chatt Hampden Sydney Nee Shepherd Col Concord College Tulane Georgia West Liberty West Va Wesley West Maryland Bridgewater East Tenn State East Kentucky Florida State Virginia Tech Petersburg St St Paul's Presbyterian Col Mars Hill SW Memphis Austin College Alabama Agm Albany St Bivefield State West Va Tech East Carolina Appalachian St . Furman Univ Wofford Mississippi South Carolina South Methodist Florida West Carolina Citadel Kentucky State Maryland State Quemmes Marine Bowling Green Miami Ohio Colorado Minnesota Dana College Westmar College Earnham Kalamazoo Elmhurst North Central Graceland Culver Stockton Gustav Adolphus Minn Duluth Hiram College Obertin College College Concordia T Michigan Tech Northland Northern Iowa Mankato State Olivet College Principia West Michigan Northern Illinois Methodist Illinois College Hillsdale Ohio Northern North Dakota South Dakota So Dakota State Missouri Rolla Thiel College Case Western Georgia Tech Michigan State Iowe State Ulan Purdue California Boise State Humboldt State San Fernando San Francisco Southwes McMurry West New Mex Texas Lutheran Arkansas Col

Fryman Wins Streak With Tigers Before Loss to A's

Woody Fryman traded by Philadelphia this summer won three straight for the Detroit Tigers then lost to Oakland on August 22.

Woody Fryman Philadelphia Phillies Detroit Tigers Oakland Athletics

Barkum Guides Mississippi State Past Vanderbilt in SEC Thriller

Sophomore Melvin Barkum, the first Black QB for Mississippi State, sparked a 104 SEC win over Vanderbilt ending an eight game league skid. He scored on a three yard run before halftime and connected on a 47 yard pass setting up a field goal. Vanderbilt mounted a late surge with interceptions and a TD but failed on a fourth and one at the State 48.

Nashville Tenn Melvin Barkum Mississippi State Vanderbilt Bulldogs Commodore Barkum State John David Calhoun Bill Buckley Glen Ellis Frank Dowsing Tommy Tompkins Bulldog Steve Burger Don Mahaffey Vandy Burger Watson Brown Mike Patrick Commodores Dowsing Brown

Ole Miss Routs South Carolina 21 0 on stout defense

Ole Miss quarterback Norris Weese threw a 21 yard touchdown to Butch Veazey and Harry Harrison's two interceptions set up the Rebels' two scoring drives. Ole Miss' defense held South Carolina to a single first down deep into the fourth quarter and produced turnover opportunities.

Columbia S.C University of Mississippi South Carolina Rebels Ole Miss Gamecocks Memphis State Norris Weese Butch Veazey Harry Harrison Gamecock Weese

Maxson caps SMU win with 134 yards in Florida upset

SMU defeated Florida 21 to 14 as Alvin Maxson surged for 134 yards on 14 carries with two second half TDs. Florida mustered a late drive led by David Bowden but SMU interceptions and a Kris Silverthorn punt return fueled the Mustangs. Bowden connected on a 43 yard pass to Willis Jackson as time expired.

Tampa Fla Alvin Maxson Southern Methodist Mustangs Florida Maxson Gators Southern Methodist Kris Silverthorn Casy Ortez SMU David Bowden Bowden Willis Jackson

Tulane Tops Georgia in Upset Win on Tulane Greenies

Tulane, under coach Bennie Ellender, upset Georgia 24 to 13 in New Orleans. George Ewing returned a 57 yard punt for a third quarter TD and Randy Lee pinned Georgia deep with booming punts. Mike Walker led Tulane with a 6 yard TD run and a 17 yard TD pass to Jamie Garza before halftime.

Jerry Estill NEW Orleans Georgia Vince Dooley Tulane Dooley Randy Lee Bennie Ellender Ellender Greenies George Ewing Bulldogs Greenie Lee Ewing Jimmy Poulos David Lee

Tennessee Rolls Past Wake Forest 45 to 6 in Weekender rout

Tennessee, ranked tenth, toppled Wake Forest 45 to 6 behind Condredge Holloway and Gary Valbuena who combined for multiple touchdowns. Ricky Townsend opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal and added four extra points as Valbuena connected for three TD passes and a 52-yard scoring strike to Trott.

Escar Thompson Knoxville Tenn Condredge Holloway Gary Valbuena Wake Forest Sth Tennessee Valbuena Holloway Ricky Townsend Townsend Stan Trott Neil Clabo Huntsville Ala Chip Howard Conrad Graham Trott Clayton Heath Deacons Heath

Florida State tops Virginia Tech on Huff Mitchell surge

Florida State defeated Virginia Tech 27 15 as Gary Huff connected on passing plays and Hodges Mitchell ran for 143 yards. Mitchell opened with a 3 yard TD and added 143 rushing yards, while Tech clung to hope with Strock and Barber scoring in a late rally.

Tallahassee Fla Florida State Gary Huff Hodges Mitchell Virginia Tech Mitchell Seminoles Huff Mike Davidson Gobblers Don Strock J.D. Barber Dave Strock Barber Tech

Florence Defeats Delta St in Gulf South Showdown

Florence State University punched its first Gulf South Conference win by defeating Delta State 14 to 7 in Cleveland Mississippi. Florence capitalized on three Delta fumbles scoring in the third and fourth periods to snap a 12 game skid and earn its first victory over Delta since 1963.

Cleveland Miss Florence State University Delta State Florence Delta Florence State Ita Hezzie” Morgan Terry Beckham William McCormack cCormack David Bradberry al Crawford Dale Mathis Don Harper Bill Morton Raymond Weaver Larry Bram McCormack Jerry Mizell Decatur David Gargas Del Mizell Weaver Gargis Broom Samford Livingston

Landry Reaches 88 NFL Victories with Cowboys

Tom Landry guides the Dallas Cowboys to 88 NFL victories, 70 of them in the last seven seasons as he completes his 12th year with the team.

Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys

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