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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1972

Page

12

Oklahoma Rolls Past Oregon 68 to 3 in Norman

Oklahoma, ranked No. 2, amassed over 700 yards total offense and stifled Oregon's passing attack. Dan Fouts threw two first half interceptions as OU built a 35-0 halftime lead and added 26 points in the third quarter. Joe Washington rushed for two scores and Mike Thomas had a 90 yard dash.

al Chandler Robertson Joe Washington Kleyn Russell Mike Thomas Gregg Pruitt Ken Welch Grant Burgett Thomas Greenville Tex Utah State Oregon Fouts Rodney Shoate Maurice Anderson

Notre Dame routs Northwestern 37 to 0 in season opener

Notre Dame, ranked 13th, opened with a 37-0 victory over Northwestern at Evanston. Tom Clements directed the attack with Darryll Dewan Eric Penick John Cieszkowski and Andy Huff powering a strong ground game while Greg Marx and Steve Niehaus anchored a tough defense. Bob Thomas kicked three field goals and added four extra points as ND built a 30-0 halftime lead.

Irish Tom Clements Darryll Dewan Eric Penick John Cieszkowski Andy Huff Notre Dame Greg Marx Steve Niehaus Reading Ohio Bob Thomas Northwestern Penick Ara Parseghian Parseghian

Huskies Rally to Upset Purdue 22 21 in Indy Clash

Washington, ranked 15th, erased an early Purdue 21 point lead with a late surge to win 22 21 at West Lafayette. Steve Wiezbowski kicked the decisive 25 yard field goal with 2 04 left sealing the third straight victory as Purdue squandered the first half advantage. Doug Volmar noted as a hockey forward at Michigan State in 1966.

West Lafayette Ind Washington Huskies Purdue Steve Wiezbowski

USC Rolls Past Illinois 55 20 in Intersectional Clash

USC sembles from early deficit to dominate Illinois in Champaign 55 20. Anthony Davis rushes for two touchdowns and John McKay adds two on passes as the Trojans surge with Rae passing and a strong ground game. Illinois rookie Tom McCartney struggles as USC pulls away before halftime and tacks on nine touchdowns overall.

Champaign Ill Anthony Davis Southern California Illinois Davis USC Trojans Illini John McKay Trojan Tom McCartney Mike Rae Rae McKay George Aremovich

Colorado Punishes Gophers 38 6 in Big Interconference Game

Colorado Buffaloes domination showed after a tight start as Charlie Davis and Ken Johnson each ran for two touchdowns. Davis totaled 119 yards on 15 carries while Colorado rolled up 467 yards of offense. Minnesota struck late with a Lawing to Kephart TD, but Colorado sealed the win with a Joe Cuenas pass to Ozell Lima and the defense clamped down.

Minneapolis Fred Lima John Lawing Gophers Ken Kephart Lawing John King Colorado Joe Cuenas Ozell Lima Steve Goldberg Gopher Bob Morgan Bill Donnell Buffaloes

Iowa State Routs Utah 44 22 in nonconference win

Quarterback George Amundson led Iowa State to a 44-22 victory over Utah as he ran for a 48 yard TD and threw scoring passes to Don Greenwood. Running back Mike Strachan dominated with a rushing TD and repeated gains against the Utes.

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