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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1973
Page
10
Harold Bentley of Arab showcased Bentley's Ace, a three-year-old stallion, as the Three-Year-Old Stake Champion in the second annual Racking World Celebration at the Southeastern Horse Center Saturday night. The grand champion was announced late Saturday. results will appear Monday in DAILY.
Auburn Tigers trudged to the locker room after a 21 to 0 defeat to Knoxville. Bob Spivey of the visiting team is seen reacting to the loss as rain drenches the field. Coach Shug Jordan addresses the team with phrases blaming their performance and promising no excuses.
Auburn coach Shug Jordan vented anger at his team's performance after a 10 point defeat to Tennessee. He blamed six fumbles and poor offense while praising Tennessee's play and noting plastic turf did not cause the loss. Holloway earned praise for a strong showing as Auburn eyes eight remaining games.
Florence State Lions rally from behind to beat Livingston State 13-12 at home. Roger Ferrell hit Danny Kimble for a 42 yard winning TD with 2:06 left after Livingston led 12-7. Robbie Hudson’s defense sealed win with two interceptions and four picks, ahead of next week’s homecoming vs Mississippi College.
In State College, sixth ranked Penn State defeated Iowa 27-8 as quarterback Tom Shuman threw three touchdown passes. The Nittany Lions relied on a stingy defense to secure the win on a sunlit Saturday.
Michigan, now 3-0, stalled against Navy’s stout defense as Chuck Heater scored on a first-quarter pitchout after a Navy fumble recovery. Ed Shuttlesworth added a late third-quarter TD, finishing with around 90 rushing yards on 16 carries. Navy threatened several times, with one interception at Michigan six and a missed late field goal in rain-soaked Beaver Stadium.
Mississippi State, led by QB Rockley Felker and RB Wayne Jones, toppled 16th ranked Florida 33 12. Felker threw 10 of 18 for 153 yards as MSU built a 14 0 halftime lead, then Buie returned a final play interception 95 yards for the clinching score.
Mississippi rebounds under John Vaught as Kenny Lyons, rusty but improving, scores the Rebels first TD and guides drives to two field goals before halftime. Ole Miss dominates Southern Mississippi 41-0, avenging a prior loss and reflecting Vaught’s return as head coach. Dan Furff scores twice and Bounds connects for another. Southern Mississippi misfires on scoring chances.
Georgia Tech halted a two game skid with a 29-21 victory over Clemson. Jim Stevens led the comeback with a one yard TD run sealing the win with 5:57 left and an 11 yard TD pass to Mark Fields. Clemson’s Jay Washington also scored twice, giving Tech a 1-2 mark alongside Clemson.
Missouri remain unbeaten after three games as quarterback John Cherry throws two touchdown passes in a 27-14 win over North Carolina. The Tigers took a 14-0 lead on Cherry’s 13 yard pass to Mark Miller and 9 yard pass to John Kelsey, while UNC's Bill Paschall scored from the one after Chris Kupec left with a shoulder injury. Beamon caps third quarter drive with a 17 yard TD run to make it 21-7.
Indiana halves sparked by Ken Starling and Willie Jones as the Hoosiers overcome Kentucky 17 to 3. A safety on Kentucky’s Fanuzzi and a late fourth quarter TD by Jones sealed the win for Indiana in Bloomington.
LSU defeats Rice 24 9 on Saturday night behind standout kickoff and punt returns by freshman Robert Dow and a tight pass defense. Rice’s James Sykes returned 96 yards but Dow chased him to the LSU two before a late field goal. Capone interception set up Robiskie’s 12 yard TD to push LSU ahead in the third quarter.
Georgia freshman Gene Washington sprinted 86 yards for a kickoff return and 27 yard run as the Bulldogs beat 19th ranked North Carolina State 31 12. Georgia led 21 6 at halftime behind Page and Appleby passes and Harrison TD while Burden’s 160 rushing yards highlighted State.
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