How Sweet It Is as Duke Tops UNC in Egged Stadium Triumph
Duke defeats North Carolina 31 to 14 at Wallace Wade Stadium, ending a winless drought since 1969. Coach Mike McGee commends his squad for relentless effort and notes Tony Benjamin and Chuck Williamson as bright freshmen. Tar Heels coach Bill Dooley laments missed opportunities and cites Troy Slade’s 94-yard kickoff return as turning point. SMU down Baylor 38-22 behind Mickey Early’s 43-yard interception TD in the SWC.
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Jim Pettit
Durham
Wallace Wade
Duke
Blue Devil
Mike McGee
Bill Murray
McGee
Blue Devils
Tar Heels
Tony Benjamin
Chuck Williamson
Benjamin
Williamson
Tony
Wake Forest
N.C. State
Chuckie Williamson
Santa Claus
Bill Dooley
Dooley
Troy Slade
Carolina
Waco
Tex
Mickey Early
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Early
Neal Jeffrey
Bears
Maryland Romps Tulane In Bowl-Bound clash
Maryland defeated Tulane 42 9 in College Park as Louis Carter rushed for two scores and threw two TDs. Carter connected on 32 yard and 44 yard passes to Frank Russell and Dan Bungeri. Maryland improves to 8 3 headed to Peach Bowl while Tulane 8 2 and bound for Astro Bluebonnet Bowl after facing LSU.
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College Park
Louis Carter
Maryland
Tulane
Carter
Frank Russell
Dan Bungeri
Terps
Louisiana State
Green Wave
John Washington
Tu- Tane
Mike Foley
Kim Hoover
Dan Kinard
Dave Falgoust
Mike-Mayer
Mod—Russell
Mike- Mayer
Falgoust
Md—Hoover
Kinard
Md—Bungori
Fram Carter
Md—Carter
Tul—M. Foley
Looney
Md-Alkire
Neville
Mike Mayer
Records Fall In State Win Over Wake Forest
North Carolina State routs Wake Forest 62 to 13 to claim ACC title and set school and conference marks. Willie Burden becomes the first 1,000 yard rusher in Wolfpack history with 188 yards, Bruce Shaw passes Roman Gabriel with 2,999 career passing yards, and the team posts 365 points and 33.2 scoring average. Coach Lou Holtz notes the record chase motivated the win, defends one onside attempt, and hands out cigars to players after the victory.
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Carol. Wilson
NCSU
Willie Burden
Bruce Shaw
Burden
Shaw
Roman Gabriel
Deacons
Holtz
Chuck Mills
Dave Buckey
Him
Wolfpack
Wake
Kter
Virginia
Tony Byers
Wake Forest
Monte Towe
N.C. State
Chris Redding
Duke
Walter Davis
North
Preseason ACC Basketball All-Star Team Named
Thompson leads a 68 member panel in selecting the preseason All-ACC with Thompson Burleson McMillan Lucas Jones and Elmore on the first and second teams. Thompson posts a perfect 340 points while Jones leads with 64 first team votes as McMillan makes his third straight preseason appearance.
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Greensboro
N.C
N.C. State
David Thompson
Tommy Burleson
Maryland
Tom McMillan
John Lucas
North Carolina
Bobby Jones
Thompson
ACC
Jones
Burleson
McMillen
Lucas
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High Point Enterprise
SMU
Earle Chesson
Jimmy Deratt
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Ardson
Terps Dazzle
Piedmont Hearing Aid Centers
N. Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
Mt. Airy
Winston-Salem
N. Wilkesboro
Martinsville
Allstate Leasing & Acceptance Corporation
T.M Allstate Leasing & Acceptance Corporation
No. Caraling
Mrumum Investaent
Rama
No Carolina Corporation
Allstate Leasing
Acceptance Corp
East Boulevard
Charlotte
N. C
Len Elmore
Wally Wa
Delco
Astra Brake Shop Inc
English RD
Dallas Pendry
Tirf
Bank Americard First Bank Master Charge
U.S
Euiles Os
Ars. Pus Perty Party
Carolina Tire CO
Goodyear
High Point, N.C
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