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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1971
Page
2
Tennessee fullback Curt Watson seals a 17-yard touchdown with 1:55 left as the 10-2 Volunteers edge 18th-ranked Arkansas 13-10 in the Liberty Bowl. Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson threw for 200 yards, while penalties and turnovers shaped the closing minutes.
Emory Bellard named head football coach and athletic director at Texas A&M, pledging to recruit from Texas schoolboy ranks and to retain the Wishbone offense. He highlighted his 15-year high school coaching record and noted staff choices will include Texas schoolboy coaches. Williams announced the hire after consulting with former Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson. Bellard plans to start recruiting immediately.
Trevino, once saying he would not play the Masters, now targets winning it. He told West Coast sports writers from El Paso that 1972 could bring many tourneys, with the Masters as his big goal. He plans fewer events early in the year and will test a No. 6 wood for Pebble Beach and the Open.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel was set for right knee surgery for the second straight year. A team spokesman said Gabriel had torn ligaments troubling him this season yet started every game as the Rams’ NFL season ended. The player feels the surgery will help him recover.
Tennessee defensive lineman Carl Witherspoon and Arkansas guard Tom Reed offered conflicting views on a disputed fumble late in the Liberty Bowl. Tennessee recovered and drove to a 14 13 win as Curt Watson scored the decisive TD. Arkansas coach Broyles criticized the officiating and a fourth quarter holding penalty that negated a potential Arkansas lead. Joe Ferguson threw 200 yards and was named the game's outstanding player.
USC star Paul Westphal scored 30 points to lift the fifth ranked Trojans past Iowa State 89-68 after a tight second half. Westphal matched praise from coach Bob Boyd, trading hoops with Minnesota standout Jerry West comparisons while teammates Joe Mackey and Ron Riley added double figures in the victory.
Arkansas led 13 7 in the Liberty Bowl as Bill McClard’s 48 yard field goal was nullified by a holding call on Bobby Nichols. Tennessee then drove 37 yards for a touchdown, took a 14 13 lead, and won as Arkansas protested officiating. Ferguson threw for 200 yards. Rudder sparked the Vols with 22 yard option run and a TD.
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