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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
3
Alabama and Notre Dame meet in the Sugar Bowl with the national title at stake. Bryant hails it as a historic clash in the South while Parseghian respects his rival. Tulane Stadium hosts the game as Oklahoma, ineligible, sits out.
Ohio State 9-1 and ranked fourth carries Big Ten prestige into the 60th Rose Bowl against 9-1 USC in Pasadena. Woody Hayes’ ground game faces Pat Haden and the Trojans with kickoff at 4 p.m. EST and about 105,000 in the stands.
Roosevelt Leaks leads Texas in the 38th Cotton Bowl against Nebraska star Maury Damkroger in the Slot I formation. Texas, 9-2, seeks revenge after last year's win over Alabama while Nebraska, 8-2, aims to rebound from a tough season-ending loss to Oklahoma. The game airs nationally with about 72,000 fans expected at the Cotton Bowl.
LSU, 11-0, clashes with undefeated Penn State, 13th ranked LSU in underdog role after erratic 9-2 prior season. McClendon, LSU’s winningest coach, boasts 6-3 bowl mark and three wins vs unbeaten foes. Local blackout lifted by 900 tickets bought by track manager.
Missouri won the Big Eight preseason tournament title for the third straight year as Gary Link scored 26 points and Norm Stewart praised defense and momentum. Al Eberhard 13 points and 11 rebounds, Gail Wolf 14, Steve Dangos 16, with Iowa State’s Craig DeLoss closing to within minutes. Eberhard named tournament MVP as Texas looming this week and Kansas State honors noted.
Miami coach Don Shula aims to be talked about like Vince Lombardi as his Dolphins reach a third straight Super Bowl after a 27-10 win over the Oakland Raiders. Larry Csonka rushed for 117 yards and three TDs, Minnesota topped Dallas 27-10 to earn the conference crown, and Houston awaits on Jan 13.
Fran Tarkenton led the Minnesota Vikings to a 27-10 NFC title win over the Dallas Cowboys, dispelling talk of a loser label. He threw a 54-yard strike to John Gilliam for a key score, while Bob Bryant returned a Staubach pass 63 yards as Minnesota avenged earlier playoff woes and clinched a Super Bowl berth against Miami.
John Moseley, 160 pound Missouri cornerback from Columbia, sparked a 34-17 Sun Bowl win over Auburn with an 84 yard kickoff return in the second quarter. Coaches Onofrio and Jordan call it the game's key play as Moseley contemplates pro ball.
Georgetown rallied to a 104-101 overtime victory over Alcorn A&M after Andy Williams scored 30 points including a late regulation basket. Bill Reinie and Monty Givens fueled the OT clinch as Georgetown claimed the title. Joe Martin led scorers with 87 points in the event. Hanover beat Drury 63-59 for third, Sam Houston topped Wisconsin Whitewater 78-72, and Quincy defeated Delta State 99-83 in consolation play.
Missouri Western and Missouri-Kansas City lead regional standings with Drury Rockhurst and South Baptist Culver Stockton among top teams. Evangel Calvary Bible Missouri Southern listed among participating colleges in the updated conference table.
Research shows the 1899 game in Atlanta between undefeated North Carolina and Sewanee was the first post season game, not the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl’s claimed title as granddaddy is challenged by this early, historic bowl appearance and its 1899 context. Bob Reynolds later became California Angels president and played every minute in three consecutive Rose Bowls for Stanford in 1933 34 and 35.
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