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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1968

Page

31

Syracuse Stuns UCLA 20-7 in NY Big East Upset

Syracuse University upset fourth-ranked UCLA 20-7 as sophomores Al Newton and John Godbolt anchored a 251-yard rushing attack while UCLA struggled for 56 rushing yards. Cliff Ensley intercepted two passes and John Maddox sealed the win with a kickoff return TD. George Jakowenko added two field goals.

Syracuse N. Y UPI al Newton John Godbolt Syracuse University UCLA Orangemen Bruins Newton Cambridge Mass Orange Godbolt Jim Nader Lou Gubitosa Cliff Ensley Greg Jones Nader George Farmer Jones John Maddox University of North Carolina N.Y Jakowenko

Florida Wallops Mississippi State in hopeful offensive burst

Florida, ranked tenth, defeated Mississippi State 31-14 as halfback Tommy Christian scored on 58 and 51 yard runs and nearly added a third before fumbling at the goal line. Jim Yarbrough recovered a Mississippi State fumble for a Florida touchdown.

Gainesville Fla UPI Tommy Christian Florida Mississippi State Christian Alost Mississipi State Big Florida Jim Yarbrough MSU Florida MSU Smith Culver Youngblood Christian

Stenerud Kicks Four For Chiefs In Buffalo Victory

Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 18-7 as Jan Stenerud kicked four field goals after the offense stalled. He had missed the first extra point but then connected on 18, 12, 16 and 15 yard kicks, ending a streak of 58 straight extra points.

Buffalo N. Y UPI Jan Stenerud Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills Stenerud Len Dawson Gloster Richardson

Puget Sound Routs Occidental Behind Botley Four TDs

Puget Sound quarterback Bob Botley threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to secure a 38-22 win over Occidental College. The victory showcased Botley’s high scoring performance in the Saturday game played in Los Angeles.

LOS Angeles UPI Bob Botley University of Puget Sound Occidental College

Browns Rally Past Steelers 31-24 in Cincinnati Night Fight

Cleveland offens e surged after a slow start scoring four times to defeat Pittsburgh 31-24. Bill Nelson connected on a 28 yard TD to Paul Warfield and later threw for 190 yards as the Browns shook off a 3-0 deficit and outpaced the Steelers with key drives and a late third quarter score.

Cleveland UPI Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers Booth Luster Browns Charlie Leigh Bill Nelson Pittsburgh Nelsen Paul Warfield Gary Collins Collins Dick Shiner Nelson Roy Jefferson Pittsburgh Covelans

Penn State Beats West Virginia 31 20 In Morgantown

Third ranked Penn State held off a late West Virginia flurry as Mike Sherwood and Oscar Patrick connected for two quick TD passes. Charlie Pittman scored the go ahead TD late in the third quarter after a 78 yard drive with 71 yards rushing.

Morgantown W._ Va UPI Penn State Mike Sherwood Oscar Patrick Nittany Lions West Virginia Charlie Pittman Pittman

Namath Sparks Jets To Victory

Jets beat the San Diego Chargers 23 20 as Emerson Boozer scored the decisive one yard TD with 1 43 left. Joe Namath drove 75 yards aided by a late personal foul to set up the winning rush. Jim Turner kicked three first half field goals.

Syracuse George Jakowenko NEW York UPI Emerson Boozer New York Jets San Diego Chargers Joe Namath Jets Boozer Jim Turner Matt Snell Hadl

Central Washington State tops Eastern in Evergreen clash

Quarterback Harvey Kochel threw two touchdown passes to lift Central Washington State College to a 14-12 upset over Eastern Washington State College in Evergreen Conference action in Ellensburg Washington.

Ellensburg Wash UPI Harvey Kochel Central Washington State College Eastern Washington State College

Mississippi Ends Alabama Streak With 10 8 Victory

Archie Manning threw a six yard touchdown pass to Hank Shows and Perry King added a 44 yard field goal as Mississippi edged Alabama 10 8 in Jackson. Alabama spoiled a shutout with a late punt block and a safety on the loose ball recovery. The 47 000 plus crowd witnessed Mississippi’s first win over Alabama since 1910 in a 59 year interrupted rivalry.

Jackson, Miss UPI Archie Manning Perry King Mississippi Alabama Crimson Tide Manning Hank Shows King Ole Miss Mike Reilly Joe Kelley Pete Jilleba Rebels

Ohio State Romps Past Ducks 21-6 in Columbus

Ohio State, ranked seventh, broke the game open in the second half with two long touchdowns to beat Oregon 21-6 in Columbus. The Buckeyes led 7-6 at halftime after safety Mike Pulaski returned a blocked punt for six.

Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus Ohio UPI Ohio State Buckeyes Oregon Mike Pulaski John

Kansas routs New Mexico 68 7 in rain soaked game

Kansas led 28 0 after one quarter and rolled to a 68 7 victory over New Mexico as quarterback Bobby Douglass threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more. Douglass played fewer than two quarters and helped set the third best scoring mark in Kansas history. New Mexico scored late as tailback David Bookert ran in from eight yards. Rick Beitler directed a 74 yard drive for the Lobos in the fourth.

Iowa City Iowa Notre Dame Terry Hanratty Hanratty Bob Gladieux Hawkeyes Sol Podolak Larry Lawrence Jim Otis Ohio State Ron Maciejowski Bruce Janowski Lawrence, Kan UPI Bobby Douglass Kansas New Mexico Douglass South Dakota State Washington University of St. Louis David Bookert Rick Beitler Terry Stone

Gibson McLain Duel Sunday headline

Detroit sees Gibson and Denny McLain set to duel Sunday as St Louis leads Detroit two games to one in the World Series. Gibson struck out 17 in the series opener, a 4 0 Cardinals win in St Louis.

Detroit UPI Bob Gibson Denny McLain St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers Gibson McLain Cardinals St. Louis

Wyoming Upsets Sun Devils 23-20 in dramatic finish

In Laramie Wyoming defeated Arizona State 23 20 as Jim Barrows return punts set up two Cowboys scores and the defense slowed the Sun Devils. Ed Synakowski hit Dave Hampton for a 10 yard touchdown and Gene Huey for the go ahead strike late in the third period.

Wyoming Sun Devils Laramie Wyo Jim Barrows Arizona State Cowboys Barrows Ed Synakowski Dave Hampton Bob Jacobs Hill Synakowski Gene Huey ASU Fumbies Gallardo Powell Hampton Jacobs Wyo—Fg Jacobs Wyo—Huey FG Powell Jacob Wyo—Anderson Five Son FG Jacobs

Texas beats Oklahoma State 31 3 to open season strong

James Street replaced Bill Bradley as starting quarterback for Texas and threw two TD passes, one to Bradley who now lines up at split end, as the Longhorns defeat Oklahoma State 31 to 3 in Austin.

Austin, Tex UPI James Street Bill Bradley Bradley Texas Oklahoma State

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