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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1977

Page

8

Sooners Return To No 1 In AP Ballot As Michigan Drops

Michigan coach Bo Schembechler urged newsmen not to vote his team number one. Michigan fell to third after Navy and Duke wins. Oklahoma reclaimed first with 29 28 win over Ohio State. Southern Cal rose to second with 34 14 over Texas Christian. Penn State Texas A&M Ohio State Colorado Texas and Florida and Alabama round out the top ten with various results.

Michigan Bo Schembechler Associated Press Wolverines Navy Duke Oklahoma Ohio State Sooners Southern Cal Texas Christian Florida Mississippi State Alabama Crimson Tide Vanderbilt Nebraska Arkansas Texas Tech Notre Dame Brigham Young Pitt California Houston Arizona State Switzer Norman Colorado Hayes Buckeyes

Browns win overtime thriller as Gregg bets on Cockroft

Cleveland beats New England 30-27 in overtime after Forrest Gregg defers to Billy Kinard and calls a field goal. Don Cockroft nails 35 yards to secure victory as Sipe passes for two touchdowns and Greg Pruitt adds key scoring plays.

Cleveland Cleveland Browns Forrest Gregg New England Billy Kinard Kinard Gregg Brian Sipe Sipe Don Cockroft Browns Patriots Cockroft Chuck Fairbanks Fairbanks Steve Grogan John Smith Greg Pruitt Pruitt Oklahoma Greg Brian Duncan Grogan Sam Cunningham Smith Don Calhoun Gary Parris Francis Charlie Hall

Hayes Sparks Feud Tone After Oklahoma Upset of Ohio State

Woody Hayes drew smiles from writers before a tense finish as Oklahoma edged Ohio State 29 28 on a Von Schumann 41 yard field goal with three seconds left. Switzer hailed Jones for scheduling the alma mater and Bryant and Cooper traded quips over late two point plays. Haslip ran for 221 yards for Hawaii and Owls from Temple and Rice faced blowout losses.

Sooners Uwe von Schumann Switzer

MacArthur Defenders Brace For LHS Skipper In Big Clash

MacArthur prepares for a Friday night visit from Lawton High at Cameron Stadium in a key pre Boomer Conference showdown. Coach Leroy Horn lauds Lawton Highs fast defense and explosive offense led by quarterback Butch Shanklin and backs Odell Stevenson Cardell Day and Bryan Dalton. The Wolverines seek balance on offense as they must slow Lawtons wishbone and stop inside power while replacing injured lineman David Hendrick with Scott Crompton.

Horn Wolverines MacArthur Cameron Stadium LHS Highlanders Mac Rick) Hartline Odell Stevenson Cardell Day Day Bryan Dalton Wichita Falls Butch Shanklin Butch Curtis Jones Jones Wolverine Cedric Maddox David Hendrick Scott Crompton Hendrick

Big 8 Honors Von Schamann

Oklahoma place kicker Uwe von Schamann won the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Week for the 29 28 comeback win over Ohio State. Defensive honors went to Tom Fitch of Kansas after his 75 yard interception return and two picks against Washington State. Von Schamann scored 11 points and kicked a 41 yard game winner with 3 seconds left.

Kansas City Uwe von Schamann Berlin Wall Oklahoma Ohio State Tom Fitch Washington State Kansas Jayhawks von Schumann Sooners von Shaw

Cameron Aggies Return Home for Five-Game Football Schedule

Cameron University football team holds a light practice at Cameron Stadium after four road weeks. Eddie Anderson has an ankle setback. freshmen Mike Stevenson earns a cornerback starting role. Coach Helms says it will be a pleasure to play at home and invites fans to buy season tickets for five games, including Nicholls State, Eastern Illinois, Texas Lutheran, Northern Colorado and Central State.

Eddie Parmer Cameron Aggies Nicholls State Thibodeaux Parmer Apache Cameron Jim Helms Louisiana Aggies Texas Eddie Anderson Mike Stevenson Stevenson Abilene Christian Helms Cameron Stadium Nicholls State of Louisiana Eastern Illinois Texas Lutheran Northern Colorado Oklahoma Central State

Feuger Captures Fort Sill Golf Club Championship

Greg Feuger won the Fort Sill Golf Club Championship by 305 total strokes over four rounds. Art Mace was runner up at 308, Pete Gibbons third at 312, with Feuger sealing the title by firing 76 Sunday to erase a two stroke deficit.

Greg Feuger Fort Sill Feuger Art Mace Pete Gibbons Bob Jacobsen Billy Neal Jim Hammond Neal Art Johnson Gary Rasmussen Larry Nowak Jay Schlesinger Terry Peterson Carl Hicks Bob Maguire Stan Albury J. B. Adams Richard Evans Jack Jennings Murray Williams Ed Coleman Gene Korpal John Joyner

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