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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1981

Page

16

Pitt Tops No 1 Pressure as Rutgers Visits Giants Stadium

No. 1 Pitt must avoid the upset jinx at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford N J as Rutgers coach Frank Burns declares a positive approach for a pivotal clash. Clemson, Southern Cal, Georgia and Texas are among top rivals looming in a crowded AP Top Ten.

Pitt Big Apple Panthers New York City Hudson River Giants Stadium East Rutherford N.J Scarlet Knights Rutgers Associated Press Frank Burns Sherrill Clemson North Carolina Southern Cal California Georgia Florida Jacksonville Texas Houston Penn State North Carolina State Alabama Arizona State San Jose State Southern Methodist Rice Nebraska Oklahoma State Illinois Michigan Miami Fla Florida State Mississippi State Southern Mississippi Jackson Washington Ucla Oklahoma Kansas State Ohio State Minnesota Baylor Arkansas Little Rock Danny Ford Tigers Tar Heels

Six SWC teams alive in race confront key games

In week No 9 of the Southwest Conference title chase six teams remain with Rice, Texas Tech, and Texas Christian on the outside. Texas visits Houston in a marquee clash as SMU and Arkansas also loom, while Baylor and Texas Tech battle for momentum in Lubbock.

Rice Texas Tech Texas Christian Texas Arkansas Southern Methodist Texas A&m Texas Longhorns Houston Cougars Astrodome Horns Longhorns Cougars

SWC Football Showdowns Highlight Title Hope Contests

SWC action features Rice at SMU, TCU at Texas Tech, Baylor at Arkansas and Texas at Houston. SMU seeks first SWC win in 15 years as Rice and SMU clash while Tech battles TCU in Fort Worth and Baylor faces Arkansas in Little Rock. Texas and Houston meet in a clash of top defensive teams with title implications in Dallas and across the conference.

NFL Texas Yeoman Cougars TCU SMU Associated Press Arkansas Baylor Little Rock Bears Texas Tech Frogs Tech Fort Worth Eddie Clark Steve Stamp Houston SWC Stanley Washington Kevin Haney Phillip Epps Renie Baker Maury Buford James Gargus Lubbock Razorbacks Rice

Sports on TV Listings and Channel Notes in Odessa

Television listings describe sports coverage on ESPN SPORTSCENTER with live action and tape delays, plus schedules in the Odessa area. It notes channel assignments from KOSA Odessa to ESPN and other providers, with a reference to a weekly TV magazine and a toll free number for full daily prime time plans.

KOSA Odessa Monanhans Atlanta WGN Chicago New York Espn Entertainment KETX Dallas KTVT KERA HBO ESPN Channel 12 Ham Espn Tam Sports Espn Jam Sportscenter Ram Oflahorma State Nebraska TPX Sports Center Ipm Florida Georgia KTPX Ipm Sportsworld - ED

Sul Ross Drives for Must Win in Tarleton Clash

Sul Ross State faces a must win at 2 30 p m against Tarleton State to secure an NAIA playoff berth. The Lobos share first place with Austin College in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association at 7 1, lead in scoring offense and defense, and average 357.9 yards per game with 196.9 through the air. In the teams’ earlier meeting Sul Ross won 21 14 as Tarleton limited Hill to 129 passing yards and three interceptions.

Associated Press RICE SMU Owls Michael Calhoun Mustang Eric Dickerson Craig James Dickerson Marcus Atlen Southern Cal Mustangs Dallas Eeston Arkansas Baylor Hogs Walter Abercrombie Dennis Gentry Gary Anderson Jay Jeffrey SWC Tom Jones Brad Taylor Razorbacks Little Rock Cougars Texas Longhorns Tech Houston Lionel Wilson A.J. Joness Butch LaCroix Lonel! Phea Alpine Sul Ross State Tarleton State University Lobos Austin College Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Sul Ross Scor Stephenville Tarleton Hill

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