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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1978

Page

12

Razorbacks Rally Past Tulsa Behind Cowins Two TDs

Arkansas with Ben Cowins rushing for 118 yards on 21 carries scored three third quarter points and two touchdowns to overcome Tulsa 21-13. Tulsa led 7-0 at halftime behind Don Blackman’s defense as Arkansas and Tulsa stayed unbeaten in a stadium record crowd of 45,428.

Fayetteville Ark Arkans Ben Cowins Razorbacks Tulsa Don Blackman Blackman Arkansas Golden Hurricane Cowins Brad Shoup Sherman Johnson Ron Calcagni Ark—Cowins Ordonez Ark—Eckwood Tul—Taylor Rader

College football results from broad regional matchups

A dense roundup lists scores across divisions and regions. Notable outcomes include Indiana Pa. 21 over Lock Haven 84 and Penn St. 58 over Rhode Island 17, with Texas Christiana Rhode Island 17 and Missouri 23 both appearing. The tally covers numerous colleges from Hofstra to Carolina St. and beyond.

East St. Peter’s F.C Thiel Bethany W.va Washington, Mo Rochester Westmastr California Albright Delaware Val Kings Point Amherst Bowdoin Army Washington St de Bloomsburg Mansfield St Boston Northeastern Columbia Lafayette Connecticut Nichols Moravian Widener New Hampshire W. Chester St Norwich Coast Guard Pace St. John’s Penn Baldwin-Wallace Muskingum Ball St Cent Michigan Culver-Stockton Iowa Weslyn Evansville Maryvilled Grove City Mount Union Baylor Wayne Mich Ferris St Bowling Green Wittenberg Ohio

Oklahoma Slashes Missouri Tigers In Big Eight Opener

Oklahoma overpowered Missouri 45-23 as Billy Sims ran for four touchdowns and Uwe von Schumann set an NCAA record with consecutive extra points. Lott and Sims propelled a 484 rushing yard attack while the Sooners built a 28-7 lead by halftime, despite Missouri’s late first-half march.

Oklahoma Missouri Sims

Odessa area hunting and fishing notes and results

An erratum corrects deer season dates from Jan 18 to Jan 1 and outlines ongoing Texas hunting rules. The Permian Bass Club hosts its October memorial tournament at Hubbard Creek Lake with Crain Park HQ, added to Dove season timelines across North and South zones, plus a Nowater Bass Club event. Pigeon race results list Ray Cothran the winner with top placements for Woodfin, Keese, Pflieger, and Deana Keese.

Permian Bass Club Hubbard Creek Lake Crain Park Nowater Bass Club Denver City Hubbard Creek PBC Ray Cothran Abilene Odessa Permian Basin

Notre Dame Ends Purdue Undefeated Streak In Low-Scoring Win

Jerome Heavens bolted 26 yards for a third period TD and Joe Unis added a 27 yard field goal as Notre Dame defeated previously unbeaten Purdue 10-6 in South Bend. Purdue led 6-0 on two Scott Levereen field goals before Randy Harrison's interception set up the Irish scoring drive.

South Bend Ind Jerome Heavens Joe Unis Notre Dame Purdue Boilermakers Scott Levereen Irish Heavens Mark Herrmann

Nebraska Pounds Indiana in High-Scoring rout

Nebraska, ranked 12th, defeated Indiana 69 to 17 at Bloomington as tailback I M Hipp ran for 123 yards and four touchdowns. Hipp sparked four first-quarter TDs, setting stadium marks for individual touchdowns and points, while Indiana’s defense struggled and several Cornhusker drives were quick, aided by short punts and a punt return.

Bloomington Ind I.M. Hipp Nebraska Indiana Memorial Stadium Indiana Hipp Hoosiers Cornhuskers Kenny Brown Hoosier Scott Arnett

Sul Ross Tops McMurry 3-0 On Field Goal Kick

Travis Howard of Sul Ross, a former Permian HS athlete, kicked a 32 yard field goal with 9 53 left in the third to lift Sul Ross to a 3 0 win over McMurry in a TI AA game. Harbour and Bachefer led the defense with multiple tackles and sacks as Sul Ross moves to 1 3 and 1 2 in conference play. McMurry sits at 3 1 and 2 1, and both teams set for next week games at Austin College and Tarleton State respectively.

Alpine Travis Howard Odessa Sul Ross McMurry Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Howard David Harbour Mike Bachefer Harbour Bachefer Austin College Tarleton State Abilene

New Mexico State Falls to Southern Illinois in Close Duel

In Carbondale, Illinois, New Mexico State quarterback David Spriggs threw for 536 yards and four touchdowns on 31 of 59 passes as Southern Illinois beat NM State 43-39. Jeff Evans caught 15 passes for 310 yards and two scores, while LIU fullback Bernell Quinn ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns.

Carbondale Ill David Spriggs New Mexico State Southern Illinois Spriggs Jeff Evans LIU Bernell Quinn

Carol Tylka Wins Mayor's Mini Marathon High School Race

Carol Tylka of the West Texas Running Club won the 5-mile mayor's mini marathon high school division with a personal best 34:49, finishing 20th among 200 runners. Jack Petty placed third overall in 28:56 and led the 30-39 division, while Arlene Regan ran a personal best 42:44 for second in the 35-plus women’s class.

Amarillo Carol Tylka West Texas Tylka Jack Petty Arlene Regan

Penn State throttles TCU 58-0 in dominant win

Unbeaten Penn State, ranked fifth, crushed Texas Christian 58-0 behind quarterback Chuck Fusina two TD passes and Booker Moore three rushing scores. Fusina completed 11 of 14 for 165 yards as Penn State led 28-0 at halftime and stretched the margin with a 53-yard scoring pass to Brad Scovill and a safety late.

Lions TCU Moore Bahr Fusina Bob Bassett Joel Coles Brad Scovill Joe Paterno F. A. Dry Horned Frogs Matt Suhey Steve Bayuk Penn State Bruce Clark Horn Frogs Luhey Frogs Bassett Bayuk Irv Pankey Coles Scott Fitzkee Jim Allen Craig Richardson State Greg Porter Scovill Penn PSU

Freshman Art Schlichter Leads Ohio State Past Baylor 34-28

In a rain soaked game at Ohio Stadium, freshman quarterback Art Schlichter threw 51 yards for a touchdown and ran 24 yards for another as 13th ranked Ohio State defeated Baylor 34-28. The win gave Woody Hayes his 200th career victory, while Baylor suffered its third straight defeat.

Columbus Ohio Art Schlichter Ohio State Baylor Woody Hayes Buckeyes Amos Alonzo Stagg University of Chicago Schlichter Doug Donley Bears Steve Smith Gordon Marshall Mike Fisher Tony Laws Smith Bob Mitchell Bob Bledsoe Bledsoe Howver Kelton Dansler Mark Sullivan Hayes Denison Miami Stagg Chicago

Michigan Clobbers Duke 52-0 in Interconference rout

Michigan, ranked fourth, routed Duke 52 to 0 in Ann Arbor as tailback Harlan Huckleby ran for 84 yards and scored twice, moving to 2,141 career rushing yards to pass Tom Harmon. The Wolverines improved to 3-0 while Duke fell to 2-1 before a 104,832 crowd.

Ann Arbor Mich Harlan Huckleby Michigan Duke Detroit Huckleby Tom Harmon Harmon Russell Davis Wolverines Rick Leach Dale Reitz Mike Dunn Blue Devils

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