Sooners rout Oregon behind Ivory's 104 yards
Oklahoma, ranked No. 1, overwhelmed Oregon 62-7 as reserve halfback Horace Ivory ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Jim Culbreath and Jim Littrell added TD runs, Billy Brooks scored on a 19 yard end around, and Owls Owens connected on multiple passes as the Sooners rolled to the victory before 70,261 fans.
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Weiskopf Leads World Open After 54 Holes at Pinehurst
Tom Weiskopf shot a 68 to reach 7 under par 206 and lead Pat Fitzsimons by one stroke in the World Open Golf Tournament at Pinehurst No. 2. Fitzsimons shot even par 71 with four birdies and four bogeys to sit at 6 under. Ed Sneed shaved to 208 after a 70 to finish alone in third.
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Lee Elder
Don Bies
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Mac McLendon
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Tom Kite
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Kentucky Routs Virginia Tech in Season Opener 27 8
Kentucky rolled to a 27 8 victory over Virginia Tech in Lexington as Steve Campassi scored two third quarter touchdowns and Sonny Collins rushed for 120 yards before leaving late. Collins neared the SEC career yardage record, Cliff Hite threw a TD, and Derrick Ramsey provided key ground gain.
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UPI
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Sonny Collins
Kentucky
Virginia Tech
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Collins
Wildcats
Rick Fromm
Phil Rogers
Glenville and Madison play to tie in first meeting
Glenville and Madison College of Virginia battled to a scoreless tie in Glenville. Earl Adolfson led Glenville as they outgained Madison 355 yards to 161, with a late interception by John Tull denying a scoring chance and a missed 36 yard field goal by Bob Ward.
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UPI
Madison College of Virginia
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Madison
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Ahmad Rashad Out for Bills Season Surgery Ends Year
Ahmad Rashad is out for the Buffalo Bills season after knee surgery at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. He suffered a left knee injury during Fridays loss to Kansas City, was hit in the air by Chiefs cornerback Jim Marsalis while gaining 15 yards, and was the Bills’ leading receiver last season with 36 receptions for 433 yards and four touchdowns.
Northwestern Runs Past Purdue Behind Boykin's Three TDs
Northwestern senior tailback Greg Boykin, returning from a knee injury, ran 25 times for a career high 122 yards and scored on 21, 10 and seven yard touchdowns to power a 31 25 Big Ten win over Purdue.
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Galindez Retains WBA Light Heavyweight Title
In Johannesburg at Rand Stadium Victor Galindez defeated challenger Pierre Fourie in a split decision to retain the World Boxing Association light heavyweight title. The hard fought bout produced nose blood for both men with no knockdowns. two judges favored Galindez while one favored Fourie. Public scorecards were not released.
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Chiefs, Oilers reach Wright trade pact for draft picks
Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers settle compensation for Elmo Wright after he exercised his option with Kansas City and signed with Houston. Chiefs receive three draft picks: Houston's No. 5 and Green Bay's No. 6 in 1976, plus Houston's fourth round pick in 1977.
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Lions Ground Game Crushes Stanford at Penn State
Penn State's grinding attack rushed for four touchdowns to beat Stanford 34-14 at University Park. Freshman Tom Donovan ran 61 yards for a major, while Duane Taylor and Rich Mauti also scored on short runs. Cordova threw two touchdowns for Stanford but PSU dominated the second half and held Stanford to midfield after halftime.
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Luck Leads Nebraska To 10-7 Season Opener Victory
Nebraska senior quarterback Terry Luck, making his first start in five years, guided the seventh ranked Cornhuskers to a 10-7 win over LSU. Luck connected on a five yard touchdown pass to Bobby Thomas in the second quarter, and a 37 yard field goal by Mike Coyle extended the lead to 10-0 before LSU answered with a 64 yard scoring drive capped by Pat Lyons.
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Neb
UPI
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Nebraska
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Mike Coyle
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Lyons
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Washington State tops Kansas 18 14 in comeback
Washington State defensive end Mark Hussleen recovered his second fumble with 7 28 left and Vern Chamberlain scored a one yard TD to lift the Cougars to an 18 14 win over Kansas. The result spoiled Bud Moore's debut as Kansas head coach. Hussleen also helped set up a field goal by Chuck Diedrick with a school record.
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Washington State
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Alabama
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Skip Sharp
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Patriots Vote to Strike Sunday Exhibition With Jets
The New England Patriots voted 37-0 with seven abstentions to skip Sunday's nationally televised exhibition against the New York Jets at Yale Bowl New Haven amid a dispute with NFL owners over contract guidelines. Jets reportedly planned to play. Patriots player rep Randy Vataha said the strike followed talks with Ed Garvey head of the NFL Players Association.
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Ohio U Stymies Central Michigan In Muddy MAC Tie
Ohio University stymied Central Michigan in a 6 6 MAC battle as Yugoslav freshman Rabe Savich and Gary Homer traded four field goals up to 38 yards. Hodges was held to 92 rushing yards, the first sub 100 game in 13 outings, while CMU restricted Ohio to 98 rushing yards.
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Kenyon downs Bethany 24 12 in opener
Kenyon defeated Bethany 24 to 12 as Brad Townsend rushed 113 yards and Tom Daley scored twice. The Lords led 14-0 after Mic Forgrave found Scott Jennings for a 15-yard TD pass and Daley added a one-yard rushing score.
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