Syracuse Domination Sparks 123-78 Season Opener
Syracuse University opened the 1973-74 basketball season with a 123-78 win over Buffalo at Manley Field House. Dennis Sweet D DuVal led with 26 points and joined the 1,000-point club as Rudy Hackett Chris Sease and Jimmy Lee also contributed double digits. The Orange raced to an 11-0 start and led 65-35 at halftime.
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Dennis
Sweet D
U of B
Leo Richardson
Bill Orange
Manley Dome
The
Orange
Cornell
DuVal
Dave Bing
Rudy Hackett
Nottingham
Chris Sease
Jimmy Lee
Steve Shaw
Tom Standis
Horace Brawley
Ray Goss
Tom Tobias
American U
Iis
Bing and Co
Colgate
Danforth
Buffalo
Syracuse
Goss
Lee
Homne
Stapleton
Pope
Si Dic’son
Meadors
Browky
Shaw Randall
Degner
Peterson
DeMarle
Demski
Hacketts
Tobias
Dooms
Tones
Standis
Sease
Slayton
Navy Romps Army 51-0 in Service Classic rout at Philadelphia
Navy torpedoed Army 51-0 with four interceptions and 31 points in the second quarter. Navy coach George Welsh used all 59 players while Army coach Tom Cahill acknowledged a brutal defeat as the Cadets suffered their 10th straight loss in the storied series.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Army
West Point
Navy Brass
John, W. Warner
Naval Academy
William P. Mack
D.K. Forbes
Warner
George Welsh
Yeager
Mike Yeager
Welsh
Tom Cahill
Blazers win in overtime to close gap on Nordiques
Herman Karp scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Syracuse Blazers defeated the Maine Nordiques 5-4 in a North American Hockey League game in Lewiston. The win pulls Syracuse within one point of the league leaders with two games in hand, and a later matchup with Long Island looms at the War Memorial. Karp opened the scoring rush with Kennedy each adding first-period goals to give a 3-0 lead after the first period.
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Lewiston
Herman Karp
Syracuse Blazers
Maine Nordiques
Blazers
Nordiques
Karp
Richard Brodenr
Ner
Jamie Kennedy
Laver
van Dillen
Auburn
McIntyre
Rusty Fuller
United
Alabama
Sooners Complete Unbeaten Season With 45 18 win
Oklahoma defeats Oklahoma State 45 to 18 in Stillwater to finish an undefeated season for the Sooners. Steve Davis, a red shirt freshman, led a 21 3 halftime lead with a 7 yard TD run, 57 yard punt return set up by Joe Washington, and a nine yard TD rush.
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Sooners
Stillwater
Okla
Steve Davis
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Davis
Joe Washington
Waymon Clark
Washington
Jimbo Elrod
Cliff Parsley
Steve Dodd
Kenneth Pope
Brent Blackman
Scott Hill
Treki
Abby Daigle
Charles Weatherbie
Fulcher
Syracuse freshmen crush Buffalo in season opener 111-66
Syracuse freshmen led by Larry Kelley and Earnie Seibert with 21 points each defeat Buffalo JV 111 to 66 at Manley Field House. SU shoots 52.2 percent to Buffalo 35.1 and dominates with 58 56 rebounding while committing 47 turnovers.
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Tommy Green
Syracuse
Buffalo
Jvs
Manley Field House
Tangerines
Cornell
Larry Kelley
Earnie Sielbert
Johnson
Miasses
Xuitine aSip Et
Williams
Marable
Kelly
Barnett
Wood
Ziel'ski Oo Gross
Ridell
Arrington
Weber
Doktofsky
Wathawar
Thomas
DiPalma
Fowlay
Kovel
Hagan
O Fenderson
Parker
Gray
Seibert
Australia Takes Davis Cup by Sweeping Doubles
Australia toppled the United States 3-0 in the Davis Cup Challenge Round as John Newcombe and Rod Laver defeated Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen in 67 minutes 6-1 6-2 6-4. Team captain Neale Fraser predicted years of Cup success for Australia.
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Cleveland
Australia
United States
John Newcombe
Rod Laver
Neale Fraser
Harry Hopman
Newcombe
Laver
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Erik van Dillen
San Mateo
Calif
Tom Gorman
Seattle
Smith
Fraser
Bama Dominates Auburn 35-0 in Birmingham Showdown
Alabama rolled past Auburn 35-0 as Wilbur Jackson scored on a 14 yard run and Rutledge added two touchdowns. The Tide solidified a 11-0 record heading into the Sugar Bowl with Notre Dame, while Auburn prepared for its Sun Bowl clash with Missouri.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wilbur Jackson
Billingsley
Firedi
Mike
Alabama
Auburn
Crimson Tides
Notre Dame
Jackson
Missouri
Woodrow Lowe
Mike Washington
Mike Raines
Seddrick McIntyre
Tide
Wade Whatley
Nis
Potsdam State Opens Season With 72 57 Win
Potsdam State defeated Utica College 72 to 57 behind 15 points from Mike Dean and Ted Bence. Bill Davis scored 18 for Utica in the season opener.
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WKCA
Mike Dean
Ted Bence
Potsdam State
Utica College
Bill Davis
Connors Proposes During Davis Cup Setback
Jimmy Connors asked Chris Evert to marry after placing a diamond ring on her finger in Florida. The engagement comes as the U S Davis Cup team trailed Australia, with Connors previously declining Cup play before the final round.
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Cleveland
United States
Australia
Jimmy Connors
Florida
Chris Evert
Connors
Dennis Ralston
Harcourt Woods
Stan Smith
Smith
Jimmy
Chris’ Ring
Arthur Ashe
Johannesburg
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Sion
Bob Jackson
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Nebraska
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Bama
Rutledge
Gary Rutledge
Tullisul Ofie
Alice
Richard Todd
Randy Billingsley
Lowe
Rusty Deen
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Potsdam
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