Oklahoma Routs Colorado in Close 21-20 Clash
No. 2 Oklahoma edged Colorado 21-20 as Joe Washington returned a punt 74 yards and scored on an 11-yard run. Elvis Peacock added a late two-yard TD run. Colorado fought back with two fourth down conversions and a late drive ending in a missed two-point try.
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Okla
UPI
Joe Washington
Oklahoma
Colorado
Washington
Elvis Peacock
Dave Williams
Bill Waddy
Tom Mackenzie
Buffs
Sooners
Miller Leads Kaiser Open After Third Round
Miller birdied 17 and 18 to grab a one stroke lead at Silverado North in the Kaiser International Open. Curl and Littler tied for second at 12 under after Curl tied the course record with 64, while Littler shot 69 and Fleckman 71 to sit at 10 under. The field included Nicklaus and Lietzke at 208, with January fading after a 78 third round.
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Rod Curl
Gene Littler
Miller
Lee Trevino
Littler
Marty Fleckman
Curl
Silverado
Fleckman
Tom Jenkins
Gibby Gulbert
Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Lietzke
Don January
Lou Graham
Carl
California
East
Kaiser
Nebraska Routs Miami as Ferragamo Sparks comeback
Nebraska, ranked fourth, rallied from a 9-7 halftime deficit to beat Miami 31-16 in Lincoln. Reserve quarterback Vince Ferragamo supplied a touchdown pass and directed three scoring drives after the break, including an 80-yard fourth quarter march. John O’Leary added a late scoring run as the Cornhuskers pulled away. Miami earlier led on Chris Dennis field goals.
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Vince Ferragamo
Nebraska
Hurricanes
Miami Fla
Ferragamo
Cornhuskers
John O'Leary
Huskers
Mike Coyle
Miami
O'Leary
Cornhusker
Chris Dennis
Dayton Rolls Past Toledo 24 13 in Nonconference Tilt
Dayton Flyers defeated the University of Toledo 24 to 13 in a nonconference college football game. Kevin Conley rushed 111 yards on 16 carries and partnered with Jim McVay on a pitchout to set up Jim Snow for a 3 yard score in the first quarter. Snow added the other Dayton touchdown and McVay kicked a field goal in the second. Toledo answered with two late touchdowns in the final period.
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Dayton
Kevin Conley
University of Toledo
Conley
Jim McVay
Jim Snow
Flyers
Snow
McVay
Gridiron meal money debate grows as costs rise
Melvin Durslag surveys inflation fears in pro sports, noting a 1978 NFL meal allowance target of 26 dollars a day, with hockey at 22 and baseball at 23. He recalls hotel signings and room service costs, jokes about vegetarian players, and warns of deflation effects on salaries as costs surge.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
St Louis
Maury Wills
Maury
Walter O'Malley
Dodgers
New York
Bill Walton
Bill
Plato
da Vinci
Francis of Assisi
Isaac Newton
Hitler
Muhammad Ali
Philppines
Zaire
Manila
Gullett Strikes, Reds Rally In Big Fifth To Beat Pirates
Joe Morgan stole three bases and set three playoff records as Cincinnati won 5-4. Gullett allowed eight hits in a complete game for the Reds while Norman struggled for Pittsburgh. Richie Hebner and Frank Taveras drove early runs for the Pirates, with Foster and Concepcion contributing for Cincinnati in a tense game.
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
Hues
Norman
Booker
Gullett
Richie Hebners
Frank Taveras
Speed Flash
Joe Morgan
Dave Lopes
Los Angeles
Jerry Reuss
Sloppiness costs A's in error filled game with Red Sox
Darrell Johnson dismissed the mistakes as kinks to shake out while noting no need to alter plans for the pennant series. Reggie Cleveland would start for Boston with Wise set for Oakland game three as Carl Yastrzemski blamed the long season break for sloppy play on both teams. Yaz described a late seventh inning leaping catch on Billy Williams and stressed staying with the ball after contact.
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Looey
Johnson
Boston
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A’s
Red Sox
Reggie Cleveland
Rick Wise
Carl Yastrzemski
Billy Williams
Yastrzemski
Yaz
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