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Stewart ListedL. U. Grid Defense RankedHigh Among NI A1KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Special)—I In addition to the two high spots T « rih,.c r inrntn University in team statistics, iLncoln Uni-Jefferson Cit s L iversitv had one individual amongfootball Tigers ranked high among ;tjje naijon’s leaders in punting, the nation’s some 460 small un*-;Quaytcrback Perry Stewart, a 165 versities and colleges defensively!pound junior, ranked 14th across during the 1962 campaign, it was'then ation as a punier with an average of an even 40 yards per kick.Stewart, who shared the signal calling duties with freshman Alton Adams, booted the pigskin oval 44 times for 1,760 yards.tfIannounced today by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics here.Of all the small colleges and universities playing football during the recently completed season, Lincoln University rated 30th in team total defense by allowing its opjxm-ents an average of only 173.7 yards per game.The Dwight Reed coached Tigers also ranked 25th in the nation in team passing defense by permitting grid foes an average Of only 60.6 yards per contest. The Tigers’ aerial defenders allowed their rivals to complete only 33 of 117 pass attempts for 545 yards, while intercepting an even dozen passes.Lincoln, which completed the ‘62 campaign with a 5-3-1 record and snagged the Mid-Western Athetic Association championship with a 2-0-1 mark, gave up only 1,563 total vards in nine contests. In a schedule which included no less than three of the nation’s highest ranking small schools and several of the ‘near top’ offensive units, the Bengals gave up 1,018 yards on the ground and 545 yards in the air far a 173.7 average.
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Jefferson City Post Tribune
Jefferson City, Missouri, US
Thu, Dec 27, 1962
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