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NEWS ANDWtjrvTRIBUNESUNDAY, Nov. 20, 1977 JACK GUTHRIE — News Tribune Sports Editor• State high school football playoffs• Lincoln University football• University of Missouri footballSoutheast grabs MIAA title share but Lincoln's Parker sets recordsWhen a football team goes 0-11 on the season for the second year in a row. plenty of “what ifs and what might have beens must run through the minds of its players and coaches.The Lincoln Blue Tigers, after losing at home Saturday 28-6 to Southeast Missouri State, will have plenty of “what ifs” to remember, especially about the season-ending contestThe Indians, by virtue of the win and Missouri-Rolla’s 21-19 victory over Northeast Missouri State, tie for the MIAA title with Rolla. Both teams finished the conference season at 4-1-1.For Lincoln, one what if will center around two first-quarter penalties one a clipping call on a punt return and one an illegal receiver down field infraction on a Greg Parker pass — that called back two touchdowns by Blue Tiger speedster Mike West.A what might have been” will center around the lost communication between the LU coaches in the press box and the staff on the field. The field phones went dead during the second half as the Southeast defense began to stunt. The coaches on the sidelines were unable to pick up the Indian blitz that was so visible from above Southeast held Lincoln's rushing offense to minus 31 yards in the second half, due mostly to six quarterback sacks totalling losses of 52 yardsBut the Blue Tigers were not without their own highlights in the game. Parker, who completed eight of 24 passing attempts for 153 yards Saturday, set a new Lincoln record for passing yardage in a season. The freshman quarterback passed for 1526 yards this year and also helped Lincoln to set a new record for team passing yardage in a season at 1743 yardsHe also picked up 21 yards rushing against Southeast to establish a new Lincoln record for total offense in a season at 1642 yards.And the Blue Tiger defense had its own moral victory as it held Southeast from a score late in the second quarter, stopping Indian runners four times from inside the one yard-line.call gave Southeast the ball on Lincoln’s 3-yard lineThe Lincoln defense, aided by the end-zone cheering of Bruce Kramer, the Blue Tigers' all-conference linebacker who is sidelined this season with a muscle disease, held the Indians on four straight plays before the half ended.After stopping Southeast at the Lincoln 13 on its first possession, Lincoln drove the ball 80 yards in seven plays, with JoJo Galloway putting the Tigers up 6-0 with a 1-yard run. The drive, which has sparked by a 22-yard run by Richard Bates and a 36-yard romp by Parker, marked the seventh game this season in which Lincoln scored firstThen the Blue Tigers forced the Indians to punt from their own 41 and it looked as though West would put another LU touchdown on the scoreboard as he returned the kick into the Southeast end zone. But the clipping call nullified the run and Lincoln had the ball instead at its own 11.Parker moved the team to Southeast's 32 yard line and on fourth-and-nine, scrambled to the near sideline, cut back to the middle and threw a touchdow n pass to West But the officials ruled the Tigers had an illegal man down field and Lincoln was forced to punt the ball to Southeast.The Indians marched the ball 80 yards on 14 running plays for a touchdown with 10:30 left in the half Mike Wood's extra point put Southeast ahead 7-6.Wood added a 55-yard field goal with 2:26 to play in the half and on Lincoln's next possession Parker fumbled and the Indians recovered at the LU 36 A pass interferenceWith momentum on it side, Lincoln came out fired up in the second half and West kept things going, returning the opening kickoff 50 yard to the Southeast 43. But once inside the 10 yard line. Parker was sacked once and threw two incompletions to halt the drive.Southeast pulled ahead 17-6 as Mike Wieser scored his second touchdown on a 1-yard run w ith 2:37 left in the third quarterWood made it 20-6 with a 21-vard kick with 9:53 left in the gameOn Lincoln's next possession. Parker was intercepted to set up another Southeast touchdown This time quarterback Phil Miller hit Randy Roddy for a 7-yard score and Wood’s kick was blocked, giving the Indians a 26-6 leadWest returned the ensuing kickoff 36 yards and the Blue Tigers threatened again, moving the ball to the Indian 15. But a fourth-down option pass by Galloway sailed over Ricky King’s head and out of the end zoneThe final plays of the game — like the Lincoln season itself — were less than glittering With the ball on his own 21 and 23 seconds left to play, reserve quarterback Cleodis Fields was sacked for a loss of eight yards Then Lincoln was flagged nine yards for holding and, on the last play of the game. West, running a reverse, was tackled in the end zone for a Southeast safetv.West on the moveLincoln University s Mike West (86) stumbles as he returns the second half kickoff in Saturday s game against Southeast Missouri State. But the Blue Tiger speedster regained his balance and carried the ball 50 yards to the Southeast 43 yard line Westreturned two other kickoffs 36 and 16 yards during the gome and returned a punt for a touchdown only to have the play nullified by a clipping penalty. The Indians gamed a share of the MIAA title with their 28-6 victory over Lincoln. (News Tribune photo)■College football scores-EASTBoston Col 34. MassachusettsDelaware 21. Colgate 3 Fordham 78. New Haven 7 Holy Cross 14. Connecticut 3 Rutgers 63, Boston C 8 Syracuse 28. W Virginia 9 Temple 38, Villanova 15SOUTHAustin Peav 24. E Tennessee St. 10Citadel 10. Furman 3 Glemson 31. S Carolina 27 Florida 38. Utah 29 Kentucky 21. Tennessee 17 Maryland 28, Virginia 0 Morgan St 33. How ard l\ 2414Mississippi St 18. MississippiMurray st :i w Kentucky 11 \ Carol iSK Louisiana t! N A siana 21Tennessee Tech 21. Mid Tennessee 9 Vanderbilt 13. Cincinnati 9 V.M120. Rhode Island 7 Virginia Tech 28, W ake Forest10Wash Lee 20. Georgetown. D C L8MIDWESTKansas 24. Missouri 22 Iowa St. 21. Oklahoma St 13 SE Missouri 28. Lincoln 6Missouri Rolla 21. NE Missouri 19 Cent Missouri 14. S WMissouri 7 Ball St 45, E Michigan 21 Cent Michigan 28 WMichigan 23 Cent St.. Ohio 30. Alabama .AM 7 Drake 13. S Illmois9 E Illinois 17. EvansvilleO Indiana 21. Purdue 10 Memphis St 28, W ichita St 14 Michigan 14. Ohio St 6 Michigan St 22. Iowa 16 Minnesota 13 Wisconsin 7 N Illinois 20, Ohio U 6 Northwestern 21. Illinois 7 Notre Dame 49. Air Force 0Wabash 20, St John s Minn 9 Widener 19, Cent Iowa oSOUTHWESTArizona 41 Texas El Paso 24 Arkansas 47 SMl’7 Texas 29, Bavlor7 Texas.AM 52.TCU23 W Texas St 57, Tulsa 21FAR WESTBrigham Young 30. Long Beach St 27 Colorado 23, Kansas St 0 Colorado St 25. Arizona St 14 M X St 44 Oregon 28. Oregon St 16 Stanford 21. California 3 Washington 35. Washington St
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Sun, Nov 20, 1977
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