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Gator Bowl bid
may await Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (UPI) -Au
burn University, the Southeast
ern Conference’s Cinderella
football team of 1972, can
assure itself of an invitation to
a major New Year’s extrava
ganza Saturday if it can get by
troublesome Georgia.
The Tigers, 7-1 in a year they
were picked by most to be
close to the bottom of the con
ference, apparently need only
to get by the Bulldogs from
Athens, Ga., to assure them
selves of one of the major post
season bowls — perhaps the
Gator Bowl.
A sellout crowd of some 62,-
000 and a regional television
(ABC) audience were to witness
the 76th meeting between the
two Southern rivals.
Most experts had ranked Au
burn low in pre-season ratings
because it lost Heisman Trophy
quarterback Pat Sullivan and
all-America end Terry Beasley.
However, Coach Ralph “Shug”
Jordan came up with a solid
running attack led by senior
Around SEC
’Bama is Auburn’s
number two foe
By United Press International
Alabama, whose No. 2 na
tional ranking irks Tide follow
ers, also is running No. 2 on a
list everybody expected it to
top — Auburn’s who’s who of
foes.
At least, the Tide is second
at Auburn this year if Coach
Shug Jordan is telling it
straight.
Jordan said Thursday that his
team’s regionally tele
vised clash with Georgia Satur
day is “our biggest game of
the year.
“We haven’t beaten them
here (Auburn) since 1964,” jor
dan said of Georgia. “This
could really make our season if
we win. I hope our people rea
lize the challenge before us.”
Auburn apparently is bowl
bound despite the outcome of
the game, but Georgia’s bowl
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tailback Terry Henley, the
SEC’s top rusher and scorer,
and a tough defense anchored
by end Danny Sanspree and
cornerback Dave Beck.
The status of Henley (804
yards and 11 touchdowns) was
a cloud hanging over the Au
burn camp. Henley received a
knee injury in the Florida game
and even though the Tigers had
a week off, Jordan was not
listing his star runner as a
starter late in the week.
He listed sophomore Chris
Linderman who has come on
strong the second half of the
season and is fourth in the con
ference in average per game
with 65.3 yards.
“We needed that week off be
cause of a bruising schedule,”
said Jordan. “Henley was able
to make some progress, as did
fullback James Owens and line
backer Bill Newton. However,
they are not close to full speed
at this point and we will just
have to wait until kickoff to
see if they will be able to play
hopes may depend upon a vic
tory over the Tigers. So Coach
Vince Dooley probably will
have the Bulldogs primed for
action despite his forecast that
it will take an inspired game
by Georgia and an off day by
Auburn for his team to win.
Alabama is devoting its at
tention this week to Virginia
Tech and the nation’s top col
legiate passer, quarterback Don
Strock. Coach Bear Bryant said
the Tide had a “good practice”
Thursday and “we have our
stuff down pretty well.”
Coach Bill Battle had just the
opposite reaction at Tennessee,
where the Vols are preparing
for Mississippi. “I’m disappoint
ed in today’s workout,” Battle
said Thursday as he left a rain
soaked practice field. Battle
emphasized the kicking game
during the drill.
at all.”
Georgia (6-3) could put itself
in the bowl picture with an up
set of the 10th ranked Tigers.
Georgia came to Auburn two
years ago as the underdog and
won 31-17. Last year Auburn
won 35-20 in Athens. Georgia
leads the series between the
schools 34 - 35 and there have
been six ties.
Georgia’s hero of late has
been placekicker Kim Brace
well whose left foot has
provided the margin of victory
in three Bulldog wins. His 37-
yard field goal with 50 seconds
left gave Georgia a 10-7 win
over Florida in its last outing.
Tailback Jimmy Poulos leads
the Georgia ground attack
with 550 yards on 148 carries
and has scored six touchdowns.
Split end Rex Putnal has caught
13 passes for 344 yards and
three touchdowns.
Aubum has lost to Louisiana
State while Georgia dropped
games to Tulane, Alabama and
Tennessee.
Vanderbilt received word
from the trainers that guard
Tom Galbierz, sidelined with an
arm infection, and tackle Mike
Kirk, out with the flu, would be
ready to play against Tulane
Saturday.
More than 1,200 students
cheered Louisiana State’s prac
tice Thursday and Coach Char
lie McClendon called it “the
largest I’ve ever seen for a pep
rally at LSU.” The Tigers meet
Mississippi State Saturday
night.
Kentucky will start freshman
Steve Campassi at flanker and
Rick Fromm will replace Jim
Hovey at defensive end against
Florida, according to Coach
John Ray.
Flames
defeat
Islanders
ATLANTA (UPI) - Goalie
Phil Myre led a strong Atlanta
defense Thursday night as the
Flames skated to an easy 4-0
win over the hapless New York
Islanders.
It was the first shutout of the
year for Myre, and the first in
the history of the Atlanta ex
pansion outfit. The amazing
Flames, now 8-8-3 and only one
point out of first place in the
Western Division of the Nation
al Hockey League, have lost
only once in their last six out
ings.
“Phil Myre played an out
standing game and our defense
men also played well,” Coach
Bernie Georffrion said. “We
played a good strong game in
the first period, tired a little bit
in the second, and came on
strong in the third.”
Geoffrion summed up the At
lanta win as the Flames came
out aggressively in the first
period, scoring on a shot by
Billy McMillan with only 5:14
elapsed. Less than eight min
utes later, Lou Morrison scored
the Flames’ second goal, his
fifth score of the year.
In the final period, John
Stewart and Ray Comeau add
ed insurance goals to sew up
Atlanta’s eight win of the
year.
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hunting in Spalding County.
Navy fears Tech’s
speed on defense
ATLANTA (UPI) - Navy
Coach Rick Forzano says he’s
had trouble preparing the Mid
dies for Saturday’s game here
against Georgia Tech.
“Georgia Tech is the kind of
football team that it is toughest
to defense,” Forzano explained.
“They are about our size but
they have more speed. And
their quarterback, Eddie Mc-
Ashan, is like a lighted fuse.
“He will sizzle and sizzle un
til he finally explodes with a
crucial run or pass.”
Forzano said he was dis
pleased with Navy’s weak pass
rush last week against Pitts
burgh, even though the Middies
won, 28-13.
“We’ve got to come up with
a better pass rush against
Georgia Tech,” said Forzano.
“McAshan is the type quarter
back tha t makes you preach con
tainment to your defense and
when you do, he will stand in
the pocket and kill you with his
passing.”
Georgia Tech (5-3-1) is a 10-
point favorite over Navy (4-5-0)
for the 2 p.m. EST contest at
Grant Field. Only 40,000, two
thirds of capacity, is expected
to attend because the Georgia-
Auburn game is being televised
regionally.
The Yellow Jackets would
like to win big Saturday, some
thing in line with last Satur
day’s 42-10 victory over Boston
College, to get back in position
for a bowl bid. Tech appeared
a prime bowl target before
being upset two weeks ago by
Duke, a team Navy lost to by
one point when a two-point con
version failed.
“With Boston College having
beaten Syracuse by 37 points
the previous week, we were
especially impressive last Sat
urday,” said a Georgia Tech
official. “We have reason to
believe that another perform
ance like that would interest
one of the smaller bowls.”
McAshan is the man Tech
looks to in such a bid. Like
Forzano said, “when McAshan
has a hot hand, he will burn
people.”
Tech’s senior quarterback
threw five touchdowns this sea
son while virtually rewriting
the passing section of the Tech
record book.
Navy, which upset the Air
Force and scored 23 points on
the tough Notre Dame defense,
will bet its chips on its running
game—and especially on 170-
pound sophomore tailback
Cleveland Cooper who has
topped 100 yards in rushing four
straight weeks and, with a 799
total, is now only 35 yards shy
of the all-time Navy record set
by Joe Bellino in 1960.
“Anybody who has seen Coo
per has to say he is a super
runner,” said Forzano.
Georgia Tech’s running game
has been below par this season
but was in full gear last Satur
day when the Yellow Jackets
rushed for 265 yards against
Boston College. The Jackets
are averaging only 144 yards
per game on the ground and
leading rushers Greg Horne
and Bruce Southall, a pair of
205-pound juniors, have gained
only 390 and 278 yards respec
tively.
Navy’s No. 2 rusher, 170-
pound junior Dan Howard, has
gained 475.
Although Navy’s passing at
tack has been only a shadow of
Georgia Tech’s, Middie Bert
Calland is the nation’s 10th
leading receiver.
The man Forzano fears next
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FSU, N. C. State
Peach Bowl bound
ATLANTA (UPI) - The
Peach Bowl executive commit
tee announced Thursday that it
has selected Florida State and
Prep
ratings
ATLANTA (UPI) - The fi
nal 1972 ratings for Georgia
high school football teams as
selected by the U P I Coaches
Board.
Team Points
1. Moultrie AAA (10-0) 197
2. Lakeside AAA (10-0) 187
3. Douglas Co. AAA (10-0) 169
4. S’west Atl. AA (10-0) 145
5. Valdosta AAA (9-1) 131
6. Waycross AAA (9-1) 112
7. N. Springs AA (10-0) 103
8. Cen. Macon AAA (9-0-1) 94
9. Griffin AAA (9-0-1) 88
10. Wash. Wilkes A (10-0) 66
Othersreceiving consideration
(in alphabetical order): Avon
dale AAA (9-1); Central Thom
asville AA (10 -0); Cherokee
AAA (10 -0); Gainesville AA
(9 -1); Laney AAA (9 -1);
Southeast Bulloch B (10 -0);
Southwest DeKalb AA (9 -1);
Thomasville AAA (7-2-1); War
ner Robins AAA (9-1); West
Rome AA (9-1); Woodward AA
(9-1).
to McAshan is sophomore de
fensive back Randy Rhino, the
nation’s No. 2 punt returner
and one of the top pass inter
ceptors.
“That Rhino is the type of
athlete who makes you hold
your breath every time the ball
goes in his direction,” said the
Navy coach.
Saturday’s meeting will be
the 13th between Georgia Tech
and Navy. Tech holds an 8-4
edge, having won 34-21 last
year and 30-8 the year before
that.
— Griffin Daily News Friday, November 17,1972
North Carolina State to meet
in the Dec. 29 classic, provided
both teams win their final
games Saturday.
The announcement, made by
Peach Bowl Executive Director
George Crumbley, said the two
teams will receive the invita-
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Rawls 214, Horace Phillips 234,
R. O. Burnett 214, T. F. Dowdy
-201, Bill Callahan 220, Tommy
Smith 201, Ray Robbins 204, Leo
Rothbauer 226, Don Nail 216,
Tom Lipscomb 218, Ernie Jones
213, Clyde Young 201 and Dennis
Pharr 201.
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Inc/Oam
tions immediately following
their games this weekend, as
suming they both win.
North Carolina State meets
Clemson this weekend, while
Florida State takes on South
Carolina. Both are favored. A
win would give N. C. State a 7-
3-1 mark and Florida State an
8-3 record.
Crumbley left the pairings
open in the event either or both
of the teams lose.
“Os course, if either loses,
thp Peach Bowl Committee
will want to take another look,”
he said. “Both would be very
attactive and you have virtually
all interstate highway between
Raleigh (home of North Caro
lina State), Tallahassee (home
of Florida State), and Atlanta.”
Crumbley said the committee
had looked to the Big Eight
for an opponent for FSU, but
Colorado, a committee favorite,
seemed to be a virtual cer
tainty for the Gator Bowl.
The director said Missour is a
possible replacement if either
N.C. State or FSU lose, but the
selection of that Big Eight team
hinges on an upset over lowa
State this weekend.