Tennessee coach Johnny Majors has Alabama`s number. For the fourth straight time, the Vols beat the Crimson Tide, this time 16-14 Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. Tennessee quarterback Tony Robinson may have a torn ligament in his right knee. ”We probably lost one of the greatest quarterbacks I`ve coached,” Majors said.
Stay healthy, Bo Jackson, and the Heisman Trophy is yours. The Auburn tailback rushed for 242 yards on 32 carries, including a 76-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 17-14 victory over Georgia Tech. Jackson has four 200- yard games this season and 1,233 yards in 6 games. He also became the Tigers` all-time rushing leader with 3,750 yards.
Florida State fattened up its stats in a 76-14 victory over Tulsa at Tallahassee, Fla., the most lopsided win in State`s history, surpassing a 59- point victory over Louisville in 1953. Eric Thomas passed for two TD and Chip Ferguson added three more. ”We needed a blowout,” said FSU coach Bobby Bowden. ”A loss is a loss. It doesn`t matter what the score is,” said Tulsa coach Don Morton.
Vanderbilt nearly pulled off an upset, but Alan Herline, who had kicked field goals of 18 and 46 yards, missed a 44-yarder as time expired. The Commodores had to settle for a 13-13 tie against Georgia. Vanderbilt hasn`t beaten Georgia since 1973. ”There isn`t anybody on our team that is happy or satisfied with a tie,” said Vandy coach George MacIntyre. ”There wasn`t a dry eye in our dressing room, and that`s important. We must be teaching them the right ideas.”
Southwestern Louisiana should avoid Southeastern Conference teams, especially the cream of the SEC. The Ragin` Cajuns, who lost 49-7 to Auburn, were routed 45-0 by Florida. The shutout was the second in three games for the Gators, who are unbeaten in 16 games.
Top games
Tennessee 16, Alabama 14–Carlos Reveiz kicked three field goals, and Dale Jones` interception stopped a fourth-quarter drive by Alabama (4-2, 2-1). Van Tiffin was short on a 61-yard field-goal attempt on the final play. Keith Davis rushed for 141 yards on 27 carries for the Vols (3-1-1, 2-1).
Auburn 17, Georgia Tech 14–The Tigers (5-1) stopped the Yellow Jackets
(4-2) on fourth and 1 on the Auburn 35 and 34 in the fourth quarter in Atlanta.
Florida State 76, Tulsa 14–The Seminoles (5-1) set records for points and TDs (10). Deion Sanders returned an interception 100 yards, breaking Fred Biletnikoff`s 1963 school record of 99 yards. Tulsa is 2-5.
Georgia 13, Vanderbilt 13–The Bulldogs (4-1-1, 1-1-1) didn`t score in the second half in Nashville. Steve Crumley had field goals of 45 and 43 yards. Vandy is 2-4-1, 0-2-1.
Florida 45, Southwestern Louisiana 0–Kerwin Bell was 15 of 22 for 296 yards and 3 TDs in Gainesville, Fla. They were Bell`s first TD passes since Sept. 28. Neal Anderson scored on a 70-yard reception and a 1-yard run, giving him a school-record 29 TDs. Eric Hodges had TD catches of 12 and 66 yards. The Gators are 5-0-1. Southwestern is 3-5.
Louisiana State 10, Kentucky 0–Third-stringer Doug Powell led the Tigers (4-1, 2-1) to a 43-yard field goal by Ron Lewis and a 10-yard run by Dalton Hilliard in the fourth quarter in Baton Rouge, La. Kentucky is 4-2, 1-1.
North Carolina 21, North Carolina State 14–Earl Winfield caught a TD pass and scored on a double reverse and Derrick Fenner rushed for 150 yards on 34 carries in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina is 4-2, 2-1. State is 1-6, 1-3.
Maryland 26, Wake Forest 3–Dan Plocki kicked four field goals and Stan Gelbaugh (13 of 26 for 275 yards) passed for two TDs in Winston-Salem, N.C. Maryland is 4-2, 2-0. Wake is 3-4, 0-3.
Clemson 21, Duke 9–Kenny Flowers rushed for 121 yards and 2 TDs in Durham, N.C. Clemson is 3-3, 2-1. The Blue Devils are 2-4, 0-2.
Virginia Tech 28, Virginia 10–Maurice Williams scored twice in Charlottesville, Va. Tech is 3-4. Virginia 3-3.
Other games–Wayne Hill scored three TDs as Grambling (6-0, 3-0) beat Mississippi Valley State (5-1, 2-1) 31-21 in Grambling, La., the 326th victory for coach Eddie Robinson, who tied George Halas` total with the Bears. . . . Bob Bleier threw for two TDs to lead Richmond (7-0) to a 31-3 victory over Northeastern (0-5) in Richmond, Va. . . . Ray Saunders kicked two field goals and Penn (4-1) held Davidson (0-5) to six yards in a 15-0 victory in Davidson, N.C. . . . Don Smith scored on a 2-yard run with two seconds left to give Mississippi State (5-2) a 31-27 victory over Tulane (0-7) in Starkville, Miss. . . . Danny McCoin`s two TD passes led Cincinnati (4-4) to a 31-9 victory at Louisville (1-6). . . . Andrew Anderson threw a 73-yard TD pass to Chris McGee as Southern Mississippi (5-2) beat Memphis State (2-3-2) 14-7 in Memphis.
