BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL (Results. Standings and Weekly Honors)
PRAIRI VIEW HOPES TO AVOID HISTORY
Y OT EXTE DI G LOSI G STA
WHArs GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COUEGE SPORTS
.A OOEST PR.OPOSAL: In light of
inthi exciting,dyn mic, ndr cord­
tting ye r in bl c colle e foot­
b II -- d velopm nt which h ve
m d II of u reco nize th true
b uty, grace, h rit ge and awe­
of the product -- the
OLL C PORT PAC
w uld like to put forw rd th fol­
lowing pr po I t black coli ge
port fan ...
GAITHER: Leg­
'endary FAMU
coach.
SINCE HAMPTON'S
GOING NOWHERE: The
Pirate b cau of their move from NCAA Div.1I to Div.
l-AA tatu effectiv next year, are not eligible for a Div.
II playoffb rth thi year. perhap the econd b tteam
in black coli ge football -- right now behind Grambling-,
- and one of th d epe t and m t exciting in II of college
� tball, might have to hang up th ir cleat in a couple of
week. That would really b a hame. And that 'w uld not
b a way f r Hampt n, ne of the riginal founder f the
IAA in 1912, to bid their I ngtime friend and counter­
'part adieu. It ju t wouldn't be right ... Would it?
... AND I "AIR' CERTAINLY
SHOULDN'T STAY 0 E FOR
ITH O�'M'Y'
II" Me ir is the tory f the 1
th t' n tabla k fact, that' a fact. The man wh came into
the a nwithach n et e ·tabli hhim. elfa th greate t
f all time in veral c tegorie ha de ne '0 with flair,
dram and apl mb in the fa e f int n media rutiny.
very time he' been a ked to deliver, he ha . With two
10 'e and a tie, Ale rn' chance fa Div. I",AA playoff
berth are lim. But fan, y u al ng with a nati nal TV
audience de erve t ee McNair in a cr wning perf r­
m n e f hi tellar career in the pr p r black c liege
ettin .
... HOW ABOUT A DOUBLE DOSE
OF HERITAGE: AI ng with a match up f r the
Herita e B wi champion. hip (Dec. ,Ge rgia D me
Atlanta on PN), which might pit Gramblin (with
ddie R bin n g ing for hi hi t ric 4 th win)
again t tateandtheirveterancoach WillieJeffrie (if
they t are not invited to the N AA h ed wn), why not
bring Ale rn and Hampt n to th celebration. Make it a
d ubi do e f Herita e -- with a d ubleheader.lntr duce
th "Nightmare" Team (. ee .tory low) at ne half tim ,
the B P Black ollege All-America t am at the ther;
tage national "battle th band," Heritate Parade
with floats fr m h re nd th m therland. D y u think
you'd come fr m far and 'wide to celebrat y ur own
herita e? Who could po i Iy pp uch a w nderful
event? And b sid ,"Jake" would I ve it.
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34.4
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Albany State
31.B
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Lang ton University
31.1
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Savannah State
27.5
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Arkan a -Pine Bluff
26.5
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Delaware State
25.9
10. Jackson State
25.4
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ASlUSUlllt Editor
It could end thi wee. The
me winnin
ward n hi toric 400 wi . Though
th t could end thi week, too. 0, n t
Steve" Air" McN ir' tr k of mind­
boggling heroics. Though th tend
thi week the Braves take a week
off.
No,th tr of which we pea
of ending i th t of th P nthers of
Prairie Vi w A&M (0-8-0) and their
43-game 10 ing tre k. It could be
now or never, or at least not thi year.
The Panttiersofheadco ch Ron
Beard hope to give their homecom­
ing fan the school's first football
victory in five ye r when they take
on non-conference toe Tarleton te
(1·6-1) at BI ckshear Field in Prairie
View, TX. It'd betterbe thi week
becau e ju t one more 10 would tie
th all-time Div.I-AA record of 44 in
a row. We d n't want th t.
n.
Alcorn State OB Steve
McNair' tale t ke a p u e thi
week the Brav get a week to
prepare for nationally-ranked
Troy St te next week.
And with II the homecom­
ing up et I t week, thi
weekend' nine homecoming
game could be full of urpri e ,
Who would h ve thought
that Bethune-Cookman could i­
lence record homecoming
crowd in Green boro. Or who
could have imagined that Mor-
DEFENSIVE ANCHOR:
Grambling MLB Keif r
Phillips leads the Tigers in
tackles (70) and sacks (5).
race. Now A&T i in a mu t-win
ituation if they want to qualify
for the MEACportionofthe Heri­
tage Bowl.
Arkan ·Plne Bluff (5·3-
0) return to action after a week
off with a homecoming game
again t entucky tate (1.'·1).
Th Li n are enjoying a remar -
ble re urgence under head co ch
and 1972 alum Lee Hardman.
t (4-4-0, 2·
GAMES THIS WEEK
(AJI tim local)
A1ab m A&M vs. MWes in Hunt v , AL 1 :00p
Bowie St. vs. New Hav n in Bow ,MD 1 :00p
Clark Atlanta vs. Tu keg in Attanta, GA 2:00p
Delaware St. vs. NC A&T in Dover, DE 1:00p
East Central OK v . Langston In NJ ,OK 2:00p
Hampton v . CW Post/UU !n Hampton, VA 1:3Op
Livingstone vs. Eliz. City St. in Sal' bury, NC 1:3Op
Mill rsville vs. Cheyn y In M leravill ,PA 1:00p
Morgan St. v . Samford in Baltimor ,MD 1 :30p
Morris Brown vs. Albany St. in Atlanta, 'GA 6:00p
SC State vs. Howard in Orangeburg, SC 1 :30p
Tenn. Tech vs. Tenn. St. in CookevUI ,TN 1 :OOp
WVa St. vs. Sh pherd in Institute, WVA 1 :OOp
Winston-Salem St. vs. Va. Union n W-S, NC 1 :30p
HOMECOMINGS
Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. Ky St. in Pine Bluff, AR 2:00p
Beth-Ckmn vs. Knoxville in Dayton Bch, FL 2:00p
Grambling St. vs. Ala. St. in Grambling, TN 1 :30p
Jackson S1. vs. Tx .. So. in Jack on, MS 7:00p
NC Central vs. JC Smith In Durham, NC 1 :OOp
Norfolk St. vs. Lane in Norfolk, VA 1 :30p
Pralri View v . Tarleton St. in Pr if Vw, TX 1 :30p
Savannah St. v , Ft. Valley In Savann h, GA 1 :30p
Southern vs. FAMU in Baton Roug ,LA 7:00p
HOT PROPERTY: SC State AS Michael Hicks has rushed for
426 yards (208 and 218) and 7 touchdowns in the last two
weeks leading the Bulldogs to the top of the heap in the MEAC.
Hicks has 203 carries for 1,145 yards and 14 TOs on the
season. He is a 6-1, 185-pound junior from Barnesville, GA.
With aB Marvin Marshall (8 rushing TOs, 16 TO passes), WAf
KA Freddie Solomon (11 TO rec., 1 KO ret. TO) and AB Fabian
Thorne (9 rushing TOs) leading the way, SC State is putting up
34 ppg.
BCSP TOP TEN
1. 0 : (8-0'() • 0
Samer . Awtnth'
Bowl bid. NEXT: '18. . Stat (HC)
2. HAMPTON (8-1-0) - Picked up CIM champi-
on ip ttlr peat. Now woodng on national-rep".
EXT: . CW PostILong lsi nd U.
3. ALCORN STATE (6-2-1) - Another m de
ish ed by the mir ct man (McNair)
NEXT: Id .
•. Ie IT ATE (7-2-0) - 'Sud Into MEAC champi­
onship driver' ... t. C n't I up 9 In
defending champ. NEXT: '18. Howard.
5. ALBANYSTATE(8-1-o)·-r-R xII'" ronlng
toward 8{'o«h SlAC Championship. NEXT: at
MorrIt BrOwn.
6. CENTRAL TATE (7-1-0) - W off hurt
momentum. Need to r ture y son'
-. NEXT: Id .
7. He MT (6-3-0) - -Card' e Aggies" com up
ahort th . In "must-win" situation for r t of
. NEXT: at OeIawar St.
8. LAHGSTON(6-2·0) - Another big conference
w n. Still on track for champion Ipr t. NEXT:
at East Central Okla.
9. VlROI A T (6-3-0) - Seems to h ve recov-
ed from mid son slump. NEXT: Idl
10. JACKSON T (5-3-0) - Still In ttl hunt for
SWAC runner-up pot. NEXT: vs. Tx. Southern
0Ihef. reoeMng votee Wincton-s.Iem Sf, SavIIMtIh
T of> BIut'.
* Walter Payton • Leroy Kelley .
JACKSON ST. MORGAN ST. '.
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Herb Scott
VA. UNION
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The Nightmare Team: Black dreams in full effect
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"NIGHTMARE" EXTRAS
ALL·TIME DETONATOR: Mi -
sissippi V lIey' Jerry Ric . thl
ye r became the NFL car r
touchdown record-hold r (137).
HIS r ceptions result in bomb -
- 112 TO receptions in ni
reer.
weapon galore. If that' what are
any d fen iv f tball team then w 've g t an ar -
na!.
play
here f r th ir w r .
njoy the 1 htmarc.
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