The Week

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Eddie Lee Ivery of Georgia Tech was not about to let a pulled hamstring, sprained toe, hip pointer and groin-muscle pull sideline him. So he carried the ball 29 times for 157 yards against South Carolina. The score was 3-3 in the final quarter when the Yellowjackets began a nine-play, 53-yard drive in which Ivery accounted for 41 yards. But the march stalled and Johnny Smith, who earlier in the fourth quarter had booted a 35-yard field goal, kicked a 34-yarder with 57 seconds to go for Tech's 6-3 upset victory.

Also overcoming adversity was Florida State. The night before facing Cincinnati the Seminoles holed up in Thomasville, Ga. On the way to the game, their bus came to a screeching halt with a flat tire. Out of the bus poured the Seminoles, who thumbed rides with fans on their way to the game in Doak Campbell Stadium. Cincinnati led 21-14 in the final period, but State Quarterback Jimmy Jordan came off the bench to throw two fourth-down scoring passes. The second came on a fourth-and-22 play, Sam Piatt turning the reception into a 54-yard touchdown with 1:41 left that gave the Seminoles a 26-21 win.

Auburn also scored late against Miami, Joe Cribb's one-yard plunge with 1:26 to go climaxing an 80-yard drive. That plus a Charlie Trotman pass to Marc Robbins for a two-point conversion put the Tigers in front 15-14. But the Hurricanes came back with a march of their own, Ottis Anderson rambling 42 yards to the Auburn 12 on a fourth-and-five to keep the drive alive. After Miami ran down the clock, Danny Miller kicked a 24-yard field goal with six seconds left to topple previously unbeaten Auburn 17-15.

North Carolina State's ACC tussle at Maryland was touted as a showdown between the league's two finest runners, Ted Brown of the Wolfpack (616 yards in 120 carries going into the game) and Steve Atkins of the Terrapins (543 yards in 107 attempts). Brown, hampered by a bruised knee, picked up 79 yards in 19 trips. Atkins, though, was in fine fettle, rushing for 132 yards in 26 carries, and running back a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Nine seconds after his TD, the Terps forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, recovering it for another six points that put them well on their way to a 31-7 win.

Duke downed Virginia 20-13, also in an ACC contest. Clemson breezed past independent Virginia Tech 38-7, but North Carolina was shocked by Miami of Ohio 7-3 as Don Treadwell fired a 65-yard pass to Mark Mattison.

Southeastern Conference teams, which had a 16-7-2 record against outsiders in previous weeks, lost four of six to them this time. In addition to Auburn's defeat by Miami, Southern Mississippi jolted Mississippi State 22-17, Vanderbilt was hammered 38-3 by Tulane and Kentucky 30-0 by Penn State. "We didn't come here for revenge, but to get a little respect from the people down here," said Quarterback Chuck Fusina of the Nittany Lions, whose only 1977 loss was to the Wildcats. State earned plenty of respect, Fusina passing for 211 yards and the defense yielding only 27 yards rushing while racking up its second straight shutout and third of the season. Alabama bumped off Washington on the West Coast and Tennessee throttled Army 31-13 for the SEC's nonleague wins.

In SEC matchups, Louisiana State's Charles Alexander carried 40 times for 156 yards during a 34-21 win at Florida, and Georgia thrashed Mississippi 42-3 as Willie (Tank) McClendon rushed for 145 yards in 24 tries, his fourth 100-yard effort in a row.

1. ALABAMA (4-1)
2. LSU (4-0)
3. MARYLAND (5-0)

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