Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Below: MSU ' s Richard Williams (32) evades Bottom: The Swarm puts a stop to a his Mississippi State counterparts in the Bulldog running play as Mike Evans (40) and game played at Jackson, Mississippi. Mike Kleimeyer (62) tackle their opponent. SPORTS 275

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The Tennessee encounter was a game Ti- ger fans will long remember as a contest that the Tigers let get away. Early in the first quarter the Vols scored to take a quick 7-0 lead over the fired up Tigers. From that point on the Tigers battled the Vols until the last seconds of the quarter as MSU came up with an interception of a Vol pass. On the next play, Tiger tailback Antho- ny Parker took a pitch from quarterback Tom Smith and raced 39 yards to score. That made it 7-6 UT. Mid-way through the second quarter Greg Hauss booted a 25 yard field goal to give the Tigers a 9-7 lead. Things stayed that way until just over 30 seconds remained in the first half. Then lightening struck down the Tigers. That was when UT wide receiver Willie Gault took a pass from Steve Alatorre and raced 49 yards to score and stun the Tiger crowd and team. Although they trailed only 13-9 at that point, the Tigers never seemed to recover their lost momentum in the second half and the Vols rolled on to a 28-9 victory over the Tigers. Next came a Halloween game with the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville. The game was a truly frustrating one for the Ti- gers as they could never get their offense untracked and the Commodores ran away with a 26-0 victory over the Tigers. Running backs Tony Wiley and Mike Dion were the only offensive bright spots for the Tigers who saw their record dip to 1-8 on the year. The trip to Cincinnati for a date with the Bearcats of Cincinnati was next for MSU and early in the game it appeared that the Tigers ' luck might have finally changed for the better as Tom Smith hit split end Gerald Brown with a 14 yard scoring toss to stake the Tigers to a 7-0 lead. That was to be the only good thing to happen to the Tigers all day as they lost by a final score of 38-7. The Tigers returned to Memphis for the season finale against the Tulane Green Wave desperately needing a win. However, the Tigers were unable to do much against the visitors from New Orleans who won by a final score of 24-7. That ended a disappoint- ing 1 -1 season for the Tigers and left Tiger fans hoping for better things in the future. Right: Running back Anthony Parker celebrates his 39 yard touchdown dash against Tennessee. Below: The Tiger defense led by Michael Joe Cannon (91) and Cedric Wright (93) pursue Southern Mississippi quarterback Reggie Collier (10). ■ :, ' ■1 : - ; - i. --v C: 274 SPORTS

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Lady Tigers Ranked Tenth in the Nation Above: First row: From left: Kathy Nelson; Manager, Linda McKinnie, Becky Clark, Debra Grandberry, Susan Browning; Manager. Second row: Assistant Coach Kathy OToole, Paula Fuller, Ranee Fletcher, Kim Duppins, Holly Buford, Nancy Lemp, Felicia Sparks, Head Coach Mary Lou Johns. Third row: Lisa Dalton, Diane Jones. Fourth row: Marcia Monk, Jaina Washer, Connie Collier. Possessing the most talented players in her coaching career at MSU, Coach Mary Lou Johns predicted the sky ' s the limit for her team. As if to prophesy her team ' s po- tential, the Lady Tigers roared into the na- tion ' s top twenty rankings after their win over Kansas State in Memphis. Returning top players like Kim Duppins and Linda McKinnie, the Lady Tigers opened their season at home with a convincing 100- 58 victory against U.T. Martin. Five ladies paced by Kim Duppins ' 22 points, were in double figures as the Tigers romped over Martin. Western Illinois ventured into the Field House to play the Lady Tigers. Once again, MSU raced to an early lead as they rolled to an easy, record setting 1 18-60 win over the visitors. A road trip to Drake Univer- sity for the Harvest Classic came next for the Ladies. MSU went down to an 85-70 de- feat, as they shot and rebounded poorly. In the Consolation Finals, MSU raced by Grand View College in easy fashion, winning 94-68. Returning home to Memphis, the Ladies took on once powerful Delta State and MSU won 93-74. Felicia Sparks led them with 22 points and Kim Duppins pitched in 20 tallies. Sporting a 4-1 record, the Ladies traveled to Clarksville, Tennessee; to play Austin Peay State University. The women made it 276 SPORTS k