University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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AND DROPPED A HEART- BREAKER AT A.S.C. JONESBORO. ARKANSAS — In three JtraiRhl road Morici. Ihc l.lon were Mitorious once and the loierj twice. The IjM loss was i heirtbreaker nij (» field goal did It) to Harlow s Indians (better known as Arkansas Stale) Saturday ni ht here For a while here Saturday nipht it was shade of 1956 (tivc straight victories) and the old pro coming through (Jack Redwine) The Cherokee Indian calmly raced for a 66-yard touch- down and then threw a perfect strike (with the aid of a circus catch) to Hill Lumpkin for the points that appeared lo put the Lions in command and into victory. However. Coach Gene Harlow s Tribe then recovered a Florence fumble, raced back near glory land and depended on quarterback Bill Caldwell to hit a field goal. He did so and Ihc Indians had Ihcir second straight success of the campaign, ni}. The gallant Lion defenses staved off two Indian drives early in the contest and then allowed the home club lo go ahead late in the second cjuartcr as Fullback Terry West went in from the one-yard line to cap at a 19-yard drive, which was set up on a punt return by Ed Romeo from the 50 to the 19. First Downs ■ ' ards Rushing Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Fumbles Fumbles Lost Yards Pcnali ed Punting Average A touchdown is SCO •STATISTICS .-1. .;.; cd. . . S; 16 6 3i Not playing dead, the Lions shot back. After a kiikoff return to the .M. Redwinc tiHik a direct snap from center, got behind the fine block- ing of Dave Martin and L. C. Fowler and raced 66 yards to paydirt. Bill Godsey sent the losers ahead 7-6 with 55 seconds left by splitting the uprights with his conversion. Bouncing back in the second half, the Lions got in business at the Florence State ' s ' li. when a drive by the losers halted on downs. Red- wine added five and Daniel 10 for a first at the 4 . Redwine then received at the }5 and the former Coffee star carried to the :5 Daniel added two. Redwine one. and on third down, the Indian threw a strike 10 Lumpkin on the goal line and a touchdown resulted. keeping with the times. X ARKANSAS STA 11 rLORr.NCi . STAxr tiiHJsev s kick sveni wide and Florenie had a M r. margin The victors look the kickoff and fought back (mm tfwu ■i; With I minutes left in the final quarter. Romeo went in for the touchdown Ron Meeks burst thn ugh to blcnk the extra point and the Lions led Hi: Trouble slarled later on. wtien Mecks aihl Daniel missed on a handoff and the viitors recovereil at the Floreme W The tribe fought ilown lo ibe live. v»bere a fourth and five siiualion resulted Here Caldwell went for the downs His placemen! split ihe uprights and the Trib« bad a nn lead

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Sanderson on the Reverse. MURRAY, KY., September 28 — A fourth quarter drive, after the Florence State Lions had dominated offensive play for the first three quarters, resulted in a 7-0 victory for the Murray Racers here tonight. The defeat was a bitter one for the Lions, who played excellent football, and the second of the season. The Racers moved for 80 yards midway of the final period and the all important touchdown. For three periods it was all Florence State. Then in the final quarter the Racers started moving and it was too late for the Lions. The injured tackle corps suffered even more as Co-captain Hal Sisson was ejected from the contest in the movement and Florence ended up with limping linemen Bill Barrett and Hugh Harrison trying to man the slots. The injuries hurt throughout. F ullback Carroll Daniels didn ' t play a minute. Tailback Max Burleson was hurt early in the third quarter and didn ' t see action until the waning minutes. This left the load on reserve. Jack Redwine, who played an excellent encounter. In fact, the Indian from Cherokee, was the number one offensNe weapon for the Lions as he rushed for 55 yards and passed for 92 in the encounter. scoring opportu Florence State had several something stalled the drive. Outstanding backs for Florence included Larry Yancey and Redwine, while Hal Sisson, Lumpkin and Fowler turned in fine line performances. Meeks moves with a Redwine pass. THEN BOWED AT MURRAY . . . MURRAY STATE ... 7—7 FLORENCE STATE , 0—0 TOM COTTON JOHN CRL ' MP STATISTICS Murra) First Downs 10 Yards Rushing 140 Yards Passing 23 Passes Attempted 6 Passes Completed 2 Passes Intercepted by Fumbles 1 Fumbles Lost 1 The Thorobreds halt Lions ' Yancey.

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Meeks puts in a blink for ' I ' .in, A pass ? No. It was a fumble. BEFORE FALLING TO DEN MATES . . . SOUTHEAST LA. ... FLORENCE STATE .077 7—21 13 6 0—19 COFFEE STADIUM, Florence, Alabama. — After lumpmg into a 13-0 first quarter lead, the Florence State Lions couldn ' t hold it Saturday night and Southeastern Louisiana came through with a fourth quarter touchdown and a 21-19 victory Ltd by the Cherokee Indian, Jack Redwine, the Lions jumped into a quick 13-0 lead and built up a 19-7 margin at the inter- mission. The Lions from Bayou County weren ' t impressed and fought back for an early fourth quarter touchdown, then fought through with the game winning margin. The success was the first of the campaign for the victors, while it marked Florence State ' s fourth loss in five starts. Florence State lost little time in getting into business. Receiving the opening kickoff at the 10, Gene Sanderson returned to the 29. Here the old pro of the Lions, Jack Redwine, showed the way. He cut right end to the 34 and Daniel added four more to the 38. Ronnie Meeks sneaked for the first at the 40. The Cherokee Chief shot right tackle to the 43 and Sanderson ran to the other side on the wingback reverse to the South- eastern 44. The Lion band strikes up . Redwine lost four and then spotted and hit Bill Lumpkin at the 21 for a first. Lumpkin aided the play with a circus catch and Sanderson reversed to the 13. but the Lions caught a five- yard assessment that moved the pigskin back to the 26. L ' nhappy wtih the call, Redwine then fired for broke and a diving catch by L. C. Fowler resulted in the touchdown with 10:41 left. Godsey ' s boot went wide and it was 6-0. A fumble recovery got the Lions back in business four plays after the kickoff, as Lumpkin pounced on the pigskin that was dropped by Bell at the Florence 48. The Lions rolled in a hurry as Daniel added four and the 12 for a first at the 36. Redwine lost 14 and added 11. He then spotted and hit Lumpkin at the 25 with a strike and Big Bill carried to the 22. Daniel added three and ' Whitsett ran the reverse for a first at the 13. Redwine shot right end to the five and then cut tackle for the TD. Joe Mosley shot a zeroed in striking through the uprights for 13-0 margin with 4:30 left. Florence got back in business midway of the quarter, when a punt rolled dead at the Florence 40. Daniel added four and here Redwine jumped back into the act. Behind a wave of blocking, led by Lumpkin, Tom Cotton and L. C. Fowler, he cut right tackle, cut the outside and kept right on rolling until he hit paydirt. Godsey ' s boot went wide and it was 19-7 in favor of the Lions. Florence State came back with the second half kickoff and moved the pigskin from their 21 to the Southeastern ' s eight. On fourth down. Bill Godsey ' s field goal try went wide and the victors took over at the 20. From here the winners set sail and on the first play of the final period, Wayne Duyas went in from the five. Bailey con- verted and cut the score to 19-14 with 14:56 remaining. The winners took over after Florence couldn ' t roll at the 27. The drive kept rolling from this point and in 17 plays. Tommy Bell got the touchdown from two yards out. The clock showed 4:51 left as Bailey split the uprights again. First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing STATISTICS Southeast Lt. 18 233 42 Florence 295 101 Passes Completed Passes Attempted Fumbles IZ ZZZZZZ 7 5 10 1 Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized Passes Intercepted by . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 20 1 15 250