Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Seminoles Beat Sooners While a record of 50,408 fans and seven ABC tele- vision cameras looked on, Florida State smashed eleven Gator Bowl records and electrified the nation with its explosive brand of football. Steve Tensi completed 23 of 36 passes for 303 yards, Fred Bilet- nikoff caught 13 passes for 192 yards and four touchdowns, and the Tribe ran up 29 first downs, 17 through the air, in setting the records. After intercepting a Tensi pass, Oklahoma was driving into Seminole territory when cornerback Howard Ehler picked off a Sooner pass and, with key blocks from Terry Garvin and Dick Herman, raced 69 yards for the T.D. Three more touchdowns in the first half, sparked by the hard running backfield and fine defensive play of the Magnificent Seven gave FSU a 24-7 lead. In the second half the Tribe scored twice on sprints by Spooner and Giardino, capped by passes to Biletnikoff. The Magnificent Seven, led by Avery Sumner and Jack Shinholser, continually stopped Sooner drives and prevented a last ditch scoring effort by holding Oklahoma on four plays from the one yard line in the last seconds. For Florida State, the Gator Bowl victory brought enormous prestige. The credit for this glory must go to our players and coaches. THE SEMINOLES ' Magnificent Seven line up to charge the Oklahoma Sooners to stop the drive on the FSU one yard line. 290 iJI » — « — — - — WITH THE SEMINOLES moving forward, Steve Tensi (13) throws the big bomb to Biletnikoff for another 6 points.

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Never Say Never, Gators SEMINOLE quarterback Ed Pritchett (16) watches from the side hnes as the Chiefs smashed the Gator ' s line. Fumbling themselves into a first quarter hole, the scrappy Seminoles surged into seven point advan- tage in the second quarter with a 55-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff. From that point on, the Gator ' s would never be able to claim Never, FSU, Never again. Florida State ' s offense was constantly knocking on the door of paydirt and the Magnificent Seven and Forgotten Four consistently restrained the vain attempts of the Gator team. Les Murdock, Tribe ex- tra-point kicker, placed ten points between the up- rights in the Seminoles ' decisive l6-7 victory over the hapless Gators. Florida ' s first appearance in Tallahassee ' s Doak S. Campbell Stadium resulted in a disastrous meeting with the Seminoles. ii WITH THE Seven ready to go, Steve Tensi (13) checks his flanks before going into a pass play to Biletnikoff. WITH BLOCKING from Wayne McDuffie (82) and the other Seminoles, Maury Bibent (22) runs through the Gator line.

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In The Gator Bowl THE SEMINOLES ore closely watched by Coach Peterson and guests Farris Bryant and Haydon Burns as the team scores. CHIEF ' S Wayne Giardino (23) gets his hands on the ball and with an extra burst of speed drives for a first down. 291 WITH A GREAT BLOCK PHIL SPOONER (27) iS ABLE TO BREAK AWAY FOR BIG FSU YARDAGE.