University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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MARSHALL KEYS UF DEFENSE IN 1982 r Ivory Curry is tackled following a punt return in the LSU contest. Freshman John L. Willaims calls for a fair catch in the homecoming game against the West Texas State Buffaloes. W. McNeill It was a typical afternoon at Florida Field. A sign hanging over the north end zone wall read This field is under Marshall Law. Indeed it was, as linebacker Wilber Marshall roamed the astroturf in pursuit of unsuspecting quarterbacks. It wasn ' t long before the Titusville, Fla. native earned the respect of coaches, players and media throughout the country. Number 88 was the only junior in the nation named as a finalist for the Lombardi Award, given to college football ' s best lineman. He also earned first team All-American honors from the football writers and Associated Press. Perhaps Marshall ' s widest came early in the season when the Gators shocked USC 17-9 in the third W. McNeill game of the season. An ABC television crew was on hand to see Marshall Law the Gator way. Wayne Peace wasn ' t the only Gator to get recognition from Sports The nation ' s leading sports as well as Associated Press named Marshall Defensive Player of the Week for his 14 tackles against the Trojans. The 6 ' 1, 230 lb. junior has been the Gators leading tackler the past two seasons. He finished 1982 in All-America fashion with 123 tackles on the season, 70 of them individual. Marshall stopped opponents for minus yardage 17 times last season and also had to his credit six quarterback sacks. With one more year left in a Gator uniform, football fans will be treated to ten more games under Marshall Law.

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How was your Christmas vacation? Oh it was pretty good. Did you see the Bluebonnet Bowl? Yeah. Even though we lost we played pretty well. You know 8-4 isn ' t such a bad season. Do you remember that touch down catch James Jones made against the Hurricanes? How could I forget! The lady in front of me spilled her coke on the guy next to her. He was so happy though he didn ' t care. That game was something else, but people knew the Gators were for real when they beat USC on national television! Yeah. Wilber was awesome! I got on TV too. They showed the crowd and there I was in the front row with a beer in one hand cussing out the referee. My mom saw it too and couldn ' t wait to let me know she had. The one game I could have afforded to miss was the Mississippi State game. It rained so hard I was sick for a week I was up in row 80 where the wind was acting up pretty good. We were ranked fourth after that game. Just think where we ' d be if we hadn ' t lost those next two games to LSU and Vanderbilt. We took it all out on West Texas State the following week though. John L. and Lorenzo ran circles around their uh . defense. The best part of the game was when the dog ran on the field. You ' re right. He had 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns, and that was just in the first quarter. Hey, did you paint your car for the Auburn game? I wanted to, but I couldn ' t find white shoe polish anywhere. By the end of the week a bottle of it wasn ' t anywhere in sight. Talk about pressure kicks. I didn ' t see it. I was afraid to watch. Despite those great games, the most rewarding had to be the win over Florida State. I hate them! You know they ' re still crying about the loss? But that ' s tough. We ' ve got bragging rights for at least the next year. My cousin goes to FSU. Wait till the next time I see him. M. Klarman FLORIDA GATOR FOOTBALL RESULTS 9-4 MIAMI 17-14 9-11 USC 17-9 9-25 MISSISSIPPI STATE 27-17 10-2 LSU 13-24 10-9 Vanderbilt 29-31 10-16 WEST TEXAS STATE 77-14 10-30 AUBURN 19-17 11-6 Georgia 0-44 11-13 Kentucky 39-13 11-20 Tulane 21-7 12-4 Florida State 13-10 12-31 Arkansas (Bluebonnet) 28-24 Lorenzo Hampton dives over the top for a against West Texas State in the game. Jones eyes yardage up field. M. Klarman

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S. Johnston Wilber Marshall returns an interception for 19 yards against LSU as QB Alan Risher attempts the tackle. Dwanne Dixon is corraled after a catch against the West Texas State Buffalos. W. McNeill