TUESDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1969
Franco Harris crosses goal with winner.
Lion Rally Stops Syracuse
Last Quarter Touchdowns Save
State's 16th Straight Win, 15-14
•By DON MeKEE
Collegian Sports Editor
Sure, it's dose to Halloween with the
hobgoblins and gremlins, but this supernatural
stuff is getting a bit out of hand. First tne
Miracle Mets, then last Saturday's "once in a
lifetime," "you couldn't believe it unless
you saw it yourself" football game in Syracuse.
After it was all over, and Penn State had
climbed Mt. Everest barehanded in making one
of the greatest comebacks in years, one
onlooker offered the comment which ties the
whole crazy business together.
"Joe Paterno." he said, "must go to .the
same church as Gil Hodges," That's one way to
explain State’s 15-14 comeback win, already
being labeled the greatest in Nittany Lion
history.
Another Reason
But Paterno had another explanation for
hlj team's gigantic comeback, "I uish some
body would say how great our team is," Pa
temo said after the game. “The sign of a great
football team is when you beat a good football
team and don't play well,
"The squad overcame a great deal of ad
versity," Paterno continued. "At halftime we
sat down and discussed things. The defense
never gave up and the offense didn't quit after
we failed to score after the fumble recovery
late in the third quarter,"
At that point in the game State's chances of
escaping from Archbold Stadium with Us 15
game winning streak intact looked about as
promising as a Piper Cub’s chances against the
Luftwaffe. Not exactly zero, but verv close to
it.
The Lions were trailing 14-0 and had done
absolutely nothing, on offense. The only part of
State's game that was going wcU was the
booming foot of soph punter Bob Parsons, who
kicked so well that it backfired.
In the opening half f when Syracuse looked
like Ohio Stale) Parsons boomed three long
punts, trying to make up for the inability of the
offense to move the hall. But the Orange came
up with a shifty soph called Greg Allen who
almost became the next Jimmy Brown.
Allen returned punts 61. 65 and 46 yards to
set up one touchdown and keep the Lions in
c’cp trouble, “We were over-kicking our cov
erage." Paterno said. “The punt returns kept
N.s in the hole and the squad was bewildered
because our punt coverage had been good in the
first four games.”
A pass interception by Gary Blctsch had
set up the first Orange touchdown. Syracuse
drove from the State 25 for the score, AI
Newton going over from the one.
A few minutes later Alien took a punt 85
yards to the State eight. Quarterback Kandy
Zur scored on a keeper and George
Jakawcnko's second conversion made it 14-0.
Alien almost broke the game completely
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Harris breaks through line and heads for ope
out of control at the end of the second quarter
by returning a punt 48 yards to the State 29,
The Orange drove to the three, o here it was
fourth and two for a first down, and throe
yards for oblivion for State, On that fourth
down play, Allen tried to sweep around right
end and was tripped up. saving She Lions.
The Turning Point
"That was the big pi,,y when we stopped
them," Paterno said. “If they score it's all
over. That was the turning point.”
Late in the third quarter, it looked as if the
Lions could finally cash in some of the chips
the defense had won. Newton had fumbled on
the Syracuse 11 and George Landis recovered,
Mike Cooper, who had replaced Chuck
Burkhart at quarterback, tried to take the ball
in but Tom Hermanawski stopped him one yard
shy on fourth down. The game appeared over
at that point.
But once again the defense came up with
the plays and inspired the offense to win. Early
in the last period, linebacker Jack Ham
recovered a fumble on the Syracuse 32.
Key Third Down
On third and 39, Burkhart hit split cod
Greg Edmonds for nine, then got three more
for the first down on a keeper. On fourth and
six at the 15 a pass interference call rm Orange
linebacker Richard Kokosky gave State a first
down at the Syracuse four. Soph halfback
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Lydcll Mitchell scored Slate's first points on
the next play.
Paterno ordered a try for a Uvo-pomt con
version but Burkhart’s flat pass to Harris was
stopped on the one. Again a penalty gave State
a second chance and again (shades of the
Orange Bowl) the Lions collected. The penally
was for hokhne and Harris smashed over to
make in 14-8 with 10:18 left
The defense held once more and forced
Jakawcnko to punt quickly. It was a 23-yardcr
and the Lions had the bah at the Orangn ry>
Harris gained three yards but the next play
elevated him to the ranks of hero halfbacks.
Famous *%V
The play was a 57 counter which calls for
junior left guard Boh Holuba to make the block.
He made the greatest one of his career, spring
ing Harris loose for a 36 yard touchdown. All
of Centre County went slightly insane at this
point, as it was 14-M and sure-footed Mike
Reitz stepped in to kick the winner. He did—ls
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A Neal Smith interception on Syracuse next
scries snuffed out the last threat to State's win
ning streak and insured a win that most people
thought the Lions could not get.
For that reason it may be Penn .Slate's
greatest victory. Greater than the Orange
Bowl, because the comeback was so momen
tous and from so far behind.
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