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ACC Race In Turmoil
As 'Heels, 'Devils Fall

BY DOUG DOUGHTY

After N.C. State dealt Wake
Forest a stunning 21-14 setback,
Saturday night, Coach Al Michaels
complimented his charges on their
refusal to give up after opening the
season with four losses.

N.C. State was not the only club
that deserved such plaudits after
what proved to be the strangest
weekend in ACC football this
season. Duke, ranked 14th by one
wire-service poll, joined defending
league champion Wake Forest as an
upset victim.

The Blue Devils, unable to
mount a serious offense,
succumbed to Clemson's Tigers,
3-0. Eddie Ziegler's 39-yard
field-goal with 16 seconds left in
the third quarter of the Oyster
Bowl at Norfolk proved decisive.

In the Wake-State encounter,
the "Pack" parlayed a potent
ground gain which picked up over
400 yards into a 15-14 lead with
one second left in the game. Wake
Forest's Chuck Ramsey lined up for
a 51-yard field goal but his errant
boot was grabbed by the
Wolfback's Bill Miller who bounded
off toward the goal line after
picking up the ball on his 31-yard
line. In a desperation move, Wake
Forest's Larry Russell came off the
sidelined to tackle Miller but N.C.
State was awarded the touchdown,
which appeared inevitable to the
referee and State won 21-14.

North Carolina's Tar Heels were
another upset victim, but not by a
league foe. Tulane, upset the
previous week by William and
Mary, followed Mike Walker's four
touchdown passes and Coleman
Dupree's 100-yard kickoff return to
a 37-29 triumph. UNC, 2-0 in
league play, shares the conference
lead with Clemson, 1-0 after its win
over Duke.

Virginia and Maryland ran true
to form this weekend. The Cavaliers
out gained South Carolina in both
passing and rushing yardage but
were on the short end of the 34-14
outcome of their game with South
Carolina, Saturday night.

Maryland, which had scared
Wake Forest the previous week
before folding in the fourth
quarter, led Syracuse's Orangemen
for three periods before falling
victim to a powerful ground attack,
headed by Roger Practorius and
Marty Janusciewicz. Syracuse
scored twice in the fourth quarter
to salvage a 21-13 victory.