Sul Ross whips Austin

Alpine - Sul Ross State plays the whole thing for all it's worth.

The Lobos have a masterful passer, a bullish runner, an All-American linebacker on crutches, and another who takes over the load.

And with Saturday's 32-25 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association victory over Austin College, Sul Ross all but has an NAIA playoff spot in the bag.

The Loboes' bag is passing. Quarterback Larry Hill is the NAIA's fifth leading passer, and he proved why in throwing for 256 yards and a touchdown in giving Sul Ross its second victory this year over the 1981 national champion Kangaroos.

Sul Ross is 7-0, with one regular-season game left against Lubbock Christian, while Austin must face Tarelton State with a 5-2 record, and little chance of returning to the playoffs.

It was Austin which knocked Sul Ross out of the playoffs last year with a late-season win, and Lobos' coach Joe George said the memory was fresh.

Source: Odessa American
November 7, 1982

Sul Ross rolls past LCC 49-7

Alpine- Sul Ross gained a berth in theNAIA playoffs and set three school records Saturday en route to a 49-7 victory over Lubbock Christian Saturday afternoon.

Quarterback Larry Hill set a sean total yardage record of 1870. He completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 284 yards and two touchdowns.

Running back Maurice Stephens caught 14 passes for 134 yards. The previous record was 11 set by Chris Byerly in 1969 and tied by Stephens earlier this season. Stephens has also set a season record for receptions, 62. Byerly held the previous mark, 56, set in 1967.

Sul Ross is 8-0 for the year and LCC is 0-9. The NAIA will choose teams and sites for the playoffs Sunday.

Larry Hill passed four yards to Burnett Williams for a touchdown with 8:52 remaining n the first quarter. Andrew Hill ran six yards to paydirt with 28 seconds left in the quarter.

Source: Odessa American on November 14, 1982

82 NAIA Championship game