} FOOTBALL Harding dominates in Ale departments with offensive attack Leading the AIC in seven individual categories, the Bison football squad earned a number six rating in the final balloting of the 1972 NAIA poll. Tailback Alan Dixon carried the ball 1,348 yards during the season to lead the conference with a 7.2 yard average per carry. His total yardage ranked him as the second highest rusher in the NAIA, and his total offense led the AIC also. Quarterback Tom Ed Gooden threw for 654 yards and eight touchdowns, and his punting led the league with a 41.1 average. Senior flanker Harry Starnes caught more passes , 25, than any other AIC receiver for 341 yards, and Dixon scored 17 TO's for 102 points. The Harding offensive attack was the most powerful in the conference getting 404.8 yards a game. The defensive unit held opponents to 276.2 yards a gdme.
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