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C-10College football THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Sunday, September 2. 1990 MO College football Taur Heels ruin Walker's debut, 34-0 iw v. i jc It's long day (59-0) for Allen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEMSON, S.C. Freshman Rodney Blunt scored twice as No. 10 Clemson ruined George Allen's return to coaching by beating Long Beach State, 59-0, Saturday.

The 49ers had some modest success early, gaining a first down on their first series and getting into Clemson territory on their second. But that was it as the Tigers took control, holding Long Beach State to just eight yards of total offense the rest of the half. The victory gave Ken Hatfield a successful debut before 72,500 at Death Valley. Hatfield left Arkansas to come to Clemson, replacing Danny Ford, who resigned earlier only scoring opportunity. Trailing, 14-0, Miami drove from its own 22 to the Tar Heel 9 a drive aided by a fake-punt run by Bennie Caldwell when Clement completed a pass to Penderghast, who made a great catch but coughed up the ball at the 3.

"If that didn't happen, it would have been 14-7," said Penderghast, "and we would have been high-fiving on the sidelines and the momentum would have shifted to us." "We killed ourselves," said Clement, who was 8-of-24 passing for 78 yards and had two passes intercepted in his debut. Clement was sacked three times, once for a 25-yard loss after the game had gotten out of hand. Fullback Mike Faulkerson's 7-yard run capped a 14-play, 57-yard drive with 3:57 left in the first half. A bad punt snap by Miami's Jay Thornton set up the Tar Heels' second score a 9-yard-run by tailback Eric Blount on the first play of the second quarter. Later, Randall Felton returned Jon Valente's punt 54 yards for a touchdown and set up a field goal with a 19-yard return of Valente's partially blocked 23-yard punt.

"Our kicking game hurt us," Walker said. "Like I told the team, we've been working on the kicking game every day in practice for us to give up 17 points in that phase. That's real disappointing." Still, it wasn't as bad as last year's 49-0 defeat to Michigan State. "fcaa)air a 4, 1 1 i. V4ww 1 1 I I -J I Miami, Ohie -III l-M I 7 U-14 Nerth Caroline- NC Faufcerson 7 run (Gwaltney kick) NC-Blount 9 run (Gwaltney kick) NC-Brookl 14 put (ram Burnett (Gwettney kick) NC FG Gwaltney NC-F elton 54 punt rtlurn (Gwaltney kick) NC FG Gwaltney 41 Mil NC First down 10 14 Rushes-yards 43-113 57-700 Passing 92 41 Return yards 14 106 Comp-Att-int 9-24-2 0-174 Punts 10-35 f-45 Fumbles-toit 4-4 0-0 PenaHies-yerds 3-25 5-54 Timt of poutuion 2111 3149 INOIVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Mtami, Ohn, Penderghast M0.

Ondrule 3-35 Carolina. Blount 22-74, Watkms 9-45 PASSING Miami, Ohio, Clamint 1-24-2 71 Ondrula 1-2-0 14 Carolina. Burnett 7-14444. Burnatta 1-3-0 2 RECEIVING-Miami. Ohio.

Stegal. Hi. Petton 2-21. N. Carokna, HoMay 2-21, Brooks 1-14.

BY JACK MURRAY The Cincinnati Enquirer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Miami University redshirt freshmen Jim Clement and Dennis Penderghast, not to mention rookie head coach Randy Waiker, got a rude introduction to Division I college football here Saturday afternoon. New coach, new season, some new players, new positive attitude, but same result for the Redskins in their season opener. North Carolina 34, Miami 0. Six Miami turnovers, including a crucial one by Penderghast, and 17 points yielded by its kicking game doomed the youthful Redskins, a few who have experienced losing seasons the last three years.

"I hope we can turn this loss into a positive experience," said former North Carolina assistant Walker, perspiring in the 85-de-gree heat. "We knew we would have to go through some growing pains because we're awful young at the skill positions." "I had my eyes opened to college football here today," said starting quarterback Clement. "One thing I learned was how to take some hits." "We've been a pin cushion for too long," said tailback Penderghast. "I think we can turn it around before long." Miami at least got 10 first downs and 205 total yards, but the offense was largely ineffective as Miami groped to find the right running back combinations. Redskin receivers made some good catches, then dropped the ball, and the offensive line couldn't handle the quicker Tar Heels.

North Carolina, especially on defense, hardly played like a team that had won only one game each of the last two seasons. "Defensively," third-year UNC coach Mack Brown said, "we're much quicker and stronger than we have been. Most of the turnovers today were because of phys-cial licks and not Miami errors." Penderghast, from Elder High, nonetheless blamed himself for a turnover that snuffed out Miami's Pelfrey's BY DAN WEBER Enquirer Contributor LEXINGTON The first time Bill Curry talked about reviving the University of Kentucky football program last January, he talked about looking for help from "north of Lexington." But before Curry could find that help, it found him. Walk-on sophomore kicker Doug Pelfrey of Edge-wood, Ky. in his first-ever college football game booted a pair of second-half field goals Saturday to lift Curry's Wildcats to a hard-fought 20-17 win over Central Michigan before a Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 57,550.

A veteran Central Michigan team played the typical spoiler's role that Mid-American Conference teams have adopted here through the years except for a pair of turnovers. Even then, without Pelfrey, the first-ever Scott High School graduate to appear in a Division I game, the Chippewas just might have made the opening of UK's 100th year of football a losing one. Pelfrey's first field goal, with 8:27 left in the third period, came from 50 yards out. Pelfrey had never hit from more than 43 yards before in high school. His second field goal, the game-winner, came from 32 with 12:23 left in the game.

"A chip shot," Pelfrey giggled. Outhit maybe even outplayed by a Central Michigan team that outgained UK 343 yards to a paltry 216 a thin, small and not-too-swift UK team won the way Curry North Carolina's Mike Faulkerson (34) runs over a Miami defender to touchdown Saturday at Chapel Hill, N.C. The 9-yard run capped a 14 foot wins opener J. -i Tha Associated Press score the Tar Heels' first play, 57-yard drive. 20-17 UK's junior quarterback Freddie Maggard overcame a l-for-10 passing start to finish 13 of 27 with a 7-yard TD toss to flanker John Bolden to open the second half.

Thanks to Pelfrey's kicks and a final interception by senior bandit Jeff Brady, the special teams captain from Newport Central Catholic High School, the Wildcats prevailed. Pelfrey, a four-sport star at Scott, only lately has concentrated on football. He's also a backup cornerback. "It was a dream come true," Pelfrey said of his first college field goal attempt. "It was probably the longest of my life." "We all have to credit Doug," Brady said.

"He's a walk-on. "He comes out there every day and practices as hard as he does without a scholarship." Cant. Mkniaan- I t-0 1 3- KannKKv. KY-Bakr 3 run IPeHrey kick) CM-Caly 42 pass from Bandar (Metal kick) CM-Bander 13 run (Nichol kick) KY-Bolden 7 pass from Maggard (PcNrty kick) KY FG Paltry 50 CM FG Nichol 20 KY FG Prttray J2 CM KY First downs 21 IS Rushes-yards 42159 40-144 Passing 201 92 Return Yards I 57 Comp-Att-int H-3M 1J-274) Punts 0-3t 7-40 FumHevLost t-0 34 PenalhevYartfs (-09 00 Time ot Possession 3121 2039 INOtVKXJAl. STATISTICS RUSMINO-Cant Michigan.

Ruth 21-07. Comaey 7-22. Smith 7-la. Kentucky. Water 21-90.

Baker W-la. Maggard H7. PASSme-Cent. Michigan. Bandar 10-39-1.

Kentucky, Maggard 13-274). RECeivtNG-Cent Michigan, Ealy 5-91 Kench S42, Rush 4-27, Stocktard 2-21. Kentucky, Jackson 3-27. Bolden 1-27, Logan 2 20. Johnson 2-14.

Sweitzer threw a 24-yard scoring pass to Bradford Jones and a 7-yard pass to Jeff Williams as Akron went ahead 14-0 in the first period. Sweitzer completed 14 of 24 passes for 151 yards. Kenyon 31, Wilmington 20, at Kenyon Kenyon senior QB Chris Creighton passed for a school record 435 yards, completing 23 of 40 attempts for three touchdowns. Creighton's 98-yard TD pass to Gavin Pearlman also was a record. III 7-11 .0 0 0 H- Stan McCabe 32 FG K-Gaotn Peartman pea Oram Oris CregMaa (kick tailed I W-Waynt Stacy 4S pass Oram Scott Anderson (kick taeMI K-Bnan Born 1 run (Ted Taggart pas Oram Craighksn) K-James Reed a) run (Krvneftl K-Taggart aS pass tram Create (Krone kick) W-Oris InMeman 7 run IGearhart luck) WJ-Stacy pass Irom jm Batard (Gaamart kick) Records e-L this year.

Lang Beach St- .01 0-0 17 H-S9 aemsefl. Clem Num 55 interception return (Gardocki kick) Clem-Blunt 3 run IGardocki kick) Clem Cameron 11 run (Gardocki kick) Clem Blunt 2 run IGardocki kick) Clem-D Thomas 91 kickoff return (Gardocki kick) Clem-HHai 1 run (Gardocki kick) Clem-FG Gardocki 23 Clem-Wiiams I run (Philips kick) Clem-McLees 29 run IPtaikps kick) MMMVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Long Beach St, Nash 5-19, dark 5-10. Clemson. Hal 10-'I, Withertpoon 1-44. Ryans 7-41.

PASSING-Lona Beach St, Studer 0-19-1-70, San Jose 14-1 1 Clemson. Cameron 4-0-0-09, Moncriet 1-44-19. RECEIVING Long Beech St, Seay 3-71, Foster 2-22. Clemson, Thomas 2-40. Smith 2-It.

No. 15 Virginia 59, Kansas 10, at Lawrence, Kan. Shawn Moore passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, despite 130 heat, and No. 15 Virginia celebrated its first season opener as a nationally ranked team. Moore, a senior, hit 16 of 27 passes for 254 yards.

He passed and ran for touchdowns 16 seconds apart as the Cavaliers, coming off an 8-3 season, took command ear- ly. Wirginla 14 Wj- Kansas 0 0 1 1 UV-Kirby I run (Mclnerney kick) UV McGonmgal 12 pass Irom S. Move (Mclnerney kick) UV-FG 20 Mclnerney UV-S Moore 2 run I Mclnerney kick) UV-Satoia 13 pass h-orn Moore (Mdnerney kick) KU-FG 44 EicNott UV-H Moore 59 pass Irom Moore (Mclnerney kick) UV-Fisher 7 run (Mclnerney kick) UV-J Wasrangton run (Mclnerney kick) KU-Roboen 1 run (Eichlott kick) UV-J Washington I run (Mclnerney kick) A 35,000. INOIVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Virginia, Kir by 1140. Fisher MS.

Washington 7-44, Snead 4-45 Kansas, White 9-4S, Sands 15-20, Hileary 10-21, Douglas 4-14. PASStNS-Virginia, S. Moore 14-27-0-254, M. Bkndel 2-2435 Kansas, Hileary 13-24-1-134 tor HI 1-24-3. RECEIVING-Vlrginia.

McGonioal 5-41, Moore 4-97, Kirby 3-44, Satota 2-20 Kansas. New 3 24, Douglas 3-15, Lkursl 2-24, Drayton 2 II, Gay 2-14. No. 18 Pittsburgh 35, Ohio U. 3, at Pittsburgh Cur-vin Richards ran for 119 yards and a touchdown and No.

18 Pittsburgh scored on four of its five first-half possessions. Ohio debuting under former Maine coach Tom Lichtenberg, lost its 12th consecutive season 1 opener. Ohio 0 I I 0- 3 0-35 Pittsburgh- Pitt-D Lewis 2 run (Kaplan kick) Pitt-Trutt 30 pass Irom Van Pelt (Kaplan kick) Ohio-FG Merchant 24 Pitt-Deveaui 25 run (Kaplan kick) Pttt-D Lewis I run (Kaplan kick Pitt-Richards run (Kaplan kick) INOIVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHING -Ohe Howel 1541. Curtis 9-34. Davis 3-11.

Soothers 3-11. Pittsburgh, Richards 15-119, Oeveaui Lewis 9-49. PASSIHG-Ohe Thornton 9-154-99, Martin 1-144. Dubs 1-44-12. Pittsburgh.

Van Pelt I0-1J4-1SI, Stark 4-7434 RECEIVING -Ohio Harris S-St. Burton 2-31. Curtis 2-It. Pittsburgh. Trmtt 4-74, Richards 2-40, Green 2-39, Heard 2-19, Lewis.

2-10 No. 25 West Virginia 35. Kent St. 24, at Moreantown. W.

Va. Jon Jones ran 32 yards for a touchdown on his first collegiate carry helping No. 25 West Virgin- la blunt a Kent state rally. Ktm-St 7-24 West Virginia I 7-35 WVU-Ford 57 run (Carrol kick wvu-Baker 7 pass h-om Jones (Carrol kick) KSU-FG Rogers 34 WVU-Tyier 7 pass Irom Jones (Carrol kick) KSU-Woody 3 pass h-om Oalpra (Rogers kick) KSU-DMpra 4 run (Rogers kick) WVU-Beasley 1 run (Carrol kick) KSU-Gucciardo 4 pass Irom Datoro (Rogers kick) WVU-Jones 32 run (Carrol kick) A-52J44. INOIVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kent St- Robnson 10-52, Haywood.

12-40. Datora 14 II West Vrgma, Ford 1444. Beaskry 0-30, 1 Murrel 3-35. Jones 3-35 PASSING Kent SI, Datxa 1S-J2-I-I7I. West Vrgna.

G.Jones 15-254174 RECEIVING Kent St, Young 4-SS. Woody 2l Barnes 3-49. West Vegjme. Mitchel 4-44 Baker 2-21 a Siaten 2 19 I Maryland 20, Virginia Tech 13, at College Park, Md. Scott Zolak capped a record-break-' ing performance by throwing a 51-yard touchdown pass to Gene -Thomas with 61 seconds remain-, Zolak, a fifth-year senior making his first collegiate start, completed a school-record 28 passes for 303 i yards.

Frank Wycheck had a school-record 14 receptions for 106 yards. N. Carolina St. 67, W. Carolina 0, at Raleigh, N.

Ca. Tyrone Jackson and Aubrey Shaw led a punishing ground attack and North Carolina State's defense held Western Carolina without a first down to tie a national record. Colorado St. 35, Air Force 33, at Air Force Academy, Colo. Kevin Verdugo came off the bench to complete 14 of 18 passes.

The triumph ended CSU's seven-. game losing streak to the Falcons. Wyoming 38, Temple 23, at Laramie, Wyo. Tom Coron- tzos tossed three second-half, touchdowns to break open a tight game. for UK, The Associated Press Saturday.

college game. "I thought I was in there," said Moore, a 230-pound former fullback used to running the ball. Senior fullback Al Baker scored the game's first TD on the next play with Pelfrey getting the extra point. Central Michigan's junior passing combo of quarterback Jeff Bender (18 for 39 for 201 yards and one TD passing, one running) and receiver Ken Ealy (five for 98 and a TD) dominated the rest of the half, as CMU led 14-7, at intermission. in his South Carolina debut and the Gamecock defense throttled Duke's air attack.

Fuller, who started for second-year South Carolina coach Sparky Woods when they were both at Appalachian State, had touchdown passes of 9 and 1 1 yards in the first half of the schools' season-opener. Rice 33, Wake Forest 17, at Houston Trevor Cobb scored two touchdowns and became the first Rice running back since 1988 to gain more than 100 yards. Quarterback Donald Hollas, who ranked 12th nationally in total offense last season, completed his first eight passes and combined with Cobb to give the Owls touchdowns on their first two possessions. Akron 17, Illinois St. 7, at Akron Jeff Sweitzer passed for two first-quarter touchdowns.

i 1 i.h if Bill Curry took his first Kentucky says it will have to win by forcing turnovers and getting great special teams play. "There's no such thing as an ugly win," the ex-Alabama coach lectured to a post-game media assemblage. "There are only wins and losses." And this was a win. So Curry didn't act too worried about the Chippewa edge in final stats over an often-shaky UK offense. "The biggest stat in football is turnovers," Curry said.

"And if we can get a field goal like that first a-45 Nebraska. Flowers 11-40. Baktwei 14-92. Sole 4-34 PASSING-Berkx. Needham 3-0-1-20.

Nebreske. Grant 5-4-044. Joseph 0-7-1-0 RECEIVINGBaylor. Anderson 2-71 Nebraska, Bos-lick 34. Hughes 2-17.

No. 8 Tennessee 55, Pacific 7, at Knoxville Tailback Chuck Webb ran eight yards for a touchdown less than two minutes into the game, igniting a 31 -point first period and settling the outcome early before a sellout crowd of 94,467. Pacific's offense didn't cross the 50-yard line until early in the second quarter. 0 0 0 2-7 r-ss Tew Tenn Webb Orun (Burke kl Tewi Thompson 9 run (Burke kick) Tenn FG Burke 24 Tenn-Morgan 43 pass Kety 'Burte kick) Teie Thompson 52 run (Bure fccfc) Tenn ttenson 34 run IBurte luck I Tenn TG Brte 31 Tew Campbet run (Wendetjoe kick) Per -Men 22 pass from Kng SchouWn kick I Tenn Oews I run (Rarws luck) A-MMl. monnouM.

statistics RUSHN6 Pachc. Benamn w-97. Hobbs 13-40 Tennessee. Manaea U-l 15. Thompson 701 Webb 3-25.

Stout Nebraska defense handcuffs Baylor, 13-0 team to victory in his coaching debut one and a turnover that we can run down in there like that, we'll win." The first turnover that UK turned into a 7-0 lead with 1:21 left in the first quarter came after UK nose guard Joey Couch blocked a Dennis Nicholl punt and Highlands High School grad Marty Moore, a sophomore linebacker, grabbed it inside the 20 and rambled down to the 3 before getting knocked out of bounds. Like Pelfrey, Northern Ken-tuckian Moore was playing his first PASSING-Pacific Kopp 2-11-2-10. Hobbs 4-10-1-34. Kng 2-44-24 Tennessee. Kety 5-7-0-130.

Henton 3-34-20 RECEIVING Pacific, Edwards 2 25. Meta 1-22. Tennessee, Morgan 2-97. No. 13 Texas A.

28, Hawaii 13, at Honolulu Darren Lewis rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown in the first half, and fullback Robert Wilson scored twice in the opening 30 minutes. Tens A4M I 0-20 0 I a-O Aa.M-cewis I run (Tabot kick) AlM-Witon 10 run (Tabot kick) UH FG Elam 47 5 pass from Paulas (Tabot kick) UH-McArthur 71 pass Irom Gabriel (Elam kKk) run (Tabot k) UH FG Elam 37 INCMVICHJAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Teas AAM, Lewis 24-117. Wilson 13-55. MecAtee 0-35 Hawaii. Farmer 12-21, Sydnar MO.

Stevenson 1-9 PASSHes-Teias aim. Pevies 10-204-122. Richardson 1-2-0-10 Hawaii. Gabrol 21-30-2-20 RECEIVWG-Tes AS.M. Ware 3-37.

Wison 2-72, Oher J-14. Patterson 1-22 Hawaii. Mc Arthur 7-123. Srdner 5-4S. Branch 3-34 Khan-Smrfh 2 29 S.

Carolina 21, Duke 10, at Columbia, S. C. Transfer Bobby Fuller threw for two scores THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LINCOLN. Neb. Gregg Barrios provided a pair of first-half field goals and Scott Baldwin ran for a last-minute touchdown as seventh-ranked Nebraska struggled past Baylor 13-0 in a battle of two of the nation's top defenses.

Nebraska, eighth in the nation a year ago in fewest yards allowed, held Baylor to 164 yards and gave the Bears only two scoring opportunities. It was only the second time in 113 games that Baylor had been shut out. The last time was 24-0 against Texas Christian in 1987. II I 0 7-0 2nd (Barriae aDTtflOUAi. STATISTICS RUSHyC Baylor, RasM a7..