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siHBEPUBUB. 1986 CMBU PUBLIC D3 Scores Rice Houston First downs 14 8 Rushesryards 30-76 58-252 Passing yards 149 40 Return yards II 29 Passes 18-38-2 3-9-0 Punts 8-37 7-37 Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-2 Penallles-vards 5-35 3-37 Time of possession 29:24 30:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Notre Dam 31, Southern Cal 37 Irish trim Trojans on final play SOUTMWtST 14, Houston 13 SOUTH i Auburn 71, Alabama 7 'Florida AIM 16, Belhune-Cookman 'Georela 31, Georgia Tech 74 'GramMino St. 30, Southern U. 3 35, VanoerMt 20 Kusnino Kice: cyphers 6-27, Scoll 8-20. Houston: Ramsey 26-149, Plerson 16-58.

PASSING Rice, Roper 11-24-1 89 yards, Comalander 7-14-1 60. Houston: Landry 3-9-0 40 yards. DcrciuiuA bim. uiwu 14 1 1 bvutuuukiuw rtouiron: Drown i'JX NEVADA-RENO. 27-7 Idaho 0 0-7 Nevada-Reno 10 0-77 i HCAA DTVISfOH hAA FIRST ROUND Saturday's return Georsla Southern S2, North Carolina AIT 21 51, William Mary 17 Micholll St.

71, Appalachian St. 2i JEaitern Kentucky 21, Fur man 10 -Arkaniai SI. 41. Sam Houtton St. 7 llllnolt 71, Murray SI.

21 Nevada-Reno 27, Idaho 7 llTenneiwe SI. 32, Jackson SI. 23 NR FG Zendeias 34 NR Calder pas from Beavers (Zendeias kick) NR Floyd 4 run (Zendeias kick) Ida Holnest 1 pass from Linehan (Dedcio kick) NR-FG Zendeias 23 NR Peterson blocked punt In and zona (Zendeias kick) A 13.7)5. CAMS IN FIGURES Idaho Nevada-Ram J3 i HCAA DiVISIOH II 4 FIRST ROUND Saturday's results iNortti Dakota SI. SO, Ashland, Ohio 0 South Dakota 26, Calllornla-Davis 23 Virginia Union at Troy Slate, (n) Friday's results Central Ohio, 31, Towson 0 First down Rushes-yard Passing yards Sacked-vards Return yard Passe Punts Fumbles-lost Penallles-vards Time of possession 77 20 37-153 57-797 707 86 5-28 4-20 16 38 77-49-3 9-75-1 7-1 0-0 4-60 6-28 24:77 33:33 jj HCAA DIVISION III SECOND ROUND Saturday's results Ithaca, N.Y.

79, Montclair N.J. 15 Salisbury Md. 31, Susquehanna, Pa. 17 Augustana, la. 16, Ml.

Union, Ohio 7 Concordia, Minn. 17, Central, Iowa 14 top 20 No. 14 AUBURN 21, No. 7 ALABAMA 17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Idaho: Jackson 6-41, Linehan 11-37. Nevada-Reno: Foger 14-104, Floyd 25-99, Claiborne 1-22.

PASSING Idaho: Linehan 22-49-3 202 yards. Nevada-Reno: Beavers 9-25-1 86 yards. RECEIVING Idaho: Bengen 6-79, Jorgensen 4-59, Slater 4-23: Nevada-Reno: Calder 4-44, Threde 2-22, Foger 2-9. NORTH DAKOTA 50-0 Ashland 0 8 0 0-0 North Dakota Stat 27 7 7 14-50 NDSU Molslre 17 run (Kublsz kick) NDSU Safely, punt block out ol end ton NDSU Benlrlm 4 run (Kublsi kick) NDSU Kretchman 7 pass from Benlrlm (Run failed) NDSU Molslre 35 run (Kublsi kick) NDSU Benlrlm 1 run (Kublst kick) NDSU Barta 6 run (Kublsi kick) NDSU Paulson 43 run (Kublst kick) Auburn Alabama 0 7 14-21 7 7 3 0- 17 Ala Stafford 7 pass from Shut (Tlllln kick) AubFullwood Horn (Knapp Kick) Ala Humphrey 7 pass from Shula (TIHIn kick) Ala FGTHflnW Aub FuHwood 26 run (Knapp kick) Aub Tillman 7 run (Knapp kick) if, A 7501. GAME IN FIGURES Auburn CAME IN FIGURES 25 Ashland N.

Dakota St. 28 11 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passe Punts Fumbtes-tost Penallles-vards Alabama 19 50-340 9-74-1 6- 38 1-0 7- 77 37.00 39-725 153 41 19-30-3 3-45 4-1 5-31 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-vards 63-523 mmmsm -mmmxmmmmmmm lliillll 38-124 66 0 10-77-7 9-31 1-0 3-25 Time of possession 28 00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 29:01 Time of possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Auburn: Fullwood 21-145, Harris -29, Agee 4-18, Bolton 1-21. Alabama: Humphrey 20-204, Allen 13-72, Jelks 4-45, Shula 5-19. PASSING Auburn: Burger 19-30-3 153 yards. Alabama: Shula 9-74-1 153 yards.

RECEIVING Auburn: Reeves 6-38, Tillman 3-57, Fullwood 3-20, Jessie 3-6, Agee 2-19, Gainous 2-18. Alabama: Humphrey 5-27. G. Richardson 1-14, Bee 1-7, Allen 1-3, Stafford 1-2. NOTRE DAME 38, NO.

17 SOUTHERN CAL 37 Associated Press i LOS ANGELES Notre Dame ended a season of frustration by defeating 17th-ranked Southern California, 38-37, on Saturday when John Carney kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired. "I can't think of a finer way to end the season," said first-year Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz. "We've been so frustrated so many times this year. It was just a great football game and a classic confrontation." Notre Dame (5-6) lost five games by a total of 14 points including 24-23 to Michigan, 24-19 to Perm State, and 21-19 to LSU. They have had consecutive losing seasons for the first time this century.

The winning field goal wasn't seen live by the national television audience. CBS was showing a commercial when Carney won the game for the Irish, and could only show a taped replay of the winning kick. Steve Beuerlein passed for four touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions for the Irish, who rallied from a 17-point deficit early in the final quarter. USC (7-4) has lost two straight heading into the Florida Citrus Bowl against Auburn. Southern Cal coach Ted Tollner, whose teams have lost to Notre Dame in each of his four seasons at the school, was asked if his-job might be in jeopardy.

"I have no idea about "my future," said Tollner, who has two years left on his contract. "We just played a heckuva football game, and if that's not good enough, then there's nothing I can do about it." Carney's winning kick came after Tim Brown returned a punt 56 yards to the USC 16 with 2:15 remaining. After falling behind, 37-20, early in the final period, the Irish roared back on Beuerlein's touchdown passes of 42 yards to Milt Jackson and 5 yards to Braxston Banks, and a two-point conversion pass to Andy Heck after Banks' score, with 4:24 remaining. Notre Dame pulled within two points after its defense, unable to stop the Trojans much of the game, tightened when Southern Cal could have put the contest virtually out of reach. Ahead by 37-27, the Trojans' had: third and one at the Notre Dame; 5 midway through the final quarter.

The Irish then stopped Todd Steele for no gain. When the Trojans chose to forgo a field goal attempt on fourth and one, the Irish stopped, Rodney Peete on a quarterback sneak. Carney had earlier kicked field goals of 33 and 32 yards, The Trojans' Don Shafer kicked three including a school and Pac-lO record 60-yarder on the final play of the first half. 1 Beuerlein completed 18 of-27 passes for 285 yards. Peete com-, pleted 10 of 23 passes for 171 yards.

RUSHING Ashland: George 22-80, Bolln 3-25, Adolph 5-21. NDSU: Molslre 10-122; Lloyd 12-95, Stark 9-85, Paulson 5-83, Bentrim 13-78. PASSING Ashland: Blondo 9-24-2 66 yards, Halasi 1-3-0 0. NDSU: Benlrlm 2-5-1 24 yards, Barta 1-2-0 15, Owen 1-1-06. RECEIVING Ashland: Clouatre 2-31, Burkett 4-15, George 2-11.

D. Johnson 2-9. NDSU: Gleason 1-17, Paulson 1-15, Kretchman 1-7, J. Johnson 1-a. SOUTH DAKOTA.

26-23 South Dakota 3 3 4 14- 26 Cal-Pavls 7 10 0 6 23 UCD Petersen 1 run (Lorelto kick) SDak FG McLoughlln 24 UCD Adkins 19 pass from Petersen (Lorelto kick) SDak FG McLoughlln 23 UCD FG Lorelto 49 SDak Jones 10 run (run failed) SDak Southwlck 23 pass from Jones (McLoughlln kick) UCD Wilkinson 1 run (pass failed) Metre Dame Southern Cat II 18-38 10 7-37 ID Alabama back Bobby Humphrey picks up some of his game-high 204 yards against Auburn on Saturday. Making a name: Double reverse caps Auburn rally past Alabama USC FGShafer48 ND Heck 5 pass from Beuerleln (kick failed) USC Brock 58 Inlereception return (Shafer kick) USC Hott 3 run (Shafer kick) ND FG Carney 33 USC FG Shaler 60 USC FG Shaler 23 ND FG Carney 32 USC Steele 1 run (Shafer kick) ND Banks 22 pass from Beuerleln (Jackson pass from Beuerlein) USC Peete 1 run (Shafer kick) ND Jackson 42 pass from Beuerleln (Carney kick) ND Banks 5 pass from Beuerleln (Heck pass from Beuerlein) ND FG Carney 19 A 70,414. SDak Jones 6 run (McLoughlin kick) A CAME IN FIGURES S.Dakota Cal-Davls downs 17 19 Rushes-yards 60-368 73-51 Passing yards 74 340 Return yards 6 5 Passes 6-10-0 31-47-1 Punts 5-34 5-33 Fumbles-lost 7-0 7-1 Penallies-vards 6-40 7-14 Time of possession 32:14 77:44 vAME IN rluURES Southern Cal Notre Dame 28 51-197 293 56 19-28-1 1-33 1-1 4-59 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-vards 20 45-161 171 58 10-23-1 2-42 2-0 5-49 27:36 32:24 Time of possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING S. Dakota: Jones 24-130, Hlgglns 12-101, Colvln 17-98. Cal-Davis: Llgons 16-65, Wilkinson 1-1, Petersen 6-(-15).

PASSING S. Dakota: Jones 6-10-0 74 yards. Cal-Davls: Petersen 31-42-1 340 yards. RECEIVING S.Dakota: Southwlck 2-55, Colvin 2-8. Cal-Davls: Mandevllle 10-148, Llgons 7-52.

GRABBLING 30. SOUTHERN 3 GramMin 7 13 0 10-30 Southern 8 3 0 0-3 GSU Scott 1 1 pass from Allen (Nobahar kick) GSU Nicholas 3 pass from Allen (Nobahar kick) SU FG Brown 43 GSU Wells 8 pass from Allen (kick failed) GSU FB Nobahar 27 GSU Broadway 52 run (Nobahar kick) A 58,960. RUSHING Notre Dame: Green 24-119, B.Banks 7-30, Francisco 4-19. Southern Cal: Knight 22-90, Steele 12-48, Holt 3-16. PASSING Notre Dame: Beuerlein 18-27-1 285 yards, Andrystak 1-1-0 8.

Southern Cal: Peete 10-23-1 171 yards. RECEIVING Noire Dame: T.Brown 5-89, Jackson 4-111, B. Banks 4-31. Southern Cal: Henry 3-41, Tanner 3-39, Green 2-24. No.

IB GEORGIA 31, GEORGIA TECH 24 Tillman going the other way. He was hit just as he crossed the goal line. "With all the talk this week (that Dye was going to Texas as head coach, that he had marital problems, that he wasn't taking the rivalry seriously enough), this was certainly the sweetest win ever for me," Dye said. Brent Fullwood, who carried 21 times for 145 yards, scored his second touchdown of the game by running 26 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter to cap a 79-yard drive and pull Auburn to within 17-14. The Tigers drove 67 yards in 11 plays for their winning score after receiving a punt with 4:54 left.

The drive included Trey Gainous' diving fourth-down catch of Burger's 9-yard pass at the Alabama 40 and a 20-yard run by Fullwood on the next play. Auburn's triumph spoiled the performance by Alabama tailback Bobby Humphrey, who rushed 28 times for 204 yards 172 in the first half and caught five passes for 27 more, including a 7-yard touchdown pass from Mike Shula during the second period. Humphrey set Alabama single-season scoring records of 17 touchdowns and 104 points. The old records were set by by Johnny Musso in 1971. The decision ended a two-game Alabama winning streak in the annual confrontation known as the Iron Bowl.

Alabama leads the series, 30-20-1. "I feel badly for the players, especially the seniors," said Alabama coach Ray Perkins. "I know I'll be hearing a lot of 'War Eagles' (Auburn's war cry) for the next 364 days, but I'll just swallow it and go along." Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sophomore wide receiver Lawyer Tillman scored from 7 yards on a double reverse with 32 seconds remaining, giving 14th-ranked Auburn a 21-17 victory over seventh-ranked Alabama on Saturday. The loss killed the Crimson Tide's hopes for a share of the Southeastern Conference title and a Sugar Bowl bid.

Alabama (9-3, 4-2) settled for a Sun Bowl date against Washington. Fifth-ranked Lousiana State won the league title with a 5-1 mark and will face Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl. Auburn (9-2, 4-2) tied Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia for second place in the conference. The Tigers are headed to the Florida Citrus Bowl to meet Southern California. Tillman, on his first collegiate carry, scored the winning touchdown on what Auburn coach Pat Dye said was "the only play I called all day." It was intended for backup wide receiver Scott Bolton, who was on the sidelines.

Said Dye: "I couldn't think of his (Tillman's) name. I kept saying, 'I want my wide receiver, I want my wide Tillman, who had run the play in practice, was on the field. He saw what was happening and tried to call time out. But the referee didn't see him, and Auburn had to go ahead with the play. So quarterback Jeff Burger handed off to tailback Tim Jessie going right and Jessie gave the ball to 10 0-24 7 10-31 Georgia Tech Georgia bAMt IN FIGURES Grambltng GT Klnglrun(Bellkick) Geo Tate 4 run (Crumley kick) GT Mays 5 run (Bell kick) Geo Lewis 20 pass from J.

Jackson (Crumley kick) Geo Tate 8 run (Crumley kick) GT FG Bell 55 GT Lee 14 pass from Strom (Bell kick) Geo FG Crumley 39 Southern 11 28-95 136 (-)4 10-27-3 7-39 3-3 2-25 23:38 Flrsl downs Rushes-vards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession 52-296 176 60 17-26-0 6-34 3-2 12-108 36:22 Geo Tale 5 run (Crumley kick) A 87,122. CAME IN FIGURES Georgia Tech Georgia First downs 17 28 Rushes-yards 41-170 59-332 Passing 223 104 Return yards 26 0 Passes 15-27-1 8-14-0 Punts 4-33 4-46 Fumbtes-tost 0-0 2-2 Penallles-yards 4-61 6-45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Georgia Tech: Mays 14-58, King 5-23, Collier 7-72. Georgia: Tale 27-154, Henderson 17-116, McCluskey 5-37. PASSING Georgia Tech: Strom 15-26-0223 yards. Georgia: J.Jackson 5-9-0 72 yards, W.

Johnson 3-7-0 32. RECEIVING Georgia Tech: Lee 4-122, Mays 3-28, Manion 3-24. Georgia: Osborn 2-33, Lewis 1-20, Henderson, 1-70. 18th-ranked Georgia rallies by Georgia Tech Others TENNESSEE. 35-20 Tennessee 7 21 0 7-35 VandorbUt 0 7 7 4- 20 UT Miller 51 pass from Francis (Reveii kick) UT Cleveland 38 pass from Francis (Reveii kick) UT Milter SO pass from Francis (Revolt kick) UT Howard 2 run (Revelt kick) VU Jones 17 run (Herllne kick) VU Kosanovlch 20 pass from Jones (Herllne kick) VU Parker 10 run (kick failed) UT Howard 4 run (Reveii kick) A 41,572.

GAME IN FIGURES FWA ALL-AMERICA TEAM The 1986 Football Writers Association All-America college football team, listing position, name, school, hometown In parentheses, height, weight and class. OFFENSE QUARTERBACK Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Elmonl, N.V.), 6-5, 218, senior. RUNNING BACKS Terrence Flagler, Clem-son (Fernandina Beach, 6-1, 200, senior; Brent Fullwood, Auburn (St. Cloud, 6-1, 700, senior; Paul Palmer, Temple (Potomac, 5-10, 165, senior. WIDE RECEIVER Wendell Davis, Louisiana Stale (Shreveport, 5-0, 189, iunior.

TIGHT END Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (Little Rock, 6-3, 741, iunior. CENTER Ben Tamburello, Auburn (Birmingham, 6-3, 768, senior. LINEMEN Chris Conlln, Penn Slate (Glen-(Ide, 6-4, 780, senior; Dave Croston, Iowa (Sioux Clly, Iowa), 6-5, 280, senior; Paul Kiser, Wake Forest (Connelly Springs, N.C.), 6-3, 272, senior; Danny Villa, Arltona Slate (Nogales, 6-5, 284, senior. KICKER Marty Zendeias, Nevada-Reno (Chlno, 5-9, 165, iunior. DEFENSE LINEMEN Jason Buck, Brlgham Young (St.

Anthony, Idaho), 6-6, 274, senior; Jerome Brown, Miami (Brookesville, 6-7, 785, senior; Danny Noonan, Nebraska (Lincoln, 6-4, 780, senior; Tony Woods, Pittsburgh (Newark, N.J 6-4, 740, senior. LINEBACKERS Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (Birmingham, 4-4, 735, senior; Brian Bosworlh, Oklahoma (Irving, Texas), 6-7, 740, junior; Shane Contan, Penn State (Frewsburg, N.Y.), 6-3, 225, senior; Chris Spielman, Ohio Stale (Masslllon, Ohio), 6-7, 727, iunior. SECONDARY Thomas Everett, Baylor (Daingerlield, Texas), 5-9, 180, senior; Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (Glassboro, N.J.), 5-11, 195, Iunior; Tim McDonald, Southern California (Fresno, 6-3, 205, senior. PUNTER Greg Montgomery, Michigan Stat (Shrewsbury, N.J.), 6-4, 210, iunior. WALTER CAMP ALL-AMERICA TEAM The 1986 Walter Camp All-America Team as selected by the nation's college coaches and sports information directors.

OFFENSE QUARTERBACK Vinny Testaverde, Miami, Fla. RUNNING BACKS D.J. Doiier, Penn State; Brent Fullwood, Auburn; Paul Palmer, Temple. WIDE RECEIVER Cris Carter, Ohio Slate. TIGHT END Keith Jackson, Oklahoma.

LINEMEN Jeff Bregel, Southern Cal; John Clay, Missouri; Randy Dixon, Pittsburgh; Ben Tamburello, Auburn; Jeff Zimmerman, Florida. KICKER Jeff Jaeger, Washington. DEFENSE LINEMEN Jerome Brown, Miami, Tim Johnson, Penn State; Danny Noonan, Nebraska; Reggie Rogers. Washington. LINEBACKERS Cornelius Bennett, Alabama; Brian Bosworlh, Oklahoma; Shane Conlan, Penn Slate.

SECONDARY Thomas Everett, Baylor; John Little, Georgia; Tim McDonald, Southern Cal; Garland Rivers, Michigan. PUNTER BUI Smith, Mississippi. Tennessee venderMt 22 21 53-215 48-223 211 154 28 14 10-18-0 10-22-1 5-36 4-42 1-0 1-1 2-13 5-41 Flrsl downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbtes-tost Penalties-vards Brigham Young's Buck claims Outland Trophy United Press International Brigham Young defensive tackle Jason Buck won the Outland Trophy, honoring college football's outstanding interior lineman, it was announced Saturday. Buck, a senior, had 9Vt sacks and 46 tackles entering Saturday's game at San Diego State. Buck is the first player from the Rocky Mountain area to receive the award since Merlin Olson of Utah State in 1961.

The Outland Trophy, first presented in 1946, is awarded by the Football Writers Association of America to a player named to the writers' All-America team. Other finalists were offensive linemen Danny Villa of Arizona State, Ben Tamburello of Auburn, Chris Conlin of Penn State, Dave Croston of Iowa and Paul Kiser of. Wake Forest, and defensive linemen Jerome Brown of Miami and Danny Noonan of Nebraska. 31:10 78:50 Time of possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Tennessee: Howard 30-158, A. Miller 1-33, V.Davis 3-11.

Vanderbilt: Woods 21-83, Crawford 11-47, Parker 3-36. PASSING Tennessee: Francis 10-18-0 211 yards. Vanderbilt: Jones 9-21-1 150 yards, Gray 1-1-04. RECEIVING Tennessee: A. Miller 2-101, Cleveland 2-64, Panuska 2-16, V.Davis 2-13.

Vanderbilt: Mitchell 4-75, Crawford 3-42, Kosanovlch 2-24, Rolte 1-13. RICE 14. HOUSTON 13 0 0 0 14 14 Rice back and win four straight games to secure a winning season and give us the opportunity 161 extend our season by going to a bowl game." Francis hit Anthony Miller with a 51-yard scoring pass with 2:53 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead and found him again on a 50-yard pass play with 2:11 remaining in the second quarter to put Tennessee on top, 21-0. Francis also hit Terrence Cleveland with a 38-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter. Rice 14, Houston 13 HOUSTON Quentis Roper threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Goolsby with 18 seconds remaining as Rice spoiled Bill Yeoman's final game as the Houston coach.

The Owls, who trailed, 13-0, entering the fourth quarter, moved 61 yards in 15 plays for the winning score in the Southwest Conference game. The victory was the first for Rice (4-7 12-6) over its crosstown rival since 1980. Houston (1-10, 0-8) lost its ninth straight The loss dropped Yeoman, who announced his resignation Nov. 11 to become executive director for athletic relations, to 160-108-8 in 25 seasons at Houston. Rice, in its first season under coach Jerry Berndt, posted its best record since a 4-7 campaign in 1981.

This is only the third time 1n 13 years the Owls have won as many as four games. They had won a total of four games in the' last five years. Nevada-Reno 27, Idaho 7 RENO, Nev. Charvez Foger ran for. 104 yards and Lucius Floyd ran for 99 yards and touchdown for Nevada-Reno in an opening-round game of the NCAA Division playoffs.

The Wolf Pack (12-0) will play host, to. Tennessee State in the quarterfinals next Saturday. Tennessee State defeated Jackson State, 32-23, Saturday. Idaho finished its season 8-4. Foger carried 16 times and Floyd ran 25 timev including a 4-yard touchdown run.

Eric Beaver" threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Bryan and Tony Zendejas kicked field goals of 34 and 22 yards for the Wolf Pack. 3 r-Y" Houston 7 3 0 3- 13 Republic Sports Wires ATHENS, Ga. Lars Tate rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 5-yard sweep with 4:38 remaining, as No. 18 Georgia defeated Georgia Tech, 31-24, on Saturday. Tate's game-winner capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive that brought Georgia back from a 24-21 deficit at the start of the final period.

"There were many chances where we could have folded, but we were able to hang in there, keep fighting and find a way to win in the fourth quarter," said Georgia coach Vince Dooley. Steve Crumley lifted the Bulldogs into a 24-24 deadlock with 10:10 left on a 39-yard field goal. Georgia (8-3) heads for a Hall of Fame Bowl match with Boston College after snapping Tech's two-game winning streak in the series. Tech wound up 5-5-1. "The better team won today," said Tech coach Bill Curry.

"Georgia did the things right when they had to, especially toward the end of the game when everything was on the line." Tate also scored on runs of 4 and 8 yards, and the other Georgia touchdown came on James Jackson's 20-yard pass to Nathaniel Lewis late in the second quarter. Rick Strom's passing carried the Tech attack throughout the day, as he hit on plays of 45 and 55 yards to Gary Lee to set up touchdown runs of one yard by Malcolm King and 5 yards by Jerry Mays. Strom also connected with Lee on a 14-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds left in the third quarter, giving the Yellow Jackets their 24-21 lead. Tech's other score came on David Bell's 55-yard field goal in the third quarter, the longest of his career. Tech, a nine-point underdog, dedicated the game to two members of its staff who were killed in a car-truck collision Friday while returning to the team's motel after a practice.

The accident took the lives of Jim Luck, an assistant athletic director, and Gary Beringause, a Tech police officer on security duty with the team. Tennessee 35, Vanderbilt 20 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee's Jeff Francis, passed for three touchdowns and I' Hou Plerson 9 run (Browndvke kick) Hou FG Browndvke 41 Hou FG Browndvke 31 Rice Roper 7 run (Hines kick) Rice Gootsby 10 pass from Roper (Hines kick) A HL399. PAC-10 STANDINGS Conference games All games William Howard ran for two more in a Southeastern Conference game. The Volunteers (6-5, 4-3) will meet Minnesota in the Liberty Bowl on Dec.

29. Vanderbilt ended its first season under coach Watson Brown at 1-10 and 0-6. Vols coach Johnny Majors had said before the game that the Liberty Bowl could rescind the bid if Tennessee lost. After the game, Majors said he never had been prouder of a team than this Tennessee squad, which was ranked in the top 10 to start the season but had a 2-5 start with three losses by a total of nine points. "They have certainly come back from a point which some people would consider hopeless and disastrous to begin to play well and turn the season around," Majors said.

"A team made up of a lesser character may have folded its tent. But we were able to come 'f Team WLT Pet. PtsOpp WLT Pet. PtsOpp Arizona State 5 1 1 .786 203 122 9 1 1 .864 357 152 Arizona 5 2 0 .714 200 120 8 2 0 .800 298 154 Washington 5 2 1 .688 232 141 8 2 1 .773 372 169 UCLA 5 2 1 .688 265 137 7 3 1 .682 354 212 Southern California 5 3 0 .625 172 155 7 4 0 .636 257 223 Stanford 4 3 0 .571. 153 100 7 3 0 .800 229 140 Oregon 3 5 0 .375 168 246 5 6 0 .455 235 338 Washington State 2 6 1 .278 174 278 3 7 1 .318 221 312 California 2 7 0 .222 116 269 2 9 0 .182 145 325 Oregon State 1 6 0 .143 87 202 3 8 0 .273 143 270 SATURDAY'S RESULTS Notre Dame 38, Southern California 37 Arizona vs.

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