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4C THE PALM BEACH POST SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1987 College football fifo. 1 Sooners fend off Missouri 1743 The Oklahoma defense allowed Missouri only 10 first downs, four of them on the drive that led to Whelihan's 45-yard field goal. "Defense cannot win football games against good offenses by being out there all the time, under tremendous pressure," Switzer said. "I'm glad we have a good defense, to be able to play the way Trainor got a low snap and his line drive kick was fielded by Harris, who followed Alex Morris' clearing block at the Arkansas 30 for the touchdown only 2:49 into the game. The Razorbacks used four quarterbacks, trying to get their offense going, and couldn't move until Stump got a chance midway in the third period.

He took the Aggies 78 yards in 10 plays, completing two third-down passes. On third down from the Arkansas 3-yard line, Stump hit walk-on wide receiver Gary Oliver for Texas 14, Arkansas 0 COLLEGE STATION, Texas -Third-string quarterback Craig Stump threw his first touchdown pass of the season, and Rod Harris returned a punt 66 yards for a score to keep the defending champion Aggies (7-2, 4-1) in the Southwest Conference race with a victory over the Razorbacks (7-3, 5-2). Msaaa It was Texas MA 4 first shut-out of Arkansas TEXAS since 1956. it was smbmmbm the first blanking NO. 20 Je mu ou First downs 10 20 Rushes-yards 45-139 55-283 Passing 54 104 Return Yards 33 46 Comp-Att-Int 7-181 5-9 0 Punts 8-40 5-41 Fumbles-Lost 1 -0 6-4 Penalties-Yards 4-25 5-4 1 Time of Possession 32:32 27:28 Missouri 0 3 7 313 Oklahoma 3 7 7 017 Palm Beach Post Wire Services NORMAN, Fullback Rptnei Anderson rushed for 118 yards, and the Oklahoma defense denied two late drives as the top-ranked Sooners remained unbeaten with a 17-13 Big Eight victory Saturday over Missouri.

mmmm Oklahoma (10-UA 1 0, 6-0) plays No. 2 nv A Nebraska (9-0, 5-oklahoma o) in a Big Eight showdown next weekend. Oklahoma was favored by five touchdowns against Missouri (4-6, 2 4) but had to work for all it got in playing without starting quarterback Jamelle Holieway and fullback Lydell Carr. Both suffered season-ending knee injuries last week. told our team that if we're setting a trap for Nebraska, we're doing a hell of a job of it," Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer said.

"I think we're a good football team that's not playing very good." Switzer hobbled through the game after injuring his left knee. Doctors said Switzer suffered a second-degree ligament tear when he was hit by one of his players along the sideline. Oklahoma, leading the nation with an average of 49 points per game, didn't score a touchdown un- Texas 24, Texas Christian 21 AUSTIN, Texas Texas tailback Eric Metcalf ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns as the Longhorns (5-4, 4-1) held off the Horned Frogs (5-5, 3-3) in a Southwest Conference game. Metcalf, a 178-pound junior, ran 3 yards for a first-quarter score and 57 yards in the third quarter for Texas' final touchdown and a 24-7 lead. He ranked fourth in the nation in all-purpose running before the game and finished with 280 yards.

Baylor 34, Rice 31 WACO, Texas Brad Goebel capped a 27-point first half with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Chase, and the Bears (6-4, 3-3) survived Rice's second-half comeback bid to beat the Owls (2-8, 0-6) in a Southwest Conference game. West Texas State 29, East New Mexico 7 PORTALES, N.M. J.R. Comp-ton had 28 carries for 103 yards and one touchdown, as the Buffaloes (5-5, 2-2) defeated the Greyhounds (9-2, 3-2) in a Lone Star Conference game. the touchdown.

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Arkansas Texas Ark II 11 54-62 43-146 63 65 10 134 4-6-0 8-17-0 10-37 6-38 1-1 2-1 6-60 6-52 31:47 28:13 0 0 0 00 7 0 7 014 til 45 seconds before halftime and led only 17-10 after three quarters. Holieway's backup, Charles Thompson, had scored on a 14-yard run in the third quarter to make it 17-3. Thompson finished with 91 yards rushing and 104 passing. However, Missouri tightened things when halfback Michael Jones scored on a 20-yard run one play after a Thompson fumble late in the third quarter, one of four fumbles the Sooners lost. A 45-yard field goal by Tom Whelihan with 8:13 to play brought Missouri to within four.

The Oklahoma defense then came up with a big play when cor-nerback Scott Garl intercepted a John Stollenwerck pass with 4:42 left. After Oklahoma was forced to punt, Missouri saw its final drive end at its 29 with four straight Harris 66 punt return (Slater kick) Oliver 3 pass from Stump (Slater kick) A 73,511. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Arkansas, Rouse 11-38, Van Dyke 8-29. Texas Gurley 14-80, Lewis 10-31, Stump 4-24. PASSING Arkansas, Simpsons 3-3-0-51, Grovey 1-3-0-12.

Texas Richardson 4-1 1-0-36, Stump 4-6-0-29. RECEIVING Arkansas, Harris 2-24, Oliver 2-15, Woodside 2-10. Texas Hor-ton 2-42, Oliver 1-3. Tennessee routs Mississippi 55-13 lICJa" vk Cm rfei Clemson claims ACC title Williams, Allen star in 45-16 rout of Terps Palm Beach Post Wire Services CLEMSON, S.C. Rodney Williams threw for two touchdowns, and Terry Allen scored twice as ninth-ranked Clemson defeated Maryland 45-16 Saturday to earn its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference football title.

MMMM Clemson (9-1, NO 9 6-1) has won a re- cord 10 ACC titles clemson and tied for an. other. Clemson also helped its bowl chances, with the Tigers apparently going to the Citrus Bowl, although bowl bids can't be offered officially until next weekend. "We're excited about winning the ACC," Williams said. "All in all, I think we finally played as a whole team today." The Terrapins (4-6, 3-3) are assured of their first losing season since 1981.

Allen scored on runs of 8 and 2 yards in the second period and Williams hit Gary Cooper with touchdown passes of 50 and 44 yards as the Tigers downed Maryland for the first time since 1983. Clemson clinched the ACC title last year by tying the Terrapins 17-17, Between them, Clemson and Maryland have won the last seven ACC titles. I -think we're pretty close to being the kind of football team we want to be," Clemson coach Danny Ford said. "I thought that we showed today that we are a very good football team." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wake Forest defender David Braxton (3) jars ball out of South Carolina receiver Eddie Miller's hands with a hard hit during Gamecocks' 30-0 victory. ARKANSAS U1U 11 tl games ago.

"I got down, but I kept thinking I'd get a chance to play," said Stump. "I was ready if I got the chance." defensive coordinator R.C. Slocum said "the key factor in the whole game was Stump. He hung in there when he wasn't playing and never got down on himself. He was a solid influence in our victory." Harris' punt return in the first four minutes of the game got the Kyle Field crowd of 73,511 fans stirring, then the game settled down into a defensive struggle.

Arkansas punter Kendall Virginia 20, North Carolina 17 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -Quarterback Scott Secules directed two Virginia scoring drives in the final 4.44 and hit Keith Mattioli with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds left to rally the Cavaliers (6-4, 4-2) over the Tar Heels (5-5, 3-3). Secules, the ACC's passing efficiency leader, missed his first five passes of the day but finished 26-of-50 for a career-high 328 yards. The senior set school records for most passes atempted in a game, most completions in a season, 155, and most yardage in a season, 2,042. Virginia defensive back Tony Covington picked off a Mark Maye pass at the Cavalier 1-yard line with 3 seconds remaining to seal the victory.

No. Carolina State 47, Duke 45 DURHAM, N.C. Bryan Carter kicked a 32-yard field goal with 29 seconds left, and quarterback Shane Montgomery passed for a school-record 468 yards as the Wolfpack (4-6, 4-2) rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat the Blue Devils (4-6, 1-5) in an ACC game. Montgomery, benched earlier in the season and starting in place of the injured Preston Poag, completed three key passes on the Wolf-pack's final drive to set up Carter's game-winning field goal his fourth of the game. Duke quarterback Steve Slayden threw for a career-high 458 yards.

from Greg Ross and ran 1 yard for another score as the Wildcats (4-6) beat the Wolverines (2-8-1). Ross also threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Juan Washington. Bethune-Cookman also scored on Le-bron Sumpter's 11-yard touchdown run and a 45-yard pass from Chris Smith to Steven Thomas. Morris Brown scored on Derek Sibley's 5-yard run and Dexter Mangby's 35-yard return of a blocked punt. Marty Butler gained 105 yards on 20 carries for OU FG 19 Lashar MU FG 48 Wheihan OU Stafford 1 run (Lashar kick) OU Thompson 14 run (Lashar kick) MU Jones 20 run (Wheihan kick) MU FG 45 Wheihan A 75,004 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Missouri, Stowers 15-56, Jones 5-32, Delpino 6-19, Cameron 6-16, Wallace 7-13, Lammers 1-4, Stollenwerck 3-0, VanZant 2-(-l).

Oklahoma, Anderson 17-118, Thompson 22-91, Collins 8-41, Stafford 7-36, Jackson l-(-3). PASSING Missouri, Stollenwerck 7-17-1-54, Cameron 0-1-0-0. Oklahoma, Thompson 5-9-0-104. RECEIVING Missouri, Delpino 3-22, Wallace 3-18, Hagens 1-14. Oklahoma, Jackson 3-65, Stafford 1-20, Guest 1-19.

freshman Collin Mackie's three field goals, a 44-yard kick with 1:19 left in the third quarter. Mackie also kicked field goals of 24 and 32 yards in the first half. Wake Forest rushed 18 times for a total of 3 yards, managed 63 yards passing and four first downs. Elkins was shut down by a Gamecock defense which blitzed on virtually every down and prevented him from setting up to throw. Ellis, playing 30 minutes from his hometown of Greensboro, N.C, was 20-of-37 for 212 yards.

He was sacked once. Floyd intercepted Elkins on Wake Forest's first offensive play and returned the ball 32 yards to the Wake Forest 16, but the Gamecocks squandered the opportunity when Mackie pulled a 31-yard field goal attempt to the left. sc WF First downs 24 4 Rushes-yards 50-239 18-3 Passing 212 63 Return Yards 49 35 Comp-Att-Int 20-37-2 9-25-3 Punts 4-39 8-42 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4 3 Penalties-Yards 11-79 9-71 Time of Possession 40:26 19:34 S. Carolina 0 13 3 1430 Wake Forett 0 0 0 0 0 SC FG Mackie 24 SC Green 33 pass from Ellis (Mackie kick) SC FG Mackie 32 SC FG Mackie 44 SC Green 13 run (Mackie kick) SC Green 4 run (Mackie kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING South Carolina, Green 27-172, Jones 5-34. Wake Forest, Young 9-25.

PASSING South Carolina. Ellis 20-37-2-212. Wake Forest, Elkins 9-25-3-63. RECEIVING South Carolina, Bethea 8-74, Green 4-45. Wake Forest, Jenkins 3-31 Proehl 3-20.

tuno hit a 42-yard field goal. The big story came with under a minute left in the game. UCF had 10 shots at the FAMU end zone from inside the Rattler 20 but the FAMU defense held on. Defensive lineman Brian Brewer, who led the Rattlers in sacks with 3V2, put the finishing touch on when he sacked Slack on fourth and goal from the FAMU 12. Bethune-Cookman 34, Morris Brown 12 ATLANTA Obie Bullard caught an 11-yard touchdown pass Palm Beach Post Wire Services KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

Freshman quarterback Sterling Henton began a 28-point second quarter with a touchdown pass and ended it with a scoring run as 18th-ranked Tennessee defeated Mississippi 55-13 in an SEC game Saturday. hhbmhh Henton had NO 18 helP rom resn" man teammate TENNESSEE Reggie Cobb, who scored on runs of 1, 13 and 9 yards. As scouts from the Hall of Fame, Peach, Liberty, Independence and Bluebonnet bowls watched, the Vols (7-2-1, 2-1-1) took a 28-0 lead before the Rebels (3-7, 1-4) could mount any type of offensive threat. After a 1-yard run by Cobb gave the Vols a 7-0 lead at the end of one quarter, Henton and Tennessee took almost total control. Henton, making only his second career start, opened the second quarter with a 39-yard scoring pass to wingback Terence Cleveland that put the Vols up 14-0 with 14:52 left in the first half.

"Sterling gave us outstanding play both mentally and physically. He has a lot of spunk and is developing confidence," said Tennessee coach Johnny Majors. "This is the best all around performance we've had by our team this year. The offense, defense and kicking game all played a roll in our victory." Tennessee found the end zone in each of its next four drives. Charles Wilson scored from 4 yards out for a 21-0 lead and Cobb scored on a 13-yard run to push the Vols ahead 28-0.

"We couldn't stop the pass and couldn't stop the run. Today was the worst defense I've ever put on the field. Tennessee threw at will and caught at will," said Mississippi coach Billy Brewer. Cobb's second touchdown was set up by Tennessee linebacker Keith DeLong, who gave the Vols the football at the Mississippi 31 -yard line after recovering a fumble by Mississippi tailback Jim Earl Thomas. Mist ut First downs 1 5 26 Rushes-yards 29-85 57-368 Passing 220 210 Return Yards 6 120 Comp-Att-Int 19-44-2 10-16-0 Punts 7.44 2-39 Fumbles-Lost l-l 3-1 Penalties-Yards 4-34 8-60 Time of Possession 27:39 32:21 Mississippi 0 7 6 0 13 Tennessee 7 28 7 13 55 UT Cobb 1 run (Reich kick) UT Cleveland 39 pass from Henton (Reich kick) UT Wilson 4 run (Reich kick) UT Cobb 13 run (Reich kick) Miss Darnell 14 run (Owen kick) UT Henton 2 run (Reich kick) UT Cobb 9 run (Reich kick) Miss Green 54 pass from Young (pass failed) UT V.

Davis 14 run (run failed) UT Rollins 19 pass from Collins (Dorgog-none kick) A 94,237 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Mississippi, Sykes 4-26, Darnell 7-23. Tennessee, K.Davis 13-100, Cobb 13 81, V.Davis 9-69. PASSING Mississippi, Darnell 10-23-2-105, Young 9-21-0-115. Tennessee, Henton 7-12-0-187, Sanders 2-3-0-4, Collins 1-1 0-19. RECEIVING Mississippi, Green 8-130, Hines 6-55.

Tennessee, Cleveland 3-89, Rollins 1-19. Memphis State 43, Louisville 8 MEMPHIS, Tenn. Reserve fullback Bill Moody scored three touchdowns to lead the Tigers (4-5-1) over the Cardinals (3-7-1). Moody, a junior, scored on runs of 5 and 4 yards and caught a 6-yard pass from quarterback Tim Jones. Jones scored Memphis State's first touchdown on a 1-yard run.

Md Cle First downs 14 24 Rushes-yards 26-72 67-355 Passing 233 173 Return Yards 13 56 Comp-Att-Int 21-35-4 8-12-1 Purjts 8-31 4-41 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 8-78 12-105 Time of Possession 22:16 37:44 Maryland 7 3 0 6 16 Clamson 10 14 14 745 Gle FG Treadwell 36 Southern Mississippi 38, East Carolina 34 HATTIESBURG, Miss. Southern Mississippi defensive back James Henry returned two punts for touchdowns and made one interception to give the Golden Eagles (6-4) a hard-fought win over the Pirates (5-6). Henry's 81-yard punt return in the third quarter and quarterback Brett Favre's 63-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chris McGee put Southern Mississippi up 35-21 -at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Marshall 47, Western Carolina 16 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Quarterback Tony Petersen and wide receiver Mike Barber broke a half-dozen Southern Conference records as the Thundering Herd (7-4.

4-21 ended their regular season by beating the Catamounts (4-6, 2-3). Petersen completed 34-of-68 passes for 481 yards, while Barber caught 14 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown, giving him a conference-record 1,237 yards. Appalachian State 27, The Citadel 17 CHARLESTON, C. Freshman reserve quarterback Bobby Fuller threw for 173 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown pass to tailback Ritchie Melchor, to lead the Mountaineers (8-2, 6-0) over the Bulldogs (4-6, 1-6) in a Southern Conference game. Virginia Military 20, E.

Tennessee State 13 LEXINGTON, Va. Reserve tailback Joe France rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown to spark the Keydets (4-6, 2-3) to a Southern Conference victory over the Buccaneers (5-5, 2-5). Richmond 38, Villanova 35 RICHMOND, Va. Chad Grier threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Lance Shealy on fourth down with 23 seconds left to rally the Spiders (7-3) over the Wildcats (6-3). Middle Tennessee 27, Murray State 9 MURFREESBORO, Tenn.

-Middle Tennessee State sophomore quarterback Van Dingier threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Blue Raiders (5-5, 3-2) to a victory over the Racers (5-5, 2-3) in an Ohio Valley Conference game. James Madison 13, Northeastern 3 HARRISONBURG, Va. Willie Lanier 1-yard touchdown plunge with 11:20 left in the first period provided all the points the Dukes (8-2) needed to beat the Huskies (6-4) in a battle of Division I-AA independents. SW Missouri 13, Louisiana Tech 10 RUSTON, La. Southwest Missouri place-kicker Chris Potthast kicked a 44-yard field goal with 53 seconds remaining to lift the Bears (5-5) over the Bulldogs (3-7).

South Carolina 30, Wake Forest 0 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Harold Green rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns, and he caught a scoring pass from Todd Ellis as the 14th-ranked Gamecocks (7-2) beat the error-prone Demon Deacons (6-4). mhmmmi Green took a NO. 14 33-yard touch- TO CAROLINA downPassfroma SO. CAROLINA scrambljng midway through the second quarter to push the Gamecock lead to 10-0.

His 13-yard touchdown run along the right sideline with 11:28 left in the third quarter raised the South Carolina lead to 23-0. "I think Wake Forest played us a little bit more toward our passing game, which most of our opponents do," Green said. "When we get the breaks to run the ball, we do. It turns out to be a pretty good gainer on the offensive side of the ball." The Gamecocks finished with Green's 4-yard run with 2:05 remaining. The Gamecocks defense has allowed no points in eight quarters.

That defense also made the afternoon miserable for Demon Deacon quarterback Mike Elkins. Norman Floyd intercepted two of Elkins' passes, and South Carolina recovered a fumble after a pass completion. Elkins was intercepted three times and sacked five times for 33 yards. The Demon Deacons also were penalized nine times for 71 yards. Wake Forest lost three fumbles, the last of which set up the third of State Colleges The Knights came back to tie the score on their next possession, when Mark Giacome scored on a 1-yard run.

The FAMU defense got revenge on the Knights on UCF's next possession when Knight quarterback Darin Slack fumbled the snap and had to fall on the ball in the end zone. FAMU added another field goal with just under two minutes left in the half when kicker James Ver- Md Edmunds 66 pass from O'Donnell (Plocki kick) Cle Cooper 50 pass from R. Williams (Treadwell kick) Cle Allen 8 run (Treadwell kick) Cle Allen 2 run (Treadwell kick) tild FG Plocki 21 Cle McFadden 55 run (Treadwell kick) Cle Cooper 44 pass from R. Williams (Treadwell kick) Cle Morocco 1 run (Treadwell kick) Md Morton 1 run (no kick attempted) A 78,000. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Maryland, Lowery 7-26, Spin-elH 5-14.

Clemson, Allen 17-103, McFadden 12-101, Jo. Henderson 15-43. PASSING Maryland, O'Donnell 12-17-2 145, Henning 9-18-2 88. Clemson, R. Williams 7-11-1 152, Morocco 1-1-0 21.

RECEIVING Maryland, Joines 4-46, Morton 3-20, lowery 3-16. Clemson, Cooper 3-89; Jennings 2-45. Rattlers upset Central Florida; Wildcats win again Palm Beach Post Wire Services TALLAHASSEE Florida AJtM University won their final home game with a 19-14 victory over Central Florida Saturday. game came down to a battle between the FAMU defense and the UCF offense, and for the second wiek in the row, the Rattlers defense came out on top. FAMU scored first on their second possession when running back Sean Gilliam took a handoff straight up the middle, broke a few tackles and ran 54 yards for the game's first touchdown.

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