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THE PALM BEACH POST SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1993 11C College Football Summaries, C15 Ohio State blocks field goal, ties Wisconsin Conference All Games Ohio Slate 5 0 1 8 0 1 Illinois 5 10 5 4 0 Wisconsin 4 11 7 11 Indiana 4 2 0 7 2 0 Michigan Slate 3 2 0 5 3 0 Penn State 3 2 0 6 2 0 Michigan 3 3 0 5 4 0 Minnesota 3 3 0 4 5 0 Iowa 15 0 4 5 0 Northwestern 0 6 0 2 7 0 Purdue 0 6 0 18 0 who sat on the bench the entire half until that series. Wisconsin then drove to Ohio State 15 with seven seconds left. After two timeouts, Schnetzky a walk-on who kicked his first two field goals last week, came on for the game-winning attempt. After the kick was blocked, stunned Wisconsin fans then quietly filed out of the student section. BPENNST.

38, NO. 17 INDIANA 31: Kerry Collins hit Bobby Engram with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 6:25 left as the Lions (6-2, 3-2) defeated the Hooisers (7-2, 4-2) in State College, Pa. The loss crushed the Hoo-siers' Rose Bowl hopes. Indiana rallied twice from 14 points down to tie the game and 99-yard scoring drive and then denying Wisconsin the victory when Marlon Kerner blocked Rick Schnetzky's kick on the next-to-last play. The tie left Ohio State (8-0-1, 5-0-1) in control of the Big Ten race.

The Buckeyes can clinch a Rose Bowl berth by winning their last two games against Indiana and Michigan. Wisconsin (7-1-1, 4-1-1) now needs help to reach its first Rose Bowl since 1963. Ohio State tied it on a 26-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Bret Powers to Joey Galloway with 3:48 left in the game. The Buckeyes marched 99 yards on four pass plays, with all but 11 of the yards coming on passes from Galloway to Powers, MICHIGAN 25, PURDUE 10: Tshimanga Biakabutuka, a freshman from Zaire by way of Quebec, rushed 24 times for 140 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Wolverines (5-4, 3-3) defeated then Bolier-makers (1-8, 0-6) in Ann Arbor, Mich. Jon Ritchie, another freshman, scored the Wolverines' other TD.

Pete Elezovic added two field goals for Michigan, which was un-ranked for the first time since The Associated Press poll was expanded to 25 teams in 1989. ILLINOIS 23, MINNESOTA 20: Ty Douthard caught a screen pass and ran 25 yards for a touchdown with 12 seconds left as the Fighting Illini (5-4, 5-1) defeated the Gophers (4-5, 3-3) in Chami paign, 111. The Fighting Illini kept alive slim hopes for a conference chani- pionship despite an awful day by! quarterback Johnny Johnson, whtf threw five interceptions and com- pleted only 17 of 53 passes. MICHIGAN ST. 31,1 NORTHWESTERN 29: Craig Thomas rushed for 163 yards andj two touchdowns as the Spartans; (5-3, 3-2) defeated the Wildcats in; East Lansing, Mich.

BIOWA 54, N. ILLINOIS 20; LeShon Johnson rushed for 306 yards, but Ryan Terry and Cliff King each scored two touchdowns; as the Ilawkeyes (4-5) defeatecj the Huskies (4-6). 'Huskers escape Kansas 21-20 appeared headed to another score until Tony Pittman intercepted John Paci's pass at the 7 with 71 seconds to play. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS with Temple defenders Phil Cox 52-3 win Saturday. Conference All Game Nebraska 5 0 0 9 0 0 Colorado 3 11 5 3 1 Oklahoma 3 2 0 7 2 0,, Kansas State 2 2 1 6 2 1 Kansas 2 3 0 4 6 0 Missouri 2 3 0 3 5 1 Iowa State 2 3 0 3 6 0 Oklahoma St.

0 5 0 3 6 0 ii iM luiniiM i i i 4 If 4 I I I The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. -Wisconsin students didn't rush the field after Saturday's game against Ohio State, and tight security wasn't the only reason. There was little to celebrate after the third-ranked Buckeyes blocked a 33-yard field goal attempt with one second left to preserve a 14-14 tie and severely damage the Rose Bowl hopes of the 15th-ranked Badgers. Officials beefed up security at cold, snowy Camp Randall Stadium to prevent a repeat of last week's student stampede that injured 69 people following a win over Michigan. But Ohio State made sure there would be no postgame problems by rallying for the tie with a W.Va.

58-22 The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. IMike Baker caught eight passes Jfor 172 yards and two touchdowns and David Mayfield returned an interception 82 yards for 'a score as No. 11 West Virginia Ibeat Rutgers 58-22 to go 8-0 for the second time in school history. But it wasn't all good news for Virginia (4-0 in the Big Quarterback Jake Kelchner, nation's passing efficiency Header, pulled a hamstring while Irunning out of bounds in the second quarter. Kelchner's status jwas uncertain for a key Big East showdown against No.

4 Miami on jNov. 20. The 58 points were the most fallowed by Rutgers (4-5, 1-4) since was beaten 61-19 by Princeton in 1952. Linebacker Tim Brown got the off to a big start Jwhen he hit Rutgers tight end Tim Pernetti on the first play from Jscrimmage, causing a fumble that WVU's Wes Richardson recovered. West Virginia took just two Splays to cover the 20 yards to the end zone, with Robert Walker running 3 yards for the score.

Already staggered, the Scarlet nights then were sent reeling after their ensuing 17-play drive (Stalled and John Benestad's 34-yard field goal attempt hit the left Upright and bounced out. They didn't recover until quarterback Ray Lucas hit running back Wes Bridges for a 2-yard 'score with 21 seconds left in the first half. West Virginia had 27 points by then following a 2-yard run by Kelchner, field goals of 30 and 34 rolls Syracuse receivers Marvin Harrison (8) and Shelby Hill (12) collide (left) and Evens Charles during the first quarter of the Orangemen's Conference All Games LT Miami 5 0 0 7 1 0 West Virginia 4 0 0 8 0 0 Bos. College 4 10 6 2 0 Virginia Tech 3 3 0 6 3 0 Syracuse 2 3 0 5 3 1 Pittsburgh 14 0 2 7 0 Rutgers 14 0 4 5 0 Temple 0 5 0 18 0 yards by Tom Mazzone and a 59-yard pass from backup quarterback Darren Studstill, a Palm Beach Gardens graduate, to Baker. Studstill was ll-of-16 for 214 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Walker had 125 yards on 19 carries. Terrell Willis rushed for 158 yards on 22 carries to lead Rutgers, giving him 1,119 yards for the season. He is only the fifth player in school history to eclipse 1,000 yards. BOSTON COLLEGE 48, NO. 25 VIRGINIA TECH 34: Glenn Foley passed for 448 yards and three touchdowns and the Boston College defense stifled Virginia Tech quarterback Maurice DeShazo as the Eagles (6-2, 4-1) beat the 25th-ranked Hokies (6- 3, 3-3).

Foley, 21 -of-29 while throwing for the fourth-highest total in school history, had touchdown passes of 10 and 68 yards to Ivan Boyd and a 35-yard scoring pass to Brent Gibbons. Darnell Campbell had three short scoring runs for the Eagles, increasing his season total to 17. David Green also had a scoring run as Boston College accumulated 617 yards. DeShazo, who entered the game as the nation's second-ranked quarterback, was ll-of-22 for 174 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. SYRACUSE 52, TEMPLE 3: Marvin Graves threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Orangemen (5-3-1, 2-3 Big East), rebounded from consccu- The Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan.

Barron Miles broke up Asheiki Preston's two-point conversion pass with 52 seconds remaining Saturday as No. 6 Nebraska got past Kansas 21-20 for its 25th straight victory over the Jayhawks. Kansas (4-6, 2-3), led by freshman running back June Henley, drove 80 yards in 17 plays after the Cornhuskers (9-0, 5-0) took the lead on Tommie Frazier's scoring pass. Henley, who had 148 yards on 37 carries, scored from 3 yards out to pull Kansas within a point. After a timeout, Preston went back to throw for two points and Kansas' first victory over Nebraska since 1968.

But Miles tipped away the pass to Ashaundi Smith in the end zone. Nebraska, a 16-point favorite, then recovered the onside kick. Frazier had given Nebraska a 21-14 lead with 8:20 remaining with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Trumane Bell. But then Henley led Kansas on what almost turned into the game-winning drive. Henley, who has rushed for 645 yards in his last four games, converted three third downs in the final drive for Kansas.

Calvin Jones' 51-yard run set up Frazier's tie-breaking touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. The Jayhawks had tied the game at 14 on Preston's 5-yard run in the third period and went into the fourth quarter not trailing the Huskers for the first time since 1973. It's the closest outcome between the two teams since Nebraska's 10-9 victory in 1973. IOWA STATE 27, NO. 18 KANSAS STATE 23: Freshman quarterback Todd Doxzon directed three fourth-quarter scoring drives that rallied the Cyclones (3-6, 2-3) past the Wildcats (6-2, 2-2-1) in Ames, Iowa.

Doxzon led the Cyclones on touchdown drives of 80, 68 and 30 yards to deny the Wildcats a victory that may have secured them a berth in a major bowl game. James McMillion scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard, fourth-down run. Kansas State was coming off its first victory over Oklahoma in 23 years and appeared to be in control against Iowa State after taking a 17-6 lead on Chad May's 2-yard touchdown run with 4:14 left in the third quarter. BNO. 20 OKLAHOMA 42, MISSOURI 23: The Sooners (7-2, 2-2) scored on their first three possessions and rolled to a 28-0 lead in the first half before settling for their victory over the Tigers (3-5-1, 2-3) in Columbia, Mo.

Oklahoma has beaten Missouri 10 straight times and in 22 of the last 24 meetings. Missouri rallied within 28-23 with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter on Jeff Handy 's 5-yard pass to Mike Jadlot. Oklahoma quarterback Cale Gundy then hit Rickey Brady for a 32-yard gain on third-and-12 from the Sooners' 40 with less than three minutes to go, and Dwayne Chandler scored on a a 3-yard run, his second touchdown of the game, with 1:08 to go. Mike Coats returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown with one second to go for the final score. Missouri fell to 0-5 against nationally ranked opponents, but this was its best performance by far in those games.

In their previous four games against Top 25 competition, the Tigers were out-scored 187-23. Terry Collier scored two of the first three touchdowns for the Sooners, who had 129 yards rushing in the first quarter and led 28-0 with 8:40 left in the half. Oklahoma capitalized on two fumble recoveries in Missouri territory to rebound from losses to Colorado and i North Carolina shuts out Clemson Kansas State in two of the previ- ous three weeks. BNO. 23 COLORADO OKLAHOMA STATE 14: Stewart! threw three touchdown passes! and became Colorado's career! passing leader as the Buffaloes (5-', 3-1, 3-1-1) beat the Cowboys 0-5) in Stillwater, Okla.

Stewart threw scoring passes of 26 and 54 yards to Charles' Johnson and a 72-yarder to Mi-! chael Westbrook. The Buffaloes; had 448 yards of offense. TEXAS TECH 49, TEXAS; CHRISTIAN 21: Byron Morris ran for a career-high 223 yards andi scored three touchdowns as the) Red Raiders (4-5, 3-2) beat the! Horned Frogs (4-5, 2-3) in Lub- bock, Texas. BRICE 31, SMU 24: Bert; Emanuel ran for a touchdown and passed for two scores, including 42-yarder to Emerson Allen with 3:43 to play, as the Owls (5-4, 2-3)" beat the Mustangs (1-6-2, 1-4-1) in Dallas. AIR FORCE 25, ARMY 6: Wayne Young ran for a career-high 103 yards on just nine carries and scored twice, helping the host Fal-; cons (4-6) defeat the Black' Knights (4-5).

Led by linebacker Steve Walk-' er, Air Force held Army without a touchdown for the fifth straight! meeting winning all five games. Walker had 13 tackles, including' three for losses. NEW MEXICO 39, IDAHO ST. 13: Quarterback Stoney Case produced five touchdowns, four on runs, and wide receiver Carl Win- ston tied an NCAA record as the host Lobos (4-5) beat the Bengals (2-8) at Albuquerque. Winston tied an NCAA record by catching a pass in his 44th consecutive game.

MONTANA 54, IDAHO 34: Sophomore quarterback Dave 1 Dickenson passed for 512 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for two other scores, as the Grizzlies (9-1 overall, 6-0 Big Sky Confer- ence) defeated the host Vandals (7-2, 4-2) at Moscow, Idaho, for their first Big Sky Conference football championship since 1982. The victory also gave the Grizzlies the league's automatic berth in the Division I-AA playoffs. WEBER ST. 67, N. ARI- ZONA 28: Brad Otten passed for 540 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Wildcats (6-4 overall, 2-4 in the Big Sky Conference) in a rout over the Lumberjacks.

BUTAH ST. 24, PACIFIC 21: Utah State's Michael Coe re- covered a fumble at his own 5 with 27 seconds remaining as the Ag- gies (4-5, 3-1) held on to beat the Tigers (1-8, 0-4) at Logan, Utah. Coe's recovery was a disap- pointing end to a promising Pacific drive that began nearly six min- utes earlier and had reached USU's 4-yard line. Damon Bowers dropped a lateral pass from Craig Whelihan when he was hit by Aggies' defensive back Paul Gus-tafson, and Coe picked it up. DRAKE 17, SAN DIEGO 14: Bill Willer's 20-yard field goal with 51 seconds left to play gave the Bulldogs (7-2.

2-5! in th neer League) a win over the Tore- ros -4, 7 -'J-f Conference All Games Florida State 7 0 0 9 0 0 North Carolina 5 2 0 8 2 0 Virginia 5 2 0 7 2 0 Clemson 4 3 0 6 3 0 N.C. State 3 3 0 6 3 0 Georgia Tech 2 5 0 4 5 0 Duke 2 5 0 3 7 0 Maryland 15 0 18 0 Wake Forest 15 0 2 7 0 tive shutout losses to beat the Owls (1-8, 0-5). Syracuse, coming off losses to Miami and West Virginia by a combined score of 92-0, scored 35 points in the second quarter to take a 42-0 halftime lead over the Owls. i was blocked by Ray Farmer, his fifth this year, and it proved to be the deciding point. GEORGIA TECH 37, BAYLOR 27: Dorsey Levens raced 75 yards on a swing pass for one touchdown and set up one of William Bell's three scores with a 49-yard run as the Yellow Jackets (4-5) defeated the Bears (4-5) in Atlanta.

III The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-North Carolina dominated Clemson Saturday night 24-0 in a game with key bowl implications. The victory by the Tar Heels (8-2, 5-2) was only their fourth in the last 20 years in the series and ljroke a seven-game losing streak against the Tigers (6-3, 4-3). The win also kept North Carolina in a second-place ACC tie with Virginia, which beat Wake Forest Saturday. Scouts from the Gator, Peach, iflall of Fame and Independence bowls watched the Tar Heels dominate Clemson from start to jinish, recording their first shutout Against the Tigers since winning in 1964. Clemson came into the game with a defense that had posted ack-to-back shutouts for the first tlime in 30 years, but it was North Carolina's defense that dominated, holding the Tigers to two first downs and 63 yards in the first half as the Tar Heels built a 24-0 lead.

Clemson finished with just 3 jrards rushing on 32 carries. The only bright spot for the Tigers was Terry Smith, who became the school's all-time leading receiver with 153 receptions, surpassing Perry Tuttle's 150 catches from 1978-81. I N0.21 VIRGINIA 21, WAKE FOREST 9: Tailback Jer-tpd Washington rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns in the second half as the Cavaliers (7-2, -2) defeated the Demon Deacons (2-7, 1-5) in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia defeated the Demon 1 Deacons for the 10th consecutive time. Washington finished with 148 yards rushing and 23 receiving on a day when Symmion Willis, the ACC's top-rated passer, had his worst performance of the season.

Willis, who came in with just five interceptions all year, threw four interceptions on Virginia's first seven possessions. Willis finished with 218 yards on 14-of-24 passing. DUKE 21, NO. 22 N. CAROLINA ST.

20: The Blue Devils (3-7, 2-5) upset the Wolf-pack (6-3, 3-3) in coach Barry Wilson's last home game. "There were a lot of distractions and a lot of emotions all through the week," Wilson said. "I think our seniors particularly kept things focused, and again, I think we credit the coaching staff. They did the bulk of the preparation for this team." Wilson has a chance to end the season with victories over in-state THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Duke's David Lowman dives over North Carolina State defenders from the 1 to score the Blue Devils' first touchdown in their 2 1 -20 upset of the Wolfpack Saturday. rivals N.C.

State and North Carolina, who Duke plays in three weeks. Duke took a 21-0 halftime lead and held on in the fourth quarter. Ledel George's 43-yard punt return helped set up reserve quarterback Geoff Bender's 8-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Goines, his first pass reception in two weeks. But the conversion kick.

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