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Deaths 11 Weather 11 Sunday, October 30, 1994 Albuquerque Journal Page 1, Section SPORTS "if I 2 College, 1 Ml- 1 Stephen Davis Auburn running back -N 4f Texas Tech's Tony Daniels tackles Texas i quarterback James Brown on Saturday. The Red Raiders surprised the No. 19 Longhorns 33-9 to throw the Cotton Bowl picture Into chaos. Story on Page H4. 7 Air Force 34, Wyoming 17 Arizona State 36, BYU 15 Auburn 31, Arkansas 14 Florida 52, Georgia 14 Florida State 59, Duke 20 Mesa St.

37, N.M. Highlands 20 Miami 24, Virginia Tech 3 Notre Dame 58, Navy 21 Oregon 10, Arizona 9 Perm State 63, Ohio State 14 San Diego St. 38, Hawaii 23 Texas 21, SMU 21 Texas King. 24, ENMU 15 Utah 52, Texas-El Paso 7 Washington 24, Oregon St. 10 Washington St.

26, Cal 23 Western N.M. 49, Sul Ross 7 Wisconsin 31, Michigan 19 Scores and stories on Pages H3, H4 Davis rushed for 246 yards and scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Auburn rallied to beat Arkansas 31-14. I'V Football TTviH 1 1 Case jrire -LY-LL 49 32 Lobos Bulldogs The Lobos (3-6 overall, 2-3 in the Western Athletic Conference) managed the win with an option attack that had the Bulldogs (4-5, 2-3) scrambling. The Lobos rolled New Mexico scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions that started in the second Senior QB Is Nearing Milestone til. By Ed Johnson JOURNAL STAFF WRITER i If- up 366 net yards rushing.

"The bottom line was that our offensive line destroyed their defensive line," said Case. The senior ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more. Overall, he rushed for 114 yards and threw for 199. Closing in on 10,000 yards, Case now has 9,864 for his career. That's No.

8 on the all-time NCAA Division I-A list. The 17-point margin of defeat was the Bulldogs' largest at home since 1984. Said offensive tackle Ryan Mummert, "I don't think they ever shut down our running game. And when we needed a first down, we put it in the air." Case's biggest target was junior tight end Chris Griffin, who had four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown. "We thought we could come in here and run the double-tight end offense," Griffin said.

"And we did." But the game wasn't without drama. New Mexico built a 35-9 lead, watched as it was sliced to 35-25 and then composed itself. "I have to admit," Mummert said, "some of the guys were a little worried. But we went into the game saying we needed to put points on the board every possession." MORE: See LOBOS on PAGE H9 FRESNO, Calif. The University of New Mexico football team, trying to make sense of this season, came to a house of past horrors known as Bulldog Stadium on Saturday night.

Strangely, it worked. On the eve of Halloween eve, the Lobos defeated Fresno State 49-32. More remarkable than the score, more remarkable than the 565 yards of total offense, more remarkable than a UNM team staving off a comeback attempt, was the site of this victory. The Bulldogs had compiled a 63-6-2 mark on their field since 1984, the third-best home record in NCAA Division I-A during that span. On this site two seasons ago, the Lobos took a lead with about a minute and a half to go, then lost.

It was, of course, the same hallowed ground in 1991 on which Fresno State humiliated the Lobos 94-17 when UNM quarterback Stoney Case was a freshman and current UNM head coach Dennis Fran-chione still was at Southwest Texas State. mow: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS University of New Mexico quarterback Stoney Case argues Saturday night with referee George Lloyd over a call that; denied the Lobos a touchdown early In the first quarter. UNM went on to rout Fresno State 49-32. Running With the Pack Overpowers Colorado 'i Cornhuskers Laying Claim To No. 1 Spot 1 iff" By Rick Warner i THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 9 LINCOLN, Neb.

Brook Berringer silenced his doubters, and Nebraska's defense silenced Colorado. The result was a loud Cornhuskers claim that they deserve to be No. 1. Berringer, thrust into the spotlight after starter Tommie Frazier 4 if was sidelined for the season, directed the offense with precision as the Cornhuskers shut down Colorado's high-powered attack Saturday for a 24-7 college football victory in their Big Eight Huskers 24 Buffaloes 7 Quarterback Brook Berringer was 1 2 for 17 for 142 yards and a TD in Nebraska's convincing win. 1 fata! I ly; I I' ji if, i I.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tight end Matt Lepsis of Colorado struggles to hold onto a pass, while Tony Veland of Nebraska moves In to make the tackle Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb. Lepsis held the ball, but the Cornhuskers beat the Buffaloes 24-7. The win over the second-ranked Buffaloes (7-1, 3-1) gave the No. 3 Cornhuskers (9-0, 4-0) the inside track to the Big Eight championship and Orange Bowl berth and could vault them over No. 1 Penn State when the polls are released today.

"In my mind, I think we're the Number 1 team in the country," linebacker Ed Stewart said. "We played a great team today and beat them soundly." Penn State, meanwhile, did all it could to hold onto its top spot, trouncing No. 21 Ohio State 63-14. "I don't want to get into that controversy," Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said about the rankings. "We'll let the pundits figure that out." Colorado coach Bill McCartney, whose team has beaten five ranked opponents this season, gave the Huskers his endorsement.

"Nebraska is the best team we've played to date, and I don't see any reason they shouldn't be Number 1," he said. "They dominated from the onset in all phases of the game." 1tlHfcMii Bh, Ws JIM THOMPSON JOURNAL aging 40 points a game, continued to struggle against a swarming defense that had given up only 16 points in its previous three games. Colorado was 0 for 11 on third-down tries and 0 for 4 on fourth downs. "We were coming at them from all said Nebraska defensive tackle Christian Peter. Nebraska won its 22nd straight game at Memorial Stadium, which was sold out for a record 200th consecutive time dating back to 1962.

The win also snapped the Cornhuskers' 12-game losing streak against top-5 teams since 1987. Nebraska built a 24-0 lead on Berringer's 30-yard touchdown pass to tight end Eric Alford with 10:42 left in the third quarter. "I think we proved we're Number 1, and I think we're going to continue to prove it all season," said Berringer, who played at full strength for the first time since suffering a partially collapsed lung against Wyoming on Oct. 1. Colorado, shut out in the first half for the first time since 1992, finally scored on Rashaan Salaam's 6-yard run with 1:06 remaining in the third period.

But the Buffaloes, who were aver Paul Ratnage (87) of UNM Is followed closely by John Tsa-betsaye of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute In the middle of the pack Saturday at the University of New Mexico Invitational cross-country meet. Story on Page H8. at Lit -II 19 14 Chargers 5AAA Title First For Chargers in 17 Years ahead for good. Davis had scored from the" Sartans 5 midway through the final period to bring the Chargers within 14-13, but Academy missed the potential tying extra point. "I think (rallying) is characteristic of this team," said Carroll.

"They've been resilient all year long." Thanks in no small measure to a failed last won this league, the current crop of seniors were infants. But Saturday afternoon at Ben Rios Memorial Field, the Chargers ended a 17-year drought in 5AAA Friday night. Even if Academy finishes 4-1 and drops into a tie with either St. Pius or Santa Fe Capital (both 3-1 in district and who play Friday night in Santa Fe), the Chargers possess the only tiebreaking advantage required: wins over both. Saturday, the Chargers were forced to rally from a 14-7 fourth-quarter deficit.

Six previous turnovers had left them in that predicament. Tailback James Davis' 8-yard touchdown run with 1:25 left in the game put Academy "It's a sweet one," Academy head coach Kevin Carroll said. "They certainly deserve the district championship." The last time the Chargers stood alone atop this district was 1977. Since then, Academy has bounced from Class AAA to AA to independent and back to AAA. Now, the Chargers are untouchable.

Ranked fifth in the latest Journal Coaches Poll, Academy remained unbeaten at 9-0. The Chargers are 4-0 in district heading into the regular-season at Grants on St. Pius failed to convert a fourth-and-1 play, giving Academy the ball on the Sartans 38. That led to the winning score. By James Yodice JOURNAL CORRESPONDENT To put in perspective Albuquerque emy's District 5AAA football championship and won the district MORE: See ACADEMY on PAGE H7 this year, consider that when the Chargers title with a 19-14 victory against St.

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