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Gannett Newspapers College Football Sunday, October 19, 1997 7D JN 'its ii Q) () Li Gfi) I Army 37, Rutgers 35 Rutgers 0 21 14 0-35 Army 24 10 0 337 First Quarter Army-Wllllams 10 run (Olsen kick), 10:48 Army-FG Olsen 27, 8:22 Army Rogers recovered blocked field goal in end-zone (Olsen kick), 2:08 Army Lalumondier 2 run (Olsen kick), 1:29 Second Quarter Rutgers Crooks 8 run (kick failed), 14:30 Army Lalumondier 33 run (Olsen kick), 11:53 Rutgers McMahon 2 run (McMahon pass to Crooks), 8:38 Army FG Olsen 37, 3:33 Rutgers Crooks 20 run (Mike-Mayer kick), :45 Third Quarter Rutgers Funderburk 6 pass from McMahon (Mike-Mayer kick), 13:11 Rutgers Freeney 10 fumble return (Mike-Mayer kick), 7:54 Fourth Quarter Army-FG Olsen 28, 2:39 Rut Army First downs 24 21 Rushes-yards 32-109 65-372 Passing 386 25 Return Yards 191 166 Comp-Att-Int 26-45-1 3-8-0 Punts 3-25 4-48 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2 Penalties-Yards 1-14 3-34 Time of Possession 24:29 35:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Rutgers, Crooks 18-78, McMahon 12-40, Faunterloy 2-(minus 9). Army, Goff 18-101, Lalumondier 11-86, Williams 6-64, Amey 15-58, Hewitt 10-40, Ferri 5-23. PASSING-Rutgers, McMahon 26-42-1-386, Edmonds 0-2-0-0, Crooks 0-1-0-0. Army, Goff 3-8-0-25. RECEIVING Rutgers, Powell 7-153, Harper 6-63, Hutton 3-26, Crooks 3-23, King 2-54, D.Fletcher 2-37, Woodard 1-13, Hollands 1-11, Funderburk 1-6.

Army, Jett 3-25. Army blows early 24-point lead before topping Rutgers 37-35 By Andrew Gross Staff Writer WEST POINT Nothing has come easy for Army this season, so the events of yesterday's 37-35 win over Rutgers at Michie Stadium probably shouldn't be so surprising. But they are. Army took a 24-0 first-quarter lead but needed junior Eric 01-sen's game-winning 18-yard field goal with 2:39 left in the fourth quarter. In between, Rutgers freshman quarterback Mike Mc-Mahon completed 26 of 42 passes for 386 yards in his first start, including 13 straight completions to start the second half, as the Scarlet Knights (0-7) rallied for a 35-34 third-quarter lead.

Rutgers took its only lead when sophomore defensive end Wayne Hampton deflected Army junior quarterback Johnny Goffs pitch to junior Rob Lalumondier and freshman linebacker Tarrell Freeney caught it in the air at the Army 10-yard line and ran give Army a 31-6 edge. An ankle injury slowed junior Bobby Williams, allowing more carries for Lalumondier. "Rutgers wanted to eliminate the outside game," Lalumondier said. "They knew that we were going to try and run the ball down their throat and we just came out and played like you have to play in order to win games like this. We're still not where we want to be, but we're getting after it.

We're improving." McMahon started Rutgers' rally after Lalumondier's first touchdown as sophomore Jacki Crooks scored on an 8-yard run 30 seconds into the second quarter. The key play came after Sutton declined an offensive interference penalty that would have given Rutgers a third-and-25 from the Army 38. Instead, Rutgers faced fourth-and-10 from the Army 23 and McMahon scrambled right and completed a 15-yard pass to King. McMahon later scored on a 2-yard run and Crooks had a 20-yard run as Rutgers cut the lead ecstatic with McMahon's performance. His 386 yards passing was the second best in school history and fell just 50 yards short of the mark Scott Erney set in 1988.

"Everyone was kind of anxious and excited in the beginning. We just needed to calm down," McMahon said. "We just needed to calm down. Once we opened up a little more we found some soft spots in the defense." Despite McMahon, the Scarlet Knights are now off to their worst start since 1901. The Scarlet Knights clearly looked like a winless team early as Army scored on its first five possessions.

In addition, senior Matt Rogers blocked Rutgers senior Jared Slovan's punt from the Rutgers 32 and fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown, giving the Cadets a 17-0 lead with 6:14 left in the first quarter. Lalumondier's 2-yard touchdown gave Army a 24-0 lead with 1:29 left in the first quarter. The halfback ran for a career-high 88 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown run around right end to ry," Army senior defensive end Nathan Smith said. "We needed it." Still, Army couldn't secure the game even after Olsen's kick. Junior fullback Ty Amey had the ball stripped as the Cadets tried to run out the clock, giving Rutgers the ball at its 21 with 1:20 left.

McMahon hit senior Bill Powell for a 26-yard gain to the Rutgers 48 but missed wide-open sophomore Walter King down the right sideline two plays later and instead ran for 3 yards. His fourth-down pass bounced out of senior Steven Harper's hands. The win was the first for Army (2-4) over a Division I-A opponent this season and came two weeks after a humiliating 41-0 loss at Tulane in its last game. "I know down the road someplace what we had to do in the fourth quarter will pay off big for us," said Army coach Bob Sutton, who was awarded the game ball after challenging his team two weeks ago to restart its season. "Each unit, at different times in the fourth quarter, had to do it.

That excites me." Meanwhile, Rutgers has to be kicked by 4 rw i I MAAC), who kept the Gaels (0-6, 0-4) winless. Only a safety, when Matt D'Occhio tackled Josh Walz in the end zone with 2:23 remaining, averted a shutout. Iorio, who carried the ball 21 times, scored on runs of 17 and 7 yards as the Hoyas amassed 457 in total offense to 66 for the Gaels. Joe Todisco had a 20-yard TD run, and Acquil Stinson scored from a yard out for Georgetown. Ward's touchdown pass was a 9-yarder to Scott Paltos.

The Associated Press Army's Matt Rogers (left) and Adisa King celebrate yesterday after Rogers recovered a blocked field goal in the end zone. to 34-21 at halftime. Rutgers scored twice more in the third quarter despite having been out-scored 89-0 in the third quarters of its six previous games. "I felt we lost to a team we're better than," Rutgers senior linebacker Brian Sheridan said. "I felt we could have won and we should have won.

We had a lot of opportunities. We just gave the game to Army." Setters help out Gannon Pace mistakes lead to tough 19-3 defeat By Jesse Quinlan Sports Correspondent Don't look for players from the Pace football team to go on a holiday shopping spree any time soon. They left enough presents on the field in yesterday's 19-3 loss that should make them exempt for the rest of the gift-giving season. The grateful recipient of the Setters' generosity was Gannon University, in particular freshman wide receiver Raymar Hester, who was more than happy to give back to Pace a glimpse of his game-breaking potential. After a fumbled handoff was recovered by Golden Knights defensive tackle Keith Barickman early in the third quarter, the 5-foot-5 Hester took quick advantage and made a leaping 32-yard touchdown catch on a well-timed post pattern from quarterback Scott Heigley to get Gannon on the scoreboard.

"It was a great throw and I just managed to come down with it over some bigger defensive backs," Hester said. "The game was scoreless until then, so I think those two plays in a row really gave us some momentum." The Golden Knights' second touchdown was set up on a 47-yard interception return by free safety Jon Miller as Pace was driving for the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter. On the next play, Gannon's leading rusher, Sterling Pierce, plowed into the end zone from 10 yards out giving the visitors an insurmountable 13-3 lead. "The difference was we couldn't make the big play and they did," Pace coach Greg Lu-sardi said. "We're pretty evenly matched, so it's hard to winwhen they capitalize on mistakes and we don't." Hester added an insurance touchdown with two minutes remaining in the game when he took the ball on a reverse at the 25-yard line and blazed around the corner and scored, leaving many Setters defenders frustrated.

"We played well overall and I really thought we were never out of it until that final touchdown," said sophomore linebacker Louis Botticelli, who pulled down two interceptions and was named Homecoming MVP. "It's bittersweet, though, because I would trade this MVP trophy in any time for a win." Pace, which defeated the Golden Knights' 7-0 last year in the only other series meeting, was led on the ground by quarterback Kevin Connor, who carried 29 times for 146 yards. "There are a lot of similarities between the two teams," Gannon coach Tom Herman said. "Last year's game was also extremely competitive, only this time we caught a few more breaks." Junior wideout Lee Castana broke Gannon's career receiving record in both receptions and yards, finishing the day with six catches for 106 yards. Gannon (2-4) 0 0 7 12 19 Pace (2-4) 0 0 0 3 -3 Hester 32 pass from Heigley (Faust kick) Hartman32FG Pierce 10 run (kick blocked) Hester 25 run (kick blocked) Georgetown's Bill Rutkoske (81) is upended by lona's James Darway Jr.

yesterday's 33-2 lona loss, lona remained winless. lona receives no mercy from Georgetown, 33-2 into the end zone untouched. "It was an intense, big victo on OT sen. Couch also set a school record with 12 consecutive completions, during which time he had touchdown strikes of 38 yards to Craig Yeast and 15 to Jimmy Robinson in the first quarter. Kentucky (4-3) scored on its first six possessions against Northeast Louisiana (2-6).

South Carolina 39, Arkansas 1 3 At Little Rock, Anthony Wright kept alive a key 99-yard drive with three third-down conversions and finished it with a 45-yard touchdown pass to Boo Williams as South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) beatArkansas (3-3, 1-2). Wake Forest 35, Maryland 1 7 At Winston-Salem, N.C., Brian Kuklick threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns as Wake Forest (3-4, 2-3 ACC) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Terrapins. lona Prep graduate Brian Cummings completed 27 of 47 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns for Maryland (2-5, 1-3). At Annapolis, Chris McCoy threw three touchdown passes to pace Navy (3-3) over VMI (0-7). McCoy also gained 115 yards on 18 carries to become the third leading rusher in Navy history, passing Cleveland Cooper.

Midwest Missouri 37, Texas 29 At Columbia, Brock Olivo ran for two first-half touchdowns and Missouri got three more scores on the ground in the fourth quarter. The win snapped Missouri's (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) nine-game losing streak to Texas (3-3, 1-2), the Tigers first win over the Longhorns since 1916. Miami of Ohio 45, Marshall 21 At Oxford, Ohio, Travis Prentice set a school rushing record with four touchdowns and a career-high 203 yards, pacing Miami of Ohio (6-1, 4-1 Standout wide receiver Randy Moss had 10 catches for 147 yards and one touchdown for Marshall W. Michigan 50, Kent 27 At Kalamazoo, Darnell Fields scored on a 34-yard run, sparking a game-ending 27-0 run for Western Michigan (5-3, 4-2 MAC). Kent (1-6, 1-4) took a 27-23 lead when Joe Romano kicked his second field goal with 1 1 :37 left in the third quarter.

Toledo 41 Northern Illinois 1 4 At Toledo, Ohio, Chris Wallace threw three touchdown passes as Toledo (6-0, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) remained atop the league's West Division with the easy win over the Huskies (0-7, 0-4). Ohio 24, Bowling Green At Athens, Ohio, Kareem Wilson threw two touchdown passes and Tezell Jones tied a school record with three interceptions to lead Ohio (6-1, 4-0 MAC). Bowling Green (3-5, 3-2) got inside the Ohio 20 four times but could not score. Far West Brigham Young 1 7, Hawaii 3 At Provo, Utah, Brian McKenzie rushed for one touchdown and Jarod Dabney ran back a punt 83 yards for another for Brig-ham Young (4-2, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference) over Hawaii (1-4, 3-4). The homecoming victory moved Cougar coach LaVell Edwards into a tie for fourth for most wins at an NCAA Division I school with former Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Oregon 31, Utah 13 At Eugene, Jason Maas passed for a career-high 369 yards and three touchdowns as Oregon (4-3) snapped a three-game losing streak. Blake Spence caught six passes for 214 yards, including a 39-yarder for a touchdown to help defeat Utah (3-4). Colorado St 14, Wyoming 7 At Laramie, Moses Moreno threw touchdown passes of 47 and 18 yards to Corey McCoy in the first half and Colorado State (5-2, 3-1 WAC) held on against Wyoming (5-3, 2-1). Nevada 42, Idaho 23 At Reno, John Dutton passed for 470 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-32 passing while setting a career high for yardage as Nevada (2-5) broke a four-game losing streak by winning its Big West opener againsydaho (4-3, 1-1). Eagles' 2-point miss haunts them in 45-44 Big East defeat The Associated Press Miami needed the best rushing performance in school history by Edgerrin James and a missed 2-point conversion in overtime to stop its longest losing streak in 20 years.

James ran for 271 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first four quarters, and the Hurricanes beat Boston College 45-44 yesterday on Andy Crosland's extra-point kick in the second overtime in Boston. Both teams scored touchdowns on their two overtime possessions, which start 25 yards from the end zone. But the Eagles tried and missed a 2-point-er after their second score. That meant if the Hurricanes (2-4, 1-2 Big East) scored a touchdown on their second possession, all they'd need was a kick to prevail. But they faced third-and-18 at the 21.

Ryan Clement then threw a touchdown pass to Daryl Jones. When Crosland followed with his winning kick, the Hurricanes swarmed onto the field and several Eagles (2-5, 2-3) dropped to the ground in disappointment. Syracuse 60, Temple 7 At Syracuse, N.Y., Quinton Spotwood scored three times, including his NCAA record-tying fourth punt return for a touchdown. It was the fourth straight win for the Orangemen (5-3, 2-1 Big East), who have rebounded from a three-game losing streak. Spotwood entered the record books with Syracuse ahead 47-7 early in the fourth quarter when he returned a punt 71 yards against Temple (2-5, 2-2).

Penn 24, Columbia 7 At New York, Jim Finn rushed for one touchdown and returned an interception for another. Finn, who had gained only 35 yards in the first four games, rushed for 138 yards in 24 carries for the Quakers (2-3, 1-1 Ivy League) and returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown for Penn's first score on Columbia (1-4, 0-2). St. John's 1 4, Duquesne 1 1 At Pittsburgh, Mark Levine passed for 201 yards and a touchdown to help St. John's (5-1) to the victory over Duquesne (4-2).

Maine 62, Boston U. 29 At Orono, Maine, Mickey Fein threw for 321 yards and four touchdowns to lead the University of Maine (4-3) over Boston (0-6). Harvard 52, Holy Cross 24 At Boston, sophomore Chris Me-nick rushed for 261 yards second most in school history and three touchdowns as Harvard (4-1) whipped HolyCross (3-3). Princeton 3 1 Colgate 28 At Hamilton, N.Y., Harry Nakielny tossed a 5-yard pass to Ken Nevarcz with 1:03 left to lift Princeton. Nakielny, who threw for 265 yards, directed the 13-play, 69-yard drive that set up the winning touchdown.

Fairfield 34, Marist 1 4 At Fairfield, Jim Lopusznick threw a school-record four touchdowns to lead Fairfield (4-2, 1-2 MAAC). Samuel Godfrey scored both touchdowns for Marist (2-4, 2-3) on a one-yard dive and a nine-yard run. South Virginia 13, Duke 10 At Charlottesville, John Allen Roberts kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:31 left and George Welsh became the career leader with 67 ACC victories. Virginia (4-2, 3-1 ACC) won its third straight despite committing five turnovers and stumbling all afternoon. It was the 14th straight conference loss for the Blue Devils (2-5, 0-4).

Kentucky 49 Northeast Louisiana 1 4 At Lexington, Ky Tim Couch passed for a school-record 428 yards and six touchdowns, including three to Lance Fordham buried by Poer, Bucknell in 36-10 defeat Gaels drop to 0-6 after managing to score only a safety The Associated Press Georgetown got two touchdowns and 117 rushing yards from Steve Iorio to remain unbeaten in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 33-2 victory yesterday over lona. Bill Ward completed 17 of 25 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown for the Hoyas (5-1, 5-0 Bucknell 36, Fordham 1 0 BuckneD IS I 7 R-M Fordham I I 1 7-10 First Quarter Buck McDowell 9 run (Coleman run), 12:47. Buck Peer 1 run (Coleman kick), 1:37. Third Quarter Buck Peer 2 run (Coleman kick), 11:53. Ford FG Lofrese 31, 704.

Fourth Quarter Buck-McDowell 4 run (Coleman kick), 11:55. Buck Peer 6 run (Coleman kick), 5:20 Ford Auferlo 57 pass from O'Hare, 3:44, Buck Ford First downs 18 15 Rushes-yards 53-193 29-80 Passing 191 217 Comp-Att-Int 14-25-1 18-40-2 Return Yards 88 17 Punts-Avj. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards t-0 5-35 Time of Possession 32:55 27:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Bucknell, Peer 22-92, McDowell 11-58, Myers 8-30. Fordham, Shaw 15-41, Madine 3-14, Carroll 5-13. PASSING-Bucknell, McDowell 8-12-1-104, John 4-10-0-44, Phillips 2-3-0-23.

Fordham, Madine 4-17-2-43, O'Hare 9-12-0-144, Colonna 3-11-0-28. RECEIVING-Bucknell, Rockett 4-42, Wilcox 3-45, Hurley 2-11. Fordham, Walls 4-60, Richardson 4-45, Carroll 3-31. Staff photoStuart Bayer and Whitney Epps (1) during Georgetown 33 lona 2 Georgetown 20 I 13-33 kma 2-2 Second Quarter Geo-lorio 7 run (kick failed), 12:10. Geo Todisco 20 run (Carbonara kick), 3:36.

Geo Paltos 9 pass from Ward (Carbonara kick), IK. Fourth Quarter Geo-lorio 17 run (Carbonara kick), 12:11. Geo Stinson 1 run (Carbonara kick), 3:20 lona Safety, D'occhk) tackled Walz In endzone, 2:13. A 1,021. Geo kma First downs 28 5 Rushes-yards 52-234 32-59 Passing 268 42 Comp-Att-Int 20-31-1 5-19-1 Return Yards 26 6 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-Lost 4-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-41 4-29 Time of Possession 36:13 23:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Georgetown, DC, Iorio 21 123, Todisco 14-73, Stinson 4-18. kma, Saktveri 19-41, Tramagine 7-12 PASSING-Georgetown, DC, Ward 17-27-1-238, Mont 3-44-30 km Hay 4-14-1-38, Tramagfni 1-5-0-4. RECEIVING-Georgetown, D.C., Rosenthal 4-49, Rutkoske 4-57, Iorio 4-44. lona, Gaskh 3-32, Fields 1-4, Fabianll-6. 2-0) rolled up 349 yards of total offense.

The Rams (2-5, 2-2) were limited to a 57-yard touchdown pass from third-stringer Steve O'Hare to Chris Auferio and a 31-yard field goal by Don Lofrese while losing their fifth straight game. Poer gained 87 yards on 22 attempts for the Bison, which got 44 yards on 11 carries from McDowell. O'Hare, whose scoring pass came with 3:44 remaining, completed 9 of 12 for 146 yards. win over Irish with 1:05 left after linebacker Mark Cusano set up the score by picking off Ron Powlus pass and returning it to the Irish 29 with 2:40 left. It was the first time USC has won at Notre Dame (2-5) since 1981.

The players surrounded Robinson before running onto the field. The Irish players hung their heads, and receiver Malcolm Johnson lay on the field, covering his face. Rams surrender 349 yards to Bison, drop fifth straight game The Associated Press Ray Poer ran for three touchdowns, and Dan McDowell had two as Bucknell remained unbeaten by defeating Fordham 36-10 yesterday in the Patriot League. Bucknell had scoring runs of 1, 2 and 6 yards from Poer, and McDowell's TDs came on bursts of 9 and 4 yards as the Bison (6-0, knows what's coming next week." Robinson, in his 12th season at USC, said this week that he'd quit if he couldn't get the Trojans (3-3) turned around by the end of the season. His players showed they're not ready to let him go just yet, and their 20-17 victory yesterday over Notre Dame might have saved his job.

Again. Adam Abrams kicked the game-winning 37-yard field goal USC rewards Robinson in 20-17 The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. As the USC players and the Trojans band ran onto the field at Notre Dame Stadium, coach John Robinson stood on the sidelines, a happy smile on his face. Maybe it isn't time for him to step aside, after all. "I don't know where we're going, but we took a step forward today," he said.

"We turned it around for a week. But who 1.