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www.thejournalnews.com College Foctbzll The Journal News Sunday, November 18, 2001 11C TOP 25 ROUNDUP Tide roll 17 Tigers 7 X. fl 'v. 1 -lrfcf f7 I Mj MM, K4r OTHERS ROUNDUP Dimmie, Hofstra run wild Career-high 240 yards help Pride in push for playoffs The Associated Press Sophomore Trevor Dimmie rushed for a career-high 240 yards yesterday in a 40-3 victory over Liberty in Lynchburg, Va The former standout at Sleepy Hollow scored on a 13-yard run in the third quarter for the Pride (9-2), who now await the NCAA's Division I-AA playoff bracket, to be revealed a week from today. Ranked 10th and with a 7-2 record in the Atlantic 10, the Pride more than likely secured a playoff bid. Hofstra made playoff appearances in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000.

Hofstra rushed for 415 yards as a team against Liberty (37). Notre Dame 34, Navy 16: At South Bend, Terrance Howard scored two touchdowns and the Irish pulled away, extending their NCAA-record winning streak over the Midshipmen (0-9) to 38 games. Nyack native Ryan Grant had three carries for 11 yards for Notre Dame (4-5). Temple 17, West Virginia 14: At Morgantown, W.Va., Tanardo Sharps ran for 172 yards and Temple stopped its 10-game losing streak to West Virginia. Temple (3-7, 2-5 Big East) managed just one touchdown, but used three field goals from Cap Poklemba and sloppy play by the Mountaineers (3-7, 1-5) for its first road win of the season.

North Carolina 52, Duke 17: At Chapel Hill, N.C., Ronald Curry threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Duke extended the nation's longest major-college losing streak to 22 games. North Carolina (6-5, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Duke (0-10, 0-7) for the 12th straight time. Bowling Green 43, Northwestern 42: At Evanston, 111., Bowling Green trailed by two touchdowns with 3:44 left, but quarterback Josh Harris hit receiver Robert Redd with a 5-yard scoring pass with 36 seconds left and Cole Magner ran for the game-winning 2-point conversion on a reverse. It was the school's first win over a Big Ten opponent since 1972. Northwestern fell to 4-6 and out of bowl contention.

Boston College 38, Rutgers 7: At Piscataway, William Green returned from a one-game suspension and ran for 213 yards and a touchdown for Boston College. Bri- an St. Pierre threw three scoring passes as the Eagles (7-3, 4-2) rebounded from a heartbreaking loss to No. 1 Miami last weekend and handed Rutgers (2-8, 0-7) its 15th straight Big East loss. Green's 1,377 yards rushing are the third-best total in school history.

Penn St. 28, Indiana 14: At State College, Larry Johnson ran for -i two touchdowns and scored on a shovel pass as Penn State (4-5, 3-4 Big Ten) kept its bowl hopes alive. For the Hoosiers (3-6, 3-4), Antwaan Randle El had 225 yards passing and 141 yards rushing. A second-quarter completion made Randle El the first major-college quarterback with 7,000 career yards passing and 3,500 rushing. Frank Gore (left) was one of two Miami running backs to rush for more The Associated Press than 100 yards against Syracuse.

Crimson over No. Alabama takes out its frustrations by dominating Auburn The Associated Press Alabama finally found reasons to celebrate in a season of frustration. They were right there on the bench. Behind new starters Andrew Zow and Santonio Beard, the visiting Crimson Tide pounded away at No. 17 Auburn for 549 yards and a 31-7 victory yesterday, the most lopsided in the series in 24 years.

Beard ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start Zow, a backup for nine games, was masterful in the short passing game and threw for two scores. The Tide (5-5, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) will be eligible for a bowl game with a win over Southern Mississippi in two weeks. The Tigers (7-3, 5-2) had their 12-game home winning streak snapped. The home team had won 10 of the last 12 Iron Bowls. No.

3 Oklahoma 30, Texas Tech 13: At Lubbock, Texas, Nate Hybl threw three touchdown passes, moving Oklahoma a step closer to the Big 12 championship game. Oklahoma (10-1, 6-1) needs only a victory at home next Saturday against woeful Oklahoma State to win the South division and earn a spot in the conference title game Dec. 1 at Texas Stadium. No. 6 Tennessee 38, Kentucky 35: At Lexington, Casey Clausen threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns as Tennessee rallied from a 21-point deficit Alex Walls kicked a 44-yard field goal with 2:49 left to lift the Vols (8-1, 5-1 SEC) over Kentucky for the 17th consecutive year.

The Wildcats led 21-0 in the second quarter. No. 16 Washington 26, No. 9 Washington St. 14: At Seattle, Cody Pickett threw for 371 yards and freshman receiver Reggie Williams had his best game yet with 11 catches for 203 yards.

The loss cost Washington State (9-2, 6-2) a share of the Pac-10 title and a top-tier bowl game. The Huskies (8-2, 6-2) probably will be invited to the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28. No. 10 Maryland 23, N.C.

State 19: At Raleigh, N.C, Maryland ended Florida State's nine-year run as Atlantic Coast Conference champions. Shaun Hill's 8-yard scoring pass to Guilian Gary with 41 seconds left capped a dream regular season for first-year coach Ralph Friedgen. Maryland (10-1, 7-1 ACC) won its first outright ACC title in 16 years and earned the league's Bowl Championship Series bid. N.C. State (64, 44) saw its three-game win streak end.

No. 12 Illinois 34, No. 25 Ohio St. 22: At Columbus, Ohio, Kurt Kt-tner of Illinois completed 18 of 28 for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Illinois (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten), which won its sixth in a row, can clinch at least a share of the conference title next week.

Ohio State (64, 4-3) lost in its first game in almost three seasons without Steve Bellisari. The quarterback was suspended indefinitely Friday after his arrest for drunken driving. No. 13 Stanford 35, California 28: At Stanford, Chris Lewis threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns as Stanford won its seventh 0 1 Acupuncture Body Massage Comfortable Relaxing. Open 7 Days a Week.

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He had another TD throw to Johnson wiped out by a penalty. It got worse in the second half for Syracuse (8-3) as Najeh Davenport, Clinton Portis and backup quarterback Derrick Crudup scored on touchdown runs. Frank Gore had 153 yards on 11 carries while Portis finished with 132 yards on 18 carries. The Associated Press Santonio Beard ran for 199 yards and two touchdowns as Alabama defeated Auburn 31-7. straight Big Game.

Luke Powell caught five passes for 152 yards and two scores as Stanford (7-2, 6-2 Pac-10) struggled tremendously while holding off the downtrodden Golden Bears, who have just one more chance to avoid the school's first winless season since 1897. No. 18 Virginia Tech 31, Virginia 17: At Charlottesville, Virginia Tech's Grant Noel took advantage of three first-quarter turnovers by Virginia, turning them into 17 points. Noel, maligned for his inability to throw deep, had three touchdown passes in the first half, hitting Andre Davis with 26- and 58-yard throws and Jarrett Ferguson with a 17-yarder, and the Hok-ies (8-2) led 31-0 at halftime. Southern Cal 27, No.

20 UCLA 0: At Los Angeles, Carson Palmer threw for 180 yards and a touchdown, and Southern California's defense smothered UCLA. Defeating their crosstown rivals for the third consecutive year, the Trojans (6-5, 5-3 Pac-10) assured themselves a bowl berth as they bounced back from a 14 start under first-year coach Pete Carroll. The Bruins (64, 34) lost their fourth straight after a 60 start No. 22 South Carolina 20, Clem-son 15: At Columbia, S.C., Phil Petty, questionable at game time because of a sore throwing shoulder, was 14 of 23 for 152 yards for South Carolina. The win snapped a four-game losing streak against Clemson (5-5) and will likely boost South Carolina (8-3) into a high-tier bowl game for the second straight year.

Clemson quarterback Woodrow Dantzler ran 20 times for 102 yards and was 15 of 29 for 204 yards and two touchdowns. No. 23 Georgia 35, Mississippi 15: At Oxford, Verron Haynes ran for a career-high 192 yards and two touchdowns in his first start at tailback as Georgia (6-3, 5-3 SEC) beat the Rebels (6-3, 3-3) for the fifth straight time. Eli Manning of Ole Miss was 35 for 47 for 233 yards and two touchdowns. No.

24 Marshall 42, Ohio 18: At Huntington, W.Va, Byron Leftwich tied a Marshall record with six touchdown passes, four to Darius Watts. After the game, Marshall (9-1, 60 MAC East) accepted a bid to the GMAC Bowl on Dec. 19 in Mobile, Ala The Herd will play the No. 2 team from Conference USA. NEW YORK'S PREMIERE UPSCALE EXOTIC SUPERSTORE Over 50,000 Videos, DVDs, 301 RT.

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The Orangemen had 185 yards. Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni, whose team entered the contest on an eight-game winning streak, said this was the best Miami team he's seen. "They had us going, mixing up the run and the pass," he said. "They had us off balance all night you can't play like that We couldn't settle in defensively and they had us completely out of whack. That's the sign of a really good team." Most out of whack was Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney, the nation's quarterback sack leader and a Lombardi Award finalist In the most impressive stat of the day, Miami's offensive line, led by tackle Bryant McKinnie, and 95 yards.

Army was missing second-leading rusher Josh Hold-en and leading passer Chad Jenkins due to injuries. Wimprine completed 12 of 21 passes for 203 yards and ran for 55 yards. He connected with Antoine Harden on scoring passes of 12 and 67 yards and scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter, when the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points to pull away. Army led early, on a 41-yard field goal from Derek Jacobs on its opening drive after a short Memphis punt. But the Black Knights could manage only one other score, a 1-yard touchdown by J.

Young in the third quarter that cut Memphis' lead to 21-10. Brown 45, Columbia 21: At New York, Michael Malan sparked a lariat wi 1 1" i not only didn't allow Freeney a sack, but didn't allow him a tackle. Coming off maybe the closest 11-point win in college football history, the Hurricanes took their share of knocks from skeptics, who questioned Miami's schedule and wondered how good they were. "We felt we had a lot to prove to the fans, the coaches and to ourselves," wide receiver Kevin Beard said. Considered a Heisman long-shot after his four-interception game against Boston College, Dorsey played like he was relieved that he no longer had to worry about the award.

"I did feel like the pressure was off," he said. "The coaching staff has been real supportive. They said even if you throw five interceptions in a game, you're going to be back out there." With a Bowl Championship Series berth accomplished, Miami could clinch a Rose Bowl berth with wins over Washington Saturday and at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. "I can smell the roses, but just a little bit" Buchanon said.

"We still have work to do." 24-point second quarter with the first two of his four rushing touchdowns. Malan finished with 183 yards on 22 carries. Columbia took a 7-0 lead on Steve Huns-berger's 5-yard run in the first quarter, but Brown (6-3, 5-2 Ivy League) roared back with two touchdowns in 1:53 to go ahead 14-7 in the second quarter. Jer-maine Griffin recovered at the Columbia 9 after Brandon Buchanan blocked a punt by the lions' Nick Rudd, and Malan ran around left end for the score on the next play. After the Lions (3, 34) tied the score on Johnathan Reese's 1-yard run, Malan ran 45 yards for his second touchdown and Sean Jensen kicked a 30-yard field goal to put the Bears ahead 24-14 at halftime.

.1 V. LOCAL ROUNDUP Watson leads Sophomore rushes for 256 yards in win over Holy Cross Staff and wire reports Kirwin Watson ran for 256 yards on 38 carries as Fordham held off visiting Holy Cross 24-21 yesterday to clinch its first winning record since its elevation to Division I-AA in 1989. The Rams are 64 (5-2 Patriot League) with one game left, a makeup game against Columbia on Thanksgiving morning. They last had a winning season in 1988, when they went 9-2 in Division III. Watson, a sophomore, scored on runs of 4 and 3 yards, and his yardage was the most by a Fordham runner since Chip Kron had 272 yards in 1985.

Holy Cross scored the last two touchdowns of the game and cut its deficit to 24-21 with 11:34 to play, but a late fumble stalled Holy Cross' rally, and Watson's running on the Rams' final possession enabled Fordham to run out the clock. Holy Cross' Brian Hill threw touchdown passes of 32 yards to I A 78 Rte. I fy 845 David Thompson and 6 yards to Steve Green. In scoring his touchdown, Thompson a senior from Tarrytown and a Sleepy Hollow graduate suffered a concussion in his final college game. Hall finished 17 for 27 for 233 yards.

But Ryan Rolfert's missed 24-yard field goal with 2:49 left in the second quarter came back to hurt the Crusaders (4-6, 34), who lost their fourth straight Memphis 42, Army 10: At Memphis, Danny Wimprine threw four touchdown passes and. ran for another score as Memphis kept its chances for a winning season alive. Wimprine set a school record by accounting for five touchdowns, and the four touchdown passes tied a Memphis record. The Tigers (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA), who have not had a winning season in sue years, have one game remaining next week against Cincinnati. Memphis needs a winning record to be bowl-eligible and has used that possibility as incentive in the season's last two games.

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