Ukiah Daily Journal from Ukiah, California • Page 34

Sunday, November 15,1981 Page 7 Pittsburgh 48, Army 0 PITTSBURGH (UPI) Dan Marino, guiding the team with machine-like efficiency, passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns in three quarters of play Saturday to lead top-ranked Pittsburgh to its 16th straight victory, 48-0, over out-manned Army. All four of Marino's TD passes were caught by split end Julius Dawkins, and three of those receptions came in the Panthers' 20-point third quartei 4 Besides his scoring receptions of 13, 14, 6 and 10 yards, Dawkins caught three other passes and finished with 84 yards total receiving. Running backs scored the Panthers' other touchdowns on short bursts. Bryan Thomas opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 2-yard TD run, and Wayne DiBartola punched over from the 1 later in the period. Marc Bailey also scored on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter.

CI em son 21, Maryland 7 CLEMSON, S.C. (UPI) Homer Jordan threw two touchdown passes to Perry Tuttle and another to Jerry Gaillard Saturday to give second-ranked Clemson a 217 victory over Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Conference title. The victory gave Clemson, 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC, its first league championship since the Tigers beat Maryland 28-24 for the crown in 1978. Jerry Claiborne's Maryland teams had not lost in four previous visits to Clemson's "Death Valley," but the Terrapins were simply overwhelmed by the Tigers. A Maryland touchdown late in the third quarter was nullified by a penalty, but the Terrapins scored a few minutes later to prevent a shutout.

Jordan completed 20-of-29 passes for 270 yards, while Clemson runners gained 199 yards. Georgia 24, Auburn 13 ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) Sophomore Herschel Walker broke his own Georgia single-season rushing record Saturday when he rushed for 165 yards while leading the fourth-ranked Bulldogs to a 24-13 victory over Auburn and at least a share of the Southeastern Conference championship. Walker, with one game to go, now has 1,666 yards 50 more than he had in 1980 when he set the NCAA freshman record and only 20 yards shy of the Southeasten Conference single-season record. Walker scored only one touchdown against the Tigers, but that was his 16th of the season and enabled him to tie Georgia records for most touchdowns in one season and most points in one season with 96.

Michigan 28, Purdue 10 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPI) Steve Smith ran for one touchdown and threw to Craig Dunaway for another Saturday to spark eighth-rated Michigan to a 28-10 Big Ten victory over Purdue. Butch Woolfolk and Lawrence Ricks scored the other Michigan touchdowns as the Wolverines raised their conference-leading record to 6-2 and their overall mark to 8-2. Purdue dropped to 3-5 in the Big Ten and 55 overall. The game turned around on a pass interference call against Purdue early in the fourth quarter.

With Purdue ahead 10-7, Michigan had the ball on its own 47. On a 3rd-and-3 play, Smith passed across the middle to Anthony Carter. The pass was incomplete but safety Bob Lashley was called for interference, moving the ball to Purdue's 29. Two plays later Smith scored from 26 yards out on an option-play keeper and Michigan had the lead for good, 14-10. Missouri 19, Oklahoma 14 COLUMBIA, Mo.

(UPI) Bob Meyer rushed for 108 yards and one touchdown to carry Missouri to a 19-14 victory Saturday over llth-rated Oklahoma and deprive Sooner Coach Barry Switzer of the Big Eight Championship for the first time In his nine-year tenure. The loss dropped Oklahoma to 5-3-1 the most losses a Switzer-coached team has ever absorbed. The Sooners are now 4-1-1 in the conference to clinch for Nebraska its first undisputed Big Eight title since 1971 when the Cornhuskers also won the national championship. Nebraska is 9-2 overall and 6-0 In Big Eight play heading into its season finale next Saturday against the Sooners at Oklahoma. The Missouri defense delivered the Tigers their first win over Oklahoma since 1969 by forcing eight turnovers six fumbles and two interceptions but the Sooners still almost pulled the game out.

Nebraska 31, Iowa State 7 LINCOLN, Neb. (UPI) Eddie Neil's 49-yard field goal and Irving Fryar's 63-yard punt return for a touchdown ignited a 24-point fourth-quarter to lift Nebraska to a 31-7 victory over Iowa State Saturday and gave the Cornhuskers the Big Eight Conference title and a berth in the Orange Bowl. Seventh-ranked Nebraska, 6-0 in the conference and 8-2 for the year, goes to the Orange Bowl thanks to Oklahoma's 19-14 loss to Missouri. The Big Eight Conference champion earns an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl. The teams battled on even terms until 14:52 left in the game, when Neil's line-driye effort sailed between the outstretched arms of the Cyclone defenders to break a 7-7 deadlock.

Fryar's fireworks came 1:40 later when the Cor- nhusker defense shut down the Cyclones and Rich Miller was forced to punt. Texas 31, TCU15 AUSTIN, Texas (UPI) Texas running backs A.J. "Jam" Jones and John Walker each scored once and tight end Mike Champman caught a 9-yard touchdown pass Saturday to lift the ninth-rated Longhorns to a 3115 Southwest Conference victory over Texas Christian. However, the victory was marred by a first quarter injury to All-America defensive tackle Kenneth Sims that is expected to keep him out of action for the rest of this season. The victory raised the Longhorns record to 7-1-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the Southwest Conference.

TCU fell to 2-6-2 and 1-5-1 in the SWC. The Longhorns opened the scoring with an option play from quarterback Robert Brewer to Jones, who easily took the ball around right end for a 29-yard touchdown run. Iowa 17, Wisconsin 7 MADISON, Wis. (UPI) Iowa rode the first half passing of Gordy Bohannon and a solid defense to a 177 victory over Wisconsin Saturday, dashing the Badgers' Big Ten Conference championship hopes and keeping alive the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes chances for the Rose Bowl. The triumph put Iowa at 5-2 in the Big Ten and 7-3 overall.

Wisconsin, which entered the game tied with Michigan for the conference lead, dropped to 5-3 and 64 overall. The Hawkeyes held the Badgers to just 29 yards in the first half and gave up the only touchdown with 2:29 to play on a 52-yard pass from Jess Cole to Thad McFadden. Iowa's defense also forced three interceptions and two fumbles and the fumbles led to both Hawkeye touchdowns. San Jose State 40, Pacific 25 SAN JOSE, Calif. (UPI) San Jose State earned a trip to the first-ever California Bowl as it clinched the PCAA championship with a 40-25 win over University of Pacific Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.

The Spartans, 4-0 in league play and 7-2 overall, were led by quarterback Steve Clarkson who passed for three touchdowns and ran for one more, The Tigers fell to 4-6 with 2-3 PCAA record. Clarkson finished the night completing 18 of 33 passes for 298 yards. The first California bowl with be Dec. 19 in Fresno and send San Jose State against the winner of the Mid-American Conference. The Tigers were victimized by a San Jose State defense, which registered 13 quarterback sacks and gave up minus 27 yards rushing.

Mervyn Fernandez was Clarkson's favorite reciever on the night catching eight passes for 173 yards and also intercepted a pass in a stint as a defensive back. North Carolina 17, Virginia 14 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (UPI) Walt Black intercepted three second-half passes Saturday and 12th- ranked North Carolina converted one into Brooks Barwick's 34-yard field goal for a 17-14 Atlantic Coast Con- fernce victory over Virginia. The Tar Heels, 4-1 in the ACC and 7-2 overall, and the Cavaliers, 0-5 and 1-7, treated 30,047 fans at Scott Stadium to an offensive show that produced 849 yards but few points. Kelvin Bryant, who ran 28 times for 171 yards, scored once on a 1-yard run, and Tyrone Anthony added UNC's other touchdown on a 2-yard spurt in the third quarter.

Southern Mississippi 58 Florida State 14 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI) Quarterback Reggie Collier and tailback Ricky Floyd each produced three touchdowns Saturday to power lOth-ranked Southern Mississippi Saturday to a 58-14 rout of 19th-ranked Florida State. Collier ran 69 yards for one score and passed for two more. Floyd scored on a pass and a 12-yard run and returned a punt 73 yards late in the final period for his third touchdown. The undefeated Golden Eagles, 8-0-1, scored the first seven times they had the ball.

The Southern Mississippi defense, ranked first nationally both in pass and scoring defense, stymied the Semlnoles, who crossed midfield only once in the first half and then were immediately pushed back into their own territory. College Football Scores Saturday's College Football By United Proa International East Alabama 31, Penn St. 16 Colgate 32. Holy Cross 13 Cornell IS. Columbia 9 Dartmouth 38, Brown 13 Delaware 42.

Maine 35 Harvard 45, Penn.7 Pittsburgh 48. Army 0 Princeton 35, Yale 31 Syracuse 27, Boston Coll 17 Virginia 20, Rutgers 3 South Clemson 21, Maryland 7 Duke 17, No. Carolina St. 7 Florida 33, Kentucky 12 Georgia 24, Auburn 13 Miami (Fla) 21. Virginia Tech 14 Mississippi St.

17, Navy 20, Georgia Tech 14 No. Carolina 17, Virginia 14 So. Mississippi 58, Florida St. 14 Tennessee 28. Mississippi 20 Tulane 24, Memphis St.

7 Wake Forest 34, Richmond 22 Midwest Bowling Green 28, Eastern Mich 0 Cent. Michigan 28, Ball St 7 Illinois 35, Indiana 14 Iowa 17, Wisconsin 7 Kansas 27, Colorado 0 Miami (Ohio) 30, No. Illinois 3 Michigan 28, Purdue 10 Michigan St. 43, Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma 14 Nebraska 31. Iowa St.

7 Ohio St. 70, Northwestern 6 Ohio 37. Western Michigan 20 Toledo 17, Kent St. 6 Southwest Arkansas 10, Texas 7 Oklahoma St 31. Kansas St 10 Rice 17, Baylor 14 So.

Illinois 23. New Mexico St. 15 Southern Methodist 30, Texas Tech 6 Texas 31, Texas Christian 15 Tulsa 24. Texas St. 10 West Arizona 40, Oregon St.

7 Boise St. 17, Cal Polv-SLO 6 Brigham Young 13, Hawaii 3 CalLutheran 26, Aiusa-Pac. 10 Cal-Poly Pomona 35. No Arizona 33 Fresno St. 31, Long Beach St.

30 Idaho St. 50, Utah St. 24 Nevada-Reno 46, Montana St. 13 New Mexico 28, Colorado St. 16 Notre Dame 35, Air Force 7 Pac.

Lutheran20, Lewis a Clark 3 Pomona Pltier 17. La Verne 10 Portland St. 17, Cal 14 Puget Sound 10. Santa Clara 0 San Jose St. 40.UOP25 San Diego St.

38, UNLV 20 St. Marys 31. San Diego 14 Stanford 42, Oregon 3 UC-Davls2S, HaywardSt. 14 UCLA 34, Arizona St. 24 Utah SO, Wyoming 27 Washington 13, Southern Cal.

3 Washington St IS, California 0 Weber St 7, Montana 6 Whlttier 41. Occidental 6.