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12 THE SUN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, COLLEGE FOOTBALL Of ahge Bowl wanted: Irish gets what it Colorado Mami knocks ii Notre Dame outjy of top spot, 27-103 i pf JF 1 I X. I 'it. i i i I ft Vs. A si kmy Jr fj I V-' I 1 try, 1 1 By DonMarkus Sun Staff Correspondent MIAMI The worst-kept secret In college football for the past few weeks became reality yesterday, when top-ranked Notre Dame was extended an official bid from the Bowl to play No. 2 Colorado on ftew'Year's night.

The" Invitation, which reportedly was agreed upon Informally two weeks ago, was announced here by the bawl's outgoing president, Thomas Wood, before last night's game between the defending national chaftiplons and No. 7 Miami at the Orange Bowl. Colorado (11-0) received an automatic Bid as the Big Eight champion. Miami spoiled the Orange Bowl's plans. "to he host to the national championship game with a 27-10 victory over the Irish.

Notre Dame would have defeated MJami, then the rest of the Jan. 1 matchups would have had no impaction the national championship'. The Irish, who took a 23-game winning streak into last night's game, are looking to become the first team to win back-to-back national titles since Alabama in 1989-79. But Notre Dame's loss to Miami means that a potential Sugar Bowl matchup between the Hurricanes and fourth-ranked, unbeaten Alabama would have national championship implications. Alabama still has to win at Auburn Saturday to clinch the Southeastern Conference title outright and a spot In the Sugar Miamt was officially extended its bid "to the' Sugar Bowl before last Tho bowl picture I if yi, 7 4" i -r, t- J.

night's game. "We are very excited to have Miami, with its flamboyant, high-scoring offense and free-wheeling defense in our game," said James S. Flower, the Sugar Bowl's president. The Hurricanes' last trip to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl wasn't pleasant. With an outside chance at a national championship, Miami was upset by Tennessee, 35-7, In the 1986 Sugar Bowl.

Miami athletic director Sam Jan-kovich said, "Hopefully, we'll perform a little better. It gives us a chance to play a higher-ranked unbeaten team Alabama and an opportunity at the national championship." Before last night's loss, Notre Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal said Fighting Irish coach Lou Holtz wanted his team to play the higher-ranked team. Now, in Colorado, Notre Dame may be playing the No. 1 team. It marks Colorado's first trip to the Orange Bowl since 1962.

when the Buffaloes lost to Louisiana State University, 25-7. Notre Dame hasn't played in the Orange Bowl since 1975, when the Fighting Irish beat Alabama, 13-11. "We're delighted to be here," Colorado athletic director Bill Marolt said. "It's a great opportunity to be here and to play a team like Notre Dame. It's an exciting prospect for us.

We've had a great tradition in football at Colorado, and this takes us to a new level." Rosenthal denied speculation the invitation had been handed out before last night. "Nothing was officially made until tonight," he said. covered 56 yards in nine plays. Shawn Jones had the key plays in the drive, runs of 15 and 10 yards and an 1 8-yard pass to Brent Gools by. Swilling intercepted three passes by Mark Power, the last to ice the victory with 12 seconds remaining.

Power was making his first start of the season for the Eagles. Slsson's first 35-yard field goal came with 5:55 to play at the end of a 37-yard drive that trimmed Boston College's lead to 12-10. Swilllng's 72-yard interception return erased a 6-0 deficit in the opening minute of the third quarter. Boston CoNg Georgia Tacti 3 3 0 12 0 0 7 13 BC FQ Lowe 43 BC FQ Lowe 41 QT Swilling 72 intercepted return (Sisson kick) BC FQ Lowe 37 BC FQ Lowe 46 GT FG Sisson 35 GT FG Sisson 35 A 28,221. 1 1 Date Site Probable Payment Time Network opponents California Dec.

9 Fresno, Calif. Fresno State $250,000 4 p.m. Spts. Channel vs. Ball St.

Independence Dec. 16 Shreveport, La. Tulsa $500,000 8 p.m. Mizlou vs. Oregon State Aloha- Dec.

25 Honolulu Hawaii 3:30 p.m. ABC vs. Michigan State Ail-American Dec. 28 Birmingham, Ala. Duke $600,000 8 p.m.

ESPN vs. Texas Tech Liberty Dec. 28 Memphis, Tenn. Mississippi $1 million 8 p.m. Raycom vs.

BYU or Air Force Dec. 29 San Diego Penn State $1 million 8 p.m. ESPN vs. Air Force or BYU "John Hancock Dec. 30 El Paso, Texas Pittsburgh $900,000 1 p.m.

CBS vs. Texas Freedom Dec. 30 Anaheim, Calif. Florida $880.000 2 p.m. NBC vs.

Washington Peach Dec. 30 Atlanta Syracuse $800,000 2:30 p.m. ABC vs. Georgia Dec. 30 Jacksonville, Fla.

West Virginia $1.1 8 p.m. ESPN vs. Clemson Copper" Dec. 31 Tucson, Ariz. Arizona $500,000 8 p.m.

TBS vs. N. Carolina State Hall of Fame Jan. 1 Tampa, Fla. Ohio State vs.

Alabama, $1 million 1 p.m. NBC Tennessee or Auburn Citrus Jan. 1 Orlando, Fla. Illinois $1.2 million 1:30 p.m. ABC vs.

Virginia Cotton; Jan. 1 Dallas Alabama, Tennessee $3 million 1:30 p.m. CBS or Auburn vs. Arkansas Fiesta" Jan. 1 Tempe, Ariz.

Florida State $3 million 4:30 p.m. NBC vs. Nebraska i. nndt hMI Rose Jan. 1 Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan $5.8 million 5 p.m. ABC vs. Southern Cal Sugar Jan. 1 New Orleans Alabama, Tennesee $3.1 million 7:30 p.m. ABC or Auburn vs.

Miami i Orange Jan. 1 Miami Notre Dame $4.1 million 8 p.m. NBC vs. Colorado MIAMI, from IB The ball was ruled dead opposite of the call made last yqart3 when Miami fullback Cleveland; Gary was ruled to have fumbled idm the Notre Dame goal line and the jjj Irish had another opportunity. But they were pushed back to the 5 arid Billy Hackett kicked a 22-yard rjfJIdjj goal.

iraj After the teams traded most bizarre, and perhaps the mosft crucial two minutes of the game took3 place. Erickson got away with tele graphing one pass to Dawklns for a'" 7-yard gain to the Miami 35, but the next play, his pass was lnlfcCH- cepted by Notre Dame linebacker" Ned Bolcar, who returned it 49 yards i- for a touchdown. The extra point Jby. Craig Hentrich tied the game- atH 10-10 with 2.08 remaining in lh21 half 34 Seemingly, Notre Dame was right back in the game. The Irish stopped Miami on downs and got the ball Jn ll good field position, at their 45.

Back- up fullback Rodney Culver gained 9'J yards, then, in a perfect passing sft- uation. Rice threw an imperfect pass. It was intercepted by Miami linebacker Bernard Clark, who out- gained Bolcar by 1 but was stopped 'i at the Notre Dame 8. L3 No matter. On third and from the 5, with less than a minute remaining in the first half, McGuire took a handoff from Erickson and stutter-stepped, nearly untouched, into the end zone with '24 seconds left in the half.

Huerta10 kick made it 17-10, Miami, and made most of the sellout crowd delfty ious going into Intermission. Notre Dame blew another oppor' tunlty, and another deep pass coyer-age, early In the second half. TheT plays came shortly after coach Dennis Erickson made a gutsy call by going on fourth-and-one fsomj his team's 39. Following a 15-yard personal fpul against the Hurricanes, Craig son was sacked by defensive Andre Jones. He lost the ball, luV linebacker Devon McDonald bled after he tried to pick it nally, Miami center Bobby Garcia, recovered at the 3.

no After two short runs thlrd-and-44 from the 7, the Irij blew their coverage. WIdeout dall Hill split Davis and free safety Pat Terrell one of the heroes ofjS last year's Notre Dame victory Jor a 44-yard gain. It propelled the Hurricanes, aftd, seemed to wipe out the Irish. ran fullbacks Leonard Conley aqcj.rt McGuire right into the teeth of they Notre Dame defense, down to yard line. vv On thlrd-and-goal from the 5 22 plays, 80 official yards (97 inefvj ing penalties and losses) and neariy lH 11 minutes after the second kickoff Erickson found Dawkinsjfpr rt the touchdown, and Huerta's pcjfjijj after left Notre Dame looking ata.o 24-10 deficit.

aOiiilDli LEWS iioi a UStSHIfii. 1 -irci ar If you want people to hear you have to say, advertise in The Baltimore Sun. You'll reach 75 of market weekly and you'll bF doing it at their request For more--: information, call 332-6300 todar THE BALTIMORE SUN 7 ryi Notre Dame's Ricky Watters (12) is upended by Miami's Bernard Clark Dowis, Air Force hold off 1 1, 11 iv ASSOCIATED PRESS after a short gain in first quarter. Utah, 42-38 terback Bret Favre passed for three touchdowns and tailback Rickey Bradley ran for two more as Southern Mississippi (5-6) downed East Carolina (5-5-1). San Jose St.

38, UNLV 28 SAN JOSE, Calif. Sheldon Canley rushed for 142 yards and racked up 260 all-purpose yards as San Jose State (6-5. 5-2) held off Nevada-Las Vegas (4-7, 3-4) for a Big West victory. Arizona 28, Arizona St. 10 TEMPE, Ariz.

David Eldridge scored twice on 1-yard plunges in a 1 -minute, 18-second span of the third quarter as Arizona (7-4, 5-3) continued its eight-year dominance of archrival Arizona State (6-4-1, 3-3-1) in a Pacific 10 game. The Wildcats are headed for the inaugural Copper Bowl in Tucson on Dec. 31 against North Carolina State. Long Beach St. 31, Utah St.

1 8 LONG BEACH, Calif. Paul Oates threw three touchdown passes in the first quarter and the Long Beach State 49ers (4-8. 2-5) won their final game under Coach Larry Reisbig, who has resigned, over Big West Conference rival Utah State (4-7, 4-3). Ga. Southern 52, Villanova 36 STATESBORO Joe Ross rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns as top-ranked Georgia Southern defeated Villanova (8-4) in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA playoffs.

The win, the 34th consecutive home field victory for Georgia Southern, advances the Eagles (12-0) to the quarterfinals next Saturday against Middle Tennessee State at Paulson Stadium. Indiana, Pa. 17, Portland St. 0 PORTLAND, Ore. Sophomore quarterback Tony Aliucci and junior fullback Ken Rock each ran for touchdowns in the third quarter as ninth-ranked Indiana University of Pennsylvania shut out Portland State in a quarterfinal game of the NCAA's Division II playoffs.

The Indians (11-1) advance to a semifinal game against Mississippi College at Clinton, Miss. Mississippi College defeated St. Cloud? State, 55-24, to reach the semifinals. Payment figures are per team. All times Eastern.

Ga. Tech teats Boston College to clinch winning season, 13-12 SALT LAKE CITY Greg Johnson rushed for three touchdowns and quarterback Dee Dowis scrambled for two of his own as Air Force (8-3, 5-1) held off Utah's last-quarter charge for a 42-38 win. Air Force running back Rodney Lewis rushed for 176 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown as the Falcons stayed in the race for the Western Athletic Conference title and a trip to the Holiday Bowl. However, Air Force's future was In the hands of Brigham Young and San Diego State last night. A BYU victory would give the Cougars the title; a loss would leave the WAC crown to the winner of next week's Air Force-Hawaii game in Honolulu.

Utah tight end Dennis Smith scored four touchdowns for the Utes, catching seven passes for 1 39 yards. The performance gave Smith the WAC record for touchdown receptions for a season at 18, breaking the old mark of 1 5 set by BYU's Clay Brown In 1980. Baylor 50, Texas 7 AUSTIN, Texas Safety Robert Blackmon returned two Interceptions for touchdowns and set up another touchdown with a third interception yesterday as Baylor (5-6, 4-4) routed Texas (5-5, 4-3) for its first victory at Austin since 1951. Texas' loss clinched the SWC football championship for Arkansas, which edged 23-22, Friday. The 50 points were the most ever scored by Baylor against Texas in a series that started In 1901, and the National victory margin was the greatest for Baylor in 79 games against Texas.

Purdue 15, Indiana 14 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Larry Sullivan's third field goal, a 32-yard kick with 2 minutes, 51 seconds to go, lifted Purdue (3-8, 2-6) over Indiana (5-6, 3-5) and knocked the Hoo-slers out of the Dec. 30 Freedom Bowl. Purdue shut down Anthony Thompson, the nation's leading rusher and scorer. Thompson, a Heisman Trophy finalist, rushed for 97 yards but had only 36 in the second half.

Minnesota 43, Iowa 7 IOWA CITY, Iowa Darrell Thompson ran for 122 yards and threw for a touchdown, and Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) erupted for 30 fourth-quarter points to defeat Iowa (5-4, 3-5) in the season finale for both Big Ten teams. Miss. 21, Miss. St. 11 JACKSON.

Miss. Ed Thlgpen and Randy Baldwin scored on 1-yard runs and opportunistic, Liberty Bowl-bound Mississippi (7-4, 4-3) defeated Mississippi State (5-6. 1-6) in a Southestern Conference defensive struggle. S. Miss.

41, E. Carolina 27 HATTIESBURG, Miss. Quar- Air Force 42, Utah 38 Arizona 28, Arizona St. 10 E. Illinois 38, Idaho 21 Indiana, Pa.

17, Portland St. 0 Long Beach St. 31, Utah St. 18 Montana 48, Jackson St. 7 Div.

I-AA playoffs First round Georgia Southern 52, Villanova 36 Middle Tennessee State 24, Appalachian State 21 Eastern Illinois 38, Idaho 21 Montana 48, Jackson State 7 Furman 24, William Mary 10 Stephen F. Austin 59, Grambling State 56 Southwest Missouri State 38. Maine 35 Youngstown State at Eastern Kentucky Div. II playoffs Quarterfinal Mississippi College 55, St. Cloud State 24 Indiana.

Pa. 17. Portland State 0 Angelo State 24, Pittsburg State 21 Jacksonville St. 21, North Dakota State 17 Div. Ill playoffs Ouarterfinais Union 45.

Montclair State 6 Ferrum 49, Lycoming 24 Dayton 28. Miilikin 16 St. John's, Minn. 27, Central 24 'ATLANTA (AP) Scott Sisson kicked two'35-yard field goals in the final six minutes, the last with 42 seconds td'play, to lift Georgia Tech to a 13-12 victory over Boston College yesterday. Tech (6-4) assured itself of a winning season for the first time in four years with a second-half rally that also featured a 72-yard interception return by Ken Swilling for the game's only touchdown.

Tech will end Its season Saturday against visiting Georgia. Boston College (2-9) ended its season with a loss In a game it led most of the way on four field goals by Brian Lowe that covered 43, 4 1 37 and 46 Tech's winning drive started with 3 minutes; 50 seconds to play and ACC standings Conference Overall L. x-Virginia 6 1 0 10 2 0 X-Duke 6 1 0 8 3 0 Clemson 5 2 0 9 2 0 North Carolina St 4 3 0 7 4 0 Georgia Tech 3 0 6 4 0 2 5 0 3 7 1 Wake Forest 1 6 0 2 8 1 North CaVONna 0 7 0 1 10 0 K-tied conference championship Yesterdsf result ueorgia lecn dusium iuueyo Scores Div. I Far west BC QT First downs 14 17 Rushes-yards 33-80 47-155 Passing 158 113 Return Yards 9 98 Comp-Att-mt 16-32-3 10-26-2 Punts 504 644 FumMes-Lost 1-0 OO Penalties-Yards 3-15 4-25 Time of Possession 28:51 31:09 RUSHING Boston College. Sanders 11-35.

Frager 9-19 Georgia Tech. Mays 28-78. Jones 12-16. PASSING Boston College, Power 16-32-3-158. Georgia Tech.

Jones 10-26-2-113. RECEIVING Boston College. Chmura 8-70, Hilvert 3-43. Sanders 3-18. Georgia Tech, Merchant 3-39.

Mays 3-21. Penn St. 16, Pittsburgh 13 Union, N.Y. 45, Momclair St. 6 South Ferrum 49, Lycoming 24 Furman 24, William i Mary 10 Georgia Southern 52.

Villanova 36 Georgia Tech 13, Boston College 12 Miami 27, Notre Dame 10 Middle Tenn. 24, Appalachian St. 21 Mississippi 21, Mississippi St. 11 S. Mississippi 41 East Carolina 27 SW Missouri St.

38, Maine 35 Midwest Angelo St. 24, Pittsburg St. 21 Dayton 28. Millikin 16 Illinois 63, Northwestern 14 Jacksonville St. 21 N.

Dakota St. 17 Michigan 28, Ohio St. 18 Michigan St. 31, Wisconsin 3 Minnesota 43, Iowa 7 Purdue 15. Indiana 14 St.

John's. Minn. 27, Cent. Iowa 24 Southwest Baylor 50, Texas 7 Houstcn 40, Texas Tech 24 Stephen F.Austin 59, GramNing St. 56 AWARD WINNING SPORTS EVERY DAY IN THE SUN..