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THE CAUFORNIA Fresno, Dec.10,4p.m. Western Michigan vs. Fresno State Cavaliers hold off Maryland si C0 FIESTA Tempe, Jan. 2, 5 p.m. Notre Dame vs.

West Virginia ROSE Pasadena, Jan. 2, 5 p.m. Michigan vs. Southern Cal LINEUP SUGAR New Orleans, Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m.

4 Florida State vs. I Louisiana State or Auburn INDEPENDENCE Shreveport, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. Southern Mississippi vs. Texas-El Paso SUN El Paso, Texas, Dec.

24, 1 p.m. Alabama vs. Army BLUE-GRAY CLASSIC Montgomery, Dec 24 All-Star North vs South ALOHA Honolulu, Dec 25, 330 p.m. Washington State vs. Houston By DAVE FAIRBANK Staff Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE At the beginning, this game had dull written all over it.

Both teams sitting home this bowl season; a gray, chilly Saturday punctuated by a light drizzle; a hundred great games on the tube. At the end, Virginia needed a controversial call on a 2-point conversion attempt and needed forgotten running back Kevin Morgan to cover Maryland's on-side kick attempt with 1:09 remaining before second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference was secure. PI ORANGE Miami, Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. Miami vs.

Nebraska AIltmetEST HOUDAY San Diego, Dec 30, 8 p.m. Wyoming vs. Oklahoma State PEACH Atlanta, Dec. Iowa vs. North Carolina State GATOR Jacksonville, Jan.

1, 8 p.m. Georgia vs. Michigan State HALL OF FAME Tampa, Fla, Jan. 2, 1p.m. Syracuse vs.

Louisiana State or Auburn Id JAPAN Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 1 4 All-Star EAST-WEST CLASSIC Stanford, Jan. 14 All-Star East vs. West HULA Honolulu, Jan. 14 All-Star East vs.

West SENIOR Mobile, Jan. 21 All-Star North vs. South KVfcl CITRUS pifc Orlando, Jan. 2, 1 :30 p.m. Eh LIBERTY Memphis, Dec.

28, 8 p.m. Indiana vs. South Carolina ALL AMERICAN Birmingham, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. Florida vs.

Illinois FREEDOM Anaheim, Dec. 29, 9 p.m. Brigham Young vs. Colorado Clemson vs Oklahoma cotton 5 Dallas, Jan. 2, 130 p.m.

Arkansas vs. UCLA Nebraska in Orange against Miami; ijlrish, W. Virginia officially in Fiesta Dec. 29 to meet Brigham Young. Oklahoma By The Associated Press i Southern California and Nebraska settled 'two conference titles and four bowl matchups Saturday, while Notre Dame moved Jili one step closer to a possible national title Terps' Ricky Johnson makes good yardage appeared to control the ball for a split-second before it was stripped by cornerback Jason Wallace as both fell to the ground.

Krivak's argument was that one official initially signalled that the catch was good, while another signalled that it was not. After a huddle, the catch was ruled no good, sending Krivak into a lather. Replays were inconclusive because Johnson was spinning and falling as he tried to make the catch. As expected, the Maryland players said the catch was good, while the Virginia players said it wasn't. "We both had it at one point," Wallace said.

"He had two hands on it and I just had one. But he came spinning back, and because I had a hand on it and we were spinning, that made it easy' to rip it out (of his hands). "It was close." Bradley Faircloth, assistant commissioner of the ACC and supervisor of officials, who was in attendance, said that the official who ruled Johnson's catch good, "thought he possibly had possession of the ball and quickly conferred with the other official who had a better angle, and they determined there was no possession." Maryland's on-side kick was recovered by Morgan, allowing the Cavaliers to run out the clock. Virginia had taken the lead for good at 24-17 with 6:19 remaining on quarterback Shawn Moore's 2-yard touchdown run and subsequent 2-point conversion pass to wide receiver John Ford. Moore's run capped an 80-yard drive, the big play a 40-yard completion to Herman Moore at the Maryland 20.

Shawn Moore's game typified that of the Cavaliers. The red-shirt sophomore, who broke Scott Secules' single-season, total offense record, hit 15-of-24 passes for 203 yards and ran for another 34 yards. But he missed a number of receivers and was erratic part of the time. "I guess we just like to keep it interesting," he said. It's been that way all year.

Never a dull moment. Virginia's 24-23 victory over Maryland in the season finale at Scott Stadium proved that the Cavaliers never do anything easily. "It's like we play better when it's on the line," cornerback Tony Covington said. "We have to reach down deep, instead of just outright winning a game." The Cavaliers reached down to win their last five games and finish 74. Saturday's victory not only was their first over Maryland in 17 years, but earned them second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the second straight year at 5-2.

Virginia has never finished ACC runnerup two years in a row, and the Cavs haven't put together back-to-back seasons of seven or more wins since 1949-52. But unlike last year, when Virginia secured an invitation to the All American Bowl, Saturday was the end. "I feel badly for this team," Virginia Coach George Welsh said. "A bowl game was an incentive for the team when their backs were against the wall early in the season. They played well and I think we would have been a good bowl team.

We play good defense and we have some exciting players on offense. "It's somewhat like everything else in college football," Welsh said. "Too many decisions are being based on money, TV money, and the sale of tickets. The bowls didn't start like that and it shouldn't be that way." As disappointed as Welsh was, Maryland (4-3, 5-6) Coach Joe Krivak was doubly downcast. Krivak waited 45 minutes before talking to reporters after the game.

He argued long and hard with the officials after they ruled backup quarterback Scott Zolak's 2-point conversion pass to running back Ricky Johnson was incomplete. Then, following the final gun, he ran after the officials as they jogged toward their dressing room, telling one, "You cost us this football game," and "I'm going to get you out of this league." Krivak refused to comment have to take the Fifth Amendment on that," he said.) after he cooled off about what he said to the officials, saying that he would comment today after viewing the film. Maryland had pulled within 24-23 on Johnson's 3-yard run ter than us right now," Holtz said from South Bend, Ind. "I've watched them on film, but all I can remember is they wore white (jerseys) on one film and dark on the other. "The primary thing on our mind at this time is Southern Cal," Holtz added.

"We have to play against a great team out there (in Los Angeles) and beat them." Holtz said playing in the Fiesta for a national championship wouldn't put any additional pressure on his squad. "I don't think it's the first time the cameras have been in front of us," Holtz said. "We're proud and happy to be 10-0 and going to the Fiesta Bowl. Our fans are excited, our faculty is excited and our football players couldn't be more excited. It should be a great game." "I want to invite all of you win or lose to Phoenix to play the Irish," Pep Coo-ney, vice president of the Fiesta Bowl's team selection committee, told the Mountaineers and their coaches shortly before the 6 p.m.

kickoff of West Virginia's game against No. 14 Syracuse. "Out in Phoenix, we're just as proud of you guys as they are in Morgantown. We had our eye on you guys all year long." The Mountaineers then went on to beat Syracuse 31-9. Nebraska and Oklahoma lead four Big Eight teams playing in bowl games this season.

Colorado, a 56-14 winner over Kansas a Fiesta Bowl showdown with West Virginia. ,1 The Cornhuskers of Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 7-3 to capture the Big Eight Con-Inference crown and clinch a berth in the Orange Bowl against Miami of Florida, the I'! defending national champion. Despite the 5 loss, Oklahoma heads to the Citrus Bowl for a Jan. 2 meeting against Clemson. i Notre Dame, hoping to play for the naif championship when it faces West Vir-gginia in the Fiesta Bowl Jan.

2, ran its re-lltcord to 10-0 by crushing Penn State 21-3. jjThe Irish will wind up the regular season Saturday when they take on Southern California, which clinched a Rose Bowl berth against Michigan by defeating UCLA 5 31-22 for the Pac-10 title. Despite the loss, UCLA will go to the Cotton Bowl against Southwest Conference champion Arkansas. The Southern Cal victo-! also means that Florida State will go to 3 the Sugar Bowl against the Southeastern Conference host, either Louisiana State or Auburn. State, which defeated Iowa State 49-28 Saturday, will face Wyoming in the Holiday Bowl Dec.

30. The bowl season begins Dec. 10 when Western Michigan plays Fresno State in the California Bowl. On Dec. 23, Southern Mississippi and Texas-El Paso will battle in the Independence Bowl.

Despite suffering a 38-24 loss to Boston College in a game played in Dublin, Ireland, Army will take its 8-2 record to the Sun Bowl Dec. 24 to meet Alabama. On Christmas Day, Washington State will play Houston in the Aloha Bowl. The Cougars, 8-2, defeated Texas Tech 30-29 on Saturday. 't Indiana, which swamped Purdue 52-7 Saturday to run its record to 7-3-1, will face South Carolina, a 29-10 loser to Clemson, in the Liberty Bowl Dec.

28. Illinois, 6-4-1 after beating Northwestern 14-9, will meet Florida in the All American Bowl at Birmingham, Dec. 29. The only game to be played on New Year's Day, a Sunday, is the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia will take on Michigan State, which swamped Wisconsin 36-0 Saturday to increase its record to 64-1.

On Jan. 2, the bowl games overflow, capped by the Nebraska-Miami contest in Miami's Orange Bowl. In addition to the traditional Cotton, Rose, Sugar and Orange, the Hall of Fame Bowl, featuring Syracuse against Auburn or duwi uius were uiiiLiany exienueu oaiui- Muay evening. Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz said he's "trying not to think about the Mountaineers i "Thpv seem to he a verv eood team, bet 1 ney seem 10 oe a very guuu leani, State Saturday, will go to the Freedom Bowl oiaie oaiuruay, win gu iu me iceuuin duwi LSU, will be played on Jan. 2 in Tampa.

liou, win ue pidjicu un iinu. lau 5J uei- fRumor sparks Hokies past JMU .77 I 7 Jl 1-24 1 -y-y. 01 Vlr-FG Inderlled 25 Mar Lowerv 54 pass from O'Donnell (Plockl kick) Vlr Fisher I run (Inderlled kick) Vlr Wilson 49 pass from S.Maori (pass failed) Mar O'Donnell 1 run (Plockl kick) Mar FG Plockl 25 Vir S.Moore 2 run (Ford from S. Moore) Mar R. Johnson 3 run (pass failed) with 1:09 remaining, capping an 80-yard drive.

The last 30 yards of the drive were engineered by the seldom-used Zolak, who came in when starter Neil O'Donnell (15-for-22, 187 yards) went out with a hyperextended left knee after a hit. Zolak completed two passes, one a 24-yarder to Barry Johnson on fourth-and-10 at the 30. Two plays later, Ricky Johnson went in from the Virginia 3. On Maryland's 2-point conversion attempt, Zolak rolled right and threw to Johnson. He Maryland Virginia First 17 21 Rushes-vards 43-106 49-15B Passing yards 214 203 Return yards 30 30 Passes 17-24-2 15-24-1 Punts 5-39 6-36 Fumbles-lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 7- 45 5-45 Time ol Possession 27:59 32:01 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Maryland, R.Johnson 17.72, Lowerv 5-24, Beaslev 9-29.

Virginia, Fisher 24-108, S.Moore 20-34, Bryant 4-14, Hunt 1-2. PASSING Maryland, O'Donnell 15-22-2-187, Zolak 2-4-0-27. Virginia, S.Moore 15-24-1-203. RECEIVING Maryland, Lowery 3-65, B. Johnson 3-4B, R.Johnson 6-40, Green 1-24- Virginia, H.Moore 4-71, Wilson 1-49, McGonnlgai 4.

39, Ford 3-26, Bryant 2-10. Flnkelston 1-8. Jl; By DAVE JOHNSON 1" Staff Writer BLACKSBURG Nobody in Virginia Tech's locker room would take the blame per- haps credit is a better word 5 2 for starting the erroneous that James Madison was a 3-Jjjij point favorite against the jHokies Saturday. Defensive end Jimmy Whit-j'lten said it was linebacker Don Stokes. Stokes said it was lineal backer Bobby Martin.

Martin said he hadn't heard anything about it. ii Bogus or i hot, that spread 3 looked safe early. But after spot-; ting JMU a couple of first-quar- 2 ter field goals, the Hokies for a 27-6 victory before a 3 crowd of only 18,753 at Lane Stadium. 3 'J As it did last year, Tech ended a disappointing season on a winning note. 5 "Losing this game would have 'lbeen hard to swallow," said tail-J back Jon Jeffries, who rushed for 79 yards.

"It's good to go out a good note. Next year, we Jljqan come into it positively. The flayers feel good. 5S; "When I heard we were iZ underdogs, I said, 'It figures. "We've had so much bad publici-SSfv this season it doesn't even 7) yk-jUml yards in total offense, they started sluggishly.

In its first five possessions, Tech turned the ball over twice and quarterback Will Furrer was sacked three times. Tim Garritty's second field goal, a 32-yarder, gave the Dukes a 6-0 lead with 1:10 remaining in the first quarter. After Tech's Chris Kinzer answered with a 41-yarder, a scuffle broke out as JMU was driving into Tech territory. Whitten and Madison's Brian Rees were ejected with 4:45 left in the half. "Sean (Lucas) got in a fight and I came in and hit a guy in the head," Whitten said.

"I had been called for a personal foul penalty before that and the ref said he would have his eye on me." Kinzer hit another field goal, a 33-yarder with 1:04 left in the half, to tie the game 6-6. The second half belonged to the Hokies. After a JMU punt, Tech drove 80 yards in eight plays for perhaps its most impressive scoring march of the season. Furrer hit Myron Richardson with a 44-yard touchdown pass to give the Hokies a 13-6 lead. With the ball underthrown, Richardson outjumped JMU's John Gutter at the goal line, made the catch and landed in the end zone.

The reception matched the Hokies' longest scoring play of the season. Tech took a 20-6 lead on the second play of the fourth period. On second-and-goal from the 1, fullback Rich Fox fumbled, but guard Tom Hall recovered in the end zone. That concluded an 11-play, 51-yard drive that was all on the ground. The Hokies then went 77 yards for their final touchdown.

Ralph Brown, who finished with AP photo Virginia Tech's Malcolm Blacken drives for yardage against JMU. Keydets beat Catamounts By Robert Steckel ries and Dan McGrew piling up Staff Correspondent 83 yards on 7 carries. LEXINGTON Virginia Brown and Stock hooked up Military Institute rallied from a on a 25-yard play with 3:23 left 20-3 halftime deficit to defeat for the winning touchdown and Western Carolina 24-20 in a a 24-20 lead. Southern Conference game at western Carolina 6 14 I ft Alumni Memorial Stadium Sa- vmi gg turday. wc-fg co 15 The Keydets finished their -season with a 2-9 record, 1-5 in X-ion" McV WCBoxter 27 pass from Sm th (Cox kirkl the conference.

The Catamounts vMi-stock 19 pass from Brown "in finished 2-9, 1-6. VMI-Willioms 10 pass from Brown (pass Western Carolina dominated ww, VMI FG Hawkins 33 the first half, kicking tWO field VMI-Stock 25 pass from Brown (kick goals and scoring two touch- downs for the 17-point halftime w.co vmi Iparl First downs ledu- Rushes-yords 34-143 But the second half belonged Poing yards 243 17; to the Keydets, who used the Passes l-3 2 1 j.2 'J passing of quarterback Dave Brown and the receiving of Penoities-yords. flanker Mark Stock to overhaul T.m.Pc..;; 33.J4 the Catamounts. Carolina, Terry Brown connected on two tOUChdOWnS tO StOCk (Six catch- NCrst Corallna, Smim ,6 3, es, 111 yards). 243.

vmi. Brown 12-21-1173. imm. The Keydets also got going on SBinuSi the prminrl with Scott Council Maytieid 7-32. rki 1-11.

vmi, council -in me gruunu, wiiii aiuu vuum.11 Sl0cl( Rumvh ,.,5 WUMo "J1 running for 89 yards on 32 car- 5 "faze me anymore." 63 yards in 13 carries, went over from the 3 with 8:03 remaining. A 26-yard gain on a flanker reverse by Marcus Mickel set up the score. "The story really comes down to the second half and their ability to control the football on the ground," JMU Coach Joe Pur-zycki said. Madison, which got off to a quick start offensively, finished with just 235 total yards and 12 first downs. It was the first time Tech held an opponent without a touchdown since the final game of the 1984 season (23-3 over Vanderbilt).

JMU's Greg Lancaster, who was 7-3 as a starter before Saturday, completed 10-of-22 passes for 130 yards. He was sacked three times. James Madison ill 0 4 Virginia Tech 16 7 1427 JMU FG Garritty 20 JMU-FG Garrlty 32 VT FG Kinzer 41 VT FG Kinzer 33 VT Richardson 44 pass from Furrer (Kinz-rklckl VT Hall recovered fumble In end zone (Kinzer kick) VT Brown 3 run (Kinzer kick) JMU Va. Tech First downs 12 28 Rushes-yards 37-105 58-273 Passing 130 179 Return yards 10 11 Passes 10-22-2 14-28-1 Punts 7-41 4-32 Fumbles-lost 41 3-1 Penalties-vords 07-061 5-58 Time of 25:20 34:40 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING JMU, Lancaster 4-(mlnus)18, Campbell 6-15, Lanier 8-17, Medley 9-39, Taylor 10-52. Virginia Tech, Furrer 7-lminus)79, Brown, A.

13-63, Jetfries 16-79, Bryant 21, Fox 7-29. Smith, L. 6-70, Blacken 415, Roberts 2-19, Paul 0-0, Mickel 1-26. PASSING JMU, Lancaster 10-22-2 130, Virginia Tech, Furrer 16-27-1-179, Young 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING JMU, Thornton 4-29, Taylor 4-61, Campbell 1-21.

Dale 1-19, Virginia Tech. Fox 1-11, Brown, A. 319, McCall 3-32. Richardson 3-84, Jetfries 4 25, Cullen 1 11, Smith, L. l-lminus)3.

"Said Whitten: "It was a factor. It fired us up." 3 The USA Today, which was Jthe supposed source of the 3-! point spread, does not offer lines on games between Division I-A and I-AA teams. VJ Tpph tended its streak of 5 regular season-ending victories Uto 12. For JMU (5-6), it wasjts second loss in as many tQs against a I-AA opponent this year. Although the Hokies (3-8) sp ason-high 452 rolled up a.