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SF Sun-Sentinel. Sunday, October 31, 1S93 3D YOIP 10 Notre Bame dispatches Navy 2ed half Sun-Sentinel wire services PHILADELPHIA Lou Holtz insist ea ne aidn raise his voice at halftime Saturday. Someone, however, got the message through loud and clear to Notre Dame. Notre Dame, the na v. Notre Dame winning streak to 16 games.

Notre Dame beat Navy for the 30th straight year and leads the series 57-9-1. Notre Dame wore down the Midshipmen with its arsenal of powerful running backs. Lee Becton carried 21 times for 124 yards, his fourth straight 100-plus game. Kinder gained 108 on 10 attempts. Marc Edwards had 97 on 14, scoring three touchdowns, and Robert Farmer had 77 on six carries.

The Irish completed their scoring on Jeff Bums' 3-yard run, Edwards' 1-yard dive and Bobby Taylor's 31-yard interception return. Navy's only second-half score was a 34-yard field goal by Ryan Bucchianeri. Navy returned the opening kickoff to its 37 and moved 42 yards in seven plays, including Jim Kubiak's completions of 12 and 16 yards to the Irish 21. Notre Dame held, and Bucchianeri kicked a 38-yard field goal on his first attempt ever for a 3-0 Navy lead. It was the first time Navy had led Notre Dame since 1985, and it lost that one 41-17.

disrupt our defense like that. "Any time you play anybody, you can't take anything for granted. I said Navy would be one of the most improved teams we play and everybody laughed. I said we would struggle and everybody laughed." Navy coach George Chaump said he "knew what they could do in the second half. They showed their physical superiority.

We tried stunts, everything to slow them down. They went away from their finesse plays like the option and we couldn't stop them." Notre Dame (9-0), trailing at halftime for the first time since 1991, scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to finish Navy (4-4). The Irish scored on 44-yard pass from Kevin McDougal to Dawson, a 70-yard romp by Randy Kinder and Robert Farmer's 9-yard TD run for a 38-24 lead. The Notre Dame defense, which gave up 228 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, limited the Middies to a field goal in the final two quarters. The Irish extended the nation's longest tion's No.

2 team, was staring at a 24-17 deficit at halftime against Navy, a team considered little more than a tuneup as the Fighting Irish look ahead to a Nov. 13 showdown with top-ranked Florida State. "I allowed our seniors to say some words at halftime. There was no ranting and raving," Holtz said. "We had some -adjustments to make and made a few -iminor changes on defense." The changes paid off in the second half as Notre Dame stormed to a 58-27 vic-1 "tory over the Midshipmen.

I "It was gut-check time," flanker Lake Dawson said. i Holtz added: "I thought Navy had a fine game plan. We haven't had anybody AP photo Navy's Grover Favors, right, hangs on to tackle Notre Dame's Lee Becton Nebraska, Dixon get job done early against Colorado i A police officer sprays a chemical to keep a crowd from rushing the goalposts after host Ohio Sun-Sentinel wire services BOULDER, Colo. Maybe it was the thin air that made Tom Osborne giddy. Moments after his No.

6 Nebraska team had raised its record to 8-0 with a 21-17 win over No. 20 Colorado on Saturday, the ever-cautious Cornhuskers coach allowed himself a bold look into the future. Asked if this year's team was capable of winning the national championship it would be Nebraska's first since 1971 Osborne said, "We have a chance for sure. This is a better team than we've had in a while." On Saturday, his resourceful Huskers showed the pedigree of a championship team, doing what they had to do despite losing quarterback Tommie Frazier and running back Calvin Jones for parts of the game with injuries. "We have a bunch of players who will find some way to get it done, whether it's offense, defense or the kicking game," Osborne said.

"They hung together pretty well. They haven't always played pretty football, but they have been effective." Corey Dixon stunned Colorado with two big plays in the first quarter, a 68-yard punt return and a 60-yard touchdown reception, helping the Huskers to a 21-3 lead. "Special teams always play a major part in a game against a good team like Colorado," Dixon said. "Today, our special teams came through. We wanted to jump out front early.

I don't think Colorado was expecting that." Jones scored twice for Nebraska (4-0 in the Big Eight), which used a stout defense to keep the Buffaloes at bay until the closing minutes. Colorado, held to 18 total yards on its first five series of the second half, awoke with an 80-yard, 15-play touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. Rashaad Salaam, who rushed for 165 yards, scored on a 1-yard run up the middle with 2:54 left. Ohio State remains perfect as Harris rolls for 151 yards AP photo State topped Penn State. sa.

7 AP photo The Buffs (4-3-1, 2-1-1), who in-; sisted during the week they wouldn't play for a tie, opted for a PAT instead of a 2-point conversion, making the score 21-17. 1 Colorado's defense held, sacking the injured Frazier on third down and forcing a punt, which, Chris Hudson returned to the Colorado 47-yard line with remaining. Kordell Stewart, off-target most of the day, completed a 13-yard pass to tight end Chris tian Fauria to reach the Nebras' ka 40, but cornerback John Reece made a diving interception of a poorly thrown pass on the next play, snuffing the comeback bid with 1:21 to go. It was Nebraska's first victory at Folsom Field since 1987. The outcome of this game has effec-" tively determined the Big Eight title the past four years, and Nebraska's win left it as the only unbeaten team in conference "I couldn't be more disappointed," Colorado coach Bill McCartney said.

"Offensively, we just didn't get it done, and that's my fault." Less than two minutes into the game, Dixon returned a punt 68 yards to the Colorado 4-yard line, and Jones scored on the next play with 13:17 left in the quarter. Colorado got a field goal after a Nebraska fumble to make it 7-3. The Huskers then marched 66 yards in 10 plays to take a 14-3 lead with 4:58 left in the quarter. Frazier completed third-down passes of 13 yards to Abdul Muhammad and 26 yards to Gerald Armstrong, setting up Jones' 10-yard scoring run. With 1 minute left in the opening quarter, Frazier and Dixon hooked up on a 60-yard TD pass down the right sideline.

Dixon caught the throw at the 25 and cut back between two defenders. The 21 points marked the most against a Colorado team in the first quarter since 1984 (vs. Notre Dame). Frazier bruised his right shoulder early in the third quarter and left the game twice, finally returning for the final series. High School, ran 12 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, helping the Tigers remain unbeaten.

Robinson said he did not see tight end Kirk Botkin slip on the interception. "We threw to the tight end and he fell down. We gave them an easy score," said Arkansas coach Danny Ford. Arkansas (3-5, 2-4) failed to take advantage of Orlando Watters' interception at the Auburn 38 and Bostic's run pushed it to 24-14. The Razorbacks then drove to the 13 of Auburn (8-0, 6-0), but Calvin Jackson and Otis Mounds, two other Dillard products, collared Oscar Malone for a 1-yard loss.

"We were probably out of the game then," Ford said. ond in Big Ten scoring with a 34-point average. Harris, who carried 32 times, topped his previous high of 118 yards against Purdue last week and Illinois in 1990. It was the senior's fourth 100-yard game of the season. Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter, from nearby Westerville, also had a big rushing day.

He gained 123 yards on 24 carries. The victory extended Ohio State's regular-season unbeaten streak to 14 games (13-0-1). It was the second straight defeat for Penn State, which had a week off after losing to Michigan on Oct. 16. It was the first Big Ten meeting between the teams and first of any kind since the 1980 Fiesta Bowl.

Sun-Sentinel wire services COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State running back Raymont Harris is nicknamed the "Quiet Storm." But there was nothing quiet about his performance in a storm Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Harris rushed for a career-high 151 yards and a touchdown as the third-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 12 Penn State 24-6 to remain on track for their first Rose Bowl bid in nine years. The win kept Ohio State (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) atop the league standings and virtually eliminated Penn State (5-2, 2-2) from title contention. I Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin are tied for second at 4-1.

Ohio State has games left against Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio State's Chris Sanders (17) hurdles Penn State's Brian Miller. Michigan. Penn State took a 3-0 lead when Craig Fayak kicked a 29- yard field goal on the game's opening drive. But Ohio State quickly countered with a 4-yard TD run by Harris and led the rest of the way in a game played in snow flurries and gusty winds. The Buckeyes increased their lead to 17-6 at halftime on a 22-yard field goal by Tim Williams and a 25-yard TD pass from backup quarterback Bret Powers to Joey Galloway.

They added a 4-yard TD run by Butler By'not'e in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Ohio State's defense limited Penn State to a pair of field goals by Fayak, who became the Nittany Lions' career scoring leader. Entering the game, the Lions were sec "I got hit pretty good a few times," said Burgdorf, a sophomore. "But it feels great. I go out there and sweat with these guys all week.

It feels really good to be able to contribute." Coach Gene Stallings said he was unsure of Barker's status. The junior quarterback, who is 23-0-1 as Alabama's starter, sprained his left (non-throwing) shoulder last week in a 19-14 victory over Mississippi, "He's getting better," Stallings said. "He's healing a little faster than they thought he would." It was a day for the youngsters. Freshman Freddie Kitchens added a 77-yard TD pass to freshman Toderick Ma-lone and a third freshman, Brian Steger, had a 67-yard TD run. Tennessee makes quick work of South Carolina Robinson interception jump-starts Auburn Backup Burgdorf lives for moment, lifts Tide helped us to go out and establish something early," Fulmer said.

"Of course they came right back with a big play of their own. But I'm really pleased with every aspect of our play." Brandon Bennett went 47 yards on South Carolina's first offensive play to set up a 40-yard field goal, but it was all downhill from there for the Gamecocks (4-5, 2-5). The eighth-ranked Vols (6-1-1, 4-1-1) piled up 569 yards of offense, 335 on the ground, in handing South Carolina its worst defeat since a 59-0 loss to Florida State in 1988. Vols quarterback Heath Shuler was 11 of 15 for 151 yards in the first half and finished 13 of 22 for 171 yards and a touchdown. Sun-Sentinel wire services KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

Ten nessee coach Phillip Fulmer stressed to his team all week the importance of a fast start against Tennessee South Carolina. Evidence sug gests the message got through. Charlie Garner set the pace by going 60 yards for a touchdown on the Vols' second play, and Tennessee went on to build a 38-3 halftime lead on the way to a 55-3 Southeastern Conference victory Saturday. It was Tennessee's largest margin of victory ever in a conference game, eclipsing a 47-0 victory over Mississippi in 1938. "The fast start certainly Sun-Sentinel wire services FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.

Auburn safety Brian Robinson is a good listener. At the half, tied 7-7 with Arkansas on Auburn Saturday, Auburn coach Terry Bowden told his players that somebody needed to make a big play. On the third play of the third quarter, Robinson returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, and the ninth-ranked Tigers went on to a 31-21 victory over Arkansas. "Coach Bowden told us that we had to have a spark," Robinson said. "I was happy to provide that spark." James Bostic, from Dillard 53 Sun-Sentinel wire services TUSCALOOSA, Ala.

If Brian Burgdorf starts only one game at quarterback for Alabama, he can say he made the most Alabama of his opportunity. Burgdorf, standing in for injured Jay Barker, threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Crimson (7-0-1) Tide cruised past Southern Mississippi (2-6) 40-0 Saturday. Burgdorf was sacked three times but still completed 16 of 27 passes, including a 20-yard touchdown to Tony Johnson and a 12-yarder to David Palmer. Palmer had eight receptions for 129 yards..