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Sunday Montgomery Advertiser COLLEGE FOOTBALL November 6, 1994 3C By HuntArchbold 11 ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER Tough loss: Cincinnati comes from behind late to beat the Trojans 28-24 for the Bearcats' first win of the season breaking a string of 16 consecutive quarters in which Troy State had scored. Troy State's best opportunity for points in the first 15 minutes came on its second drive when Ollie Quass hooked a 33-yard field goal wide left. But the Trojans began finishing off drives with points in the second quarter. Aided by 20 yards in facemask penalties, the Trojans marched 91 yards in 11 plays for their first touchdown of the game. Arrid Gregory took an option pitch right, picked up a pancake block from fullback Derrick Washington, and scooted into the end zone from 5 yards.

Quass booted the extra point to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:58 left before halftime. A few minutes later the Trojans had their first lead of the game. Troy State linebacker Patrick Epkins stripped Bearcat tailback Craedel Kimbrough of the football and lllya Lawrence was there for the recovery at the 50. One play later, Roweil went uniouched around the right end and down the sideline for a 48-yard touchdown to put the Trojans up 14-7. The Bearcats came right back behind the arm of Vibberts.

The junior quarterback was 3-for-3 for 43 yards as he directed a 9-play. 74-yard touchdown drive. Smith scored around left end from 10 yards out to tie the game, 14-14 with 1:29 left in the half. Thanks in part to a 34-yard run by Lovejoy and a 34-yard-pass from Rowell to Daniel Brady, the Trojans drove downficld where Quass kicked a 21 -yard field goal on the last play of the half to give Troy State a 1 7-1 4 lead. The only score in the third quarter came on a 53-yard pass from Vibberts to Tate, who caught the pass behind cor-nerback Duwan Walker and then raced past free safety Ced Brooks to the end zone.

"We didn't stop them from making big plays and that's been hurting us all year," Walker said. The Trojans came right back with a 13-play, 80-yard drive to regain the lead. The score came on a 2-yard plunge by Maxwell to give the Trojans a 24-21 lead with 1 1:59 left in the game. The Trojans complete a four-game road stretch next Saturday when they travel to Lorman, to take on Alcorn State. The Bearcats are also on the road as the play at defending Big 10 champion Wisconsin.

ball-control offense that grinded out 368 yards on the ground, the Trojans began picking up first downs and running the clock. But on third-and-four from the Cincinnati 40, Troy State quarterback Jeremy Rowell fumbled after being stacked up from behind. The Bearcats recovered with 4:26 left and promptly moved 56 yards in just seven plays for the game-winning touchdown. The score came on a 5-yard run by Jermaine Sturkie with 1:37 left. The Trojans then drove to the Cincinnati 34, but Rowell's fourth-down pass was intercepted Robert Garnett.

The Bearcats then ran out the clock as Troy State, despite still having one timeout left, couldn't stop Cincinnati on a third-and-six play. The win was the first of the year for the Bearcats and moved them to 1-7-1 on the season. Troy State dropped to 7-2. "It's good to get the monkey off our back," Cincinnati coach Rick Minter said. "Troy State is a fine football team and perhaps they will win the rest of their games.

But it's a day to praise our kids; a day of happiness and joy." Rowell completed 9-of-24 passes iiNciiNiNAU it was out there for the taking. And the Tro-jans dropped it. Troy State, the third-ranked team in Division I-AA, had I-A Cincinnati on the ropes late in the game Saturday afternoon. But a costly lost fumble, cou- nlrt uith crime defensive breakdowns, enabled the Bearcats to rally for 28-24 vic- Blakeney tory before a crowd of 15,996 at Nippert Stadium. "It was a game we could've won, should've won, but didn't win," Troy State coach Larry Blakeney said.

"I don't know if i we were ever in total control of the game, but we had our shot to win." The Trojans led 24-21 when Troy State linebacker Andrea Maxwell pounced on a Bearcat fumble at the Trojans' 25 with 8:48 left in the game. Utilizing a who entered the game with just 148 receiving yards this year. Tailback Freddie Smith, who had only 99 yards rushing entering the game, also a big day with 102 yards on 22 carries. The game began like most have involving Troy State this year, with the Trojans' opponent scoring the first points. For the sixth time in nine games, the Trojans spotted their opponent an early lead.

Cincinnati became the third straight team to take the opening kickoff and march directly down the field for a touchdown. The Bearcats made it look easy as all seven plays of their 70-yard drive came on the ground. Fullback Paul Blackwood bolted up the middle the final 1 1 yards of the drive for the score. Tom Dal-len added the extra point to give the Bearcats the early 7-0 lead. Despite racking up seven first downs and 92 yards of total offense, the Trojans failed to score in the opening quarter, Tuskegee defeats Clark Atlanta to keep SIAC title hopes alive for 118 yards as the Trojans racked up 469 yards of total offense.

Randolph Lovejoy ran 16 times for 1 1 1 yards and Rowell added another 108 yards on 13 carries. "It's disappointing to us," Rowell said. "We just didn't play good enough to win. We made too many mistakes and it cost us. I never got it tucked on the fumble." The Cincinnati offense, which produced a season-best 472 yards of offense, made the Trojans pay for that untimely drop by Rowell.

Quarterback Eric Vibberts was 14-of-18 passing for 219 yards and one score on the day. His main target was Robert Tate, who caught eight passes for 165 yards and a score. Minter had suspended four Bearcats before the game for disciplinary reasons, including Cincinnati's top two receivers. "He came through like a true champion," Minter said of Tate, Samford's 9-yard line with three minutes left in the game, ending a possible game-winning drive. Moore completed 28 of 44 passes for 417 yards and three TDs.

UAB 19 Butler 14 BIRMINGHAM Butler's Arnold Mickens had his string of consecutive games rushing for more than 200 yards ended at eight as he gained 144 yards in the Bulldogs' 19-14 loss to Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday. Mickens, a junior transfer from Indiana, finished the 10-game schedule with 2,255 yards, third- best on the NCAA season list for all levels. He is behind only Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State (2,628 in 1988) and Marcus Allen of Southern Cal (2,342 in 1981). The Blazers (6-4) held Mickens to 59 yards in the first half and he finished with 144 yards on 43 carries. Butler (7-3), which never led, cut Alabama-Birmingham's lead to 12-7 in the third quarter on a 38-yard pass from Jason Stahl to Jim Piko.

The Blazers put the game out of reach with 2:15 left on a 49-yard touchdown run by Pat Green. Butler added a touchdown with 20 seconds remaining on a 7-yard pass from Stahl to Kevin Grib-bins. From Associated Press reports Truck Accessory Centers 0 mm gifoiiaf lbdus OOOCj CMBX03QjL3 OOOOOQ 1 LOWEST PRICE SERVICE. GUARANTEED! The Lions scored first when Cody Gross sprinted 26 yards into the end zone on a fourth-down keeper for a 7-0 lead. Hatcher quickly directed a 12-play, 76-yard drive and hit Robert Williams with a 9-yard TD pass to tie the score.

The Lions then got a 38-yard field goal, followed by Jarius Hayes' 22-yard TD run on a reverse to make it 17-7 at halftime. North Alabama added two third quarter touchdowns, taking a 31-7 lead with 9:58 left on a 28-yard pass from Cale Manley to Michael Edwards. Samford 40 Morgan State 34 BALTIMORE Samford tailback Damian Hine's 9-yard run with 9:37 left in the game gave Samford a 40-34 victory over Morgan State on Saturday afternoon. Samford quarterback Anthony Jordan rushed for 116 yards and scored one TD. The Bulldogs (3-5-1) produced 344 offensive yards and held the ball for 34:59.

Morgan State (2-7) put together its best outing of the season with 560 total offensive yards. Quarterback Michael Moore found senior receiver Bernard Barnes from 33 yards out in the fourth quarter and Na'im Greene ran in the two-point conversion with 12:46 left to tie the score 34-34. Moore fumbled the ball on Horns CARPORTS INSTALLED 20x20 IBi 99 We adjust ourptices everyday. SEDUICE r.lEHO Strufs Whoel Allnnmant Boots Joints Suspension Repair A 99 ff food deslp tray voy fj-7 Nodeda.cotYOiii -T P15580R13 mia to-a 33,000 mile LIMIT BO WARRANTY P1 55SOR1 3 $1 4.O0 P175BOR14 2S.OO P18575R14. 27.ee 33.ee P23575R15 33.ee vwoxaiiim u-Jomts wheel Balancing Service Custom Wheels ATLANTA Marshall McClain returned a blocked punt 30 yards to score and Darran Gillespie recovered a fumble for a 32-yard touchdown as Tuskegee beat Clark Atlanta 26-14 Saturday in a Snnthtrn Intprrnllfoia mmcuc vonierence game in ine Georgia Dome.

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