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The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Sunday, Nov. 20, 1988 Sport From the College football 3D vm- iuhmwj nti wirmmmmmm wtu'wi1 Ji "mm rish win leaves enn St. in red SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tony Rice completed the longest pass play of his career for one touchdown and rushed for another, leading No. 1 Notre Dame to a 21-3 victory Saturday over the first Penn State team in 50 years to have a losing season.

The loss dropped Penn State to 5-6 and gave Coach Joe Paterno his first losing record in 23 seasons with the Nittany Lions. Notre Dame will meet No. 4 West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tempe, Ariz. Notre Dame, 10-0, won despite two interceptions and a lost fumble in Penn State territory and penalties that cost the Irish a touchdown and set up Penn State's only score.

Penn State quarterback Lance Lon-ergan completed only 3 of 16 passes for 39 yards, and the Lions were held to 105 yards rushing, their lowest ground total of the season. Rice completed 10 passes for 191 yards and carried 15 times for 84 yards. He rushed 2 yards for a touchdown on Notre Dame's first possession, an 87-yard drive that gave the Irish the lead for good at 5 12 of the first quarter. The Irish defense held the Lions to a net 4 yards on their next series, and Rice then led a 60-yard scoring drive in five plays that closed on a 22-yard rushing touchdown by Mark Green. Penn State safety Sherrod Rainge intercepted two Rice passes in the first half.

The Lions turned the second into a 52-yard field goal by Eric Etze after a 15-yard Notre Dame penalty with no time remaining in the half. A Notre Dame holding penalty cost the Irish a touchdown early in the second quarter after Tony Brooks broke two tackles and rushed 10 yards into the end zone. In the third quarter, Rice hit Raghib "Rocket" Ismail on a 67-yard pass play for the Irish's third touchdown, scoring on a one-play drive that used only 10 seconds. USC wins Rose bid with win over UCLA i 1 I. Nebraska running back Ken Clark (32) slips past in Norman, Okla.

several Oklahoma defenders for a short gain Saturday over the Sooners. defeats arch rival meet No. 15 Clemson in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Nebraska had dropped four in a row and 13 of its last 17 games against arch-rival Oklahoma, three of them last-minute losses. This time, an aggressive defense led by linebacker LeRoy Etienne continually stopped the Sooners from turning the corner on option pitchouts on a rain-slick field and held them without a touchdown for the first time in 62 games.

The Sooners were completely stuffed in the fourth quarter when they were held without a first down on four possesions and minus-11 yards on 13 plays. Nebraska rushed for 265 yards in the game and passed for 48. After Todd Thomsen's opening kickoff sailed through the end zone, Nebraska drove to the game's only touchdown in nine plays, two of them big third-down gainers. West Virginia mines victory over Syracuse; AP Laserphoto' The Cornhuskers won the Big 8 title On third-and-1 from the 29, tailback Ken; Clark, who rushed for 167 yards on 24 car-: ries, gained 33 on a pitchout. That moved him into second place on Nebraska's single-season list, and he finished the game' with with 1,497 yards.

After Taylor was sacked for a 7-yard loss, he gained four on a quarterback draw, then fired a 30-yard pass to wing-back Richard Bell at the Oklahoma 11. Taylor then carried three straight times a keeper left for no gam, a keeper right for 10 yards and finally the touchdown. Oklahoma scored on R.D. Lashar's 29-yard field goal late in the third quarter, six plays after Clark's fumble was recovered by Oklahoma cornerback Scott Garl at the Nebraska 30. It was the first time in 62 games the Sooners failed to score a touchdown, since a 10-0 loss to Missouri in 1983.

An opportunistic defense gave the Mountaineers their national champion-: ship opportunity. Syracuse was forced into six turnovers, with a pair particu-' larly telling. Already trailing 7-0, the Orangemen used 16 plays to move methodically down- field. But quarterback Todd Philcox fum-" bled at the 1-yard line after he had gained 8 yards on an option run. Syracuse had con-." trolled the ball for 8:23 and got nothing for the effort.

The Orangemen's final turnover start-; ed the route. West Virginia cornerback-Willie Edwards stepped in front of an! underthrown Philcox sideline pass, re-: turning it 49 yards for a touchdown that, swelled the advantage to 21-3 midway through the third quarter. offensive categories and one career catego-; ry. "It was Jeffs finest day," Majors said. Greg Amsler, Thomas D.

Woods and Alvin Harper weren't all that bad, either. Amsler, pressed into service at tailback, ran 30 times for a career-best 121 yards, Woods caught 11 passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and Harper had six catches for 135 yards and two TDs. All this on a day when heavy rain began pouring in the second quarter and never let up. VOLS Kentucky 14 'f-M Tennessee 0-24 UT Haroer 12 oass from Francis (McCaltum kick) UT Woods 14 pass from Francis. (McCallum kick) KY Baker 3 run (Willis kick) UT Woods 6 pass trom Francis (McCallum kick) KY Darrington 13 pass trom Broughton (Willis kick) UT Harper 19 pass trom Francis (McCallum kick) KY Baker 1 run (Willis kick) KY FG Willis 41 A 90,353.

nt ut 14 24 31-W 53-162 ISO 282 47 17 11-29-1 27-37-0 7-41 5-33 0-0 5-3 6 44 4-21 24:15 First downs Rushes-yardi Passing Return Yards Comp-Atl-lnl Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Tim of Possession PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Rodney Peete, who got measles earlier this week, passed for 189 yards and one touchdown, leading second-ranked Southern Cal to a 31-22 victory Saturday over No. 6 UCLA, giving the Trojans a berth in the Rose Bowl. Peete also scored a touchdown, and Aaron Emanuel scored twice as the Pacif-ic-10 Conference champion Trojans, 8-0 in league play and 10-0 overall, qualified to face Big Ten champion Michigan in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2.

But first, Southern Cal plays host to top-ranked Notre Dame next Saturday in a game which could ultimately decide the national championship. The Fighting Irish beat Penn State 21-3 Saturday to raise their record to 10-0. The sixth-ranked Bruins, who completed their regular season with a 9-2 record and went 6-2 in the Pac-10, meet 10th-ranked Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2. UCLA will be bidding to become the first team in NCAA history to win bowl games following seven consecutive seasons.

Peete, a senior considered to be one of the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy, played the entire game at quarterback for the Trojans despite his questionable status entering the game. He completed 16 of 28 passes without being intercepted and was sacked only twice. UCLA senior Troy Aikman, also considered a top Heisman contender, hit on 32 of his 48 throws for 317 yards with one touch- TIGERS From Page 1 stopped us," he said. The Commodores were penalized 79 yards, 49 of those coming in the second half. But it wasn't only yellow hankies that flagged down the Commodores.

Vandy's biggest penalty was not figuring out a way to stop MSU quarterback Rusty Trail. Trail was far from rusty, throwing one touchdown pass and scoring another TD. The junior completed 12 of 21 passes for 159 yards and rushed for 47 more. Marvin Cox also played a key role in MSU's win. The sophomore running back became the Tigers' only 100-yard rusher in a game this season as he gained 103 yards on 16 carries and scored a touchdown.

"He played a great game for us," Bailey said. "He stuck it (the ball) up there a few times and I am really proud of his performance. I decided to give him extra playing PACERS From Page 1D Quarterback Leon Reed connected with Andre Langley for a 34-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. UTM led 7-0 after Chu's conversion. Langley made five catches for 82 yards before hurting his right ankle in the opening minutes of the second half.

McLeary said Langley may have torn ligaments, which would require surgery. Langley was third on the team in receptions with 35. The Pacers' leader, William Mackall, reinjured his broken right foot. He and Langley were carted to the locker room. McLeary said Mackall was doubtful for the Texas game.

On the positive side, sophomore Todd JPope made a team-high six catches for 63 'yards. Entering the game, Pope had made "12 catches all season. Reed can find most any target. The sen-iorcompleted 23 of 42 passes for 240 yards. Most important, he did not have an interception.

He came into the game with 20 pickoffs. McLeary said stopping Pacer turnovers was a big part of the game plan. The Pacers Colleqe Football '88 down and one interception. He was also sacked twice. Aikman's 32 completions set a single-game UCLA school record, but his effort wasn't enough as the Bruins lost to the Trojans for the ninth-straight time when the Rose Bowl was at stake.

Southern Cal has a 14-5-1 advantage when both teams were playing with a shot at the Rose Bowl and a 33-19-6 lead in the series between the schools. The first half was an offensive show, with the Trojans holding a 21-16 advantage at the intermission. But the Southern Cal defense was dominant after that as UCLA didn't pose a serious scoring threat in the second half until the closing minutes. The Bruins got into Southern Cal territory only twice in the final 30 minutes. Emanuel's second touchdown run of the game, a 3-yarder with 8 16 left in the third quarter, capped a 51-yard, seven-play drive and gave the Trojans a 28-16 lead.

A 21-yard field goal by Quin Rodriguez with 2: 50 left made it 31-16. Aikman threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Brendan McCracken with 1:41 remaining to complete the scoring. time this week because he looked so good in practice." He looked good on the Tigers' second possession when he broke free for a 30-yard gain that moved the ball down to Vander-bilt's 11. He finished the drive three plays later with a 2-yard touchdown run. Vandy's Johnny Clark narrowed the gap to 7-3 with 46 seconds left in the first quarter when his 32-yard field goal attempt caromed off the left upright and bounced through.

Trail boosted MSU's lead to 14-3 when he lofted a 37-yard touchdown pass to Ray Craft with 3:47 left in the half. Vandy quarterback Eric Jones answered with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Barrett. The score remained 14-9 when Clark's extra-point kick was blocked. Jones, whose pre-season Heisman Trophy aura stopped glowing long ago, finished with 12 completions for 146 yards. His costliest mistake of the day occurred midway through the fourth quarter when MSU's Damon Young intercepted an errant Jones aerial and returned it 62 yards for a lost one fumble on a blocked punt and another with 3:39 left in the game.

It set up Butler's sole score, but the Pacers with a 23-0 lead were already thinking about hitting the showers the ones in the locker room. Second quarter Pacers start at Butler 40 following Kevin Shomber 36-yard punt. Leon Reed passes 7 yards to Mark Guy. Reed finds Andre Langley on sideline across goal line for 33-yard score. Kl Tok Chu kicks PAT.

Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 39 seconds. UTM 74. Pacers start at 50 following interception by Willie Ng. Reed passes 1 yard to Ernest Jackson. Reed hits John Burch for 6 more.

Burch runs for 5 off option. Reed throws 11 yards to Langley. UTM penalized 5 for Illegal procedure. Burch gains 3 on option pitch, Reed throws incomplete to Burch. Reed passes incomplete into end zone.

Chu kicks 44 field goal. Drive: plays, 13 yards, 1:18. UTM 104. Pacers start at Butler 25 following Paul Monds fumble recovery. Reed throws incomplete to Burch.

Reed throws for minus-5 to Todd Pope. Reed throws incomplete for Langley In end zone. Chu kicks 49 FG. Drive: 4 plays, minus-5 yards, UTM 134. Third quarter UTM starts at Butler 40 following 30-yard punt by Shomber.

Reed finds Clovls Wright for 7. Pacers penalized 10 yards for holding on Burch 9 run. Reed throws Incomplete in end zone. Burch gains 20 on option left. Reed pass to Burch fails.

Burch gains 1 up middle. UTM penalizied 5 for illegal procedure. Reed options left for 4. Chu ebraska NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Quarterback Steve Taylor sneaked one yard for a touchdown, capping an 80-yard march with the opening kickoff, and No.

7 Nebraska ended four years of frustration by defeating No. 9 Oklahoma 7-3 Saturday for the Big Eight championship and a berth in the Orange Bowl. The Cornhuskers won their first outright crown since 1983 by shutting down Oklahoma's vaunted wishbone and holding the Sooners to 137 total yards and only 98 on the ground. Oklahoma came in as the nation's fourth best rushing team, averaging 367.9 yards a game. The loss snapped Oklahoma's 31-game Big Eight winning streak, second longest in conference history, since a 28-11 loss to Kansas in 1984.

Nebraska finished the regular season with an 11-1 record 7-0 in the conference and will face third-ranked Miami in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma, 9-2 and 6-1, will touchdown. "That was the crowning blow in this kind of weather," Brown said. Memphis State's final touchdown was a 6-yard run by Trail with 1:51 left in the game. The Tigers' Bill Moody of Humboldt rushed for nine yards on four carries before injuring his shoulder in the first quarter.

MEMPHIS ST. Vanderfeilt Mtmphis St. 14 0 1 MSU Cox 1 run (Butler kick) VU FG Clark 32 MSU Craft 32 pass from Trail (Butler kick) VU Barrett 5 pass from Jones (kick blocked) 1 MSU Young 62 interception return (Butler kick) MSU Trail 6 run Butler kick A 10,051. VU MSU First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 1 20 40-115 171 50-222 159 4 62 14-29-1 12 21-0 S-34 7-40 3-1 20 6-79 30:00 7-63 30:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Vanderbilt, Carter 12-44. Johnson 7-40.

Memphis Cox 16-103, Trail 9-49, Prvor 15-46. PASSING Vanderbilt, Jones 12-25-0-146, Cromos 2-4-1-25. Memphis Trail 12-21-0-159. RECEIVING Vanderbilt, Mitchell 5-65, Kosanovich 3-24. Memphis Wilson 4-56.

boots 31 FG. Drive: 26 yards, 8 plays, 2:44. UTM 164. Fourth quarter Pacers start on own 45 following interception by Darrin Madison. Reed gains 3 on keeper.

Guy takes swing pass for 12. Reed throws incomplete out-of-bounds. Reed pass to Jeff Morrison fails. Pope gains 8 on slant from Reed. Reed keeps for 3 on fourth-down-and-2.

Reed hits Pope for 20 to Butler 6. Scott Mitchell carries 6 for TD. Chu kicks PAT. Drive: 55 yards, 8 plays, 2:17. UTM 234.

Butler starts on UTM 23 following fumble recovery by P.K. Williams. Ron Kiolbassa hits John Barron for 23-yard TD pass. UTM blocks PAT. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 7 seconds.

Final score: UTM 23, Butler 6. PACERS 00 I Hi 7-23 Tenn. -Martin UTM Langler 34 pass from Reed (Chu dick) UTM ru tnu 44 UTM FG Chu 49 UTM FG Chu 31 UTM-Mitehell 6 run (Chu kick) BU Barron 2 pass trom damn (kick blocked) A 5.0OO. BU 31-39 IS4 0 12 13-4 10-34 4-2 S-4) 41 UTM 16 34-39 240 tr 23-44-0 93 3-1 10-73 31:19 First downs Rushes-vardi Passing Return Yards Comp-Art-Int Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession INDIVIDUAL TATirflCI RUSMINO Butler, Roberts 2S-70, Austin M0, Gatlln 1-tt. Barron 1-10.

Burch 14-71, Mitchell -13. PASSING-Butler, Gatlln 19-10-4-116, Klolbasst 4 2-0 31. Tenn Martin, Reed 42-23-0240, Lowerv 20-0. RECEIVING Butler, Barron $-79, Alcorn 3-24, Williams 2-3S, Hudson MS, Roberts M. Polk -63, Langley 5 02, Burch 4-33, Jackson 3-22, Guy 1-23.

Mitchell 1-10, WrioMt 1-7. Gannett News Service MORGANTOWN, W. Va. West Virginia was as good as it had to be Saturday night to complete a regular season that couldn't have been better. A workmanlike 31-9 victory against Syracuse gave the Mountaineers their first undefeated season in 97 years of competition.

Now if Notre Dame (10-0) can do its job next week against Southern California (10-0), the Mountaineers will get a crack at the Irish and the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2. Syracuse (8-2) has a game left against Pittsburgh before spending its holiday at the Hall of Fame game on Jan. 2 against either Auburn or LSU. VOLS From Page 1 mances in the rain, the Volunteers are probably hoping for a downpour at Dudley Field.

"I guess we like this kind of weather," said linebacker Keith DeLong, one of 18 Tennessee seniors making their final home appearance. "It was like Ogle's Water Park out there. People were slipping and sliding everywhere." A total of 90,353 tickets were sold for the game, but only about half that many people braved the conditions. Kentucky was far from a no-show. The Wildcats took advantage of a blocked punt and three Tennessee fumbles to recover from an early 14-0 deficit and make quite a game of it.

"We never quit. We kept battling back," said Kentucky Coach Jerry Claiborne. "All season long, we never quit." The Wildcats ended the season 5-6 overall and 2-5 in the SEC, marking the fourth year in a row Kentucky has failed to finish above .500. Francis, the Volunteer senior, tied a school record with his four touchdown passes and also wrote his name in the school record book in three single-season INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Kentucky, Hunter s-23, Murray 14), Baker 10-31. Rawls 1 1 -IB.

Broughton 2-mlnus 9, Bilberry 1-S. Tennessee, Amsler 30-121, Francis 1M, Rolllna 2-12, Moort 1-minus 6, DVassin6 Kentucky, Pohr 1-54) 14, Broughton 10-24-1 164. Tennessee, Francis 27-37-0 22. RECEIVING Kentucky, Darrington 3-47, Jones J-53, Bolden J-65, Murray 1-5, Clark 1-10. Tennessee.

Woods 11-91, Harper 135, Amsler 3-16, Rollins 3-13, Middlebrooks Poles 1-4, Cleveland 1-9, Moore 1-3. I I.