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Baseball State Games Miami 23, Florida 15 Nebraska vs. Florida State UCF vs. Beihune Cookman FAMU vs. Tuskegee, late Top Twenty Games No. 1 Oklahoma XX No.

4 UCLA XX No. 3 Miami XX No. 13 Florida XX No. 5 Alabama XX No. 6 Penn State XX Temple XX No.

8 Nebraska XX No. 11 FSUXX No. 10 Tennessee XX New Mexico XX No. 12 Baylor XX at Wyoming XX No. 14 Auburn XX U-Tenn.

Chatt XX No. 18 BYU XX Utah State XX Gary Carter hit two home runs as the Mets won 4-3. Page 4D if THE TAMPA TRIBUNE mm 0 Section Sunday, September 7, 1986 As far fetched as it may seem, Falwell wants the Irish Jerry Falwell is looking ahead for Liberty University, but Notre Dame has enough problems now. i' By JOE LAPOINTE Knight-Rldder Newspapers Every college football team In the land wants to beat Notre Dame, and, in recent years, a lot have done just that. Now, Jerry Falwell wants his team to beat Notre Dame, too.

The evangelist is the chancellor of Liberty University, formerly Liberty Baptist College, in Lynchburg, Va. It is a religious-oriented school with a growing football program. Falwell wouldn't mind advancing in the ranks of those who praise the Lord and pass the pigskin. "Brigham Young has won a national championship in football," Falwell said in Sport magazine, "and if you're a Mormon child in this country, you're probably thinking BYU as soon as you're thinking college. If you're a Roman Catholic, you think Notre Dame.

"What I always tell our people in church is that one of these days we're going to play Notre Dame in football, and we're going to beat them. I'm going to guess that somewhere in the 1990s, Father Hesburgh will decide to shut Jerry Falwell up." The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Notre Dame's president, may or may not come to that decision. But he is retiring after this school year. And, in terms of football, he has concerns more immediate than scheduling a game with Jerry Falwell's team.

One of his last major decisions involving the athletic department was to approve the hiring of football coach Lou Holtz as Gerry Faust's replacement. In five years, Faust was 30-26-1. His final season ended 5-6 with three straight defeats the last 58-7 to Miami, on national television, the worst Notre Dame loss in 41 years. It was the first losing season for the Irish since Faust's first year, 1981, the second since 1963 and the eighth in a century. Enter Holtz, who has a reputation for re "There's no way in the world I wish to give you the impression that we are a good football team right now," Holtz said.

And the schedule won't get much easier after the opener. Waiting are Michigan State, Alabama, Air Force, Southern Methodist and Penn State the toughest schedule In the country (based on the opposition's .667 winning percentage last season). The Irish must face seven bowl teams from 1985. In his first year, Holtz probably will be perceived as successful if he finishes better than .500. Over the summer, he underwent an operation on his tear ducts to correct a condition called "dry eyes." Asked about See IRISH, Page 16D building football programs that have deteriorated.

In 16 years at four schools, Holtz is 116-65-5. More than 30 years ago, when he attended school at St. Aloysius in East Liverpool, Ohio, the pupils marched to class to the recorded tune of the Notre Dame victory march. Holtz says it has always been his goal to coach under the Golden Dome. He is the 25th coach in the history of Notre Dame, which played its first game In 1887.

Notre Dame's first opponent this season is Michigan, on Sept. 13. Notre Dame isn't expected to win that one because the Wolverines are rated No. 1 or No. 2 in most preseason polls.

Most of the same polls keep the Fighting Irish out of the Top 20. Holtz agrees with that evaluation. Tom I TL McEwen The Morning After 'Canes clean Gators' house The third-ranked Miami Hurricanes snapped Florida's 21 -game unbeaten streak in Gainesville with a 23-15 victory. 4 I Terrorized by beaten by 8 GAINESVILLE Kerwin Bell did not lose Saturday's Florida-Miami game. Vlnny Testaverde did not win It.

Jimmy Johnson's coaching skills did not win it, nor did Coach Galen Hall's sideline decisions lose it, though partisans of both teams may have reason to grumble, and doubtless will. The officials, busy as they were, involved as they were, did not decide it, though they had plenty to do with the 23-15 final of a game that was ferociously played. Turnovers had a hand, big hand, but in truth they were about evenly divided, though patrons of each team can claim their mistakes were the most costly. When it was all done, this bizarre game between what are surely two of the nation's best, toughest football teams, the Miami Hurricanes who won the game for Miami, the Hurricanes who were the difference, were: Right defensive tackle Jerome Brown, 6-2, 285, of Brooks-vllle. Left defensive end Dan Stubbs, 6-4, 241, Red Bank, N.J.

Right defensive end Bill Hawkins, 6-6, 245, Hollywood, And left defensive tackles Derwin Jones, 6-4, 265, Miami, and Dan Sileo, 6-2, 288, Stamford, Conn. On the game's first play, Brown rushed Florida quarterback Bell so effectively he threw a poor pass. It set the tone for the day. Bell was sacked five times, AGGIE McGINLEY by FioridB SebffArfh strong (57) Miami's Melvin Bratton fumbles the ball after being sandwiched and Jarvis Williams. By NICK PUGLIESE Tribune Sports Writer GAINESVILLE So much for the home-field advantage.

Despite a record crowd of 74,875 at Florida Field Saturday, the third-ranked Miami Hurricanes (2-0) rode a strong defensive effort and took advantage of numerous mistakes for a 23-15 victory over the 13th-ranked Florida Gators (1-1). The loss marked the first defeat at Florida Field for Coach Galen Hall and quarterback Kerwin Bell. It snapped a 21-game unbeaten streak. The Gators had not lost at home since Louisiana State took a 24-13 win in 1982. Ironically, the victory gave the Hurricanes an 11-8 series edge in Gainesville.

"We lost to a great football team," said senior inside linebacker Scott Armstrong. "We've played so many games here and when you consider the caliber of teams, it's amazing we got that far." Miami defensive tackle Jerome Brown, a particular thorn In the Gators' side all afternoon, said it meant a lot to snap the home winning streak since he hails from Brooksville, an orange and blue stronghold. "It's great great, great," said Brown, who also helped limit the Florida rushing game to 59 yards. "It is especially great for me since I'm from this area. I can come home with a smile now." The Hurricanes scored 16 points in the first 19 minutes of the second half to erase the Gators' 9-7 halftlme lead and take charge of the hard-hitting contest.

While Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde rebounded from a rough start to complete 12 of 25 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown, Florida's Bell was hounded by Brown and his mates to the tune of 17 of 30 for 137 yards and six sacks. The Gators also were victimized by four fumbles. "They have an excellent all-around defensive unit and they kept the pressure on us all day," said Hall. "We couldn't get a lot going. They rushed the passer very well.

We had penalties that hurt us at bad times as well as breakdown and missed assignments." Few fans in the sweltering heat could have expected what happened in the first half as both defenses dominated and more hits were belted out than a heavyweight championship bout. The Hurricanes' lone score of the first half came on their third series as they drove 58 yards on five plays, including one of the strangest receptions you'll ever see. After Testaverde hit Mike Irvin with a 17-yard completion to the UF 44-yard line, the fifth-year senior quarterback dropped back to pass again but his spiral was batted in the air by noseguard Jeff Roth. The ball fell into Testaverde's hands and the Testaverde-to-Testaverde completion went 13 yards for a first down on the UF 31. Two plays later, tailback Melvin Bratton followed fullback Alonzo See MIAMI, Page 10D couldn't handle it." I'll say.

"Kerwin had no time to look downfield. We thought we'd have to throw short We had trouble there, too." Asked if the absolute difference, fumbles aside, penalties aside, offensive play-calling aside, was the Miami front and how it handled his offensive front, Hall nodded. And the fact is, Florida has a decent offensive line one he expects to get better. Also, the truth is, the Florida defense played well enough to win most games, indeed, well enough to win Saturday over Miami, had the Florida offense been able to maneu- See MORNING AFTER, Page 10D chased about Florida Field a dozen more times, and threw while being clutched three more times. These five terrors made 12 tackles among them, assisted in another dozen.

They were never handled for any length of time. Bell in his career has never been so beleaguered by a defensive front He may have never faced a better. He isn't likely to face a better one the rest of this season, neither he nor his other backs, nor the Gators offensive line that was outmanned and outquicked. I mean, when Florida has to settle for three field goals and can score only one touchdown with ample, ample opportunity, there is special reason. The reason: the Miami front four, which often grew to five.

Florida gained a net 59 yards rushing because Florida lost 73 either attempting to run or with Bell attempting to pass. When it was over, Bell's statistics included 16 passes completed of 30 gotten away for 137 yards, but none were of great distance, most were hurried, and a couple were batted. Before the game and the first loss for Bell and Hall at Florida Field, Hall mentioned to a friend that he just wasn't sure his team could handle the Miami muscle. Told that after the game, Miami's Johnson said, "He was right. Last year, we couldn't handle Florida's muscle.

Yes, I'd say the difference was our four-man front. They Inside Martina survives while Lendl rolls The Open's top seeds both won and are set for the finals today. Bucs make attempt to show signs of life Tampa Bay is unbeaten and untied, but only because its season-opener is at 1 p.m. today against the San Francisco 49ers. I By MARTIN LADER United Press Internttlonal NEW YORK Martina Navratilova, determined to go down swinging, fought off three match points Satur day to subdue teenager Steffi Graf and gain the final of xx-r ,7 the U.S.

Open. U. S. 0 Red Sox stay hot with the pressure on 4 Marty Barrett's ninth-inning single gave Boston a 3-2 win over Minnesota and preserved a 512-game lead over Toronto in the AL East race. Tampa's Magadan called up by Mets 5 Ex-Jesuit High School standout Dave Magadan will spend the rest of the regular season on New York's 40-man roster.

U.S. cruises in Chrysler Cup 7 Billy Casper's upset of Gary Player helped spur the U.S. team to a big load. Chiefs win City Relays 8 For the fifth straight year, the Chamberlain boys and girls won the City Relays Swim Meet. st; YiF' Capitalizing on a combination of what stie termed luck and guts, Navratilova earned a date in the final against Helena Sukova when she edged past Graf, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (10-8), In The Niners, 2-2 during the exhibition season, are 9-point favorites.

It will be a nostalgic day because at halftlme, the Bucs will retire a jersey for the first time No. 63, worn so splendidly for nine seasons by defensive end Lee Roy Selmon. Some familiar 49ers are gone, including defensive lineman Fred Dean, defensive backs Dwight Hicks and Eric Wright running back Wendell Tyler and wlde receiver Freddie Solomon. Joe Montana, the NFL's highest-rated quarterback who has not played since the first week of the exhibition season because of a foot Injury, will start for San Francisco along with running back Roger Craig, the first player In NFL history to rush and catch passes for 1,000 yards in a season (1985). Joining Craig and Montana in the See BUCS, Page 17D By JIM SELMAN Assistant Sports Editor The Buccaneers can draw a new breath of life today.

They start fresh, their 0-4 exhibition season a thing of the past and the 2-14 record of 1985 a distant nightmare. The Bucs open their 11th National Football League season in a first-time Tampa Stadium matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. It can, of course, be difficult to separate the present from the past in football and especially with these two teams. The Bucs, beginning their second season under coach Leeman Bennett have had only three winning seasons in 10, Including just 10 wins the last three years.

Bill Walsh's 49ers have had four winning seasons in the last five and won Super Bowls XVI and XIX. the most dramatic finish of any match during this championship, i After staving off a fl match point at 8-7 In the final tie-breaker, I- 1 the No. 1 seed swept the firal three points, ending the 2 hour, 16 minute thriller whtn Graf netted a backhand on service return. As she walled off the court to a standing ovation, Navratilova made a sign of prayer. See Page 7D Tribune photo by JOHN COFFEEN Steve DeBerg's gesture can be Interpreted in two ways: The Bucs are A-OK or they will win one more game than they did last season.

FLORID A.