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THE SUN SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1989 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1 Interception and stolen ball help Penn State beat BYU in Holiday Bowl, 50-39 Dennis Georgatos Associated Press i li SAN DIEGO Gary Brown stole the ball from Ty Detmer, who had for a Holiday Bowl-record 576 yards, and ran 53 yards for a touchdown to clinch Penn State's 350-39 victory over Brtgham Young last night. '2 It was one of the wildest games In Ihe Holiday Bowl, has a history of high scores and Incredible finishes. The 89 points fell two short of (the Holiday Etowl record, set by BYU nd Southern Methodist In 1980.

ijlm McMahon of BYU threw for 446 jpards, the previous passing record, 4 In leading the Cougars back to victory In that game. Detmer couldn't bring back these Cougars (10-3), although he completed 42 of 60 passes. His second touchdown pass, a 3-yarder to Brent Nyberg with 2 minutes, 34 seconds to go, brought BYU within 41-39. The 19th-ranked Cougars, who had driven 90 yards, went for two points. But Detmer's pass was Intercepted by linebacker Andre Collins, who returned It 102 yards, with Penn State awarded the two points.

Then Brown made sure the 18th-ranked Nittany Lions (8-3-1) stayed In front when he took the ball out of Detmer's hands as the quar terback tried to throw and raced untouched to the end zone. Blair Thomas, who had 186 yards on 35 carries, ran for a 7-yard touchdown 2:49 Into the final quarter. Fifty-five seconds later, after Detmer was Intercepted by Sherrod Ralnge, quarterback Tony Sacca threw a 52-yard scoring pass to David Daniels. Daniels caught the ball as he tumbled Into the end zone backward after tipping the ball into the air, with cornerback Tony Crutchfleld right beside him. Both of Penn State's conversion tries failed following those scores, which gave the Nittany Lions a 41-26 lead.

BYU promptly cut it to 41-33 as Fred Whlttlngham ran 10 yards for a score, ending a four-play, 68-yard drive that took only 30 seconds. His run came with 8:51 remaining. The teams combined for 30 points in the third quarter as Penn State emerged with a 29-26 lead on the strength of two touchdown runs by Leroy Thompson. They then combined for 34 points in the final period. Thompson's second run, a 14-yarder, followed a 66-yard march kept alive by a fake punt in which blocking back Terry Smith got the snap and completed a 9-yard pass to Tlsen Thomas for a first down at the Cougars' 31.

BYU came right back on Detmer's first touchdown pass, covering 12 yards to Andy Boyce, to cap the third -quarter outburst. The Cougars had cut the deficit to three, 22-19, on Detmer's second 1-yard touchdown run. PS Dsniels 52 pass from Sacca (pass tailed! BYU Whittingham 10 run (ChatlaU Kick) BYU Nyberg 3 pass from Detmer (pass tailed) PS Collins 102 intercepted conversion return PS Brown 53 fumble A 61,113. First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Atl-Int Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 6B SPOh (Tarasi kick) BYU 26 3S 54-249 23-75 21S 576 11-21-1 2-38 1-30 00 10-93 10-88 31:04 28:56 tit Perm State Brtgham Young 3 17 21 50 3 10 13 13 39 PS FQ Tarasi 30 BYU FG Chafietz 20 PSU Smith 24 pass from Sacca (kick failed) BYU Detmer 1 run (Chaffetz kick) PS FG Tarasi 36 BYU-FG Chafietz 22 PS FG Tarasi 51 PS Thompson 16 run (Tarasi kick) BYU Detmer 1 run (kick blocked) PS Thompson 14 run (Tarasi kick) BYU Boyce 12 pass from Detmer (Chaffetz kick) PS Thomas 7 run (run failed) RUSHING Penn B.Thomas 35-188, Thompson 14-68. Sacca 3Hminus 2).

McDuffie 2-(mmgs 3). Bhgham Young. Whittirgham 9-39, Corley 6-18. Detmer 8-18. PASSINO Penn Sacca 10-20-1-206.

TSmitt. 1-1-0-9. Brlgham Young, Detmer 42-59-2-576. RECEIVING Penn Daniels 2-84, B.Thomas 2-46. McDuffie 2-36, Smith 2-29, Thompson 1-19, Jakob 1-12.

T.Thomas 1-9. Brigham Young, Bellini 10-124, Boyco 8-127, Nyberg 8-117, Smith 6-74, Frandsen 5-85, 4-39, Odle 1-10. 42-59-2 3-1 Whil-tjngham i 1 '3 Gator Bowl Freedom Bowl Peach Bowl John Hancock Bowl Former Lions coach Rogers is first interviewed by Navy Rogers' coaching record 'rT NAVY, from IB Jtravellng to Interview potential can-r'dldates. The Introduction of Rogers to Slavy's athletic board surprised tJEfSome close to the program, one of J'whom called his presence at the yesterday "absolutely shocking. Before yesterday, the only 6ther person with professional Coaching experience who had been Irinked to the Navy opening was JGene Stallings, former coach of the Phoenix Cardinals.

Rogers took over the Detroit Job in 1 1 985, guiding a young Lions team to (a 7-9 record. Detroit slipped in his second year to 5-11, and fell to 4-1 1 In his third in 1987. The Lions were 2-l 1 In Rogers' fourth season when fie was fired, replaced by Wayne ffontes. Rogers has 23 years of head- coaching experience. He began his career at Hayward Jjtate in California, going 3-7 In tabb netore taKing over at resno State.

He stayed there for seven years, moving to San Jose State In After three years at San Jose State, Rogers became head coach at Michigan State. He led the Spartans a 4-6-1 record his first year, then jfwent 7-3-1 and 8-3 his next two sea- cnns. The 8-3 mark in 1978 earned Rogers a Big Ten co-championship el ft 5 Florida (7-4) vs. Washington (7-4) What: The sixth Anaheim Freedom Bowl matches the Washington Huskies, who tied for second in the Pacific-10, and the Florida Gators, who tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference. Where: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.

When: Today, 2 p.m. TV: Ch. 2, 4 Washington outlook: The Huskies are back in bowl play after a one year absence. The trip to Anaheim marks the 11th bowl appearance for Washington coach Don James in his 15 seasons. Washington won five of its last six regular-season games to finish tied for second in the Pac-10.

Quarterback Cary Conklin leads Washington's offense, completing 208 of 365 pass attempts for 2,569 yards and 16 touchdowns in a one-back, multireceiver offense installed by new offensive coach Keith Gilbert-son. Leading the Huskies' around game is Greg Lewis, who had 1,100 yards on 239 carries. Florida outlook: The Gators will play in their 18th bowl and third straight after appearing in the Aloha Bowl in 1987 and the Ail-American Bowl in 1988. Florida coach Gary Darnell is entering his seventh game as the Gators interim head coach. Darnell, a former defensive coordinator under ousted head coach Galen Hall, is 3-3.

Florida's offense is Emmitt Smith, who placed seventh in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and holds several Florida records, among them career rushing yardage career rushing touchdowns (36), career touchdowns (37), and career all-purpose yards Smith was third in the nation in rushing with 145.4 yards per game. Teem records FLORIDA WASHINGTON 19 Mississippi 24 19 Texas 6 34 Louisiana Tech 7 38 Purdue 9 38atMemp. St. 13 17 at Arizona 20 21 at Miss. St.

0 28 Colorado 45 16 at LSU 13 16 at USC 24 34VanderbUt 11 20 Oregon 14 27 New Mexico 21 29 at California 16 7 at Auburn 10 28 at UCLA 27 10 Georgia 17 32 Arizona St. 34 38 Kentucky 28 51 at Oregon St. 14 17 Florida St. 24 20 Washington St. 9 Rushing offense Cer Yds Ydepg Florida 541 2893 244.8 Washington 405 1383 125.7 Passing offense Art Cp Yds Ydspg Florida 218 107 1628 148.0 Washington 377 214 2628 238.7 Totel offense Plays Yde Ydspg Florida 759 4321 392.8 Washington 782 4009 364.4 Rushing defense Car Yds Ydspg Florida 397 975 sTi Washington 455 1514 137.8 Passing defense Att Cp Yds Ydspg Florida 286 154 1686 153.3 Washington 341 160 2381 216.5 Total defense Plays Yde Ydspg Florida 683 2661 241.9 Washington 796 3895 354.1 Punt returns No Yds Avg Florida 32 iTti 37 Washington 28 159 6.1 Klckofl returns No Yds Avg Florida 31 717 2IT Washington 41 774 18.9 Scoring offense Pts Avg Florida 11 261 237 Washington 11 298 27.1 Scoring defense Pts Avg Florida 11 168 153 Washington 11 218 19.8 i 3 i a rs A 1 i with Michigan, a no.

yz ranKing ana Coach of the Year honors from The Sporting News. But alter the bpartans dropped to t5-6 In 1979. Rogers left Michigan State to replace Frank Rush at Arizona State. He stayed at Arizona Estate for five years, recording a 10-2 record his best In coaching "during the 1982 season. After the Devils finished 5-6 in 1984.

leading to heavy criticism for the coaching staff, Rogers resigned and took a five-year deal with Detroit. Georgia (6-5) vs. Syracuse (7-4) What: The 22nd Peach Bowl matches Georgia, which tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference, and independent Syracuse. Where: Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. When: Today.

2:30 TV: Channels 13, 7 Georgia outlook: This is Georgia's second appearance in the Peach Bowl. Georgia first appeared in the Peach Bowl in 1973, when the Bulldogs defeated Maryland, 17-16. The Peach Bowl will be Georgia's 10th consecutive bowl appearance. Ray Goff is finishing his first season as Georgia coach. Goff, at 34, is the third youngest head coach in Division l-A this season.

His team is young, too. Georgia will start 14 freshmen and sophomores and only eight juniors and seniors. The offense is led by tailback Rodney Hampton, who has rushed for 1,059 yards on 218 carries for a 4.9 average and 12 touchdowns despite missing all of one game and half of two others with a knee injury. Syracuse outlook: Syracuse's last bowl appearance was the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl in which the Orangemen defeated Louisiana State, 23-10. Syracuse has met five SEC teams in bowl games, posting a 1-3-1 record.

If experience counts, Syracuse has the edge. The Orangemen have 17 juniors and seniors in the lineup and five sophomores. Michael Owens rushed for 1 ,004 yards on 210 carries, eight touchdowns and a 4.8-yard average. Wide receiver Rob Moore is the leading receiver with 53 receptions for 1 ,064 yards and nine touchdowns. It is the first meeting between these two schools.

Teem records GEORGIA SYRACUSE 15 Baylor 3 43 at Temple 3 23 Mississippi St. 6 10 Army 7 20S. Carolina 24 23 at Pittsburgh 30 14 at Tennessee 17 10 Florida St. 41 13 at Mississippi 17 12 Penn St. 34 35atVanderbitt 16 49 at Rutgers 28 34 Kentucky 23 18 East Carolina 18 37 Temple 10 23 Boston Col.

11 17 at Florida 10 38 at Navy 17 3 Auburn 20 17 West Virginia 24 22 at Ga. Tech 33 24 at Louisville 13 Rushing offense Car Yds Ydspg Georgia 453 1530 139.1 Syracuse 482 1713 155.7 Passing offense Att Cp Yds Yds pg Georgia 268 135 1928 175.3 Syracuse 267 178 2667 242.5 Total offense Pleys Yds Ydapg Georgia 721 3458 314.3 Syracuse 749 4380 398.1 Rushing defense Car Yde Ydspg Georgia 486 167(1 1525 Syracuse 435 1898 172.5 Passing defense Att Cp Yds Yds pg Georgia 319 163 2150 195.5 Syracuse 274 138 1739 158.1 Total defense Ptaya Yds Ydspg Georgia 805 3828 348.0 Syracuse 709 3637 330.6 Punt returns No Yds Avg Georgia 25 173 6.9 Syracuse 28 197 7.0 Kickoff returns No Yds Avg Georgia 33 777 23S Syracuse 44 904 20.5 Scoring offense Pts Avg Georgia 233 2L2 Syracuse 11 267 24.3 Scoring defense Pts Avg Georgia 11 179 163 Syracuse 11 224 20.4 re. Jot 'J. CHEROKEE STOCK 904026 4 4 5 Speed, AC, 4 Liter, All Factory Equip. PREMIER ES STOCK 52734 DEMO AMFM Stereo, Front Wheel Drive, Power Steering, Disc Brakes.

Ml. The Arizona State) coaching slt-V;" "uation is a bit tenuous," Rogers said 'after taking the Detroit Job. In Arizo- iia. state laws prohibited contracts of more than one year. "It's not very SoMd and based on the whims of peo-W pie who could turn on you for what- Year Team Rec.

1965 Hayward State 3-7 1966 Fresno State 7-3 1967 Fresno State 3-8 1968 Fresno State 7-4 1969 Fresno State 6-4 1970 Fresno State 8-4 1971 Fresno State 6-5 1972 Fresno State 6-4-1 1973 San Jose State 5-4-2 1974 San Jose State 8-3-1 1975 San Jose State 9-2 1976 Michigan State 4-6-1 1977 Michigan State 7-3-1 1978 Michigan State 8-3 1979 Michigan State 5-6 1980 Arizona State 7-4 1981 Arizona State 9-2 1982 Arizona State 10-2 1983 Arizona State 6-4-1 1984 Arizona State 5-6 1985 Detroit Lions 7-9 1986 Detroit Lions 5-11 1987 Detroit Lions 4-11 1988 Detroit Lions 2-11 College totals 129-84-7 Pro total 18-42 Overal totals 147-126-7 slve-llne coach at Virginia; Charlie Taaffe, head coach at The Citadel; Jimmye Laycock. head coach at William and Mary; and George Chaump, head coach at Marshall. Those candidates were among seven Lengyel Interviewed during his search. Lengyel said last week that "several" would be Invited to the academy to be speak to the full board. Stallings reportedly Is expected to arrive In Annapolis next week for an Interview.

Reached at his ranch In Paris, Texas, last night, he repeated earlier statements that the Navy Job "Is one of the few college Jobs I would be interested In." O'Brien, who has the backing of a group of former Navy players, is In Florida with Virginia, as It prepares to face Illinois In the Florida Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day. MODEL 8200 3 Available 1990 PRICE Rebate or Trade 300 Includes All Std. Factory Equipment Pittsburgh (7-3-1) vt. Texas (8-3) What: The 55th John Hancock Bowl (formerly the Sun Bowl) matches independent Pittsburgh and Texas of the Southwest Conference. Where: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas When: Today, 12:30 p.m.

TV: Channels 11, 9 Pittsburgh outlook: With the firing of Mike Gottfried, Paul Hackett will serve as acting head coach for the Panthers. Hackett had been Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach this season. Redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Van Pelt directs the offense. He completed 172 of 307 pass attempts for 2,527 yards and 15 touchdowns. Sophomore tailback Curvin Richards led the rushing attack with 1,162 yards on 209 carries and scored six touchdowns.

Pittsburgh's tradition of outstanding defensive line play has continued this season, with junior All-America selection Marc Spindler who tied for the team lead with 73 tackles, despite missing the last game of the season with a knee injury. Texas outlook: R.C. Slocum is in his first season as head coach at Texas Quarterback Lance Pavlas completed 134 of 227 pass attempts for a percentage of 59.0, second only in Ag- history to Kevin Murray's 60.7 in 986. Pavlas has thrown for 1 .681 yards and 10 touchdowns. Junior halfback Darren Lewis, who leads the rushing attack with 961 yards on 185 carries for a 5.2 average and 1 1 touchdowns, will not play because of a knee injury.

Backup Keith McAfee, who started the Aggies' final game, a victory over Texas, will start in his place. Team records PITTSBURGH TEXAS AM 38 Pacific 3 28 LSU 16 29 at Boston Col. 10 6 at Washington 19 30 Syracuse 23 44atTCU 7 31 at W. Virginia 31 31 S. Mississippi 14 27 at Temple 3 24 at Texas Tech 27 31 Navy 14 17 Houston 13 7 at Notre Dame 45 1 4 at Baylor 1 1 3 Miami, Fla.

24 45 at Rice 7 47 E.Carolina 42 83 SMU 14 13 Penn St. 16 22 Arkansas 23 46 at Rutgers 29 21 Texas 10 Rushing offense Car Yds Ydspg Pittsburgh 489 1981 180.1 Texas 529 2199 199.9 Passing offense Alt Cp Yds Ydspg Pittsburgh 315 176 2557 232.5 Texas 243 144 1929 175.4 Total offense Plays Yde Ydapg Pittsburgh 804 4538 412.5 Texas 772 4128 375.2 Rushing defense Car Yds Ydspg Pittsburgh 425 137(5 124.5 Texas 422 1224 111.3 Passing defense Alt Cp Yds Ydspg Pittsburgh 326 170 2166 196.9 Texas 374 194 2006 182.4 Total defense Plays Yds Ydspg Pittsburgh 751 3536 321.5 Texas 796 3230 293.6 Punt returns No Yds Avg Pittsburgh 32 319 1O0 Texas 29 224 7.7 Kickoff returns No Yds Avg Pittsburgh 47 92i iTi Texas 30 635 21.2 Scoring off ense Pts Avg Pittsburgh 11 302 275 Texas 11 315 26.6 Scoring defense Pts Avg Pittsburgh 11 240 2TI Texas 11 161 14.8 PICK-UP TRUCKS SALE PRICE Rebate 1,500 Gash or Trade 1,500 Balance 4x4 PICK-UPS SALE PRICE Rebate 1,000 Cash or Trade 1,000 Balance TOYOTA VANS "Close-Out" $1800 Factory Rebate MODEL List Price Sale Price 22,598 DELUXE 4X4 L.E. Offer Ends Jan. 3, 1990 Clemson (9-2) vs. West Virginia (8-2-1) What: The 45th Mazda Gator Bowl matches independent West Virginia and Clemson.

which finished third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Where: Jacksonville, Fla. When: Tonight, 8 TV: ESPN West Virginia outlook: West Virginia is 8-6 in bowl games and 0-1 in the Gator Bowl. In the Mountaineers' Gator Bowl appearance in 19B2, they lost, 31-12, to Florida State. The Mountaineers lost to Notre Dame, 34-21 In the Fiesta Bowl last season.

The Mountaineers offense is led by quarterback Major Harris, who completed 131 of 224 passes for 1,939 yards and 16 touchdowns. Harris also leads the Mountaineers with 919 yards rushing on 144 carries for a 6.4 average and six touchdowns. He sat out a day of practice this week with a sore throwing elbow and threw only short passes when he returned. If Harris would be unable to throw, he could be replaced by Greg Jones, a junior who played in parts of four games this season. Clemson outlook: Clemson is 9-6 in bowls and 3-2 in the Gator Bowl.

The Tigers' last Gator Bowl appearance was in 1986, when they defeated Stanford, 27-21. Last season, the Tigers beat Oklahoma, 13-6, in the Florida Citrus Bowl. Clemson is ranked second in the nation in turnover margin and has committed only 10 turnovers this season. Tailback Terry Allen Is sidelined with stretched ligaments in his left knee. Allen is the school's No.

2 career rusher with 2,778 yards. Joe Henderson has rushed for 802 yards on 156 carries and six touchdowns. Team records CLEMSON WEST VIRGINIA 30 Furman 0 34 at Florida St. 23 27 at Virginia Tech 7 31 Maryland 7 17 at Duke 21 34 Virginia 20 14 Georgia Tech 30 30 N.C. State 10 44 Wake Forest 10 35 at N.

Carolina 3 45 at S. Carolina 0 35 Ban State 10 14 at Maryland 10 45 S. Carolina 21 30 Louisville 21 31 Pittsburgh 31 10 Virginia Tech 12 69 Cincinnati 3 44 at Boston Col. 30 9 at Penn St 19 21 Rutgers 20 24 at Syracuse 17 Rushing offense Yds Ydspg Clemson 617 2584 West Virginia 552 2672 2349 242.9 Passing offense Att Cp Yds Ydspg Clemson 184 ill 1629 148.1 West Virginia 242 140 2092 190.2 Total offenae Playa Yds Yde pg Clemson 801 4213 West Virginia 794 4764 383.0 433.0 Rushing defense Car Yds Yds pg Clemson 336 1041 94.6 9 WestVirginia 437 1281 116.5 Passing defense Att Cp Yds Yds pg Clemson 354 174 WestVirginia 328 175 1908 173.3 2355 214.1 Total defense Playa Yds Ydspg Clemson 690 2947 WestVirginia 765 3636 267.9 330.5 Avg Clemson WestVirginia .32 .29 325 168 10.2 5.8 Kickoff returns Yde Avg Clemson 25 559 West Virginia 44 786 224 179 Scoring offense Pts Avg Clemson WestVirginia .11 .11 341 332 31.0 30.2 Scoring defense Pts Avg Clemson West Virginia .11 .11 131 194 11.9 17.6 Florida awaits Spurrier Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. Florida athletic director Bill Arnsparger confirmed last night that the naming of Steve Spurrier as Gators football coach could come as early as tomorrow.

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