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THE SUN SECTION Scoreboard Racing Sailing SUNDAY; NOVEMBER 18, 1984 SPORTS Mavy, Middies stun No. 2 S. Carolina Mlsch leads way to a 38-21 victory College football Virginia 24 North Carolina 24 ACC roundup, page 63 Notre Dame 44 Penn State 7 Page 1 0B Oklahoma 17 Nebraska 7 Page 10B Ohio State 21 Michigan 6 Page 12B Boston College 24 Syracuse 16 East roundup, page 1 2B Florida 25 Kentucky 17 South roundup, page 12B UCLA 29 Southern Cal 10 West roundup, page 1 3B Texas 44 Texas Christian 23 Southwest roundup, page 13B Wisconsin 20 Michigan State 10 Midwest roundup, page 133 A1 Ss" VS Maryland runs past i Clemson Rushers gain 406; yards in 41 -23 win ByBillFree As the shadows descended on Memorial Stadium late yesterday afternoon, the lights went out on Gem-son's William (Refrigerator) Perry and the Maryland football team had found a home away from home. "Perry was yelling out, '52-27 i the whole time during the final minutes," said Maryland's 6-foot-6, 301-pound offensive tackle, J.D. Maarleveld.

"I don't know what good it was doing to talk about last year's score, so we just ignored him." r. Maarleveld and his teammates on the offensive line blew away Perry and the rest of the Clemson line on the way to a 41-23 victory. Maarleveld, center Kevin Glover, guards Lenny Lynch and Jeff Holin-ka, and tackle Tony Edwards opened up incredible holes for Alvin Blount, Tommy Neal and Rick Badanjek to run through on a festive afternoon that saw big-time college football return to Baltimore after a 24-year absence. Blount ran through the massive holes for a career-high 214 yards and two touchdowns, and said he would remember the day mostly for the way his offensive line "knocked Perry 7 yards off the ball. Every time I looked around, I saw Perry on his back or chasing us from behind.

He didn't have a chance to say that much to me." r- Neal and Badanjek joined in the fun before 60,575 spectators, with Neal rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns and Badanjek for 91 yards and one touchdown. When Bobby Ross's "10 yards and a cloud of dust" offense was finished," the Terps had amassed 406 yards! rushing against a team that had al-; lowed only an average of 138.6 yards See TERRAPINS, 14B, Col A Awful day for defense 14B Expanded statistics 143: Prep football South River ..33 Loch Raven 6 Page 30B Randallstown 7 Oxon 2 Page30B By Bill Glauber Sun Staff Correspondent ANNAPOLIS It wasn't a miracle to the Navy football players. Against all odds and predictions, the Middies buried No. 2 South Carolina, 38-21, yesterday in a game that kept the upsets rolling during this unpredictable college football season. "I don't think this was a fluke," said Navy tailback Rich Clouse.

"We beat them pretty bad physically. We were walking around campus all week and the other midshipmen said we would get killed. But I wasn't surprised we won. I was surprised that we got ahead that much. It was almost a blowout." Actually, it was a blowout as Navy (4-5-1) ended a three-game winless streak in front of 27,234 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium spectators.

Navy led, 14-7, at halftime, unleashed a 24-point blita to build a 38-7 lead early in the fourth quarter, then coasted against the Gamecocks (9-1). South Carolina may have been looking ahead to next week's intrastate battle with Clemson and a possible Orange Bowl invitation. "They felt that they were going to walk all over us," said Navy defensive tackle Eric Rutherford, who had four sacks. "They didn't take us serious. We kept scoring points and making big plays, and they kept looking at each other, saying, 'We're undefeated.

Well But they ran out of time." South Carolina, an emotional big-play team under second-year coach Joe Morrison, had its veer offense short-circuited by Navy's gambling defense. The Midshipmen recovered one of four fumbles and intercepted See NAVY, THE SUNGENT SWEENEY JR. Navy seniors make history 16B Expanded statistics 17B Maryland's Bruce Mesner (83) seizes Clemson's Stacy Driver (21) by the shirt and shoves him down for a loss in the second quarter as other Terrapins take part in mob scene around the ball carrier. S. Carolina: 4 We overlooked them' Baltimore gets winner of a game from Terps; Bid to Orange now in doubt BOB EV2AIS! It' Sports 2: The basketball Terps i The University of Maryland bas- ketball team faces a difficult I schedule and lacks a true cen-r ter.

Getting the ball off the back-: boards probably will be the key to the Terrapins' success. If Terry Long or Derrick Lewis don't fill the bill, coach Lefty Driesell may call upon the multi-talented Len Bias to handle the position. 21 The ACC picture: Perennially powerful North Carolina is re-f building after losing Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins and Matt Do-herty, and Duke and N.C. State appear to be the class of the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball teams. Georgia Tech joins the Blue Devils and Wolfpack as the league's three most experienced clubs.

Bill Free takes a look at the prospects of all the ACC teams. 233 Stellino on football: The Cowboys' new owner, Bum Bright, may turn out to be not so bright if Miami knocks Dallas out of the NFL playoff picture. When Bright was a mover and shaker at Texas he wooed Jackie Sherrill from Pitt to coach the Aggies. As a senior under a new coach, the Panthers' quarterback, Dan Marino, wasn't quite up to his sophomore and junior performances, and the Dolphins were able to pluck him in the draft 2B Capitals: Bob Carpenter and Bryan Erickson score goals to lead Washington to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the Capital Centre. 268 Skipjacks: Baltimore takesa 6-4 triumph over the Nova Scotia Oilers to extend its home ice unbeaten streak to six games.

27B Letters: One reader takes a rap at what she calls Maryland's "creampuff" football schedule, and says the Terps will never get a major bowl bid with such a lineup of opponents. 31B Basketball: Washington College runs off 13 straight points and holds on for a 62-59 victory over Western Maryland in the championship game of the annual Westminster Rotary Tipoff tournament. 21 Baker on sailing: A 66-year-old sailor from Glassboro, N.J., sailed around the world the hard way, without a compass, sextant, radar or any of the other mechanical instruments mariners use to prove a course. Marvin Creamer steered by the sun on clear days and by the stars on clear nights during his 17-month journey. 3B ill Cr i If If you were at the stadium yesterday as Maryland outclassed Clemson every way one good team can beat another, you couldn't help but realize how much a town misses when it doesn't have major football to watch, either professional or college.

Everything was there yesterday for the first football game played in Memorial Stadium since the Colts fled town an enthusiastic crowd of 60,575, an intense college rivalry, offenses that produced 64 points and an exciting 41-23 victory for the home team. After it was over, and Bobby Ross had time to come back to earth following his postgame session with the press, I asked him for his reaction to playing a home game in Memorial Stadium. "I didn't just like it, I loved it" he said. "I had the feeling we were representing the whole state of Maryland. And I really believe our kids sensed that The crowd was big, it was in the game, we obviously played well, and the field was in excellent condition.

Whoever got it in that kind of shape deserves a lot of credit I just hope our fans didn't tear it up too much. I saw them pulling down a goalpost and going after some of the grass." After a pause, the Maryland coach continued with "I hope and just as you knew he was about to add something about hoping the proposed Maryland-Miami game in the stadium next year becomes a reality, there was a longer pause, followed by a grin, and "Well, I'd better stay out of that Just say, I loved this one. I thought it was a big step in the right direction for our entire program" Upstairs in the press box, Dick Dull, Maryland's athletic director, had much the same reaction. "Everything about this entire day has been positive," he said. "The crowd, the game, the result, everything.

I'm very much looking forward to bringing the Miami game here next season." i By Susan Reimer Sun Staff Correspondent ANNAPOLIS Joe Morrison set a South Carolina fashion trend with his all-black coaching garb. Gamecocks fans couldn't buy black golf shirts, black trousers and black windbreakers fast enough. Morrison said he chose his ensemble "because it was clean and it fit" Never more than today. The better part of South Carolina will be draped in crepe, mourning the loss of its unbeaten team to Navy. "We've had a lot of big wins this year, and there's no question this is a big loss," said Morrison from behind the sunglasses that are another part of his trademark attire.

"To me, it was just a matter that we didn't execute. We had too many bad things happen to us to overcome." The loss not only spoils South Carolina's unbeaten season, it also puts in doubt an invitation to the Orange Bowl. "It looks very bad," said Nick Crane, head of the Orange Bowl team selection committee. "But if they win against Clemson next week, they'll be back in the picture." He carried that message from his press box perch to Morrison in the South Carolina locker room. Crane said the Orange Bowl might go after Washington as a more highly ranked opponent to pit against a Big Eight champion.

"We're not quite sure," said Crane. "Washington might bring 5,000 fans, whereas South Carolina would bring 50,000 if they could get that many tickets." Crane was on hand to see Maryland upset Miami last week and ruin a dream rematch between last year's national championship contenders. "I've come to expect six or seven upsets each weekend," he said. "But honestly, I am surprised at the score." UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Navy's Rich Clouse races past South Carolina's Bryant Gilliard on a 53-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Which should take care of that' angle.

How did the players like playing in the stadium? "It was terrific," said senior placekicker Jess Atkin-'. son. "I know I liked everything it and I think the rest of the guys, feel the same." When it was suggested to him that it would be nice to seethe Terrapins bring one game a year; to Baltimore, Atkinson thought, about it a moment, and added, "At least" Having seen the Terps play of their games this season, including those opening losses to Syracuse and Vanderbilt when they looked as though they might never win a game, the thing that impresses is their dramatic improvement I At the start of the season, Ross felt as though he had a talented, although young squad. Even he didrj't know what to expect after the two losses. Since, putting things together, better as a team and gaining confidence that they could actually play this game, the Terps have played the last three national champions, beating Clemson and Miami, and losing to Penn State by a point when catchable pass on a two-point con-i version attempt wasn't handled.

So they have won seven of the last eight, the final two coming over-Miami, ranked No. 6 at the time, and. Clemson, ranked 20th, with the im- control offense before being replaced by Hold, said, "You have to give Navy credit They played a good game. They had a good game plan. "But every now and then, you have yourselves an off day, and we had ourselves one." Morrison, his face firm under his black-billed cap, echoed the bad day refrain.

"I don't want to take anything away from Navy. They played very well and deserved to win. But we didn't play welL" Brooks was more direct "The enthusiasm we have before a game just wasn't there. We were just dead on the sidelines. "We know we can be beat now, and well know it when we play Clemson." No more surprised than the South Carolina players.

They grudgingly admitted that the weight of the undefeated season, all the bowl talk and next week's game against cross-state rival Clemson caused them to sag. "I think we just overlooked them," said defensive back Joe Brooks. "We were looking more to the Orange Bowl and to Clemson. "We almost had a big head coming into this game," he added. "We thought it was an easy game." "We just hurt ourselves," said quarterback Mike Hold, who threw three interceptions, two of which set up 10 of Navy's 17 third-quarter points.

Allen Mitchell who started at quarterback in South Carolina's ball- See MAISEL, 15B..