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Dl Sunday, October 25, 1992 SPOUTS The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution COLLEGE FOOTBALL: THE TOP 25 Co-No. Is Washington, Miami cruise Huskies blast Pacific for 21st straight win a dozen plays for its final touchdown on a 2-yard run by Eteka Huckaby. The Huskies went ahead 17-0 in the third quarter on Jason Hanson's 35-yard field goal but hurt themselves with two turnovers. Leif Johnson fumbled, and Bill Cox of the Tigers recovered at the Pacific 23, and Kaufman lost a fumble that was recovered by Jason Vasconez at the Washington 47. Washington sputtered on offense in leading 14-0 at halftime.

The Huskies' first touchdown was set up when Dave Hoffmann recovered a fumble on a handoff between Kopp and Ryan Benjamin at the Pacific 12. After a 4-yard run by Kaufman, he scored on an 8-yard run Pc Waeh No. Team Rac Saturday's rwutt Next game I. Miami 7-0-0 Beat Va. Tech 43-23 Sat, vs.

W. Virginia (tie) Washington 7-0-0 Beat Pacific 31-7 Sat, vs. Stanford 3. Michigan 6-0-1 Beat Minnesota 63-13 at Purdue 4. Alabama 8-0-0 Beat Mississippi 31-10 Nov.

7, at LSI) Texas MH 7-0-0 Beat Baylor 19-13 at SMU 6t Florida St. 6-1-0 Did not play at Virginia 7. Georgia 7-1-0 Beat Kentucky 40-7 at Florida 8: -Nebraska 3-1-0 Beat Missouri 34-24 Sat, vs. Colorado 9. Colorado 6-0-1 Beat Kansas St S4-7 Sat, at Nebraska IQl- NotreDame 5-1-1 Beat BYU 42-16 Sat.

vs. Navy i Boston College 6-0-1 Beat Tulane 17-13 Sat, vs. Temple Ifc 'Syracuse 6-1-0 Beat Temple 38-7 vs. Pittsburgh 13. Washington St 6-1-0 Lost to S.

Cal 31-21 Sat, vs. Oregon 14. i-Penn St 6-2-0 Beat West Virginia 40-26 at BYU IS. Southern Cal 4-1-1 Beat Wash. St.

31-21 Sat, at Arizona St. 16. Stanford 6-2-0 Beat Oregon St 27-21 at Washington 17. Tennessee 5-2-0 Did not play Sat at S. Carolina 18.

Clemson 4-3-0 Lost to N.C St 20-6 Sat, at Wake Forest 19. -Georgia Tech 4-3-0 Lost to N. Carolina 26-14 vs. Duke 20. Florida 4-2-0 Beat Louisville 31-17 vs.

Georgia 2 1. Arizona 4-2-1 Beat California 24-17 vs. N. Mexico St IX Kansas 6-1-0 Beat Oklahoma 27-10 vs. Oklahoma's! 23.

N.C. St 6-2-1 Beat Clemson 20-6 Nov. 7, at Virginia 24. Virginia 6-2-0 Beat Wm. Mary 33-7 Sat, vs.

Florida St. 25. Mississippi St 5-2-0 Beat Arkansas St 56-6 at Kentucky ft the 33rd of his career, breaking the Miami record of 32 he shared with Melvin Bratton. Miami's rushing attack, which was anemic early in the year, produced 154 yards on 39 carries. Miami's defense, which has been strong all year, limited Tech to 84 yards in the first half and held the Hokies out of the end zone until Mark Poindexter's 1-yard TD run on the opening play of the fourth quarter.

Virginia Tech added two meaningless TD passes by Maurice Deshazo late in the final period. Tech's Tyronne Drakeford returned an interception all the way in the third period, but the play was called back because of a roughing-the-passer penalty. Ml VT First downs 26 IB Rushes-yards 39-154 39-118 Passing 343 113 Return yards 38 4 Comp-att-int 25-41-0 12-31-1 Punts 345 6-40 Fumbtos-toet 04 3-1 Penalties-yards 18-160 7-58 Time of possession 32:58 27:02 Canes have no trouble routing Virginia Tech ASSOCIATED PRESS Blacksburg, Va. After sput- tering early in the season, Miami offense has moved into high gear. Gino Torretta Miami passed for 249 yards and three touchdowns as the Hurricanes routed Virginia Tech 43-23 Saturday for their 25th straight victory.

Miami, which shares the No. 1 ranking with Washington, averaged only IS points during a three-game stretch against Arizona, Florida State and Penn State. But the Hurricanes (7-0) scored 45 last week against Texas Christian and nearly matched that in their Big East opener against Virginia Tech (2-4-1). Torretta, who became Miami's career leader in passing attempts, passing yardage and total offense last week, broke Ber-nie Kosar's school mark for career completions by connecting on 17 of 28 passes against Virginia Tech. He has 464 completions, one more than Kosar.

Torretta, who played only one series in the second half, threw two TD passes to Lamar Thomas and one to Coleman Bell as the Hurricanes opened a 31-0 lead in the first half. Miami's other scores came on 1-yard TD runs by Donnell Bennett and Stephen McGuire, and three field goals by Dane Prewitt. McGuire's touchdown was ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle Quarterback Mark Brunei! ran for two touchdowns, and Napoleon Kaufman rushed for 128 yards and a touch down as co-No. 1 Washington defeated Pacific 31-7 Saturday. It was the 21st straight victory for Washington (7-0), which tuned up for its final four Pac-10 games on its schedule with an easy victory in the last of three non-conference games.

The Huskies share the top spot in the rankings with Miami, which beat Virginia Tech 43-23. The Tigers (2-6) averted a shutout when Troy Kopp connected with Kale Wedemeyer on a 47-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left. Brunell ran 13 and 3 yards for touchdowns, and Kaufman, a fleet sophomore tailback, scored on an 8-yard run. Brunell, starting his second game ahead of Billy Joe Hobert, had 13 carries for 78 yards and completed 11 of 18 passes for 102 yards. Kaufman, despite ailing from a turf toe, had 20 carries.

Washington padded a 17-0 lead with two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. With their longest scoring drive of the season, the Huskies went 97 yards in 12 plays with Brunell scoring on a 13-yard run. Washington, which plays Stanford at Seattle next Saturday, drove 60 yards in First downs Rushes-yards Patting yards Return yards 18 21 34-72 52-299 243 112 27 84 16-35-1 13-22-1 7-42 540 2-1 2-2 11-78 7-62 30:25 29:34 Punts Fumbles-tott Penalties-yards Time of Possession 0 0 7-7 7 7 3 14-31 No. Team Rec. Saturday's Z' Delaware St.

6-1-0 Beat Morgan St 34-1 6 vs. S.C. St. 2. Jackson St.

6-2-0 LosttoGrambling34-3l Nov. 7, vs. Tex. So. 1.

Central St 7-1-0 Beat W. Va. St. 42-12 Nov. 7 vs.

Va. Union Next game at Elte. St play vs. Morgan St vs. result 4.

Hampton 5-0-1 vs. Tuskegee, late 5. Florida 5-2-0 Did not 6. N.C.A&T 5-0-1 Beat 17 14 0 3 9 Vlrijlnl Tch 0 20-23 Mia-Bermett 1 run (Prewitt kick) Mia KjPrewra44 Mia Thomas 15 pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) Mia-Bell 8 pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) Mia Thomas 6 pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) VT FQ Williams 36 Mia-McQuire 1 run (kick blocked) Mla-FQ Prewitt 24 VT-Poindexter 1 run (Williams kick) Mia-fQ Prewitt 41 VT Rivers 20 pass from Deshazo (kick failed) VT-Stil 7 paas from Deshazo (Williams kick) Att: 51 ,423. INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC; RUSHINO-Miami: Bennett 1043, Ferguson 7-34, Uones 7-30.

McOukt 8-22. Copeland 1-15, Mar-uod 2-11. Virginia Tech: Thomas 16-70, Swarm 4-. 42, Kennedy 7-18, Polndexter 3-11, White 1-5. PASSINQ-Miami: Torretta 17-28249, Costa 8-12-0-94, CoriinsO-1-0-0.

Virginia Tech: Koel 4-15-1-38, Deshazo 8-160-75. RECEMNG-Miaml: Bel 6-117, Copeland 449, WlHIams 3-49, Thomas 347, Ferguson 3-10, Teuton 2-50, Hams 2-7. Virginia Tech: Rivers 2-28, Campbell 2-24, Freeman 2-14, Crittenden 2-11. Howard 16-14 7. AkomSt.

6-1-0 Beat Southern 35-1 3 Sat, at Jacksonville St Wash-Kaufman 6 run (Hanson kick) Brunell 3 run (Hanson kick) Wash-FQ Hanson 35 1 Wash-Brunell 13 run (Hanson kick) Wash Huckaby 2 run (Hanson kick) Pao Wedemeyer 47 pan from Kopp (AusfwN man kick) INDIVIDUAL ITATIgTICt RUSHINQ-Pacific, Benjamin 2447, Campbell J- I 15, Kopp 1-(minus 7), Henigan 5-(minut 11). Washington, Kaufman 20-128, Brunei 13-78, Huckaby 843, Jones 5-23, Uohnton 3-14, R.Thomas 3-13. PASSING-Pacifie, Henigan 11-180-141, Kopp 5- i Washington, Brunell 11-18-0-102, Hobert 24-1-10. i RECEIVING Pacific Turner 6-124, Wedemeyer 349, Benjamin 3-(minus 1), R.Smtth 1-19, Julian 1-12. Washington, Kaufman 5-13, Krai 344, Con-well 1-20, Jones 1-17, HM 1-11, R.Thomas 1-10, Bruentf 1-7.

8. "Grambling 5-2-0 Beat Jackson St.34-3 1 at Tex. So. 9. Howard 4-3-0 Lost to 10, Texas Southern 4-3-0 Lost to Saturdas notables 1 JL .1.1 COMPLETE W.III!I,).J!I: i SCORES LIST, F6 I Defense sews up State win over Clemson Conf.

OvwmH WLT WIT StiirWrurt Nextgme Florida St 6 0 0 6 I 0 Did not play at Virginia Virginia 4 2 0 6 2 0 Beat Wm. Mary 33-7 vs. Florida St N.Carolina 3 2 0 6 2 0 Beat G.Tch 26-14 at Maryland N.C. St. 3 2 0 6 2 I Beat Clemson 20-6 Nov.

7, at Virginia Ga.Tech 3 3 0 4 3 0 Lost to N. Carolina 26-14 vs. Duke Clemson 2 3 0 4 3 0 Lost to N.C. St. 20-6 at Wake Forest Wake Forest 13 0 4 3 0 Beat Army 23-7 vs.

Clemson Maryland 13 0 2 6 0 Beat Duke 27-25 vs. N. Carolina Duke 0 4 0 2 5 0 Lost to Maryland 27-25 at Ga. Tech 'Mm l(fcmm State UPSETS Of THE DAY: Dartmouth had won 15 consecutive games in the Ky league before losing to Ccl 26-16. The loss snuffk the coriference iwandlngs and moves Princeton Into first place.

CUFFHANGERS OF THE DAY: San Jose State's Joe Nedney, whose 60-yarfleld goal enabled the Spartans to edge Wyoming last week, kicked a 32-yarTJer with six seconds left for. a 27-25 victory over Utah State. Though favored by 23 points, Stanford managed only a 27-21 win at Oregon State JUchje Anderson dived in from the 3 to put No. 14 Penn State ahead with 52 left in a surprisingly tough 40-26 victory over West Virginia. Linebacker PfaQ Yeboah-Kodie ran back an interception for a 23-yard Insurance TD in the closing seconds.

BLOWOUTS OF THE DAY: No. 9 Colorado totaled 514 yards and limited Kansas State to a mere 1 6 yards on offense en route to a 54-7 drubbing. The Wildcats failed to move beyond their own 37. Mississippi State, upset by a previously winless South Carolina a week ago, recovered with 56-6 thrashing of Arkansas State. The 25th-ranked Bulldogs took a quick 21-0 lead and firt- with 539 total yards on total offense.

1 OTHER NOTABLES: Notre Dame's Reggie Brooks rushed for 1 13 yards 'frtthe second half of the 42-16 win over Brigham Young after being held to ml- 'nusone in the first two quarters. Curtis Conway ran for one touchdown, caught a pass for another, then set up the clinching TD with a 58-yard kkkoff 'return in Southern Cal's 3 11-21 victory over Washington State. Eastern Kentucky's Marcus Thomas, who rushed for 126 of his 141 yards in the first I hah of a 35-9 win over Tennessee-Martin, broke a 23-year Ohio Valley Con- ference mark with 4,468 yards. (QUOTES OF THE DAY: Informed that his team's 16 total yards set a Big Eight record, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said, "I wasn't aware of It, but I'm not surprised. Obviously we are not a very good football team." "When I fwasbn, I was on, but when I was off, I was too far off," said Temple quarterback 'Taifce Unhvt after throwing four interceptions in a 38-7 loss to Syracuse.

Three of the four interceptions led directly to Orangemen scores. "The players have been asking us to play him like that," said Marshall coach Jim Qonnan, after left tackle Johnny McKee switched to running back for one play land scored against Tennessee-Chattanooga. "He can definitely hit the hash." N.C. 16-14 vs. Bowie St.

Miss. Val. 25-13 vs. Grambling PERFORMANCES Comp Att Yards TDs 17 28 249 28 33 24 56 54 37 339 306 358 PERFORMANCES No. 28 Yards 273 TDs 2 47 248 23 214 29 175 41 264 29 154 PERFORMANCES No, Yds.

TDs 190 81 159 190 117 ByJeffSchultz STAFF WRITER Raleigh, N.C Rightabout the time of the game's sixth fumble which pulled the bobble count about even with the game's well-executed offensive plays the few bowl officials in attendance must have wondered if they made the wrong stop off 1-40. If they were going to have a few laughs Saturday, better to spend it at the state fair down the street than at a football game. North Carolina State strengthened its hopes of a second-place finish in the ACC with a defense-dominated 20-6 victory over Clemson before 53,676 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack (6-2-1, 3-2) would like to think the win, only their second in four weeks, puts them in contention for the Blockbuster Bowl, or at least the Hall of Fame Bowl. But their only immediate tangible reward was get ready for this whopper the Textile Bowl trophy, which annually goes to the winner of this battle of textile-producing region schools (complete with award ceremony).

"I think our guys really are going to enjoy the hats they were given," said State coach Dick Sheridan, who preferred talking about headwear and defense to offense. Until 10 minutes remained in the game, the teams were tied 6-6 two field goals apiece. As State flanker Eddie Goines said, "This was like a nightmare for an offensive player. I didn't like this game too much until the end." With 11 minutes left, Goines caught a 31-yard pass from Terry Jordan at the Clemson 6 to set up a four-yard scoring pass from Jordan to split end Reggie Lawrence with 10:19 remaining. The two catches accounted for a third of Jordan's 105 passing yards and were nearly as much as three Clemson quarterbacks compiled in the game (46 yards on S-of-19 passing).

The Tigers (4-3, 2-3) have more to be concerned about than their offense and their postseason prospects. Their scariest moment came with 4:21 left when inside linebacker Tim Jones suffered what coach Ken Hatfield termed a "pretty bad" neck inju-1 Cavs'33-7 victory aids 2-game skid ASSOCIATED PRESS Charlottesville, Va. Jerrod Washington ran for 197 yards and Kevin Brooks added 124 as Virginia used its size advan tage up front to roll to a 33-7 victory over Division I-AA William 1 v1 Washington had 134 yards in th first half as Virginia (6-2) built a 24-7 lead on the way to breaking a two-game losing streak. Washington and Brooks, sharing the tailback spot nil the absence of injured Terry Kirby, operated behind a line that outweighed William Mary's defensive front by 43 pounds a man. Virginia had just as much success on the other side of the ball.

The Cavaliers, who had allowed 979 yards on the ground in three previous games, held William Mary (6-1) to 3 rushing yards in the first half, none in the third quarter and 27 overall. WaM Vk First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 0 32-27 ,,163 15-22-2 648 00 1-10 27:12 55-342 101 88 8-18-0 349 1-0 7-58 32:48 WflMfflMN A aW4t 7 0 0 17 3 56 pass from Knight (Dawson kick) Vlr McClellan 25 Interception return (Hutted kick) Vir-Qoodman 3 run (Husted kick) W-Wsshtngton 9 run (Husted kick) Vk-FO Husted 25 Vlr-FO Husted 25 Vlr-FG Husted 48 Vir-FQHuttsd20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHtNO-WlMam A Mary, FKzgsrakJ 14-28, Keen 5-16, Btoeker-Bodley 1-2, Parker 1-1, Knight KX-8), Ludwkj H1Z). Virginia, Washington 27-197, Brooks 17-124, Sntad 1-1 Goodman 8-4, PASStNO-Willlam Mary, Knight 1542-2 163, Virginia, Goodman 7-16-0 87, Qroh 1-2-0 14. RECEIVING WHIIam 8 Mary, M.Tomlin 244, Lud-wig 4-56, Fitzgerald 8-20, Otson 1-12, Person 1-8, locker-Bod ley 1-3. Virginia, Mundy 347, Neery 1.

17, Aben 1-14, T.Tomlln 1-13, Allen 1-6, Way 1-2. .,1 vfc TOP PASSING Torretta, Miami Ryan Hancock, Brigham Young Greg Moore, Boston University VDrew Bledsoe, Washington State TOP RUSHING Eric Gant, Grambling Toby Davis, Illinois State Dedrlc Holmes, Nevada Byron Morris, Texas Tech Tony Vinson, Towson State TOP RECEIVING Vtaye Anderson, Grambling Chris Gedney, Syracuse -Vidory Bailey, Missouri ry after a head-on tackle against the Wolfpack's Anthony Barbour (140 yards on 21 rushes). The game was delayed about 15 minutes as Jones was strapped to a board with his head immobilized between two foam blocks, carted off the field and then taken to nearby Rex Hospi-, tal for precautionary X-rays. He was not paralyzed showing movement in his arms and legs but his condition was not immediately known. Hatfield speculated afterward that his team would "stay together and pull together." But things are not well in Death Valley.

All you had to do was look at how the game's final touchdown was scored with third-string (or was it fourth-string?) quarterback Patrick Sapp, a freshman, being sacked and fumbling in the end zone, the ball recovered by linebacker Damien Covington with 5:44 left. The Tigers actually used three quarterbacks during one second-quarter possession: starter Richard Moncrief, who was filling in for the injured Louis Solomon; senior Lance Easton, normally a wide receiver, who came in to hand off for three plays when Moncrief aggravated a hip injury; and Sapp, who came in to throw one incomplete pass, preceding Clemson's first field goal, then finished the game. "Whenever you thave a change in quarterbacks, it's going to affect their offensive linemen," said State nose tackle Ricky Logo. "There ain't no such thing as similar quarterbacks who do things the same. They had one play where an offensive lineman turned around and looked at Sapp, like, 'What are you He just got that look in his face." Attempting to direct an offense which would clearly prefer keeping the attack on the ground, Sapp completed only two of 14 and was sacked three times.

But, if Solomon and Moncrief don't heal, he'll likely be the Tigers' quarterback next week against Wake Forest. 7 Associated Press Anthony Barbour of N.C. State, who rushed for 140 yards, is slowed by Clem- son's Michael Barber (12). Own NC First downs flushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 13 11 54-224 43-157 46 105 34 0 5-19-0 12-21-0 042 B-42 4-4 2-1 4-35 2-10 30:14 29:48 Clemson N.C. Stats 0 3 1 0-6 3 10 14-80 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING-Clemson, R.Harris 14-83, Moncrief 5-47, Williams 11-45.

N.C. Stats, Barbour 21-140, Mantor 12-47, Jordan 2-(minus 35). PASSINQ-Clemson, Moncrief 3-5-0-35, Sapp 2-14-0-11. N.C. State, Jordan 12-21-0-105.

RECEIVINO-Clemson, Smith 3-35, Ha 1-9, Blunt 1-2. N.C. State, Goines 444, Schurtz 1-13, Hinton 2-13. HOW THEY SCORED First qua rtsf N.C. Matst Steve Videtlch 40 field goal, 7:33.

Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:51. LB Tyler Lawrence recovers tumble Clemson QB Richard Moncrief at Tigers' 29, but Wolfpack eanl advance from there. N.C. state Clemson 0. tecond quarter N.C.

Stats: Videtlch 20 field goal, 7:15. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 1:10. TB Anthony Barbour has 74-yard run to Tigers' 4. N.C. Stats (, Ctemeon 0.

Clemson: Nelson Welch 24 field goal, :59. Drive: 17 plays, 65 yards, 6:10. Tigers use three quarterbacks starter Richard Moncrief and badkups Lanes Easton and Patrick Sapp. Moncrief keeps drive alive with 1 1 -yard pass to Wfl Terry Smith at Wolfpack 38 on thlrd-and-5. N.C Stats 8, Clemson 1.

Third ljutrtaH Clemson; Welch 22 field goal, 3:43. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:07. One play after being stopped on fourth down at N.C. Stats 12, Tigers recover rumbie there by Stats FB Qrtg Manior. N.C.

State 6, Clemson 6. Fourth quarter N.C. State: Reggie Lawrence 4 pass from Terry Jordan (Videtlch kick), 10:19. Drive: 12 plays. 82 yards, 4:27.

Jordan keys drive with 2-yard dive on fourth-and-lnchet and 31 -yard past to FL Eddie Qoinet at Tlgert' 6. N.C. Mats 13, Ctemeon f. N.C. Stats: LB Damien Covington recovered fumble In end zone (Videtlch kick), 5:44.

Sapp fumbles In end zone after being tacked by LB Keith Battle and DT John Aklns. N.C. Mats Clemson 6. ''Dwneris Johnson, Western Illinois 13 tan'ue Johnson, Delaware 5 Hebman Trophy picture HELPED HIS CHANCES: Georgia's Garrison Hearst rushed 22 -times for 171 yards and one touchdown, his fourth consecutive plus-1 00 yard WHO HURT HIS CHANCES: San Diego State running back Marshall Ffjjlk was held to 1 29 yards on 20 carries, failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season, anad dropped a 50-yard pass that would have been a sure touchdown In the Aztecs' 20-1 7 upset loss to Air Force. i.

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