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1 4 Saturday. October 29, 1994 The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution College Football; Game Day With 200 straight sellouts, Nebraska fans No. I in loyalty 1 chance of it letting up." Nebraska's streak actually started, with a loss, 16-7 to Missouri, but the fans-came back anyway, and from Plainview; to Peru, they keep on coming. Before td day's game, Nebraska will salute 483 people known to have shown up each," and every time during the streak. "Nothing ever interferes with a foot--ball game," swine breeder Willard do, 82, told the Omaha World-Heralds "In Nebraska we sometimes fight like, cats and dogs on some things.

But al-. most to the person, we're behind Ne braska football." It helps, too, that this is a rare state uritVi iiict Ann tn oinr n11o(T0 nrncrrnTti-V "Most places would give an arm and a leg for a coach like that, who can win nine games every season," says Steve Anderson, a local dentist "He's a very hard worker, a very honorable person who is close to the players. Those things are important to folks in Nebraska." Certainly, Osborne, who followed Bob Devaney in 1974, has continued to build upon Nebraska's tradition, despite what the locals call "that 'lil bowl problem." Here are more current NCAA-best streaks: Winning seasons, 33. Nine-win seasons, 25. New Year's Day bowl appear By J.C.

demons STAFF WRITER y- Lincoln, Neb. At R.P. Meyer's bar in the Haymarket district, the "NEBR. 1" bumper stickers on the wall are badly faded. Still, 23 years after the Nebraska Cornhuskers were No.

1 in the final polls, the love for the football team continues unabated. Today, fans will pack Memorial Stadium for the game between No. 2 Colorado and No. 3 Nebraska, just as they have for every fall Saturday since Nov. 3, 1962.

The sellout will extend the Huskers' streak to 200, by far an NCAA best. They've won 1 74 of those games. "One of the reasons of course is we don't have any professional teams to speak of," says Barbara Hopewell, a United Airlines flight attendant. "So college foootball has always been the most popular thing. "I went to school here 30 years ago, and it was the same way.

People just support the team. And they like Tom Osborne." Here on the Great Plains, there's nothing blander than the Nebraska football coach, except maybe his team's ram-it-between-the-tackles offense, which even diehards call "Os-boring." But they do it with a chuckle. ances, 13. Weeks ranked in AP polj, 216. Regular-season wins, 21.

However, being a perennial power doesn't always translate into putting people in the seats for this many years. Sellout streaks at Michigan (116) and Notre Dame (113) are second and third, and those began more than a full decade after Nebraska's. And the best football-rabid the SEC fans can do is Tennessee's 37 straight sellouts. Alabama, every Southerner's football measuring stick, is not even on the charts. "This is amazing," says Devaney, "but I'll be even more amazed on the day that we don't fill it up.

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ESPN; EASTERN DIVISION Conf. All Next game 5Whsn Colorado has tha ball Whan Georgia has ths ball 4-1-0 5-1-0 Saturday vs. Southern Miss Florida 5 South Carolina 4-2-0 5-3-0 Nov. 12 at Florida (' Frea safety Free safety r'lL 9 Tony Vetand Rover 29 Kareern Moss 5 Octevnus McFarlw Strong safety 4 Lawrence Wright 1 18 Eddie Lake hu 3-3-0 5-3-0 Nov. 1 2 at Auburn Georgia 35 Michael Gtlmora 13 Mike Harris 16 Eric Stokes Tennessee 2-3-0 3-4-0 Nov.

12 vs. Memphis PjIflMlllttl'Mrl 7 3 Lam Kennedy. Cornerback 9 Anthone Lrrtt 32 Kedra Makirta Cornertack 8 Tyrone Williams 1 Leslie Dennis Darren Srtimadeke Vanderbilt 1-4-0 3-4-0 Saturday at Kentucky 24 fred Weary 0-5-0 1-6-0 Saturday vs. Vanderbilt Kentucky 7 WESTERN DIVISION Inside LB 48 Dexter Daniels "Mite" IB 46 Doug Colman 41 Phil Ellis Inside IB 36 Kevin Freeman 44 James Bates Conf. All Next game "Will" LB Wjasonaraey NicM linebacker Alabama 5-0-0 8-0-0 Saturday at LSU "Sam-IB 4 Troy Dumas .45 CM Brown 32 Ed Stewart 91 Ryan lewiliiger V7 11 Ben Hanks 42 Darren Nambrick Miss.

State 2-2-0 5-2-0 Saturday vs. Arkansas 0LB Oil Tickle Tackle Tackle Tackle End Arkansas 2-3-0 3-4-0 Saturday at Miss. State 67 Mark Campbell 97 David Barnard 61 Olis Johnson 57 Kevin Carter 84 OontaJones 99 Terry Connealy 55 Chrrstiati Peter 86 Dwayne Harris I i LSU 98 Grant Wistrom 57 Jason PesterfelrJ 74 Scott Saltsman 2-3-0 2-4-0 Saturday vs. Alabama 93 Jared Tornich 40 Johnnie Church 60 Henry McMillan 99 McDonald Ferguson 56 Cameron Davis 1-5-0 2-5-0 Saturday vs. Memphis Mississippi WW4Wt Auburn 5-0-0 7-0-0 Saturday vs.

East Carolina ineligible for title Atlantic Coast Conference Conf. All Next game Tight end Left tackle Leftjuard Center RigMflian! RIeM tackle Tight and 5 Christian faurit 50 TonvBerti 63 Heath Irwin 64 Brvan 65 Chris Naeole 72 Derek West 88 Matt LeDSis Florida State 5-0-0 5-1-0 Saturday at Georgia Tech Split end Left tackle Left guard Center Right guard Right tackle Tight end 1 4 HjsMGralir 71 Adam 79 Steve Roberts 50 Scott 70 Resty Beadles 75 Troy Stark 87 James Warner 8 Jeff Thomas Mealjows 73 Herman Bell BrownholU 69 Antonio 52 Paul Tiaytor 49 Maurice Harrell 55DavidWeeks 55 David Weeks Fleming: 4lnTeSn!" 52 Kyle Smith 61 Pat Corcoran Stoltenberj 70 Ben Nichols 78 Melvin 89 Desmond Dennis McCarty Duke Thomas 4-0-0 7-0-0 Saturday vs. Virginia 74 Andrew Welsh N.C. State 3-0-0 5-1-0 Saturday at Maryland 4-1-0 6-1-0 Saturday at Duke Virginia North Carolina 2-2-0 5-2-0 Saturday vs. Clemson Quarterback lOEricZeier MMikeBobo Wide receiver 81 Michael Westbroo Quarterback 10 Kordell Stewart HKoyDetmer 2-4-0 3-4-0 Saturday vs.

N.C. State Maryland '): Flanker -j 88 Brice Hunter -12 Juan Daniels tiil Savoy Wide receiver 21 Rae Carrot ZJames Kidd Punter 28 Andy Mitchell Placekicker 19 NeilVoskehian Clemson 1-4-0 2-5-0 Saturday at North Carolina Punter 2 Dax Langley Placekicker 6 Kanon Parkman 0-5-0 2-6-0 Nov. 12 vs. North Carolina Wake Forest Georgia Tech 0-5-0 1-6-0 Saturday vs. Florida State Today's college TV and radio schedule Page C2 Running back 33 Terrell Scat back 19HinesWard COLORADO OFFENSE 26 Harebell Trotrtman 5 15 Larry Bowie 13 Bill Montgomery 3 'aS Whin Flnrirfa has th? hall When fhbraska has ths hall 1 THE TOP 25 it a No.

1 Penn State vs. No. 21 Ohio Stale No. 2 Colorado vs. No.

3 Nebraska 'Strong safety Frn safety 27 Corey Johnson 22AlandusSims Free safety 15 Steve Rosja 8 TJ. Cunningham 3 Donnell Leomitj No. 3 Nebraska at No. 2 Colorado 30 Will Muschamp 3 Buster Owens Right cornerback 45MaunrHenri(ues llljlijjjjjf No. 4 Auburn vs.

Arkansas Princeton (5-1) at Columbia (3-2-1) Brown (3-3) at Cornell (6-0) Harvard (3-3) at Dartmouth (3-3) Northeastern (0-7) at Delaware (4-3) lona (2-4) at Duquesne (4-3) Holy Cross (0-7) at Fordham (0-8) Marist (5-2) at Georgetown, D.C. (2-4) Colgate (2-5) at Lehigh (3-3-1) Buffalo (2-5) vs. Maine (3-5), Portland, Maine Boston U. (6-1) at Massachusetts (4-3) Right cornerback left cornerback 20CartosYsncy Left cornerback 47 Chris Hudson 4 Erik Mitchell 47 Robert Edwards 1 No. 6 Florida vs.

Georgia No. 6 Miami vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech 7 Dalton Simmons 29 Erik Robinson leireysipe Tf 0 0 Ml No. 7 Texas ASM vs.

SMU ne 16 Matt Russell 23 Allen Wilbon Ml 46 Ted Johnson 33 Ron Merkerson No. 8 Alabama does not play No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 16 Duke Yale (3-3) at Penn (5-0) No, 10 Michigan vs.

Wisconsin Ohio St. (6-2) at Penn St. (6-0) OLD 97 Mike Phillips Tackle No. 11 Arizona at Oregon No. 12 Utah vs.

Texas-El Paso OLD 56 Greg Jones 36 Jon Kntitson 018 45 Greg Bright 48 Phillip Benton Nose guard 44 Marcus Williams 42 Randall Godfrey 7 36 Whit MarshaH Bryan Jones 7 7 Tkl. Nosoguard Mb SIX'S? 51 Travis Jones 66 Travis Stroud 98 Matt Storm 58 Frank Watts 97 Walter Rouse 94DeshayMcKever T7 96 Mike Forney 93 Darius Holland Tackle 92 Shannon Clavelie 77 Viliami Maumau No. 13 Virginia Tech at No. 6 Miami Temple (2-5) at Pittsburgh (1-7) New Hampshire (6-1) at Rhode Island (2-5) Monmouth, N.J. (4-2) at Sacred Heart (3-4) Robert Morris (5-1) at St.

Francis, Pa. (2-5) 94 Kerry Hicks 66 Clint Moore 95 Daryl Price No. 14 Syracuse does not play No. 15 Washington vs. Oregon St.

7 No. 16 Duke at No. 9 Florida Stale No. 17 Colorado State does not play No, 18 Virginia does not play Siena (2-4) at St. John's, Y.

(5-1) William Mary (5-3) at Villanova (4-4) Louisiana Tech (1-6) at West Virginia (3-5) MIDWEST Eastern Michigan (1-6) at Ball St. (3-3-1) Miami, Ohio (3-4-1) at Bowling Green (7-1) No. 19 Texas al Texas Tech Evansville (2-5) at Butler (6-2) Wide receiver Left tackle Loft guard Center Right guard Right tackle Tight end O) o) Split end Left tackle left guard Center Right pan) Right tackle tight end 7 Reggie Baul 56 Rob Zatechka 76 Joel Wilks 54 Aaron Graham 66 Brendan Stai 72 7ach Wiegert 85 Matt Shaw 5 Brendan, 61 Brady Caskey 67 Aaron Taylor 51 Bill Humphrey 65 Bryan Pruitt 70 Eric Anderson 88 Eric Afford Holbein 28 Chris Doering 51 Anthony 62 Dean Golden 52 David Swain 75Donnieftung 78 Reggie Green 80 Shawn Nunn" Indiana St. (4-4) at Eastern Illinois (2-5) Southern Illinois (1-6) at Illinois St. (4-4) unuoieymii passla 65 Derek Wallw 53 Kevin Johnson 62 Dean Golden 76 Keith 87 Chris Braun 77 Eric Johnson McMahon No.

20 Brigham Young vs. Arizona State No. 21 Ohio Slale at No. 1 Penn Slate No. 22 Washington St.

at California NO. 23 Kansas Slate at Oklahoma No. 24 North Carolina vs. N.C. State No.

25 Southern Cat does not play ACC Duke at Florida State, Noon Wake Forest at Clemson, 1:30 p.m. Missouri (2-5) at Iowa St. (0-6-1) Oklahoma St. (3-3-1) at Kansas (4-3) Wisconsin (3-3-1) at Michigan (5-2) Indiana (5-2) at Michigan St. (2-5) Western Illinois (5-2) at Northern Iowa (5-2) Colorado (7-0) at Nebraska (8-0) Punter 14 Shayne Edge Placekicker 6 Judd Davis Quarterback 18 Brook Berringer 11 Matt Turman Tulane at Maryland, 1:30 m.

Punter and placekicker 6 Darin Erstad WirJt racwvtr 1 Jack Jackson Reidel Anthony. Wing back 27 Abdul Muhammad 33 Wester Johnson- Quarterback 7 Danny Wueiffel 12 terry Deon t) Fullback Tailback 39 Chris Bilkie 21 Fred Taylor N.C. State at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. SEC FLORIDA OFFENSE NEBRASKA OFFENSE Arkansas at Auburn, 12:30 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina, 1 p.m.

Fullback I back Northern Illinois at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. 40CorySchleslnger 1 Lawrence Phillips 22Jetf Makovicka 21 Damon Benning Probable starters listed first Probable starters listed first 23 Dwayne Mobley 25 Elijah Williams LSU at Mississippi, 2:30 p.m. Georgia at Florida, 7 p.m. Miss. Stale at Kentucky, 7 p.m.

Drake (5-2) at Nebraska-Kearney (6-2) Illinois (4-3) at Northwestern (3-3-1) Navy (1-6) at Notre Dama (4-3) Central Michigan (6-2) at Ohio U. (0-7) Iowa (3-5) at Purdue (4-2-1) Austin Peay (3-4) at Southeast Missouri (5-3) Central State, Ohio (7-0) at SW Missouri St. (1-6) Kent (2-5) at Toledo (4-2-1) Dayton (5-2) at Valparaiso (5-2) Akron (0-7) at Youngstown St. (6-0-1) SOUTHWEST Houston (1-6) at Baylor (5-3) Sam Houston St. (5-3) at North Texas (5-2) Kansas St.

(4-2) at Oklahoma (4-3) STATE Series: Georgia leads 44-26-2. Last meeting: Florida won 33-26 in 1993. Last week: Georgia defeated Kentucky 34-30; Florida was idle. Records: Georeia is 5-3 overall. 3-3 in the SEC: Florida is 5-1.

4-1. Miss, College at West Georgia, 12:30 p.m. Clark Atlanta at Albany Stale, 1:30 p.m. Tuskegoe at Fort Valley, 1 :30 p.m. Morris Brown at Lane, 2 p.m.

Kentucky State at Savannah State, 1:30 p.m. Delia State at Vaktosta State, 6 p.m. SOUTH AH. (2-6) vs. Ala.

St. (3-4) at Birmingham Mars Hill (6-2) at Charleston Southern (0-7) Davidson (1-5) at Hampden-Sydney (2-5) Texas (7-Q) vs. SMU (1-7) at San Antonio NW Louisiana (4-3) at Southwest Texas St. (4-3) Rice (3-3) at Texas Christian (4-3) Grambling St. (7-0) at Texas Southern (3-4) Texas (5-2) at Texas Tech (3-4) FAR WEST Arizona St.

(2-5) at Brigham Young (7-1) St. Mary's, Calif. (6-2) at Cal Poly-SLO (4-3) Washington St. (5-2) at California (3-4) Serieslast meeting: Nebraska leads 36-14-2; Nebraska won 21-17 ('93). Last week: Colorado beat Kansas St.

35-21. Nebraska beat Missouri 42-7. Colorado update: The Buffaloes reach the end of a "National Title March" featuring six ranked teams, having beaten then-ranked Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas State. A well-balanced team, Colorado has rushed for 2,068 yards and passed for 1 ,452. Nebraska update: The Cornhuskers, seeking a first-ever national title for Osborne, have been resilient, going 4-0 since preseason All-America QB Tommie Frazier (blood clot) was lost for the season.

Nebraska's punishing ground game NCAA-best 390 yards per game is a key. Players to watch: Colorado RB Rashaan Salaam (167 carries, 1 200 yards, 1 0 TDs); QB Kordell Stewart (93-of-1 43, 1 ,330 passing yards, 7 TDs, 445 rushing yards, 5 TDs); WR Michael Westbrook (21 catches, 420 yards, 4 TDs), and TE Christian Fauria (25 catches, 244 yards, 2 TDs). Nebraska RB Lawrence Phillips (1,233 yards, 6.7 12 TDs); QB Brook Berringer (45-of-75, 527 yards, 6 TDs, 169 rushing yards, 5 TDs); LB Ed Stewart (66 tackles, 4 for loss). Keys to the game: The Buffs must lift themselves for another emotional game. On offense, RB Salaam who had key fumbles against Michigan and Texas must hold on to the football.

Nebraska QB Berringer has to exploit Buffs' secondary, allowing RB Lawrence Phillips and O-line to control the clock. Prediction: Nebraska 28-27. Compiled by J.C demons South Carolina St. (6-2) at Delaware St, (4-3) Cincinnati (0-6-1) at East Carolina (4-3) i Ftirman (2-5) at East Tennessee St. (4-3) 1 Georgia update: Eric Zeier completed 36 of 5 1 passes for 420 yards and twd -TDs last week against Kentucky.

Georgia is I Ith in the SEC in total and defense. 0 Florida update: The Gators had an off-week to regroup after Auburn. Danny -i Wuerffel will start at quarterback In place of Terry Dean. ill Players to watch: Georgia QB Eric Zeier (20 1 -of-328, 2759 yards, 20 TDs); FL Brice Hunter (44 receptions, 595 yards, 5 TDs); SE Hason Graham (38 receptions, 768 yards, 9 TDs). Florida QB Danny Wuerffel (22-of-33, 288 yards, 4 TDs); TB Fred Taylor (92 carries, 643 yards, 4 TDs).

lo Injury report: Georgia OT Adam Meadows (ankle), RB Terrell Davis (haro'' string) are probable. WR Jerry Jerman (knee) will play. Florida OL Jason Odotrn (knee), DL Henry McMillian (knee), CB Larry Kennedy (knee), TB Elijah Williams, (ankle) will play. Keys to the game: Florida leads the SEC In sacks per game with 4.33. If Zeief 4 can get time he'll pick apart a suspect Florida secondary.

It may not be enough Prediction: Florida 5 1 Georgia 38. Compiled by Scott M. Reid 1 Morgan St. (1-6) at Florida (4-3) ii 1 Central Florida (5-3) at Liberty (3-4) Memphis (5-2) at Louisville (4-3) Citadel (3-4) at Marshall (7-1) Montana St. (2-6) at Eastern Washington (2-5) New Mexico (2-6) at Fresno St.

(4-4) Portland St. (6-2) at Idaho St. (4-3) Idaho (7-0) at Montana (7-0) Weber St. (4-4) at Northern Arizona (4-4) Arizona (6-1) at Oregon (5-3) Utah St. (2-5) at Pacific (4-3) Sacramento St.

(3-3) at Southern Utah (3-4) Hawaii (2-5) at San Diego St. (3-5), Stephen F. Austin (4-2-1) at McNeese St. (5-2) Virginia Tech (7-1) at Miami (5-1) Jacksonville St. (3-3) at Middle Tenn.

St. (5-2) Prairie View (0-7) at Mississippi Valley St. (2-6) Alabama-Birmingham (4-4) at Morehead St. (0-7) Tennessee Tech (3-5) at Murray St. (4-3) Southern U.

(4-3) at Nlcholls St. (3-4) Bethune-Cookman (2-6) at N. Caro. AST (6-2) James Madison (6-1) at Richmond (3-5) Alcorn St. (6-2) at Samford (2-5) Tulsa (2-5) at Southern Mississippi (4-4) E.

Kentucky (6-2) at Tennessee-Martin (3-4) Appalachian St. (5-2) at UT-Chattanooga (2-5) Stanford (2-4-1) at UCLA (2-6) Div. I-AA Howard no homecoming soft touch for Morehouse 1 San Jose St. (1-6) at UNLV (4-3) Texas-El Paso (3-5) at Utah (7-0) Oregon St. (2-5) at Washington (5-2) Air Force (4-3) at Wyoming (4-4) Western Carolina (5-3) at VMI (0-7) Northern Illinois (3-5) at Vanderbilt (3-4) Troy St.

(6-1) at Western Kentucky (5-3) By Earnest Reese STAFF WRITER Give Morehouse credit for moxie. Normally, teams schedule homecoming opponents they figure they can beat before the gathering of alumni. Not the Division II Maroon Tigers. Today at B.T. Harvey Stadium (2 p.m.), they will be.

facing a I-AA foe that won its conference title a year ago. Howard, defend ing champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, counted among its 11 victories last season a 34-9 shellacking of Morehouse. "We're quite familiar with their program, but if we can do some of the things we did last week, I feel like we'll have a great chance of beating them," said Maroon Tigers first-year coach Vincent Williams. It has happened before, as recently as tha '92 season. The Bison came to Atlanta that time heavily favored, only to become the vic-0 tim of a 7-0 defeat.

In other games involving AU Center1 schools, Clark Atlanta (2-4, 1-3) will be a big' underdog when it faces SIAC defending1 champion and No. 13-ranked Albany StatT (7-1, 5-0) at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany'1 (1:30 p.m.). Morris Brown (1-6) travels to" Lane College (1-5) in Jackson, for a p.m. non-conference matchup. EAST Boston College (3-2-1) at Army (3-4) Scores updated on-line.

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