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The Paducah Sun 3B Gators let defense take kudos Associated Press Sunday, October 30, 1 994 How they fared 6 'MIAMI 24, NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 3: MIAMI Led by middle linebacker Ray Lewis, the Miami Hurricanes threw Virginia Tech for a loss. Lewis made 1 7 tackles, broke up lour passes and intercepted one to help Miami's defense dominate the Hokies. The Hurricanes forced three turnovers, had six sacks and held Virginia Tech (7-2, 4-2) to minus-14 yards rushing. For sixth-ranked Miami (6-1 the win set up a Big East Conference showdown next Saturday at No.

1 4 Syracuse. The Hurricanes have won their three Big East games by a combined 86-12, and the defense has yet to give up a touchdown In the league. 7 TEXAS 21, SMU 21: SAN ANTONIO Kyle Bryant missed a 67-yard field goal attempt with 1 second to play and No. 7 Texas had its 26-game Southwest Conference winning streak snapped by a tie with Southern Methodist. Bryant's desperation kick attempt came just 27 seconds after SMU's Ben Crosland was wide right with a 43-yard field goal attempt.

Texas (7-0-1 40-1 SWC) had to rally just to tie the game after SMU (1-7-1 0-4-1) built a 144) halftime lead. Rodney Thomas, who ran for 1 34 yards, got the first of his three touchdowns on a 57-yard run in the third quarter and caught a 25-yard pass from Corey Pullig early in the fourth. S.FLORIDA ST. 59, DUKE 20: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Danny Kanell threw for 225 yards in a 32-point second quarter as ninth-ranked Florida State beat previously unbeaten Duke for a record 22nd straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory.

Kanell, who had struggled in Florida State's last two games, passed for 394 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game in the third period. Florida State (6-1 6-0 ACC) rolled up 434 yards and 22 first downs in building a 38-6 halftime lead, holding Duke (7-1 4-1 to 45 yards and four first downs before the break. Anthony Azama stopped Sean All-good short on a 2-point conversion run. Vanderbilt (4-4) recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock to seal its third victory over a non-Southeastern Conference opponent this year. Vance's interception late in the third quarter came with the Huskies driving and the score tied 10-10.

He picked off Aaron Gilbert's pass at the Vandy 21 and returned it to the Northern Illinois 35. Johnson scored four plays later for a 17-10 lead with 3:59 left. Northern Illinois outgained Vanderbilt 316 yards to 236, but Van- derbilt's defense shut down the 1 Huskies after its only turnover, Johnson's fumble in the third quarter. Ole Miss 34, LSU 21 OXFORD, Miss. Josh Nelson threw three touchdown passes and Dou Innocent had his third straight 100-yard rushing game as Mississippi broke a four-game losing streak.

Ole Miss, which had scored lust one offensive touchdown in each of its three previous games, led 21-0 early in the second quarter after Mark Smith scored on a 3-yard run. The Rebels (34, 2-5 SEC) had lost four straight Southeastern Conference games since a 20-14 victory over Vanderbilt on Sept. 17. LSU (2-5, 2-4) lost three fumbles in the first quarter, the last leading to a six-play, 68-yard Ole Miss drive that ended with Smith's scoring run with 12:21 left in the second quarter. Smith, who had 16 carries for 79 yards, also had a 59-yard run during the drive.

Florida scores on 3 turnovers ASSOCIATED PRESS GAINESVILLE, Fla. Florida's high-powered offense stood on the sidelines while an opportunistic defense made sure the fifth-ranked Gators rebounded from their first loss of the season. Criticized for giving up the winning touchdown in the final minute of a loss that cost the Gators the No. 1 ranking two weeks ago, the defense redeemed itself during a 52-14 rout of Georgia Saturday night The unit scored twice on interception returns and also ran back a fumble for a TD, while holding the top offense in the Southeastern Conference to 292 yards 200 yards below its average. "What I care about is who won the game," said Georgia coach Ray Goff, who's lost five straight to "You can't turn the football over four times and expect to beat many people, especially when three of them go for touchdowns." The rain-drenched victory moved Florida (6-1, 5-1), coming off a 36-33 loss to Auburn, a step closer to its goal of reaching the Southeastern Conference championship game for the third straight season.

Coach Steve Spurrier's team can clinch the league's Eastern Division title by winning one of its two remaining SEC games, against South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The defense matched the Gators' powerful offense touchdown for touchdown for three quarters. Two of the scores came in the final 95 seconds of the first half, leaving lead to 24-14. He delivered the coup de grace with a 53-yard run down the right sideline, streaking past the smaller defensive backs with the speed that made him a high school track star in South Carolina. Tennessee 31, S.

Carolina 22 COLUMBIA, S.C. Freshman Peyton Manning threw three touchdowns two to James Stewart as Tennessee defeated South Carolina, the Volunteers' third victory in four games. Manning finished with 189 yards and completed 18 of 23 passes, including scoring throws of 6 and 1 yard to Stewart. Stewart, who finished with 75 yards on 10 rushes, added a two-yard TD run for Tennessee (4-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference). His final touchdown catch gave the Volunteers a 31-9 lead with 4:09 left in third quarter.

South Carolina cut into the lead on Stanley Pritchett's second touchdown run and a 32-yard touchdown pass from Steve Taneyhill to Mike Reddick. The Gamecocks (5-4, 4-3) missed another opportunity with six minutes left in the game when receiver Darrel Nicklow dropped Taneyhill's fourth-down pass in the end zone. Vandy 17, N. Illinois 16 NASHVILLE, Tenn. Eric Vance intercepted a pass and returned it 44 yards, setting up Jermaine Johnson's 9-yard touchdown run that lifted Vanderbilt over Northern Illinois.

Northern Illinois (3-6) pulled within a point with 1:02 left when George Anthony scored from 2 yards out. But Gerald Collins and Georgia's Eric Zeier with little alternative but to throw every down to try to get the Bulldogs (54, 3-4) back into the game. "We gave out more defensive game balls than in any of the 100 victories I have as a coach," Spurrier said. Zeier moved into fourth place on the Division I-A career passing list, completing 28-of45 for 261 yards, but was intercepted a career-high four times before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. Auburn 31, Arkansas 14 AUBURN, Ala.

Stephen Davis rushed for a career-high 246 yards and scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to help No. 4 Auburn overcome a post-Florida hangover and beat Arkansas, the Tigers' 19th consecutive victory. Auburn (6-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 14-10 entering the fourth quarter, the 11th time the Tigers have fallen behind while compiling the nation's longest winning streak. Then Davis took over, doing his best Bo Jackson imitation and perhaps vaulting himself into Heisman Trophy contention in a season lacking in standout candidates. On the third play of the fourth quarter, the 223-pound Junior powered over from the 1 to put Auburn ahead to stay against Arkansas (3-5, 2-4).

On the Tigers' next possession, Davis burst around right end for a 24-yard touchdown to push the 10, 'WISCONSIN 31, NO. 10 MICHIGAN 19: ANN ARBOR, Mich. The return of tailback Brent Moss gave Wisconsin the spark that had been missing the past two weeks. The running of Moss opened things up for Darrell Bevell, who completed 18-of-26 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns as the Badgers defeated No. 1 0 Michigan.

Moss, who missed games against Purdue and Minnesota, which resulted in a tie and a defeat, rushed for 106 yards on 26 carries, including a 3-yard touchdown for Wisconsin (4-3-1 3-2-1 Big Ten). 1 1 OREGON 10, NO. 11 ARIZONA 9: EUGENE, Ore. Danny. O'Neil threw 1 5 yards to Josh Wilcox for the game's only touchdown early in the fourth quarter as Oregon came from behind to beat Arizona for the Ducks' second consecutive stunning upset.

The victory left Oregon, Arizona and Southern Cal at 4-1 atop the Pac-1 0 standings. Oregon, which hasn't been 4-1 in the conference since 1970, already has beaten Southern Cal and is a serious threat to earn its first Rose Bowl berth in 37 years. The Wildcats (6-2 overall) led 9-0 at halftime on three field goals by Steve McLaughlin, but managed only two first downs in the second half against the Ducks (6-3), winners of four of their last five, including a dramatic 31-20 win over Washington a week ago. 1 2 UTAH 52, TEXAS-EL PASO 7: SALT LAKE CITY Charlie Brown ran for four touchdowns and Mike McCoy passed for three more as undefeated, 1 2th-ranked Utah matched its best start ever With a rout of Texas El Paso. On the best day of his college football career, Brown picked up 143 yards on 18 carries for Utah, which last went 8-0 in 1930.

The senior tailback's four rushing TDs tied a school record last set by Eddie Johnson in 1988 against Brigham Young. McCoy finished with 391 yards in the air, connecting on 25 of 36 passes with one interception. Eastern wins 19th straight OVC game Tl 1 0 mm -Zulu OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE their last six games, won three games in each of their first two seasons in I-AA. Austin Peay (3-5, 2-4) trailed 24-0 before finally scoring on a 37-yard field goal by David Young with 13:04 to play. UAB 36, Morehead St.

15 MOREHEAD, Ky. John Whit-comb completed 15 passes for 277 yards and one touchdown as Alabama-Birmingham took advantage of eight Morehead State turnovers. The Blazers (5-4) pulled out to a 16-2 lead on Whitcomb's 37-yard pass to Derrick Ingram with 1:08 left in the first half. second onsides kick by Sutherland failed when Bayless got the ball for the Blue Raiders. The Gamecocks had 14 penalties for 134 yards, including five 15-yard penalties for personal fouls.

SEMO 31, Austin PeaylO CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -Freshman Fred Hoston threw two touchdown passes and Kelvin Anderson ran for two scores as Southeast Missouri defeated Austin Peay. The victory assures Southeast (6-3, 4-2) of its first .500 season since moving up to Division I-AA in 1992. The Indians, who have won five of 15, 'WASHINGTON 24, OREGON ST 10: SEATTLE Damon yard run by Chuck Robinson, but Bayless' fourth quarter run put the Blue Raiders out of reach. Roberts added a 1-yard run to put Middle Tennessee up 45-37.

A last-ditch effort by the Gamecocks failed when Eurosius Parker recovered an onsides kick by Lee Sutherland with 1:26 left in the game, only to see the play called back for an offsides penalty. A Huard passed for two touchdowns to Eric Bjornson and ran for a touchdown as No. 15 Washington beat Oregon State in a Pac-1 0 game. Napoleon Kaufman, the Pac-1 0's leading rusher, was held to a season-low 69 yards on 21 carries with a long gain of 19 yards. He had losses on six of his carries.

1 'TEXAS TECH 33, NO. 1 9 TEXAS 9: LUBBOCK, Texas Freshman Zebbie Lethridge threw for three touchdowns as Texas Tech i 1 a ASSOCIATED PRESS MARTIN, Tenn. John Sacca threw for one touchdown and rushed for another Saturday in leading No. 9 Eastern Kentucky to a 34-14 victory over Tennessee-Martin. Sacca passed nine times for 85 yards as the Colonels (7-2, 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference) breezed to their 19th consecutive OVC victory.

Sacca moved the offense 76 yards on eight plays as Eastern Kentucky scored on its first drive. The Colonels were up 14-7 at halftime after Eric Clay rushed for another touchdown in the second quarter. Marc Collins added two field goals for Eastern Kentucky in the second half to compliment another pair of touchdowns. The Pacers (3-5, 1-5) scored twice, on Jason Johnson's 1-yard rush with 40 seconds left in the first half, and a 44-yard touchdown pass from Charles Gamble to John Dylan as the third quarter ended. Eastern Kentucky ground out 241 yards rushing, compared to 86 yards for the Pacers.

MTSU 45, Jax St. 37 MURFREESBORO, tTenn. -Kippy Bayless' 12-yard run broke a 31-31 tie in the fourth quarter to push Middle Tennessee State up for good over Jacksonville State. Bayless carried the ball 25 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns for the Blue Raiders (6-2). Kelly Holcomb completed 21 of 23 pass attempts for 313 yards and two touchdowns, and Robbie Roberts added 28 yards and two touchdowns.

Jacksonville State (44) tied the game in the third quarter on a 7- Ann 0 stunned No. 19 Texas to keep alive Red Raiders hopes of plaking in the Cotton Bowl. Tech (4-4, 3-2 Southwest Conference) jumped to a 21-0 lead and Texas (5-3, 2-2) was unable to challenge. The Longhorns were bothered by an offense that sputtered and a defense that let another Texas Tech freshman, Byron Hanspard, rush virtually wherever he wanted. Lethridge threw TD passes of 25, 7 and 1 0 yards while completing 1 2-of-24 passes for 1 53 yards.

Hanspard ran for 1 1 1 yards on 28 carries. 20aRIZ0NA ST. 36, NO. 20 BRIGHAM YOUNG 15: PROVO, Utah Jake Plummer threw for a career-high 327 yards and three touchdowns as Arizona State shocked No. 20 Brigham Young.

The Sun Devils (3-5) so completely dominated the game that BYU's homecoming crowd of 65,208 had markedly thinned by the fourth quarter. The Cougars (7-2) were never in the game, falling prey to two fumbles and an interception in a first half that ended with Arizona State ahead 23-0. mm mmmm nrnfl Xtj rl ft as BERKELEY, Calif. Al) WASHINGTON ST. 26, CALIFORNIA 23: NAME BRAND S1QB AT PJSffiUffl POiSS Tony Truant's field goal with 5V4 minutes to play completed a comeback from a 20-0 deficit as Washington State edged mistake-prone California.

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The Wildcats (5-2, 2-2 Big Eight) scored more points than they had in 39 previous trips to Norman, and now own consecutive victories over Oklahoma for the first time since 1969-70. 2N. CAROLINA 31, N.C. STATE 17: CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Leon Johnson rushed for 1 33 yards and scored three first-half touchdowns against the nation's fourth-ranked defense as No.

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