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S-4 THE SUNDAY RECORD NOVEMBER 8. 1998 THE SUNDAY RECORD NOVEMBER 11 1998 i 4 CORRE HEISMAN WATCH Cade McNown, OB, UCLA: 23-of-37 for 377 yards, 4 TDs Tim Couch, OB, Kentucky: 35-of-45 for 338 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Ricky Williams, RB, Texas: 23 carries for 90 yards and a TO; 1 TD catch III Andy Katzenmoyer, LB, Ohio State: Four tackles Donovan McNabb, OB, Syracuse: Passed for 3 Ms, ran for 1 ID 1 rI 0 i i1, 1 "0,,,,,, HEISMAN WATCH 7 Cade McNown, OB, UCLA: 23-of-37 for 377 yards, 4 TDs III Tim Couch, OB, Kentucky: 35-of-45 for 338 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT I 1:11 il 1 11 ill I f3 ,,,,) I I I -V---- III Ricky Williams, AB, Texas: 23 carries for 90 yards and a TO; 1 TD catch i li LI 1 ,1 III Andy Katzenmoyer, LB, Ohio State. Four tackles ef 44 II Donovan McNabb, OB, Syracuse: Passed for 3 IDs, ran for 1 ID ma Mich. St. 28, Ohio St.

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"This hurts, no question about it," Ohio State coach John Cooper said. "It seems like anything that could happen to us did happen to us." The Spartans (5-4, 3-2) trailed, 24-9, early in the third quarter after Ohio State's Damon Moore picked off Bill Burke's pass and returned it 73 yards for a touch. down. team this year," Saban said. "We're young.

For us to grow up and make the plays at the end of the game like we did is a positive step for our program." Ohio State not only lost its No. 1 ranking, but fell to third in the Big Ten behind Michigan and Wisconsin, both unbeaten in conference play. Burke, an Ohio native, completed only 18 of 46 passes, but frequently hit the big pass on long. yardage downs. "It's the kind of thing you'll never forget," he said.

"It was a game you like to play in, that you dream about as a kid." Burke threw for 323 yards, while Germaine was 16-of-34 for 239 yards. "All week in practice we thought we could win," Burke said. "We kept it in the family and didn't talk about it much." By RUSTY MILLER The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio For the third time in four years, an undefeated Ohio State team was stunned by a team from Michigan. The top-ranked Buckeyes, who had perfect records spoiled by the Michigan Wolverines in 1995 and 1996, were shocked by four-touchdown underdog Michigan State, 28-24, Saturday. "We came in here with the attitude that we were the squirts in the neighborhood who had to pick a fight with the bully," Spartans coach Nick Saban said.

Julian Peterson forced three fumbles and Rena Ido Hill made a goal-line interception with 1:12 left to seal the victory for Michigan State, which overcame a 24-9 deficit in the second half. Ohio State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten), which was No. 1 in both major MU 16 34-48 329 19-41-1 124 1-1 2-14 30:39 OS 21 47-114 239 16-34-1 232 4-4 8-64 29:22 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-An-int Return Yards Punts-Avg. FumblesLost Penalties-Yards Time ot Possession gan State 15 in the closing minutes, but three straight incompletions left the Buckeyes facing fourth down. The Spartans blitzed, leaving flanker Dee Miller isolated in single coverage on Hill, but quarterback Joe Germaine underthrew the ball and Hill picked it off near the goal line.

A technical glitch caused some viewers in parts of the country to miss the third-down and fourth-down plays. "This hurts the most," Miller said. "We had everything lined up. We just didn't get it done." It was Michigan State's first victory over a No. 1 team since the Spartans upset Michigan, 28-27, in 1990.

That also was the last time an unranked team beat a No. 1 squad. "We've been an inconsistent INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS USHING Michigan Irvin 28-52, Clemon 2-3. Burke 8-(minus 7). Ohio Wiley 22-100, Montgomery 11-41, Keller 4-7, Boston 1-7, Germaine 9-(mmus 41).

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But the Spartans rallied and took a 25-24 lead on Sedrick Er-Yin's 3-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter, then padded the margin on Paul Edinger's fifth field goal of the game with 9:26 left. Ohio State drove to the Michi ichigan puts clamps on Penn State The Associated Press Once again, strong defense helped Michigan upset Penn State. Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, and the No. 22 Wolverines forced five turnovers in a 27-0 victory Saturday in Ann Arbor, handing No. 9 Penn State its first shutout in 11 years.

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4, I -1 der 11 41 1 itt 7 1. l' 1. OHIO STATE (8-1) lost to Michigan State 28-24 Saturday: at Iowa 2. TENNESSEE (8-0) beat 37-13 Saturday: vs. Arkansas 3.

UCLA (8-0) beat Oregon State 41-34 Saturday: at Washington 4. KANSAS STATE (9-0) beat Baylor 49-6 Saturday: vs. No. 14 Nebraska 5. FLORIDA (8-1) beat Vanderbilt 45-13 Saturday: vs.

South Carolina 6. FLORIDA STATE (9-1) beat No. 12 Virginia 45-14 Saturday: at Wake Forest 7. TEXAS ABM (9-1) beat Oklahoma 29-0 Saturday: vs. No.

18 Missouri 8. WISCONSIN (9-0) beat Minnesota 26-7 Saturday: at No. 22 Michigan 9. PENN STATE (6-2) 'lost to No. 22 Michigan 27-0 Saturday: vs.

Northwestern 10. ARIZONA (9-1) beat Washington St. 41-7 Saturday: at California 11. ARKANSAS (8-0) beat Mississippi 34-0 Saturday: at No. 2 Tennessee 12.

VIRGINIA (7-2) lost to No. 6 Florida State 45-14 Saturday: vs. North Carolina 13. NOIRE DAME (7-1) beat Boston College 31-26 Saturday: at Navy 14. NEBRASKA (8-2) beat Iowa State 42-7 Saturday: at No.

4 Kansas State 15. x-SYRACUSE (5-3) lost to W. Virginia 35-28 Saturday: vs. No. 17 Tit.

Tech 15. x-TULANE (8-0) beat Memphis 41-31 Saturday: at Army 15. x-VIRGINIA TECH (7-1) did not play. Saturday: at No. 15 Syracuse 18.

MISSOURI (7-2) beat Colorado 38-14 Saturday: at No. 7 Texas 19. GEORGIA (6-2) did not play. Saturday: at Auburn 20. TEXAS (7-2) beat Oklahoma State 37-34 Saturday: at Texas Tech 21.

OREGON (7-2) beat Washington 27-22 Saturday: vs. Arizona State 22. MICHIGAN (7-2) beat No 9 Penn State 27-0 Saturday: vs. No. 8 Wisconsin 23.

GEORGIA TECH (6-2) did not play. Saturday: at Clemson 24. MIAMI (5-2) did not play. Saturday: at Temple 25. AIR FORCE (8-1) beat Army 35-7 Saturday: at Wyoming x-Teams are tied for 15th place.

7 I 1 I 1 'i 1 1 I i 1 0 'i I 1 ''1. 1' 1 I 1 1 i 1 1 i i i 1 i i 1 CI 11 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, 4 i 1 i 1 1 I i tory this week at Wake Forest. The Seminoles (9-1, 6-1) have won eight straight games since a 24-7 loss Sept. 12 at North Carolina State. Virginia (7-2, 5-2) didn't get into Florida State territory in the second half as quarterback Aaron Brooks suffered through a miserable afternoon, passing for 96 yards and throwing three interceptions.

No. 8 WISCONSIN 26, MINNESOTA 7 (at Madison, Wis.) The Badgers might be flawed, but their season remains perfect. Behind Matt Davenport's school-recordtying four field goals, Wisconsin improved to 9-0 for the first time since 1901. Next up for the unblemished Badgers is a trip to Michigan. The Gophers (4-5, 1-5) managed just 24 yards on 28 carries against the nation's second-best rushing defense.

Wisconsin had its troubles putting the ball into the end zone and settled for field goals of 35, 48, 18, and 22 yards. No. 11 ARKANSAS 34, MISSISSIPPI 0 (at Fayetteville, Ark.) Clint Stoerner combined with Anthony Lucas on scoring passes of 50 and 36 yards, and the Razorbacks defense frustrated Ole Miss all day. The second TD pass gave Arkansas (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) a 14-0 lead with 91 seconds left in the first half. Mississippi (6-3, 3-3) had first downs at the Arkansas 18, 4, and 26 in the first half but failed to score.

The wind chill was 29 when the second half began, and a blowing rain made it worse. No. 15 TULANE 41, MEMPHIS 31 (at Memphis, Tenn.) Shaun King threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Green Wave remained undefeated. King completed 27 of 38 passes for 285 yards for Tulane (8-0, 4-0 Conference USA). Memphis (2-7, 1-3) trailed, 41-10, but scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including two by Gerard Arnold.

King completed his first 14 passes en route to a 27-7 halftime lead. No. 20 TEXAS 37, OKLAHOMA STATE 34 (at Austin, Texas) Ricky Williams gained 42 of his 90 yards on the game's final drive, setting up Kris Stockton's 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift the Longhorns. The Cowboys called three straight time-outs with seven seconds left to try icing Stockton and it almost worked. After easily making kicks of 39 and 45 yards, his final one ricocheted off the left upright as it went through.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Michigan's Aaron Shea beating Penn State's Bhawoh Jue for a 26-yard touchdown catch Saturday. The Wolverines handed the No. 9 Nittany Lions their first shutout in 11 years. Michigan (7-2, 6-0 Big Ten) won its seventh straight game and stayed on track for consecutive conference championships. Penn State (6-2, 3-2) went into the game with a defense ranked in the top 11 of four NCAA defensive categories but gave up 360 yards.

"I was concerned if somebody decided to run right at us, whether we were strong enough," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said. Last year the Nittany Lions were ranked No. 2 and Michigan No. 4 when the teams met at State College, Pa. But a 34-8 victory vaulted Michigan to No.

1, and the Wolverines went on to win the national title. "It's frustrating to come out here and get embarrassed again by the Michigan team," linebacker Brandon Short said. Brady was 17-of-30 for 224 yards with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Shea in the first quarter and a 7-yard scoring strike to Tai Streets in the second as the Wolverines forged a 17-0 lead at the half. No. 3 UCLA 41, OREGON STATE 34 (at Corvallis, Ore.) Cade McNown hit wide-open Brad Melsby for a 61-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left, capping a wild fourth quarter that helped the Bruins stay in the chase for the national championship.

The Beavers tied it 34-all with 31 seconds left on a 28-yard field goal by Jose Cortez. Cortez's kickoff went out of bounds at UCLA's 41-yard line, giving McNown room to work. McNown, who was 23-of-37 for 377 yards and four touchdowns, found Melsby all alone on the next play, and he ran down the sideline to the end zone to help the Bruins (8-0, 6-0 Pacific 10) extend their NCAAbest winning streak to 18 games. Oregon State had one last chance, but Jonathan Smith's long pass was intercepted by Larry Atkins with four seconds left. The Beavers (4-6, 1-6) extended a more dubious college record, posting their 28th to 1910.

Kansas State, a 30-point favorite, took advantage of two miscues by the Bears (2-7, 1-5) to claim a 21-0 halftime lead on a rainy homecoming before 38,217 soaked fans. The Wildcats defense, ranked No. 1 in the nation in five categories, struck quickly as Travis Litton forced quarterback Jermaine Alfred to fumble. Tackle Damion McIntosh returned the ball 3 yards to the Baylor 11. Two plays later Eric Hickson scored on a 7-yard run 1:59 into the game.

Linebacker Mark Simoneau intercepted an Alfred pass at the Kansas State 48, and three plays later Bishop whipped a 37-yard TD pass to Aaron Lockett. No. 6 FLORIDA STATE 45, No. 12 VIRGINIA 14 (at Tallahassee, Fla.) Dexter Jackson came up with two of the Seminoles' four interceptions that set up touchdowns as they extended the nation's longest home unbeaten streak to 39 games. Florida State can win its seventh straight Atlantic Coast Conference title with a vic straight losing season.

No. 2 TENNESSEE 37, ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 13 (at Knoxville, Tenn.) Tee Martin ran for a touchdown and threw for one, and Jeff Hall kicked three field goals to lead the Volunteers. The homecoming victory gave Tennessee (8-0) its best record since 1956 and set up a Southeastern Conference battle of unbeatens this week, when Arkansas comes to Neyland Stadium. The Vo ls' Travis Henry ran for 104 yards on 17 carries and scored once in his second 100-yard game of the season. No.

4 KANSAS STATE 49, BAYLOR 6 (at Waco, Texas) Michael Bishop threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and David Allen tied an NCAA record with his fourth punt return for a TD to spark the Wildcats (9-0, 6-0 Big 12). Kansas State won its 17th consecutive game and gave coach Bill Snyder his 75th victory for the Wildcats. No K-State team had ever won its first nine games although the Wildcats did win 13 in a row from 1909 I rinceton grads lift enn over al Alt "The pass was called to him anyway and I just took one step back and lofted it to the end zone," Rader said. "It was a busted coverage on their part." "It wasn't a trick play," Bagnoli added. "The first touchdown, you're like, 'That's the worst, OK, new Princeton safety Ryan Demler said.

"Then the second touchdown, all right, new start. Then the third one, it's 21-0 in the first five minutes and it's absolutely surreal. I've played this game three times in my dreams and not once was it 21-0 in the first five minutes." "That's as disappointing a five-minute stretch of football as I've been associated with in my 12 years here," Princeton coach Steve Tosches said. "I can't explain it." COLUMBIA 24, DARTMOUTH 14 (at Hanover, N.H.) Paris Childress passed for two touchdowns as the Lions held on to end a 26-game winless streak against the Big Green. Columbia (3-5, 2-3) dominated the first half, rolling up 258 yards and a 21-0 lead.

The Lions gained only 84 yards in the second half but withstood a futile comeback by Dartmouth (2-6, 1-4). Kirby Mack scored Columbia's first touchdown with a 1-yard plunge in the first period. Neal Kravitz kicked the first of three extra points. BROWN 27, HARVARD 6 (at Boston) Quarterback James Perry, the nation's Division I-AA leader in total offense, picked apart Harvard defenses with short passes, including a pair of scoring strikes to Sean Morey, as the Bears kept alive Ivy League title hopes and hurt the Crimson's. Perry completed 30 of 40 passes for 281 yards and Morey grabbed 11 tosses for 116 yards as Brown (5-3, 3-2) knocked Harvard (4-4, 3-2) out of a share of the Ivy lead.

Harvard was plagued by five penalties in the first quarter. YALE 28, CORNELL 21 (at New Haven, Conn.) Joe Hand threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs topped the Big Red. Rashad Bartholomew ran for 176 yards and scored once for Yale (4-4 overall, 3-2 Ivy). Yale is tied for second in the Ivy League with Harvard, Brown, and Princeton. Cornell is 4-4 and 1-4.

1 i it I' tik i -7- 0 The Associated Press I i I lt 1141! i .4 Ali Combining an average play that i'li looked tricky, a trick play that it lk tb, looked average, and a lot of il 't Ai 'ci Princeton mistakes, Penn needed (3 t. jsuessteiftimveomfintlursttesptloaegreainb sothleepIos- 44 of League. i'l Matt Rader tossed two touch- 1 down 0 ta and i otailback he opening oJiiomg 7) -i 1 Finn threw passes another -----1 i 4:48 as Penn defeated Princeton, i ..4. 27-14, Saturday at Princeton. 4').

'444mi '11 1 The Quakers (6-2, 4-1 Ivy as114ivtAt 3, 444,,.....1, ,,1 1 three-way ague) had entered the game in a Vit t. i 4,0 tie for the top spot with NPrinceton (4-4, 3-2) and Harvard 'Ng. 'r 1,1 (4-4, 3-2), but they took care of the rcvo Tigers and Brown knocked off the Crimson. N1114 4 'Right now life is good," Penn 1 coach Al Bagnoli said. "We have --1.

tk two games left and we don't want to share this with anybody. We have destiny in our own hands." 1 4 1 4.44, Penn's victory was fueled by a -Nts, pair of Bergen Catholic graduates. Finn, besides tossing a halfback- ire option TD, rushed for 164 yards 1 on 39 carries against a Princeton defense that had given up only 156 ASSOCIATED PRESS yards rushing in its first four Norman Hayes (34) of Columbia hoping to elude Dartmouth's Brad league games. Eissier. The Lions snapped a 26-game winless streak vs.

the Big Green. Fellow former Crusader Joe 1,1 I I tikii i The Assc illito i li I 1 1 sit Corn looked 0, 4.1 looke( a 14 174- Ilk Prince tt tat 14, 10 Of rit A11' just fi r- sessior 144 Leagruc Mat I I "4 down i Finn ti 1 I 4 iri, 4:48 ai -4- 27-14, The ft tiI Leagrw three-N ,0 ep Prince 1 1,0 3- N1114 Itt ts 1 I's 44 rvoll 1 Tigers 1 Crims( coach two ga to sha 1 have -4, Pem 'f- li pair of eN, Om. Finn 1 option Ii- fw4 F-4 I on 39 1 defensi ASSOCIATED PRESS yards Norman Hayes (34) of Columbia hoping to elude Dartmouth's Brad league Eissier. The Lions snapped a 26-game winless streak vs. the Big Green.

Fell( It li 41 ,1 144.7 Iti- r. 1 1 11 4 44 4 1, 1 1, 4-, 1) 0,.,,,,,, I Pie la set up a Penn touchdown when he returned a punt to Princeton's 28 early in the game. On the next play, Finn threw his halfback option TD to Brandon Clay, helping the Quakers take a 14-0 lead. Princeton pretty much handed Penn the game by fumbling twice, leaving a receiver wide open, and getting fooled on a halfback option in the early going. Rader made the Tigers pay by sandwiching touchdown passes of 13 yards to Brandon Carson and 18 to David Rogers around Finn's TD pass in the opening blitz.

"In a big game, you just don't expect something like this to happen," said Rader, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 159 yards. The floodgates opened early with Ray Cano le fumbling the opening kickoff at the Princeton 32. On the fifth play, Carson came in from the sideline, gave Rader the play, and then broke the huddle and lined up on the left side even with the numbers on the field, unnoticed by Princeton. ti i.