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natmm wv 80 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday October 10 1993 COLLEGE FOOTBALL vmm Clemson stumbles past last place Duke most of them having to do with performance He started at cornerback in place of Terrance Dixon who was suspended after a Thursday night arrest on drug charges coach Ken Hatfield when asked about his offensive performance not happy at The Tigers took a beating in total offense time of possession and pride against the last-place team But they nevertheless came out with a win their third in a row to push their record to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the ACC "1 don't consider it luck" said Clemson freshman Dexter McCleon who made his first start at defensive back and came up with two interceptions do what we have to do to win the guys know next week in practice we have a whole lot to improve The Blue Devils who lost three offensive starters in the first half still managed to crank out 378 yards in total offense to 197 They averaged 504 yards per play to 35 And they held onto the ball for 32 minutes four more than the Tigers close but so far I guess" said Duke coach Barry Wilson The Tigers put what would prove to be the winning points on the board when Nelson Welch hit a 27-yard field goal with five minutes 39 seconds to play in the third quarter breaking a 10-10 tie Clemson then used some timely defensive plays and a stroke or two of good fortune to put it away: On their first drive of the fourth period the Blue Devils moved from their 20 to 9 On fourth down Tom Cochran kicked wide to the right on a 26-yard field-goal attempt The Blue Devils later started a drive at their 1 1 got a 44-yard pass play from Spence Fischer to Stanley Dorsey and threatened again this time on a 43-yard Cochran field-goal attempt with 1:38 left The Tigers took a timeout and used some of the break to warn Cochran that they were coming after his kick When the ball was snapped they sent four players crashing through The kick low anyway according to players from both teams was slapped down by Buckner and the Tigers dodged another bullet When Clemson sustain enough offense to kill the clock the Blue Devils got the ball back for one last try This time Fischer had to heave a desperation pass toward the end zone and McCleon intercepted with three seconds remaining There were some bright spots By LEONARD LAYE Sports Editor DURHAM Tigers trudged the 1 00 or so yards to their locker room heads down sweat dripping from their brows saying nothing looking for all the world as if they had just been beaten The way they played through almost all of an uninspiring Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium they should have been The Tigers however came up with just enough big plays at just the right moments including a game-saving interception with three seconds left to hang on for a 13-10 ACC football win over Duke It was a demoralizing victory no matter how much the Tigers insisted they would take a win any way they could get it was said Clemson Ga Tech crushes Terps By CARROLL ROGERS Knight-Ridder Newspapers ATLANTA For the first time in a month Georgia Tech coach Bill Lewis could smile on a Saturday afternoon And smile really big His Yellow Jackets had just finished taking the Maryland Terrapins on a magic carpet ride up and down the turf for a 38-0 ACC win The win was (2-3 1-2) first since a season-opening victory over Furman It was the second-best offensive outing for Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets rolled up 610 yards Two running backs rushed for more than 100 yards (William Bell and Dorsey Levens) for the second time this season The defense got its first shutout since 1 988 The Yellow Jackets recorded 10 sacks a season-best by eight The time was right for a big offensive day After being frustrated in a 51-0 loss last week to No 1 Florida State which has the fourth-best defense in the NCAA the Yellow Jackets got a shot at the worst Maryland (0-6 0-3) is allowing 605 yards per game Sophomore Donnie Davis had his best day since replacing Shawn Jones as Georgia quarterback He had 218 yards 68 rushing on seven carries 1 56 passing on nine of 19 completions and accounted for three of five touchdowns two on passes one on a run Bell rushed for 131 yards and a 1-yard touchdown on 16 carries He tackled in the backfield once Levens rushed for 133 yards and a 3-yard touchdown on 13 carries Both rotate with Jimy Lincoln at tailback ran the ball well and the blocking was tremendous" said Bell just trying to do some new things to get going in the right direction But really the biggest thing was the win just been trying to get things back on track and this was our first Maryland Georgia Tech 0 0 0 0-0 3 7 14 14-38 FG Jarrett 45 Bell 1 run (Jarrett kick) Davis 21 run (Jarrett kick) Levens 3 run (Jarrett kick) Rice 6 pass from Davis (Jarrett kick) Baynham 3 pass from Davis (Jarrett kick) Att 36218 (at Georgia Tech) Hatfield said Saturday he know more about status until he returned to campus and talked to the player He said McCleon had won a starting role no matter what happens with the other players do anything but get better out Hatfield said The other Tigers could take a cue got to do a better Hatfield said not satisfied at all (But) the biggest thing is we're 4-1" Associated Press Shawn Hocker said panic Jason has so much confidence going to get us out of a lot of sticky Kemp who had averaged 184 yards passing a game suddenly looked unstoppable He took quick drops or used play fakes to buy some time in the pocket and North Carolina rarely got a good rush on him When receivers got a step on the Tar defensive backs Kemp found them The Deacons have much of a running game and gained only 55 yards on the ground 20 of them by Kemp so they ditched most attempts to run and switched to a quick-huddle offense in the second quarter to make up ground on the Tar Heels two-minute drill worked great for Kemp said good for a quarterback When we got behind we used it It keeps the defense off For North Carolina becoming a familiar state Hurricanes would muster Florida State took a 21-7 lead in at halftime courtesy of a 72-yard pass to split end Matt Frier and a 2-yard run by Ward Miami Florida St 7 0 0 14 7 0 7-28 Jackson 69 run (Bentley kick) Bennett 6 pass from Costa (Prewitt kick) Frier 72 pass from Ward (Bentley kick) Ward 2 run (Bentley kick) FG Prewitt 23 The stars: Brent-son Buckner blocked a Tom Cochran 43-yard field goal attempt that could have tied the game for Duke with one minute 38 seconds to play Freshman defensive backre-turn specialist Dexter McCleon made his first start and had two interceptions and a 39-yard punt return Duke's Spence Fischer completed 21 of 43 passes for 243 yards but had three intercepted The turning point: The game was in doubt until only three seconds remained when Dexter McCleon intercepted a Fischer pass at the Clemson 8 to preserve the 13-10 victory The key stat: Despite giving up 378 yards Clemson's defense allow Duke's offense a touchdown (Blue Devils defensive tackle Scott Youmans scored on a fumble recovery) Quote: "The only thing (Clemson's defense) really gave up was a couple of field goals and that's what we've got to have championship Clemson coach Ken Hatfield Worth mentioning: Nelson Welch's 44-yard field goal in the opening quarter was the 14th he has made in 1 8 career attempts of between 40 and 49 yards Duke lost three offensive starters in the first half Fullback Robert Baldwin suffered bruised ribs tight end Dan Clark a dislocated shoulder and center Jeroen Egge a concussion next: Duke is at Maryland Clemson plays at home against Wake Forest Leonard Laye Clemson 3 7 3 Duke 0 10 0 0-10 FG Welch 44 Drive: 9 plays 29 yards 4:05 Key play: Solomon 10 run FG Cochran 32 Drive: 13 plays 65 yards 5:13 Key play: Dorsey 16 pass from Fischer Youmans 2-yard fumble return (Cochran kick) Key play: Marks' 1 5-yard sack of Sapp causing the tumble Smith 1 run (Welch kick) Drive: 10 plays 67 yards 3:59 Key play: Smith 45 pass from Sapp FG Welch 27 Drive: 5 plays 21 yards 1:36 Key play: McCleon interception and 39-yard return ol Fischer pass 18 600 (al Duke) First downs 22 1 1 Rushes-yards 34-135 47-126 Passing 243 71 Return yards 3 13 Comp-Att-Int 21-41-3 4-9-0 Punts 4-43 6-41 Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 5-90 529 Time ol possession 32:00 28:00 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Clemson: Hood 8-67 Blunt 12-51 Sap 17-16 Solomon 2-11 Smith 4-7 Franklin 2-4 Witherspoon 2-0 Duke: Redmon 6-48 Fischer 7-29 Lowman 11-27 Baldwin 3-21 Lewis 6-17 Flemming 1-7 Clemson: Sapp 4-8-0-71 Solomon 0-1-0-0 Duke: Fischer 21-41-3-243 Clemson: Hinton 2-20 Smith 1-45 Blunt 1-6 Duke: Dorsey 4-79 Wright 2-38 Lewis 4-26 Breedlove 2-25 Spurrier 2-21 Khayal 1-12 Farquhar 1-9 Lowman 1-9 Flemming 1-9 Redmon 2-9 Baldwin 1-6 North Carolina 45 Wake Forest 35 The stars: North Curtis Johnson had 132 yards and three touchdowns and Leon Johnson had 1 1 9 yards and one score The key stat: North Carolina has given up 33 or more points in four of its past five games Quote: you put five or 10 pounds on Jason he could be an offensive North Carolina offensive guard Shawn Hocker said of quarterback Jason Stanicek Worth mentioning: North Carolina safety Kevin Addis tore an anterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will miss the rest of the season next: North Carolina plays at Georgia Tech Wake Forest plays at Clemson Lynn Zinser Wake Forest 3 10 0 22-35 North Carolina 10 21 14 0-45 FG Pignetti 20 Driva: 7 plays 26 yards 2:25 Key play: Wake Forest punter Mike Green fumbles a snap and North Carolina starts at the Wake 23 Sturgis 3 fumble recovery (Pignetti kick) Drive: None Key play: LaRue is intercepted by Crocker who returns it 41 yards to the 3 and fumbles Sturgis picks it up and scores FG Green 28 Drive: 14 plays 70 yards 5:57 Key play: Wake Forest had a touchdown pass called back on a penalty Johnson 7 run (Pignetti kick) Drive: 10 plays 78 yards 3:1 1 Key play: Stanicek passes 35 yards to Holliday Kemp 7 run (Green kick) Drive: 6 plays 65 yards :56 Key play: Kemp throws to Dixon but all the players stop as if a whistle had been blown So Dixon runs 12 yards for the first down Johnson 17 run (Pignetti kick) Drive: 6 plays 62 yards 2:24 Kay play: Stanicek scrambles 18 yards FG Green 20 Driva: 4 plays 3 yards 131 Key play: Grace returns an interception off Stanicek 32 yards to Tar 6 Wall 16 pass from Stanicek (Pignetti kick) Drive: 11 plays 92 yards 3:36 Key playe: Stanicek converts three third downs Johnson 75 run (Pignetti kick) Drive: 1 play 75 yards :17 Key play: Touchdown Johnson 5 run (Pignetti kick) Drive: 7 plays 71 yards 2:54 Key play: Thomas hits Wall with a 23-yard completion Pettus 7 pass from Kemp (pass failed) Drive: 6 plays 80 yards 3: 14 Key play: Kemp's 23-yard completion to the North Carolina 34 Gresham 2 run (Kemp run) Drive: 10 plays 75 yards 3:13 Key play: Kemp passes for 29 yards to Estes Gresham 1 run (Dixon pass trom Kemp) Drive: 3 plays 55 yards :32 Key play: Kemp hits Pettus for a 40-yard gam to the 1 Wake eorest: 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Cmp Reach out and North Carolina tailback Curtis Johnson (32) escapes the reach of Wake Forest tackle Jay Williams (91) during game Johnson rushed for 132 yards and teammate Leon Johnson added 119 in the Tar 45-35 victory rests: offense saves UNC Defense By LYNN ZINSER Raleigh Bureau CHAPEL HILL North Carolina's defense ought to buy its offense dinner After the Tar Heels clung to a 45-35 win over Wake Forest Saturday at Kenan Stadium candy and flowers be out of line either Tar Heels tailback Curtis Johnson said had bad games and our defense has stuck up for us Now had a bad game and stick up for And do they ever need it For the second straight week North Carolina (6-1 3-1 ACC) scored 45 points and needed almost all of them Wake Forest on Saturday and Texas-El Paso the week before teams that would hardly qualify as heavyweights in college football each put a fright into the 15th-ranked Tar Heels not worried" defensive tackle Marcus Jones said know Johnson scored his third touchdown on a 75-yard run to open the second half Seemingly you score a lot of points like that natural to let up a Crocker said not in there Your mind wanders a little got to work through The Tar Heels defenders owe a great deal to the frighteningly efficient offense Two backs cracked the 100-yard mark Curtis Johnson with 132 rushing yards and Leon Johnson with 119 and quarterback Jason Stanicek was splendid particularly on third-and-long Stanicek ran for first downs on third-and-11 and third-and-8 passed for first downs on third-and-10 third-and-4 third-and-5 third-and-12 third-and-20 and fourth-and-10 in this game did we ever feel backed offensive guard our defense is good I know we can get the job done when it comes down to it just playing Wake Forest (1-4 0-2) passed for 404 yards against that sporadic defense Quarterback Jim Kemp who replaced starter Rusty LaRue passed for a career-high 309 yards and did a heck of an impersonation of his father Jack a former pro quarterback All this from a team that scored only 20 points against Appalachian State and scored more than 16 in any other game this season In the first half North Carolina had seemingly buried the demons of a week ago The defense put the Tar Heels up 10-0 when corner-back Sean Crocker intercepted LaRue and ran it back 41 yards to the 3 When Crocker fumbled linebacker Oscar Sturgis picked it up and took it the rest of the way North Carolina rambled to a 31-13 halftime lead and seemingly put the game away when Curtis FSU Continued from page 1G Saturday's victory kept the No 1 Seminoles (6-0) at the pinnacle of the rankings while the No 3 Hurricanes (4-l) lament about a shot at the national title that got away Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward (21 completions 31 attempts 256 yards and a touchdown) was once again a spectacle of athletic artistry despite the fact that the Florida State offense bogged down in the second half is hard to said Bowden whose teams had lost seven out of eight meetings to Miami before Saturday never know when Even with things falling in place for the Seminoles it was difficult for Bowden to rest until safety Devin Bush made an astute play On third and 5 with just over five minutes Iqft in a 21-10 game purge bad memories by ripping Hurricanes Maryland: Mason 17-59 Milanovich 14-35 Burnell 6-20 Williams 4-31 Georgia Tech: Bell 16-131 Levens 13-133 Haney 4-69 Davis 7-68 Maryland: Milanovich 20-34-3-261 Foley 5-12-0-90 Georgia Tech: Davis 9-19-1-156 Stroman 2-4-0-43 Maryland: Weaver 8-79 Lewis 4-105 Williams 3-23 Carter 2-38 Georgia Tech: Cassidy 3-63 Bender 2-41 Simmons 1-55 Burdette 1-13 Seminoles at I' jt IV 1 I 1 vf I 1 Lm Miami quarterback Frank Costa dropped back looking left toward his three wideouts A lone receiver the tight end on the same (right) side of the field as Bush tipped off the play figured they're not going to that tight end Bush said were going to bring somebody across" Bush slid in to pick off pass and returned it 40 yards for the score was thinking stop until you get to the dressing room" he said still don't think No 1" said Donnell Bennett who rushed for 75 yards on 21 carries "1 think we are Today they just proved that good" Less than four minutes into the game FSU tailback Sean Jackson (98 yards 10 carries) broke for a 69-yard scoring run Miami came right back with a 6-yard scoring pass from Costa to Bennett but aside from a 23-yard field goal by Dane Prewitt in the final quarter that was all the i yvv I (kv-Cl k- 4 Associated Press Miami- Bennett 2175 Harris 3-14 Stewart 6-33 Cosla 2-5 Jones 1-0 Florida St: Jackson 10-98 Dunn 6-67 Floyd 2-13 Ward 8-17 Riley 1-2 Smith 3-minus 3 Miami: Cosla 21-43-1-193 Florida St: Ward 21-31-0-256 Miami: Ct Jones 7-86 Bennett 3-26 Jones 3-16 Clausell 2-21 German 2-16 Tellison 2-17 Harris 2-11 Florida St: Frier 2-81 McKorvey 5-77 Knox 4-34 Vanover 7-66 Jackson 2-mmus 1 Dunn 1-mmus 1 Seminoles celebrate: Florida State coach Bobby Bowden (center) gets congratulations from William Floyd (44) and Omar Ellison during Saturday's 28-10 Seminoles victory over Miami.