The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 1259

fYT1 ftr "TT" rt-r(1f-rr'ripl-Tn tm-Li jr yMM iim a I AWFD A it WWimi 1 'y SECTION SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 1994 JLPmiLdlU El)c Herald UM onaietts Orange roar Defense delivers 27-6 win 0 NEBRASKA (10-0) BEAT KANSAS 45-17 PENN STATE (8-0) BEAT INDIANA 35-29 AUBURN (9-0) BEAT CAROLINA 38-21 FLORIDA (7-1) BEAT MISS 5 I TELLISON COMES THROUGH 8D I RUNNERS ROLL IN 2ND HALF 8D I STATS AND NOTES 9D 0 0 15-17 MIAMI (7-1) BEAT SYRACUSE 27-6 ALABAMA (9-0) BEAT LSU 35-17 COLORADO (8-1) BEAT OKLA ST 17-3 FSU (7-1) BEAT GA TECH 41-10 UTAH (8-1) LOST TON MEX 23-21 SYRACUSE (6-2) LOST TO MIAMI 27-6 EE $Uy £lb ji By AMY NIEDZIELKA Herald Sports Writer SYRACUSE NY The beaten offensive coordinator from Syracuse hustled down the hallway in the depths of the Carrier Dome after his team lost to Miami 27-6 George DeLeone who watched his bold offensive plan rot in the second half Saturday caught up with UM defensive coordinator Greg Me Mackin and grabbed Me hand guys had a well-coached DeLeone said you guys do coaching-wise with that defense sometimes goes unnoticed but we noticed Me Mackin surprised by the encounter responded gratefully: made us make Fifth-ranked Miami (7-1) defeated lOth-ranked Syracuse (6-2) at the Carrier Dome on Saturday all but assuring UM of the Big East championship Leading the victory was the defense which faltered early but changed its approach and regained its enthusiasm during an intense bonding session at halftime with UM down 6-0 The atmosphere at the half was not somber or depressed There were no emotional speeches Before meeting with the coaching staff players gathered in small groups reminding themselves of last 1 7-14 loss to West Virginia in November halftime everybody in here was ticked UM middle linebacker Ray Lewis said knew that team have been playing with us We knew we tackling We were missing tackles we even have imagined In the first half Syracuse managed just two field goals from kicker Olindo Mare who is from Pembroke Pines But the Orangemen out-gained Miami (130 to 119) and rushed for more yards (105) than Miami had allowed in its past three games combined 56 yards by Florida State West Virginia and Virginia Tech Said cornerback Chad Wilson: JOE RIMKUS JR herald Staff A WRAP SAPP: University of Miami defensive end Warren third and 10 during the first quarter Saturday Despite constant Sapp (76) sacks Kevin Mason and forces a fumble on double-teaming Sapp finished with six tackles Defense discovers speedy solution another In the past three games opposing offenses have converted only six third downs into first downs in 38 attempts slightly less than 16 percent In meager 3-for-l 1 count on third down Saturday by far the most critical play came when Kenny Holmes literally tossed Kirby Dar Dar for an eight-yard loss That short-circuited the first attempt to get moving in the second half and set the tone for the rest of the game SYRACUSE NY The big orange fooled Miami for a full half while the Carrier season-high 49565 fans were rising like well one big orange Unfortunately for Syracuse you fool Mother Nature forever natural speed finally blew away the remotest scent of an upset EDWIN POPE The Hurricanes just shut up the crowd They practically bound and gagged it Thirty-two seconds before the end of runaway 27-6 victory the only sound you could hear was UM cheer- SPORTS EDITOR leaders leading a clot of rooters chanting great to be a Miami Sure was defense looked like just what the roof is made of Teflon against a Miami running game that wound up with 228 yards As for defense try these astounding stats: The Hurricanes given up an offensive touchdown on the road all year and have been beaten on only one pass longer than 37 yards and that was a screen to the fullback by Washington Associated Press UP AND AT Lawrence Phillips leaps over the pile for one of his two TDs STATE SCHOOL I CAPITALIZING Bethune-Cookman takes advantage of 169 yards in penalties by Knoxville to beat the Bulldogs 31-24 The defense gives up 498 yards but picks off five passes 5D UPSET! ALMOST PENN STATE SCARE Penn State gives up two TDs in the final two minutes but holds on to beat Indiana 35-29 Says State Coach Joe Paterno: had no enthusiasm before or during the game" 3D UPSET! FOR REAL DOUBT DUKE Spence Fischer passes for two touchdowns and runs for a third as No 23 Duke upsets No 13 Virginia 28-25 going to a Duke Coach Fred Goldsmith proclaims 9D PLEASESEE POPE 8D PLEASE SEE UM 9D Lots of QBs lots of points: vrsid o- 87 -V Gators swamp Miss 55-17 £3sr FLORIDA REPORT I BIG DAY 11D I JACKSON MULLS NFL 11D I COMPLETE STATISTICS 11D and racked up 149 points over its past three games we were able to throw the ball a little Florida Coach Steve Spurrier said able to run the ball They were tough to run on The object of attention after the game was the status of QBs Sophomore Danny Wuerffel who completed nine of 13 passes for two touchdowns and added another rush- By STEVE WYCHE Herald Sports Writer GAINESVILLE It was a weird day for the University of Florida football program Saturday A backup quarterback who has spent the better part of his three years buried on the depth chart passed for more than 300 yards and sparked the Gators to a 55-17 homecoming victory over Southern Mississippi in front of 85448 at The Swamp Four starters opened on the sideline because of poor play last week One of those starters got additional bench time SUPER SANDERS WR Frank Sanders out of Fort Lauderdale Dillard High catches six passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns as No 3 Auburn beats East Carolina 38-21 4D ELSEWHERE HUSKER AIR POWER Brook Berringer throws for two TDs as No 1 Nebraska beats Kansas 45-17 4D for missing a team meeting last week Two more players were not allowed to suit up for violating university policy A one-time Heisman Trophy hopeful saw only mop-up time and may be relegated to that duty as the season plays out With that the Gators (7-1 still managed to overwhelm a team that held Alabama to one offensive touchdown Associated Press DROP IT: Southern Mark Montgomery hold a pass as Larry Kennedy defends PLEASESEE GATORS 11D IWEEKflOl Another Marino milestone QB likely will surpass Fouts on yardage list today FSU rips Jackets 41-10 Dunn rushes for career-high 174 yards I SEMINOLES READY FOR IRISH 10D I DAN MOWREY HITS HIS KICKS 10D yardage list Marino with 42890 yards (or 243 miles) needs 151 yards to pass Fouts (43040) At his current pace Marino would break record (47003) in the 13th game of the 1995 season feels good to know going to surpass guys who are in the Hall of Marino said usually think much about stats but when talking about career stats nice to know Marino have picked By LINDA ROBERTSON Herald Sports Writer To understand just how far the most prolific quarterbacks have thrown the football convert their yardage into miles All-time leader Fran Tar-kenton passed for the equivalent of a marathon plus a half-mile: 267 miles Dan Marino is less than 2 Vi miles behind and closing in Barring a blizzard today at Joe Robbie Stadium when the Dolphins (6-2) play host to the Indianapolis Colts at 1 pm Marino is likely to pass Dan Fouts and move into second place on the all-time passing By GARY LONG Herald Sports Writer ATLANTA Warrick Dunn feel the draft when the seat of his gold pants ripped on his first carry Saturday afternoon finished the Dunn said grinning Only when he reached the sideline did he become aware of the embarrassing overexposure why Rock Preston got the call during first touchdown drive FSU equipment manager Jimmie Callaway spent most of it trying to stitch pants with Dunn in them From that point on however it was Dunn causing the draft and Georgia Tech defenders grasping at the breeze COLTS AT DOLPHINS 63-yard touchdown escape three plays into the third quarter contributed to a career-high 174-yard performance and propeled Florida State toward a 41-10 victory just a Dunn said read the defense I was able to go weak-side and it opened to the Once he reached midfield he had cleared every defender and it was only a question of whether anyone could catch him from behind No one could is so meaningful to have a back who ON THE i GAMES 49ers at Redskins (1 pm Chs 7 29): Pat Summerall John Madden Chargers at Falcons (1 pm Ch 5): Marv Albert Paul Maguire Bills at Jets (4 pm Chs 4 5): Dick Enberg Bob Trumpy Raiders at Chiefs (8 pm ESPN): Mike Patrick Joe 1 PM TODAY NO LOCAL TV Inside: A quieter Bryan Cox is a better Bryan Cox 7D PLEASESEE FLORIDA STATE 10D PLEASESEE DOLPHINS 7D A IWHIIII.