The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 1348

7W rrryy uv BES "HIjjii gtjwnwT- pn aftaii 3 9 Sr4h-4'1 jfc1 1 yDnUirfjtr 1 nfftt-nA ftriiSfcntirfwaMritunwi SECTION SUNDAY NOVEMBER 171996 ImIU El)c Herald LA Tv" rry rr 7 1 fc i i if 1fri (t Vc-a aS FLORIDA (10-0) DEF CAROLINA 52-25 OHIO STATE (10-0) DEF INDIANA 27-17 FLORIDA STATE (9-0) DEF MISS 54-14 ARIZONA STATE (10-0) DID NOT PLAY NEBRASKA (9-1) DEF IOWA STATE 49-14 COLORADO (9-1) DEF NO 9 KANSAS ST 12-0 CAROLINA (8-2) LOST TO NO 24 VA 20-17 ALABAMA (8-1) VS MISS ST INC KANSAS STATE (8-2) LOSTTO NO 6 COLO 12-0 BYU (10-1) VS HAWAII INC r-v- lmaj I rf Tv Nf)' IQ 1 in 4 i 4 GET OUT OF HERE! jtFtk 5 iK A wi Tm hh 3 I i lv i I rts- A vt 4 I'! I -iw 436 jf -tji-jJ i -r -5 f'- 1 I vf Sn-i -4- --4 Sw! -v Ac-i fl fsfeT-r -xawr "Mp JSti7 DAVID BERGMAM Herald Staff NO MAGIC HERE: UM wide receiver Magic Benton beats Anthony Midget but fails to catch what would have been the tying TD with 2:22 left drop crucial as UM falls 21-7 Confused Canes melt down BILL CHAN AP WHOA: Corey Dillon runs for a 78-yard TD 222 IN Corey Dillon has what you might call a fast start gaining 222 yards in the first quarter of 53-10 rout of San Jose State How could he top that? He sitting out the rest of the game 2D CRAZY CATS HELLO CITRUS fl Northwestern defeats Purdue on a 32-yard FG with four seconds left to clinch second place in the Big Ten and thus a spot in the New Day Citrus Bowl The Wildcats won four conference home games this season by a combined nine points 2D GETTING THERE By STEVE WYCHE Herald Sports Writer The University of Miami could not overcome itself Saturday afternoon let alone Virginia Tech As a result a team that wanted to control its destiny may have sealed its fate In the 21-7 loss to the visiting Hokies their second straight to Virginia Tech and their first Big East Conference loss in the Orange Bowl they squandered chance after chance to pull off a much-needed victory in front of a homecoming crowd of 38814 More than anything UM may have squandered its hopes of a Big East title a New Day Bowl and the respect it once commanded a competitive standpoint fighting and scratching CLEMENT INJURED 4D trying to win a ball game this may be the best effort had in the two years that been Coach Butch Davis said hollow because we win the ball The loss drops the Hurricanes into a second-place tie with the Hokies (8-1 5-1) as both teams trail Syracuse in the Big East Miami (6-3 4-1) must win one of its two remaining games against Boston College and Syracuse to even qualify for a bowl Should UM win both games it still remains in the conference title hunt and major bowl picture especially if Virginia Tech loses to West Virginia next week But if Virginia Tech wins its PLEASE SEE HURRICANES 4D given Butch Davis a lot of since he took over at the beginning of last season Saturday he and his whole offensive staff rated an for clock-management The heart of the matter was located on one-yard line with seconds remaining in the second quarter UM was hit with a delay penalty when quarterback Ryan Clement a -quarterback wedge and looked to my left and had no Clement left raging and Andy Crosland missed a 22-yard field-goal attempt retrospect I should have faked a PLEASE SEE POPE 5D It took 20 years for Hurricanes to lose three straight games in the Orange Bowl in one season When they finally did it 21-7 victims of Virginia bruising Hokies the Hurricanes did it big They melted down into a mess of confusion penalties and dropped passes UM technically went down the tubes when Tony Gaiter dropped a perfect pass from Scott Covington on which Gaiter could have walked in for the tying touchdown and then Keion Carpenter pulled off a 100-yard interception return But it all flooded out of a chaotic cluster of plays and misplays just before half EDWIN POPE SPORTS EDITOR i rj rT y-j 14 1 Listless UF trounces A Carolina rtl A is S- MS 4 i I if yvv Showdown is on track a 1 FSU stays unbeaten with 54 -14 victory By GARY LONG Herald Sports Writer TALLAHASSEE Warrick Dunn mesmenzed Peter Boulware manhandled And Florida State motored on toward a monumental season finale The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 8-2 and ranked No 25 entering Doak Campbell Stadium walked smack into a buzz saw Saturday night Dunn scooted for three touchdowns to add another career record to his collection as the Seminoles broke free of an early tie for a 54-14 victory before 77280 And three sacks pushing his FSU single-season record to 1 8V2 and his career record to 33'2 spearheaded another stout defensive effort Only Maryland at Pro Player Stadium next Saturday stands between the Seminoles and the much-anticipated battle of 10-0 rivals with the Florida Gators in Tallahassee on Nov 30 Quarterback Thad Busby returning PLEASESEE FSU 7D yv I i0 DAVIS AT 1960 Troy Davis runs for 138 yards in Iowa loss to Nebraska giving him 1960 on the year with another shot next week to become the only Division I player to clear 2000 twice 3D Byron Hanspard joins Davis and four others as the only Division I players to have run for 2000 once The Texas Tech RB had 257 yards in a rout of Southwestern Louisiana to put him right on the milestone 3D UPSETS UNC AUBURN FALL No 6 North Carolina blows a 14-point lead and falls to No 24 Virginia 3D Georgia and QB Mike Bobo rally from 14 points down and topple No 20 Auburn 5D BEST SENIOR CLASS 6D TAYLOR-MADE PERFORMANCE 6D By DAVE SHEININ Herald Sports Writer GAINESVILLE The final seconds ticked away and now it was time for ceremony The Swamp was filled with the sounds of the Alma Mater and down on the field a group of seniors having just played their final game in front of the home folks swayed together as they sang When the Florida players piled into the locker room they were greeted by an old Gator Coach Ray Graves who had proudly watched 52-25 victory over South Carolina as his disciple broke own school record for coaching victories Graves gave a brief talk to the players and Steve Spurrier the disciple handed him a1 game ball The cameras clicked It was a day to acknowledge the past a day to thank an old coach a day to honor the winningest senior class in school history a day for 85701 fans to bask in the all the glory of being a No 1 -ranked PLEASESEE GATORS 6D i A fh 'f sf PETER COSGROVE AP OFF DAY: Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel fumbles the ball after being hit by South Carolina defensive end John Abraham i fc.