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The Sun Sunday. Nov. 24, 1985 Oklahoma talks No.l after rout of Nebraska owl lineup MS Dec. 14 California Bowl At Fresno Bowling Green, 1 1-0, vs. Fresno 9-0-1, noon Mill Dec.

21 Cherry Bowl At Pontiac, Mich. Syracuse, 7-3, vs. undetermined, 10 a.m. A Dec. 21 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La.

Clemson, 6-5, vs. Minnesota, 6-5, 5 p.m. 4 4 5 i I Dec. 22 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Arkansas, 9-2, vs. Arizona 8-3, 5 p.m.

By MIKE LOPRESTI Gannett News Service NORMAN, Okla. They are playing as a No.l team should and talking as a No.l team does. Now all the Oklahoma Sooners can do is hope the nation looks and listens and forgets about the loss to Miami. The 8-1 Sooners, turning a wind chill factor of 12 degrees into fragrances of Miami Beach, clinched an Orange Bowl bid against No.l Penn State and at least a share of the Big Eight" title Saturday by crushing No.2 Nebraska 27-7. The 92 Cornhuskers (now headed for the Fiesta Bowl against Michigan) had won nine straight and were among the nation's leaders in a handful of departments.

This was a funny place, then, to find a blowout. But there it was. From the winning coach, Barry Switzer: "It was our day, simple as that. There are few moments in life better than this." And from the loser, Tom Osborne: "We knew before we came they were a great football team and I saw nothing to change my mind. They are probably the best team in the country right now." Two areas tell all: The most rushing yards Nebraska had given up in a gamethis year was 156.

Oklahoma had 209 in the first quarter Saturday. The Sooners finished with 423. The killer was an 88-yard tight end reverse for a touchdown by Keith Jackson a play Switzer put in this week just for Nebraska that gave Oklahoma a quick 7-0 lead. The Sooners scored 27 points against one of the country's top defenses and completed only one pass. Nebraska came in leading the nation in scoring offense (39.1 points a game) and rushing (395.6 yards a game).

But the Cornhuskers ran for only 161 yards against Oklahoma, had four turnovers and only a 76-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the game's final minute saved them from being shut out for the first time in 12 years. It was Nebraska's worst defeat since 1977. "It's hard to think about shutting out a team like Nebraska. You have to be realistic," said Sooners noseguard Tony Casillas. "But we dominate people.

We don't want to be denied anything. We want to go out and show how tough we are and hit you in the mouth." And Osborne, "They have as good a defense as they've ever had, and that includes back when the Selmons played." So the stage is set, isn't it? If Oklahoma, rated No.5 by the Associated Press, whips by Oklahoma State and SMU in regular-season games and then beats Penn State in the Orange Bowl, the national title goes to the Sooners according to the Sooners. "These were the two best teams in the nation out there," said linebacker Brian Bosworth. "If we take care of business (against Oklahoma State and SMU), it would be No.l vs. No.2 in the 4 'it.

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Dec. 28 Florida Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Ohio 8-3, vs. BYU, 10-2, 10 a.m. Dec.

28 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia, 7-2-1, vs. Arizona, 8-3, noon. It had been unstoppable in practice. Same for the game. The Sooners sent all their wishbone left, drawing the Nebraska defense as they knew it would.

Jackson then took the ball going right, got a key block at the line, ran past an over-committed safety and sprinted to the end zone. He would run it twice more this day and gain 136 yards in all to be the game's top gainer likely becoming the first tight end in the history of the world to lead a big college game in rushing. Jamelle Holieway, the freshman quarterback from L.A. Banning High School who has put a fire under Oklahoma's offense, added 110 yards rushing, including a 43-yard TD run that made it 14-0 in the first period. Orange Bowl," Switzer added.

Uh, fellas, how about No.3 Iowa, which is 10-1 and won big against Minnesota on Saturday? "Who'd they play?" Bosworth asked. "We played Nebraska." And how about No.4 Miami, which could also finish 10-1 and beat Oklahoma 27-14 here earlier in the season. "It's unfortunate they beat us in October," Bosworth said. "I think they'd have a lot of difficulty beating us again." Oklahoma took control early on one spectacular surprise. The Sooners were on their own 12 early in the first period, but Switzer was in the gambling mood.

Out came his new play, the three words that will long leave Cornhuskers indigestion in their wake Tight End Reverse. hi wi 1 1 hi ii in mtvm Dec. 28 Aloha Bowl At Honolulu, Hawaii Teams TBA, 5 p.m. Michigan takes win over Buckeyes, roses or no Dec. 30 Freedom Bowl At Anaheim, Calif.

Washington, 6-5, vs. undetermined, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Oklahoma 8-2, vs.

Florida 8-2, 5 p.m. Associated Press It was a matter of pride for Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh and the sixth-ranked Wolverines. Smarting from a 6-6 season a year ago, Michigan rebounded this year, with the Wolverines capping their surprising turnaround Saturday by beating arch-rival Ohio State 27-17 at Ann Arbor, Mich. "It's just a great feeling after coming off that 6-6 season last year," said Harbaugh, who threw three touchdown passes. "Nobody had expected us to do anything.

Some of the coaches around the Big Ten thought we would lose another five games this year. I think we proved a lot of people wrong." mi A tv HAW Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta Army, 8-2, vs. Illinois, 6-4-1, noon. ft; Bat A-ir 't JUS Iid" Michigan finished the regular season with a 9-1-1 record and was runner-up to conference champion Iowa at 6-1-1 in the Big Ten.

The 12th-rariked Buckeyes, who reportedly would have gotten a Dec. 31 All-American Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Michigan 7-4, vs. Georgia Tech, 7-2-1, 5 p.m. Eight's leading rusher with an average of 155 yards a game, was held to only 54 on 21 carries, while Cowboys QB Williams completed 14-of44 passes for 206 yards and was intercepted three times.

Michigan State 41, Wisconsin 7: Tight end Michael Sargent caught two touchdown passes and tailback Lorenzo White rushed for 223 yards and a touchdown to lead Michigan State (4-4, 74) to a Big Ten victory over Wisconsin (2-6, 5-6) at Madison, Wis. The win enabled Michigan State to secure a berth in the All-American Bowl. White's yardage on 42 carries gave him a total of 1,908 yards on 386 carries this season, a Big Ten single-season record. The 5-foot-ll, 205-pound sophomore scored on a 9-yard run in the first quarter of a game that saw the Badgers simply overpowered by Michigan State's run-oriented offense. Colorado 30, Kansas State 0: Quarterback Mark Hatcher rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown as Colorado (4-3, 74) and its wishbone chewed up Kansas State (1-6, 1-10) in a Big Eight game at Boulder, Colo.

The win established the Buffaloes as the most improved team in the nation; Colorado was 1-10 a year ago. It also appeared to keep them in contention for a Freedom Bowl berth, contingent on Tennessee beating Vanderbilt next week. Illinois 45, Northwestern 20: Quarterback Jack Tru-deau passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Thomas Rooks scored twice to lead Illinois to a rout of Big Ten rival Northwestern at Evanston, 111., and a berth in the Peach Bowl. Purdue 34, Indiana 21: Quarterback Jim Everett passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns to Rodney Carter while fullback Ray Wallace ran for 140 yards and two more touchdowns, leading Purdue (3-5, 5-6) to a season-ending Big Ten win over Indiana (1-7, 4-7) at Bloomington, Ind. Kansas 34, Missouri 20: Jeff Johnson kicked two field goals, Richard Estell turned a juggling catch into a 64-yard touchdown play and Kansas (2-5, 6-6) decked Missouri (1-6, 1-10) in a Big Eight finale at Lawrence, Kan.

Bowling Green 38, Ohio University 17: Quarterback Brian McClure passed for 479 yards and three touchdowns as Bowling Green (9-0, 11-0) completed an unbeaten season by whipping Ohio University (2-7, 2-9) in a Mid-American Conference game at Athens, Ohio. Dec. 31 Bluebonnet Bowl At Houston Air Force, 10-1, vs. undetermined, 5 p.m. Jan.

1 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl At Tempo, Ariz. Michigan, 9-1-1, vs. xTOrl Nebraska, 9-2, 10:30 a.m. bid to the Cotton Bowl had they won, finished 8-3 and 5-3. "Today there were two fine teams who played well and we're just happy to win," Michigan coach Bo Schembechler said.

"It's betn a great season for us even though we didn't win the Big Ten title. I can't tell you how satisfied I am." Ohio State announced immediately after the game it would meet Brigham Young in the Citrus Bowl at Orlando, on Dec. 28. Michigan accepted a bid to play Nebraska on New Year's Day in the Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. Harbaugh completed 16-of-19 passes for 230 yards.

That gave him 1,913 yards passing yards for the season, bettering the old Michigan school mark of 1,735 by Steve Smith in 1982. "Michigan did an excellent job of moving the football," said Ohio State coach Earle Bruce. "It just seemed they got the big plays throughout the game." LSU 10, Notre Dame 7: Jeff Wickersham completed a record 31 passes against Notre Dame and Garry James blasted off tackle for a touchdown with 3:26 to play to lead 17th-ranked Louisiana State (7-1-1) to a non-conference victory over the Irish (5-5) at South Bend, Ind. Wickersham's completions, the most ever against AP wircphote Embattled Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust applauds as seniors are introduced at final home game Saturday. a Notre Dame team, came in 42 attempts for 29 1 yards.

Notre Dame's loss was its first at home this season and its 25th overall under coach Gerry Faust, the most losses by any one Irish coach. Faust's five-year contract ends this season with next Saturday's game at Miami, and it is not expected to be renewed. "I don't know, that's something that has to be decided after next week's game," said Faust about his status. "If I'm retained, that's fine. If not, that's part of life." Iowa State 15, Oklahoma State 10: Rick Frank kicked three field goals to help Iowa State (34, 5-6) to an upset victory over seventh-ranked Oklahoma State (4-2, 8-2) in a Big Eight Conference game at Ames, Iowa.

Oklahoma State's Thurman Thomas, the Big Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl At Dallas SWC champion vs. Auburn, 8-2, 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

UCLA vs. Iowa, 10-1, 2 p.m. Color Penn State Orange after 31-0 romp over Pitt Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Miami, 8-1-0, vs. SEC Champion, 5 p.m.

Associated Press Penn State fullback Tim Manoa had better luck dodging Pittsburgh's defense than he did the oranges tossed by the unbeaten Nittany Lions' happy fans in an inhospitable Pitt Stadium on Saturday Jan. 1 Orange Bowl At Miami Oklahoma, 8-1, vs. Penn 10-0, 5 p.m. ZT- East night. Manoa ran for two touchdowns, one on a 60-yard run, and set up Penn State's first score during a 21-point second quarter with a 23-yard run as the Orange Bowl- Orange Bowl showdown against Oklahoma than Foge Fazio was to discuss what might have been his final game as Pitt's coach.

He has not yet been told whether he will return in 1986. "I'm pleased with the way we're playing. This is what we wanted to do, this is where we wanted to be," said Paterno. "We're going to take some time off and enjoy this, but we have another tough game after this. An 11-0 record is not easy to do, but they did it.

If you think you're going to win them all, you're in another world." "I don't know if there were any positive aspects to this game," said Fazio. "We had a lot of breakdowns. I'm very disappointed in the way we played this season, but I haven't thought too much, in retrospect, about the season." The loss could be costly to Penn State since running back D.J. Dozier, who gained 57 yards on 13 carries, suffered a dislocated elbow. He is expected to miss a month of practice but could be ready for the Orange Bowl.

The victory was the Nittany Lions' first over Pitt (5-5-1) since 1982. Syracuse 31, Rutgers 14: Don McPherson threw three touchdown passes to record-setting wide receiver Mike Siano and ran for another score as bowl-bound Syracuse (7-3) posted its fifth straight victory by ripping hapless Rutgers (2-8-1) at Piscataway, N.J. Immediately after the game, Syracuse received an invitation to play Maryland in the Cherry Bowl in Pontiac, on Dec. 21. Team captains Rudy Reed and Tim Green accepted the invitation as players started chanting: "We're going bowling." McPherson and Siano made sure it was a victory, doing all their damage in the opening half as Syracuse grabbed a 28-0 half time lead.

The Orangemen enjoyed their best season since an 8-2 mark in 1967. Boston College 38, Holy Cross 7: Kelvin Martin scored on a 93-yard punt return and a 35-yard reception and Shawn Halloran broke Doug Flutie's school completion record as Boston College (4-8) ripped Holy Cross (4-6-1) at Newton, Mass. Early in the third quarter, Halloran hit Scott Gie-selman for a 33-yard gain to the Crusaders' 4-yard line. It was Halloran's 234th completion of the year, breaking Flutie's record of 233 set last season. Penn 19, Dartmouth 14: A third-period safety and a 4-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Mike O'Neill carried Penn (6-1, 7-2-1) to a victory over Dartmouth (24-1, 2-7-1) at Philadelphia and to a fourth straight Ivy League title.

Penn became only the second team in the 29-year history of the Ivy League to win four consecutive championships. Yale 17, Harvard 6: Junior tailback Mike Stewart ran for 103 yards and a touchdown as Yale (3-3-1, 44-1) beat Harvard (5-2, 7-3) at New Haven, and foiled the Crimson's hopes for an Ivy League title. CFL's Grey Cup today Associated Press MONTREAL The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are sev-tfn point underdogs for today's Grey Cup game but Ithey won the initial battle Saturday, the coin toss. The Eastern Division champions, in the Canadian Football League championship game for the second Straight year, can chose to either kick off or receive they can select which end of Montreal Olympic Stadium field they wish to first defend. 1 The weather forecast, with the kickoff scheduled 'for 11 a.m.

PST, is for possible snowf lurries. The CFL says the game is a sellout but that's because all 58,643 tickets are alloted to the nine CFL teams to sell. bound, No.l-ranked Lions crushed rival Pittsburgh 31-0 to complete an 11-0 regular season. Manoa raced untouched through the right side of Pitt's defense on his 60-yard run with 6:34 remaining in the first half to make it 14-0, then endured a shower of fruit that splattered the Pitt Stadium end zone. "I think that's the fastest I ever ran," said Manoa, a 225-pound fullback and Pittsburgh native.

"I think we proved we can be the No.l team in the nation." Just 19 seconds after Manoa's score, linebacker Pete Giftopoulos fell on a fumble by Pitt quarterback John Congemi in the end zone to increase the lead to 21-0 and the Lions' defense then got to enjoy its avalanche of oranges. Penn State coach Joe Paterno was more eager to talk about the Nittany Lions' next game their.