The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 51

-i--- -v -A -s 'ix'tv --)- -a MEMPHIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 1990 TUe Commercial Appeal SECTION V1 Penn St BOWL PICTURE First-half blitz FREEDOM Oregon vs Colorado State JOHN HANCOCK Michigan State vs USC COPPER vs Wyoming GATOR Alabama or Auburn vs Big 10 2nd place buries Tigers The college football bowl picture ahapes up aa conference title are decided Temeeaee leads the SEC UBERTY Air Force third-place Big 10 finisher CALIFORNIA Central Michigan va San Jom State MDEPENDENCE South Carolina ve Baylor or Louisiana Tech ALOHA Syracuse vs Arizona BLOCKBUSTER Florida 8tata vs Penn State ALL-AMERICAN 8tate vs Southern Mise PEACH Ole Miss vs Indiana HOLIDAY BYU vs Texas or Texas HALL OF FAME Ctemson vs I CITRUS Nebraska vs Georgia Tech COTTOH 8WC champion vs Mlaml-Fla FIESTA Auburn or Alabama vs LoulsvIHa ROSE Washington vs Big 10 champion ORANGE Colorado vs Notra Dams SUGAR SEC champion vs Virginia Hnnota damages Irish bid for title By Thomas Wyman The Associated Press SOUTH BEND Ind The kick team really Florida State rolled up 321 yards and 32points in the first half alone They finished with 481 252 of them coming on the passing of quarterback Casey Weldon The ninth-ranked Semlnoles get a shot at No 6 Florida next week in their real home Talla- for a career-high 277 yards passed 14 to A1 Golden with 7:15 remaining Penn State sealed the fate of Notre Dame (8-2) when de- Penn State moved to the Notre Dame 17 in three plays letting the clock run down to eight seconds before attempt never been in this situation before in my life" Fayak said probably sink in until I'm back home and I see it on tape" Notre Walter Boyd returned a fensive back Darren Perry intercepted Rick middle for Shawn Da- pass over the i that may have ruined top-ranked Notre Dame's hopes for college national championship had its roots in Craig Fayak's backyard Fayak kicked a 34-yard field goal with ttogiveNc eight seconds left to squib kick eight yards as time expired Notre Dame played the second half without its leading offensive threat runner-re- leading offensive threat vis and returned the ball to the Irish 19 with 59 seconds left Notre Dame's defeat clears the way for No 2 Colorado (10-1-1) a 643 victor over Kansas State on Saturday to become No 1 It also throws open the race for the national title with No 3 Mlaml-Fla (7-2) and No 4 Georgia Tech (90-1) moving into contention weren't going to settle for a said Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz explaining interception you go over the middle there is a 50-50 chance the i going to be 24-21 victory Saturday over the Irish hand-: lng them their second defeat this season -while the No 1 team practiced that kick a thousand times i in my Fayak said I told my holder it's just like in my The Nittany Lions (8-2) tied the game threw when quarterback Tony Sacca who ceiver Raghlb 'Rocket' Ismail who left the game with a bruised thigh doubt we have built our offense around him but you have to rise to the Holtz said Mirer who rushed for one TD and passed for 206 yards completed only one pass in the second half and had two interceptions Patient Vols wear down Refos By Lynn Zlnscr The Commercial Appeal ORLANDO Something about the game maybe the sunshine maybe the big crowd maybe a late season contest in a stadium with the word on it put Florida State right at home The Semlnoles not technically the home team in Saturday's game at the Citrus Bowl looked ke they were playing in their own living room with 55190 friends over to watch them rout Memphis State 35-3 said FSU receiver Lawrence Dawsey who was probably thinking about the Gators before he was finished catchinghls eight passes for 133 will give us a real yards measure as to how good our The Vols beat the Rebels 22-13 in Vols to Thompson who had 106 yards (Jr fullback Greg Amsler who had 61 Then every so often Kelly and his receivers would play pitch and catch 1 All that plus a defense that: A forced or was force-fed four Rebel turnovers helped the Vols (6-22 overall and 21-1 in the Southeastern Conference) -become the frontrunner for the league title and automatic Sugar Bowl bid 11 guys but really working as Kelly said really care whether we have to throw it 60 times or one time as long as we win it In the downpour of footballs and points Saturday MSU's biggest nightmare of the day happened with 237 left in the first quarter when quarterback Keith Benton went down with a badly bruised knee Without Benton the Tigers (4-6-1) gained only 151 yards Their only score was a 47-yard field goal by Joe Allison in the third Please see FSU Page D5 By Robert Cohen game win doesn't There was a record crowd of 62425 (turnstile count) in the Liberty Bowl and Kelly sounded 1 like a guy who would have gladly gotten lost in it Nice try Andy was one of the most productive days ever said Phillip Fulmer UTs offensive coordinator Majors called it of career highs" He added was a team win if there ever was one I feel however that we probably Please see KELLY Page D3 championship and ending their 12-game winning streak Klingler wanted to put that behind them in a hurry So he threw an NCAA record 11 touchdown passes and tied the NCAA seasonal record of 47 TD passes in a season leading No 12 Houston (21) to an 84-21 victory over Eastern Washing- Please see KLINGLER Page D4 UT gains upper hand in SEC race By Ron Higgins The Commercial Appeal -Some days you simply take tthat you can and hope enough -The 14th-ranked University of Tennessee Volunteers were content to play high-percentage offensive football against a stingy Ole Miss defense and escape with a 22-13 Southeastern Conference victory over the 15th-ranked Rebels Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Avoiding the four turnovers that gassed Ole offense long enough for Tennessee to gain second-half momentum the steady Vols had but one turn- over They produced a clutch 68-yard scoring drive ended by a 1-yard Tony Thompson touchdown run with 55 seconds left in the third quarter that gave Ten-a 17-7 1 lead the offense takes the ball and eats the dock up doing your said Tennessee quarterback Andy Kelly who completed 19of-23 passes (including nine straight at one point) for 174 yards and the go-ahead 1-yard TD pass to Alvin Harper with 35 seconds left in the first half ran the ball more today because it was working If ingoing right for us why patience before the largest crowd in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium history 66467 (62425 turnstile) helped the Vols remain alive to win outright or gain a share of die SEC title and resulting Sugar Bowl invitation Tennessee is 6-2-2 overall and 3-1-1 in the SEC with league games remaining against the University of Kentucky In Knoxville next Saturday and at Vanderbilt Dec 1 The victory showed the resiliency after a 34-29 loss to No 1 Notre Dame last Saturday Ole Miss had an open date last week and used two weeks to prepare for Tennessee is one of the guttiest performances ever had from One of my Tennessee coach Johnny Majors said was a very tough week to come back from the emotional high of Notre Dame which was also the most bruising game had All year" Ole Miss (8-2 4-2) which saw its hopes fade for its first SEC ti- Please see VOLS Page D3 I 4 I if: I' 1 4' 5 VJ Greg Amsler slips Kelly steady in an arm tackle by Pete Harris for a DAVID WILLIAMS Staff Reporter from Dayton Tenn quietly completed 19of-23 for 174 yards one touchdown and no mistakes except selling himself short a he University of 1 football record I book have much to say about quarterback Andy performance Saturday have to take Volunteer coach Johnny word for it played a wonderful game "Majors said after the No 14 Vols beat No 15 Ole Miss 22-13 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium we'd be pretty sick and sorry right A week after Kelly set school records for passing attempts ima completions and yardage loss to Notre Dame the junior long gainer in the second quarter leading think I did anything said Kelly who hit nine straight passes in one stretch only scho was for highest completion percentage for a game (minimum 20 attempts) with an 826 percentage Against Notre Dame Kelly went down in flames He completed 35-of-60 for '399 yards but his last pass was intercepted at the edge of the end zone Against Ole Miss Kelly was on cruise control He spent much of his afternoon handing off or pitching to tailback Tony conference Cavi lease see MIDWEST Page D9 TV'S started with Memphis State Cincinnati Louisville and DePa ul kick around our Klingler sets record with 11 touchdowns By Lynn Zlnscr Ths Commercial Appeal ideas in airport 1 naro said Tigers found a haven fly in and out in one day we had a bunch of those types of No wonder when the league was officially announced Thursday at the Chicago Athletic Club several basketball coaches said it was the first time they had seen their ADs in weeks The six schools that finally made up the Great Midwest were MSU Cincinnati DePaul Alabama-Birmingham and St Louis Louisville decided to oack away from the get-to- Haying Charles Cavagnaro talk about the origins of the Great Midwest Conference while sitting on an airplane seemed a fitting tribute to the league Since the beginning of the year Cavagnaro Memphis State's athletic director has spent countless hours on planes heading to meetings Some were attempts to halt the disintegration of the Metro Conference MSU'S old home Some built the new home the Great Midwest By Michael A Lutz The Associated Praia HOUSTON David Klingler ended Houston's one-week mourning period in record fashion A week ago the Texas Longhorns beat Houston 4224 knocking the Cougars out of a chance to win the national Midwest finds what Metro lost Air Force tops UTEP Bulliea hammer LSU Week 11 in the NFL Shelby Metro basketbafl 41 8purs 128 8uns 114 Bucks 111 Nets 99 Blazers 143 Nuggets 112 Bulls 116 Sonics 95 Kings at Warriors (night) Hornets 112 Csvs 100 Pistons 91 Hawke 83 Knicks 106 8ixsrs 79 Magic 96 Pacers 89 Celtica 102 Bullets 90 Rockets 117 Heat 100 Andre Agassi upsets Boris Becker to set up a clash with top-ranked Stefan Edberg today in the ATP World Championships Dll 04 DS DIO The Pittsburgh Steelers play the Cincinnati Bengali In a key AFC Central game on ESPN at 7 pm HAftSMMeM8SMaaaMka4MkaiAa4eeaeeMaaeMMiABeM lie hWnIWIM.