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Michigan State earns trip to Rose Bowl by defeating Indiana 27:3 Page 4-B Clems on USC likely to play in Florida bowls tadrprudnt-Jhil The Clemson University football team is headed for the Florida Citrus Bowl while the Universities of South Carolina and Georgia appear headed for the Gator and All-American bowls 'respectively love to have Citrus Bowl representative Don Dizney said Saturday while watching the ninth-ranked Tigers beat Maryland 45-16 Dizrtey and Citrus Bowl past president Manny Garcia said they planned to recommend their bowl choose Clemson when the Citrus Bowl Committee meets Sunday morning Bids may be officially extended Nov 21 believe it will be a very short meeting" Dizney said However Clemson Athletic Director joined the Gator Bowl as the postseason representatives watching the University of South Carolina in its 30-0 victory over Wake Forest at Winston-Salem NC but it really was only the Gator representative who mattered John Lanahan of the Gator Bowl selection committee said Saturday before the game began that the only thing holding his group back was the outcome of Saturday's game they've got to get by this team Lanahan said "But then they'd become a high priority" Later when asked if he thought the selection committee might be leaning toward inviting South Carolina Lanahan said think they're higest on our priority list right Reports indicated that an announce Bobby Robinson denied anything was set concerning the bowl destination 1 can say is we're going to go with our best Robinson said that (the Citrus) would be one of the best There are so many options I'd be a lot more relaxed if we did have a Robinson said late Saturday night that Clemson should definitely know where going sometime Sunday Following Saturday's game the Clemson players said they favored going to the Citrus BowL hope said junior center Jeff Bak a New Day bowl and we been to a New Year's Day bowl since the Orange Bowl in 1981 It would be nice to go to a bowl of that caliber" Clemson is 9-1 with a regular season game remaining against South Carolina ment of South Carolina's invitation could come as early as Sunday and Lanahan admitted the Gator selection committtee would meet soon to make a decision have to have your druthers pretty cut and dried during the first of the week he said can't extend invitations but your committee has to know which way you're Lanahan cited South Carolina's ability to bring fans to the Jacksonville Fla area for the bowl game as a leading factor for the Gator's interest even though the Gamecocks 7-2 with games remaining against Clemson and Miami might finish 7-4 Carolina and Clemson bring the biggest crowds by far" Lanahan said Please see Bowls page 6-B Dizney and Garcia met with Clemson Coach Danny Ford and athletic department officals briefly after the game then departed for Pittsburgh Pa to watch Saturday night's game between 15th-ranked Penn State and Pittsburgh The payoff for each team is approximately $1 million Garcia said Penn State would have been their top choice for the other Citrus Bowl berth if the Nittany Lions had beaten Pittsburgh Penn State lost however leaving LSU and the Auburn-Alabama loser as strong possibilities The Citrus Bowl is scheduled for a noon kickoff New Year's Day at 50 500-seat Florida Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando Fla and will be televised by ABC Meanwhile the Citrus All-American Hall of Fame Peach and Liberty bowls wfinns A(C(D Tigers record 45-16 victory over Maryland By Charles Bennett luinlul Sport Editor CLEMSON Earlier this week Clemson University Coach Danny Ford bemoaned the luck of a killer instinct in his football team and described that trait as you cut an opponent's throat and suck out all their Saturday at Clemson Memorial Stadium the Tigers not only did a little figurative throat cutting and blood sucking they kicked the body a few times for good measure Clemson demolished Maryland 45-16 in front of a crowd of 78U00 to clinch its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference title and give the ninth-ranked Tigers 9-1 near-definite assurance of a bid to the Florida Citrus Bowl on New Day Citrus Bowl officials present at Saturday's game said they would recommend Clemson to the selection committee Sunday morning Bids will be officially extended next Saturday mighty proud of our football team for accomplishing one of its goals this year in winning the conference championship" Ford said thought the whole team played Clemson has won a record 10 ACC titles outright and tied for Auburn ivon the battle years before the game ATHENS Ga They began filing out of Sanford Stadium in the middle of the third quarter here Saturday because the battle ultimately had been decided Many no doubt were fretting over Georgia turnovers and others spoke about the big plays that come Long into the night however they will roach the conclusion that Auburn waltzed to its 27-11 victory over Georgia because the Tigers had the far superior football team That realization should present a frightening thought to knowedgeable Georgians those who have kept close tabs on high school football in the state They understand that Georgia with a Sugar Bowl bid on the line lost here Saturday because of one simple reason: The born-and-bred Georgia boys wearing bum uniforms were better than the born-and-bred Georgians wearing red 1 How obvious was it? Bear with us a moment while we scan scoring drives and provide several highlights: On Auburn's first scoring drive in the middle of the first quarter Stacy Danley a running back from Winston Ga had two carries for 3 yards Jeff Burger Auburn's quarterback from Cedartown Ga completed two passes of 10 and 12 yards to Duke Donaldson from Cairo Ga to move ball to the Georgia 21 Burger then completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to an Alabama player Moments before halftime after Georgia had trimmed the lead to 7-3 Auburn's Georgia connection cranked up again During the 71-yard drive Cedar-town completed passes of 3 8 and 14 yards to Winston and passes of 9 5 8 and 6 yards to Cairo to help Auburn to a 10-3 halftime lead We move on Scoring drive No 3 began early in the third quarter Cairo and Winston were instrumental in Auburn's initial first down on the march then Ceadartown completed a 55-yard pass to a Florida native before passing to Cairo for the touchdown that gives Auburn a 17-3 lead Auburn added a field goal moments later after recovering a fomble at Georgia's 37 and driving 14 yards to the-23 Winston gained 14 yards on the short drive that was hindered by a penalty not finished Auburn expanded the lead to 27-3 seconds later after Nate Hill a defensive tackle from LaGrange Ga intercepted a Georgia pass and returned the ball to the 28 On the next play Alexander Wright a wide receiver from Albany Ga took a pitchout on the reverse and made a stunning run for the score The statistics? Danley from Winston rushed for 69 yards and caught four passes for 28 Wright from Albany added 28 Burger from Cedartown completed 19 of 26 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns Donaldson from Cairo had eight receptions for 56 yards On defense five Georgia players were credited with 18 tackles and one interception roster is loaded with 19 Georgia players not said Burger and talking about Please see Ellerbee page 6-B Chuck Eaton Indrprndnt-Mail Clemson tailback Wesley McFadden (22) breaks away from a Maryland defender in the Tigers' 43-16 victory Please see Clemson page 6-B Georgia denied share of SEC title time in the last 14 games here The loss knocked Georgia out of contention for the SECs Sugar Bowl bid and into a second-tier bowl likely the All-American Bowl in Birmingham Ala Dec 22 Coach Vince Dooley said he and the team's seniors kick the postseason possibilities for this team the next day or so" Although Georgia was denied a major bowl bid there was no sugar foiling for Auburn either The Tigers still must beat arch-rival Alabama in two weeks to win the conference title and the trip to New Orleans outright you get breaks and some tailback Rodney Hampton who had three consecutive 100-yard games was held to 13 yards came to play and obv iously we -were somewhere defensive guard Bill Goldberg said It was a close game until the turnovers took the Bulldogs out of it Actually the game started coming apart for the Bulldogs late in the first half Steve Crumley's 38-yard field goal with 3:01 remaining in the second quarter drew Georgia to within 7-3 But Auburn quarterback Jeff Burger Please see Georgia page 6-B times you quarterback James Jackson said had our chance we all knew it We wanted it bad We prepared for it like champions but we came out on the short end" The Bulldogs had no one to blame for the loss but themselves They committed four turnovers off which Auburn scored 10 points in 47 seconds of a 17-point third quarter that turned the game into a rout The Tigers led 27-3 with 5:26 remaining in the third quarter Auburn also held Georgia's running game statistically the best in the SEC to 187 yards Jackson was the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 90 yards Freshman By A1 Muskewiti Stuff Sptte Writer ATHENS Ga There was no sugar falling out of the sky in Sanford Stadium Saturday The only thing that fell was the University of Georgia football team out of the Sugar Bowl picture The Bulldogs lost to No 12 Auburn 27-11 in front of a sellout crowd of 82122 Many came hoping to see No 8 Georgia win at least a share of the Southeastern Conference championship at home for the first time since 1983 Instead they saw the Bulldogs 7-3 outplayed by the Tigers and lose to them for the 10th Notre Dame South Carolina tops Wake 30-0 rips Alabama SOUTH BEND Ind (AP) Bill Curiy finally did something better than Bear Bryant he lost to Notre Dame by 31 points Bryant won 323 games in his legendary career but he was 0-4 against Notre Dame by a total of 13 points Ray Perkins' Crimson Tide trounced the Irish 28-10 last year Alabama's only victory in the six-game series between two of college football's glamour schools Seventh-ranked Notre Dame got revenge 37-6 Saturday outgaining No 11 Alabama 465 yards to 185 and handing the Crimson Tide its worst loss since a 38-6 clobbering by Nebraska in the 1971 Orange BowL we responded at our very best I doubt seriously we'd have beaten this Notre Dame team Curry said only one thing I can say we were beaten by a vastly superior football team They're by far the best football team played they put in the reserves I see a change in size speed or The victory gave Notre Dame an 8-1 record the most victories since 1980 for college football's most storied institution The heroes were numerous as Notre Dame closed out its home schedule with road games remaining against Penn State and Miami Sophomore quarterback Tony Rice of Woodruff ran 12 yards on third down to put Notre Dame ahead By Jim Rice AuuiuUat Sportu Editor WINSTON-SALEM NC Open dates are mysterious little interruptions in football schedules No one knows exactly whether they help or hinder a team and no team knows that better now than the University of South Carolina The 14th-ranked Gamecocks with their bowl hopes riding on' their reaction to a 14-day respite from game competiton had to endure an offense obviously shaking loose some dust against Wake Forest University here Saturday That was no real problem however because the South Carolina defense was making mud out of the Demon Deacons The Gamecocks recorded their second consecutive shutout while holding an opponent to less than 100 yards total offense for the second consecutive game crushing Wake Forest 30-0 before a crowd of 34720 the third-largest attendance total in Groves Sta dium history South Carolina improved to 7-2 with its fifth consecutive victory and apparently clinched invitations to at least two bowl games Selection committee members from the Gator and Liberty bowls said before the game that a' victory over Wake Forest would put the Gamecocks Na 1 on their list "We're very proud of our defen-sire unit" South Carolina Coach Joe Morrison said repeating the statement he issued Oct 31 after a 48-0 victory- over North Carolina State which managed only 36 yards and three first downs in'that game performance makes back-to-back shutouts And that reflects the great job done by our players and (defensive coordinator) Coach (Joe Lee) Dunn and his staff They're doing a great It was South Carolina's first consecutive shutouts since it opened the 1980 season by defeating Pacific 37-0 and Wichita State 73-0 The Please see Carolina page 6-B AuutruM Fihu Wake's David Braxton (3) knocks the ball loose from Ryan Bethea (1) Please see Notre Dame page 7-B.