Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 49

I I 3ticljinond Eimcfl-Sispalcl) SUNDAY SECTION F- Spok MORE SPORTS SECTION Clemson QB passes for 343 yards DAN SLAM Virginia quarterback Dan EMa it tacked by Demon's Jovon Bush during tha first half of their ACC matchup The Tigers rompsd 33-14 BY JERRY LINDQUIST KS-I tl I STAKK WlllTKII clemson SC Last week after a particularly ugly victory at North Carolina Virginia coach George ILVa Betas Welsh looked at ACCroendup his list of wounded Fge F4 and said maybe the Cavaliers should call off the next game at Clemson Little did he know There was no maybe alxrnt it lirandon Streeter threw for a scIhmiI-record 343 yards as six-xint underdog Clemson made it look easy yesterday scoring on six of its first seven possessions and winning 33-14 against the nation's 22nd-rankcd team Missing three starters on defense including veterans Dwayne Stukcs and Antwan Harris in the secondary HJ-WiK SHK UVA l'AUE F4 YOUR UON EYES Pmn State's Sam lezzi makM catdi against Pittsburgh Tha Ntttany liana needed a laat mlnrda field goal to win (Details Paga F5) na ASNUMiM) ciass ITATI SCORES VI RG INI All CHDlfSslI A BIIO Mill i Hokies win without Vick survive shootout streak severed at six I TlIK ASMSIATKII t'LSS TALLAHASSEE Fla Fklrida State's Warrick and Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton Ijvcd up to their lulling last night So too did top-ninked Florida State Cl I CTITC 11 which had too FLA OIHIL 1 many weapons QI TFQII 35 in a 41-35 vie- IMn truy over the l()th-rankcd Yellow BISIDE: Purdue stops Notre Dame Top 25 Page F6 roundup Tech struggles hut heats UAB jbr third time BY JEFF WHITE TiMKN-DlSrATCII STAKK WlllTKII BLACKSBUR8 Life without Michael Vick to the casual observer went fine fur Virginia Tech's football team ycaterday With Dave Meyer replying the injured Vick at quarterback the llth-rankcd llokrcs whipped Alabama-Rirming-ham 31-10 before a sellout crowd of 51906 at Lane Stadium Were it not fur ita brilliant defense however Tech (2-0) might have been in trouble Defensive coordinator Bud charges set a school record by holding the Blaz-1 63 yar cncc USA member UAH (0-2) rushed fur 18 yards and passed fiir 45 the best played" said Blazers coach Watson Brown ranking the Ilokics' defense above those lie's seen from Nebraska Arizona and Tennessee offense didn't get such high marks The Ilokics 24-point favorites turned the ball over five times in the first half alknving the Blazers to pull to 17-10 at halftime after trailing 17-0 UAB's touchdown came on a 29-yard pass from quarterback Daniel Dixon to tailback Percy Coleman on a perfectly executed fake reverse 3:50 before halftime was a little bit of dtfji vu from the Temple said reserve tailliack Andre Kendrick referring to the historic upset Tech suffered last season The Ilokics led UAB by only seven ixiints after three periods and needed a trick play to pull IIJiASK SMC TECH FS Hamilton' threw a 22-yard touch- down pass to Kelly with 1 J5 left as the Yelkiw Jackets (1-1) closed to six points behind in the final minute An (inside kick was fielded by Florida Travis Minor and the Sominolcs (2 0) ran out the clock to win the Atlantic Coast Conference oticncr Hamilton who was knocked out of tire last two games against Florida State was 22 iif 25 for 387 yards and four touchdowns crunpleting his final 14 passes of the game Warrick caught a touchdown pass ran for a TD and finished with 167 yards as Florida State extended its home unlxMtcn streak to 42 games The trams combined for 595 yards in the first half and Florida State scored last to take a 2H-21 halftime kad The game was tied three times in the half Florida State which never trailed in the game took the lead Air good at 28-21 with 68 seconds left in the half when Jeff Chaney weaved 29 yards for aTDima screen pass from Chris Weinke Florida Slate finally got a bit of lirealhing mom on the first drive rtf tlu second half when Warrick caught a 26-yard pass from Weinke for a touchdown and a 35-21 advantage Ilainilton'a 1 1 -yard TD throw to Kerry Watkins sluived the Georgia Tech deficit to 35-28 Florida Slate countered on field goals by Seliastian Janikowski covering 46 and 45 yards IIJiASK SKK FSU I'ACK F4 Na 11 Va Tech 31 UAB 10 Damson 33 No 22 UV4 14 Villanova 35 ftchmond 30 No 23 NC State 38 W8M 9 Jamas Madison 29 Northeastern 21 VMI 15 Concord 14 Vlrflnia State 27 JC Smith 6 Virginia Union 41 Chayney State 12 Hampton 28 Howard 27 Honda 56 Norfolk State 7 Marahafl 63 Liberty 3 Western Maryland 28 R-MC 7 Emory A Homy 12 Ferrum 7 Hampdnn-Sydney 28 Gettysburg 14 Johns Huphms 31 14 West Liberty 13 Va-Wtse 7 Bethany CoHoge 30 Apprentice 0 DataNa Paces F2-B 1 No 1 FSU 41 Na lOGa Tech 35 East Carolina 27 Duke 9 Maryland 51 Western Carolina 10 North Carolina 42 Indiana 30 Wake Forest 34 Army 15 ACC roundup Page F4 jMMJUiiJ IJU 1 Na 2 Penn State 20 Pittsburg 17 Na 17 Kansas State 40 Temple 0 Syracuse 47 Central Michigan 7 West VftBnia 43 Miami (Ohio) 27 Texas at Rutents late Big East roundup Page F5 L- Na 4 Honda 5B Central Honda 27 No 5 Nebraska 45 California 0 Na 6 Michigan 37 Rice 3 Na 9 Wisconsin 50 Ball State 10 No 12 Gaoiga 24 South Carolina 9 Na 13 Qc SMB 42 Na 14 UCLA 20 Na 20 Rule 28 Na lfi Nb Ore 23 Tennessee at Na 19 Anarna lata Na 21 Alabama 37 Houston 10 No 24 Colot ado St 38 Nevada 33 Top 2S roundup Paga F6 Complato scores Page F7 llBT5ffTirilnil I Kevin Thomas returned a lUnble 99 yards on the final play of the game to give UNLV a 27-24 victory over Baylor Waco Texas Leadirg 24 21 Baylor had a first down at UNLYs 8 with less than 20 seconds loft and the Rohels out of timeouts Darrel Bush trad to score but LB James Sunia forced die fiimble Thomas picked up the bal and scampered down die left sideline untouched jramTiiiiiiii a MUka Monctiettl Colorado QB: 25 of 32 for 465 yards and 2 TDs 1 TD nm vs San Jose State a Eric Crouch Nebraska QB: Crouch a backup became the first Comhuskets player to run catch and pass for a touchdown since Johnny Rodgers in 1973 a Frank Moreau LouitvOo RB: 19 carries 188 yards 4 TDs vs Chatta-nooga Hotaman hopefuls Paga F7 Also losldo UVa notes F4 Va Tech notes F5 Top 25 ne summaries F6 NuIkxi roundup 7 I roundup T8 L- j-iisimiiam VATECH: ktie UVA: vs Vfaka Torost 7 pm RICHMOND: at Mama 7 prn NATION: Na 3 lunrxwve at Na 4 fkxrti 8 pm Complete schedule Page F7 g-ffiiari-SAWllt mXt'T I fV I1 I I I 11 IXWIIMIMtSIXSIWIUI on a cany agabwt Alabama Obiidnuham Tha AIRLIFT Virginia Shyrona Sttth gooa up and over Uthrankad Hokieo won 31-10 at Lana Stadium Personality disorder strikes Richmond in loss to Villanova Spiders cant recover from poor first half iff' MiM slnnikl be a fertile toiic of conversation on campus this week Villanova won yesterday's game 35-30 Both of tlu: tRskmarks of Keid's Ix'st UK teams Irall-craitml offense aiul big-play defense went alnxist entirely unsighted Insleixl the Sriders offered senior quailcrlwek Jinunic Mik'S doing his Ix'st DiHHivan McNahli throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns and rushing 19 times for (HI mi sc yards Unfisluiiiilely for Miles his timing was slightly off and he racked up most of his nuiiilx'rs iiflor UK fell Ix'hind 21-3 As fur the Kirliiinaxl rk'frnsr ymi kept wailing fur llic following PA an- niversity of Kichmnrxl wide re-reiver Dwaune Jones drew one of those 15-yard relelinitum" yesterday after scoring a touchdown agiiinst Villanova As you might inuiginr1 Spiders cnnrh Jim Keid didn't wail until the yellow fiiig hit llic UK Stiuliuni turf to start having a cow said Kcid of Junes' lireiich of etiquette "is not who we FXih'tly who tlu Spiders nre Only twice in Keid's 47 games with Kii-hmixid bust UK allowed 35 in1 more isiints Villanova did it Ixith timi'H "It wasn't entirely them tixLiy We gave them some lii'li" said UK linebiskiT Paris Unon The Spiik'rs wlm failed to extend their 10 game winning streak in regular-season iiniX'titiou settled for a 'L'i yard field goal lale in tlu1 first qiuirter afiiT a x'nalty aiul a Sin ruined their first and goal situation at Villnimva's 5 They didn't convert on fourth and 1 at the 'Nova 3 early in IIJiiSKSKh UR Wh F2 BY JOHN IlMKS-l IISI'MI II SI AI Vlll 1 111 Kichmond nix'iied its Allanlic 10 Conference title defense yeslenkiy with a sloiipy half that kxl to Villano-va's XhW sari's villanova 35 Sliiilinm HD IQ Tlie Spi- dera (0-1 1-1) rankl'd No 12 in Division 1 AA more mistakes in the first luilf of fiNrilsill I Ix'lieve than we had all List year" said Kichmond MARK WXIMCIMI I J'All Jl UNDER WRAPS Richmond QB Jimmto Milos stopped by Kristian Ward during tha SpL dors' 35-30 loss IIJiASK SKK MARKON I'AiKF2 INSIDE: VMI ENDS 11-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH WIN OVER CONCORD F2 coach Jim Kcid vr 'r 'r -Jt I.