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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS TOP 25 ROUNDUP COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama Hogtied in upset scores TD at 1:45 for 17-16 win rl By The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. It seemed like an instant replay of 1995 for Arkansas. The Razorbacks can only hope the rest of the season plays out just as well. Clint Stoerner hit wide-open Anthony Eubanks for a 29-yard touchdown with 1:45 left yesterday, giving Arkansas a 17-16 upset over No. 11 Alabama.

It was the second straight one-point win in Tuscaloosa for Arkansas (2-1, 1-0 SEC), which built on a 20-19 victory at Bryant-Denny Stadium two years ago to capture its onlv SEC West title. The Razorbacks became the first team to beat Alabama (2-1, 1-1) two straight times in Tuscaloosa since Texas Christian in 1955-56. "We came down here and played a tough, tough football game against a very good team and we should be proud," Ford said. With Arkansas trailing by six with 3:34 left, Stoerner led a 58-yard scoring drive, one yard more than the last-minute drive the Razor-backs used to pull out victory in 1995. The loss kept Mike DuBose from joining Frank Thomas and Ray Perkins as the third coach to begin his career with the Crimson Tide at 3-0 since the 1930s.

More important, it made Ala Elaine ThompsonAssociated Press Quarterback Scott Frost celebrates after Nebraska takes a 21-0 lead against Washington. IfMl LJUVJ Nebraska QB outplays perceptions, No. 2 Washington, 27-14 Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne said he never understood why it took so long. "For some reason he's undergone quite a battering for the last year and a half," Osbome said. "I think it was because we had won 26 straight games, and he happened to be the quarterback when we lost one." Tnat one was to Arizona State early last season that all but prevented Nebraska from going for a third stght national title "It's been disturbing for me as a coach for him to be treated the way he has, when all he's been doing is the best he can." There may be still another loss to deal with, but yesterday wasn't that day.

Frost, a senior, ran 18 times for 97 yards and passed for 88 while hitting 8 of 15. He gave Nebraska a 7-0 lead with a 34-yard run on an option keeper on a first-down play at 7:28 of the first quarter. He scored again on a third-and-6 play from the shotgun with 1:51 left in the opening period. The nifty run came after he avoided being sacked. The Huskers made it 21-0 at 7:20 of the second quarter on a 4-yard run by Ahman Green on a 55-yard drive that included pass completions of 21 and 14 yards by Frost.

By that time, Washington sophomore quarterback Brock Huard had been knocked out with a sprained ankle. Any comebacks were left to freshman Marques Tuiasosopo. While he did some good things 12 of 22 for 270 yards and two TDs he was not Huard. Nor, on this afternoon, Frost. "Some people are going to have to eat their words 'about our offense, especially some of our fans who booed 'em last week," said defensive end Grant Wistrom.

"A lot of people were calling for his head, and if there's a player of the game, it's got to be Scott." Indeed, Nebraska handed the Huskies their first loss at Husky Stadium since 1995 and only their sixth in their last 46 home games. And, the Cornhuskers kept this year's title hopes alive thanks to Frost. By Bill Campbell The Dallas Morning News SEATTLE Should he run or should he pitch? You could see the indecision in Scott Frost's eyes. It was his last option play of the day, but it came several minutes after Nebraska's 27-14 whipping of second-ranked Washington. After the game that many believed would seal Frost's fate as one of the most scorned quarterbacks to wear Cornhuskers red-and-white, Frost was proudly jogging off the field to join the celebration in the victorious locker room when a sea of Nebraska fans in the north end zone caught his eye.

What should he do? He'd made similar decisions all afternoon, choices that helped the seventh-ranked Cornhuskers, playing as an underdog for the first time in four seasons, amass 472 yards of total offense. He navigated an option that recorded 384 yards rushing against what previously had been the nation's No. 1-rated run defense. He personally ran right by the Huskies' defense for touchdowns of 34 and 30 yards as his team built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Who could blame him now if he chose the clear path to the locker room, instead of cutting through the long line of reporters and security guards, just to entertain a group whose approval he never had really met before yesterday? After all, it was the Nebraska fans who have booed Frost from the beginning of his year plus three games as the Cornhuskers' starting quarterback.

Most likely because he wasn't Tommie Frazier. But as he had so many times yesterday, Frost made the right call. He cut through the row of TV cameras and security personnel and ran to the fans, pumping his fist in the air and pitching his wrist bands into the stands as their cheers elevated. Finally, after all the heartache and animosity, the Cornhuskers have embraced their new quarterback. SATURDAY'S SCORES District Bethany 45 Greensboro 13 BuKak) St.

16 Washington Jefferson 7 Butler 38 St Franca 12 California 21 Va. Wesley an 1 6 Dayton 16 Robert Moms 13 Duquesne 38 Siena 14 Rrx)lay4 Mercyhurst 14 Geneva 49 West Virginia Tech 31 Glenvrtle St 51 Clarion 0 Qrove City 26 Carnegie Melion 7 Perm State 57 Louisville 21 Slippery Roc 42 Fairmont St 14 That 33 Lrtfton27 Ti(lln 27 Gannon 6 West Liberty 47 St. Joseph s. Ind 37 Wittenberg 29 Allegheny 17 Yoongstown St 28. Boston U.

7 East Albany NY.49 St Lawrence 0 Alonght 31 Lebanon Val. 7 American Intl. 26 Stonehill 24 Amherst 38 Hamilton 0 Boston College 35 Rutgers 21 BrWqewater Mass. 28 Maine Maritime 27 Brockporl St 10... Plymouth St.

9 Brown 52 Yale 14 Bucnell23 Lafayette 21 CantsiiislO St. Peter 7 Cent Connecticut St. 37 Frostburg St. 17 Coast Guard 13 Mass Maritime 8 Colgate 27 Foraham 14 Connecticut 35 Hofstra31 Cornell 14 Pnnceton 10 Cortland St. 47 Kean21 Dartmouth 23 Pennl5 Delaware 28 West Chester 7 Delaware Val.

14 Salisbury St. 12 Dickinson 21 Muhlenberg 14 Fairfield 34 St. John s. NY 21 Framingham St. 33 Fitchburg St.

31 Franklin Marshall 27 Uisinus 15 Harvard 45 Columbia 7 Hobart 38 St John Fisher 7 Holy Cross 25 Georgetown. C. 21 Ithaca 42 Mansfield 17 Jersey City St 14 W. Connecticut 13 Kings Point 42 Springfield 28 Lehigh 16 Towson 14 Lycoming 42 Kings. Pa 3 Maris! 31 lona 12 Mernmaok 33 Assumption 7 Middlebury 43 Bowfloin 0 Monmouth.

N.J. 42 La Salle 20 Moravian 29 Juniata 28 New Hampshire 24 William Mary 22 New Haven 53 Millersville 10 Northeastern 41 Rhode Island 13 RPI45 Rochester 0 Rowan 54 Ferrum 6 Salve Regina 34 Nichols 0 SNppensburg 21 Kutztown 14 Stony Brook 38 Pace 7 Susquehanna 47 Wilkes 14 Syracuse 30 Tulane 19 Union, Y. 27 Worcester Tech 20 VHIanova34 Maine 14 Virginia Tech 23 Temple 13 W. Maryland 55 Gettysburg 7 W. New England 25 MIT 10 Wagner 13 Post 12 Wioener27 FDU-Madison 14 Wittenberg 29 Allegheny 17 South 34 Jacksonville St.

16 Alabama 23 Miss. Valley St. 8 Alcorn St. 20 Alabama St. 6 Appalachian St.

27 E. Kentucky 23 Arkansas 17 Alabama 16 Auburn 31 LSU28 Austin Col. 21 Rhodes 13 Bethune-Cookman 14 Fayetteville St. 0 Bowie St 27 Cheyney6 Carson-Newman 21 Presbyterian 3 Catawba 37 Mars Hill 3 Catholic U. 34 Randolph-Macon 21 Cent.

Florida 41 Idaho 10 Charleston Southern 12 Tusculum 3 Clinch Valley 27 Chowan 3 Concord 24 Newport News 20 Cumberland, Tenn. 14 Cumberland. Ky. 12 Davidson 42 Sewanee 14 Delaware St. 24 Norfolk St.

21 Drake 23 South Florida 22 Duke 20 Army 17 Elizabeth City St. 12 Johnson C. Smith 10 Eton 41 East Stroudsburg 34 Emory Henry 31 Bndgewater 7 Florida 33 Tennessee 20 Florida 30 Jackson St. 14 Florida St. 35 Clemson28 Fort Valley St.

15 Morris Brown 12 Gardner-Webb 53 W. Virginia St. 28 Georgetown, Ky. 32 tambuth 9 Georgia 42 NE Louisiana 3 Georgia Southern 22 Wofford 7 Georgia Tech 28 Wake Forest 26 Guilford 34 Washington Lee 20 Hampton U. 7 Carolina 2 James Madison 13 Massachusetts 10 Kentucky St.

32 Clark Atlanta 25 Ky. Wesleyan 45 Maryville, Tenn. 24 Livingstone 48 Benedict 16 Louisiana Tech 56 Cent. Michigan 28 Marshall 48 W. Illinois 7 McNeese St.

22 N. Iowa 5 Miles 20 Tuskegee 17 Minnesota 20 Memphis 17 Morehead St. 56 Valparaiso 24 Morgan St. 24 Texas Southern 1 7 Murray St 17 SE Missouri 3 N. Carolina St.

41 N. Illinois 14 Nicholls St. 22 Troy St. 20 North Alabama 17 Texas 12 North Carolina 40 Maryland 14 Richmond 56 VMI 3 Rose-Hulman 37 Millsaps 1 7 Savannah St. 32 Lane 10 Shepherd 45 Lenoir-Rhyne 16 South Carolina 26 East Carolina 0 Southern Miss.

35 Nevada 19 Southern 63 Prairie View 7 Tennessee Tech 14 Samford 7 Thomas More 40 Wilmington, Ohio 17 VaJdosta St. 31 Arkansas Tech 14 Vanderbilt40 Texas Christian 16 W.Carolina 45 Citadel 25 W. Kentucky 53 Austin Peay 7 West Alabama 39 Union, Ky. 6 West Georgia 27 C. Central 0 Wingate43 Newberry 38 -Winston-Salem 13 Virginia Union 6 Midwest Adrian 28 Defiance 7 Ashland 24 Northwood.

Mich. 7 Bowling Green 31 Akron 28 Buena Vista 29 William Penn 6 Capital 28 Marietta 18 Cent. Iowa 35 Wartburg 6 Chicago 26 Concordia. Ill 6 Cincinnati 34 Kansas 7 E. Illinois 25 Illinois St.

14 Earlham23 Ohio Wesleyan 21 Evansville 41 Quincy 14 Grand Valley St. 21 Ferns St. 18 Heidelberg 14 Muskingum 7 Howard U. 32 Ark -Pine Bluff 21 Indiana St. 19 S.

Illinois 14 Indianapolis 17 Hillsdale 10 Iowa 63 Iowa St. 20 John Carroll 28 Ohio Northern 21 Kalamazoo 21 Franklin 1 7 Kent 41 E. Michigan 38 Kentucky 49 Indiana 7 Kenyon 53 Oberlin 35 Mankato St. 24 South Dakota 20 Michigan 38 Baylor 3 Michigan St. 23 Notre Dame 7 Mount Union 56 Baldwin-Wallace 14 N.Colorado 49 Augustana.S D.

40 NW Missouri St 31 Mo. Southern 26 Nebraska-Omaha 27 Dakota St. 21 North Dakota 28 S. Dakota St. 7 Ohio St.

28 Arizona 20 Ohio U. 50 Buffalo 0 Otterbem 50 Hiram Col. 28 Purdue 28 Ball St. 14 Rice 40 Northwestern 34 SW Missouri St. 27 14 Sioux Falls 56 Midland Lutheran 21 St.

Norber141 Monmouth, III. 14 Toledo 23 W. Michigan 13 Washburn 25 SW Baptist 7 Washington St. 35 Illinois 22 Washington, Mo. 37 Case Western 32 Wayne, Mich.

30 St. Francis, III. 7 Wisconsin 36 San Diego St. 10 Wooster45 Denison22 Southwest Cent. Oklahoma 28 Abilene Christian 0 GramWing St.

20 Langston 0 Missouri 42 Tulsa 21 Navy 46 Southern Meth. 16 North Texas 30 Texas Tech 27 8. Utah 34 Arkansas St. 24 SW Texas St. 28 Montana St 26 Sam Houston St.

55 0 Tarleton St 49.. Harding 46 Texas 66 SW Louisiana 0 Far West Air Force 24 Colorado St. 0 Boise St. 24 Weber St. 7 CS Northridge 63 Azusa Pacific 21 California 40 Oklahoma 36 E.

Washington 31 Portland St. 14 Fort Lewis 30 Fort Hays 3t. 23 Montana 35 St. Mary 9, Cal. 14 Arizona 40 6 Nebraska 27 Washington 14 New Mexico 25 Utah St.

22 -Oregon 43 Fresno St. 40 San Diego 15 RedlandsB Stanford 27 Oregon St. 24 -UC Davw 36 Sacramento St. 28 Utah 56 Texas-El Paso 3 Wyoming 30 San Jose St. 10 '-Overtime; 4hree overtime.

A LOOKING AHEAD West Virginia (2-1) at Miami (1-2): 3:30 p.m., Saturday. West Virginia comes off an open date Miami, loser of two straight, hasn't lost three in a row since 1984, the first year of a young, brash coach with perfect hair by the name of Jimmy Johnson. THE HEADLINES Legend status next? Iowa Coach Hayden Fry (225-165-10) joined Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Bear Bryant and Jess Neely as the only coaches to coach 400 games at the Div. I-A level yesterday. "It means I've been a survivor," says Fry.

I NEWS NOTES' Only four better: Kent State's Astron Whatley rushed 42 times for 373 yards the fifth highest total in Division l-A history to power Kent to a 4 1 -38 victory over Eastern Michigan. Blowout City: Remember SW Louisiana, the team that opened its season over at Pitt Stadium just a few weeks ago. Those same Cajuns were buried by Texas 66-0, as Branndon Stewart passed for two scores and ran for two. Finally, a win: Sims Lenhardt kicked a 27-yard field goal with 54 seconds left to help Duke end its 15-game losing streak with a 20-1 7 win over Army. Showdown: Florida TB Kenny Williams rushed for 208 yards and scored a TD to lead the Rattlers to a 30-14 win over Jackson State.

Jackson State (3-1) entered the game ranked No. 1. in the Sheridan Black College poll while Florida (3-0) was ranked No. 2. THE DISTRICT Local report: Mike Mc-Mahon, a Rutgers freshman from North Allegheny, was 3 of 6 passing for 70 yards, a TD and one INT in a loss to Boston College.

Charlie Batch was 25 for 42 for 320 yards in Eastern Michigan's loss to Kent State. TJl NUMBERS Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech, completed 31 of 42 for 510 yards and six TDs in Louisiana Tech's 56-28 victory over Central Michigan. Tim Couch, Kentucky, completed 24 of 32 for 394 yards and seven TDs vs. Indiana. Tommy Chung, Dickinson, ran for 248 yards and three TDs in a 21 -1 4 win over Muhlenberg.

Peter Warrick, Florida State, caught eight passes for 249 yards vs. Clemson. Darren Rowell, Montana, was 34 of 46 for 368 yards and two TDs in a 35-1 4 win over St. Mary's of California. Montana is No.

1 in l-AA. Dave Loya, Duquesne, had one of the best passing days in the country with 373 yards and three TDs in a 38-14 win over Siena. Todd Bandhauer, Iowa State, was 26 for 51 for 375 yards and three TDs in a loss to Iowa. Matt Wichlinskl, Susquehanna, rushed for 206 yards in a 47-14 win over Wilkes. FOR THE RECORD 1 Passing Babe: Tim Couch's seven TD passes for Kentucky against Indiana shattered the old school record five by Babe Parilli in 1950 against both Cincinnati and North Dakota.

For real: Ohio University is 3-0 following its largest margin of victory in 44 years a 50-0 win over Buffalo. The Bobcats haven't beaten an opponent so bad since defeating Western Michigan, 67-15, in 1953. Odds and ends: Cincinnati held previously unbeaten Kansas (3-1) to mi-nus-46 yards rushing in a 34- 7 win San Diego State, a 36-10 loser to Wisconsin, hasn't won a non-conference game on the road since 1 981 Georgia's 3- 0 start is its first since 1988, Vince Dooley's last season. Morehead State piled up 727 yards of total offense in a 56-24 romp over Valparaiso. FOURTH-AND-SHORT It's gotta get better: Yesterday, Log made note of Jack Siedlecki's debut as head coach at Yale, replacing longtime coach Carm Cozza.

And Log also mentioned that the Elis were starting a freshman QB in Mike McClellan for the first time since 1905. After all the anticipation, both would probably just as soon forget Day 1 of what they hope will be long careers. Final score: Brown 52, Yale 14. McClellan threw four of Yale's six Auburn pulls one out at LSU bama realize that its greatest fears about a struggling offense appear to be true. "We need to take a real hard look at the reasons for this loss.

If we don't, we'll be back in this same position real soon," Dubose said. For the second straight week, the Crimson Tide looked lost and confused on offense. No Alabama running back rushed for more than 50 yards and Freddie Kitchens finished with just 10 completions for 84 yards passing. It was a startling turnaround for an Arkansas team that was embarrassed 31-9 last week by Southern Methodist. But, just like 1995, Arkansas answered a humbling early season loss to SMU with a win.

Stoerner finished 16 for 31 for 200 yards and a rushing touchdown to go with his game-winning pass. Florida State 35 Clemson 28 CLEMSON, S.C. Peter Warrick scored three long touchdowns, including a Deion Sanders-style 90-yard punt return, as fifth-ranked Florida State (3-0, 2-0 ACC) squeezed past No. 16 Clemson (2-1, 1-1) to give Bobby Bowden his 200th win as Seminoles coach. In addition, he finished with eight catches for 249 yards as quarterback Thad Busby threw for 332 yards.

Florida State led just 28-25 when Busby hooked up with Warrick on an 80-yard TD strike down the right sideline. Georgia 42 Northeast Louisiana 3 ATHENS, Ga. No. 25 Georgia (3-0) protected its first ranking in two years as Mike Bobo threw for three touchdowns. Georgia scored on its first three possessions to build a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Hines Ward ran 63 yards on a fake punt to set up a touchdown in the first quarter and took a screen pass in the flat and raced 62 yards to the end zone early in the third period. Bobo completed 11 of 17 for 229 yards that also included a 72-yard touchdown pass to Corey Allen. North Carolina 40 Maryland 14 COLLEGE PARK, Md. Oscar Davenport starting instead of slumping All-ACC quarterback Chris Keldorf passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns. The No.

6 Tar Heels (3-0, 1-0 ACC) trailed 7-0 in the second quarter, but scored 10 points off two fumble recoveries deep in Maryland territory to go up 17-7 early in the third quarter. Maryland (0-3, 0-2) never recovered. Davenport finished 21 for 33. Stanford 27 Oregon State 24 CORVALLIS, Ore. Greg Cornelia bulled over from 2 yards out for a touchdown with 27 seconds to play to rally No.

21 Stanford (2-1, 1-0 Pac-10). Trailing 24-20, the Cardinal drove 78 yards in 15 plays for the game-winning touchdown. Air Force 24 Colorado State 0 FORT COLLINS, Colo. Blane Morgan ran for one touchdown and Rassed for one as Air Force upset to. 23 Colorado State.

Morgan ran for 89 yards and fullback Spanky Gilliam had 97 as the unbeaten Falcons (4-0, 3-0 WAC) snapped a five-game losing streak to Colorado State (2-2, o-i). Colorado State's Damon Washington ran for 155 yards. louclulow ii with 30 seconds to go rallies 12th-ranked Tigers, 31-28 By Mary Foster The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. Auburn tailback Rusty Williams knew he was standing 1 yard away from glory on last night. He also knew that with just 30 seconds left in the game and Auburn trailing LSU by four points, he could be 1 yard from despair.

The outcome? Williams went home a hero, diving in from his second touchdown of the night to give No. 12 Auburn a 31-28 victory over No. 10 LSU. "I just stood there thinking, 'If I score this touchdown I go down in history and I win the game against Williams said. The winning touchdown came after LSU (2-1, 1-1 SEC), which had stopped two fourth-quarter Auburn drives, was penalized for having 12 men on the field, giving Auburn a second down at the 1.

LSU had a final chance to tie and force overtime after driving to the Auburn 48, but Wade Richey's 64-yard field goal attempt was blocked as the game ended. Auburn was. more than Williams, though. Quarter-. back Dameyune Craig completed 23 of 45 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns against a defense which had given up just one touchdown in its two previous games and had not allowed a passing touchdown in 19 quarters.

"This was one of those games that had drama, and all the excitement of a game in our division," Coach Terry Bowden said after Auburn (3-0) improved to 2-0 in the SEC West. "Both teams felt deep down in their hearts that they wanted to win this one." The loss overshadowed another outstanding performance by LSU's Cecil Collins, who again filled in for Kevin Faulk. Collins rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns including one with 13:34 to play that put LSU up, 28-24. "Unfortunately, I didn't do enough," Collins said. Craig, who was sacked five times, opened the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Fred Beasley four minutes into the game.

He hit Hicks Poor for a 25-yard TD less than four minutes later to put Auburn up 14 0. Williams, who had 47 yards on 14 carries, ran 10 yards to score the third Auburn touchdown 1:29 into the second quarter. "They played a great game," said LSU linebacker Joe Wesley. "It came down to who executed best. They did.

They won and it hurts." HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED No. Team Next week Vesterday1 result Idle Idle at Kentucky Idle Idle Viriginia Idle Notre Dame at Missouri Akron Southern Mississippi Central Florida Illinois at Oregon State Wyoming at Georgia Tech Idle Arkansas State Boise State Bowling Gi eon Oregon West Virginia Idle Arizona Idle Defeated Louisville, 57-21 Lost to Nebraska, 27--14 Defeated Tennessee, 33-20 Lost to Florida, 33-20 Defeated Clemson, 35-28 Defeated Maryland, 40-1 4 Defeated Washington, 27-14 Defeated Baylor, 38-3 Defeated Arizona, 28-20 Lost to Auburn, 31-28 Lost to Arkansas, 17-16 Defeated Louisiana State, 31 -28 Defeated Iowa State, 63-20 Played Brigham young, late Idle Lost to Florida State, 35-28 Defeated Notre Dame. 23-7 Defeated Temple, 23-13 Defeated Illinois, 35-22 Idle' Defeated Oregon State, 27-24 Lost to Pitt, 21-17 (Thursday) Lost to Air Force, 24-0 Idle Defeated Northeast Louisiana, 42-3 1. Penn State (3-0) 12. Washington (2-1) 3.

Florida (3-0) 4. Tennessee (2-1) 5. Florida State (3-0) 6. North Carolina (3-0) 7. Nebraska (3-0) Michigan (2-0) 9.

Ohio State (3-0) 10. Louisiana State (2-1) 11. Alabama (2-1) 12. Auburn (3-0) 13. Iowa (3-0) 14 Arizona State (2-0)' 15.

Colorado (1-1) 16. Clemson (2-1) 17. Michigan State (3-0) 18. Virginia Tech (3-0) 19. Washington State (3-0) 20.

Kansas State (2-0) 21. Stanford (2-1) 22. "Miami (1-2) 23. Colorado State (2-2) 24. 'UCLA (1-49 7 25.

Georgia (3-0).