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ft 1 Mark Martin tries to shake the bad memories Page 4D 1 zl 1 A Bristol Herald Courier Bristol Virginia Tennessean Sunday September 9 1990 yif PA 4 yy a L2 4 Associated Press a ife: I Mfc a 11 Xj gpjW I 4 mil tJgfc 'r a 1 xi Rodney Blunt tries to break the tackle of James Pearson UVa defeats Clemson Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE or Cavaliers the final hurdle has been cleared George Welsh needed just eight years to become the win ningest coach of a football pro gram that had been a perennial loser Last Cavaliers won 10 games for the first time in the 101 year football history won a share of its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship and went to its first New bowl game But even then there was one big barrier and Welsh said how his team handled it would determine whether the programi would falter or continue to grow Virginia had played Clem son 29 times and lost all 29 was the longest active string of Virginia had lost all previous 29 games against Clemson before posting a 20 7 victory Saturday in Charlottesville futility in major college football might just take all my marbles and go a gig gling Welsh said Saturday after No 9 20 7 victory over the 14th ranked Tigers Terry Kirby ran for a third quarter score and Jason Wallace set up another touch down with a 79 yard punt re turn What Welsh said one and eight now against Prognosticators had been saying for months this might fi nally be the year Virginia beat Clemson and Welsh said all the attention served as a mtjbr dis traction glad over and glad we he said been a long buildup This has been going on all Ken Hatfield faced the un enviable task of becoming the first Clemson coach to lose to Virginia is entitled to an opinion and I am sure there will be some criticism from the said Hatfield whose arri val this season was greeted coolly by number of Clemson faithful Hatfield replaced Danny ord in the wake of NCAA sanctions against the program people will have things to Hatfield said we made a commitment for the entire season This is just one game We are going to review what happened and do I better go from 1 Nine of losses to Clemson had been by seven points or less and game the ACC opener for both i schools appeared as if it would be another nail biter I But Virginia which trailed 7 6 at halftime broke it open I with a pair of touchdowns early 1 in the third quarter The Cavaliers (2 0) took the second half kickoff and marched 80 yards in 12 plays with Kir 1 4 yard run off left tackle giving them the lead to stay at 13 7 After Clemson (1 1) was held to just four yards on its I next possession Wallace took Chris punt and raced unmolested down the left I Please see CAVS Page 5D i Vols destroy Bulldogs 40 7 Staff and wire reports STARKVILLE Miss Eighth ranked Tennessee used a little trickery some rugged de fense and a lot of Tony Thomp son to whip Mississippi State 40 7 on a hot Saturday af ternoon in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Thompson a fifth year se nior subbing for injured 5 All SEC running back Webb bounced back from an early miscue to scoot for 248 yards on just 22 carries That ties him with Johnnie Jones for the second best rush ing performance ever by a Ten nessee running back Jones burned Vanderbilt for 248 yards in 1983 while Webb holds the record with 294 yards which he earned last year against Missis sippi Thompson gained 200 yards in the first half alone most of that coming on a pair of brilliant long distance touch down sprints as Tennessee im proved to 2 0 1 overall surprise the 5 7 180 pound senior from Lake Wales la said of fensive line did a great job and big holes were there I said during the week if we execute be all Thompson himself had a breakdown on first possession fumbling at the Mis sissippi State 3 But he made up for that bobble by sprinting 69 yards for a touchdown with 1:01 to go in the first period giving Tennes see a 10 7 lead following Greg point after Tony Thompson a fifth year senior subbing for injured All SEC running I back Chuck Webb bounced back from an early miscue to scoot for 248 yards On very next possession Thompson kept the ball on a fake reverse play and ran 80 yards down the right side for an 80 yard TD The Vols put the Bulldogs to rest on their next possession with a play that is generally known as the was just your basic bread and butter guard quarterback Andy Kelly said worked just like we drew it up on the chalk board snap) hit my hand I dropped it and try to fake out to the right Bernard (Dafney) did a good job of setting in and picking it up and going down the sidelines got some good Dafney a junior college transfer who began fall practice as a defensive tackle but was switched to offensive guard fooled everyone in the stadium as he lumbered 32 yards down the left side of the field into the end zone PAT made it 24 7 With defense completely stuffing Mississippi offense that was more Please see VOLS Page 3D My 1 4 A 'W fl 4 1 S3 yT jr tkJR I 1 A ff 1 1 af 1 1 lab I 4 Xak giM 17 V' Associated Press Hebron I powers Hokies ROBERT ANDERSON Sports Writer i BLACKSBURG Vir I ginia Tech discovered a missing ingredient in its offense Satur day night long scoring plays 1 as the Hokies cooked up a 21 7 victory over Bowling Green in the home opener in Lane Stadium Tech scored on three plays of more than 25 yards and the Hokie defense was stout for the i second straight week to make it 1 stand up Sophomore running backjj Vaughn Hebron rushed for 165y yards with touchdown runs of 32 and 50 yards score came on a 27 yard pass from backup quarterback RoddJ? Wooten to flanker Nick Cullen or a coach who saw team repeat a frustrating year pattern of not scoring opportunities in 20 13 loss at rank Beamer was happy to see the Hokies showX some big play potential scored on some Starkville Tony Thompson had an afternoon to remember in Please see HOKIES Page 5D Wasps pull out win over 22 21 Please see WASPS Page ALLEN GREGORY Sports Writer was the lone man on the Woodall said just looked for an open spot and I saw the de fensive back give me a lot of cushion so I just stopped in front of him ball was up and it fell in my hands All you have to do is find the open spot and Pat will find uation with 11 seconds left in the game quarterback LEXINGTON Spectac Pat Walker lofted a 26 yard ular Washington Lee receiver touchdown pass to Todd Wood Craig Irons may have pressed all to lift the Wasps to a 22 21 the Emory Henry defense Old Dominion Athletic Confer Saturday but it was the Gener ence victory in the season als who were left hanging on opener for both schools the line had three men acing a fourth and 10 sit flanked out on the right and I catch culmi nated a spirited comeback the Wasps who trailed 21 14 The acrobatic Irons who caught 75 passes last played a vital part in the Gener 1 effort with seven receptions for 94 yards and a diving touch Thompson made Vols forget about Webb against MSU TONY THOMPSON backed up the vow he made earlier last week to up the caused by the loss of starting tailback Chuck Webb to a major knee injury The 5 7 senior rushed for 248 yards on 22 carries and scored on runs of 80 and 69 yards to spark eighth ranked Tennessee to a 40 7 lambasting of Mississippi State Saturday afternoon in Starkville But Thompson look like much of a hero early when he fumbled near the goal line on the opening drive of the game On first and goal from the 8 Thompson was stripped of the ball which was recovered by Bulldog safety Albert Williams at the 3 The turnover angered head coach Johnny Majors was very upset that he fumbled it considering a fifth year he said "I said running hard and our moving the ball but been here five years hold on to the doggone But the coach never lost confidence in Thompson I Majors said put him back in there and he kept coming back A good competitor will come back are a lot of things in life more important than football but got to have the same principles If down got to bounce back got a lot of guts I respect the way he bounced Thompson blamed the fumble on nerves a rhythm he said need to get a few carries to really get going I got some jitters out and I was No kidding got some good blocking but I think Tony made a bad cut out there all Majors said DESPITE brilliant performance Tennessee fans STEUE BHIUDEII EXECUTIVE IkSPORTS EDITOR will always remember game for one reason in particular that went for a 32 yard touchdown in the second quarter Second string guard Bernard Dafney scooped up the ball after quarterback Andy Kelly had dropped Hie snap and took it into the end zone with surprising speed for a 300 pounder quarterback missed the snap so I picked it up and ran the other Dafney deadpanned afterward in the locker room But Tennessee had been waiting the entire game to use the trick play coordinator) Phil ulmer mentioned it a couple of times early but I said not until we cross Majors said a fumble could be a good play or it could be a bummer feast or Majors said Tennessee had the play in its arsenal last year people call it the he said call it the guard around And (defensive coordinator) Larry Lacewell probably used that as much as anybody in the country at Arkansas State In fact I called Larry last year and we put it in but we use JOEY CHAPMAN has been a plus for Tennessee so far this season with his punting and kicking off But Majors held the redshirt freshman from ranklin Tenn direcHy responsible for Mississippi only touchdown of the day a 70 yard punt return by Tony James Chapman has a great leg but the one he kicked today gave us no chance to cover Majors said Not only was the punt short 34 yards it was a line drive that James was able to field on the run It's the second time this season an opponent has returned a punt for a gi TD agaist the Vols Colorado pulled it off in the opener two weeks ago DEENSIVE line was outstanding against the Bulldogs particularly against the run The surprising thing is that the Vols managed to do it without its best tackle in uniform Senior Mark Moore gi who sat out last victory over jl Pacific with an ankle injury reportedly missed the team bus to the 4 airport riday Majors said missing the Mississippi State game would serve Moore's punishment 'J I.