European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 3, 1ss6 th6 stars and stripes Page 21 sports sooner end debate Over no. 1 Oklahoma rips Penn state to Clinch title by Herschel Nissenson Miami a Oklahoma ended Penn slate s dream of a perfect season and any debate Over who s no. 1 in College football wednesday night. The third ranked sooner behind a 71 Yard pass play from freshman quarterback Jamello Holiway to tight end Keith Jack son and a defense thai forced five turnovers beat tha no. I Litany Lions 25-10 in the Orange bowl. With no. 2 Miami losing 35-7 to ten Nessee in the sugar Bow and no. 4 Iown falling 45-28 to Urcla in the Rose do that left Only the final associated press poll Between Oklahoma and coach Barry Switzer s third National championship in 13 years. The sooner were National champs in 1974 and 1975. Both Oklahoma the preseason no. I and Penn state which suffered its first loss in four Orange bowls finished the seasonal 11-1. The a Coll was to be released Ai 6 30 . Est thursday but Oklahoma Felt thai would be a foregone conclusion. We beat inc second Best team in the country,1 Switzer said. There s no Way a National championship is going to come easy. You just Don t expect that. You have to beat a great football team la win the National championship and we did last year Switzer and the soakers arrived in mini ridiculing Brigham Young. Bui by became the National Champion when Oklahoma lost to Washington 2k-i7 in the Orange bowl a game in which the famed sooner Schooner galloped onto the Oklet. Wins Macarthur new Orleans a okla homa by virtue of its Orange bowl Tilory or previously unbeaten Penn state we named the Nalion Al football foundation and Hill of firm s Macarthur bowl recipient for 1985, Vincent Draddy chair Man of the Board said wednesday night. Penn state with the sum 11-1 record a the runner up. Sugar bawl Champion Tennessee 9-1-2, finished third in be foundation s awards Cam nines Telephone poll. Field and Drew a 15-Yard penalty that Cost Oklahoma a key held goal. This time Oklahoma did l need the sooner Schooner which sat quietly in a Corner of the stadium and did t make ill appearance until after the final gun. The so Andrs had a couple of horses of their own in Jackson a 241-Pound tight end and 215-Pound fullback Lydoll Carr. And icy provided inc big plays along with Pink six cd Tim Lashar who kicked an Orange bowl record four Fields. Jackson s to catch from Holiway Pul Oklahoma ahead to stay 10-7, Early in the second period. Carr provided an insurance touchdown when he raced 61 Yards with 1 42 remaining As Oklahoma was trying to cat up the clock. Carr led All rushers with 148 Yards on 19 carries and Oklahoma finished with 22b on the ground 107 below its per game average after being held to 31 Rushing Yards in the first half. Hallway s Long pass to Jackson who caught it at the Penn state 30, put okla homa an lop 10-7 after the soon cars spotted the Lions an Early touchdown on full Back Tim Manoa s one Yard run. Tim Lashar kicked Field goals of"16, 31 and 21 Yards in Oklahoma s 16-Poinl Sec Ond Quarter the last two coming after Long interception returns. Defensive backs Sonny Brown and Tony Rayburn picked off poorly thrown passes by Penn state quarterback John Shaffer who had won 54 consecutive games As a starter dating Back to the seventh Grade. Oklahoma clinched it on Lyd Cli Carr s 61-Yard run with 1 42 left in the game. It came four plays after Penn state s Massimo Manca who had a Field goal in the first half missed a 26-Yard kick that see sooner on Page 25 up photo Oklahoma Light end Keith Jackson. 71-Yurd to Recap icon loss kills Miami s claim to of a volunteers storm past hurricanes 35-7 new Orleans a Miami s hurricanes Wilt remember Tennessee As they were forced to forget about the nation Al championship. The eighth ranked volunteers from the Southeastern conference ruined Miami Hopes of a second National championship in three years wednesday night rolling to a 35-7 Victory in the 52nd sugar bowl behind a swarming defense that sacked Vinny Tes Laverde seven times and intercepted him three limes. That left Oklahoma Winner of the Orange bowl Over Penn state to claim the no. 1 ranking in the final associated press College football poll which was to be re leased at 6 30 . Est thursday. Miami was looking for that prize after instead the hurricanes found a whole lot of misery. Miami Riding a 10-game winning a teak could t contend with Tennessee s Quick de fenders. Testaverde who had passed for More than 300 Yards per game was held to 217, and much of that came against a prevent defense in the final Quarter. He was under incredible pressure throughout the game from Dale Jones Mark Hovanic and Lii hard drown and the hurricanes never were Able to get their explosive offence moving. Miami netted Only 269 Yards and was never in the game after Tennessee assumed command by scoring two touchdowns in the second Quarter and opening a 14-Poinl Lead tale in the third. The hurricanes ended the season at 10-2. Tennessee 9-1-2, was an 8-Polnt underdog but the vols never looked it after a shaky Start when Miami look a 7-0 Lead in the first five minutes of the game. The defense forced one turnover that led to a touchdown and enabled Tennessee 10 enjoy excellent Field position when setting scoring drives in motion covering 41, 50, 31 and 60 Yards. A 60-Yard to scamper by Jeff Powell Midway through the third Quarter virtually put the lights out for Miami trailing 2h-7 at the time. Powell ran for 102 in the game. Dary Dickey the 24-year-old fifth year senior used a Short passing game in most of the Tennessee scoring drives. Dickey fired a six Yard scoring pass to Jeff Smith on the first play of the second Quarter to give the vols a 7-7 tie. Ail american wide receiver Tim Mcgee put the vols ahead to stay when he pounced on Powell s Fumble in the end zone with 3 23 remaining in the first half. The vols drove 31 Yards after Damn Miller recovered a Fumble and scored on Sam Henderson s i Yard run in the first six minutes of the second half. Tennessee s other score came with Only six minutes remaining a 6-Yard run by Charles Wilson. It was set up when second team Ali american Chris White raced 68 Yards with an interception o the Miami 4. White led the nation in interceptions with nine during the regular season. Testaverde also a second team All american was intercepted three limes and lost b4 Yards on the seven sacks including two each by Jones and Hovanic. Testaverde hit Mike Irvin on an 18-Yard scoring strike on Miami s fins i Possession a score set up by Melvin Bratton s 25-Yard run an a fake Pant. The hurricanes also were stymied by a sugar bowl record 125 Yards in penalties. Urcla freshman leads Rose Bow rouf of Iowa Pasadena Haiir. A As usual the Pacific id conference champions had a Ball against the big ten representative in the Rose Bow Urcla running Back Eric Ball was a big reason for it. Ball second string freshman raced around and through a to highly touted Iowa defense like it did t exist wednesday As the 13lh-ranked Bruins rolled to a Surpri singly easy 45-28 Victory Over the fourth ranked Hawk eyes in the 72nd Rose bowl. Actually when history is considered per haps Urcla s convincing Victory before a crowd of 103,292 and a National television audience was t really a Surprise. The Victory was inc fifth m a Row in tvs Rose bowl by the Pac-10 Champion Over the big ten representative. The West coast learns have now wan 10 of the last 11 Rose bowls and 15 of the last 17 and hold a 21 19 advantage Over their mid Wesley foes. Ball gained 227 Yards on 22 carries the second Best Rushing performance in Rose bowl history and scored four touch Downs As the Bruins won their fourth straight new year s Day bowl game three of which were Rose bowls. We were awfully Good today said Urcla coach Terry Donahue whose team finished with a 9-2-1 record. It was a great great Day for indeed it was. The Bruins rolled up 29 first Downs and 488 Yards in total offence against an Iowa defense thai entered the game As the fifth Sti Giest in the country. Meanwhile the Hawk eyes totalled 401 Yards in local offence hut 103 of them came after Urcla had extended its advantage to 38-17 Early in the fourth Quarter. Iowa losing any Chance for ils first National championship wound up 10-2, Well you just witnessed a Complete annihilation of the Iowa football team Iowa coach Hayden Fry said. It just was t our Day. Urcla was obviously the Superior football team. If they played All season like they played today they d be Nai Unal champions there s no doubt in my mind. Michigan was ranked right behind us and we held them to nine first Downs and 182 Yards of total of sense. Michigan they could t hold a tight to this Ball a 6-1, 215-Paundcr. Scored on runs of 30.40 and 6 Yards in the first half to help Urcla Lake a 24-10 advantage at the inter Mission. His final to was a 32-Yard dash Early in the fourth Quarter Ball s four touchdowns tied a modern Rose bowl record figured since 1
