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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Oklahoma it s official no. 1 by .  a fool till writer the Oklahoma so oars. Who Defeated no. I Penn state 2j-id in the Orange Roul Erc officially crowned As College football s National champions thursday gelling All but i to first place Voles to Fin ii the season tie Way they started ii no. I. Only six Oiher learns in lie 50-year his Lory of the associated press poll won the championship after being ranked no. I in i he preseason. Oklahoma received 55 or 57 first place Voles and 1,13 1 of i possible 1,140 Points from a nationwide panel of  Anil  and won its sixth nation Al championship. Final a poll results on Page 2z- Only Noire Dame with seven has won More championship than the soon cars three voters failed to submit sheif bal Tois and could t be reached. Michigan finished a Distant second lifter defeating Nebraska 27-2.1 in the Sunkist fiesta howl. The wolverines fifth in inc final regular season poll received one first place vote and 1,032 Points. Penn stale s Orange bowl loss cast the nil any Lions what would have been i hair second National championship in four years. Mislead they slipped to third place with 990 polls. I m satisfied and Happy in turned oui this Way Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer said. I always thought we hid a enhance to be Good because i thought we d be favored in every game we played and we  swim or said Penn Kiaie wus inc Best team we played this season without a Daub. They re belter than  Oklahoma will receive the associated press Paul a Bear Bryant National championship trophy on a Date to be announced. In inc 36 years that the a tins conducted a preseason poll the Only other teams to win National championships after Starling the season no i were Tennessee in 1951, Michi Gan state in 1952. Oklahoma in 1956, 1974 and 1975, and Alabama in 1978. The crowning of the soon cars who were third going into the Orange bowl became a formality when second ranked Miami lost to Tennessee 35-7 in the sugar bowl and no. 4 Iowa was Beulen by Urcla 45 28 in the Rose bowl. Tennessee jumped from i Polh place to fourth. The volunteers received the remaining first place vote and 957 Points. They were followed by Florida which moved up from Silti in the final regular season poll. The gators were on probation and did not play in a bowl Gam. Texas aim u 36-16 Winner Over a Burn in the Cotton bowl vaulted from 11th place to sixth. I Don t think any cum can dominate in College football anymore say Oklahoma Couch barrys i or. All but tour starters returning Switzer not thinking about a dynasty by Owen can Field Miami a the Oklahoma fool Ball team has All but four starters return ing next season but sooner fans should not expect any kind of dynasty coach Barry soil scr said thursday. I Don t think any team can dominate in College football anymore Switzer said one Day after his team s 25-10 Orange bowl Victory Over previously unbeaten and lop ranked Penn state. I just Don t know How you  Switzer has had experience with unbeaten teams. He started his career in sensational fashion by winning 28 games in a Row. And from 1973-1975 he directed the be Oncas. To a 37-Gamc undefeated Streak there was one tie included on his Way to two cons Culive National championships. Fresno state is inc Only learn thai went undefeated this year swim or said. Oklahoma wound up 11-1 this season the Best finish by a Switzer team since 1979 when the sooner also won the Orange Bon i. Penn slate entered the game 11 -0. I guess you can say this team is Proba Bly the most satisfying Switzer said. I Don t think there is any Lea in in College football that has gone As far As we have with the youth at the key still positions. With our Yout i and inexperience. All these things made it a refreshing year in coaching he said. To have All these Young players respond and do Well in roles that of would never anticipate their being Lirussi Inlo. I think ii  the sooner voice no. I in the the preseason and ranked third heading into the Orange bowl beat Penn slate Willi a Buck Icid thai often included three Siruc freshmen including the quarterback. Soil scr s Chance for a third Nai Unal Lille got a big boost from Tennessee which beat no. 1 Miami 35-7 in the sugar final. I think it s evident pc survived bowl Day and that gives us the mythical Nalion Al i  sniper said. You have to be Lucky and have Oiler see Switzer on Page 23 Browns is. Dolphins cowboys is. Rams today by the associated press now that the University of Miami has Blovin its shot at n National championship by losing in the sugar bowl one of its More illustrious alumni returns to the Orange bowl to begin the Long trek toward a possible National football league championship. Bernie Kosar returns saturday to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs Miami s Victory Over Nebraska two years ago that put the hurricanes at the Pinna Cle of the College game. This Lime he s facing Miami me Miami dolphins. And this Lime he s quarterback no the Cleveland Browns who managed to earn a berth in the or a play offs despite finishing 8-8. The poorest since the league inaugurated postseason play in i9i3 except for the strike shortened iw2 season when Cleveland and Detroit were admitted with 4-5 records. The same is the first of four this week end which will determine the teams for tie Jan 12 american and National conferences championship games the final step before the Jan. 26 super bowl in the Loui Siana super dome. Also saturday the Dallas cowboys Are at the los Angeles rams in in pfc divisional playoff. Sunday both wild card teams play their second playoff games the pfc s new York giants at the Chi Cago bears and the acc s new England patriots at the los Angeles raiders. The Browns earned a postseason berth despite their .500 record while Denver an 11-5 team missed out. Cleveland had the Good Fortune of playing in the acc Cen trial division where an a a record was sufficient to win the title. The Broncos were runners up la the 12-4 raiders in the acc West and by virtue of the nil i lie breaking formula lost out to the Patri ots and new York Jeli in the wild card Derby. Tie dolphins i2--1 and champions of inc acc East certainly Aren t the Corn huskers any More than the Browns Are the hurricanes that Kosar Quarter backed two years ago. When a were playing together Jay Brophy. Now a linebacker far inc dolphins said a had a great offensive line and he could stand in the pocket All Day. Now you see him rolling out. Running for his life a lot. Urn ii won a lol of big game in the Orange howl trophy added. I Sciric Don l warn him to win until stir. T in piling Loiry u get my hands All Over him. If we Lei him hand Back there hell pick us to pieces. We know we be Guilo gel to  Kos in became Cleveland s Starling Ijuan Erback is weeks into inc Cuson when Vei Cran Gary Danielson suffered a shoulder injury lie snarled eight of the final 10 games. At limes you look at him on film and clearly see that he s a Rook  Dolphin safely Bud Crown said. But then there Are those times when you watch him set up and throw u Beau Laiful pass leading his Man just  we be seen him make some real Good plays and we be seen him make some mis  dolphins coach Don Shula said see nil on Page 23  
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