European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vols Roll to 38-10 Victory Starkville Mist a red Shin freshman tailback Reggie Cobb scored three touchdowns and Tennessee quarterback Jeff Francis exploited the Green Mississippi stale secondary sat urday As the nth ranked vols scored a 38-10 Victory in a Southeastern Confer ence opener. In the televised Sec game of Lac week Tennessee 3-0, ended a three game losing Streak against stale and picked up its eighth straight Victory Over two seasons. State Felt to it. Cobb scored on runs of 23 and 9 Yards and added a third touchdown on a 39-Yard pass reception from Francis. Cobb s 41-Yard gainer on a screen pass set up fourth Quarter Vot touchdown. Francis seventh in Ibe nation in pass ing efficiency a year ago came out throwing and marched Tennessee Sinyard in eight play for a touchdown. He hit four of four passes in the drive for 73 Yards including the 39-Yard to toss to Cobb. Francis finished 13 of 23 Tor 227 Tate ties school to Mark sunday september 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Mcfadden leads Clemson to win Over a. Tech Jeff Francis. Sparks vols Yards. Mississippi state had its chances Early and trailed Only 10-0 at halftime. A. Fum ble an interception and a key penalty killed three first half drives state s Only Points came on a 31-Yard Joel Logan Field goal in the third Quarter and an 80-Yard run by freshman David fair with 2 57 to play. Reserve running Back Roland poles added a i Yard touchdown and backup quarterback Sterling Hinton ran four Yards for another in Tennessee s 14 Point final Quarter. Blacksburg a. A Wesley Mcfadden rushed for 226 Yards and two touchdowns As i old ranked Clemson beat Virginia tech 22-10 in a non con Ference game saturday. The 200-Pound Sophomore tailback carried 2t times and scored on runs of 89 and 44 Yards in the second half to defeat Hokie coach Frank Beamer in his first game at Virginia tech before an announced crowd of 42,000 in rain drenched Lane stadium. Virginia tech s Only touchdown came on a 92-Yard Kickoff return by freshman flanker Jon Jeffries with 10 05 left in the game. Chapman threw two interceptions and lost a Fumble at the Clemson 22-Yard line in the third Quarter. The tigers 2-0, broke the game open in the tint series of the second half after Georgia Routs Ore. Safe Athens a. A Georgia Tail Back Lan Tate rushed for 132 Yards and a school record tying four touchdowns saturday to Power the 20th-ranked Bull dogs 0841-7 Victory Over Oregon slate. Georgia 2-0, mixing up its passing and running attack moved to a 28-7halflimc Lead As Tate scored on runs of 26 Yards and 1 Yard in the opening period and added a 3-Yard to burst in the second Quarter. Quarterback James Jack son fired a 36-Yard scoring strike to freshman tailback Rodney Hampton for the other score. Tate equated the Georgia school re Cord with a 9-Yard scoring run 7 25 into the third period when he got his fourth to. Tale a senior from Indianapolis also had a four touchdown game last sea son in Matching the record held by sever Al others. So far this season Tate has 350 Rush ing Yards and six touchdowns he had 218 Rushing Yards and two ads last week As the Southeastern conference bulldogs opened the season with a 30-22 Triumph Over Virginia Georgia made it 41-7 Over Oregon state with 1 41 left in the third period when Jackson who connected on six of eight passes for 119 Yards scored from five Yard out. Oregon state managed a 22-Yard Tepass from record setting Junior Quarter Back Erik Wilhelm to Robb Thomas in the opening Quarter. It was the beavers season opener. Wilhelm who holds 15 school record Sand three Pacific id conference Marks connected on 34 of 53 passes for 353yards, was intercepted once and fumbled once. Georgia wasted Lille time in scoring. After slopping Oregon state on its open ing Possession of the game the bulldogs marched 68 Yards in Only six plays in a drive capped by Tate s 26-Yard run affright tackle at the 3 18 Mark. Wilhelm then look the Beaven 83 Yards on Only five plays connecting on three of three passes for 55 Yards including the 22-yarder to Thomas to tie it at Georgia scored three times in the next 8 44 for its 28-7 Lead at the half. First it was Tate with a 1-Yard leap into the end zone to end a 65-Yard, 17 play drive. Then after linebacker John Brantley intercepted Wilhelm on Georgia s 35, Jackson found Hampton wide open on the 10-Yard line and the freshman easily look it into the end zone on the 36-Yard scoring play 2r08 into the second Quarter coach Vinci Dooley then let second team quarterback Wayne Johnson guide the Southeastern conference club. Johnson ran for 23 Yards on his first play and hit a 17-Yard Pasi to Cassius Osome setting up tale s 3-Yard to burst at 7 12 of the second Quarter. Tale s record tying fourth touchdown capped a 63-Yard drive in Only five plays. Tate ran the Ball three times for 39 Yards in the drive. Jackson ran the Ball five times for 25 Yards and capped the 10-play, 71-Yard drive by Rushing into the end zone from five Yards out Lor Georgia s sixth touch Down. The snap was fumbled foiling the extra Point attempt. Oregon state s Troy Buu ankh mused a Field goal attempt of 38 Yards late in the first half. Ohio state whips w. Virginia Columbus Ohio a William while intercepted three passes and re turned one for a touchdown As no. 5 Ohio state forced seven turnovers in a 24-3 Victory Over West Virginia sat urday. Ohio slate opening its 98th football season took a 104 Lead in the first 2 minutes 18 seconds of play As West Vir Ginia fumbled the Ball twice and was intercepted once. West Virginia meeting Ohio state for the first time in 84 years dropped to i -1. For the game West Virginia Quarter backs major Harris and Mike Timko completed 6 of 22 passes with sin interceptions. In addition the mountaineers Tost rumbles the first two limes they touched the Ball. Linebacker Chris Spielman had two interception for Ohio stale and Greg Regan had one. West Virginia s John tally fumbled the  leading to a 47-Yard Field goal by Buckeye placekicker Matt Franu . Brown of West Virginia then fumbled on the first play from scrim Mage after the ensuing Kickoff and three plays later Jaymes Bryant scored on a 7 Yard run. Frantz s extra Point kick made it 10-0. Two possessions later Ohio stat made in 17-0 on a 13-Yard pass from quarterback Tom Tupa to wide receive Everett Ross. West Virginia s Only Points came on a27-Yard Field goal by Charlie Baumann Early in the third Quarter. The buckeyes closed the scoring when White picked olt a Timko pass and re turned in 29 Yards for the touchdown with 3 01 left in the game. Ohio slate finished with 213 total Yards including 63 Rushing Yards. West Virginia ran for 122 Yards and had 75passing Yards. Tupa completed ii of 24 passes for150 Yards but completed just four of his last 14, including six income Delions in a Virginia tech elected to kick off even though Clemson had received in the first Quarter. Mcfadden s 44-Yard run with 12 54left in the Quarter for the first touch Down of the game capped a six play 70-Yard drive that made the score 15 he scored on an 89-Yard run with10 18 left. The first half had been a Field goal contest As each teams running game got bogged Down with Clemson senior David Treadwell going 3-3 on kicks of 27, 39 and 31 Yards that gave the tigers a 9-3 halftime advantage. Virginia tech Junior Chris Kinzer made his 48-Yard attempt with 1 14 in the first Quarter to Cap a seven play 47-Yard drive. Two of the tigers Field goals came after Chapman threw interceptions that gave Clemson the Ball at the Vir Ginia tech 23 and 46 Yard lines. Pittsburgh wins 34-0 Pittsburgh a craig"1 rom had Heyward ran for two Short Range touchdowns in the first five minutes of play following North Carolina slate turnovers As Isth ranked Pittsburgh routed the wolfpack344 saturday. Heyward who gained 109 Yards on 22 carries before leaving the game late in the third Quarter scored on a 1-Yard run with just1 42 gone five plays after line Backer Zeke Gadson intercepted Wolf pack quarterback Shan Montgomery s pass. After freshman defensive tackle Marc Spindler recovered a Bobby grumpier Fumble on the wot Park seem Possession wide receiver Hinry Tutun gained 45 Yard on a reverse to set up hey anti 5-Yard to run with 10 53 remaining in the first period making ill 4-0. Quarterback Sal Genilla who completed 15 of 26 passes for 239 Yards made it 27-0 at half Lime by throwing second Quarter scoring passe of 24 Yards to Hosea heard and 19 Yards to Reggie Williams heard s scoring catch Midway through the second period made it 21-0 and completed a 65-Yardscoring drive that included Genii la s 19-Yard completion Tot ten. Pitt blocked a 52-Yard Mark Fowble Field goal attempt late inthe first half and go Nitt needed just five plays to get Pill Back in the end tone. He nit Bill Osborn for 20 Yards and Tuten for 14yards before finding Williams Down the right sidelines. Pitt improving to 2-0 and avenging a 14-14 tie with . Slate last season boosted the Lead to 34-0 in the third period when Osblom scored on a 15-Yard run Ona botched Field goal attempt. Kicker Jeff Vanhorne picked up the errant snap from Center and handed to Osborn his Holder who ran untouched Down the left sidelines