European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday october 19,1987 College football longhorns upset Arkansas 16-14 Little Rock Ark. Bret Stafford found Tony Jones for an 18-Yard touchdown pass on the game s last play saturday giving Texas a 16-14 upset of no. I5 Arkansas before a shocked crowd of 54,902 Al War memorial stadium. Texas in its first year under coach David Mcwils hams improved to 3-3 and moved into sole Possession of first place in the Southwest conference Al 2-0. A Kansas dropped to 4-2 and 2-1 in the league. The longhorns drove 56 Yards in inc last two min utes for he winning score. Stafford found Eric met calf who Sci a school record with 0 receptions in a game with a 20-Yard pass on fourth-and-10. Metcalf got out of Bounds with eight seconds left Stafford threw incomplete with four seconds led and Arkansas called Lime out to set its defense. Jones a. 139 Pound Sophomore got open on the goal line Between to defenders and caught a Bullet from Stafford disappoint ing fans hoping Arkansas would record its second straight Victory Over Texas for the first time in 21 years. Sooner Romp by a Safe Manhattan Kan. A do not poke fun at Kansas stale for losing 39-10 to no. I Oklahoma says sooner coach Barry Swizer. Kansas slate played a very physical scrappy game,1 Switzer said of the win less 56-Poinl underdogs. They never quit and their defense competed very Well coach Sun Parrish had them ready to play said Switzer. He told me they would play hard and hey did. We had to execute Well in the second half to take control. Their defense played hard and Tough throughout the  the sooner bolstered by several Long ins in the second half totalled 518 Yards Rushing and had nine players score. You make a mistake against them find it s a touchdown said Parrish. "1 had nightmares last Niehl thinking about How bad it could be in we put it on the  Parrish Aye cd there s no shame in a lopsided loss to Oklahoma. There Are a lot of teams they could do that  he said Anthony Stafford Jamelle Holieway and Lydell Carr scored first half touch Downs for the soon cars who won their 15th straight Victory the wildcats 0-6 and losers of 11 in a Row. Were id Point underdogs but trailed by Only in Points Midway through the second period. A 22-Yard Mark Porter Field goal and an 81-Yard touchdown pass play from Gary swim to John Williams trimmed Oklahoma s Lead to 28-10 with 7 02 left in the first half and ignited the Small crowd of 27,200. Late in the half Kansas stale line Backer Matt Wallerstedt sacked Quarter Back Charles Thompson on a. Third Down play and taunted the Oklahoma Bench. The sooner 6-0, settled for a 31-Yard Field goal by . Lashar and a 31-10 half Lime Lead but broke Loose for touchdowns on their first two second half possessions. Putting the game out of reach. The sooner 17th consecutive Victory Over Kansas Stair ended Wallerstedt s taunts. Oklahoma rolled to Quick touchdowns on its first two possessions. A 20-Yard run by Stafford capped a seven play 65-Yard March for a 7-0 Lead. Then Nih 36 seconds left in the lint Quarter quarterback Holie Way tossed a 28-Yard touchdown pass to a wide open Carl cabbiness. During the final drive Darren Norm fumbled after catching a Short pass from Stafford Texas Center Alan Champagne out fought several razorback defenders for the Ball Al the Arkansas 47 and the longhorns scored 10 plays later. Texas offence was mainly shut Down until the final March but the punting of Alex wails allowed the Long oms to remain in the contest throughout by pin Ning Arkansas in poor Field position. Texas had a Chance after taking Over at Midfield to take the Lead earlier. The Long oms had a third-and-1 Al the Arkansas 13, but Metcalf was belted for a loss of 2 by Rickey Williams. Erik Whit cd broke up staff Ord s fourth Down pass thrown under pressure from Tony Cherico. Arkansas moved from the 15 to the 27, using More than four minutes and leaving Texas with less than two minutes and one timeout to negotiate 56 Yards. Texas grabbed an Early Lead thanks to Arkansas Only turnover. Safely John Hagy stepped in front of a Greg Thomas pass and returned 50 Yards to the Arkan Sas 3. A Texas motion penalty on what should have been the last play of the first period extended the period Long enough for Metcalf to reach the Corner of the end zone on an 8-Yard scoring run for a 7-0 Texas Lead Arkansas did not throw a pass in the Tina three quarters after Hagy s interception. The Razorbacks marched so Yards to the tying score helped by James Rouse s 42-Yard run. Fullback Barry Foster got the score on an 11-Yard burst up the Middle. Sammy Van Dyte raced 23 Yards to set up Thomas 7-Yard keeper to give Arkansas a 14-7 Lead. Texas moved 45 Yards in the third Quarter to set up Wayne Clements 38-Yard Field goal rimming the margin to 14-10. With Thomas having been injured on his touch Down run freshman Quinn Groncy look Over and played most of the second half. Thomas returned Laic in the game As Arkansas tried to run out the clock. Syracuse defeats Penn state 48-21 to stay unbeaten Felt Ponio Syracuse Obden Mcpherson. Runs passes for 5 ads Syracuse. . Up Quarter Back Don Mcpherson accounted Tor five touchdowns including an 80-Yard scor ing strike to Rob Moore on the game s first play from scrimmage to help no. 11 Syracuse emerge As the top team in the East with a 48-21 upset of no. 10 pern slate. Mcpherson threw for three touch Downs and ran for two 10 enable Syra Cuse to break a 16-Gamc losing Streak to Penn stale. The orangemen built a 41-0 Lead in the third Quarter before the Nilta by Lions made the score respectable. Syracuse improved to 6-0, the first Lime the orangemen have been undefeated this far in the season since they won the National title in 1959, Penn slate the defending National champs and the traditional Power in the East fell to 5-2. The Orange do not play a team thai is currently ranked for the rest of the sea son. Mcpherson a senior completed 15 of 20 passes for 335 Yards and gained 39 Yards on seven carries despite silting out much of the second half. Tim vesting kicked first Quarter Field goals of 35 and 37 Yards to put the orangemen ahead 13-0. Vesting also added six Points after As Syracuse broke the Mcaa record for consecutive extra Point kicks with 200, the Mark had been established by Ala Bama. Nebraska stops cowboys 35-0 Stillwater okla. A Sec Ond ranked Nebraska unleashed All its offensive might in a 607-Yard assault led by quarterback Steve Taylor and Tail backs Ken Clark and Keith Jones and extended its domination of Oklahoma stale to 26 years saturday by crushing the 12th-ranked cowboys 3s-0. Taylor who sat Oul last week s 54-2 rout of Kansas with a bruised shoulder threw a 29-Yard touchdown pass to split end  Smith in the first Quarter a Junior making his 16lh Start Taylor be came the second quarterback in Nebraska history to Rush and pass for More than 1,000 Yards in a career. The Cor huskers made it 21-0 at half time on second period touchdown runs of 28 Yards by Clark and five Yards by Jones the no. 1 tailback who also missed last week with a Lender ankle. Jones scored his 26th career touchdown on a weaving 17-Yard run in the third Quarter and Clark scored again on a one Yard run in the final period. Nebraska s defense which had Al Lowed 96 Points in its first five games also shared in the domination allowing Oklahoma stale across Midfield Only once in die first half when the com huskers Oul gained the cowboys 339 Yards to 91. Oklahoma state was held to 49 Yards on 23 rushes the cowboys were minus-14 after three periods and Thurman Thomas the nation s leading rusher with a 140-Yard average managed Only seven Yards on nine carries the Low est output of his career. His previous single game Low was 12 Yards on six rushes against the Corn huskers in 1984. In four games against Nebraska he has gained Only 123 Yards on 59 rushes. Nebraska 6-0 Overall and 2-0 in the big eight Defeated Oklahoma stale for the 14th straight year and stretched its unbeaten string Over the cowboys to 26 games including a 17-17 lie in 1973. Oklahoma stale is 5-1 Overall and i-1 in conference play after its Best Start in 42 years. Seminoles crush Louisville 32-9 Tallahassee Fla. A Florida stale s tailback Trio of Sammie Smith Dexter Carter and Victor Floyd each scored a touchdown saturday night As the fourth ranked seminoles Shook off a sluggish Start to Post a 32-9 Victory Over Louisville. Florida stale s defense which set up 10 second Quarter Points kept Louisville out of the end zone until the final seconds of the game despite a sparkling performance by Cardinal quarterback Jay Gruden who passed for 339 Yards. Smith who entered the game As the nation s fifth leading rusher scored on a 45-Yard run on the seminoles s opening offensive series for a 6-0 Lead. Ronnie Bell s 27-Yard Field goal with 5 43 left in the first Quarter pulled Louis Ville to within 6-3, but the cardinals did not score again until Deon Booker s 3-Yard touchdown run with 1 09 left in the game. Florida state now 6-1, broke open a tight game in the second Quarter when in sandwiched two Derek Schmidt Field goals around Danny Mcmanus touch Down pass to Herb gainer giving the seminoles an 18-3 halftime Lead Schmidt kicked a 34-Yard Field goal to give Florida state a 9-3 Lead and gainer caught a 26-Yard scoring pass from me Manus to give the seminoles a is-3 advantage. The touchdown pass came one play after a blocked punt by Alphonso Williams gave Florida stale Possession deep in Louisville territory. Florida stale s tailback Trio rushed for 2b9 Yards. Floyd led the Way with 124 Yards on 12 carries