European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 16. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 College football sooner hold off Missouri 17-13 Norman Olla. Up Charles Thompson making his first Start As quarterback for no. I Oklahoma rushed for 91 Yards and scored a touchdown saturday to help the soon cars to a hard fought 17-13 Victory Over Missouri. The Victory Sci up a showdown next saturday in Lincoln neb., Between the Soncra and no. 1 Nebraska for the big eight championship and an Orange bowl bid. Thompson carried 22 limes including a 14-Yard touchdown run in the third Quarter and completed five of nine passes for 104 Yards. Fullback Ron cd Anderson led All rushers with i is Yards on 17 carries. Thompson and Anderson were moved into starting roles by season ending injuries a week ago to Jamelle Holiway and fullback Lydoll our. Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer suffered Jiga Mcnol damage to his knee when he was hit by players coming out of Bounds in the first Guarter. He hobbled along the sideline with the knee heavily wrapped until halftime and walked with a Cane during the second half. . Lashar scored Oklahoma s first Points with a 19-Yard Field goal at 5 06 of Rose from Page 21 defensive tackle Travis Davis who lipped three Indiana passes i be been Here three years and when i came coach said he would put a ring on my ringer and he s done Indiana quarterback Dave Kramic making his second successive Start while Dave Schnell recovers from an appendectomy completed i of 28 for 147 Yards with three interceptions. The hoosiers who had outscored their opponents 125-60 in the second half of their first nine games got a 49 Yard Field goal by Pste so Yanovich on their first Possession then the Michigan state defense took control. If we d do something they d come Back and do something belter Mallory said. They were Able to pick up there in the first half. I was hoping we d come Back in the second half but then we did t go Down and make things happen. We allowed that Kickoff return. Thai White scored two touchdowns. His 5 Yard to run on the first play of the Sec Ond Quarter put Michigan state ahead 7 3, and the spartans dominated the rest of the Way avenging a 17-14 loss to die hoosiers last year. It s the Best Fame i be Ever played a weary White said in the joyous spartans dressing room i be been dreaming for a Long Lime Coul going to the Rose bowl and now we be done it. I go tired but you be got to suck it and go. You can t make any excuses. I of be Juit got to go out and do it was the fifth time in his career that while who also scored on a i Yard run gained More thai 200 Yards in a game and the second Lime against Indiana. He played possessed today Mallory said. He was at out All the time. They re a Fine football team and certainly will represent our conference in a class fashion. Bobby Mcallister Lowed a 22-Yard to pass to Andre risen and John Langeloh kicked Field goals of 47 and 21 Yards for the spa runs. It feels peal said Mcallister who completed j of 5 passes for 67 of the spartans 40j total Yards. A sellout crowd of 76,411 in spartan stadium saw the game which was nation ally televised. The first Quarter and Anthony Stafford scored the first touchdown on a 1-Yard run with 45 seconds left in the tint half. Tom Wholihan kicked two Field goals for Missouri from 48 and 45 Yards and Michael Jones ran 20 Yards for a third Jud ret Oklahoma improved to 10-0 Overall and 6-0 in the big eight. Missouri fell to 4 6 and 2-4, Anderson loss three fumbles and Thompson one to Hall Oklahoma drives. Lasher s Field goal capped a if play 78-Yard drive on the soon cars second offensive series. The first series ended in an Anderson Fumble. Oklahoma had to punt twice and an Derson lost another Fumble before the sooner marched 52 Yards in eight plays for Stafford s touchdown. Thompson added his touchdown Wilh 8 27 left in the third Quarter capping a 76-Yard drive in eight plays to give the sooner a 17-3 Lead. Lee Johnson recovered Thompson s Fumble at the Oklahoma 20 and Jones scored on the next play with 1 35 remaining in the third period. The tic re drove 56 Yards in 15 plays at the begin Ning of the final period to set up Wholihan s second Field goal. Oklahoma a Vannini Back Anthony Stafford is slopped Short or Missouri goal. Air Force wins 73-26 Albuquerque . A Junior halfback Anthony Roberson scored three touchdowns and air Force struck quickly saturday to demolish win less new Mexico 71-26 in a Western athletic conference game. The air Force erupted for 15 Points in the first Quarter scoring on its first five possessions virtually at will. The Falcons who went into the game averaging 364 Yards Rushing per game finished with 646 Yards. The 73 Points were the most allowed by new Mexico since it lost 75-12 to Texas Elpaso in 1967. Job Turson scored on runs of 7 and 40 Yards in the Early assault that saw the Falcons use Only 19 offensive plays to put five touchdowns on the scoreboard. Air Force out of the running for the wac title but hoping for a bowl bid is now 8-3 Overall and �-2 in the Confer ence. New Mexico which has lost nine straight league games dating Back to last year is 0-7 in the wac and 0-9 Overall. New Mexico has Given up 132 Points in its last two games and was a helpful victim against Trie air Force Wishbone. A 24-Yard punt by new Mexico s Steve Ai Brachl a Fumble by halfback Reggie Rodgers and an interception thrown by new Mexico quarterback Barry Garrison and picked of by Falcon Mike Santl Sci up three of the five first Quarter scores. Roberson added a i4-Yard to run in the third Quarter Sophomore Quarter Back Dee Dowis scored twice and six other Falcons figured in the scoring. Garrison scored on a 5-Yard run and threw a Ift Yard to pass to flanker Ter Ance Mathis while Lobo linebacker Clay Orrison for the second straight week re Lumen a blacked punt for a touchdown. Navy sinks Delaware 31-22 Newark Del. A Navy quarterback Alton Grizzard rushed for a Ca reer High 92 Yards to set single season team records for Rushing by a fresh Man and by a quarterback leading the midshipmen to a 31-32 Victory Over Delaware. Grizzard was aided in the Effort by a career High 1 30-Yard Rushing Effort from half Back Don Holl who scored three touchdowns As Navy 2-8, snapped a three game losing Streak. Delaware 4-6, with one game to play will have Only its third losing season in the past 22 years. Holl Grizzard fail Don Hughes on a 63-Yard scoring pass the longest completion in two years Lor Navy and the midshipmen led 7 0 in the first Quarter. Delaware answered with a 75-Yard Maun capped by a i Yard keeper by quarterback Dave Sierer. Navy went up 10-7 on Ted Fundoukos l 20-Yani Field goal his 10th straight to tie a school record with 11 41 left in the second Quarter and went up 17-7 with is seconds left on a 3-Yard run by Holl. In the third Quarter Holl scored from the a Yand line to give Navy a 24-7 advantage. Delaware tight end Pat Lawn caught a 2-Yard pass from Sierer for his first career touchdown to Cut the Lead to 24-14. Holl however ended Delaware comeback Hopes when he scored his third touchdown from two Yards out for a 31-14 Navy margin in the fourth Quarter. Delaware halfback Gil Knight hauled in a 13-Yard Craig Mccoy pass with five seconds left and then repealed the play for a two Point conversion. San Jose state wins Long Beach Calif. Cap Mike Perez completed 23 of 39 passes for 267 Yards and three touchdowns As the sin Jose state spartans bound for the Cali fornia bowl beat Long Beach state 44 16 in Pacific coast athletic association football saturday. The spartans who wrapped up their second straight league title last Welt finished the regular season 10-1 Overall and 7-0 in the pc a. They Wilt meet Eastern Michigan Champion of the mid Ameri can conference in the California bowl a Fresno on dec. 12. Long Beach state fell to 4-6 and 2-4. Army Downs Lafayette 49-37 West Point . Dpi tory Crawford ran for three touchdowns and passed for another saturday to Lead army to a 49-37 Victory Over Lafayette. Crawford s second Quarter to loss to scan Jordan covered 89 Yards 10 give army a 21 -14 Lead. The play set an Anny record for the longest scoring pass breaking the Mark of 83 Yards set in 1949 by Arnold Gaiffe to Jim Cain. In the first half James Adams scored on a pair of one Yard runs for the Leop Ards 4-6, but Crawford no 4 and 17 Yards for army ads. The 4-4 cadets who led 21-17 it half time scored on their first two drive a the second half. Mike Maywea been 3 Yard for one score and Crawford i Yard dive helped give the cadets 35-17 Lead Lafayette s Frank a Ursyl single game school records with 32 completions and 400 pining Yards. He attempted 45 passes and was intercepted once. Baur s i Yard plunge in he third Quarter Cut army s Lead la 35-23, in the fourth Quarter. Jim ban Teti plunged one Yard and Paul Caprioli ran 4 Yards for the Cadet. Baur threw to passes of 2 Yantis to Adams and 27 Yards to Joe Lechner to finish the scoring
