European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday november 16,1987 Colleg e football Auburn wins eyes sugar bowl Athens a. A Jeff Burger passed for 217 Yards and 10 touchdowns and 12lh-Ranlted Auburn s defense smothered Georgia As the tigers heat the eighth ranked bulldogs 27-11 saturday. Burger who completed 22 of 32 passes threw scor ing tosses of 21 Yards 10 lawyer Tillman and 3 Yards to Duke Donaldson As the tigers moved to the thresh hold of i hair third Southeastern conference football championship. The tigers 8-1-1 for the year and 4-0-1 in the con Ference need a Victory Over archrival Alabama on nov. 27 to Clinch the Crown outright and earn a berth in the sugar bowl on new year s Day. Georgia could have clinched a championship tic with a Victory but was eliminated with its record falling to 7-3 and 4-2. The swarming Auburn defense kept Georgia s attack at Bay for most of the afternoon and helped turn the lid with a pair or third Quarter turnovers tint Sci up a held goal and touchdown. Carlo Chc Allom pounced on a James Jackson Fum ble at the Georgia 37 to set up a 40-Yard Field goal by win Lyle and Nate Hill s interception set up a 28-Yard touchdown run on a reverse by Alexander Vav right Lyle also kicked a 34-Yard Field goal with three seconds left in the first half less than three minutes after Georgia had sliced the Tiger Lead to 7-3 on a 38-Yard Field goal by Steve Crumley. Lan tits secret on a 2 Yard run v a 4 4 sol in the game and then ran for the two Point conversion. The Victory squared the South oldest series one that began in ls92,a 42-42-7. Miami scores late to beat homies Smith runs Florida St. By Furman Miami a Mclvin Brayton whose fume la one play earlier was neg ated by a penalty swept untouched for a 1-Yard touchdown thai broke a 13-13 tic with 4 51 left As third ranked Miami of Florida Defeated Virginia tech 27-13 saturday night. Miami. S-0, scored another touch Down with 34 seconds remaining after the homies loss the Ball on Downs at their own i a Yard line. The hurricanes 38-Poinl a Vorilas increased their regu Lar season winning Streak to 29 games longest in the nation. Virginia tech 1-9, had lied the game twice on Field goals by Chris Kinzer. Bui with the score 13-13, Brayton swept around left end and scored on firs Down to Cap a 12-play, 80-Yard drive. The touchdown came Afier b ration fumbled into the end zone from the i Yard line. An official signalled thai Vir Ginia tech had recovered for a touch Back but the homies were penalized for being offside. After Brayton s touchdown sacks by Dan Lubbs and Greg Mark helped Miami get the Ball Back. The hurricanes then scored on a 2-Yard pass from Sieve Walsh to Alfredo Roberts. Kinzer had lied the game with a 33 Yard Field goal Laic in the third Quarter. The score was set up by Myron Richard son s 43-Yard Rickolt return to mid Fidd. Richardson s return followed a 41 Yard Field goal by Miami s Greg con. Cox also kicked a 26-Yard Field goal in the first Quarter Kinzer kicked a 31-Yard Field goal a Lime expired in the first half to lie tic game 10-10. The homies scored earlier on a 24 Yard halfback pass from Jon Jeffries to Nick Culton who beat defensive Back Bennie Blades and caught the Ball at the a Pototo fourth Quarter to by Mclvin Ballon put Miami ahead of Virginia tech for Good. Goal line. The pass Jeffries first in col lege capped a 48-Yard drive that began after a Miami punt was partially blocked. The touchdown was the first allowed by Miami in 13 quarters. The hurricanes scored in the first half on an 18-Yard piss from Walsh to Michael Irvin and Cox s first Field goal. Walsh has thrown 16 touchdown passes and Only three interceptions aggie shut Down Razorbacks 14-0 College station Texas a third string quarterback Craig stump threw his first touchdown pass of the season and Rod Harris returned a punt 66 Ards for s score saturday to keep defending Champion Texas am in the Southwest conference race with a 14-0 Victory Over Arkansas saturday. The i9ih-Rankcd aggie Are 4-1 in Sec play and 7-2 Overall while the 20lh-Rankcd Razorbacks dropped to 5 2 and 7-3. Texas is the Only other Sec team with just one loss. It was Texas am s first shutout of Arkansas since 1456. It was the first blanking of the hogs since sum did it 4 7 game ago. Harris punt return in the first four minutes of the game got the Kyle Field crowd of 73.51 i fans stirring then the game settled Down into a defensive struggle Arkansas punier Kendall Trainor got a Low snap and his line drive kick was fielded on the by by Harris who Fol Lowed Alex Morris Clearing Block at the Arkansas 30 for the touchdown Only 2 49 into the game. The Razorbacks used four Quarter backs trying to get their offence going and am s could t move until stump got a Chance Midway in the third period. He look the aggie 78 Yards in 10 plays completing two big third Down passes. On third Down from the Arkan Sas 3-Yard line. Stump Hii wide receiver Gary Oliver for the touchdown. Arkansas rallied Laic in the fourth period reaching the aggie 7-Jard line but Mickey Washington recovered a bad pitch out by Quinn Crancy. The aggie sacked the Arkansas quarterbacks 10 limes for 57 Yards to losses. This season. Virginia tech had a 182-172 advantage in total Yards at halftime. There were no turnovers in the game. Warren Williams rushed for 87 Yards and Bratton totalled 80 Yards to Lead Miami. Walsh completed 15 of 24 passes. Jeffries rushed for 73 Yards and tech quarterback Erik Chapman completed 12 of 19 passes for 130 Yards. Southern Cal topples Arizona with late pc los Angeles up freshman Quin rodriguez1 fourth Field goal an i8 yarder with 71 seconds left gave South Ern Cal a 12-uj v Victory Over Ari Ona sat urday and Kepi the trojans Rose bowl Hopes alive. Rodriguz. A icel fooled kicker from Mesa ariir., also hit from 21, 42 and 27 Yards to lie a school record. His last Field goal capped a 17-pby, 86-Yard drive thai consumed almost Highl minutes. The a Tchory Kepi intact saturday s Shn Down with Uci for the Righi to represent the Pacific to in the Rose bowl against Michigan stale. The trojans 7-3 Overall and 6-1 in the Lei Juc Trail Urcla by one game in the Hac to. The wildcats looking for revenge Ugajin a coach Larry Smith Whu left Ari Una in january for us fell to 4 4-2 and 2-3-2, Tallahassee Fla. Tailback Sammie Smith scored on runs of 9i and 20 Yards saturday night leading no. 4 Florida state to a 41 10 Victory Over Furman and a Likely berth in the fiesta bowl. A member of the fiesta bowl set Clion committee. Bill Shoecr said Florida stale now 9-1, would receive a bid to play in the new year s Day game against the Oklahoma Nebraska loser. Bids cannot be officially extended until next saturday. Smith a 222-Pound Sophomore and defending metro conference 100 and 200-meter sprint Champion finished the game with 176 Yards on 15 carries. Furman a division i a a school look a 7-0 Lead when Dwight Sterling scored less than five minutes into the game on a i Yard run. That capped a 57-Yard drive highlighted by his 39-Yard run. The paladins then watched Florida slate counter with 41 unanswered Points until Mike Wood kicked a 46-Yard Field goal with 25 seconds left in the game. The Mcaa s All time scoring Leader Derek Schmidt sandwiched Field goals of 36 and 44 Yards around Smith s 20 Yard scoring run and Dayne Williams 3lh touchdown of the season gave the so minolts a 20-7 halftime Lead. Schmidt also kicked five extra Points and now has 381 career Points. Smith s 9s-Yard burst co Slid the Sam Inojos into a 27-7 Lead Early in the third period. The run came on the first play after the so Minoll defense stopped a Furman drive that reached the Florida stale i. Furman which fell to 6-4, had driven 70 Yards on a dozen plays before Kennel Goldsmith was thrown for a four Yard loss by Florida slate s Greg Newell on fourth Down. Florida stale which suffered a 26-25 defeat to Miami when it failed on a two Point conversion Ai Impi in the final minute of the game closes out its regular season nov. 28 at Florida. Marion Butts scored on a 12-Yard run As Florida slate look a 34-7 Lead with 12 20 left in the game. A 26-Yard pass from Chip Ferguson to Terry Anthony completed the scoring. Smith s 95-Yard run was the second longest in school history. Larry key scored on a 97-Yard run in 1976 against Virginia tech. Smith has gained 1,114 Yards this sea son and averages 7,2 Yards per carry. He need 21 an a in the so minolts season finale at Florida to top Greg Allen s sin Gle season Rushing Mark of 1,134 Yards. Sterling picked up 12ft Yards on 18 car Ries for Furman which cracked the Florida slate defense for 212 Yards Rushing Furman out rushed the seminoles in the first half by a 125-117 margin As Sterling picked up 81 Yards including runs of 38 and 24 Yards. However the Padins were virtually shut oui in the air in the opening half As senior quarterback pc ii Moore Man aged just four Yards on iwo completions