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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday october 24.1988 College football West Virginia crushes . 59-19 Morgantown . A quarterback major Harris passed for three touchdowns and ran for two while Reserve tailback Undra Johnson rushed Tor 111 Yards and scored twice to Lea sixth ranked West Virginia in a 59-19 Roul of Boston College  passed Tor a career High 297 Yards As the undefeated mountaineers off to their Best Start since 1955, improved to 7-0, Boston College dropped to 2-5. Harris a Sophomore hit Johnson in Heend zone on a 6-Yard pass play that put the mountaineers ahead for Good 14-9 Early inthe second period and before the first half ended he completed a 60-Yard touchdown pass to flanker trantis Bell Harris scored on a 9-Yard run to wide the Mountaineer Lead 31-12 after defensive Back Willie Edwards intercepted Mike Powers pass and returned it 22 Yards to the Boston College 22 on the second play of the third , whose performance on 23 at tempts moved him to fifth on the mountaineers career Rushing list scored his second touchdown on a i Yard run in the third Quarter. Harris scored his second touchdown Early in the fourth Quarter on a 13-Yard run. Harris completed a pass to wide receiver Reggie Rembert and quarterback Greg Jones hit Jamie Lemon in the Clos Bama tips Perm state Birmingham Ala. A David Smith s passing set up two Philip Doyle Field goals that car ried Alabama to an 8-3 Victory Over Penn stale saturday Doyle kicked at 39-Yard held goal in the second Quarter for a 3-0 cad and then broke a 3-3 tie on a35-Yardcr with 4 10 left in the third Quarter Alabama 5-1, added two Point Early in he final Quarter when Der Rick Thomas sacked Tony Sacca fora safety on an a Yard loss. Penn slate 4-3, had a net ofminus-9 Yards in the second half following Thomas sack for the safely. Smith completed five passes for4i Yards in Alabama s 48-Yard drive to the game s firs score Doyle s 39-Yard Field goal with 6 35 left in the second Quarter. Penn slate Hen got its Only scoring drive under Way. The Lions moved 49 Yards with Sacca completing passes of 29 Yards to John Greene and 23 Yards to Michael Timpson to Sci up a 36-Yard Field goal by Ray Tarasi that knot Ted the score 2 45 before halftime. Smith connected on three passe for 23 Yards in the tie breaking Field goal drive that started mid Way through the third Quarter after a 10-Yard punt return by Murr Hiil to the Lions 44-Yard line. Penn slate had a first Quarter touchdown nullified by a holding penalty. No. 7 Florida state beats la. Tech 66-3 Tallahassee a. A defensive backs Dion Sanders and do Drick Dodge scored on interception re turns and Terry Anthony and Bruce Lasane each caught two touchdown passes As seventh ranked Florida stale crushed division i a Louisiana tech66-3 saturday however the game May have been costly for the sem moles 7-1. Senior quarterback Chip Ferguson who was ranked sixth nationally in pass ing left the game in the second Quarter with a mild separation of his left Shoul Der. Ferguson s status for the South Carolina game nov. 5 is Uncertain Florida stale officials said. Florida state scored five different ways in the first period in route to a 2b-0 Lead. Howard Dinkins and Stan shiver blocked punts for safeties Bui Mason kicked a 34-Yard Field goal Anthony caught a 26-Yard touchdown pass cons Parker scored on a 5-Yard run and Dodge went 33 Yards with his third interception of the season. Anthony caught a a 13-Yard scoring pass late in the second period from re serve quarterback Peter Tom Willis to give Florida slate a 35-3 halftime Lead. Malt Stover s 52-Yard Field goal in the second Quarter put the bulldogs 3-4, on the  passed 5 Yards to Lawrence Dawsey for a touchdown and Sanders scored on a 30-Yard return of his fourth interception of the season. Mason s 35-Yard Field Coal gave Florida slate a 52-3 Lead after three  caught two fourth Quarter touchdown passes a 15-Ynrdcr from Rad Johnson and 52 Yards from Casey Weldon. Vols finally Nab 1 St win Memphis Tenn. A ton Thompson rushed for 124 Yards and two touchdowns saturday As previously win less Tennessee broke a six game losing Streak with a 38-25 Victory Over Mem Phis stale on saturday. Memphis state which has not beaten Tennessee in 12 tries dating Back to 1968, dropped to 3-4. Thompson a Sophomore who re placed injured starter Reggie Cobb entered the game with Only four career car Ries for 10 Yards. Until three weeks ago Auburn tops Mississippi St. 33-0 Auburn Ala. A James Joseph ran for 126 Yards and Shan Morris intercepted three passes saturday As 10th-Rankcd Auburn the nation s lop defensive team shut Down error plague Mississippi stale 33-0 in a South caste conference  bulldogs losing their sixth game in a Row never got in tracked As Quarter Back Tony Shell los cd five interceptions and lost a Fumble in the first half. Stale also muffed a Kickoff that resulted in an Auburn  tigers 6-1 Overall and 3-1 in the Sec have beaten state seven consecutive times. The bulldogs dropped to i 6,0-4 in the , which entered the Day tied Tor the nation s Lead in scoring defens with an average of 8.5 Points per game. Ing minutes of the uneven contest to Cap West Virginia s scoring. The mountaineers scored first at11 18 of the first Quarter on a 16-Yard run by fullback Craig  eagles made it 7-3 on a Brian Lowe Field goal Midway through the opening period. Boston College took its Only Lead at 14-9 Al 3 31 of the period Ona 63-Yard run by fullback de Toner an attempt at a two Point conversion failed. He was a defensive Back. Thompson scored on runs of 3 and 2yards in the fourth Quarter As Tennessee scored on its first four possessions of the second half. He also ran Over for a two Point conversion after his second touch Down. Tennessee s other second half score were contributed by quarterback Jeff fran Cis Francis scored from the 4 on the vols first drive of the third Quarter Ihnn threw 5 Yards to Nate Middlebrooks with 3 08 remaining in the Quarter. Had its second straight  picked off three passes in the second Quarter and the tigers held state to 164 Yards total offence. The bulldogs first three Possession ended with turnovers. Shell fumbled a snap Alvin Mitchell picked off a tipped pass and Anthony judge made a diving interception which led to Auburn s first touchdown Syracuse rips pirates Greenville . A senior halfback Robert drum mond rushed Tor a career High 117yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns to Lead i9th-Rankcdsyracuse to a 38-14 Victory Over East Carolina saturday Syracuse 6-1, scored on its first five possessions to take a 31-7halflimc Lead. The Only time the orangemen were stopped was after an East Carolina punt 48 seconds before  pirates t-7, have lost their last seven games three to top20 teams. East Carolina hosts fourth ranked Miami fla., next weekend. Syracuse quarterback Todd Philcox entered the game with the seventh Best passing efficiency Rale in he nation. But the orangemen decided to run the Ball against East Carolina gaining 203 Yards on the ground in the first  s 1-Yard scoring plunge on the opening series gave Syracuse a 7-0 Lead. The Orange men made in 14-0 when Junior Michael  a 74-Yard drive with a 16-Yard touchdown run breaking tackles with several spinning  pirates made it 14-7 when tailback Willie Lewis scored on a 20-Yard option Pilch ii was the first touchdown Syracuse had allowed inthe first Quarter this season. The orangemen increased the Lead to 14 Points again when Daryl Johnston scored on a 3-Yard run on minute into the second Quarter. After an East Carolina punt Syracuse took Only 32 seconds to add another score. Philcox hit Cal Glover on a diving 44-Yard pass play then found Owens for an11 Yard scoring pass. . Greene 40-Yard Field goal capped the first half scoring. Drummond added a 3-Yardscoring run late in the third Quarter after a blocked punt. Drum mond s previous career High was 110 Yards against West Virginia in1986 and Rutgers earlier his year. Wyoming wins 17th straight regular season game 61-18 laram1e, Wyo. A Wyoming Kepi inc nation longest winning Streak alive by shutting Down the nation s lop offence and managing a scoring exhibition of its own. Before Utah quarterback Scott Mitchell could com plete his first pass of the game the i2th-ranked cow boys led 14-0 and Wyoming never looked Back Breed ing to a 61 -1 � Victory on saturday. Wyoming has won 17 straight regular season games. They key today was we were Able to jump on hem Early said Wyoming coach Paul Roach whose team improved to �-0 Overall while remaining perfect through five Western athletic conference games. It s Nice to Lake control that  Wyoming quarterback Randy Wolniak passed for 227yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score while the cowboys defense used a tenacious Rush that time after time forced Mitchell from the pocket. We were playing tentative said Utah coach Jim Fassel who watched his Leam drop to 2-5 Overall and 1-4 in he wac. And then Wyoming got on a Roll. We just did t play with any kind of composure at All. To Kepi getting  Wyoming s defense held Utah 186 Yards below the542 Yards its offence had been averaging. Mitchell who had passed for 620 Yards last weekend manage just 287 Yards on a 23-for-48 performance. Welniak usually had plenty of time to search for receivers As he completed 13 of 20 passes. He ran seven times gaining 62 Yards. Although known for its passing game Wyoming ground a uck amassed 360 Yards and produced four touchdowns. Tailback Dabby Dawson led All rushers with 127yards on 16 carries for Wyoming but it was Peter Cunn s third Quarter Kickoff return that brought the crowd of 20,800 to its Eccl Cunn who gained so Yards on eight carries re turned the kick 95 Yards fora touchdown after a Utah score Cut Wyoming s Lead to 45-18  
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