European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. October 31,19b8 the stars and stripes Page 23 top 20 Roundup w. Virginia humbles Penn state Morgantown. West a. A1 major Harris turned a broken play into an Early 27-Yard touchdown run and threw two Long scoring passes later in the first half saturday leading seventh ranked Wesl Virginia to a 51-30 rout of Penn stale that gave the mountaineers an h-0 record for the first Lime in their 97-year football history. The 51 Points were the most Ever scored against a Joe Palerno team us la beat Penn state 49-11 in 1966 Anil the set Hack saddled Palerno with a three game losing Streak for the third time in 23 Yean As Penn state s head coach. The losing Streak matches the longest of Paturno s career and the Kittany Lions 4-4 record is the first Lime they Haven t been Over .500 this late in the season since 1966, Patimo s first year when they also were 4 4 in route to a 5-5 finish. The game ended with 49 seconds left when delirious Wesl Virginia fans ran on the Field and lore Down one goal Post. Harris Louch Dou n passes of 40 Yards m flanker Reggie Rembert and 49 to split end Calvin Phillips in the first half were sandwiched around Charlie Bau Diann s 24-Yard Field goal. The Sophomore quarterback also set up fullback Craig Taylor s 2-Yard touch Down run with a 41-Yard pass to Phillips and he lobbed a screen pass to Undra Johnson for 17 Yards two plays before the first of Baumann s Ihrcke Field goals. Johnson a second siring tailback made in 41-8 by galloping 55 Yards untouched for a touchdown with three seconds left in the half when the mountaineers were just trying 10 run out the clock. West Virginia raced to its huge half time Lead by scoring on seven of its eight possessions. Baumann missed a 44-Yard Field goal attempt the other time the mountaineers had the Ball. He kicked a 39-Yardcr in the fourth Quarter and after Penn state closed the Gap to 44-30, third string tailback Eugene Napoleon ran 69 Yards for a touch Down with 1 31 remaining. Taylor s touchdown run with 2 45 left in the first half made it 31-8, the most Points the mountaineers have Ever scored against Penn slate which leads the series by a lopsided 44-9-2 margin. Taylor s touchdown also started a run of 17 Points in the final 2 45 of the first half that turned a 24-8 Lead into a rout after second siring fullback Sam Gash scored Penn stale s first to on a 3-Yard run. Gash scored on another 3-Yard run in the third period. Second string Quarter Back Lance Lonergan accounted for Penn stale s last two touchdowns on a 12-Yard run and a 40-Yard pass to Terry Smith in the final eight minutes. West Virginia piled up 417 Yards in the first half against a defense that ranked 19th nation ally and was yielding 283.7 Yards a game. The Villany Lions were fifth in Rushing defense at 90,1, but West Virginia surpassed that on us Lois run from scrimmage. Harris finished with 12 completions in 20 attempts for 230 Yards and he carried 10 limes for 36 Yards. Auburn linebacker Quenlin Rij Nick hauls Down Florida s Willie Mcclendon As the risers Crafjiokk-1 re left Diu h in til help. Dan by Auburn rip gators 7 6-0 by the associated press Gainesville Fla. Stacy Dancy rushed for 131 Yards and one touchdown and Auburn s defense held Florida to 116 Yards net offence saturday to Lead the ninth ranked tigers to a 16-0 Victory and a share of first place in the South Eastern conference. Danley scored on an i a Yard run with 13 03 remaining. Auburn 7-1. Also got Field goats of 40.22 and 28 Yards from win Lyle to Stop a seven game losing Streak in Gainesville dating Back to 1972. One of Auburn s two interceptions of Kyle Morris set up Dancy s touchdown and the tigers first in the Sec and Sec Ond nationally in total defense held Florida to 13 Yards Rushing while posting their third straight shutout. The Victory enabled the tigers to move into a tie for the conference Lead with Georgia Alabama and Louisiana slate. All have 4-1 league records. Florida which played without injured running Back Emmil Smith dropped to 5-3 Overall and 3-2 in the Sec after its third consecutive loss. Lyle s 40-Yard Field goal which capped a 14-play, 57-Yard drive con suming More than seven minutes of the second Quarter put Auburn ahead 3-0 with 7 19 left before half Lime. The tigers made the Lead stand through the end of the third Quarter and increased their advantage to 6-0 on Lyle s 22-Yard Field goal 39 seconds into inc final period. Auburn linebacker Quentin Riggins  Morris on Florida s a Cal pos session and returned the Ball 33 Yards to inc Florida 18, where the gators Quarter Back pulled Riggins to the ground with a face mask tackle that gave Auburn a first Down at the 9. Dancy who carried 29 limes scored two plays later 10 give the tigers a 13-0 Lead. Lyle added his third Field goal a 28-Vorder with 1 37 left in the game after a Florida punt. Florida which has struggled on of sense since Smith sprained his left knee on oct. 8, was shut out for the first Lime since Georgia beat the gators 44-0 in 1982. The last Lime an opponent held the gators scoreless at Florida Field was 1979 when Alabama won 40-0. Alabama s3, Mississippi St. 34 Starkville miss. David Cas Leal scored four touchdowns and David Smith threw for 290 Yards and two touchdowns As i9lh-Ranla d Alabama held off Mississippi state. Custal scored his third touchdown on a 28-Yard sweep around the left Side with 6 44 to play to halt Mississippi stale which had scored on two consecutive possessions to pull within 40-34, the Victory improved Alabama s record to 6-1 Overall and 4-1 in the  and kept Mississippi stale 1-7, wingless in the Confer ence at 6-5, Alabama entered the game lied for second place in the . The High scoring game was a change for Alabama which struggled to an 8-3 Victory last week against Penn stale. Mississippi state tallied 11 straight Points to open the second half and pull within 33-20, before Casteal scored his second touchdown on a 2-Yard dive to Cap a Quick 28-Yard, four play drive. Georgia 59, William & Mary 24 Athens a. Tim Worley ran for a pair of touchdowns and Greg tally threw for two of hrs As no. 18 Georgia scored 35 second Quarter Points 10 rout William & Mary. The bulldogs. 6-2, look control after battling its division i a opponent to a 7-7 tie after one Quarter before a Home coming crowd of 80,712. William & mar dropped to 4-3-1. Razorbacks nip owls win Cotton bowl berth Little Rock. Ark. A backup quarterback John Uland made three big plays in a game winning drive As Lith ranked Arkansas Defeated Kice 21-14 saturday and wrapped up the razor backs fir ii Cotton bowl berth since the 1975 season. The Victory coupled with Texas tech s Victory Over to cons and Houston s rout of Texas Christian assured the Razorbacks of a Jan. 2 Date in Dallas. A Kansas is 8-0 for the first time since 1969 and 5-0 in the Southwest conference. Texas am is also unbeaten in con Ference play but the aggie arc on pro Bation and ineligible for the Cotton bowl and the league title. Four other league teams have two conference losses each but Arkansas has beaten each of those teams and head to head Competition decides the Cotton bowl incas of a lie. Rice is 0-7 and has lost 14 in a Row the longest losing Streak in the country. Bland relieved Quinn Grovey on the second series of the second half with a Kansas leading 14-7, ironically in was Grovey who replaced Bland a week ear Lier and guided the Razorbacks 95 Yards to a Victory Over Houston. Rice lied in at 14 Afler taking Over Al Midfield following a 29-Yard punt. On third and two. Quarterback que nuts Roper connected Wilh Richard Williams for 41 Yards and a touchdown. Bland then look inc Razorbacks on their victorious 83-Yard March