European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 14,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 Sanders cowboys rip Kansas st1llwater, Oma a Barry Sanders or Oklahoma state did nothing to Hurt his Heisman trophy chances because Kansas could do nothing to Stop him. Sanders ran for 312 Yards against he nation s worst Rushin defense saturday and became Only the third player in Mcaa his tory to lop 2,000 Yards in a season As nth ranked Oklahoma state treat the Jay Hawks 63-24. Sanders also scored five touch Downs in Selling Mcaa single sea son records for touchdowns and Points. His 2,003 Yards make him Oklahoma state s single season Leader surpassing the 1.877 Yards Fem Cost Anderson in 19s2. What Barry did is something we can All share Oklahoma state coach Pat Jones said. "1 told our squad it s not very often you get a Chance to stand there and watch history being made in surpassing 300 Yards in a game for the third time Sanders joins Marcus alien of Southern California 2,342 and Mike Rosier of Nebraska 2,148 As the Only College players to reach 2,000yards in a season. Sanders a 5-foot-8, 195-Poundjunior, is averaging 222 Yards per game and has 31 touchdowns and188 Points. Rozi Crand Lydoll Mitchell of Penn slate had held the previous records of 29 and 174. The Victory raised Oklahoma state s record o 7-2 Overall 4-2 inthe big eight Kansas dropped to l-9ansl.5. R Sanders had 217 Yards and scored on runs of 4, 8, 20 and 21 Yards in the first half As the cow boys led 28-17 at intermission. Sanders added a 3-yarder in the third Quarter and had a 5-Yard score nullified by a penalty. Refinished with 37 carries Only 12 of those in the second half. Chiefs Edge bengals by the associated press Kansas City to. Albert Lewis began a Kansas City comeback with a punt Block then recovered a Fumble to set the stage for Nick bowery s fifth Field goal a 39-yarder with two seconds left that gave the chiefs a 31-28 Victory Over the Cincinnati Bengali sunday. After Chr Jlian Otoe s run tied the game 28-28, Cincinnati s Marc Logan nil Roundup fumbled the Kickoff and Lewi recovered at the bengals 28-Yard line with 05 to go. Lowery kicked his fifth Field goal 63 seconds later convening despite a Tow snap from Center. The bengals s-3, held a 23-19 Lead Over the chiefs 2-9-1, with a bit Over six minutes to play Bui Lewis blocked a punt through the end zone to pull Kansas City within 28-21 with 6 06 to go. The chiefs then tied it with 1 11 left after a pass interference Call on David Fulchur gave Kansas City a first Down at the Cincinnati i. Okoye went Over on the first play. The chiefs had pulled within 21-16 in the third period Only to have the bengals retaliate with Stanford Jennings team record 98-Yard Kickoff return. Jennings took Lowry s Kickoff on the 2-Yard Lino with about five minutes left in the third period Cut left and sailed untouched to the end zone breaking the bengals record of 97 Yards by Willie Shelby against Cleveland in 1976. Lowery meanwhile kept the chiefs in inc game. His 37-Yard Field goal in the first period gave Kansas City a 3-0 Lead which Cincinnati s Ickey Woods wiped out with a 4-Yard touchdown run with6 25 left in the opening Quarter. Lowery added Field goals of 33 and 23 Yards in the first half and his 47-Yardcrm the fourth period made it 28-19. The bengals lops in the nil in scor ing went ahead 14-9 on Wilson s 5-Yard run with 14 seconds Icax in the first Boomer Esiason made it 21-9 in the third period with a twisting tackle slipping run front five Yard out when his pass Protection broke Down. In other Early games sunday patriots 14, jets 13 East Rutherford no . K i. Defense forced three Stephens scored the England s big play defense forced three turnovers and John patriots John Stephens clinching touchdown with 6 48 remaining As the patriots won their first Road game of the season beating the new York jets the patriots who had lost their pre Vious four Road games this year did t show much offensively. Neither did the jets making the new York Bobbles in the third Quarter critical. Trailing 3-0. The patriots turned the game around on the first play of the second half. Larry Mcgrew picked off Ken o Brien s pass and on the next play Doug flu tic hit Stanley Morgan for a 19-Yardtouchdown Stephens scoring sweep came fro the 3 at the end of a 58-Yard, 10-play drive that used up 7 13. The Rookie from Northwestern la state had rushed for More than 100 Yards in three straight games but managed just 87 jets 5-5-1, did t take advantage of two patriots turnovers in the first half but did Lead 3-0 on Pat Leahy s 47-Yard Field goal through the rain. Leahy also made a 48-Yardcr in the third Quarter. New York pulled within a Point or Freeman Mcneil s 6-Yard run with 2 06 to go. But new England recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. Chargers 10, Falcons 7 Atlanta Rod born sting ran s7yards with a Short pass to set up Barry Rcd in s 5-Yard touchdown run and san Diego snapped a six game losing Streak with a Victory Over Atlanta. Born sting hauled in the pass from at the san Diego 35, broke two tackles near Midi Clit arid raced o the at Lanta 14 before Robert Moore made the. Tackle. Tim Spencer then ran for 5 Yards and Gary Anderson for 4 before Redden scored with 4 32 left in the game. The chargers 3-8, had nursed a 3-0 Lead they had opened with 6 07 led in the opening half when Vince Abbott kicked a 23-Yard Field goal. The Falcons had their two game win Ning Streak snapped and fell to 3-8 for the year. Anderson was the key to san Diego Small control offence. He wished for a career High 145 Yards on 24 carries the third time this year he has topped the 100 , making his first nil Slart. Completed 16 of 32 passes for 190 Yards. The Falcons avoided their second shutout of this year when Chris Miller connected with Michael Haynes on a 22 Yard scoring pass with 1 49 remaining. Bucs23, Pontiac. Mich. Tampa Bay crawled out of the pfc Central basement As Donald Igic Buick kicked a 52-Yard Fiel goal with 10 seconds remaining to give the hues a Victory Over Detroit. The teams were tied heading into the fourth Quarter and a 38-Yard Field goal by Eddie Murray put Detroit ahead 13-10.lars talc who carried 18 limes for 106 Yards scored on a a Yard run and us we Buick who also had a 23-Yardcr in the Sec Ond Quarter kicked a 22-yarder to put the dues ahead 20-13 with 2 10 remaining. With Rusty Hilger completing four of five passes for 46 Yards the Lions went 70 Yards in seven plays tying it on a 19-Yard touchdown pass from Hilger to Garry James with 45 seconds the bucs1 final drive which consumed Only 29 seconds Vinny Testa verde passed seven Yards to William i toward and26 Yards to Bruce Hill then Igwe Buick came on to kick the winning Field goal. The loss ice the Lions 2-9 and tied with Green Flay in the division while he bite improved to 3-8.-. William Howard scored on a 29-Yard run for Tampa Bay late in the first Quarter. The Lions took a 10-0 Lead in the firs Quarter on a 39-Yard Field goal by Murray and a 1-Yard touchdown run by James. By the associated press the Michigan wolverines will play in the Rose bowl for the fourth time this decade and the West Virginia mountaineers arc heading for a Summit with no. I notre Dame in the fiesta bowl. Although bowl invitations Don t officially go out until saturday night several schools already know where their Home will be for the holidays. Michigan clinched its Rose bowl berth with a 38-9 Victory Over big ten rival Illinois. The wolverines who conclude in regular season next week at Ohio stale clinched the conference title with a 6-0-1 Mark and improved 10 7-2-1 Overall. They will play the Pacific-10 Champion either Urcla or Southern California on Jan. 2. Urcla and us play sat urday. We won t look ahead to the Rose bowl Michigan coach to sch Mech or said saturday. The players arc going to look at one game Ohio slate. We re playing the biggest game of the year next week. The Rose Bow does t mean As much to me As playing at Ohio major Harris brought fourth ranked West Virginia from behind with a 48 Yard touchdown pass to Reggie Rembert in the second Quarter and the mountaineers Defeated Rutgers 35-25 see Page 26 to take another step toward a Possi ble National championship the fighting Irish who were Idle saturday. \ what bowl can we go to to possibly enhance our standings notre Dame coach Lou Holu asked. Winning the National championship is Nice it s Notan absolute necessity and it s not some thing everyone s obsessed with but if you arc going to do something in tradition with notre Dame s history. Lei s be the Best we possibly can West Virginia 1wtied a school re Cord for most victories in a season. The mountaineers wind up their regular sea son Ai Home against Syracuse next sat urday. The Orange bowl is interested i notre Dame too. Pete Williams the Orange bowl team selection chairman said saturday night he hoped notre Dame officials would let him know sunday whether the Irish will accept a bid to play in the fiesta bowl. If hat be the Case then 1 imagine my committee will be going hard for no. 3 Miami Williams said. Terry Allen and Gary Cooper score two touchdowns apiece As i bib ranked Clemson Defeated Maryland 49-25 to Clinch its third consecutive Atlantic coast conference championship and a trip to the Florida Citrus bowl against the loser of the Nebraska Oklahoma game next we. The Winner of the Corn huskers soon cars contest for the big eight title goes to the Orange bowl. ,. Kendall Trainor kicked five Fiel goats extending his Streak to 22 straight and the defense contributed two score Sas 11 in ranked Arkansas Defeated Texas am 2s-20 to slay unbeaten after 10 games the Razorbacks locked up the Cotton bowl bid a couple of weeks ago and be came the first team to go through the Southwest conference unbeaten since Texas in 1983. Arkansas 10-0 and 7-0 in the conference finishes the season against Miami nov. 26. The Roorback opponent in Dallas on Jan. 2 figures to be Urcla or Florida state Reggie Slack threw two touchdown passes on Bootleg Roll outs As ninth ranked Auburn knocked no. 17 Georgia out of the Southeastern conference race to keep its Sec title and sugar bowl Hopes alive with a 20-10 Victory see the tigers. 9-1 Overall and 5-1 in the Sec can gain a share of the conference championship with no. 12 Louisiana slate by beating Alabama in birding Ham nov 25. Louisiana state clinched at least Ashare of the title earlier in the Day with a 20-3 Victory Over Mississippi state in ill final conference game if the two sell see bowl on Page 28
