European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vikings halt Colts Victory Streak 12-3 from press dispatches Minneapolis Chuck Nelson kicked four Fiel coals sunday and Minnesota s defense neutralized Eric Dicker san to allow the Vikings to end Indianapolis five game winning Streak with a 12-3 Victory Over the Colls. Nelson convened held goals of 25 and 26 Yards in the second Quarter added a 30-yarder in inc third Quarter and made a 49-Yardcr a longest of the season with nil Roundup 1 44 left As Minnesota g-4, bolstered its playoff chances. Nelson a five year pro out or Washington has connected on 14 of 18 attempts this season. Dean Biasucci who had a 46-Yard Field goal try deflected just before the half made a 42-yarder in the fourth gunner for the Colls who at 6-6 jeopardized their playoff chances. Dickerson the arcs leading rusher was held to 72yards on 22 carries marking the Vikings 35th straight game in which they did not permit a runner to make 100 Yards. It was the third straight came Dickerson failed to reach 100 Yards. The last time the Vikings a joined 100 Yards was oct. 26, j986, when Cleve land s Curtis Dickey gained 106 Yards on 19 carries. Vikings quarterback Wade Wilson completed 16 of 28 passes for 174 Yards. Indianapolis Rookie Chr Schandler completed 3 of 10 passes for 22 Yards in he first half. He was was 5 of 14 for 45 Yards and one interception by Carl Lee before being replaced by Gary Hogeboom at the Start of the fourth Quarter. Hoge Boom hit on 8 of 14 for 94 Yards but also was intercepted by Lee on the Colts final drive. In other Early games sunday Browns 27, steel Ere 7 Cleveland Frank Minnifield returned blocked punt 11 Yards for a first half touchdown and Bumie Kosar threw a 77-Yard scoring pass to Reggie monday november 2  988 the stars and stripes Pago 23 after snap sailed Over his head steel re Ponder Harry news amt tries of scramble Orr Browns Anthony Ufa lock. Lang Home on the second play of the second half a Cleveland Defeated Pittsburgh in a driving rain. The Browns 7-5, beat he a Celers for the sixth straight time. Pittsburgh 2-10, which has t won at Cleveland since 1981, ensured itself of Matching its wont recording 19 years. The a Celers have lost four in a Row and 10 of their last ii games. The 77-Yard touchdown pass was the longest completion of Kosar s career and the Browns longest pass play since Frank Pitts caught an 80-Yardcr from Mike Phipps against the new York jets on dec. 17. 1972. The Browns scored the game s first 17 Points All of them following Pittsburgh mistakes. The  Clurs Bot Ched three punts and two of hem led directly to Cleveland touchdowns Matt Bahr started it with a 32-Yard Field goal after Eddie Johnson intercepted a deflected Bubby Blister pass Al the slcclcrs1 37 on the game s second play. The Browns made it 0-0 on Kosar s 2-Yard pass to Derek ten null one play after a High punt snap by Mike we Baler sailed and bounced 47 Yards to the Pittsburgh 2. One minute later Cleveland s Stephe Braggs blocked Harry Newsoms s Pant and Minnie do scooped up the Ball and ran for the touchdown. Chiefs 27, shwk9 24 Kansas City to. Nick Lowery s 40-Yard Field goal with 46 seconds led boosted Kansas Cit Pas Seattle handing the so Hawks their seventh straight loss in Arrowhead  chiefs. 3-8-1. Drove 51 Yards in 13 plays to set up Lowery s heroics after the sea Hawks 6-6, had tied it 2424 on Dave Krieg s 14-Yard touchdown pass Sobrian Blades. Steve Dyberg s 1-Vard touchdown run on a Quarter Back Bootleg had Given the chiefs a 24-14 Lead less than a minute into he third  Johnson s 32-Yard Field goal made in 24-17 with 10 13 left and was followed by Seattle s seven play 59-Yard drive that tied in at 24-24 miners Down air Force 31-24, accept bowl bid Elpaso Texas a Texas Elpaso marked up its winning fist season in history and earned a Independence bowl bid with a 31 24 Victory Over air Force in Elpaso s Sun bowl saturday. It was the miners Toth win of the season against Only two losses. The most victories they had re corded before was when they went9-2 in 1956. The miners bowl bid came after Wake Forest which had the inside track was tied by Appala Chia state saturday and finished with a 6-4-1 record. The miners Wilt play Southern Mississippi dec. 23 in the Independence bowl in Shreveport la. Our players Are really excited said step coach Bob Stull. We had a Straw Vole. I asked them and they just about lore the place Down so t think hey unanimously wanted to  air Force dropped to a 5-6 Markwith one game to play. The fal cons will travel to Hawaii next week. Step scored its winning touch Down with less than 4 minutes to play when tailback John Harvey ran the Ball Over from the i Yard line. But air Force came storming Back driving to the step 6-Yard line where the miners held themon fourth Down. Harvey scored two touchdowns during the game to finish his College career with a school record 51, West Virginia goes 11-0 win Over cause Morgantown . A fullback Craig Taylor scored twice from the 1 and fiesta bowl bound West Vir Ginia forced six Syracuse turnovers in a 31-9 Victory that gave the no. 4 mountaineers their first perfect regular season. West Virginia 11-0, will play top ranked notre Dame Jan 2. No. 14 Syra Cuse 8-2, accepted a bid to play Auburn or leu in the Hall of Fame bowl dec. 30. More than 65,000. People packed Mountaineer Field on a Rainy Day to watch West Virginia Complete the Best season it has bad in 96 years of football. The Victory avenged a 32-31 loss to Syra Cuse last year when the orangemen finished the regular season 11-0. West Virginia look a 7-0 Lead on its first drive moving 60 Yards in 11 plays after Al Syracuse pull Anthony Brown had runs of 12, 11 and 9 Yards during the drive before Taylor Slid off left tackle forthe score. Syracuse came Back with a 17-play drive that covered 69 Yards and 8 23, but quarterback Todd Philcox fumbled at the West Virginia 2 to turn the Ball Over. It was the first of four turnovers in the first half for the orangemen who were held to their lowest Point total since a 26-9 loss to Ohio stale Early this year a Mountaineer Fumble killed a talc second Quarter drive but West Virginia linebacker theron Ellis intercepted Philcox pass two plays later. The mountaineers moved 22 Yards in two plays Brown carted 21 Yards on the first play of the drive and Taylor finished it of with a dive Over the Middle. On Syracuse s first second half drive West Virginia  Edwards intercepted a Philcox pass at the 49 and re turned it for a touchdown making the score 21-3 Halfway through the third Quarter. Quarterback major Harris led an 80-Yard fourth Quarter drive for another score. Passes of 28 Yards to Calvin Phil lips and 30 Yards to Keith Winn set up a i Yard run by Undra Johnson. Syracuse s Kevin Greene kicked a 43-Yard Field goal in the second Quarter and Philcox hit Rob Moore with a 6-Yard touchdown pass with 3 41  orangemen who have not missed a Poir  kick since nov. 8.1978, went for two Points and failed. Citrus bound Clemson tops South Carolina Clemson . A quarterback Rodney Williams had Bis Best game ofic year As no. 15 Clemson beat mis Lake prone South Carolina 29-10 sat urday in the regular season finale for both teams. After the game the two squads a cup led bowl bids. Clemson 9-2, will go to the Citrus bowl against Oklahoma. South Carolina 8-3, will play in the lib erty bowl against Indiana. While William who hit 13 of 26 tosses for 192 Yards used a Short passing game to offset the gamecocks Blitz his counterpart on South Carolina Todd Ellis continued his late season slump. Ellis who was touted As a heis Nian trophy candidate Early in the season hit just 11 of 30 passes for 142 Yards and one to Ellis clicked on Only 4 of 17 attempts with one interception in the second half. Freshman Chris Gardocki kicked three Field goals for Clemson two after South Carolina fumbles. With a record Tyriw crowd of 84.500 watching at death Valley he tigers took advantage of four turnovers to can lure the unofficial stale football championship the gamecocks who ended the sea son by winning just two of their final five games fumbled away heir chances at Victory in inc first half. South Carolina fumbled on its first three possessions the first two coming after driving to the qom son 9 and 20-Yard lines. The tigers were up 16-7 at the half thanks in part to the fumbles then put the game away in the second half on touchdown runs of 1 Yard by fullback Tracy Johnson with 4 56 left in inc third period and 7 Yards by Williams with10 44 10 go in the game