European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. Decembers 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 tide nips army in Sun by iiq1.uf.n Lewis he paso Texas Ai j army football coach Jim Young does t a am o Lalk about Nen year until next a Vii. Asked after saturday s 19-2k Sun bawl loss to Ala Bama if lie thinks hell have a lop it learn nest season. Young shrugged ants refused to make a  i a valid question because the cadets almost upset Irish ranked Alabama by running right through the t rim Sun tide defense. And All of army s potent Back Field w ill be Back. In Tarn Cut the Only Junior in army s starting wish brine Brick Field pulled for 177 Yards in 14 attempts. Quarterback Ryan Mayv Wlliams and running backs Mike a weather and Calvin c ass All sophomores ran for 75, he and 34 Yards respectively. List i hair efforts were overshadowed by those of Ala Bama s David Smith who completed 3.1 of 52 passes for 412 Yards two touchdowns and one interception Alabama s defense tightened Midway through the fourth Quarter and snuffed out three army scoring drives. Alabama s Derrick Thomas Kepi he game dose in the rim half by blocking two Field goal attempts. Army s promising Start a Quick touchdown on its first Possession Good defense Pinsl Alabama s run and a 14-Lilhalfumc Lead startled the Crimson tideland set up the cadets . We did t expect to have to puss this much but we had to when they stopped the run Smith Sard. I did t mind i had i great time throwing All those passes one pass Smith did t have a Garcal time throwing was an interception late in the third Quarter that o Neal Miller returned 57 cards for a touchdown. The score put army ahead 28-20. I was thinking it would be a i Clown for them and gel us up a Little. Miller said Del Alabama responded Halfway through the fourth Quarter with a 32-Yard Field goal by Philip  Cascal added a 2-Jard touchdown run with 4 01 remaining a two Point conversion failed. Meantime army failed to convert on three consecutive third Downs. Mcwilliams threw his third interception of the year on a third-and-16, and Alabama ran out the clock. We just came Puri on a few third Downs Barnet said. In had momentum in the first half but we Fame out in the second half and lost our  Alibi limn coach Hill Curry said army did what  tide expected Bill it was the first time we had t Jird the Wishbone in several years so it toot us a to triole first half to Pel used to it. It f did t make any  halftime Hujus Tiru d  cadets1 were  underlines going into the game hut Youni suld i a Tiwu l believe in moral vie tories.  we uld have Skud i couple of Field goals we could have ,"younf. Said mid them it w is a respectable Effort it was t a winning Effort. Cweren t there to make a Good showing we were there to  s David Coteal stars into the end one fit Thi i tining touch Jim against army in the Sun him i. Oilers top Browns in wild card game he Chuck  Cleveland a the Houston oilers had read it so often they were beginning to believe it they could t beat a Good team on the Road. That was the big Monkey we had on Bur Back War Ren Moon said we Felt if we could gel by this one i would give us Confidence ant we could win on the Road in the playoffs. And we came in Here and did  with their 24-23 Victory Over the Cleveland drowns in the acc wild card game saturday the oilers earned the right to Piny at Buffalo in a divisional playoff game next weekend. Allen i Inkeri scored two saudi towns just 15 Sec Ond apart in the second Quarter and Lorenzo White ran one Yard for the go ahead touchdown in the fourth Quarter helping the Oik is overcome 1,1 penalties. Cleveland which had Tel cited Houston 38-23 six Days earlier to . Playoff berth  to a sprained  in the second Juaner who i Mike Pacel trailed on the Field to re place Strock it marked inc fifth time the Browns. Changed quarterback sin mid game this cat that will Alf he for stolen Browns coach Marty.  said when people look Back on thei Eason. The Nanie of this game is find away to win said san Ottenheimer whose team was eliminated from the playoffs for the fourth straight season. When it s Ali said and done and everybody looks Back on it nobody. Cares if you had people Hurt and that s As it should  is still a team   on the Road against a winning team Only once since 1479. But the oilers had another statistic working in their favor saturday they had not lost twice in a   1987. I Gus they can  quit writing that we Ean l win on the Road we can t win in bad weather can t win in Cleveland can t do this can t do that coach Jerry Glan Ville said. Al of thai Wil come to an end  the turning Point came Early Houston led 7-3 after Moon hit pm Kelt with a 14-Yard touchdown pass seven seconds into the second Quarter stroke a Martinj because Uernie Kosar had a sprained me then Fum bled the snap on inc Browns next play Froin scrim Mage and Richard Byrd recovered for the oilers. One play later Pinkett ran 16 Yards around the it Side for his second touchdown in 15 seconds. Strock sprained his wrist on the Fumble and was replaced by Pacl. Back from a St a Rait d shoulder Pagel brought the Browns Hack driving them to two More Mott Bahr ild goals in the first half then completing a 14-Yard touchdown pass to Webster Slaughter late in the third Quarter for a 16m4 Lead. To was kind of apprehensive when Don went Down Pagel said. I was Juil thinking. Stay within ours land Don t try to be a hero " said Pagel playing for the first Limp since Early october. That s what 1 tried to do when \ played earlier this  s defense though could t hold the Lead Moon threw Conse Culive of  ple Lions so Jamie Williams and Drew Hill upstart a 76-Yaru Dri e capped by White s i Yard Losic Down run two minutes into the fourth Quarter. I inked had a 27-Yard rom on the drive. They scored and it  to Rise to try and gel my composure Back so that eve none would know to Cill Down Moon said we took it Back Down Thefield and scored like we know  the teams traded pm nos before Pagel was inter Soe oilers on Page 24