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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 wolverines topple Trojan by Ken Peters Pasadena Calif. A the 11th-ranked Michigan wolverines Defeated no. 5 Southern California 22-14 Mon Day to give to Schembechler his second Victory in nine trips to the Rose bowl and his first since 1981. The last time i was Here we lost Andi want you to know that no matter How you add it up there s a lot of difference Between winning and losing the Michi Gan coach said. Losing just tears your heart up and Idon t have a Good one to begin with said Schembechler who had quadruple bypass surgery a Little Over a year ago and. Also missed the wolverines 1970rose bowl game a 10-3 loss to South Ern Cal when he was hospitalized after a heart attack. Fullback Leroy Hoard suspended by Schembechler for one game earlier this season for missing some classes an quarterback Demetrius Brown another former resident of the coach s Doghouse keyed the wolverines Victory in the 75th Rose bowl. Hoard a Stocky 6-foot, 220-Pound soph Omore rushed for 142 Yards and a pair of 1-Yard touchdowns in the fourth Quarter Ashe wolverines came from behind. Schembechler had demoted Brown Rose bowl prone to throwing interceptions last year to second string this season giving the starting Job to Michael Taylor. Nutbrown got the Job Back when Taylor suffered a broken Collarbone in the ninth game of the season. Brown guided the wolverines on two Long scoring drives in the second half As Michigan overcame a 14-3 halftime deficit. Hoard voted the game s most valuable player said i wish i could Divide this up among All the seniors. They guided me through when i was in the  Hoard who carried 19 times put the wolverines ahead 15-14 with his Short touchdown run Early in the final period then locked up the Victory with another 1 Yard scoring burst with 1 52 remaining. He also set up the last touchdown breaking Loose for a 61-Yard gain that put the Ball at the trojans 9-Yard line. Quarterback Rodney Peete frustrate most of the game by the wolverines de sense provided All the Southern Cal Points scoring on runs of 1 and 4 Yards. They deserved to win the football game because they played four quarters said Southern Cal coach Larry Smith former assistant under Schembechler who now has an 0-2 Rose bowl record. Smith s trojans lost the 1988 Rose bowl to Michigan state 20-17. The trojans made one final drive int Michigan territory but that last Chance ended when John Milligan intercepted Peete s pass inside the Michigan 40-Yardline in the closing minute of the game. Brown directed the wolverines on a70-Yard scoring drive to open the second half capping the March with a 6-Yardtouchdown pass to Chris Galloway. The trojans maintained a 14-9 Lead when Hoard was stopped Short on a running try for the two Point conversion. Brown then guided the wolverines 92yards, with Hoard scoring four seconds into the final period to make it 15-14.Michigan again tried for two Points but Brown s pass fell incomplete. The trojans then threatened to godhead again but the drive stalled and Quin Rodriguez missed a 47-Yard Fiel goal attempt with 5 28 remaining. Hoard then put Michigan into the Driver s seat when he reeled off his Long run. Michigan closed its season with a 9-2-1record, its Only defeats by one Point each to no. 1 notre Dame and no. 2  Cal finished 10-2. For much of the game the wolverines whose season had been marked by a Lack of mistakes squandered numerous scor ing opportunities including two missed Field goals by Mike Gillette. Peete put Southern Cal up 7-3 when he scored on a Roll out in the second Quarter. His other touchdown came on an off tackle run with 1 14 left before halftime. The wolverines got Jusi a 49-Yardfield goal from Gillette in the first half. Brown a Junior completed ii of 24passes for 144 Yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Peete who set a Host of school passing records during his career completed 15 of 21 for 158 Yards but had two interceptions and no touchdowns. Peete also carried nine times for 42yards, but he was unable to keep the Tro Jan offence moving consistently. Tony Boles carried 14 times for 49yards for Michigan. Southern cat s ground game was led by Aaron Emanuel who gained 55 Yards on 16 carries. But he also lost two Fum Bles. Gillette who this season became the leading scorer in Michigan history missed a 34-Yard Field goal on the final play of the first half then was wide right on a 22-yarder in the third period. The wolverines out gained the trojans352 Yards to 296, including a 208-138 Edge on the ground. Syracuse rips leu 23-10 Tampa Fla. A Robert Drummond ran for.122 Yards and two touchdowns and Syracuse intercepted three passes monday leading the 17th-Rankedorangemen to a 23-10 Victory Over leu in the Hall of Fame bowl. Drummond voted the game s most valuable player scored on a 2-Yard run in the first Quarter and Hall of Fame bowl snapped a 10-10 tie with a 1-Yard touchdown dive with 5 53 left in the third period. Todd Philcox completed 16 of 23 passes including a4-Yard scoring pass to deval Glover that made it 23-10 less than a minute into the final Quarter. Place kicker Kevin j. Greene missed the extra Point after Syra Cuse s last to but the school s Mcaa record of 260consecutive pats remained intact because bowl games do not count in season statistics. Syracuse winning a postseason game for the firs time since defeating Mcneese state in the 1979 Independence bowl finished with a 10-2 record on the heels of last season s 11-0-1 that included a 16-16 tie with Auburn in the sugar bowl. The orangemen wore special armbands on their Jer Seys bearing the number "103" in remembrance of 38 Syracuse students who died in the dec. 21 crash of Panama flight 103 near Lockerbie Scotland. Leu co Champion of the Southeastern conference fell to 8-4 before 51,112 in Tampa stadium. The 16th ranked tigers rallied from a 10-0 deficit to tie the score in the third Quarter but were unable to Stop Syra Cuse on two key offensive possessions that turned the game around. Drummond s tie breaking touchdown capped a 12-play, 67-Yard drive highlighted by a pair of 13-Yard pass receptions by Rob Moore plus an 8-Yard end around run by the Syracuse wide receiver. The key play in the March though was a pass inter Ference Call against leu cornerback Jimmy Young in the tigers end zone. Instead of facing fourth and goal at the leu 5, the orangemen were Given new life with a first Down at the 2. Drummond scored three plays later and Syracuse continued the domination on its next Possession when Philcox moved the team 56 Yards in 10 plays and put the orangemen ahead by 13 Points with his touch Down pass to Glover. Leu which has lost in four of its last five postseason appearances scored on Calvin Windom s 19-Yard run and David Browndyke s 35-Yard Field goal. Tommy Hodson completed 16 of 33 passes for 192yards for the tigers but was intercepted three times Syracuse s Daryl Johnston scores a face Down to As leu s verge Ausberry and Greg Jackson 35 move in too late. Once by Markus Paul Syracuse s All american safety and twice by David Holmes. Syracuse reserves gave up a to pass in the closing seconds of a 38-14 rout of East Carolina but the regu Lars did not yield one in their last 42 quarters. The orangemen were impressive on offence As Well beginning with a 14-play, 80-Yard drive leading to Drummond s first touchdown. The 6-foot-2, 222-Pound running Back gained 43yards on six carries Daryl Johnston ran for 23 Yards on five attempts and Philcox completed two of three passes for 14 Yards in the March. Leu moved the Ball effectively in the first half too but squandered three scoring opportunities when Hod son was intercepted twice and the tigers were stopped on Downs at the Syracuse 11. Paul who grew up in nearby Kissimmee Fla., had the first interception of Hodson at his own 14 and Holmes picked off a throw intended for Alvin Lee at the 9 to Stop another  tigers passed up an Opportunity for Points when time ran out in the first Quarter before Brown Dyke could attempt a 28-Yard Field goal. Leu coach Mike Archer changed his mind about kicking when the teams changed ends of the Field but Victor Jones was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1.Syracuse took Over and marched 68 Yards on 13 plays to increase its Lead to 10-0 on Greene s 38-Yardfield goal with 8 22 left in the half. Philcox had a 19 Yard completion to Glover and Drummond gained 16yards on two carries to set up the score. Windom s to run three plays after a roughing the passer penalty gave leu a first Down at the Syracuse 26, Cut the tigers deficit to 10-7 and Browndyke shield goal tied the game 3 21 into the second half. It was All Syracuse after that. Defensively the orangemen harassed Hodson with a Strong pass Rush and Holmes had his second interception in the last minute  
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