European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 2,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 Cobb runs vols past Auburn Knoxville Tenn. A Junior Reggie Cobb ran for a career High 225 Yards including 79 Yards for a touch Down and 12th-Rankcd Tennessee also got two safeties on High Center snaps Ashe vols upset no. 4 Auburn 21-14 in a Rainy Southeastern conference game sat urday. Cobb. Atoning for one of the worst games of his career became the first Back to hit the 100-Yard Mark on a Burn s defense in 25 regular season games. It was the ninth Victory in a Row forthe vols 4-0, in the Sec opener for both teams. Auburn 2-1. Entered the game As the nation s Leader in Rushing defense hav ing allowed Only 56 Yards on the grounding victories Over Pacific and Southern  got his 225 Yards on 22 carries one year after being held to Only 12 Yard son nine attempts by Auburn. Cobb s 79-Yard touchdown came Les than three minutes into the second liter when he bolted through a Hole i Middle and then hit the right Side  had taken a 2-0 Lead with 1 14 left in the opening period when Ron Burchfield s snap sailed Over the head of punter Chris Dickinson and out of the Back of the end zone for a safety. Auburn had More trouble with the netball less than two minutes after Cobb s touchdown run. This time it was Travis Galloway who snapped it 37 Yards to the end zone Over the head of Dickinson who retrieved the Hall and took the safety the teams then swapped Field goals before halftime. With win Lyle kicking a29-yarder for Auburn and Greg Burke a 21-Yard for Tennessee three seconds be fore halftime. Auburn got within striking Range Onan 83-Yard touchdown pass from Reggie Slack to Alexander Wright who made the reception behind the defense at the Tennessee 32. Stacy Dancy ran for the2-Poinl conversion cutting the Lead to 14-11 with 11 15 remaining. The vols then put the game on ice Onan 8-Yard run by Chuck Webb five plays after Hazzon Bradley intercepted Slack pass at the Auburn 42. Lyle kicked a 41-Yard Field goal with2 45 to play. Auburn recovered an on Side kick after Lyle s Field goal and reached the Tennessee 31 before running out of Downs. Tennessee ran the clock Down to seven seconds before Auburn called timeout. But another play was waived after fans poured onto the held and Tor Down a goal Post. Off ties West Virginia Morgantown . A de Frazier kicked a 42-Yard Field goal As time expired to Cap a 22 Point comeback in the last 9 09 As no. 10 Pittsburg tied no. 9 West Virginia 31-31 saturday night. Major Harris threw a career High four touchdown passes and West Virginia capitalized on six Pitt turn overs to take a 31-9 Lead late in the third Quarter be fore the panthers rallied. Adam Walker ran 2 Yards to Cap an 80-Yard scoring drive that made it 31-15 and Eugene Napolian Fum bled on West Virginia s next Possession allowing Alexman Pelt to hit Henry Tooton with a 9-Yard scoring pass with 4 41 to play. Pitt 3-0-1 then pulled off a successful onside kick setting up an apparent 29-Yard Field goal by Frazier. But a roughing Lac kicker penalty kept the drive alive and curve Richards made it 31-28 with a 5-Yard touchdown run with 2 55 to play. West Virginia 4-0-1 failed to run out the clock an had to punt with 49 seconds remaining. Van Pelt intercepted four times earlier in the game hit Tooton with a 25-Yard pass on fourth-and-8 to move the Ball to the mountaineers 33. With seven seconds remaining he found Tom Hub nor open Down the left sideline for 8 Yards allowing Frazier who ear Lier missed an extra Point to kick the tying held goal. The tic ended the mountaineers 15-Gamc regular season winning Streak they lost the fiesta bowl to notre Dame last january. The comeback was the most remarkable in the 82 game series since Pitt rallied from a 35-8 deficit in 1971 for a 36-35 Victory. Harris who completed 12 of 23 passes for 250yards, including 201 in the first half wasted Little time in putting the mountaineers ahead in the 82nd edition of the backyard Brawl Hilling James jell with a 59 Yard touchdown pass on the third play of the game. Richards scored on an 8-Yard run iwo minutes late to make it 7-6, but the conversion attempt was blocked. Harris connected with Reggie rom Bart Wilh a 62-Yardcr Early in inc second Quarter to make it 14-6 and after Frazier s 42-Yard Field goal hit Rembert Wilh a 4-Yard pass for a 21-9 halftime Lead. Harris completed Only 5 of 14 first half passes but had four completions of 22 Yards or longer. Harris fourth scoring pass a 4-yarder to Rico Tyle Wilh 4 06 left in inc third Quarter gave West Virginia a 31-9 Lead. Wisl Virginia s Preston Waters had two interceptions and recovered a Fumble. Darren Fulton also re covered a Fumble and had one interception for the mountaineers. It was inc first time the iwo teams have both Bee ranked in the top 10 since the series Between the schools began in 1895. The crowd of 68,938 established a new attendance record at Mountaineer Field eclipsing the 66,811 Mark set last year against Penn state. Mountaineers major Harris. Career High 4 to passes Nebraska romps Over Oregon St. Lincoln neb. A Gerr Gdowski ran for one touchdown and passed for anti her saturday Ashe led third ranked Nebraska to a 35-7 Victory Over Oregon state. The Cor huskers 4-0 struggle through three quarters against Oregon state 2-2picking up three scores following Beaver turn overs. Gdowski ran 7 Yards for Nebraska s first score As he capped the opening 42-Yard drive. Bryan car Penter added an 8-Yard to run Early in the second Quarter after Fumble recovery by Nebraska s Mike Pylko Al the Oregon state 35. Bruce Pickens picked off a Nic Schichtle pass to end an Oregon state drive in the third period. Nebraska s Richard Bell Ihnn a Cal 48 Yards to help Sel up a 2-Yard Ken Lark touchdown for a 21-0 Lead. Pal Chaffey Pul Oregon state on the scoreboard on a 2-Yard run Wilh 2 10 left in the third period. Gdowski then found Jon bos lick on a 60-Yard touchdown pass. Miami outlasts spartans East Lansing. Mich. A car los Huerta kicked four Field goals the final iwo in inc fourth period after Mich Igan slate had tied the score and the second ranked hurricanes survived the loss of their Slatting quarterback for a 26-20 Victory Over Michigan state. Huerta kicked his third Field goal after Michigan stale safety Harlon barn Cut intercepted a pass by Reserve quarterback Gino Torr la and Relur cd in 35 Yards for a touchdown lying inc score 20-20. Huerta added a 52-Yardcr late in in game. Defensive end Greg Mark sacked Michigan Szalc quarterback Dan Enos to snuff one spartan attempt to recover and Enos fumbled in Michigan state last Effort. Miami struggled against a rugged Michigan state defense and the loss of starting quarterback Craig  fractured a knuckle on his throwing hand in the second Quarter an will be in a Casl for four weeks. A Miami spokesman said Erickson key to the team s Hopes of a National championship will resume practising after the East Carolina game on nov. 4. Ironically the last Lime Miami lost starting quarterback to injury was in no vember 1986, when Vinny  replaced by Geoff Torr la Gino s older  broke a 10-10 tie in the third Quarter with Alex Johnson rambling 38yards for a touchdown off left guard. The two cams then traded Field goals with one of 27 Yards by Huerta set up by a blocked punt by linebacker Damn  state responded with John Langloh s second Field goal a 27  the spartans lost a Golden Chance for More Points Al the same Lime As in Miami defense Sliff Ned and forced the Field goal despite Michigan state having the Ball first and goal at inc i Yard line. Us wins on 2-Point conversion Pullman Wash. A Todd Marinovich passed to Gary Wellman for a 2-Poinl conversion Wilh four second left giving no. 11 Southern Cal an 18-17 Pacific-10 conference Victory Over no.19 Washington stale saturday. The trojans 3-1 after winning their conference opener mounted an 18-play, 91-Yard scoring drive in the last 3 31,capped by Marinovich s 2-Yard Louch Down pass to tailback Ricky Ervins. Washington state 4-1 Overall and 1-1in the conference had a nine game win Ning Streak going into inc game. Ervins rushed for 138 Yards on 23 car Ries and his 49-Yard burst off Iofi tackle set up his 8-Yard halfback pass to split end John Jackson tying the score 10-10 just before halftime Marinovich completed 27 of4l passe for 268 Yards Wilh one interception. Jackson had 11 catches for 102 Yards. Michael Wright intercepted a pass on Southern Cal s first Possession of the Sec Ond half Selling up a 49-Yard touchdown pass from Aaron Garcia to running Back Sieve Broussard thai gave Washington slate a 17-10 Lead. The trojans were called for 11 penal ties for 107 Yards and were stopped on fourth Down twice in inc second  winning drive started after Cleve land Colter fumbled a pull an scrambled Back to the Southern Cal 9 to recover  stale scored first on a 77 Yard pass from Garcia to Tim Stal Worthin the first Quarter. Southern cat s first score came on a33-Yard Field goal by Quin Rodriguez Early in the second Quarter after a drive that stalled following a Washington stale pull for minus-7 Yards