European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november5,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21sportsjackets Burn no. 1 cars by the associated press Charlottesville a. A somebody burned Virginia a Field hours before saturdays showdown with Georgia tech. Then the 16th-ranked yellow jackets burned the no. 1 Cavaliers and ruined their chances for the National championship. Scott Sisson kicked a 37-Yard Field goal with 7 seconds left to give tech a come from behind 41-38 Victory in a Battle of unbeaten Atlantic coast conference teams. Virginia coach George Welsh decided to play for the tie on a fourth and goal from the tech 6 with 2vz minutes remaining sending in Jake Mclnerney to Boot a 23-Yard Field goal that made it 38-38. But tech then drove 56 Yards in six plays to set up Sissons game winning kick before a record crowd of 49,700 at Scott stadium. Virginia got the Ball Back for acc one play but Shawn Moore a desperation pass was intercepted by Erick Fry As time ran out. The Victory put tech 7-0-1 Overall 5-01 acc in the Drivers seat for the league championship and almost certainly ended Virginia a 7-1, 4-1 drive for the National championship. A we were in the National limelight but with something like this we re probably just another team again a safety Keith Mcmeans said. Georgia tech took its first Lead of the game 38-35, on Sissons 32-Yard Field goal with 7 17 remaining before Virginia tied it on Mclnerney a third Field goal of the Day. The Cavaliers had a Chance to take the Lead after driving 66 Yards to the tech 6 on their next Possession but Welsh opted to go for the tie. A i would never do it any differently a Welsh said. �?ofourth-and-6 from the sue what Are your chances of making that they re not As Good As a two Point play. Two and a half minutes left and we be got three timeouts. If you Stop them once or get a holding penalty everything is in our tech coach Bobby Ross defended the move. A i Wasny to surprised because they had three timeouts left a he said. A i would have done the same thing. With the explosive offence they have in a sure they thought they could score tech quarterback Shawn Jones completed 17 of 29 passes for 257 Yards threw for one touchdown and scored on a 23-Yard run. Flanker Jerry Gilchrist caught a 43-Yard to pass and ran 12 Yards for another score. The game was billed As a Battle Between Virginia a High powered offence a leading the nation in scoring and total of sense a and techs tenacious defense which had Given up Only 13 Points a game. But it turned into an offensive shootout in which the teams combined for almost 1,000 Yards. Moore completed 18 of 28 passes for a school record 344 Yards threw for one touchdown and ran for three others. Teammate Herman Moore caught nine passes for a career High 234 Yards. One was a 63-Yard catch that gave Virginia a 35-28 Lead late in the third Quarter. Trailing 28-14 at halftime Georgia tech rallied to tie it in the third Quarter on a 12-Yard reverse by Gilchrist and an acrobatic 26-Yard to catch by Emmett merchant. Techs recovery of Shawn Moore a Fumble on the first play of the half set up the Gilchrist score. Virginia regained the Lead on a 63-Yard Shawn Moore to Herman Moore scoring toss with 3 08 left in the period. But teen see jackets on Page 26 Colorado rallies to beat no. 3 Nebraska 27-12 Nebraska a Kenny Walker hits Darian Hagan. After Colorado a a released pass by the associated press Lincoln neb. A Eric Bieniemy a fumbles caused Colorado to stumble. Then Bieniemy rumbled and Nebraska crumbled As the buffaloes triumphed 27-12. Bieniemy fumbled four times and lost three through three quarters on a Rainy afternoon and no. 9 Colorado was staring at a 12-0 deficit. Then the country Stop rusher shredded the nations Sti Giest defense for four touchdowns in 14 minutes. The Victory Over the third ranked Cor huskers gave Colorado 8-1-1 Overall 5-0 big eight conference the inside track for a second straight Orange bowl trip As league Champion. A i was frustrated disgusted you name it a said Bieniemy who got 137 Yards on 38 carries saturday. A it was just basically a Lack of Colorado did it against a defense which led the nation in fewest Points and Yards allowed. Until that 14-minute Span when Colorado scored its four ads Nebraska 8-1, 41 had allowed eight opponents Only a combined 22 second half Points. Colorado marched 71 Yards to its first score which came on Bieniemy a 1-Yard run with 14 43 to play. Colorado a next drive was keyed by Darien Hagans 34-Yard pass to Mike Pritchard and 4-Yard throw to Rico Smith whose Fumble was recovered at the Nebraska 1 by teammate Sean Brown. Because the buffaloes were inches Short of a first Down Bieniemy was credited with a 2-Yard scoring run big eight with 8 37 left to give Colorado a 13-12 Lead. The game got away from Nebraska when the Cor huskers failed to get a first Down on a fake punt on fourth-and-4 from its 31. Bieniemy made it 20-12 with a 3-Yard run after the failed fake punt then scored from five Yards out when Nebraska turned the Ball Over on Downs at its 10. In other big eight games saturday Oklahoma 55, Missouri 10 Columbia to. A freshman Earnest Williams ran for three touchdowns in just Over 10 minutes of the opening half As Oklahoma burst out of a three game losing Streak by routing Missouri. The sooner 6-3 Overall 3-2 big eight scored on five of their first sue possessions on the Way to 590 Yards total offence. Kenyon Rasheed and Dewell Brewer also rushed for Oklahoma touchdowns and freshman quarterback Cale Gundy threw a 49-Yard to pass. Missouri 3-6,1-4 has lost five straight. Kansas St. 28, Iowa St. 14 Manhattan Kan. A Carl straws 47-Yard touchdown pass to a1 Jones capped a 21-Point third Quarter rally that gave Kansas state a rain soaked Victory Over Iowa state and its first Homecoming Triumph in nine years. It also assured the resurgent wildcats 5-4 Overall 2-3 big eight of Only their second five Victory season in 17 big 2nd period Routs Auburn by the associated press Gainesville Fla. A there was no Miracle finish for no. 4 Auburn saturday night. Florida saw to that by jumping on the tigers Early and never letting up in posting a stunning 48-7 rout. The 15th-ranked gators took advantage of turnovers and Terence Barbera a 73-Yard punt return to explode for 27 second Quarter Points and Deal the defending Southeastern conference champions their worst loss in 40 years before a record crowd of 75,459. Auburn 6-1-1 Overall 3-1-1 Sec had been perhaps the Luckiest team in College football this year. The tigers had come from behind in the fourth Quarter to avoid losing three games and blocked an extra Point to save another. But it was apparent by halftime that More than Good Fortune was needed against Derrict Rhett rushed for 142 Yards and Willie Mcclendon scored three touchdowns for the gators. Meanwhile the winners held Auburn to 172 Yards a including a minus-14 Rushing a to move into a first place tie in the Sec standings with two league games left. Although Florida 7-1,4-1 is ineligible to win the Sec title because of Mcaa probation the gators have a goal of finishing with the leagues Best record. The Victory left them tied for first with no. 17 Mississippi. Herbert Casey a 55-Yard to reception tied the score 7-/, but the tigers fell apart in the second Quarter. Stan White was intercepted twice and Florida made the most of its scoring opportunities. A we were not prepared mentally or physically or in any Way and you must be to win a game of this magnitude a Auburn coach Pat Dye said. A i doubt if we re this bad. We be been living by a thread All season and i knew that we could lose but i did not foresee this. Its after a 70-Yard first Quarter March produced Dexter Mcnabb s 1-Yard to run Florida built a 34-7 halftime advantage by scoring three touchdowns and two Field goals on drives of 25, 4, 11, 66 and 27 Yards in the second period. In other games involving Sec teams no. 11 Tennessee 41, Temple 20 Knoxville Tenn. A Roland poles bulled for three touchdowns Tony Thompson ran for 120 Yards and two scores and Andy Kelley passed for 264 Yards As Tennessee pulled away from Temple. The volunteers 5-1-2 led 14-0 Midway through the first Quarter and drove 96 Yards capped by poles Short run for a 21-3 Lead in the second period. No. 17 Mississippi 19, leu 10 Baton Rouge la. A Randy Baldwin ran for 89 Yards and three touchdowns As Mississippi stayed in a tie for first in the Southeastern conference in its bid for its first sugar bowl invitation since 1969. Mississippi 8-1, 4-1 Sec faces no. 11 Tennessee in two weeks and Mississippi state on nov. 24 in a bid to win its first Sec title since 1963.afn sports radio and television pro football a new York giants at Indianapolis 3 . Tuesday
