European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Owa bows to gophers Acks into Rose bowl monday november 26,1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 College football by the associated press Minneapolis a Iowa lost to Minnesota and asked into the Rose bowl but the Hawk eyes Arentt apologizing. A we still get to represent the big ten and we hould a Iowa coach Hayden Fry said after Minnesota eat the Hawk eyes 31-24 on saturday. The 13th-ranked Hawk eyes 8-3 Overall 6-2 big ten arned a share of their seventh big ten title and their fifth Rose bowl berth when Michigan beat Ohio state 6-13. Iowa finished in a four Way tie for the league title Ith Michigan Michigan state and Illinois but the a Keyes got the Rose bowl bid by virtue of beating he other three teams. A we beat the teams we re tied with head up on the Oad a Fry said. A we done to have any excuses about oing. We deserve to be there. Maybe this loss will help sin the Rose  most big ten teams going to Pasadena celebrate. Not he Hawk eyes. They were subdued after the game. A i done to know How to feel. I feel terrible that we lost quarterback Matt Rodgers said. A a in a Happy we re oing but in a not Happy now. We did no to play like big in  the gophers 6-5,5-3 lost out on a possible bowl bid Ith losses of 28-16 to Michigan state and 35-18 to Michigan in the previous two weeks. Iowa entered the game leading the league in total of sense with 440 Yards a game but managed 303 against he gophers. Iowa had allowed 94.5 Rushing Yards a ame and had held five teams to less than 60 Yards this Eason. Led by Mark Smiths 80 Yards the gophers used for 150 Yards. Smiths 1-Yard touchdown run gave Minnesota a 1410 Lead with 4 23 left in the half. Then 1 45 later freshman Omar Douglas blocked Jim Hujsak a punt at Iowa a 28. Minnesota a Keswick Joiner and Iowa a Jason Olejniczak both grabbed the Ball at the 2, but Joiner wrestled it away in the end zone to give the gophers a 21-10 halftime  ten Roundup after Minnesota a Brent Berglund kicked a 33-Yard Field goal and Rodgers threw a 4-Vard scoring pass to Michael Titley Marquel Fleetwood hit Joiner with a 28-Yard to pass to give the gophers a 31-17 Lead with 14 08 to play. Iowa Cut the deficit to seven again when Nick Bell who sat out the first Quarter with an ankle sprain ran 39 Yards for a score. Bell finished with 94 Yards on 11 carries. In other big 10 games saturday Michigan 16, Ohio state 13 Columbus Ohio a . Carlson kicked a 37-Yard Field goal with three seconds left after Michigan had stopped Ohio state on a of urth-and-1 situation with 1 38 left giving the wolverines a big ten Victory. The Victory by the 15th-ranked wolverines 8-3 Overall 6-2 big ten assured Iowa of the Rose bowl berth. Michigan reportedly is headed for the Gator bowl with no. 19 Ohio state 7-3-1,5-2-1 going to the Liberty bowl. Ohio state went into the game with a shot at the Rose bowl but needed to beat Michigan and have Minnesota beat or tie Iowa. Carlson who kicked three Field goals had missed a 38-Yard attempt with 4 16 left that would have Given the wolverines the Lead. The buckeyes gambled on their final Possession on fourth Down with a Yard to go at their own 30. But quarterback Greg Frey was stopped for a 1-Yard loss on an option keeper to the right Side. Michigan then ran the Ball four times to set up Carlson a kick which sailed through the uprights As time expired. Freshman Ricky Powers rushed for 128 Yards on 27 carries for the wolverines. Illinois 28, Northwestern 23 Champaign 111. Howard Griffith rushed for a school record 263 Yards and scored two touchdowns As no. 22 Illinois edged Northwestern. Griffith scored on a pair of 2-Yard runs for Illinois Minnesota a Keswick Joiner left grabs blocked punt. From Iowa a Jason Olejniczak and scores which improved to 8-3 Overall and 6-2 in the big ten. Northwestern finished 2-9,1-7. Griffith who carried 37 times broke the one game school Rushing Mark set by Jim Grabowski who gained 237 Yards against Wisconsin in 1964. Michigan state 14, Wisconsin 9 East Lansing Mich. A Hyland Hickson ran for 134 Yards and two touchdowns As no. 24 Michigan state handed Wisconsin its ninth straight loss. It was the fifth straight Victory for the spartans 7-31. Wisconsin 1-10 has lost a school record 13 consecutive conference  whips Utah st. On Detmer s passing Provo Utah apr to Detmer threw for 560 Yards and five touchdowns and set an Mcaa season record for passing yardage As no. 4 Brigham Young rolled past Utah state 4510 on saturday. Detmers 4,869 Yards snapped the record of 4,699 set last year by Houston Sandre Ware. By hitting 32 of 50 passes saturday Detmer increased his season completion total to 339, just 26 shy of wares record. Detmer who has one game remaining at Hawaii has thrown 527 passes 61 fewer than Ware threw a year ago. Detmer increased to 23 his Mcaa record Streak of games with 300 or More passing Yards. The by juniors last Chance to impress Heisman trophy voters was marred by five interceptions. Utah state 5-5-1 of the big West conference stayed with the Western athletic conference champions 10-1 for one period thanks in Large part to three Detmer turnovers. He lost a Fumble and had two passes picked off by Utah states Ron Edwards. Doug beaches 18-Yard Field goal gave the aggie a 3-0 Lead heading into the second period before Detmer took Over. He threw touchdown passes of 35 Yards to Eric Drage 10 Yards to Scott Charlton and six Yards to Brent Nyberg and Earl Kauffman kicked a 28-Yard Field goal As the cougars built a 24-7  fires Penn st. By Pittsburgh 22-17texas from Page 21 Ner. Poliak had Field goals of 57, 43, and 38 Yards. Texas tied it 10-10 Early in the third period when Peter Gardere hit Keith lash with a 31-Yard scoring pass after Baylor defensive Back Charles Bell fell Down. The bears egged on by a standing room crowd of 45,649, scored on their first two possessions for a 10-0 first Quarter Lead. Baylor stormed 63 Yards in six plays the first time it had the Ball scoring on Robert Straits 15-Yard run. The bears charged to the Texas 2 on the next Possession but a Texas goal line stand featuring two tackles by Shane Dronett prompted Jeff Ireland a 18-Yard Field goal. The longhorns got on the scoreboard just before halftime on pal Lake a 57-Yard Field goal backed by a 15 Mph wind. It was the schools longest Field goal since Jeff Ward kicked a 57-yarder in 1985. Gardere was sacked four times in the first half and the longhorns showed minus-6 Yards Rushing and just five first Downs at intermission. State College a. A Tony Sacca whose running and passing set up four earlier scores threw a 16-Yard touchdown pass to David Daniels with 6 53 to play saturday to rally no. 11 Penn state past Pitt 22-17. Sacca passed for 187 Yards and ran for 113, and Craig Fayak kicked three Field goals As Penn state 9-2 earned a berth opposite no. 8 Florida state in the blockbuster bowl on dec. 28. It will be Penn states 21st bowl game in 25 seasons under coach Joe Pat Emo. The Kittany Lions ninth straight Victory was in jeopardy when Pitt went ahead 17-16 with 8 48 to play. Darnell Dickerson a quarterback tuned wide receiver took a lateral from quarterback Alex Van Pelt and threw a pass to Olanda Truitt for a 63-Yard touchdown. Truitt All alone about 15 Yards behind the nearest defender caught the Ball at the Penn state 25 and scored easily. Tison Thomas then returned the kick off 59 Yards to the Pitt 35. Gary Brown carried three times to the 16, and Sacca passed to Daniels for the winning to. Sacca completed 16 of 32 passes with Daniels catching nine of them for 119 Yards. Sacca carried six times for 113 Yards including scrambles of 50 and 55 Yards As state held off underdog Pitt 3-7-1 in this 87th meeting of intrastate rivals. Van Pelt completed 22 of 44 for 246 Yards but had four interceptions. Truitt caught five passes for 117 Yards. Penn state took a 3-0 Lead 5 20 into the first period on Fayak a 26-Yard Field goal. The drive started after Frank Giannetti recovered a Fumble at the Kittany Lions 46. Sacca threw 14 and 19 Yards to Daniels As Penn state moved to the Pitt 13. After three plays netted six Yards Fayak kicked his 13th Field goal of the season. Pitt squandered a scoring Opportunity after Penn states Willie Thomas fumbled a punt away at his 12. Penn state held however and Scott Kaplanis 31-Yard Field goal attempt was blocked by Giannetti. Penn state then drove 79 Yards in nine plays the key play Saccas 50 yarder which went to the Pitt 15. San Gash got the score on a 1-Yard dive 1 42 into the second Quarter. Pitt closed to 10-7 with 7 01 left in the half after a 10-play, 68-Yard drive. Van Pelt completed four of six passes for 62 Yards including a 26-yarder to Ricky Turner for a first Down at the Penn state 19. He fired an 18-yarder to Dickerson for the score. State boosted its Lead to 13-7 on Fayak a 22-Yard Field goal with four seconds gone m the fourth period. The key play in the drive was a 31-Yard pass from Sacca to Gerry Collins to the Pitt 13. Kaplanis 31-Yard Field goal Cut it to 1310 with 12 07 left. Van Pelt completions of 28,12 and 11 Yards moved the panthers to a first Down at the Penn state 16. But three plays netted Only three Yards and Kaplan came on for the three Pointer. After the Kickoff Penn state moved to the Pitt 22, thanks in Large part to the 55-Yard scramble by Sacca. The panthers held however and Fayak kicked his third Field goal of the game with 9 42 remaining