European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse \. Tuesday wednesday january 1/2. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 23 College football your run Neth Over eight bowl games a record for a new years Day will be played in a 13-hour Span today. Here a a look at the games compiled by Michael Steak of the new York times a Gator bowl Kickoff at Jacksonville fla., 11 30 . Est esp. Teams Michigan 8-3 is. Mississippi 9-2. A rank Michigan 12. A12 up11 not Mississippi 15 a14 up120 not. Season review nine More Points and Michigan would have been 11-0. After Stanford upset notre Dame the wolverines were no. 1 for a week until their tainted 28-27 loss to Michigan state. Tripping in the end zone on Michigan a potential winning 2-Point conversion pass was not called. Mississippi played with inspiration for its paralysed defensive Back Chucky Mullins and surprisingly challenged Tennessee for the Southeast Ern conference title. But Tennessee ended the seven Victory Ole miss Streak 22-13. Matchup a a you re in for a rough afternoon a a to Schembechler warned free safety Todd Sandroni and that was from a retired Michigan coach. To Mississippi Michigan a monster line looks like Tennessee a. It has blocked for the uth Best Rushing offence in the nation 253.1 Yards a game led by the 11th-�?� Best Back Jon Vaughn 6.1 Yards a carry and 112.36 Yards a game. Challenging Mississippi All America Strong safety Chris Mitchell will be wide receiver Desmond Howard who had 57 receptions this season. Mississippi a Randy Baldwin had 970 Yards Rushing. A a a a Hall of Fame bowl Kickoff at Tampa fla., 1pm. Est Abc. Teams Illinois 8r3 is. Clemson 9-2. Rank Clemson 14 a11 up10 not Illinois 16 a17 up27 not. Season review adjusting slowly to new coach Ken Hatfield Clemson recovered from losses to Virginia 20-7 and Georgia tech 21-19 to Lead the nation in total defense allowing Only 3.5 Yards a play and 216.9 Yards a game. A the tigers were second in scoring defense 9.9 Points a game and second in Rushing defense 71.7 Yards a game. Illinois beat Colorado 23-22, to begin a six game winning Streak but collapsed against Iowa 54-28, and Michigan 22-17. Matchup the biggest Surprise for Illinois was Sophomore quarterback Jason Verduzco who made the offence More effective than Jeff George did. A a a a a a. A. Verduzco completed 64.5 percent of his passes second Best in the nation for 2,446 Yards and 16 touchdowns. Tailback Howard Griffith broke red grangers school record of 5 touchdowns in a game when he set an Mcaa record with 8 against Southern Uli Nois. A. A Citrus bowl a kick0ff at Orlando fla., 1 30 ., est Abc 7 30 Ceton an radio Only. Georgia tech 10-0-1 is. Nebraska k Georgia tech 2 a2 up2 not Nebraska 19 a13 up15 not season review Georgia tech the seasons biggest Surprise can to find respect even though it dislodged Virginia from no. L and heat Clemson. The yellow jackets Are underdogs although they were the Only undefeated division i a team. I heir 17-1-1 surge includes 15 straight unbeaten games. A. / a. Nebraska was 8-0 and no. 3 before falling to a Colorado by 27-12 and to Oklahoma by an Embar-rassmg45-10. T. Matchup Georgia techs Shawn Jones a Sophomore who chose coach Bobby Ross because be coached Boomer Esiason was the second Best quarterback in the Atlantic coast conference competing 57.9 percent of his passes for 2,008. Yards. All Amma safety Ken Swilling leads a de Ganv 1 Only 110.9 Rushing Yards a Nebraska a i backs averaged 340�?�Yards, second a Cost in the nation. Over All Nebraska averaged n.13th-Best, and 37.5 Points sixth Best. It Nebraska is without quarterback Mickey calf injury suffered against Oklahoma required 125 stitches. _ a Cotton bowl Kickoff at Dallas 1 30 ., est lbs Get on an to Only. Teams Texas 10-1 is. Miami 9-2 a a a a a a a a Kink Texas 3 a i 3 up it j not Mun i 4 a4 up4 not. Heisman runners up Eric Bieniemy left of no. 1 Colorado and Raghib Ismail of no. 5 notre Dame Rev up for a rematch in Miami. A 2 season review Texas won nine consecutive games after being overtaken by Colorado 29-22, on sept. 22. The longhorns came from behind for seven victories. A Miami the preseason no. 1, lost at by 28-21, and at notre Dame 29-20, and escaped at san Diego state 30-28, signs of a shaky Road team matchup Miami averaged 483 Yards fifth Best rationally and 36,5 Points a game eighth-Best.-. -. A a a a a a Quot the Rushing defense is led by outland trophy Winner Russell Maryland and it allowed Only 79.7 Yards third Best. A a but the passing defense was porous for to Detmers 406 Yards and for Dan Mcgwire a 323. Its Pursuit May be exploited deep by the quarterback Peter Gardere and his Veteran receivers Keith and Kerry Cash and Johnny Walker Burnt Orange. The Texas defense scrambled heralded Houston quarterback David Klinger and will pressure Craig Erickson who was fifth Best in total offence with 338 Yards a game. Quot the Texas defense will try to keep Miami off balance with disguised fiesta bowl Kickoff at Tempe ariz., 4 30 Est Abc 10 30 Get on an radio Only. Teams Alabama 7-4 is. Louisville 9-1-1. Rank Louisville 18 a16 up19 not Alabama 25 a22 up17 not. Season review Louisville won its last six games and accepted its first bowl bid in 13 years when Many colleges turned Down the fiesta bowl alter Arizona voters rejected a paid Holiday for state workers to Honor Martin Luther King or. Louisville played since nov. 10, but coach Howard Shellenberger said he prepared the cardinals the Way he did Miami for its 1983 National title Victory. A i feel we can compete with anybody in the United states a he said. A Alabama began 0-3 and won seven of its last eight games including the 6-3 upset that knocked Tennessee out of no. 1 Contention. A a matchup about Alabama a defense Shellenberger said a a we re going to have to play with reckless abandon. We re going to attack them from sideline to Alabama was no. 1 against the pass and no. 6 against the Rush 915 Yards and no. 3 against a Hgt the 229.4 Yard Louisville quarterback Browning Nagle is the 13th-Best nationally. Louisville linebacker Mark a Sander two tackles thy of Doug Buffone sep Hool. Record was stabbed in the Abdomen on nov. 23 but expects to Start. A a Rose bowl Kickoff at Pasadena calif., 5 Est Abc 11 Get on an television Only. Teams Washington 9-2 is. Iowa 8-3. Rank Washington 8 a7 up5 not Iowa 17 a15 up22 not. _ season review Washington exceeded expectations and is in the Rose bowl for the first time in nine years. A a c the huskies were no. 2 before a 25-22 upset by 21-Point underdog Urcla in Seattle on nov. 10. Iowa won the big ten berth by beating Michigan 24-23 Illinois 54-28, and Michigan state 127, after being embarrassed at Miami 48-21. But the Hawk eyes have lost two of their last three games. _. Matchup Washington is led by senior tailback Greg Lewis who was fourth in the nation it Rushing with 127.9 Yards a game and seventh ill Al purpose running with 162.4 Yards a game later than the rocket Raghib Ismail. Lowa will counter with Nick Bell a 225-Pounder whom coach John Mackovic called a a tailback in a fullbacks the Washington defense is led by gambling and relentless Sophomore Steve Emtman a 6-4, 280-Pound tackle. It allowed Only 66.8 Yards a game Rushing Best in the nation. Put them ahead of notre Dame. A matchup in the last Orange bowl notre Dame won 21-6, but Colorado is More mature and productive and notre Dame defensively is poorer allowing 440 Yards and 23 Points a game. In each game the Irish have allowed 96 More Yards than they did last season. Colorado Sall purpose wide receiver Mike Pritchard will Wear a cast on a broken left hand suffered in practice on dec. 24. Pritchard a 5-11 senior was the teams most valuable player with 1,515 All purpose Yards in 75 plays 20.5 a play and 26.2 a catch. The game features three Heisman finalists notre Dame flanker Raghib Ismail second and Colorado tailback Eric Bieniemy third and Colo Rado quarterback Darian Hagan fifth last year. Bieniemy was second in the nation in Rushing with 1,628 Yards 148 a game and 5,7 a carry and he had 17 touchdowns. He was fourth As an Al purpose runner with 2,038 Yards 165,27 a game and Ismail was ninth with 1,726yards 156.91. Colorado a Alfred Williams won the Dick hut Kus award As the nations Best linebacker and notre Dames Chris Dorjch won the Lombardi award As the Best defensive sugar bowl Orange bowl Kickoff at Miami 8 ., Abc 2 .j wednesday get on an radio and notre Dame 9-2 is. Colorado 10-1-. A rank Colorado 1 a1 up3h not note Dame 5 a6 up6 not season review notre Dame twice was no. I for a total of six weeks longer than any other team. The first reign came after Miami a loss on sept. 8 at Brigham Young until 5-6 Stanford upset the Irish 36-31, on oct. 6, As the potential winning pass was Droppel by Derek Brown in the end zone. When Georgia tech dislodged Virginia from no. 1 on nov. 3, the Irish regained the top ranking for two weeks until Penn stale unset them 24-21. Colorado was 1-1-1 and ranked no. 20 before making its climb to no. 1. _ the buffaloes were tied by ,.then escaped Stanford and lost to Illinois 23-22v Quot then they dealt Texas its Lone loss 29-22, arid beat Washington 2 1 14. A controversial Victory came at Missouri when after the officials had lost count the bulls scored on a filth Down plunge on the game s final play to win 33-31 on oct. 6. The 27-12 rout of Nebraska Kickoff at new Orleans 8 30p.m., Esix teams Tennessee 8-2-2 is. Virginia 8-3. Rank Tennessee 10 a10 up16 not Virgira 27_ a23 up21 not. Season review Tennessee tied Colorado 31-31, and lost its tailback Chuck Webb in the second game of the season. The vols Vivere tied by Auburn 26-26, after trailing by 26-9. Then they were upset dry Alabama 96, before losing to notre Dame 34-29. Virgira was7-0 and had been no. 1 for three weeks before being upset by Georgia tech 41-38. That began a series of three losses in the last four games. Prophetically coach George Welsh had said a maybe its like Andy Warhol said. Maybe this is our 15 minutes of matchup How Well Virginia does will Dev Pend on quarterback Shawn Moore who suffered a dislocated thumb on his passing hand in the loss to Maryland on nov. 10. Moore led the nation in passing efficiency with a hid.7 rating throwing for 2,262 Yards and 29 touchdowns and also ran for. 306&Quot Yards and k touchdowns. Virginia s Herman Moore was the third Best receiver nation averaging 108.18 Yards a came with 13 touchdowns and Tennessee a Cal Pickens was 17th at 83.36 with 16 touchdowns Virginia had the fourth Best scoring offence at 40,2 Points a game. 1 i Unessee was seventh at 36.8,
