European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes sunday october 6, 1991 i it College football saturday to i pack holds off go. Tech Raleigh . A Redshirt freshman Geoff benders 2-Yard keeper with 2 43 left in his first Start saturday kept no. 19 North Carolina state unbeaten with a 28-21 Victory Over no. 21 Georgia tech. Bender playing in place of injured starter Terry Jordan who broke his wrist last week against North Carolina struggled most of the afternoon. He completed 17 of 32 passes for 138 Yards and had three intercepted in the Atlantic coast conference matchup. But Bender led the Wolf pack 5-0 Overall 3-0 acc Down the Field on a b a minute 74-Yard drive to the winning touchdown with the help of three key yellow jackets penalties. . State would have been stopped on fourth Down deep in its own territory Early in the March but a pass interference penalty gave the Wolf pack a first Down. The yellow jackets 2-3, 1-2 also were called for a personal foul near Midfield and an offside penalty on first and goal from the 4. Bender had hit Robert Hinton with asses of 18 and 12 Yards to move the All deep into yellow jacket territory then faked a Handoff into the line before going around left end untouched into the end zone for the winning score. The Wolf pack a unbeaten record was in jeopardy after Georgia tech took a 2120 Lead Midway through the third Quarter when Willie Clay returned an interception 40 Yards for a touchdown. Earlier David Hendrix had run 52 Yards for a tech touchdown. The Wolf pack which had allowed Only 10 Points in its first four games led 13-7 at halftime and increased the margin when Ricky Turner returned a Fumble 26 Yards for a score. Bender led the Wolf pack on a Long drive Early in the game capping the 71-Yard March with a 7-Yard scoring pass to Reggie Lawrence. Three plays later the Wolf pack had a 13-0 Lead when Tyler Lawrence Cut in front of a Shawn Jones pass and raced 32 Yards Down the sideline untouched. Reggie Lester a key Block enabled Jones to score on a 23-Yard run late in the second Quarter As the yellow jackets Cut the Lead to 13-7. Miami a Michael Barrow Damps Oklahoma states Roger Franks and awaits the arrival Jerry Stivere 43 and Jessie Armstead 1. Miami throttles okla. St. Miami apr if Carlos Huerta had to miss an extra Point for the Miami hurricanes he picked an opportune time to do it. Huerta a Mcaa record Streak of successful pats ended at 157 saturday but Miami still breezed past win less Oklahoma state 40-3. The kick which Huerta pushed wide to the right came with the hurricanes leading 30-0 late in the second Quarter. It marked the first time the cowboys had stopped Miami which scored four touchdowns and a Field goal on its first five possessions. Miami improved to 4-0, with a showdown looming at Home next saturday against 12th-ranked Penn state. Oklahoma state fell to 0-4. The hurricanes began to Roll on their second play an end around that sent Kevin Williams racing 71 Yards to the 7-Yard line. After an incomplete pass Stephen Mcguire scored standing up. Mcguire sprained his left ankle on the next series sat out the rest of the game and watched his Young replacements Shine. Sophomore Martin Patton scored on runs of 4 and 2 Yards and freshman Donnell Bennett scored from 22 Yards out with 1 27 left for Miami a Only second half touchdown. Freshman Larry Jones led the ground game with 96 Yards in 10 carries. Miami a 230 Yards Rushing was a season High and the hurricanes had 520 Yards in total offence to top the 500 Mark for the fourth consecutive game. Gino Torretta completed 20 of 30 passes for 264 Yards and one touchdown a 5-yarder to Lamar Thomas. After the Lead reached 30-0, Torretta committed three turnovers including two interceptions by cornerback Carlos Erving. In the first half Oklahoma states ultraconservative offence threw just one pass and crossed Midfield Only once. A Fumble by Torretta recovered by Wendell Gaines at the Miami 31 set up the cowboys Lone score a 20-Yard Field goal by Rick Myers. He missed a 22-Yard-er the play before but was Given a second Chance because of a holding penalty against Miami. Huerta kicked Field goals of 27 and 29 Yards. The senior had never missed a Pat in a regular season game he missed one and had one blocked in bowl games but Mcaa records done to include postseason play. So. Miss stuns Auburn Auburn Ala. Apr Brian Wood broke up a 2-Point conversion pass with 1 33 to play and Southern Mississippi upset no. 16 Auburn for the second year in Row 10-9 on saturday. Auburn 3-2which floundered at crucial times All Day drove 58 Yards for its Only touchdown a a 6-Yard pass from Stan White to a leaping Fred Baxter a after a couple of screen passes got the tigers in position to score. Coach Pat Dye known As a Pat tick because he has played for ties in the past elected to go for the win this Lime. While rolled out to the right and tried to throw a pass to Tony Russell in the Back of the end zone. But Wood a Strong safety stepped in front and batted the Ball away. Auburn failed to recover an onside kick and Southern miss 3-2 was Able to run out the clock. The Golden eagles 12-Point underdogs have beaten Auburn two years in a Row at Jordan Hare stadium. Last year it was a come from behind 13-12 Victory. Southern miss took the opening Kickoff and went 77 Yards in ii plays for its Only touchdown a 4-Yard run by Roland Johnson. Freshman quarterback Tommy Waters kept the drive alive with a couple of key third and Long completions throwing t2 Yards to tight end Marcus Pope and 31 Yards to flanker Greg Reed to put the Golden eagles on the Auburn 11. Two plays later Johnson powered Over the right Side for the score. The teams exchanged Short Field goals to give Southern miss a 10-3 Lead at halftime. Jim von Wyl hit a 30-yarder for Auburn with 1 27 remaining in the first Quarter and Lance nations made a 20-yarder with 9 27 to go in the second. Both teams wasted scoring opportunities especially Auburn. The tigers were 0-for-4 in converting fourth Down plays and lost despite leading in total yardage 397-204. In the second Quarter Dye skipped a Field goal attempt and went for the first Down on a fourth-and-4 play at the Southern miss 21. But White was pressured Ana his pass fell incomplete. In the fourth Quarter Auburn got close two other times but failed to convert. Joe Frazier gained 3 Yards on a fourth and four at the eagles 31 and White fumbled on a fourth and eight at the Southern miss 35. Auburn tackle Wayne Gandy caught the Fumble in the air and took off running but he was stopped 5 Yards Short. White also was picked off twice by outside linebacker Rod Reed once at the Southern miss 8 to halt another scoring  gig Texas tech Lubbock Texas up quarterback Bucky Richardson scored three times in the first half saturday and freshman running Back Greg Hill gained 138 Yards to bring Texas a amp a a 3714 Victory Over Texas tech. The 23rd-ranked aggie built a Quick 17-0 Lead and ended a tradition of close Battles with tech in Lubbock. The last six games played in Jones stadium had been decided by six Points or fewer with the raiders winning four. It was the opening Southwest conference game of the year for Texas a amp a which ran its season record to 3-1. Tech is 1-4, having lost four straight and is 0-2 in league play. The aggie scored on All three of their first-3u?iter possess on it Terry Venetoulias kicking a Field goal of 31 Yards and Richardson scoring on two 1-Yard runs. Richardson added a 5-Yard scoring run in the second Quarter and Venetoulias kicked a 27-Yard Field goal to give Texas a amp a a 277 halftime Lead. F t t /