European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 7,1991 the stars and stripes b Page 21 College football flu rocks Syracuse 46-14 Tallahassee Fla. A top ranked Florida state found itself in an unusual position saturday in the first Quarter against no. 10 Syracuse. For the first time in 11 games the seminoles had fewer Points than their opponent. When the game ended though it was business As usual for the seminoles. Casey Weldon passed for a career High 347 Yards and three touchdowns As Florida state routed Syracuse 46-14 and extended the nations longest winning Streak to 11. The seminoles 5-0 scored the final 39 Points after Qadry a a missile Ismail a 95-Yard Kickoff return put Syracuse 4-1 ahead 14-7 late in the first Quarter. A i think we underestimated them a Florida state linebacker Kirk Carruthers said. A but once we got the jitters out of the Way we began to dominate like we were supposed  Florida state rolled up 642 Yards against one of the nations Sti Giest defences a unit that was giving up Only 12 Points and 291 Yards per game. It was the most Yards Ever Given up by the orangemen Topping the previous record of 587 by Florida state in 1978. A we got our Butts kicked in every area a Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni said. A we had things pretty much our own Way up until today and it had been fun. Today Wasny to  Florida state which led 17-14 at halftime broke it open in the third Quarter on a 1-Yard to run by Edgar Bennett and a 50-Yard scoring toss from Weldon to Shannon Baker. The seminoles then clinched their 14th straight Home Victory getting a safety by Toddrick Mcintosh a 12-Yard touchdown run by Sean Jackson and a 15-Yard to pass from Brad Johnson to Lonnie Johnson in the fourth period. Weldon who is 11-0 As a starter completed 22 of 35 passes including to tosses of 12 Yards to Matt Frier and 7 Yards to Bennett. His previous High was 325 against Florida last season. A Casey does a great Job making the right decision a Florida state coach Bobby Bowden said. A a in be never Felt so Florida states Howard Dinkins 89 upends Syracuse quarterback Marvin Graves during first Quarter action saturday. Free to let us Call a play and say a we done to care who you give it to just find  a amp Lee rushed 19 times for 106 Yards for the seminoles and Jackson gained 97 Ards on nine carries. Baker who has Een plagued by dropped balls during his career had five receptions for 139 Yards. His to catch and a 51-Yard grab that set e up Bennett a scoring run were both Beautiful Over the shoulder receptions. The orangemen who were averaging 429 Yards per game gained Only 185 against Florida state and 80 of those came on their first two plays. After David Walker ran for 36 Yards on the opening play Graves and Ismail connected on a 44-Yard Flea Flicker to give Syracuse a 7-0 Lead. Walker took a Handoff from Marvin Graves and pitched it bail to the quarterback who then lofted a perfect pass to Ismail. Ismail who was tightly covered by safety Richard Coes caught the Ball on the Florida state 5 and raced into the end  dumps Hawk eyes 43-24 Iowa City Iowa up a Desmond Howard caught two touchdown passes and Jesse Johnson rushed for 168 Yards and a score saturday leading no. 8 Michigan to a 43-24 big ten Triumph Over no. 7 Iowa. The wolverines 3-1 ground out 371 Yards Rushing on 50 carries while the defense held Iowa 3-1 to just 77 Yards on 28 runs. The game was the big ten opener for both teams. Michigan took a 7-0 Lead with the first touchdown allowed by Iowa in the first Quarter All season As Deon Johnson blocked a punt and the Ball was picked up and carried 21 Yards into the end zone by David Ritter. The Hawk eyes retaliated with three straight touchdowns in the second Quarter by Lew Montgomery Matt Rodgers and Danan Hughes to forge an 18-7 advantage. Montgomery capped an impressive 11-play drive with a 1-Yard score on the first play of the Quarter but the extra Point attempt failed. Later in the period Iowa avenged the earlier blocked punt by Johnson when Brian Wise duplicated the feat to gave the Hawk eyes the Ball on the Michigan 8. Rodgers kept the Ball on a quarterback option and went in for the score. Iowa failed on a two Point conversion attempt. The hawkers led 19-18 at halftime. Rodgers completed 26 of 42 passes for 275 Yards with one touchdown and one interception. Michigan a Elvis Grbac hit on 14 of 22 attempts for 196 Yards and three ads. Air Force grounds Wyoming air Force Academy Colo. A what quarterback controversy air Force coach Fisher Deberry talked like one never existed and quarterback Rob Perez played like the subject should never have been raised. Performing As if determined to make an emphatic statement about his status Perez ran for 156 Yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score to Lead the Falcons to a 51-28 thrashing of Wyoming on saturday. Quot a week earlier Perez had played in such lacklustre fashion that he was replaced twice by backup Jarvis Baker in the Falcons first loss of the season at Brigham Young. That raised the inevitable questions about who would be the starter this week but Deberry steadfastly backed Perez. Perez gave Way to Baker again saturday but Only after staking the Falcons to a 37-7 advantage Midway through the third period. A your quarterback got us in the right situations and the right plays a Deberry said leaving no doubt who a our quarterback is. A the even broke a few plays open himself. He just made some excellent  then he quickly added �?o1 thought both of our quarterbacks played Well  also ducking the Issue was Perez who said a a you be got to take the Good Days with the bad  Deberry praised his teams intensity which resulted in two Early offside penalties against the overeager Falcon defense but was a key Factor in the dominating Effort Overall. A i think our football team had fun out there a he said. A we challenged them to be the most intense most aggressive team they could be. We made some strides today after that temporary setback last week. We were Able to put the by game behind  air forces Wishbone offence finished with 651 total Yards a the third Best total in school history a including 488 on the ground. Wyoming had 379 total Yards but was minus-7 on the ground. Rutgers holds off army 14-12 East Rutherford . Apr Antoine Moore scored on a 1-Yard plunge after army botched a punt attempt late in the first half and Rutgers held on to defeat the cadets 14-12 saturday giving the Scarlet knights their Best Start since 1986. The Victory was the third straight for Rutgers 4-1. The �?T86 team started 3-1-1 but finished 5-5-1. Rutgers did its Best to give army 2-2 the game in the second half turning the Ball Over three times. But the cadets special teams failed the corps blowing three Field goal attempts in the final 30 minutes. A 39-Yard attempt by Patmon Malcom was partially blocked Early in the third Quarter with Rutgers ahead 14-6. A 47-yarder that would have Given army the Lead Early in the fourth Quarter sailed wide after a bad snap by Dan Menendez while a 30-Yard attempt with 7 57 to go did no to get off the ground As Menendez sent a Low snap to Holder Chris Shaw. Rutgers never trailed in snapping a three game losing Streak against army. Army which went into the game leading the nation in Rushing with a 385-Yard average gained 258 against Rutgers