European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 19, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25bowls reveal done deals by the associated press bowl deadlines official dates of course they were meaningless. Dennis Erickson the coach of top ranked Miami never believed bowls suddenly would be honorable and follow the rules. A to me that was a farce a he said sunday after the bids were officially extended. A the bowl matchup were made i done to know How Long  top ranked Miami will play the big eight Champion a no. 11 Nebraska no. 15 Colorado or no. 19 Oklahoma a in the Orange bowl while no. 7 Penn state will play no. 10 Tennessee in the fiesta bowl. No. 17 notre Dame despite a two game losing Streak will play no. 5 Florida in the sugar bowl and no. 3 Florida state will play the Southwest conference Champ probably no. 12 Texas a amp a in the Cotton bowl. No. 2 Washington the Pac-10 Champ goes to the Rose bowl against no. 4 Michigan the big ten Champion in what might be the Best matchup of the Bunch. Got it a a we re Happy to be going to the Orange bowl and staying at Home obviously a said Erickson whose hurricanes have won 43 consecutive games in the Orange bowl. Of course none of this was supposed to be decided until 3 . Est sunday. Bowls Are subject to a $250,000 Fine for breaking the deadline but no fines have been announced. Penn state decided to accept the fiesta bowl bid despite Arizona voters rejection of a paid state Holiday for Martin Luther King. A i did no to talk to the whole squad a Kittany Lions coach Joe Pat Emo said. �?o1 spoke to some of the leading afro americans on the team. I told them we might go to the fiesta bowl but 1  encourage it if there would be sentiment among our Black kids that they did not want to  Here Are the tentative bowl lineups new years Day Orange bowl big eight Champion at no. 1 Miami Miami 9-0 must beat Boston College and san Diego state to make this the National title game. Nebraska 8-11 clinches with a Victory Over Oklahoma 8-2. If Nebraska loses and Colorado 7-2-1 beats Iowa state then the buffaloes Clinch. If Nebraska and Colorado lose then Oklahoma becomes the big eight Champion. Rose bowl no. 2 Washington is. No. 4 Michigan the huskies 10-0 and wolverines 9-1 each won their conference. It will be the second place game unless Miami falters. Michigan a Only loss was 51-31 to Florida state. Season hoping for better. But Penn state lost to Southern Cal 21-10 and Miami 26-20 and Tennessee lost to a a a a 35-r. A a Cotton bowl no. 3 Florida St. Is. No. 12 Texas a amp a or Texas the seminoles 10-1 go to Dallas because they lost to Miami and still must play Florida on nov 30. Texas a amp a 8-1 leads the Southwest conference at 6-0 and Only Texas 5-4, 4-2 can catch the aggie who would Clinch their first Cotton bowl berth since 1987 with a Victory saturday Over sum 1-8. Texas a amp mrs loss was to Tulsa 35-34. Fiesta bowl no. 7 Penn St. Is. No. 10 Tennessee the Lions 9-2 and volunteers 7-2 went into the a a bet a Mil Florida 35-18 and Alabama 24-19. Sugar bowl no. 5 Florida is. No. 17 notre Dame by deciding Early the sugar bowl has a team with three losses for the second straight year. Notre Dame is 8-3 with a 24-14 loss to Michigan a 35-34 loss to Tennessee and a 35-14 loss to Penn state. Florida 9-1 lost to Syracuse 38-21. Peach bowl no. 13 East Carolina is. No. 22 n. Carolina St. The pirates 9-1 lost to Illinois 38-31 in their opener. The Wolf pack 8-2 lost to Clemson 29-19 and Virginia 42-10. Hall of Fame bowl no. 16 Syracuse is. No. 18 Ohio St. The orangemen 8-2 lost to Florida state 46-14 and East Carolina 23-20. The buckeyes 8-2 lost to Illinois 10-7 and Iowa 16-9. Citrus bowl no. 6 California is. No. 14 Clemson the Golden bears 9-1 lost to Washington 24-17 but have nine victories for the first time since 1950. The tigers 7-1-1who earned the spot As the acc Champ arc making their seventh straight bowl appearance. They lost to Georgia 27-12 and played a 20-20 tie with  31 John Hancock bowl Illinois is. No. 25 Urcla Illinois 6-4 has lost to Missouri 23-19iowa 24-21northwestern 17-11 and Michigan 20-0. Urcla 7-3 has lost to Tennessee 30-16california 27-24 Ana Stanford 27-10. Copper bowl Baylor is. Undecided Baylor 7-3 has losses against Rice 20-17texas a amp a 34-12 and Texas tech 31-24. Indiana 5-4-1 will be invited if it beats Purdue on  30 Holiday bowl no. 9 Iowa is. Undecided Iowa 9-1 lost to Michigan 43-24 and went As part of Deal in which the bowl took the second place team in the big ten. Brigham Young 7-3-1 will of the opponent As the wac Champion unless the Cougar lose to Utah and air Force loses to Hawaii. If that happens by and san Diego state would be tied for the wac title and san Diego state 8-2-1 would go because of a conference tie breaker. Freedom bowl no. 23 Tulsa is. Undecided san Diego state will play in this one unless it wins the wac. If that happens by goes to the Freedom bowl. Tulsa 7-2 lost to Kansas 23-17 and to Miami 34-10.december 29 Independence bowl no. 24 Georgia is. Undecided the bulldogs 7-3 lost to Alabama 10-0vanderbilt 27-25 and Florida 45-13. Arkansas 5-5 will be invited if it beats Rice on  bowl air Force is. Mississippi St. The Falcons 8-3 won the commander in chief s trophy but lost to by 21-7notre Dame 28-15 and new Mexico 34-32. Mississippi state is 6-4. Gator bowl no. 20 Virginia is. Big eight third place the Cavaliers 7-2-1 have losses against Maryland 17-6 and Georgia teen 24-21 and a tic against Clem 20-20. They play Oklahoma Colorado or Nebraska. So december 28 blockbuster bowl no. 8 Alabama is. Big eight second place the Crimson tide 9-1 was routed 35-0 by Florida. It will play Oklahoma Colorado or  25 Aloha bowl no. 21 Stanford is. Georgia tech the Cardinal 7-3 opened with losses to Washington 12-7 and Arizona 28-23 and dropped to 1-3 with a 4226 loss to notre Dame. Georgia tech 7-4 lost to Penn state 34-22clemson 9-7north Carolina state 2821 and South Carolina 23-14 december 14 California bowl Bowling a Rivien is. Big West Winner Bowling Green 10-1 Cosmo West Virginia 24-17. The a "1 play either Fresno state 9-1utah state 20-19, or san Jose state 6-3-1. Falcons will play either Fresno state 9-1which lost to Earnhardt nails Down 5th Winston cup title Hampton a. A it did no to take Long for Dale Earnhardt to Start thinking about next season. After a Brief Celebration among team family and friends Earnhardt who had just put the finishing touches on his fifth Lascar Winston cup title with a fifth place finish in sundays Hardeep a 500, said Quot Well be better next  after winning his second straight championship and fourth in the past six years Earnhardt said a we weren tas dominating this year As we have been at times in the past. In fact it Wasny to really that Good a year. But it was Good enough to win. I think we re going to have to be better to win it again in �?T92.�?� meanwhile Mark Martin was celebrating a dominant win in the 328-Lap race at Atlanta motor Speedway a satisfying Victory that was his first in More than a year. A a it a a great Way to end the season a Martin said. A these Guys on the Roush racing team deserved the win More than anybody Down Here in the garage area. A the hardest thing i Ever remember doing was waiting today a he added. A i did t drive the car As hard As i do sometimes. I just had to wait it out. The car was real Good on the Long runs and we had a couple of Long runs toward the end. The longer we ran the easier it got. A some of the Guys ran with us for a while but they weren table to keep it  Martin had not won in 33 races dating Back to sept. 30,1990 at North Wilkesboro . He dominated sundays race beating second place Ernie Irvan by 10.5 seconds As he led seven times for 190 laps including the last 48. Earnhardt who wrapped up his latest title simply by taking the Green Flag sunday led several times but Haa to Settle for celebrating the title and the $1.3 million that goes with it. Only Richard Petty with seven Winston cup titles has More than the 40-year-old Earnhardt. A we were pretty Good there about Halfway but our car tightened up some and Mark got stronger. But it Felt great to run up front Asj Fuch As we did today a Earnhardt said. Martin who earned his 12th career Victory was the 14th different Winner in 29 races this season equating the Lascar record set in 1988 and tied in 1990. The winners purse was $88,950. He averaged 137.968 Mph in the race slowed by six caution flags for a total of 37 laps. Irvan passed Harry Gant for second lace 25 laps from the end then held off Jole Winner Bill Elliott Over the final 15 aps after he too passed Gant. Irvan beat Elliott to the finish line by less than a car length. Gant wound up fourth. Lascar Champ Dale Earnhardt holds up one Finger for each of his five Winston trophies