European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and Stripe monday november 25, 1991 College football Stanford staggers Cal 38-21 Stanford Calif. Up Tommy Vardell ran for 182 Yards and three touchdowns saturday leading no. 21 Stanford to a 38-21 Pacific-10 conference Victory Over no. 6 California in the 94th Battle for the axe. Vardell who carried 39 times also broke Darrin Nelsons 14-Ycar Stanford single season Rushing record with 1,084 Yards. Jon Pinckney and Ryan Wetnight also scored touchdowns for the Cardinal. Stanford 8-3 Overall and 6-2 in the conference won its seventh straight game and will face Georgia tech on Christmas Day in the Aloha bowl. The Golden bears 9-2 and 6-2 in Pac-10 play will face Atlantic coast conference Champion Clemson in the Citrus bowl. California kept the game close throughout the first half but Vardill s first touchdown at 11 32 of the third Quarter gave Stanford a 17-7 Lead and broke the game open for the Cardinal. On the bears next series Cal quarterback Pawlawski tripped going Back for a pass and Doug Brien missed his third Field goal attempt. Brien then was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty the first of several As the frustrated bears seemed to disintegrate. The Golden bears failed to score three times after driving within the Stanford 25-Yard line. Cal did close within 17-14 with two minutes to go in the third period when Pawlawski hit Marty Molly with a 32-Yard touchdown pass but it was As close As the bears could come. Vardell went Over left end 36 seconds into the final period on a i Yard run giving the Cardinal a commanding 24-14 Lead. Stanford quarterback Steve Stenstrom undefeated in seven starts this season completed 21 of 35 passes for 213 Yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Stanford a Tommy Vardell hurdles Cal players for one of his three touchdowns in cardinals 38-21 Pac-10 win Over Golden bears. Michigan rips Ohio state Ann Arbor Mich. Up a unfortunately for Ohio state coach John Cooper his three year contract Extension did no to contain a clause to keep Desmond Howard off the Field saturday. Desmond Howard returned a punt 93 Yards for a touchdown saturday striking a Heisman trophy pose after the score to help no. 4 Michigan Complete an undefeated big ten season with a 31-3 Victory Over no. 18 Ohio state. A there  be anyone who can catch him for the  said Cooper who signed his contract Extension late Friday night. With Michigan leading 17-3, Howard caught Tim Williams punt at the Michigan 7, slipped out of the grasp of an Ohio state defender and raced Down the sideline for his first punt return touchdown of the season. It was the longest punt return in Michigan history breaking the record of is Yards set by Dave Brown against Colorado in 1974. It also was Howard a 23rd touchdown of the season. A if i was voting for the Heisman id Mark the thing 10 times for Howard a Michigan coach Gary Moeller said. A a it a a storybook thing. He a really had a special  even though Howard imitated the pose atop the Heisman trophy after reaching the end zone he still Wasny to ready to verbally claim College footballs highest individual Honor. A some of the other candidates still have to play next week so in a not counting on it until i have it in my hands a said Howard who gained 213 All purpose Yards. He added that the Heisman pose was a premeditated move. A i told my friends from Ohio id do something different if i scored a the Cleveland native said. Although Howard had three receptions for 96 Yards his string of 12 straight games with a touchdown catch was snapped. Elvis Grbac completed 8 of 14 passes for 123 Yards for the wolverines 10-1 Overall and 8-0 in the conference who will will play no. 2 Washington in the Rose bowl on Jan. 1. Maddox leads Urcla by us los Angeles apr Tommy Maddox passed for 236 Yards and a touchdown and Kevin Williams rushed for 131 Yards and a score saturday As 25lh-Rankcd Urcla held off Cross town rival Southern Cal 24-21, handing the trojans a school record sixth straight loss. It was the first win for the Bruins Over the trojans since 1986 and left Southern c Al leading the series 3420-7. Rebounding from consecutive losing seasons something which Hadnot happened in 26 years the Bruins finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and a 6-2 Pacific-10 conference Mark. Urcla will face Illinois 6-5 in the John Hancock bowl on new years eve. The trojans wound up 3-8 a their second losing sea son in 30 years a and 2-6 in the Pac-10. Maddox completed 22 of 32 passes and was intercepted once. His 17-Yard scoring pass to Maury toy with 3 23 to play in the third Quarter extended Urcla s Lead at the time to 24-14. Williams who carried 21 times raced 72 Yards on an option play with 2 20 left in the first Quarter giving the Bruins a 10-0 advantage. A Redshirt Junior Williams finished the season with 1,089 Yards making him Only the sixth player in school history to surpass the 1,000-Yard Mark. Southern calms Reggie Perry completed 13 of 28 passes for 209 Yards and two touchdowns with one interception. He ran for another  Routs Washington state for perfect year Seattle up a Mario Bailey caught two touchdown passes and Walter Bailey returned an interception 37 Yards for a to saturday helping no. 2 Washington Complete a perfect regular season with a 56-21 Victory Over Washington state. The win Washington a 13th straight Over the past two seasons sends the huskies into the Rose bowl still clinging to National championship Hopes at 11-0. Washington finished 8-0 in the Pacific-10 conference. Washington beat Washington state for the third straight time in the Apple cup series which was played for the 84th time saturday. The huskies finished with 460 Yards of total offence and their defense recorded seven sacks. But Washington state countered with 430 Yards including 334 through the air and held the Ball More than six minutes longer than Washington. The cougars even led 7-6 late in the first Quarter. However Washington reeled off four straight touchdowns and added a safety to Lead 35-7. Washington struck first taking a 6-0 Lead on a 31-Yard touchdown pass from Billy Joe Hobert to Orlando Mckay w Ith 12 53 left in the first Quarter. The extra Point attempt was blocked. Hobert connected on 16 of 26 passes on the Day for 236 Yards and three touchdowns. Washington state took a 7-6 Lead when Drew Bledsoe completed a 33-Yard scoring pass to Agustin Olohia with 4 12 left in the opening Quarter. Bledsoe facing the nations top ranked defense completed 18 of 35 passes for 295 Yards and three touchdowns