European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 30, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 25 today a College football gators fighting third Best tag by Fred Goodall Gainesville Fla. A its difficult to describe in a few words the hostility Between the football teams of Florida and Florida state. Tony Mccoy Florida a 264-Pound defensive tackle tried hard to do it emphasizing that saturdays game Between the no. 5 gators and no. 3 seminoles is not just an Ordinary contest. A if fighting was Legal these two teams would do it a Mccoy said. A a you a have to go out there and count the bodies that Are  Pride and bragging rights Are Only part of the reason the 34th meeting Between the schools is so important. While Florida 9-1 is assured of its most successful season Ever one of Steve Spurrier Stop priorities As coach has been to close the Gap Between the gators and intrastate rivals Miami and Florida state. Since Spurrier returned to his Alma mater in 1990, top ranked Miami is 19-2 and Florida state is 20-3. Florida is 18-3 and still is considered the third Best team in the state. A i consider us in the same company As Miami and flu right now Quot Florida fullback Dexter Mcnabb said a i know we Haven to been Able to play Miami and we Haven to had Success recently against flu but if we can win this game i think people will look at us As being  Florida leads the series with Florida state 22-10-1, but the seminoles 10-1 have won the last four games while the gators have been struggling to recover from Mcaa sanctions. Although Florida won its first official Southeastern conference championship this season and is bound for the sugar bowl against notre Dame a loss saturday would take some of the Luster off the season. A we have unfinished business and it would be Nice to take care of it a offensive lineman Hesham Ismail said. A those Sec games Are important but Florida state is just a smash face Type of  Florida state is a slight favorite and needs a Victory to stay in the race for the National championship. Miami knocked the seminoles out of the no. I ranking two weeks ago but coach Bobby Bowden Isnit conceding the title. J a the Way the rankings came out i would think there is still a Chance for us to get to no 1,�?� Bowden said. A to me this is just As Tough a test As the one we just faced. Maybe even tougher because we re playing at their place. They Are very similar to Miami in that they rely on great team Speed. That makes them very sound on  Miami held Florida state a which is averaging 39 Points per game a to a season Low 16 Points. Florida file 2 the flu Florida game matches two Premier passers in Florida a Shane Matthews left and states Casey Weldon. Has improved steadily on defense and has Given up 14 Points per game. The keys for Florida will be containing Casey Wel Don 2,222 Yards and 21 touchdowns passing and amp Lee 953 Yards and 11 ads Rushing defensively and consistently moving the Ball on offence against a Flor Ida state defense that a been overshadowed by the seminoles powerful offence. Shane Matthews 2,922 Yards 27 ads passing directs the Florida offence which is averaging 470 Yards and nearly 35 Points per game. Derrict Rhett is the gators leading rusher with 1,000 Yards. Florida states biggest task May be rebounding emotionally from its 17-16 loss to Miami. A a in la be surprised if we done to Bounce Back and play Well a Bowden said. Florido St. 10-2 at Florida 9-1 6 . On seb Tyvand 8 30 . On an to a Grambling at Southern ii. Joined in Progress on seb to and an to following flu Florida canes deploy no. 7 defense against Rushing Leader Faulk by Steven wine Miami apr the nations top rusher goes against the nations Sti Giest defense saturday and Marshall Faulk indicates he May come in second Best. Faulk will Lead san Diego states upset bid saturday night against top ranked Miami. A if i have a bad game i wont say a in a not that Good a a the freshman said. A your team is Young and Miami is  to retain its no. 1 ranking Orange bowl bound Miami 10-0 May need a lopsided win Over Freedom bowl bound san Diego state 8-2-1. To accomplish that the hurricanes must contain Faulk. Faulk has rushed for 1,275 Yards and 21 touchdowns in 174 carries for averages of 7.3 Yards per attempt and 1594 Yards per game. He leads the nation in Rushing and scoring but needs to play one More game to be included in the Mcaa official statistics. Faulk also has 14 receptions for 172 Yards and two scores. Those numbers Are remarkable even in the wide open Western athletic conference. A the has excellent Speed and Breaks tackles a Miami coach Dennis Erickson said. A any time you gain As Many Yards As he has i done to care what league you re playing in As a freshman that a a great  but Faulk Hasni to faced a team like Miami which has allowed Only 88 Points fewest in the nation. The hurricanes Are counting on punishing tackles to slow Down Faulk. A when you Start hitting a Ball Carrier sometimes he starts thinking about the hit instead of which Cut Tofan seb to 1 30 . Sunday make a linebacker Jessie Armstead said. A a it la be a Challenge for us.Faulk considered attending Miami but did no to qualify academically Erickson said. Faulk said he attained the necessary test score after accepting a scholarship from san Diego state but said he shied away from Miami because it planned to use him at cornerback. A they never said it but it would have happened a Faulk said. With the aztecs Faulk earned a Chance to play quickly. In his second game against Pacific he set an Mcaa record since broken by Tony Sands of Kansas state with 386 Yards Rushing on 37 carries. A i caught on to the College game faster than i thought i would a Faulk said. He was sidelined for three games with to broken ribs and a collapsed lung then returned to the lineup three weeks ago. He a healthy now coach at Luginbill said. A what stands out is his ability to come Back from a very serious injury a Luginbill said. A that tells you about  if Faulk played at a More prominent school he might be More Well known. Instead he and his teammates have gained relatively Little notice. The aztecs arc 12-3-1 in their last 16 games with two of the losses by two Points or less but they re still a ranked. A win Over the no. 1 team would change that. It would make people say a maybe we should take a look at san Diego state a Luginbill said. A we done to have humpty dumpty  saturday s prediction gators staying no. 3 in Florida by the associated press Florida state which was no. 1 in the nation two weeks ago May finish third in its own state if it loses to Florida on saturday. Florida state is going for a school record 11th win and unprecedented fifth straight Over the gators. The favored seminoles will win a wild one. Florida state 35-31.san Diego St. Plus 28 at no. 1 Miami aztecs nearly upset the hurricanes last year. Not this time. Miami 35-21.no. 8 Bama minus 6 is. Auburn tide has won 16 of its last 19. Bama 24-14. Vanderbilt plus 17 at no. 9 Tennessee vols have won eight straight Over commodores. Tennessee 26-21.duke plus 19 is. No. 13 Clemson tigers Lead acc in total offence and defense. Clemson 42-21.no. 18 notre Dame minus 22 at Hawaii Irish snap skid. Notre Dame 51-2h. No. 22 Tulsa minus 21 at sum Golden Hurricane is. ,. Tulsa 45 7. No. 25 Georgia plus 4 i at Georgia tech jackets fit. Georgia tech 17-14. Last week 13-2 straight 4-9 spread. Season 179-35 straight k9-% spread