European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes sports december 27,1991 c Page 28tech defeats Stanford in final minute 18-17 Furrer lifts Gray Over Blue 20-12 Montgomery Ala. A will Furrer of Virginia tech threw a 44yard touchdown pass just before halftime and directed a late scoring drive wednesday As the Gray beat the Blue 2012 in the 54th Blue Gray All Star game. The Gray scored with less than two minutes to go in the first half on Furrer s pass to John Brown Iii of Houston and scored again on its first Possession of the second half after Vanderbilt Scorey Harris s 43-Yard Kickoff return. Anthony Mcdowell of Texas tech had a 1-Yard touchdown run with 11 27 left in the third Quarter that provided the eventual winning margin. After the Blue closed to 17-12 with seven minutes left on its Only touchdown the Gray wasted More than five minutes off the clock with Furrer at the controls. That set up the second held goal of the game by roman Anderson of Houston the no aah a career scoring Leader. Anderson had missed a 37-yarder after the snap was bobbled but a Blue offsides Flag pushed Gray 5 Yards closer. Andersons 32-Yardcr with 1 56 left provided the final margin. The Gray scored the Only touchdown of the first half after getting the Ball at its own 29 with 2 52 remaining. Using a no huddle offence Furrer completed two passes for 23 Yards and a 4-Yard run put the Ball on the Blue 44. Furrer the Gray a most valuable player then looked deep to Brown who stumbled on his Way Down the Field but set behind Fresno state defensive Back Emory Braxton and caught the touchdown pass with 1 46 left. Furrer completed 8 of 15 passes for 113 Yards. By Ben Dipietro Honolulu apr a tie in a bowl ame stinks and Georgia tech coach Obby Ross Wasny to about to be the Man who kicked an extra Point instead of going for the win even if it meant smelling like a loser. Instead Ross yellow jackets 8-5 made All the right moves to rally for an 18-17 Aloha bowl Victory wednesday Over Stanford 8-4. Ross said he never even considered kicking an extra Point after Shawn Jones score on a 1-Yard run with 14 seconds left to close tech within 17-16. Jimy Lincoln then skirted around right end for the conversion and Georgia tech ended Stanford a seven game win Streak. A there was no doubt in our mind we were going to go for a win a Ross said. Aloha bowl a we did no to come All the Way Over Here to play a the winning drive was set up by Willie clays 63-Yard punt return to the Stanford 31 with 1 41 left. Clay streaked Down g Stanford s Tommy Vardill is brought Down by Jerrelle Williams 45 and Jamal Cox. Favor. The right sideline on a play inserted into techs game plan specifically for this game and one that failed earlier. A i did no to even know where i was on the Field. I just caught the Ball and ran straight up the sideline a he said adding he never considered a fair catch. A fair catch my last punt return at Georgia tech no Stanford coach Dennis Green said clays return killed the Cardinal. A it was a Good punt to the left Comer but we did no to make any tackles. It was our worst coverage of the year a he said. A it was a great punt Lincoln said Jones had the option of keeping the Ball or pitching to him on the conversion but pitched when the defender committed to the quarterback. A the took the quarterback and Shawn pitched the Ball out a Lincoln said. A there were two Guys outside and one was supposed to be picked up by the wide receiver but somehow he ddn t so i had to Cut Back real quick.�?�. Ross said the Victory is payback for the Only other time he coached an Aloha bowl. Ross 1982 Maryland team lost to Washington 21-20, in the first Aloha bowl. A in 1982, we lost on the last play of the ame. So we Are Happy to return the Wyche is out As head coach of bengals Fly Joe Kay Cincinnati apr Sam Wyche left As the Cincinnati bengals head coach tuesday under yet another controversy jousting with the front office Over whether he quit or was fired. At stake is the $1 million he s supposed to receive under the final two years of his contract. Wychec met tuesday morning with general manager Mike Brown who later released a statement saying Wyche had resigned. That would allow the club to avoid paying the final two years on yet i wychers contract. By it Irown talk about his meeting with Wyche hanging up on a reporter. A i done to have anything to say to you at the moment a Brown said. A few hours later Wyche released a statement through his Law firm denying he had resigned. A i was simply fired by Mike Brown at a meeting today a Wyche said. A i have no idea any the bengals have chosen to announce this As my decision to it was one final mess to Cap the worst ear in the franchises history. Founder a aul Brown who hired Wyche before the 1984 season died during the summer. The team then went 3-13 in a season remembered for wychers blowups As much As for the on Field bumbling. Wyche 46, had indicated recently that he wanted More say in running the team next year which would have been his ninth in Cincinnati. That evidently set up the final falling out with Brown who was assistant general manager before his fathers death. Mike Brown made virtually All of the teams personnel decisions. The bengals had hoped to end the fallout from the worst season in the franchises 24-year history. But this latest embarrassment provided an appropriate ending to a year of fussing and feuding. Wyche came unravelled As the team started with eight consecutive losses. He insisted fans and the Media had no right to criticize the wingless team and regular to criticized the officiating a a sore spot with the nil office. Following a third game loss at Cleveland Wyche said his team was going to enjoy itself despite its record because there so Golf to be played and Tennis to be served later he said fans unhappy with the teams performance should get a fans bristled pelting the team with Tennis balls after its next Home loss and the Media lampooned his insistence that no one was to blame for the troubles. His worst moment came during a monday night game at Buffalo on oct. 21. Wyche ran onto the Field after an officials Call drawing a 15-Yard penalty and got into a shouting match on the sideline with assistant coach Jim Anderson. Even Brown widely criticized wychers conduct leading Wyche to tone Down his sideline Demeanour. But the team continued to deteriorate. The defense was last in the nil despite an infusion of draft choices the last two years and the offence went into a two year slide. Wyche had a 61-66 record in the regular season and was 3-2 in the sports tar heels practice at Rhein main a Page 22 Sacramento fires Motta a Page 26 bulls turn Back celtics a Page 26 bucs offer Parcells $1.5 million a Page 27
