European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 athe stars and stripes Friday january 3, 1992 Cal dumps Clemson 37-13 Orlando Fla. A Brian Treggs returned punts for California for four seasons and never broke one for a touchdown until wednesday a fall year my teammates have been getting on me about not breaking one Quot said Treggs what use 72-Yard return capped a 17-Point first Quarter that boosted no. 14 Cal to a 37-13 Victory Over no. 13 Clemson in the Citrus bowl. A the Only thing i can remember about it is seeing All the Clemson players fall Down As i ran toward the end zone a said Treggs who returned five punts for 124 Yards Treggs caught a booming 49-Yard punt by Clemson a Chuck Lynch at his own 28, zipped straight upfield for about 10 Yards and darted to his left hugging the sideline the final 50 Yards to give the bears a 17-0 Lead. A we had some people Down there they just weren to under control Quot Clemson coach Ken Hatfield said. A once he Citrus bowl got past the first line it was Clear the 5-foot-10, 170-Pound Treggs racked up 108 Yards on three punt returns in the first Quarter 22 More than Clemson had Given up during the regular season. Cal used a variety of plays including a Flea Flicker and a Fumble Rookie a in an Arsenal that produced 376 Yards offence in addition to 161 returns Yards. A we came in with a bag of tricks a Cal coach Bruce Snyder said. A we were fortunate to get them called Early. If trick plays work Early they Are Cal 10-2 drove 76 Yards for a touchdown on its first drive and never relinquished control while ending Clemson a string of five consecutive bowl victories. A a that a about As Good As we be played a Snyder said. A we have never lacked for wanting to California which had its first 10-Victo by season since 1949, scored 3 37 into the game when Greg Zomalt climaxed the opening drive with a 1-Yard touchdown. The key play in the drive was a 26-Yard pass to Russell White from map quarterback Mike Pawlawski on a Flea Flicker that gave the bears a first Down at the Clemson 14. Doug Brien kicked his first of three Field goals with 3 53 left in the Quarter to give the bears a 10-0 Lead following a 68-Yard drive kept alive by two personal foul penalties against Clemson. Quot California was Good enough by themselves without us helping them out Hatfield said. A for the most part we were scrambling for most of the Nelson Welches 32-Yard Field goal brought Clemson within 17-3. Calms defense set up the next touchdown Midway through the second Quarter after forcing Clemson to punt from its own 10. Cal needed just five plays to cover 47 Yards with White getting the touchdown on a 2-Yard run. A 36-Yard swing pass to Lindsey Chapman from Pawlawski set up the score. Clemson 9-2-1 scored its first touchdown on a busted play with 4 48 left in the half. Quarterback Duchane Cameron dropped Back to pass scrambled through a wave of linemen and raced Down his left sideline 62 Yards to score As the tigers pulled within 24-10. But Brien answered with a 33-Yard Field goal with 1 21 left in the half to give Cal a 27-10 halftime Lead. Pawlawski completed 21 of 32 passes for 230 Yards and White picked up 103 Rushing against Clemson Stop ranked run defense that allowed an average of 53,4 Yards a game this season White became the first Back since 1988 to gain 100 Yards against Clemson which also had a six game winning Streak snapped while suffering its worst defeat since amp 27-3 setback in 1986 at North Carolina trip buckeyes 24-17 Tampa Fla. A Syracuse a Qadry Ismail worried Ohio state. It was Marvin Graves Shelby Hill and Antonio Johnson who beat the buckeyes. While Ismail caught one pass for 57 Yards to set up a Field goal Hill and Johnson scored touchdowns on passes from Graves covering 50 and 60 Yards respectively to Lead the 16th-ranked orangemen to a 24-17 Victory in the Hall of Fame bowl on wednesday. Johnson std snapped a 17-17 tie with 7 05 remaining and spoiled Ohio states bid to overcome a lethargic Start. The buckeyes fell behind in the first Quarter on Hills touchdown play and a 3-Yard run by Graves who threw for a career High 309 Yards to earn most valuable player honors and never fully recovered. A we Felt going into the game that their skill people were the whole secret to the game Quot said Ohio state coach John Cooper who had compared Ismail younger brother of former notre Dame Star Raghib a rocket Quot Ismail to Heisman trophy Winner Desmond Howard of Michigan. A then you look up at the scoreboard Quot the buckeyes coach added a and All of a sudden you re behind 14-0. There a no Way you can emulate their Speed in Syracuse 10-2 concluded the season with a six game winning Streak while Ohio state 8-4 finished with consecutive losses that Are not Likely to quiet critics of Cooper. Ohio state trailed 14-3 at halftime and did no to get its offence on track until after Syracuse a John Biskup kicked a 32-Yard Field goal to give the orangemen a 17-3 advantage. Carlos Snow returned the ensuing Kickoff 50 Yards to Midfield and scored 11 plays later on a 2-Yard Iii to trim the deficit to 17-10. The buckeyes tied the game Midway through the fourth Quarter when Steve Tovar blocked Pat Oti Eilly a punt at the Syracuse 15 and Tito Paul recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Undaunted Syracuse came right Hack. Ismail returned the Kickoff 15 Yards to the 37, and Graves found Johnson streaking Down Fie id ahead of Ohio state cornerback Foster Paulk less than a minute later. A nobody pushed the panic Button. We knew that to win this game we had to play As a team. We would have to stay together Quot Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni said. A after the punt got blocked the kids just decided to take the kick up the Field and give the offence the Opportunity to Hall of Fame bowl Syracuse wide receiver Shelby Hill outruns Ohio state defenders Greg Smith and Judah Herman 36 on a 50-Yard to reception. Run a play like Graves to pass to Johnson Quot Pasqualoni said. A they just maintained their focus on what we needed to do to win the game and we did it that s the Mark of a great Graves who had declared the bowl to be the first game of a 1992 season in which the orangemen have National title expectations was 18 of 31 with one interception. Johnson had four receptions for 85 Yards and Hill caught three for 62, including a Quick flip from Graves who found him cutting Over the Middle at the Ohio state 45 on Syracuse a first Possession and watched the receiver run away from the buckeyes secondary without being touched. Graves to on a quarterback draw capped a 12-play, 78-Yard drive that made it 14-0 on the last play of the first Quarter. Kerry Ferrell ran 24 Yards on a wide receiver reverse and had receptions of 13 and 21 Yards to set up the score. Ohio state put together two promising drives in the second Quarter but was stopped on Downs at the Syracuse 1 on one March and settled for a 34-Yard Field goal by Tim Williams on the other. On the goal line stand Syracuse stopped the buckeyes on three consecutive plays from the 1. Quot there a no question that our inability to score when we got the Ball to the 1-Yard line Hurt us Quot Cooper said. A we went to a three Back offence and ran our Best play and they still stopped the loss was the third straight for Ohio state in bowl games under Cooper who has a 21-1 record against teams with losing records but a 6-17-2 Mark against opponents with winning records since replacing Earle Bruce in 1988. Cooper also has come under fire because he a 0-4 against Michigan 4-16-2 against opponents that have wound up going to bowl games and 2-12-1 against ranked teams
