European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 3, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 25 huskies Mark Bruener celebrates after catching third Quarter touchdown  Maul wolverines for perfect season by Rick Warner Pasadena Calif. A Washington completed a perfect season with a practically perfect performance wednesday. Then the huskies had to wait to find out if it was perfect enough to win their first National championship. Washington a dominating defenders shut Down Heisman trophy Winner Desmond Howard and the rest of Michigan s High powered attack and Billy Joe Hobert sparked the huskies offence by throwing for two touchdowns and running for another in a 34-14 Rose bowl rout. The huskies ranked second behind Miami in the associated press writers poll and tied for first with the hurricanes in the Usa today can coaches poll made a convincing Case for the National title by posting their first unblemished record 12-0 in 76 years and mauling a fourth ranked Michigan team that had won eight straight games. But they wont get an answer until thursday when the final polls Are released. Miami beat Nebraska 22-0 in the Orange bowl on wednesday night the first shutout of the Cor huskers since 1973, and also finished with a 12-0 record. That left voters with a difficult decision a How to choose Between two unbeaten teams who did no to meet on the Field. After watching the end of the Orange bowl on television Washington coach Don James said he thought both teams deserved a share of the National championship. A i think it would be a real tragedy if two teams go 12-0 and one of them is left out a he said. A i know id feel that Way if it happened to  All american defensive tackle Steve Emtman who shared player of the game honors with Hobert said the huskies should be no. I. A we proved we can play with anyone in the country a said Emtman who overcame the flu and helped the huskies hold Rose bowl Michigan 10-2 to 205 total Yards just 04 in the first three quarters. A we re 12-0 and 1 think we deserve a  Michigan coach Gary Moeller agreed. "1 can to imagine there being a better football team than this one Moeller said of the huskies. Quot but i also thought wed do better than we  James walked into the pos game interview wearing a shirt that read. "99 National  a i got a new shirt on Guys a he said. Quot i done to Don t know if it will work or  Hobert relegated to backup status m last years Rose bowl Victory Over Iowa was one of Washington a stars this time. He completed 18 of 34 passes for 192 Yards and scored the huskies first touchdown on a 2-Yard run. His backup Mark Brunell. Also played Well completing seven of eight passes for 89 Yards and one touchdown. Brunell was the map of last years Rose bowl but lost his starting Job after undergoing knee surgery in the Spring. A i done to know anybody in the country who has the depth that we  Hobert said. Michigan had trouble moving the Ball the entire game especially on third Down when the wolverines converted Only 2 of 15 chances. Quot their defense is even better than 1 thought a Moeller said. A they had better quickness and Speed than i  the huskies who led 13-7 at halftime. Broke the game open with touchdowns on three of their first four possessions in the second half. Hoberty a 5-Yard pass to freshman Mark Bruener and a two Point conversion pass to tight end Aaron Pierce made it 21-7 with 5 27 left in the third Quarter. The huskies then put the game away with two id passes within 69 seconds Early in the fourth period. The first was a 2-Yard toss from Hobert to Pierce and the second a 38-yarder from Brunell to Mario  end zone poses for roses a Howard contributes Little Washington a Donald Jones sacks Michigan Belvis Grbac in first Quarter of Rose bowl. Pasadena Calif. A there was no end zone posing for Desmond Howard at the Rose bowl. The Heisman trophy Winner caught Only one pass for 35 Yards As Washington a defensive backs made sure he never got Loose. With the rest of Michigan a offence As out of sync As Howard the second ranked huskies came up with a 3414 Victory Over the no. 4 wolverines on wednesday. A it Wasny to like they just shut Desmond Howard Down they shut the whole offence Down a said the wide receiver who had a school record 23 touchdowns during the season and none on new years Day. Howard a Only real contribution was the 35-Yard catch when he leaped Over cornerback Dana Hall. The second Quarter reception set up the wolverines first touchdown which tied the game 7-7. A it was just an Effort on my part to come Back to the Ball and take it from Dana Hall a Howard said. A in a big game like this you have to use extraordinary Effort to make plays. Thank god that i was Able to come up with that  it was about the Only thing Howard had to be proud of. He was double covered the entire game sometimes tripled covered. And if he managed to escape the stifling coverage quarterback Elvis Grbac  escape the huskies Blitz. A if we had had time to throw or if we would have thrown on rhythm we d have gotten some balls to him Quot Michigan coach Gary Moeller said. All season Howard and Grbac had shared near perfect timing connecting on 19 touchdown passes. But not this time. Hie return game Wasny to on either for the Junior. He returned three punts for 21 Yards and three kickoffs for 39 Yards his Long punt return was just 15 Yards Well Short of the 93-Yard to return he made against Ohio state when he struck the Heisman trophy pose in the end zone