European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a a the stars and stripes sports monday november 2,1992 gators deny Hearst bulldogs by the associated press Jacksonville Fla. Florida shut Down Garrison Hearst and ended seventh ranked Georgia a chances at the Southeastern conference Eastern division title. Then the gators turned on the bulldogs fans. Saturdays 26-24 Victory was the third straight in the Neutral site series for the no. 20 gators and it left a bitter taste in the Mouth of Hearst for reasons other than his 41 Yards Rushing. Several Florida players taunted Georgia fans who comprised half the Gator bowl crowd of 82,429 by striking Heisman trophy poses in the end zone after the game. Some fans threw cups and ice toward the Field and police eventually intervened to keep the incident from escalating. Garrison did no to have any comments on Southeastern conference what his second lowest Rushing total of the season Mississippi held him to 40 might do to his chances of winning College footballs top award but he did respond to the gators behaviour. A Florida definitely does no to have any class doing stuff like that a Hearst said. A it just typifies what Florida  the Victory was the fourth in a Row for Florida 5-2, 4-2which is Back in the Drivers seat in the  East after losing two of its first three games. Georgia with help from Tennessee a 24-23 loss earlier in the Day would have wrapped up the division title with a Victory. It now finds itself tied with Florida in the loss column with one conference game remaining. Florida which built an Early 16-Point Lead and then ran out the clock after Georgia pulled to within two has two  games left. If the gators and Bull dogs finish with the same league record Florida would win the division title and a berth in the first  championship game. Matthews threw touchdown passes of 9 Yards to Jack Jackson and 14 Yards to Willie Jackson and completed 28 of 45 attempts to finish with the 13th 300-Yard game of his career. In three games against Georgia he a thrown for 948 Yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions. Florida did a Good Job of defending Hearst holding the explosive tailback 113 Yards below his average. But the bulldogs Frank Harvey stunned the gators with an 80-Yard to run on Georgia a first offensive play and Eric Zeier completed 15 of 28 passes for 235 Yards. Zeier rallied the bulldogs from a 23-7 deficit with touchdown passes of 13 Yards to has on Graham and 24 Yards to Brian Bohannon the latter capping a three play 78-Yard drive with 4 05 left. In other  action saturday South Carolina 24, Tenne Alae 23 Columbia . The gamecocks 3-5, 3-4  have turned around their season. South Carolina won its third straight game when walk on linebacker Hank Campbell stopped James Stewart on a 2-Point conversion with 1 28 left. The no. 16 volunteers 5-3, 3-3  pulled within one on Mose Phillips 39-Yard to  state 37, Kentucky 36 Lexington by. A Jeff Artigues blocked a 43-Yard Field goal attempt As time expired to preserve the win for no. 24 Mississippi state 6-2,3-2  which went ahead on a 5-Yard to pass and a two Point conversion with 37 seconds left. Kentucky 4-4, 2-4 drove to the 26 before Artigues blocked the kick. By pulls shocker on Penn state by Bob Mims Provo Utah apr maybe now says Brigham Young coach Lavell Edwards his cougars and Western athletic conference will get a Little respect from the nations football powerhouses. A a in be Long Felt that the Best Way for the wac to get recognition is to schedule these kinds of games a and then win a the coach said after by stunned 14th-ranked Penn state 30-17 saturday. The cougars 5-4 were 7-Point underdogs but unleashed a balanced offensive attack to drop Penn state to 6-3. Ryan Hancock threw for three second Quarter touchdowns and hit 13 of 19 passes for 220 Yards. Byus runners a averaging just 123 Yards per game coming in a racked up 241 Yards led by Kalin Halls 117 Yards on 22 carries. A we mis evaluated what Lavell and his staff would do a a subdued Penn state coach Joe Paterno said a the did a Good Job and they played very very  Byus defense also sparkled twice turning Back Penn state drives inside their 10 Yard line. Kerry Collins making Only his second Start As quarterback connected on 28 of 54 passes for 317 Yards and a touchdown for the Lions. Hancock flu wraps up acc title Charlottesville a. A the statistics say Florida state quarterback Charlie Ward had an unimpressive game saturday night. Ward and coach Bobby Bowden say otherwise. A winning the conference is a great achievement. That a what ill remember about this night for a Long time a Ward said after making two big plays in an otherwise difficult Outing to give no. 6 Florida state the Atlantic coast conference title with a 13-3 Victory Over 23rd-ranked Virginia. Ward completed just 11 of 29 passes for 128 Yards and he lost two fourth Quarter fumbles one at the Virginia 1. But he threw for one score and scrambled for another giving the seminoles All the Points they needed on a cold Rainy night that slowed the acc a two highest scoring teams. League newcomer Florida state 7-1, 7-0 acc won the 300th game in the schools history and the 150th in Bowdens career. The seminoles whose Victory came in front of scouts tar heels trip terms from the Orange Cotton and sugar bowls finish their league schedule saturday at Home against Maryland. A a it a great to win this acc championship a Bowden said a but remember this is our first year and we done to know what its like not to win it. We will probably appreciate it More the first time we done twin  Virginia 6-3,4-3 lost its third consecutive acc contest. The Cavaliers got another subpar game from quarterback Bobby Goodman who threw 19 touchdown passes in Virginia a first six games but has just one in the last three. Goodman had Only 49 Yards on 7-of-19 passing and was intercepted twice. Virginia rushed 44 times for 146 Yards. Jerrod Washington making his third Start at tailback in place of injured Terry Kirby was held to less than 100 Yards for the first time gaining 50 in 19 carries. Ward had his typical slow Start misfiring on his first eight passes. Waras troubles were largely responsible for Florida state having just 22 Yards and two first Downs for its first four possessions. Of College Park my. A natron Means ran for 249 Yards and two touchdowns and Randall Felton of the tic breaking score with 4 03 left As no. 22 North Carolina ground out a 31-24 Victory Over Maryland on saturday. North Carolina 7-2, 4-2 in the Atlantic coast conference playing in front of representatives from the peach bowl amassed 349 Yards Rushing. Means carried 32 times and scored on runs of 76 and 27 Yards. With the score 24-All, the tar heels moved 73 Yards in 11 plays a seven of them runs by Means. On second Down from the Maryland 12, Felton took a Handoff from Means on a reverse and scampered around left end for a score. Maryland 2-7, 1-5 managed Only three offensive plays the rest of the Way. The terrapins Are 0-6 against top 25 teams this year. Maryland quarterback John Kaleo completed 31 passes out of a school record 58 attempts for 257 Yards and three interceptions. Frank Wycheck an Early replacement for injured running Back Doug Burnett gamed 102 Yards on 19 attempts and caught eight passes Maryland played the entire second half without Marcus Badgett who leads the acc with 127 receiving Yards per game. He twisted his ankle after making five catches for 40 Yards natron Means vengeful Cor huskers trample Colorado by the associated press Lincoln neb. Nebraska buried Colorado and an embarrassing losing Streak in the same afternoon. With Calvin Jones running for three first half touchdowns and Tommie Frazier adding two second half to passes Nebraska enjoyed a 527 Laugher Over Colorado the team with which it shared the no. 8 ranking. A it was Nice to win one of the so called big ones a Jones said after the Cor huskers 6-1, 3-0 big Light ended a four year losing Streak against teams ranked in the top 10. Nebraska had dropped seven in a Row against the top 10 since beating Oklahoma 7-3 in 1988. Left in the dust was the 25-game big eight unbeaten Streak of Colorado 6-1-1, 2-1-1. The buffaloes turned the Ball Over six times. A fall that stuff about can twin the big one 1 done to pay attention to a Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. A if you have the Bette big eight team you re going to  Colorado  get started against a Nebraska defense pierced for a school record 424 passing Yards a week earlier by Missouri. The buffaloes had Only nine first Downs 8 Yards running and 136 passing far Short of its big eight leading season average of 334. Jones who had 21 carries for 101 Yards scored on runs of 3, 47 and 1 Yards the latter set up by a 16-Yard a Fumble Rooski run by 305-Pound guard will Shields to the Colorado 5. In another big eight game saturday Kansas 26, okla. St. 18 Lawrence Kan. A Dan Richloff kicked four Field goals and set a school record for consecutive extra Points As no. 18 Kansas beat Oklahoma state at Home for the first time in 24 years. Chip Hilleary who last week became the second big eight quarterback to pass for 4,000 Yards and run Tor 1,000, gave Kansas 7-1,4-0 big eight a 7-0 Lead on the sixth play of the game with a 37-Yard run. Richloff connected from 28 Yards in the first Quarter 43 in the second and 23 and 34 in the fourth As Kansas continued its Best Start since its last big eight championship season of 1968. Oklahoma state 4-4, 2-2 missed three scoring opportunities in the first half