European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes monday november 2,1992 Thomas carries aggie Dallas a Rodney Thomas rushed for 78 Yards and three touch Downs and Greg Hill ran for 138 Yards and two More scores saturday As fifth ranked Texas a amp a rolled Over the Southern methodist Mustangs 41-7. The aggie who won their 17th consecutive regular season game and 12th straight Southwest conference contest improved to 8-0 Overall and 4-0 in league play. Sum dropped to 3-5 and 1-4. The 27-Point favorite aggie built a 217 halftime Lead before 41,417 fans in the Cotton bowl on an 83-degree Day. The aggie marched 80 Yards in 16 plays on their first Possession with Hill gaining half of those Yards. The payoff came through the air As Jeff Granger hit Ryan Mathews with a 6-Yard scoring pass. Jason Wolf a 51-Yard Kickoff return to the a amp a 36 positioned the Mustangs for an 11-Yard scoring pass from Dan Frei Buger to senior John Devoss the first touchdown of his career. Granger suffered a slight concussion and was replaced by freshman quarterback Corey Pullig who directed the aggie to four touchdowns. A 23-Yard completion by Pullig was the key play on an 80-Yard drive with Thomas scoring from 2 Yards out. Eric England a interception on the sum 19 gave the aggie Field position for a Quick score on Hills 2-Yard run. Hill scored again on a 7-Yard run capping a 53-Yard drive in which he gained 47 Yards. The aggie struck gain 12 seconds later after defensive end Sam Adams intercepted a pass and returned it 19 Yards to the 1. Thomas scored on the next play. He also scored on a 3-Yard run after Pullig had completed a 29-Vard pass to set up a amp mrs sixth touchdown. Texas ropes Texas tech Lubbock Texas a Adrian Walker rushed for 155 Yards and Peter Gardere and Phil Brown each scored touchdowns As no. 25 Texas outran Texas tech 44-33 saturday in a key Southwest conference matchup. The longhorns rolled up 337 Yards on the ground and improved to 5-2 Overall and 3-0 in the Sec. Last week Texas won a 45-38 shootout with Houston in which the longhorns yielded More than 700 Yards. On saturday Texas gave up 417 Yards. The loss knocked the red raiders 35, 2-2 out of the Sec race. The football bounces into the hands of Michigan a Derrick Alexander after being batted around by Purdue a Eric Beatty right. Michigan survives scare by Hank Lovenkron West Lafayette ind. A no. 3 Michigan got a scare or two on halloween a a 17-7 halftime deficit and an injury to leading rusher Tyrone Wheatley. The team and the running Back both recovered saturday As Michigan scored two Quick touchdowns in the third Quarter to defeat Purdue 24-17. Jesse Johnson stepped in for Wheatley and ran for 111 Yards in the second half finishing with a season High 118 As Michigan set a conference record with its 18th consecutive big ten Triumph. Wheatley fumbled the second half Kickoff out of Bounds at the Michigan 8 with his team trailing 17-7. A when he fumbled that Ball Down there he was held out by a doctor because he did get hit in the head a said Michigan coach Gary Moeller. A late in the third Quarter he wanted to go Back in and i checked with the doctor and finally he said it was by that time Johnson had rushed through Purdue to give Michigan the Lead. Michigan 7-0-1, 5-0 big ten opened the third Quarter with a 92-Yard, 10-play drive with Elvis Grbac passing 10 Yards to tight end Tony Mcgee for the score. Purdue 3-5, 2-3 was stopped on three plays and following a punt Michigan blended the running of Johnson with two Grbac completions to move for the go ahead score on a 76-Yard, nine play drive. Johnson who picked up 49 Yards going right on the Drivers second play plunged up the Middle for the final three Yards. The boilermakers led 17-7 at halftime a the biggest deficit faced by a Michigan team since the 1989 Rose bowl when they trailed Southern Cal 14-3. Michigan caught Purdue napping following Johnson std. They kicked the Ball snort and Dwayne Ware recovered for the wolverines at the 20. Michigan moved to the 5-Yard line before settling for a 25-Yard Field goal by Pete Elezovic. The boilermakers out of timeouts made one final bid for Victory in the fourth Quarter As they moved from their 24 to Michigan a 44 on their final Possession. The drive ended when Pat Maloney intercepted Eric Hunters desperation pass at the 11-Yard line with two seconds to play. Purdue a line opened huge holes in the first half As it accumulated 164 Yards on the ground against a defense that began the Day third in the nation against the run with a 79.3 average. No. 11 eagles pillage Temple 45-6 Boston a Chuckie Dukes rushed for 184 Yards and three touchdowns and Boston College held Temple to 141 Yards As the uth ranked eagles Defeated Temple 45-6 saturday. Dukes who gained More than 100 Yards for the seventh straight game scored on runs of 70, 43 and 1 Yards As he brought his season Rushing total to 1,024 Yards on 172 carries. Dwight Shirley added a 5-Yard touchdown run Justice Smith had a 1-Yard scoring run and Glenn Foley threw a 14-Yard touchdown pass to Clarence Cannon for Boston College 7-0-1. David Gordon had a 28-Yard Field goal for the eagles. Temple 1-7 scored on Lew Lawhornes 94-Yard return of the second half Kickoff the first Points Boston College had Given up at Home since Early september. The owls Are 0-4 in the big East while the eagles Are 2-0-1 in conference play. It was the first game at Home for the eagles since late september. Foley completed 9 of 18 passes for 178 , Conway defeat Sun devils 23-13 by the associated press Tempe Conway scored the decisive touchdown on a 95-Yard Kickoff return saturday night As no. 13 Southern Cal took Over sole Possession of second place in the Pacific i conference with a 23-13 Victory Over Arizona state. Conway who scored the game s first i d on a 31 Maui reception broke Loose after Mike Richey s Field goal Cut the trojans margin to 14-10 late in the third Quarter. It took the <>-foot-2, 180-Pounder 10 Sce oink to pick up a rolling Ball move to the Letl sideline take out a Tacker and veer toward the right sideline for the 10 the trojans 5-1-1, 4-1 Pac-10 won their fourth straight and snapped a three game win Streak by Arizona state 4-4, 2-3. Richey kicked a 36-yarder 2 49 into the fourth Quarter but the Southern Cal defense toughened. L linebacker David Webb produced the final score when he sacked Arizona slate s Grade Benton in the end zone Tor a safety with 43 seconds remaining. Freshman Dwight Mcfadden. Who got allot High cards Rushing in the second half scored Southern a other to on a 5-Yard run. While Benton passed cards to Bob Brasher for the Lone Arizona state to. 95 in Arizona 30, new Mexico state 0 Tuscon ariz., George Malauulu threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Charles Levy added two More to runs saturday As no. 17 Arizona 5-2-1 a known mostly for their defense a showed a Crisp balanced attack. Arizona totalled a season High 464 Yards against new Mexico state 4-5 Oregon 34, Washington state 17 Pullman Wash. A Danny of Neil hit Sean Burse Tor two second half scores saturday and Oregon a detente limited no. 19 Washington state quarterback Drew Bledsoe to 165 Yards 111 below his average. The Duck 4-4, 2-3 Pac-10 also sacked Bledsoe six times. 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