European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes sports monday november 9,1992tide Rolls toward showdown Baton Rouge la. A the Guys in the Back of the Tiger stadium press Box the ones wearing sugar bowl blazers were smiling a and keeping their fingers crossed. Within minutes of no. 3 Alabama a 3111 Victory Over leu saturday top ranked Washington fell to Arizona 16-3. Alabama and no. 2 Miami Are poised to move up a notch in the polls and under the new bowl Alliance could meet in the sugar bowl on new years Day. A if the season ended today we would have Alabama and Miami one and two a dream matchup said Troy Mathiu the sugar bowls assistant executive director. A a we re in pretty Good shape right now. But we also have a lot More football to be played. Alabama must win the Southeastern conferences West division which it can Clinch next week against Mississippi state and then the Sec title game against the East Winner. They also must beat Auburn. Miami also would have to win its last three games is. Temple at Syracuse at san Diego state in order to retain its top ranking and set up the National championship game at the super dome in new Orleans. A we Are a Long ways away from thinking about anything else but getting in the championship game Alabama coach Gene Stallings said. A i Tell you we had our hands full  Chris Anderson ran for 149 Yards on Only 15 carries As Alabama 9-0, 6-0 Southeastern conference won its 19th consecutive game a the second longest winning Streak in College football. Miami Idle saturday has won 26 straight Washington won 22 in a Row before losing 16-3 to Arizona. It was the seventh consecutive loss for leu and eighth of the season both school records. Leu is 1-8 Overall and 1-6 in the Sec. Freshman leads aggie Romp Over Louisville by the associated press College station Texas freshman quarterback Corey Pullig made a memorable debut As a starter and running Back Greg Hill pounded Louisville for three touchdowns leading the no. 5 aggie to a 4018 Victory saturday. Pullig became the first freshman quarterback to Start for the aggie since Bucky Richardson opened against notre Dame in the 1988 Cotton bowl. Pullig replaced Jeff Granger who suffered a concussion last week against Southern methodist. Pullig completed 14 of 22 passes for 128 Yards and rushed 20 Yards on eight carries in the first three quarters. The aggie 9-0 extended their Kyle Field Streak to 18-0-1, dating to a loss to Arkansas in 1989. Pullig completed a 6-Yard touchdown pass to Brian Mitchell Midway through the first Quarter on a 20-Yard drive that was set up when Aaron Bailey s fumbled punt was recovered by Billy Mitchell. Hill who carried 26 times for 142 Yards to Complete his sixth 100-Yard performance this season gave the aggie a 21-6 Lead in the second Quarter on touchdown runs of 6 and 32 Yards. He added a 10-Yard scoring dash with 35 seconds left in the game. Louisville 4-6 struck on an 80-Yard first apart or drive that ended with Jeff Brohme a 13-Yard touchdown pass to Terry Quinn. Thu 23, Texas 14 fort Worth Texas a Tony Rand returned an interception 58 Yards for a fourth Quarter touchdown ogs horns in 25 years and the saturday lifting Texas Christian Over no. 20 Texas. It was the horned frogs first Victory Over the Long a in first at fort Worth since 1958. Florida holds Back Southern miss. 20-17 Gainesville Fla. A Derrict Rhetts 3-Yard run in the fourth period and a late defensive stand helped no. 14 Florida shake off Southern Mississippi 24-20 on saturday. Rhett who rushed for 120 Yards put the gators ahead a Little More than five minutes after Southern Mississippi had taken a 20-17 Lead on Tommy Waters 17-Yard pass to Mark Montgomery. The Golden eagles took the ensuing Kickoff and drove 69 Yards to the Florida 13 before stalling. Waters fourth Down pass fell incomplete in the end zone. The win was the fifth straight for Florida 6-2. Southern Mississippi fell to 6-4, with three of its losses coming on the Road against Sec foes Alabama and Auburn. Notre Dame s Reggie Brooks Breaks into the open and romps 73 Yards for a touchdown against Boston College. Irish trounce by 54-7 by Thomas p. Wyman South Bend ind apr Boston College awoke from its dream season saturday Only to be knocked groggy by a notre Dame team that ended the eagles undefeated autumn and Best Start in a half Century. Rick Mirer passed for three touchdowns and ran for one and Reggie Brooks ran for two ads As no 8 notre Dame crushed ninth ranked Boston College 547. Notre Dame 7-1-1 scored on its first five possessions and piled up a 37-0 halftime Lead. Boston College 7-1-1 saw its Longshot Hopes for a National championship disappear. The eagles offence and defense ranked sixth and seventh nationally produced Little of either gaining Only u Yards in the first half while allowing notre Dame 347 Yards. Boston colleges Only score came with 57 seconds left in the game when Glenn Foley tossed a 4-Yard pass to Pete Mitchell. The eagles converted their Only third Down of the game on the 68-Yard drive. Foley who threw for four ads in a Victory Over Penn state completed 11 of 28 passes for 128 Yards. Top rusher Chuckie Dukes averaging 6 Yards a carry ended his Streak of seven consecutive 100-Yard games with 17 carries for 74 Yards. The eagles played in notre Dame territory three times and turned the Ball Over twice. The eagles threatened after Mike Miller fumbled a punt and the eagles recovered at the Irish 13 at 8 59 in the third Quarter. But on fourth and 12, Foley s pass into the end zone was tipped by Greg Lane and intercepted by Jeff Burris the eagles reached the notre Dame 22 late in the fourth Quarter but Dukes fumbled the Ball away. Mirer who completed 13 of 18 passes for 180 Yards added a twist by throwing scoring passes to running backs who had never caught a Ball before. He started throwing on notre Dames first Possession tossing a 9-Yard to pass to Lee Becton for notre Dame s first to and Beeton a first career reception. Mirer completed passes of 20 and 17 Yards to Lake Dawson and Irv Smith in the 66-Yard drive notre Dame stopped the eagles inside their 30 a second time and needed Only 1 41 to mount a 69-Yard scoring drive that closed on a 37-Yard touchdown  a horses trojans with kicking defense by the associated press Stanford Calif. A Eric Abrams kicked three Field goals and Stanford a defense came up with a key interception in the fourth Quarter As the 21st-Rankcd Cardinal Defeated Southern Cal 23-9 saturday. With the loss Southern Cal 5-2-1 Overall 4-2 Pac-10 missed a Chance to move into a first place tie in the conference with Washington which lost 16-3 at Arizona. The loss also snapped a four game winning Streak for the Mth ranked trojans. Southern Cal scored with 7 02 remain ing to make it 16-9 and had a Chance to take the Lead. But Rob Johnson a pass was picked off by safety John Lynch and returned 27 Yards for a touchdown with 1 02 to play. Stanford 7-3, 4-2 shut out the trojans in the first half scoring 13 unanswered  St. 20, Arizona St. 1 Pullman Wash. A Arizona is tight end Bob Brasher dropped a cow Sion pass in the end zone with 2 29 mailing to allow no. 25 washing state 7-2, 4-2 Pac-10 to hold on. Sun devils fell to 4-5, 2-4