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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Seminoles thump gators behind Ward s 401 Yards by Brent Kallestad Tallahassee Fla. A Charlie Ward passed for 331 Yards and ran for 70 saturday As third ranked Florida state overwhelmed no. 6 Florida 45-24 to snap the gators seven game winning Streak. Tamarack Vanover caught a 7-Yard touchdown pass and set up two other scores with Long Kickoff returns As the Atlantic coast conference champions won their sixth straight game. The seminoles Lone loss came oct. 3 to top ranked Miami 19-16. Florida state 10-1 has averaged 61.3 Points in the last three games since going almost exclusively to the Shotgun offence. The seminoles who had 38 Points by halftime saturday made coach Bobby Bowden the first major College coach to win 10 games in six consecutive seasons. He had shared the record with Alabama a Bear Bryant and Oklahoma a Bud Wilkinson. Despite the loss Florida 8-3 will play second ranked Alabama next week for the Southeastern conference championship and a berth in the sugar bowl. Ward passed or ran for 147 Yards inset Page 26 for More College football the first period As the seminoles built a 17-7 Lead. He scored one of his teams three touchdowns in the second Quarter As Florida state took a 38-17 Lead a scoring More in a half than Florida had allowed in any game this year. Florida coach Steve Spurrier kept quarterback Shane Matthews on the Bench in the second half after the 8cm-Inolcs scored on the opening drive of the third period to take a 45-17 Lead. Florida state jumped to a 14-0 Lead in the opening 10 minutes on a 10-Yard touchdown run by scan Jackson and a 7-Yard scoring pass from Ward to Vanover who earlier in the season scored on kick off returns of 96 and 94 Yards. The gators pulled to 14-7 with 3 22 left in the opening Quarter on Matthews 8-Yard scoring pass to Aubrey Hill. But Vanover took the ensuing Kickoff 80 Yards to Florida a nine and Dan Mowrey booted a 26-Yard Field goal to give the seminoles a 17-7 Lead. Tiger Mcmillon a 2-Yard to run two minutes into the second period put the seminoles ahead 24-7, but Matthews then hit Charlie Dean on an 8-Yard scoring pass to make it 24-14. Vanover returned the following Kickoff 76 Yards to the 24, and Ward raced into the end zone four plays later on a 3-Yard Roll out As Florida slate built a 31-14 Lead. Florida a Judd Davis kicked a 36-Yard Field goal with 2 05 left in the half. But Ward then drove Florida state 65 Yards in a 10-play drive climaxed by William Floyd a 4-Yard scoring run with five seconds left in the half. Floyd scored his second touchdown of the game and 10th of the season on a 1-Yard run As Florida state took the opening drive of the second half 65 Yards to push its Lead to 45-17. Terry Dean who took Over for Matthews threw a 4-Yard to pass to Wiliette stars and stripes november 29,1992 Page 32 Jackson for Florida a final score. Matthews completed 15 of 30 for 175 Yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Ward the acc player of the year set a single season total offence Mark at Florida state with 3,151 Yards a an average of 286.5 a game. Peter Tom Willis had 3,004 Yards in 1989. Huskers whip sooner 33-9 by Owen Canfield Norman okla. A no. 12 Nebraska did no to have a great Deal of trouble adjusting to Oklahoma a defense. It just took the Cor huskers a while to get going. Nebraska ran three plays and punted of each of its first two possessions Friday netting 11 Yards and using up just 3vi minutes. Then the Cor huskers found their Groove and with Calvin Jones leading the Way rolled up 400 total Yards in a 33-9 Victory. Jones had 137 Yards and scored two fourth Quarter touchdowns on runs of 14 and 2 Yards. Derek Brown added 88 Yards before leaving with a separated shoulder. A it was a frustrating first Quarter a offensive guard will Shields said Quot but fun when we got the Ball and started  the Cor huskers 8-2 Overall 5-1 big eight were out gained 142-6 in the first Quarter but still led 7-3 because linebacker de Stewart returned an interception 50 Yards for a touchdown. Oklahoma took a 9-7 Lead late in the second Quarter and seemed to have momentum. Then Nebraska quickly answered by driving 64 Yards for a Field goal and a 10-9 halftime Lead. A once we went ahead 9-7, they really cranked up and went the length of the Field in a hurry a coach Gary Gibbs said. A in the second half particularly in their first drive of second half they really showed their strength in going Down and scoring Quot the Cor huskers got a Good kick return by Tyrone Hughes and started their. _. _ a a first drive of the second half at the 36 Nebraska end Mike Vedral 88 celebrates with a teammate 86�lf stores 8 Yard line. Seven plays later Tommie Fra third Quarter touchdown in 339 Road Romp against Oklahoma on Friday. Tier in j Geraid Armstrong for a 24-Yard touchdown. A the drive right before the half and the Field goal gave us an emotional lift a Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. Quot i think during the second half our strength up front just took  the defense which had already produced a touchdown came up with a couple big third Quarter plays to swing momentum to Nebraska a Side for Good. After the Cor huskers had scored to take a 17-9 Lead Oklahoma drove from its 35 to the Nebraska 19. The next two plays netted minus-3 Yards then cornerback Kenny Wilhite intercepted Gundy at the 1-Yard line to end the threat. The Cor huskers were Able to move out to the 34-Yard line before being forced to punt. Dewell Brewer did no to Field the kick and the Ball rolled dead at the sooner 7. Three plays later linebacker Travis Hill tackled Gundy in the end zone for a safety and a 19-9 Lead. After that Jones took Over. He scored a touchdown on a shovel pass on the ensuing Possession but it was negated by a holding penalty. Later he had runs of 10 and 13 Yards in a drive he capped by scoring from 14 Yards out. His 2yard scoring run came with less than four minutes to play. A we Felt pretty Good coming in at halftime Quot Oklahoma fullback Kenyon Rasheed said. A we knew their offence was explosive and we  kick Field goals when we got inside the 30,&Quot now they can ride to the big eight championship by beating Kansas state this weekend in Japan. Oklahoma meanwhile winds up 54-2 Overall 322 in the big eight the sooner so worst season since going 3-7 in 1965  
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