European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes sports monday november 30,1992notre Dame tops trojans 31-23 los Angeles apr Reggie Brooks slashed through Southern Cal s defense for 227 Yards and three touchdowns saturday As fifth ranked notre Dame ran its winning Streak against the no. 19 trojans to 10 straight with a 31-23 Victory. The Irish 9-1-1 apparently arc headed for a Cotton howl match against Texas a amp a. The trojans 6-4-1 Are expected to play in the Freedom howl against Fresno state. In a game that was tight All the Way notre Dame cornerback Tom Carter scaled the Victory when he intercepted Rob Johnson a pass in the end zone with 10 seconds remaining. Carter had been beaten two plays earlier on a 41-Yard reception by the trojans Travis Hannah that gave Southern Cal first and goal at the 5. After Devon Mcdonald sacked Johnson for a 7-Yard loss Carter came up with the interception. Brooks a Stocky but speedy 5-foot-8, 200-Pound senior carried 19 times and scored on runs of 55, 44 and 12 Yards in his finest game for the Irish. With notre Dame leading 24-23, Brooks ran 42 Yards to Southern calms 19 Midway through the final Quarter. Jerome Bettis then scored on an 8-Yard run to give notre Dame an eight Point pad. Notre Dames defense vulnerable to the trojans Assing game in the first half stiffened in the second in if and sacked Johnson six times a two each by Mcdonald Bryant Young and Brian Hamilton. Johnson still finished the game with 27 completions in 41 attempts for 302 Yards All career highs and one touchdown. He threw just the one interception. Southern Cal pulled to two Points Back on an 18-Yard scoring pass from Johnson to estrus Crayton late in the third Quarter. Rather than try to tic it with a two Point conversion the trojans opted to have Cole Ford kick the Pat closing the Gap to 24-23. Brooks broke through the right Side of the trojans defense and raced 44 Yards for a touchdown that gave the Irish a 24-16 Lead Midway through the third Quarter. The Irish muffed a punt return with 15 seconds left in the first half opening the door for a 32-Yard Field goal by Ford that Cut Southern calms deficit to 17-16 at halftime. C Deon Strother goes Oyer the top for a Southern Cal touchdown against notre Dame saturday vols rally to beat variety Nashville Tenn a Tennessee coach Johnny majors went out a Winner in his last regular season game. James Stewart scored two touchdowns including a 1-Yard dive with 1 49 left As no. Is Tennessee rallied for a 29-25 Victory Over Vanderbilt on saturday. A earlier this month majors said he would resign after the season because the University refused to extend his contract beyond 1994. Offensive coordinator Phillip Fulmer who went 3-0 As head coach while majors was recovering from heart surgery earlier this season is expected to be named the volunteers new coach on sunday. He will probably share the head coaching duties with majors in the halt of Fame bowl where the vols Are expected to play Boston College on Jan. 1. Quot in be thought about my future  said majors who has a 116-62-8 record in 16 years at Tennessee. A but i am not ready to make any comments about my future today. This is the Tennessee teams Day. Two Fine teams today played awfully hard. I Don t plan to talk about my  t he volunteers 8-3 Overall 5-3 Southeastern conference scored 22 Points in the fourth Quarter to beat intrastate rival Vanderbilt for the 10th straight year. A your team did what it look to win a said majors who is 15-1 against Vanderbilt 4-7, 2-6a we did no to look great at times but we were always in it. Our finish was  the vols took the Lead for Good when Heath Shuler moved the vols 59 Yards in three plays. James Stewart scored his second to of the period on a 1-Yard dive with 1 49 left to put Tennessee ahead 2019 Shuler said the team did no to dwell on the fact that it was majors last regular season game. A everyone sort of kept that in the Back of our Heads a he said. A this was really Good for him. It allowed him to win his last game Here at lit a the volunteers held Vanderbilt a league leading Rushing attack to 95 Yards. But Tennessee  contain quarterback Marcus Wilson who completed 10 of 14 passes for 248 Yards Wilson kept the commodores in the game by connecting with c Larence Sevillian on id passes of 88, 43 and 3 Yards. But after stewarts to dive Wilson a Fumble gave Tennessee the Ball at Vanderbilt a 12. One play later Charlie Garner scored on an 8-Yard run to give Tennessee a 29-19 Lead with 1 24 left. Wilson a final to to Sevillian which gave the receiver 222 Yards on six catches pulled Vanderbilt to 29-25 with 47 seconds left. However Wilson a pass for a two Point conversion fell Short and the commodores were unable to regain Possession on an onside kick attempt. Tennessee went ahead 14-13 on a 13-Yard to run by Stewart with 13 31 to left in the game. Stewart took a pitch from Shuler who was in the grasp of tacklers when he got rid of the Ball. John Becksvoort missed a 39-Yard Field goal attempt for Tennessee in the third period and his 48-yarder fell Short in the fourth. Tennessee s defense shut Down the commodores for most of the first half allowing Only 19 Yards on offence As Volunteer punier Tom Hutton kept Vanderbilt pinned inside its own 20. Vanderbilt did no to gain a first Down until 10 15 left in the second Quarter. S t he volunteers gained 457 Yards with Shuler completing 23 of 38 for 283 Yards and one  nails Down winning season Las vegas a John May a threw two touchdown passes to Demond Thompkins leading Nevada Las vegas past Cal state Fullerton 33-16 in a big West conference game saturday. The Victory gave the rebels 6-5 Overall 3-3 big West their first w inning season since 1986. Fullerton finished 2-9 Overall and 0-6 in the conference during Gene Murphy a final season As head coach. Murphy a announced his retirement after 13 years.1 May a completed 10 of 21 for 251 Yards. Thompkins caught nine passes for 212 Yards breaking Jeff specks univ single game record of 206 receiving Yards set in 1980. Houston messes up Rice s bowl Hopes Houston apr the Klingler Dan is still putting up enormous numbers at the University of Houston. Sophomore Jimmy Klingler assuming the role ids brother David played last season completed seven touchdown passes a four Short of his brother a Mcaa record a As the cougars spoiled Rice s bowl Hopes with a 61-34 Victory saturday. Rice 6-5assured of its first winning season since 9 >3, had hoped to parlay a Victory Over Houston into an invitation to the John Hancock bowl. But that dream disappeared in a barrage of passes by Klingler who completed 46 of 71 passes for 613 Yards. David Klingler set a National record of 48 completions against sum in 1990. He threw for a record 716 cards against Ari Zona state later that season. The Rice loss Means Baylor 6-5 gets the berth opposite Arizona on dec. 31. Houston 4-7 matched its Loui record and beat the owls for the sixth straight year the owls tied Texas for second place in the Southwest conference with a 4-3 record their highest league finish since 9ss. Houston avoided a last place Sec finish with a 2-5  tops Southern 30-27 new Orleans a Alex Perkins 3-Yard scoring run on a naked Bootleg capped a dramatic 74-Yard drive and helped Grambling state to a come from behind 30-27 win Over Southern University saturday in the annual Bayou classic. Grambling state 9-2 Heads to the heritage bowl in Tallahassee fla., to take on Florida a amp a in Post season play. Southern ended the season 5-6 after Quot minting a crucial pass interference penalty on an incomplete pass on its 24 Vard line. T he penalty gave Grambling a first Down at the 12 and Perkins scored two plays later. All of or ambling a Points came in the a Cerui half