European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 a the stars and stripes sports thursday december 17, 1992duquesne surprises Florida St. By the associated press Pittsburgh Florida slates Boh Sura was Hack in his Home state for the first time since High school and he certainly made himself at Home with an Arena record 34 Points the trouble was the no. 10 seminoles decided to relax after getting a big Lead. Up by 18 Points Over Duquesne a team unaccustomed to Success against top 10 teams since the 1970s, Florida state put its game on Auto Pilot and tried to cruise Over the j Inal 10 minutes. Big mistake. The very same Duquesne pressure defense that was so unsuccessful Early suddenly became effective in the second half As the Dukes scored 50 of the final 75 Points to upset the seminoles 91-84 tuesday night. _ �?o1 saw some people get up and leave Early in the second half a Duquesne coach John Carroll said. A what a Duquesne an Eastern Power in the late 1960s and Early 1970s, Hadnot beaten a top 10 team since ending Detroit s 21-game winning Streak 95-88 in double overtime on feb. 19, 1977. A fall the credit goes to Duquesne. They stayed with the pressure and stayed aggressive and kept banging in the 3-Poinl shots Quot said Florida state coach Pat Kennedy whose team committed 27 turnovers. A when you re on College basketball the Road and you get the momentum swings it can ready Hurt you. They really took advantage of the did they Ever. The Dukes 4-1 got Hack in the game with an 13-0 run and made it 70-67 As Effrem Whitehead did most of the damage scoring All 15 of his Points on 3-pointers.in the second half. Whitehead went 5-fnr-7 from 3-Point Range after going 5-for-14 in Dubucs Nch a first four games. Sura a former All Pennsylvania High school guard had a couple of similar runs earlier. He scored 10 straight seminoles Points Early in the second half to make it 59-41, and the noles seemed like they could name the score. Sura s 34 Points were a record in the 5-year-old Palumbo a enter. But shortly alter that Kennedy sat Sura Down for a 5-Minule rest guard Sam Cassell Drew his fourth Yuul and a team already playing without three regulars never looked the same again. Duquesne coming off an upset loss at Kent took its first Lead since Early in the game at 77-76 on Mark Gilbert s free throw with 436 left. T he Dukes later finished a 30-7 run with a Derrick Alston Baseline jumper with 1 36 remaining that made it 84-77. Alston led Duquesne with 20 Points. Quot we came out and opened up a big Lead Early but the press started hurting us in second half and we Tel it slip away Quot Sura said. Michigan states Eric Snow Antl Illinois Chicago a Kenny Williams fight for a Loose Ball in first half at East Lansing. The seminoles 3-3currently without injured regulars Andre Reid and Chuck Graham expect to improve when Point guard Charlie Ward returns next month. Ward starting quarterback for Florida states no. 3-ranked football team will return after the Orange Bow l. A like i told the kids we Are not the same team that had a preseason ranking. You take three starters off anybody steam and you reduce your effectiveness Quot Kennedy said. A a we be seen certainly it was the biggest upset for Duquesne since the Days when former los Angeles lakers guard Norm Nixon ran the show for the Dukes in other games with ranked teams tuesday Syracuse 93, Umbac 86 Syracuse . A the no. 14 orangemen overcame sloppiness and the Pesky retrievers who had no player taller than 6-foot-8. Syracuse committed 27 turnovers but Michael Edwards 3-Pointer killed Maryland Baltimore county slate charge and started a decisive 12-2 run Lawrence Moton had seven of his 22 Points in the run for Syracuse 6-0. Quot this was the first time this year where we really did no to keep our concentration a said coach Jim Boe Leim. Quot we made some bad turnovers tonight. A couple times we just threw them the 75, Tulane 69 Birmingham Ala a Stanley Jackson scored 19 Points and Carter Long chipped in 17 As Alabama Bir Mingham upset no. 18 Tulane. Tulane Cut Alabama Birmingham a Lead to 71-67 on two free throws by Pointer Williams with 36 seconds left. Long made two foul shots 13 seconds later then Jackson stole the Ball on the Green Waves next Possession and drove for a Dunk to Seal the Victory. Tulane was led by Matt Greene with 17 Points Michigan St. 79, Illinois Chicago 75 East Lansing Mich. A the visiting flames again fell Short of knocking off a big ten team. On dec. 3, they lost to Illinois 70-68. Shawn Respert scored 13 of his 21 Points in the second half for the no. 23 spartans who led 45-37 at halftime. A 9-2 run pushed Illinois Chicago within 47-46 with 17 24 to play. The spartans then scored the next 13 Points five by Respert to take Coughlin named College coach of year by Jeff Shain u 11 sports writer a decade ago Tom Coughlin played a major Rote in the Renaissance of football at Boston College. Now in just his second year As head coach he brought the eagles Back into National prominence in 1992. After leading Boston College to an 8-21 record and a Herl in the Hall of Fame bowl Coughlin t tuesday was named College football s coach of the year by United press International. A a there a been an awful lot of sati Stac Tion Here in watching the commitment of our team and watching them work hard to achieve their goals Quot said Coughlin whose Only previous head coaching experience was three years at Rochester Institute of technology in the 1970s. A the players know hard work will bring them Success and watching it Lake place has been satisfying to t he eagles were one of College toolbars biggest surprises in 1992, taking an undefeated record into november Belore losing to notre Dame and Syracuse. Their 4l game improvement Oxer last season was the second Best among Mcaa division i a schools. After starting the season a ranked Boston College ascended As High As ninth in the up off ratings before settling in at no. 16, a we feel pretty Good about ourselves Coughlin said. Quot we Only were beaten twice by legitimate top in teams. That a where we want to be at this stage of the its a remarkable turnaround for just two seasons. Coughlin was brought in at a time when things had never been worse for Boston College football. The eagles were 13-31 in their Iasi four seasons under Jack Bicknell never winning More than four games a year during that stretch. A i was very disappointed in the Quality of our available athletes a Coughlin recalled. The eagles posted their third straight 47 season last year against a schedule that included the likes of Michigan Georgia tech Penn slate Syracuse and Miami. But the struggles of 1991 sowed the seeds for this season. With nine of 11 defensive starters returning the eagles opened the season by heating Rutgers then posted three consecutive shutouts Over Northwestern Navy and Michigan slate. That marked the first time in 50 years a Boston College team had shut out three straight opponents. Quot that a when we thought we might have a pretty Good football team Quot Coughlin said. After a tie against West Virginia the eagles notched their biggest Victory with a 35-32 Triumph at Penn state. They ran their record to 7-0-1 before being stung by notre Dame and Syracuse. Quot Coughlin also was one of the architects of the last Golden Era in Boston College football. As quarterbacks coach under Bicknell in the Early 1980s, he first guided the development of Doug Tutie who led the eagles to their first How invitation in 40 Vears with an 8-2-1 Mark in 19s2. I la lie finished his career As the Mcaa s All time leading passer and won the 1984 Heisman trophy stun ugh Coughlin had left he dial time to become an nil assistant. The program went downhill shortly after and remained Down until Coughlin was hired away from the new York giants to revive it. Quot i done to believe that time was a Fluke Quot Coughlin said. A a in be heard that so Many times Boston College has so much going for it i done to know Why we can to be successful however this years turnaround at Boston College was done in part through a different offensive philosophy. Coughlin brought a renewed commitment to the running game when he took Over the eagles even though he had a highly regarded quarterback in Glenn Foley. A a we re situated in the northeastern part of the United states and when the weather changes in november you have to run the Ball to win a Coughlin said. Chuckie Dukes finished fourth in the nation in Rushing this season averaging 126.1 Yards per game while Darnell Campbell and Dwight Shirley also made major contributions. Meanwhile Foley a passing yardage went Down but his rating went up to 15th in the nation this year
