European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 31, 1992 sports the stars and stripes Page 25capsules relieve bowl overload by United press International All Timas est Independence bowl Wake Forest 7-4 Vij. Oregon 6-512 30p.m. Today at Shreveport la. Wake Forest a will be playing final game under head coach Bill Dooley who announced previously that he would step Down at the end of the season. Deacons enjoyed a six game winning Streak that ended with a 42-14 setback to North Carolina state in the regular season finale. Dooley became the All time winning est coach in the Atlantic coast conference this year with his 97th league Triumph. Oregon a most impressive Victory was 34-17 Over Washington state. The ducks last went to a bowl game in 1990 when they lost a wild 32-31 contest to Colorado state in the Freedom bowl. Player to watch a Wake Forest quarterback Keith West who completed 57 per cent of his passes. Hancock bowl Arizona 6-4-1 is. Baylor 6-52 30 . Today at Elpaso Texas. Arizona a arizonans a desert swarm led nation in scoring defense 8.7 pig and was second to Alabama in total defense 253.0 mpg. Baylor a playing its final game under Grant Teaff who has announced his retirement after posting a 121-105 record at the school since 1972. Players to watch a Arizona nos guard Rob Waldrop Baylor quarterback . Joe. A Gator bowl North Carolina state 9-2-1 is. Florida 8-4 6 . Today at Jacksonville Fla. North Carolina state a enjoyed its second straight nine Victory season. Wolf pack was second in acc in passing defense and allowed just 15.3 Points a game. Florida a led Sec in passing offence. Gators almost went to sugar bowl but a late interception return by Alabama gave the Crimson tide a 28-21 Victory in the Sec title game earlier this month. Players to watch inc state quarterback Terry Jordan and running Back Anthony Barbour Florida quarterback Shane Matthews and running Back Derrict Rhett. Liberty bowl Mississippi 8-3 is. Air Force 7-48 . Today at Memphis Tenn. Mississippi a Ole miss enjoyed an 8-3 season in the Tough Southeastern conference suffering two of its losses to Alabama and Georgia. Mississippi is a perfect 3-0 in the Liberty bowl. Air Force a featured a defense that allowed the fewest Points 225 in the Western athletic conference. Won the commander in chips trophy Given to the Winner of the Competition Between the service academies for the fourth straight year. Players to watch a running Back Cory Philpot of Mississippi defensive Back Carlton Mcdonald of air Force. Hall of Fame bowl q Boston College 8-2-1 is. Tennessee 8-311 . Tomorrow at Tampa Fla. Boston College a Tom Coughlin upits coach of the year new Orleans super dome workers act on the theory that if you paint it they no. 2 Alabama and no. 1 Miami will come brought a Boot Camp approach to the eagles this season and they were a top 10 team before losses to notre Dame and Syracuse. Eagles feature a potent running game. Tennessee a Phil Fulmer takes Over for Johnny majors who announced his resignation when the school decided to buy out the final two years of his contract. Majors originally was expected to coach the volunteers on new years Day but he reconsidered and later accepted the head coaching Job at Pittsburgh. Fulmer an assistant at Tennessee since 1980, already has a 3-0 record As head coach. He was in charge of the team for the first three games of the season when majors underwent emergency heart surgery. Players to watch a Boston College quarterback Glenn Foley and running Back Chuckie Dukes Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler and running Back Charlie Garner. Cotton bowl Texas a amp a 12-0 is. Notre Bame 9-1-11 . Tomorrow at Dallas Texas a amp my looking to Complete its first unbeaten season since 1956 when aggie were 9-0-1 under Bear Bryant. Schools last undefeated and untied season was 1939, when it won the National championship with an 11-0 Mark. Aggie Are expected to Start freshman Corey Pullig at quarterback. Pullig replaced the ineffective Jeff Granger late in the season. Star running Back Greg Hill declared ineligible by aggie in Wake of Booster scandal. Notre Dame a finished season with six straight victories. Notre Dames last bowl game was a 39-28 Victory Over Florida last season in the sugar bowl. Players to watch a a amp a linebacker Marcus Buckley notre Dame quarterback Rick Mirer and running Back Reggie Brooks. Citrus bowl Georgia 9-2 . Ohio state 8-2-11 . Tomorrow at Orlando Fla. Georgia a bulldogs playing just third game against a big ten opponent. The most recent was a Victory Over Michigan in the 1988 Gator bowl. Georgia a two losses were by a combined margin of five Points. Ohio state a ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense yielding 12.5 Points a game. Ohio state lost two games by a total of six Points. Various published reports claim that Ohio state coach John Cooper needs a Victory to keep his Job. The buckeyes Are 0-3 in bowl games under Cooper. Player to watch a Georgia running w Back Garrison Hearst Ohio state linebacker Steve Tovar. Blockbuster bowl Stanford 9-3 is. Penn state 7-41 30 . Tomorrow at Miami. Stanford a seeking its first 10-Victory season since 1940. Is playing on new years Day for the first time since the 1972 Rose bowl. Penn state a broke new ground in College football when it was invited in May to play in game. Kittany Lions however turned out to be a mediocre attraction by losing to Miami Boston College Brigham Young and notre Dame this season. Kittany Lions play their final game As an Independent before joining the big ten conference next year. Players to watch a Stanford All purpose Back Glyn Milburn Penn state flanker . Mcduffie. Fiesta bowl Colorado 9-1-1 is. Syracuse 9-24 30 . Tomorrow at Tempe Ariz. Colorado a averaged 400.8 Yards a game in a pass oriented offence. Charles Johnson and Michael Westbrook became just the fourth teammates in Mcaa history to have 1,000-Yard receiving seasons in the same year. Syracuse a orangemen had almost an equal number of passing and Rushing Yards. Syracuse won seven straight games before a 16-10 loss to top ranked Miami in its regular season finale. Players to watch a quarterback Marvin Graves of Syracuse Colorado quarterbacks Kordell Stewart and Koy dem or receivers Johnson and Westbrook. Rose bowl Michigan 8-0-3 is. Washington 9-25 . Tomorrow at Pasadena Calif. Michigan a closed the regular season with ties against Illinois and Ohio state. The Pac 10 has won eight of the last 10 and 20 of the last 25 Rose bowls which features a Pac 10 versus big 10 conference matchup. Washington a can become first team to win three straight Rose bowls. Eight different teams have won two straight Rose bowls but Only one Southern California in 1946, had an Opportunity to win three straight. A Victory would Cap what has been a turbulent season for the huskies. Quarterback Billy Joe Hobert accepted a $50,000 gift from an Idaho businessman and the Pac-10 considered the possibility of having Washington forfeit games in which he played. Players to watch a Michigan quarterback Elvis Grbac Washington running Back Napoleon Kaufman. Orange bowl a Nebraska 9-2 is. Florida state 10-18 . Tomorrow at Miami. Nebraska a Corn huskers out to snap a five game bowl losing Streak. The last four defeats have All been by 20 Points or More including a 22-0 setback to Miami in last seasons Orange bowl. Florida state a captured the acc Crown in first season in the league. Have won its last six games and combined for 184 Points in its last three. Seminoles have won seven straight bowl games and Are unbeaten in their last 10 at 9-0-1. Included in that stretch were two fiesta bowl victories Over Nebraska 31-28 in 1988 and 41-17 in 1990. Players to watch a Nebraska running backs Derek Brown and Calvin Jones Florida state quarterback Charlie Ward. Sugar bowl Miami 11-0 is. Alabama 12-08 30 . Tomorrow at new Orleans. Miami a seeking fourth National title in 10 years. Has won its last 28 games the longest Streak in the nation. Alabama a completed its first undefeated regular season since 1979 with a 28-21 Victory Over Florida in the Southeastern conference championship game. Crimson tide defense led nation in total defense 194.2 mpg and scoring 9.1 pig players to watch a Miami quarterback Gino Torretta Alabama running Back Derrick Lassie. Peach bowl North Carolina 8-3 is. Mississippi state 748 . Saturday at Atlanta. North Carolina a coach Mack Brown is the younger brother of Mississippi state offensive coordinator Watson Brown. The teams have met once previously with Mississippi state winning 26-24, in the 1974 Sun bowl. Mississippi state a appearing in Back to Back bowl games for the second time in school history and the first since 1980-81. Bulldogs were Able to stay competitive in the Sec despite season ending injury to quarterback sleepy Robinson in september. Players to watch a North Carolina running Back natron Means Mississippi state wide receiver Willie Harris