European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes december 31,1992 b Page 32fresno St. Humiliates us 24-7 by Ken Peters Anaheim Calif. Apr it was the greatest win in Fresno state history and just maybe one of the most embarrassing losses for Southern Cal. Inspired by their Chance to play one of the nations traditional Powers and motivated even More by comments by Southern calms quarterback the determined bulldogs upset the 23rd-ranked trojans 24-7 in the Freedom bowl tuesday night. Quot this is certainly historically the greatest win in flu history by far a bulldog coach Jim Sweeney said after his team dominated us on both sides of the Ball. A i Felt like we were in control of the Ball they were. The bulldogs 9-4 physically dominated the trojans 6-5-1rolling up 405 Yards of Freedom bowl total offence to 183 for us. Ron Rivers rushed for 108 Yards on 19 carries for Fresno state which had 241 Yards on the ground and 164 passing by quarterback Trent Dilfer. The bulldogs who did no to have a single turnover scaled the Victory with two drives for touchdowns in the final 3 35 of play. Somewhat amazingly Fresno states much maligned defense which had allowed nearly 30 Points a game and was ranked 98th out of 107 nationally almost completely shut Down the trojans and also came up with four turnovers. Most notably the bulldog defenders put the clamps on us quarterback Rob Johnson who had said that the trojans wanted to put the bulldogs in their place and a beat them bad Quot and were playing them Only because it was a bowl game. He added that us would never schedule Fresno state. The bulldog defense held Johnson to seven completions in 18 attempts for 95 Yards sacked him three times and intercepted him three times. The bulldogs offence which led the nation in scoring for the second straight year averaging 40.5 Points a game scored on a 1-Yard run by Lorenzo Neal in the second Quarter and a 43-Yard Field goal by Derek Mahoney in the third and then put the game away with a pair of touchdowns in the late going a a 2-Yard run by Anthony Daigle and a 5-Yard run by Rivers. Neal gained 75 Yards on 19 carries and Daigle carried 11 times for 54 Yards. After falling behind 7-0 in the second Quarter the bulldogs responded with a 70-Yard drive capped by Neal a 1-Yard touchdown run. The bulldogs gambled on fourth-and-7 at the us 33, and Dilfer threw to Tydus Winans for 10 Page 26 for More College bowl new amp paying the Price la sagging giants dismiss Handley v a Urjil a file Ray Handley. A no honeymoon by Tom Canavan East Rutherford . A Ray Handley was fired As the new York giants coach wednesday after failing to Lead the two time super bowl champions to the playoffs in two seasons As Bill Par cells replacement. The announcement was made by general manager George Young at an afternoon news conference after Handley held a staff meeting around 10 . And told them he had been fired. A obviously we will make a change in our coach a Young said. A Ray Handley Wil not be retained in 1993.�?� no successor was named although Boston College coach Tom Coughlin and Dallas Cowboy defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt Are considered the leading candidates for the Job. A a list of candidates is being drawn up a Young said. The pm said no candidate has been contacted and no team has been asked for permission to talk to anyone on another staff. There have been reports that Parcells might be asked to return but sources close to the former coach told the associated press that he has not been contacted by the team and does not consider himself a top candidate. Handley who had a year remaining on his contract and will be paid $450,000, was not immediately available for comment. The giants were 14-18 under Handley who replaced Parcells following the teams super bowl Victory Over Buffalo in january 1991. The club was 6-10 this season fourth in the pfc East. A the one thing i think was hurtful was that we were coming Down from the Mountain a Young said. A the did no to have a honeymoon period. He could not take a Chance and play a younger player and that Handley had never been a head coach when the giants asked him to take Over an aging team that might have had its last Hurrah in winning the 1991 super bowl its second title in five years. He was the giants running backs coach since 1983 and was promoted to offensive coordinator after the �?T91 super bowl win in an Effort to keep him from leaving to attend Law school. Three months later he was named head coach. A a he a always been a professional a Young said. A a he a done everything for the Good of the asked Why the decision was made Young said Quot i think it has to do with Progress team chemistry. I think the last two years were very difficult. Coming Down from the Mountain made it very difficult on a new from the outset though Handley ran into problems. The biggest was his need to name a quarterback. The other was his dealing with the Media. Jeff Hostetler had taken Over for an injured Phil Simms in the 1990 season and led new York to its super bowl win Over Buffalo. Both wanted to play in 1991 and that posed a problem. Handley tried to solve it by having a quarterback Competition determine a starter. It turned out to be too close to Call and Handley went with Hostetler. The move was not a popular one. It haunted him the whole season and one which he did not handle Well. When the team got off a 1-2 Start there were always questions about a possible quarterback switch. The problems never disappeared for the 48-year-old Handley this past season As the giants posted their worst record since Parcells went 3-12-1 in his first season in 1983. Handley meet with Young on monday and tuesday telling his Boss he wanted to stay. Young decided against it and Handley told his staff wednesday morning. A the thanked everyone and just kind of said a a it a Over. That a it. See a. He a never been great at oratory a said one of the staff members who asked not to be identified Steeler Rookie Cowher named coach of year Pittsburgh a Pittsburgh Steeler coach Bill Cowher needed just one season to accomplish what predecessor Chuck Noll never did in 23 seasons win the nil coach of the year award. Noll who retired a year ago remains the Only coach to win four super bowls but was never named coach of the year a fact that Cowher almost believe. A a done to Tell me that Quot he said. A a you la make me fee bad a Cowher a at age 35, barely a year older than some of his players a again has Pittsburgh feeling Good about a team was a dynasty in the 1970s but has been mostly a disaster since making the playoffs Only once from 1985-91. Cowher the second youngest coach in the nil received 23 of 79 votes from a nationwide panel of Media members to Edge san Diego a Bobby Ross who got 20. A Pittsburgh native Cowher took basically the same team that was 7-9 in 1991 to an 11-5 record the acc Central division championship and the top seed in the acc playoffs. Cowher formerly the Kansas City chief defensive coordinator came to Pittsburgh last january talking of winning championships and restoring the Steeles to an elite status in the nil. The thing that impressed everybody was that he knew just what he wanted and where he was going a said Steeler president Dan Rooney who chose Cowher Over Dallas Cowboy defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt. Cowher also knew where the Steeles Hadnot been regularly a to the playoffs. A we set High standards and we talked about winning championships a he said. Pittsburgh s Bill Cowher. Surpasses Mollno. 5 wolverines nip no. 6 tar heels a p. 30
