European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 8 the stars and stripes sports sunday january 3,1993 Gator bowl Jacksonville Fla. Up a Shane Matthews threw a pair of to passes and scored on a one Yard run thursday night and or Rich Rhett rushed for 182 Yards to Lead Lead Florida to a 27-10 Triumph Over North Carolina state in the Gator bowl. Florida fought through the fog to improve to 9-4 and give head coach Steve Spurrier his first career bowl Victory in three attempts. North Carolina state which was averaging 200 Rushing Yards per game was held to just 54 Yards on the ground. The Wolf pack which won nine games for the second straight season fell to 9-3-1. Rhett carried a Gator bowl record 39 times and caught seven passes for 60 Yards. Matthews completed 19 of 38 passes for 247 Yards. Rebels Stop Falcons 13-0 a a a a 0 a a _ Memphis Tenn. A air Force rushed right at the highly rated Mississippi defense in the Liberty bowl a and came up a loser. Dou innocent scored a 5-Yard touchdown and Brian Lee kicked a pair of Field goals thursday night leading Mississippi Toa 13-0 Whitewash Over air Force. Ole miss 9-3the nation s third Best Rushing defense looked tentative Early against the Wishbone oriented Falcons Fang up 29 Yards Rushing on the first our plays. But air Force got Only 75 More Yards the rest of the night. Quot we knew what to expect. During the first series we wanted to see How Liberty bowl things would go Quot said cornerback Johnny Dixon who finished with nine tackles. Quot after that we settled Down and did what we were capable of  what the no. 20 rebels did was hand the Falcons their first shutout since 1980, a Span of 150 games. Air Force was held to 104 Rushing Ards. The Falcons had 91 Yards in the first half against an Ole miss defense that allowed just 81 Yards a game during the regular season. Quot we did t make any changes at half Miami a Bill Walsh a matchup with Joe Paterno swung not surprisingly on the passing game As Stanford completed its first 10-Victory season in 52 years Friday beating Penn state 24-3 in the blockbuster bowl. Walsh who returned to College coaching this year after a super career in the nil got the Best of Paterno As Stev Stenstrom threw for two touchdowns. Stanford a last 10-win season came in 1940, when quarterback Frankie Albert led it of a perfect season including a Rose bowl Victory Over Nebraska. Walsh known for his innovative passing games left Stanford in 1978 and won three super bowls with the san Francisco 49ers. He then spent three years in the broadcast Booth before returning to the school. He was successful in the cardinals first new years Day bowl game in 20 years. The last time Stanford won As Many As nine games in a season was a under Walsh in 1977. The 21st-ranked Lions rated a contender for the National championship when the season began finished a disappointing 7-5. That is the fourth five loss season since Paterno became coach in 1966. The Lions have had Only one losing record under Paterno. A Stenstrom a 59 percent passer in a 103 season completed four passes in a first period drive leading to a 2-yarder to tight end Ryan Wetnight for the score. He teamed with Glyn Mil bum on a 40-Yard screen pass for another to in the third Quarter. Stenstrom completed 17 of 29 for 210 Yards. Stanford ranked 13th, also got a 5-Yard to run by . Lasley in the second Quarter and Eric Abrams 28-Yard third period Field Goat. Penn state s Only score came in the opening period a 33-Yard Field goal by . Muscillo that made it 7-3. The Stanford defense frustrated lion quarterback blockbuster bowl Cardinal s Ryan Wetnight grabs a pass against Lions Lee Rubin 39 and Marion Forbes. Kerry Collins who wound up 11 for 29 for 39 Yards and had one interception. Paterno s customary hard hitting running game also was missing in action. In addition to Stan Stroms a passing Ellery Roberts carried 17 times Tor 98 Yards and Wetnight caught five passes for 71. For Penn state All american receiver . Mcduffie caught six for 111, Stanford took the opening Kickoff and drove 71 Yards on eight plays with Stens Trout passing the final two to Wetnight for a 7-0 Lead with just 3 47 gone in the game. Stenstrom completed four passes including 16 and 29-yarders to Wetnight on the drive. The Nitt Ariy Lions took the ensuing a a a a Quot a a a Quot id p 1. W a a _ the Stanford 19. But Stanford held and Kickoff and with Collins passing 21 ant then 35 Yards to Mcduffie breezed to Muscillo kicked his Field goal. In the second Quarter the Cardinal drove 65 Yards on seven plays with Laa Ley running in from the 5 on a Quick draw to make it 14-3. Roberts 35-Yard run and a 17-Yard completion from Stenstrom to Wetnight set up the score. Stanford broke the game open in the third period. Abrams kicked a 28-Yard Field goal and Stenstrom beat a safety Blitz with the screen to Mil bum for the 40-Yard touchdown and a 24-3 Lead. 39-35 s time. In a very surprised with the shutout said first year Ole miss defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn. Quot when teams run time and time again they arc going to get their Yards. We done to worry about  the Falcons 7-5 finished with 185 Yards total offence. They had been averaging 242 Yards Rushing per game. Shreveport la. A which was the real lame Duck at the Independence. Bowl Wake. Forest coach Bill Dooley in his last game with the Demon deacons or the Quot quack. Attack Quot from Oregon Dooley who is retiring after 26 years As a head coach brought out a Quarter Century Worth of trick plays thursday As Wake Forest rallied from a 19-Point deficit for a 39-35 Victory Over the Oregon ducks. Wake Forest trailed 29-10 with 9 43 left in the third Quarter but scored 29 unanswered Points a taking the Lead for Good on a 61-Yard end around option pass from Bobby Jones to Todd Dixon. It was Wake forests first bowl Victory since 1946. Dooley also trotted out a Cross Field lateral on a Kickoff and a halfback pass Early in the second half. And the deacons mixed it up by shifting the Center Over one spot on the line so he was snapping the Ball from the guards spot. Quot every single one of their trick plays Independence bowl worked perfectly Quot said Oregon linebacker Joe Farwell. Quot usually. You might get one or two. They caught us every tune. Despite missing some action in the first half with a jammed Finger Dixon caught five passes for a bowl record 166 Yards and two ads to earn offensive player of the game honors Oregon Sherman o Berry who forced two fumbles recovered them both and ran one 24 Yards for a touchdown was the defensive player of the game. Of Berry also had an interception. Wake Forest committed four turnovers in the first half and six Overall. Quot it was two different football games today Quot said Oregon coach Rich Brooks. Quot we won the first one and they won the second one they just scored More Points in the second one. Quot we came out in the second half and got outplayed they kicked our fannies All Over the  Wake Forest trailed by 19 Points in the third Quarter and its offence was t moving the Ball the deacons had a net gain of minus-7 in their previous six possessions. But Dooley had a few tricks left. He had John Leach lateral a it watch nose turnover no 7 a to John Henryj fills on the Kickoff and Mills brought it from the 6 to the 35. The drive faltered but the Demon deacons 8-4 were fired up a a at halftime Dooley saw we were Down and told us he knew we could do better Quot Dixon said. Quot he built up our  _ on the deacons next Possession Keith West led them 61 Yards hitting Mills for 35 to bring it to the 1 before Ned Moultrie took it in a play later. A 30-Yard pass from West to Dixon on the next drive made it 29-24 Oregon. Then Dixon scored again on the pass from fellow receiver Jones. West completed 15 of 27 passes for 262 Yards. Oregon quarterback Banny of Neil was 24 of 40 for 227 Yards and twp  tops Arizona on Bonner s Long Edsel paso Texas up a Melvin Bonner caught touchdown passes of 69 and 61 Yards to Lead Baylor to a 20-15 Victory Over 22nd-Rartked Arizona on thursday in the John Hancock bowl. It was the final game for Baylor coach Grant Teaff who has announced his retirement after posting a 122105 record at the school since 1972, Teaff will remain at Baylor As athletic director. Bonner turned a Short pass from . Joe into a 69- Yard touchdown 50 seconds into the third Quarter to John Hancock bowl give Baylor a 14-13 Lead Bonner caught the pass at the Baylor 45 Yard line eluded a tackle and raced Down the left sideline untouched. Trey Weir kicked two fourth Quarter Field goals for Baylor. Both were set up by Arizona turnovers. Bonner who finished with four receptions for a Hancock bowl record 148 Yards caught a 61-Yard scoring pass from Brandell Jackson on a halfback option play in the second Quarter to pull the bears to 10-7. Arizona built a 13-7 halftime Lead on a 7-Yard touchdown run by quarterback George Malauulu and two Field goals by Steve Mclaughlin. A a Lauri bolted up the Middle with 7 27 left in the first half to give Arizona a 10-0 Lead. Mclaughlin kicked a 22-Yard Field goal in the first Quarter and added a 20-yarder with 40 seconds remaining in the first half. C Baylor finished the season 7-5 while Arizona ended up 6-5-1. It was the first Ever meeting Between the schools