European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports sunday january 3,1993 Rose bowl map Tyrone Wheatley of Michigan celebrates one of his three touchdowns. Rum s 38-31 by Ken Peters Pasadena Calif a Michigan s fight song a the victors a Hasni to been appropriate for the Rose bowl on been appropriate for of Topany new years Days. Friday it was. A the Only thing that Michigan wanted to do was to sing the victors in Pasadena a said coach Gary Moeller who seemed to be choking Back tears after his. Seventh ranked wolverines beat no. 9 Washington 38-31 in a Rose bowl rematch. A i  be happier. I want to be right Back Here next year. There Isnit anything  a Michigan improved its record in the Rose bowl to 3-9 in recent years. Moeller was 0-1 going into the game and his predecessor to Schembechler finished with a 2-8 record in Pasadena. _ Tyrone Wheatley turned in one of the most spectacular performances in the 79-year history of the. Rose bowl Rushing for 235 Yards and scoring three times a on runs of 56, 24 and a Rose bowl record 88 Yards. Wheatley who carried Only 15 times missed the Rose bowl Rushing record of 247yards Only because he sat out the entire fourth Quarter with Back spa fms. A i had a couple of goals a Wheatley a Sophomore said after his Fine Outing a i knew that Washington was going after a three peat in the Rose bowl and we wanted to Stop that and i also wanted to Send the Guys who were leaving the seniors out with a bang. A the Way they the offensive line opened it up for me it was just there a said Wheatley who once he cleared the line of scrimmage sprinted away from the huskies defenders on each of his touchdown runs. A they the huskies play close on the line so once you re through you re gone. 1 Wasny to even touched on two runs. The rest of it was just . A the thing about Tyrone is that he has the tremendous Speed and does no to look like he a running that fast a said Moeller whose wolverines avenged a humbling 34-14 defeat by the huskies in the 1992 Rose bowl. Michigan drove 80 Yards to the winning touchdown a 15-Yard pass from Elvis Grbac to Quot Tony Mcgee with 529 remaining while Wheatley was on the Bench try Rose bowl ing to work the stiffness out of his Back. Quot Early in the first Quarter i got hit in the Back with a helmet and i just kept getting spasms a Wheatley said. A it Joist kept tightening and there was a Sharp pain Down my leg. A i wanted to go Back in but we have two other excellent backs and there was to need for me to go  said Moeller a i grabbed Tyrone and said a Tyrone in be got to throw you Back in  he said til try it coach. I knew the Way he said it that i  do  while the wolverines win erased the pain of last years Rose Bow loss and perhaps the disappointment Over their three ties this season the huskies 93 will be left to wonder what happened to them after they were 8-0 and ranked no 1 late in the season. They wound up losing three of their last four games and the Washington program also was hit by a number of off the Field problems including the suspension of last Quot year s Rose bowl. Map quarterback Billy Joe Hobert. Asked if the huskies folded Washington coach Don James said a i  use that word at All. That a a bad word. These players tried hard All season but its not easy to go 12-0. A this was a great Effort by both  last year the huskies capped an undefeated season with the win Over Michigan that gave Washington the Usa today can National championship Miami won the associated press poll. Wheatley a performance overshadowed a Strong Outing by Washington a Mark Brunell the 1991 Rose bowl map. Bin Neli threw for a career High 308 Yards and two ads completing 18 of 30. A they the wolverines came out very fired up and they fought to the end a Brunell said. The huskies lost 17 players from a year ago with 11 going in the nil draft. Those losses including no. 1 draft Choice Steve Emtman from the defensive line were evident in the Rose Bow rematch. In a see saw game with a dazzling array of Long gainers the wolverines broke a 31-31 tie on Grback a second to pass of the game to Mcgee. Mirer leads notre Dame to 28-3 win by penned Freeman Dallas apr the new year did no to begin any belter than the old one ended for Texas a amp a. Playing without suspended Greg Hill its top rusher Texas a amp mrs bid for a perfect season was shattered Friday by notre Dame 28-3 in the Cotton bowl. Rick Mirer and the fifth ranked Irish a improving defense destroyed the aggie so Hopes of being the third team with a 13-0 season a even though that probably would not have gotten them a National title. The aggie let Mirer escape to make big plays and throw for two touchdowns As the Irish finished the season 10-j-l with a Victory Over the Southwest conference champions on a Field made Slippery by a freezing drizzle. Controversy surrounded notre Dames appearance in the bowl when no. 3 Florida state was passed Over by the selection com Cotton bowl Mittee in favor of the Irish. They were ready to prove the Validity of that selection. Mirer tailback Reggie Brooks and fullback Jerome Bettis did just that in the 31-degree, 16-degree wind chill conditions before less than the announced attendance of 71,615 fans. By the end of the game the aggie probably were wishing they had played the seminoles. V Mirer threw a touchdown pass to close the first half and hit a 26-Yard scoring strike to Bettis to open the second half. Mirer a 11-Yard run also set up a 1-Yard touchdown run by Bettis Date in the third period. Bettis scored again on a Yard Yard run late in the fourth period. Mirer rushed 13 times for 55 Yards and hit 8 of 17 passes for 119 Yards. Bettis rushed 20 times for 75 Yards and Brooks carried 22 times for 115 Yards. Without Hill the team s leading rusher the aggie  Click offensively. Substitute Rodney Thomas a Sophomore making his first Start was hounded All Day and gained 50 Yards on 20 carries. Hill and four teammates were suspended six Days before the Cotton bowl by a amp a because of questions about summer jobs that plus the near certain lockout on a amp mrs chances for the National title despite the Gaudy record a no. 2 Alabama beat no 1 Miami for the championship in the sugar bowl a made for a depressing december for the aggie. January Hasni to been an improvement so far. Freshman quarterback Corey Pullig who gave a commitment to notre Dame but changed his mind before signing Day hit Tony Harrison with a 39-Yard pass to position the aggie for a 41-Yard, fourth Quarter Field goal by Terry Venetoulias. That was a amp mrs Best shot. Mirer finally found the answer to the aggressive a amp a defense with a Well con screen pass on a Blitz late in the first half. Holding the Ball until the last second Mirer hit split end Lake Dawson Over the Middle. Dawson Cut Back and raced untouched 40 Yards for the touchdown with 36 seconds f it in the half for a 7-0 Lead. A Bettis beat Strong safety Patrick Bates on the 26-Yard scoring pass to Cap a 65-Yard drive. He slipped Down the right sideline and Mirer hit the fullback in stride for the score. Notre Dames third touchdown came after Demetrius Dubose recovered a Fumble by Pullig on the aggie so 12. Mirer swept left end for 11 Yards then Bettis bulled across for the score against a amp mrs highly touted a wrecking Crew defense. The Victory was revenge for the Irish who lost 35-10 to Texas a amp a in the 1988 Cotton bowl in the Only previous meeting Between the schools