European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Jan id bowl scores sugar Alabama 34, Miami 13 Orange Florida state 27, Nebraska 14 Cotton notre Dame 28, Texas a am 3 Rose Michigan 38, Washington 31 fiesta Syracuse 26, Colorado 22 Citrus Georgia 21, Ohio state 14 blockbuster Stanford 24, Penn state 3 Hall of Fame Tennessee 38, Boston College 23 Gator Florida 27, North Carolina state 10 John Hancock Baylor 20, Arizona 15 Independence Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35 Liberty Mississippi 13, air Force 0 Ward lifts flu Miami apr it has become As much a part of new year s Day As resolutions and Champagne Florida state wins and Nebraska loses. Friday nights Orange bowl followed the Holiday tradition with elusive Charlie Ward dodging blitzes All night and throwing two to i touchdown passes to Lead Florida state past the car huskers 27-14. The third ranked seminoles 111 broke an Mcaa record by winning a bowl game for the eighth consecutive season. Urcla set the old Mark in 1983-89. No. 11 Nebraska 9-3 extended its losing Streak in bowl games to six three of the defeats coming against Florida state. The dominating perform Ward Mance gave the seminoles More ammunition to argue that they had the nations Best team at the end of the season. Florida state won its final seven games. A do i think we re the Best a coach Bobby Bowden said. A a we re probably As Good As anybody in the country. But i did not say we deserve to win the National championship. A a Florida states Lorte loss was 19-16 to Miami. A we re three Points away from the National championship a Ward said. A the second part of the season we were stronger than anyone  Ward helped the Atlantic coast conference champions build a 40-0 Lead with touchdown passes of 25 Yards to Tama Fick Vanover and 4 Yards to Kez Mccorvey. By Rick Warner new Orleans a Alabama recaptured the glory of the Bear Bryant Era Friday night by winning the National championship and depriving Miami of its fifth title in a decade of dominance. The Crimson tide defense humbled the no. 1 hurricanes 34-13 in the sugar bowl giving no. 2 Alabama its first championship in 13 years. Miami could have been the first Back to Back Champion since Bryants Alabama teams of 197879, and the first to win five titles in Loyear. But the tide controlled the showdown Between the last two unbeaten untied teams in the country helping Alabama capture its sixth National title and snapping Miami a 29-game winning Streak. Quot we had a great game plan for the the Miami offence a said Alabama linebacker Antonio London. A they were talking a lot of trash but they  get it  the tide s top rated defense inspired by a screaming Crimson Clad crowd of 76,789 in the super dome broke the game open by intercepting Heisman trophy Winner Gino Torretta on Miami a first two plays of the second half and scoring. Two touchdowns in a Span of 16 seconds. After Tommy Johnson a interception led to a 1-Yard to run by Derrick Lassie George Teague picked off another Tor Retta pass and returned it 31 Yards to put the tide ahead 27-6 a Miami a biggest deficit since a 357 loss to Tennessee in the 1986 sugar bowl. Miami a frustration the stars and stripes ports january 3,1993 b Page 32 see Page 25 Sojor More sugar bowl was epitomized two plays later when Lamar Thomas caught a Short pass from Torretta and raced Down the sideline for 82 Yards Only to have Teague run him Down from behind and steal the Ball near the Alabama 10. An offside penalty against Alabama wiped out the play and gave the Ball Back to Miami but nothing would wipe away the Miami s missed Chance. Miami pulled to 27-13 on a sugar bowl record 78-Yard punt return by Kevin Williams with 12 08 left in the game. But the hurricanes could score no More Points against a stifling Alabama defense and the tide padded its Cushion with a 4-Yard touchdown run by Lassie. A we just Flat out got beat a Miami coach Dennis Erickson said a they beat us offensively and defensively. They deserve to be National  the Victory extended Alabama a winning Streak to 23 Bamat a Jay Barker runs past Miami a Rohan Marie who was dipped by Derrick Lassie. And made the tide Only the third division i a team to go 130 and win the National championship. The others were Nebraska ii 1971 and Brigham Young in 1984. Lassie the sugar bowl map provided the offensive punch. He rushed 28 times for 135 Yards and two touchdowns. Torretta who suffered Only his second loss in 28 games As a starter completed 24 of 56 passes for 278 Yards but did no to throw a to pass for Only the third time this season. Bama snares 6th National title new Orleans a the tide has risen again in College football. Alabama won its first National championship in 13 years saturday finishing on top of the associated press Media poll after beating then no. 1 Miami 34-13 Friday night in the sugar bowl. The Crimson tide is the third team to win the championship with a 13-0 record joining Nebraska 1971 and Brigham Young 1984. It is the sixth a title for Alabama which won the previous five under Bear Bryant in the 1960s and �?T70s. The Only other schools with As Many titles Are notre Dame 8 and Oklahoma 6the tide was a unanimous Choice getting All 62 first place votes and 1,550 Points from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters. Prior to the sugar bowl Alabama was ranked second and got Only one first place vote. Alabama also won the Usa today can coaches title making the tide the first consensus Champion since Miami in 1989. A final top 10 the top temsottiwnamm2 associated press College football Poh with first place votes in parentheses season records total Points Basea on 25 Points Tor a first place vote through one Point Lor a 25th place vote and previous ranking a record pts pcs t. Alabama 62 .13-0-0 1.550 2 2. Florida St .11-1-0 1.470 3 3. Miami.11-1-0 1.410 1 4. Notre Dame. 10-1-1 1.3hj.5 5. Michigan.9-0-3 1.266 7 6. Syracuse .10-2-0 1,209 6 7. Texas a&m.i.12-1-0 1,167 4 8. Qeorgia.10-2-0 4,159 8 9. Stanford.10-3-0 1,058 13 10. Florida. 9-4-0 931 14 note remainder of top 25 to be released following saturday nights peach Bow. 0 "246850 00redskins end Vikings season a Page 24