European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Eagles w. A. Bowl pm Over j by kick nips Irish South Bend ind. A at the same end of the Field where Charlie Ward and Florida state fell Short on the final play the saturday before an obscure Boston College kicker was jus Long enough. David Gordon who had failed on two game winning Field goals in the last two years kicked a 41-Yardcr on the last play saturday As Boston College upset no. 1 notre Dame 41-39and upended the new Evarrs Day bowl picture. The Field goal Ruine notre Dame s rally from a 21-Point de Civit in the fourth Quarter an wrecked its bid for a perfect season. It also clouded the Irish s chances for ninth National Gordon championship an stopped their 17-Gamc winning Streak. I knew i could do it said Gordon senior who came into the game with just 11 career Field goal attempts for no. 17boston College. I did t hit it Well it was kind of Low but it went  the uprights and through notre Dame coach Lou Holtz s  be Down so far and then come Back and then for them to come Dowland kick a Field goal it s heartbreaking  Irish 10-1finally showing some of the emotion that carried them Pas Florida state overcame a 38-17 deficit in this final 11 minutes. Kevin Mcdougal s4-Yard touchdown pass on fourth Down to Lake Dawson with 1 09 left put the ahead 39-38. But Glenn Foley who threw four touchdown passes drove the eagles 8-2 from their own 25 notre Dame was penalized 15 Yards on the Kickoff return to set up the winning Field goal. Gor Don had missed from 40 Yards into the wind earlier in the game out Foley Tooka High snap and made a Nice hold. Gordon missed a last second Field goalie Boston College s 22-21 loss at North Western earlier this season. His 43-Yardattempt in the final moments of last year s tie with West Virginia was  Victory was the eagles eighth in a Row and avenged one of their most pm  College a a Glenn Foley burned no. 1 notre Dame for 315 passing Yards. Barr Assing defeats a 47-Point loss a notre Dame last season. The last time notre Dame played Arno. 1, it lost at Home to no. 18 Penn state 24-21 on nov. 17, 1990, on a Fiel goal with four seconds left. The Irish seemed Flat for most of the afternoon. Boston College led 24-14 at halftime and scored a touchdown on it first Possession of the second half. Lee Becton s 29-Yard touchdown run plus his two Point conversion pass Back to Mcdougal made it 38-25 with 10 12 to play. After Foley fumbled a snap the first big mistake of the Day for Bosto College notre Dame scored again on Ray Zellars 4-Yard run with 4 02 left an Cut its deficit to 38-32. The Irish got the Ball again after forc ing Boston College to punt. Mcdougal threw 46 Yards to Derrick Mayes who made a sprawling Over the shoulder catch and put the Ball at the by 21. After gaining another first Down notre Dame took a timeout before Mcdougal found Dawson Over the Middle for the go ahead score. Becton set a notre Dame record brushing for More than 100 Yards for the sixth straight game. He gained 122 Yard son 14 carries. Foley completed 30 of 48 passes for315 Yards. He also tied Heisman trophy Winner Doug Flutie s school record for career completions with 677. The stars and stripes arts bowls Don t by Rick Warnera football writer instead of getting clearer the bowl Pic Ture got More confusing saturday. Losses by top ranked notre Dame no.4 Miami and no. 5 Ohio state left the Jan. 1 bowl lineups unsettled and fan scratching their Heads. It s very hard to say anybody s in the Driver s seat said fiesta bowl official Mike Doherty. Who plays where on new year s Day will depend on the polls and a few crucial games the next two weekends. Only one major bowl berth was nailed Down saturday. Urcla earned a spot in the Rose bowl by beating Southern cal27-21 for the Pac-10 title. Ohio state failed to Clinch the big ten championship and the other Rose bowl berth losing to Michigan 28-0. Wisconsin which beat Illinois 35-10, can earn a trip to Pasadena by beating Michigan state on dec. 4 at Tokyo. Nebraska which did t play saturday already has clinched the big eight title and a spot in the Orange bowl. But Hecor huskers game against Oklahoma on Friday will play a key role in determining the National championship. Because of notre Dame s 41-39 loss to Boston College no. 3 Nebraska 10-0 will move up to no. 1 or no. 2 Sunda when the associated press Media poll and Usa today can coaches rankings Are released. That would put the Cor huskers in position to play for the National championship in the Orange bowl if they beat Oklahoma. But who would they play it could be Florida state if the no. 2seminoles 10-1 beat Florida next sat urday. If the seminoles and  the top two spots in the combined polls at the end of the season they would meet in Miami on Jan. 1. Florida state stayed in the title Hunt saturday nigh with a 62-3 rout of North Carolina state. But Nebraska also could end up play ranging West Virginia 10-0 in the o._., bowl if they both win their last regular season games. Mount of neers Fame canes on Walker s to Morgantown . A West Virginia is the new beast of the East. Robert Walker scored on a 19-Yard run with 6 08 left As the ninth ranked mountaineers beat no. 4 Miami 17-14 saturday and clinched a tie for the big East championship. The mountaineers 10-0, 6-0 big East can win the title outright by beating bos ton College on Friday. If West Virginia loses it would finish in a three Way tie for the title with Miami 8-2, 6-1 an Boston College. It was Miami s first conference los since the big East began in 1991 and its first loss to a league member since 1984,when Boston College beat the Hurri canes on Doug Flutie s last second touchdown pass. It also was Miami s first loss in november since that Hail Mary loss a Span of 32 games. Miami held scoreless in the first Hal for the first time in nine years rallied to take a 14-10 Lead on Donnell Bennett s 1-Yard to run Early in the fourth Quarter before a record crowd of 70,222 at Mountaineer Field. But West Virginia took advantage of critical holding penalty against Miami to score the go ahead touchdown on asleep by Walker who gained 100 Yards on 27 carries. The score came one play after Miami stack of quarterback Jake Kelchner was wiped out by a holding Call on cornerback Paul White. Miami had one More Chance but could t gain a first Down and had to punt. West Virginia then ran out the clock and thousands of fans ran on the Field to celebrate one of the biggest wins i school history. The scoreless opening half was the firs for Miami since sept. 22, 1984, when Florida state led the hurricanes 9-0 a halftone in route to a 38-3 Victory