European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday sunday january 1/2,1994 a United pm Untoma Tionel Hall of Fame bowl at Tampa fia., 11 am. Est Michigan 7-4 is. North Carolina St 7-4 payout a $1 million. Of a Evoritt a Michigan by 13, Michigan a the wolverines will try to Salvage a disappointing and injury plagued season Michigan finished the year with Throe straight wins including a 28-0 Triumph Over Ohio state. Despite missing substantial playing time due to injury Michigan s Tyrone Wheatley 1,005 Yards. A had six 100-Yard Rushing by Lions scored. The fourth Quarter to defeat Michigan state 38-37, in their regular season finale. Kerry Collins threw for 352 Yards the second Best passing performance in Kittany Lions history. Collins favorite target is Bobby Engram who set s school record with 13 touchdown catches this season. On defense linebacker Brian Gelzheuser had 113 tackles the most by a Penn state defender since Andre Collins in 1989. Tennessee a College football s most dominant team in the last Tew weeks of the season outscoring its opponents 210-27, in winning its last tour games. The volunteers however already had played themselves out of the nations title picture with a loss to Florida and a tie with Alabama. Quarterback Heath Shuler the Early favorite Tor next year s Heisman trophy completed 64 per cent of his passed and set a Tennessee single season record with 25 touchdowns. He has touchdown passes in 17 straight games. Fiesta bowl at Tempe art., 1 . Est Miami 9-2 is. Arizona 9-2 an television 7 . Get payout a $3 my Ken. Favorite a Miami by 6. Miami a Miami Tell out of the National title race with a november loss to West Virginia. The hurricanes have suffered two tosses in a season Tor lust the second time since 1986. Miami a offence averages mors than 30 Points per Gams and Arizona s defense is ranked second nationally. Ryan Collins took Over Tor Frank Costa As Miami a starting quarterback in october and has thrown 14 touchdowns. The hurricanes had won five straight bowl games before being muted by Alabama 34-13, in the sugar bowl last january. Arizona a finished in a Glrst place he with Urcla and Southern California in the Pac 10 conference but lost out in the tiebreakers for a Ross bom berth. Has used tour different quarterbacks. Dan White played Weh in the regular season finale against Arizona state and probably Wilt Start against the hurricanes defensive tackle Ron Waldrop was a finalist for the Lombardi award and the outland trophy. Arizona is 2-6-1 in bowl games. A quest bowl at Miami 1 30 . Est Boston College s-3 is. Virginia 7-4 payout a $1 million. Favorite a Boston College by 4 a. Boston College a the eagles who not be playing for a National Trofo but they have played a key Roie in the championship picture this season. A 41-39 Toto games this season and needs 90 Yards to reach 3,000_in his career. Wide receiver Derrick Alexander needs 23 receiving Yards to reach 2,000 in his career North Carolina stats a completes its first season under coach Mike of Caln who took Over after Dick Sheridan re s signed during the summer. The Wolf pack has traditionally been Strong defensively but this seasons team yielded an average of 25.9 Points including 62 in a loss to Florida state. Citrus bowl at Orlando Fla. 1 . Est. Penn St. 92 a. Tennessee 9-1-1 an radio at 7 . Get payout a 2.5 million. Favorite a Tennessee by 9. Perm stats a closed the regular see a son with tour straight victories. The Nltta-120 unanswered Points in winning Streak to 20 games. The aggie Are try my to avoid their third straight cot ton bowl detect they closed he regular season with nine straight victories. Do Tensive end and Lombard award finalist Sam Adams was s key reason Why Texas my was second nationally in scoring detente 10.8 Points per game and Towd m total defense. 247.6 Yards per game. Freshman loot and Mctoy scored 14 touchdowns and averaged 129 Yards per game in total  oame a landed in Dallas Agiato when under Eaton West Virginia turned Down an invitation to the Colton bowl and opted instead to play Florida in the sugar bowl. Notre Dame quarterback Kevin me nougat ranked 12th nationally in passing efficiency even though he attempted just 159 passes Ati season with seven touchdowns the Irish Rewaga 260.7 Yards a gems on the ground led by Lee Becton e 104 Yards per game. Notre Dame coach Lou Hotetz feels f his team you Nuffy defeats the Angies Florida stale struggles to defeat Nebraska in the Orange bowl and West Virginia loses the Irish should be ranked no. 1. ,. Rose bowl at Pasadena caflf., 4 30 . Est Urcla 8-3 is. Wisconsin 9-1-1 an radio 10 pin. Saturday an television 9 . Sunday payout a $8.5 minion. Favorite Kucla by 7. Urcla a can be toe record Tor consecutive bowl victories having won eight in a now. Us set the record from 1923 to 1945 and Florida state has also won eight straight. Last played in the Rose bowl in 1986 and hat not played a Post season game since the Hancock bowl against till nols following the 1991 season. Leeds the nation in turnover margin forcing 2t fumbles and intercepting 18 passes. Quarterback Wayne Cook has 17 touchdown issues and just three interceptions. Fee ure one of the nation s most melting players in receiver Ujj. Stokes who has 15 touchdown catches in his last eight games. Urcla is 6-1 Whan he scores a touchdown and 0-2 when he does not Wisconsin a playing in toe Rosa bowl Tor the first time in 31 yearn. Wisconsin Stop West took a Detoia through Tokyo where the badgers Defeated Michigan state in their regular season finale to earn a tie for the big ten title with Ohio state a Victory would give the badgers their first 10-win season. Brent Moss Ted the big ten in Rushing 1,512 Yards and tour pc Downs 14 Patur Orange bawl it Miami 8 pm est i 11-0 is. Florida St 11-1 and television 2 am sunday at Miami 8 pm i Nebraska a an radio and i payout a $4.2 million. Favorite Florida St by 18. Nebraska a averaged Over 38 Points Par game and tailback Calvin Jones averaged 115-9 pushing Yards per game. Defense features linebacker Trev Alberts but by aver notre Dame ruined toe National Rtula Hopes of the fighting Irish six Days later they nearly handed West Virginia its first toss. This win be the last collegiate game for quarterback Glenn Foley who completed 61 per cent of his passes Tor 3,397 Yards end 25 touchdowns this season. Foley who engineered the tast dec end drive that Defeated Notra Dame will be starting his school record 45th game. Virginia a for the second straight season Virginia went 5-0 before losing four of its last six games. Simmion Willis threw Tor a Virginia record 2,347 Yards this season. The Cavaliers intercepted 22 passes led for Best in the nation with southwestern Louisiana and Washington. Virginia is 2-3 in bowl games but has lost three straight most recently a 48-13 rout by Oklahoma in the 1991 Gator boat. Cotlon boat at Dallas 4 30 . Est Texas a amp a 10-1 is. Notre Dame 10-1 an television 1q 30 . Get payout a $3 million. Favorite a notre Dame by 6. A Texas a amp my the aggie face the Irish in the Cotton bowl for the second straight year. Won the Sec for the to re straight time extending its conference he dislocated an Elbow in toe Ragular i Eon finale against of Tahoe end it questionable for toe Orange boat. Trying to snap a six game bowl toeing Streak. The co huskers dropped four bowl contests by 20 Points or More before last Mason. This is the second straight year and the 10th time Overall that the top ranked teams Tri the country will meet in a bowl game. No. 2 Alabama routed number one Miami last season. Florida St. A the nations no. 1 earn in scoring often a 43.2 pig and scoring defense 19.4 pig. Heisman trophy Winner Charlie Ward threw Tor 3,032 Yards and 27 touchdown. Played a brutal schedule that included seven bowl teams and three teams in the top. 10. The Only toss was at notre Dame. Has won eight straight bowl games one Short of toe record held by Southern California and is unbeaten in its last 11 at 10-0-1. Derrick Brooks leads the overwhelming defense As coach Bobby Bowden like Nebraska s Tom Osborne goes Tor his first National title. A. Sugar boat at new Orleans. 8 30 , est Florida 10-2 a. West Virginia 11-0 an television a 1 . Sunday payout a $4.15 million. Favorita a Florida by 6 w. Florida a pc amp de a 10-2 record against a difficult schedule losing Only to unbeaten Auburn and once beaten Florida state. Terry Doan threw for 1,651 Yards and 17 touchdowns despite splitting time with freshman Danny Tuerff Fly. Or rect Rhett 107.42 mpg is among the nations leading rushers. Appearing in the sugar bowl Tor the second time in three years. Lost to notre oame 39-28, in 1992. West Virginia a had hoped to Pfay Nebraska in the Orange bowl but were left out of the National Ostia game picture when Florida slate finished ahead of West Virginia in the coalition poll. Bypassed the Cotlon bowl because of the sugar bowls payoff Ai though the sugar bowl tried to work out a Deal Tor notre Dame Jake Filchner led the nation in passing efficiency for most of the year but injuries forced him to miss a chunk of playing time Tate in the season. Making its first bowl appearance since the 1989 season and has lost its last three bowl games. Sports the stars and stripes Page 33 by Denne h. Freeman Dallas a the Cotlon bowl has a new grass Field Courtesy of the world cup a late Kickoff Lime and a top 10 rematch Between Texas a amp a and notre Dame that has a Remote Chance to figure in the National championship. The no. 4 fighting Irish the Only team to beat top ranked Florida state Hope an impressive performance against seventh ranked Texas a amp Mon new years Day will result in. A big change by the voters. A a. A a a it would take a Florida state Victory Over unbeaten Nebraska in the Orange bowl and a Florida Victory Over undefeated West Virginia in the sugar bowl for the fighting Irish to have a shot at the National title. Also unbeaten Auburn which is on probation and ineligible for a bowl game could be the National Champion should Nebraska and West Virginia lose. This is a game notre Dame coach Lou Holtz dreads. Notre Dame led by Jerome Bettis and Rick Mirer beat the aggie 28-3 last january in the Cotton bowl. Holtz had a revenge Hook for the game because the aggie had beaten the Irish 35-10 in the 1988 Cotton bowl. Now the aggie have the motive a nobody wants to play a amp a Quot Holtz said. A they were very competitive last year and have several players Back they did no to have. They arc an experienced motivated team and we done to match up Well with them. 1 just done to know How Well we can play defense against them. A we were disappointed we did no to get to go to the sugar bowl. Our players wanted to go to a different bowl this  the aggie have a team with a lot of firepower. Speedy tailback Greg Hill who was suspended last year for getting pay for unperformed summer work now is eligible. Texas a amp a coach . Slocum said the aggie wanted another shot at the Irish. A a it a a great Opportunity for us a Slocum said. A if you beat notre Dame you get More credit for it than if you beat West Virginia which does no to Cany the weight notre Dame does on the National  Holtz thinks its a dangerous game for the Irish whose Only loss was against Boston College on a last second Field goal. A i Don t think the players have gotten Over it a Holtz said of the stunning defeat to Boston College. A one problem is that we played great football for 59 minutes. Then just because a Field goal Cotton bowl. A.  a fit photo Texas a amp mrs Greg Hill will be eligible this time. A. A a a. A a a \ was Good in the last five seconds the kids Are being bombarded with the message that the season was a  the Irish and aggie each 10-1, will be playing on a soft grass Field. The artificial turf was ripped out and the press Box refurbished because world cup matches will be played there next summer. Kickoff will be at 4 30 . Est the latest Start in the 58-year history of the Cotton bowl which normally has a noon  notre Dame a amp a game had big ratings in its time Slot last year. Although Cotton bowl officials extended an invitation to West Virginia but were turned Down they wanted notre Dame with its powerful television watching subway alumni. Rose shows Odd by Ken Peters Pasadena Calif. A Call it the Surprise bowl. Urcla Wasny to expected to finish higher than fourth in the Pacific-10 conference Wisconsin and Pasadena Hadnot been mentioned in the same sentence in three decades. Unlikely though it May have seemed a few months ago 14th-ranked Urcla and no. 9 Wisconsin will meet in the Rose bowl new years Day. The appearance is a clan a first in the game in eight years. For the badgers it will be the 30th anniversary of their last Rose bowl appearance. Although the Bruins 8-3 play their Home games at the Rose bowl Urcla coach Terry Donahue said that wont be a Benefit. A for us its a new experience a he said. A there Isnit a player on our squad who a played in the Rose bowl game and the fact that the Rose bowl is our Home stadium and we re familiar with the surroundings Well we re not familiar with Rose bowl Rose bowl games. A a we be Haven to been Here in eight years so its obviously not a Home game for us. We the Bruins and badgers Are strangers. Its an exciting game for All of  and probably even More exciting for Wisconsin. Even coach Barry Alvarez did no to think the badgers 9-1-1 would make it to the Rose bowl this season. A the Rose bowl was never one of our goals a said Alvarez who is in his fourth season at Wisconsin and in his first bowl game As a head coach. A we talked about that at the Start of the season and quite frankly 1 did no to know whether we were ready to contend for a conference championship. A we started the season with a goal to be in the top four in the big ten because we had bowl games locked up with the conference for at least the top four. 1 was  Donahue thinks the badgers will be a Lough team to contain a Wisconsin is a very physical team especially in the offensive line Quot he said. A they Rush the Ball 250 Yards a game and have a very Complete running  Brent Moss leads the Wisconsin ground attack with 1,479 Yards including 100 or More in Nis last 10 games. Terrell Fletcher shares time at tailback and he has run for 932 Yards. The Bruins Are led by quarterback Wayne Cook and All american receiver . Stokes. Cook completed 137 of 254 passes for 1,779 Yards and 17 touchdowns with Only three interceptions. Stokes had 68 receptions for 1,005 Yards and 17 ads. Alvarez found films of Stokes scary a a he a hard to miss a Alvarez Aid. A great players just jump off the screen at you. He Sas Fine a receiver As there  Alvarez is making his bowl debut As a head coach. Donahue is 5-0 in the Rose bowl As a player assistant and head coach. B