European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 5, 1994 sports i the stars and stripes Page 27 Miami s Home Field skein hits 58, by Steven wine Miami a the Miami hurricanes won 56-0 and improved to 58-0 sixth ranked Miami routed Georgia Southern to break an Mcaa record saturday with its 58th consecutive Victory at the Orange bowl. The hurricanes sur passed Alabama s record of 57 wins in a Row at Home set in 1962-82. We won this one for the fans defensive end Rusty Medearis said. They re As much a part of the Streak As the players. We thank them. This is something they can take Home with them and  Miami allowed Georgia Southern just five first Downs and 54 Yards total. The score equated the most lopsided during the winning Streak which began nine years ago. Y a a  James Stewart rushed for 145 Yards and three topic he Downs. He carried 17 times and scored on runs of 31,16 and 2 Yards. Alfred Shipman scored on an 82-Yard run and finished with 130 Yards in five carries. Frank Costa threw for 168 Yards and one touchdown. Miami gained 627 Yards Overall and 415 Rushing inthe season opener for both teams. It has been 27 years since Miami enjoyed a bigger margin of Victory. The Romp marked an emphatic debut for the hurricanes eager to erase the memory of a Dis appointing 9-3 season last year that ended with a 29-0 loss to Arizona in the fiesta bowl. Miami is not dead said Costa who lost his starting Job Midway through last season. We re not going to let what happened in the past bother us. If it takes a blow out like this to open people s eyes so be  i a Georgia Southern needed eight pos sessions and 27 minutes to earn a first Down. With just 6 30 remaining the eagles had two first Downs an Zero net yardage. Basically we got the Slop beat out of us coach Tim Stowers said. Ill be Happy to get Back to i a foot Ball. Defensively it was As Good an Effort As you could possibly have Miami coach Dennis Erickson said the shutout preserved by a. Goal line stand in the final two minutes was the hurricanes 14th during their winning Streak. Even if Miami s Streak ends with the next Home game it will remain a record into the next Century at least Texas am s 20 straight victories is a Distant Sec Ond among Active winning streaks at Home. Miami s swarming defense included Medearis play ing for the first time since suffering a knee injury that nearly ended his career two years ago. Medearis was on the Field for about 20 plays in the first half and made one tackle. -.65vvi m Back and i m going to play As Many minutes As i can he said. I be got one goal and i m not going to Stop until i get it the National  Costa was 9-of-l5, including a 23-Yard touchdown pass to Trent Jones and had four passes dropped. Backup Ryan Collins threw an 11-Yard touchdown pass to Chris . Texas am conquers leu am s Leland Mcelroy Baton Rouge la. A Leeland Mcelroy s second touchdown run of the game a59-yarder with 7vi minutes to play gave no. 15 Texas a Man 18-13 Victory Over leu sat urday night. Mcelroy ran for 132 Yard despite leu s efforts to contain the aggie vaunted running at tack.-.  " "., am used the run in shutting Down leu 24-0 in last year s season opener with Rodney Thomas and Mcelroy combining for 331 Yards. In the first Quarter Thomas Texas am s leading rusher last season had losses of 2, 1, and 3 Yards to open the game and Only 10 Yards of five carries. Mcelroy s Lone carry was for a 2-Yard loss As Texas am Man aged Only 2 Yards on seven car Ries in the  Mcelroy. Added legs to the am ground game Early in the second Quarter. On the aggie first posses Sion he found a Hole at right tackle and powered through for 13 Yards. Three plays later Mcelroy ran around the left end for 32yards and a touchdown. Texas am gained 76. Yards in the second Quarter with 61 coming from Mcelroy freshman kicker Kyle Bry ant s first College Field goal at tempt was a 50-yarder that gave Texas am a 3-0 Lead in the first Quarter. His 47-yarder Cut leu s advantage to 13-12 with 10 28 left. Leu scored in the second Quarter on a 13-Yard touchdown pass from Jamie Howard to Jer Maine Sharp. Howard completed 16 of 28 for 226 Yards. He was intercepted once. Leu Down 9-7, threatened to score again with just Over a min Ute left in the half. Howard hit Eric Smith for 51 Yards to give the tigers a first Down at the am 21, but Howard s pass to the end zone slipped through Sheddrick Wilson s fingers and was intercepted by Donovan Greer. Cornerback tory James intercepted Corey Pullig s pass late in the third Quarter and ran 24 Yards for a touchdown to make it 13-9. By Pullig completed 16 of 24 for 126 Yards with one interception. By saves win Pittsburgh a Curtis Martin ran for More Yards than any opponent in 101 years of Texas football. But when underdog Pitt needed just three Yards to tie the 19th-rank%d longhorns he did Teven get the Ball. Taje Allen a Reserve defensive Back batted away Sean Fitzgerald s 2-Point conversion pass with 36 seconds left and19th-ranked Texas held off Pittsburgh 30 28 on saturday. Two missed extra Point conversion proved costly for Pitt As Texas won Only its second opener in eight years. Pitt los tits 10th consecutive Home game but its first opener in eight years Martin a 1,000-Yard runner on a three win team last season turned in a Tony Dorsett like performance on Dorsett Dayan Pitt stadium carrying 28 times for 251 Yards. Thu s Jim Swink held the Texas opponent s record with 235 Yards in 1955. Tony Dorsett was a great Back an Curtis Martin is becoming a great player said Pitt s Johnny majors who be came the fifth Active division i a coach to participate in 300 games. But Martin got Only 17 Yards As Texas held the Ball most of the fourth Quarter and a last minute Pitt comeback fell Short after Anthony Holmes Fumble with 1 14 remaining led to Fitzgerald s 16-Yardscoring pass to Matt Butler. Pitt would have needed Only a routine extra Point kick to tie it had David Mer Rick not missed the conversion after Pitt s first touchdown. That forced Fitzgerald to lob a pass to Ward Chad Askew in the Corner of the end zone on a fade pattern but Alle knocked away the overthrown Ball. We could have made a lot of Call there but what might have worked there Well never know majors said. Martin would t second guess the Call. If my number would have been  would be definitely keyed on me he said. I definitely feel it was Good Call going away from  Merrick a senior Transfer from division a Marshall also kicked a school record 54-yarder on his first Field goal attempt a Pitt and added a 22-yarder in the third period after another drive stalled. Sooner prevail on last ditch Fig by William Kates Syracuse . A Oklahoma quarterback Garrick Mcgee knew it was a matter of time not yardage for kicker Scott Blanton. Oklahoma magic is alive. We knew we needed 30 Yards and Scott could take care of the rest Mcgee said after Blan ton s 48-Yard Field goal with 11 seconds to play gave Oklahoma which blew a 24-Point Lead a 30-29 Victory Over Syracuse on saturday night. I was pretty confident i would get Ashot to win it Blanton said. I wanted it anywhere inside the 35.1 told them i d be comfortable from  i was t worried about the snap Holder line just the kick. I knew it was Good about Halfway there. It faded a Little tothe left and i m sure glad it stayed  Oklahoma led 24-0 and was All set to celebrate another touchdown As . Mills neared the goal line at the end of a70-Yard pass from Mcgee. But cornerback Bryce Bevill beaten on the reception ran Down Mills inside the 5 and popped the Ball Loose. It Wen through the end zone for a Touchback spurring Syracuse s comeback. The orangemen immediately charge to a touchdown four plays later As Kevin Mason threw a 78-Yard scoring pass to Marvin harris9n with 7 02 left in the third Quarter. The defense provided another big play on Oklahoma s next Possession when Kevin Abrams blocked Blanton s punt and Syracuse took Over at the sooner 13. Kirby Dar Dar scored on a 4-Yard run four plays later. Blanton s 23-Yard Field goal with 7 47to play extended Oklahoma s Lead to 27 14, but Mason scored on a 6-Yard run with 3 53 remaining and he orangemen trailetf27-21. Rather than risk another blocked kick Oklahoma took an intentional safety on fourth-and-15 from its 15, bringing Syra Cuse to 27-23 Down but giving Oklahoma a free kick and the Opportunity to pin the orangemen in their own territory. That strategy backfired when Syracuse required Only 60 seconds to score the to coming on Mason s 48-Yard pass to Harrison. Sean Reali missed the extra Point a mistake that would prove costly. The sooner drove from their 36 to the Syracuse 31 in eight plays converting a fourth-and-13 on Mcgee s 18-Yard Pashto Albert Hall to set up Blanton s kick. N. Carolina topples thu Chapel Hill . A Jason Stanicek had 244 Yards of of sense in the first half and no. 18north Carolina overcame four turnovers and a blocked Field goal to Down Texas Christian 27-17 sat urday night. Stanicek passed for 179 Yards and rushed for 65 As the tar heels built a 10-Point halftime Lead. But the favored tar heels playing without four injured starters nearly gave the game away in the second half. Stanicek who finished with 230 Yards passing and 80 Yards Rushing was intercepted twice in the second half and a Tumble by Curtis John son produced Only three Points for thu despite great Field position. The horned frogs also blocked a 34-Yard Field goal attempt Early in the fourth Quarter. Var. Tech triumphs Blacksburg a. A Mauric Deshazo threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score saturday As no. 21 Vir Ginia tech rolled Over Arkansas state 34-7. Virginia tech scored touchdowns on its first three possessions. Deshazo tallied the first touchdown on a3-Yard run. Kevin Martin then held onto a to pass despite being flipped on his Heady a defender. With 24 seconds left in the first Quarter Deshazo threw a 7-Yard scor ing pass to Bryan Jennings