European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sports monday september 5.1994 Cook passes Bruins by vols  Calif. A Wayne Cook passed for 295 Yards and a touchdown and Bjorn Merten kicked four Field goals saturday night As 14th-ranked a Clareld off no. 13 Tennessee 25-23. The volunteers who lost starting quarterback Jerry Colquitt on the game s seventh play scored All their Points in the fourth Quarter but it was t enough. Daron Washington s 30-Yard touchdown run with 1 34 remaining made it 25-16 and clinched the Victor for the Bruins. Tennessee s James Stewart scored on a 1-Yard run with 10 seconds left. When Daron popped that run there was not a Hap pier Guy on Earth than me Urcla coach Terry Dona Hue said. It was about As smooth a performance by our offensive team in an opening game in a  went ahead for Good on its first Possession when Cook who was 25-of-38, teamed up with Kevin Jordan on a 51-Yard pass play capping a 90-Yard, eight play drive. I by that time the vols had already lost Colquitt a fifth year senior succeeding Heath Shuler As the Start ing quarterback. Shuler passed up his final year of eligibility to turn pro. Colquitt injured his left knee on adoption run. The preliminary diagnosis was a torn Ante rior cruciate ligament an injury that would probably sideline him for the year. Todd Helton a Junior who threw Only nine passe last year As a third Stringer behind Shuler and Colquitt took Over and the Tennessee offence struggled until the fourth Quarter when Helton guided the vols to three touchdowns Merten who made 32 of 35 conversions and 21 of 26 Field goals last season missed his first Pat kick sat urday night but hit second Quarter Field goals of 24 and 45 Yards to extend Urcla s Lead to 12-0. Merten added a 40-yarder Midway through the third period and a 23 yarder Early in the fourth to make it 18-0. V then the veils roared Back. First Mose Phillips scored on a 1-Yard run to Cap a 76-Yard, seven play drive and Helton threw a 2-Poirit conversion pass to. Billy  a Urcla punt Helton threw a 10-Yard touch Down pass to Cortney Epps to Complete a 57-Yard, eight play drive. A 2-Ppint conversion pass to Joey Kent made it 18-16 with 6 41 remaining. Donnie Edwards intercepted a pass by Helton at the Tennesee 33 with 1 55 to go and Washington scored his touchdown two plays later. / r Urcla s Sharmon Shah led All rushers with 133 yardson21carries. Alabama submerges  Birmingham Ala. A. Sherman Williams rushed for a career High 153 Yards scoring two touch Downs and no. 11 Alabama piled up 343 Yards on the ground to cruise past division i a Tennessee Chattanooga 42-13 on saturday. The Crimson tide defense which is supposed to rival Alabama s great unit of two years ago did t live up to expectations surrendering a pair of second Quarter touchdowns to the moccasins. But the outcome was never in doubt. Alabama reached the end zone on its first three possessions and seemed Able to move the Ball at will. After losing 10 pounds in the of season a leaner quicker Williams sliced through the Moccasin defense averaging nearly 12 Yards per carry. The senior tailback scored Alabama s first touchdown on a 32-Yard-run and added a 1-Yard score with about 10 minutes to go in the third Quarter. Northeast Louisiana defensive Back Alonzo Hampton upends Colorado s Rashaan Salaam on an open Field tackle. Buffaloes Roll up 649 Yards Boulder Colo. A Rashaan Salaam ran for 184 Yards and three touchdowns and no. 8 Colorado generated 649 Yards to overwhelm Northeast Louisiana 48-13 on saturday. Kordell Stewart also accounted for three ads run Ning for two and passing for one Ashe buffaloes spoiled Northeast Louisiana s jump to division i a. Colorado scored touchdowns on four straight first half possessions to take a 28-6 Lead at intermission. Stewart romped 58 Yards for a score less than a minute into the third Quarter and Salaam added his third to on a 15-Yard run for a 42-6 advantage. Freshman Herchell Troutman s 13-Yard scoring run Early in the final period made it 48-6. The indians got their Only touchdown with 4 18 left when Raymond Philyaw passed m Yards to step fret Williams. Stewart was 15-of-19 for 207 Yards and also rushed for 8,4 Yards on six carries. The 649 cards represented the fifth Best performance in Colorado history. Air Force Academy Colo. A . Wat son rushed for 177 Yards and two touchdowns to Lead Colorado state to a 34-21 Victory Over air Force in the Western athletic conference on saturday. Watson a 208-Pound Junior led a methodical Colo Rado state attack that scored on the first four posses Sions of the first half and did t punt until Midway through the fourth Quarter. Watson ended two of the rams first three posses Sion with to runs of 14 and 3 Yards sandwiched around a 47-Yard touchdown pass from Anthoney Hill to wide receiver Paul Turner in jumping to a 21-7 Lead. The Falcons closed to a touchdown behind twice at 21-14 when quarterback Preston Mcconnell dived in from the 1 Early in the second Quarter and 28-21 when Jeremy Johnson scored from the 1 with 18 seconds Leftin the half. David Napier put the game away in the third Quarter with Field goals of 49 and 22 Yards. Fullback Jake Maloy led air Force with 87 Yards on 15 carries and Johnson added 82 on five carries in an unusual double Wingback setup installed for the game. Aztecs Gutierrez sink middies 56-14 san Diego a Tim Gutierrez unveiled san Diego state s no huddle offence with a near perfect performance throwing for 248 Yards and four touch Downs As the aztecs routed Navy 56-14 in a season opener saturday night. Navy lost its sixth straight game dating Back to last season. The midshipmen had four straight turnovers in the first half including three interceptions by Jim Kubiak. Sysu scored after three of the turnovers starting drives from the Navy 28,34 and 28. Gutierrez completed his first 10 passes for 112 Yards before tight end Zach Smith dropped a pass. Gutierrez whole drafter the first drive of the second half was 21 Tor-25 with no interceptions and one  aztecs then raced to a 42-0 halftime Lead As Gutierrez threw four to passes including a 43-yarder to Deandre Maxwell on the last play of the half. He midshipmen did t Cross Midfield until 4 44 Leftin the third Quarter. That drive was capped by Kubiak s 15-Yard scoring pass to tight end Kevin Hickman. Kubiak threw an 8-Yard to pass to Damon Dixon with 27seconds to play. Auburn survives Ole miss threat As Davis stars Oxford miss. A Stephen Davis emerged from the Shadow of de parted James Bostic Rushing for 158 Yards and a touchdown saturday As 12th ranked Auburn held off Mississippi 227 in the Southeastern conference. Auburn 11-0 last year while on Mcaa probation had to hold on As Ole miss ral lied in the second half before extending division i a s longest win Streak to 12 games. Junior quarterback Patrick Nix threw for a touchdown and ran for one in his first Start after two years As backup to graduated Stan White. With Bostic Auburn s leading rusher the past two seasons now in the nil Davis got his first Opportunity to show Case the Talent that made him the nation Al prep player of the year. After Rushing for 60 Yards in the first half Davis did most of the work on a third Quarter drive that gave Auburn a 22-10 Lead and proved to be the differ ence. He carried eight times for 58 Yards including a 4-Yard to run on the 10th play. He carried 33 times in the game. Ole miss held to 4 Yards before half time opened the second half with an eight play 80-Yard drive that ended with Josh Nelson s 18 screen pass to Mark Smith. The rebels penetrated the Auburn 10 twice in the fourth Quarter coming away with a touchdown but having a Field goal attempt backed. Nelson was sacked seven times but completed 24-of-34 for 224 Yards