European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 30 the stars and stripes sports monday october 31,1994 defense keys Florida s Romp ". M. To v -. ". By Fred Goodall Gainesville Fla. A Florida s High pow ered offence stood on the sidelines while an opportunistic defense made sure the fifth ranked gators re bounded from their first loss of the season. Criticized for giving up the winning touchdown in the final minute of a loss that Cost the gators the no. 1ranking two weeks ago the defense redeemed itself during a 52-14 rout of Georgia on saturday night. The unit scored twice on interception returns an also ran Back a Fumble for a to while holding the top offence in the Southeastern conference to 292 Yards 200 Yards below its average. What i care about is who won the game said Georgia coach Ray Goff,.who has lost five straight to Florida. You can t turn the football Over four times and expect to beat Many people especially when thereof them go for the rain drenched Victory moved Florida 6-1, 5-1 coming off a 36-33 loss to Auburn a step closer to its goal of reaching the Southeastern conference championship game for the third straight season. Coach Steve Spurrier s team can Clinch the league Eastern division title by winning one of its two remain ing Sec games against South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The defense matched the gators powerful offence touchdown for touchdown for three quarters. Two of the scores came in the final 95 seconds of the first half leaving Georgia s Eric Zeier with Little alternative but to throw every Down to try to get the bulldogs 5-4 3-4 Back into the game. Zeier moved into fourth place on the division i career passing list completing 2fi-of-45 for 261 Yards but was intercepted a career High four times before leaving the game Early in the fourth Quarter. Danny Wuerffel Florida s quarterback threw for 209 Yards and two touchdowns in his first Start of the season and Spurrier allowed one time Heisman Tro Phy hopeful Terry Dean to mop up at the end. Wuerffel completed 12 of his first 13,passes for. 131 Yards. He threw both of his to passes to Chris Doering on plays of 15 and 25 Yards but the gators did t break the game open until the defense delivered the two big Gest plays of the night. Zeier trimmed Georgia s deficit to 17-7 with an 83 Yard scoring drive in the second period and had the bulldogs on the move again when Larry Bowie fumbled after a 1-Yard reception at. The Florida 39. The gators Michael Gilmore picked up the Ball and returned it 59 Yards for a 24-7 Lead. A Florida s next score was even More improbable. With the time running out in the half Zeier forced an under thrown pass and Florida s Lawrence Wright and Eddie Lake both got a hand on it before Darren Hambrick intercepted broke a tackle and headed upfield. Five Georgia players appeared to have him hemmed in along the right sideline at the bulldog 30 but hone could get a hand on him. Hambrick hurdles one would be Tacker and barely stayed in Bounds to Complete an 81-Yard return with no time left on the clock. Texas am loses dead lock with Saau san Antonio a Texas am lost a tie game on saturday. Although the scoreboard said it was a 21-21 tie with Southern methodist there was no Way the seventh ranked aggie could consider it anything less than a de ". Even great teams have to lose some time said Rodney Thomas who ran for three touchdowns for the when it happens and it gets you refocused on what it takes to perfect through seven games the a Gies were among a handful of undefeated teams with legitimate shots at a National title. That is All Over now for am As is its 26-game Southwest conference win Ning Streak. F we did t play very Well and sum did. They took it to us Texas am coach . Slocum said. We figured it would happen sooner or when Kyle Bryant s 67-Yard Field Goa attempt dropped Short with 1 second left the aggie were left at 7ro-l Overall and4-0-1 in the Sec. Bryant s attempt came 28 seconds after sum s Ben Crosland was wide right on a 43-yarder that would have Given sum 1 7-1, 04-1 one of the biggest upsets i years in College football. I think my adrenaline took Over. It was Only a 43-Yard attempt and i think kicked it too hard Crosland said. Texas am had to rally just to tie the game after sum built a 14-0 halftime Lead. /. A Thomas who ran for 134 Yards got the first of his three touchdowns on a 57-Yard run in the third Quarter and caught a 25 Yard pass from Corey Pullig Early in the fourth the aggie trailed 14-13 when Keith Waguespack missed the extra Point kick after the to pass. Pullig lost a Fumble at the am 29, setting up Ramon Flanigan s seconded a 3-Yard run with 8 12 to play that boosted sum s Lead to 21-13. Thomas 35-Yard touchdown run with6 18 left brought am within 21-19 and Pullig tied it with a pass to Brian Mitchell for a 2-Point converti on. Sooner receiver Albert Hall leaps Over Wildcat Chris Canty for pass that fell incomplete. Wildcats whip sooner red raiders stun horns Norman okla. A Chad May broke the game open with two third Quarter touchdown passes Ron brow scored twice and no. 23 Kansas state forced five turnovers in hammering okla homa 37-20 saturday. The wildcats 5-2, 2-2 big eight scored More Points than they had in 39 previous trips to Norman and claimed consecutive victories Over Oklahoma for the first time since 196970. Oklahoma 4-4, 2-2 lost three fumbles and two interceptions in falling to its worst eight game record since being 3-5 in 1965. The sooner also had a punt blocked an other punt deflected fumbled a punt re turn and had a botched Point after try re sult in two Points for the wildcats. May Only threw for 115 Yards the few est of his two year Kansas state career. His first touchdown pass was a 19 yarder to Brown. The four play drive started at the sooner 34 after the wild cats recovered a fumbled punt. The wildcats made it 21-3 when May threw 25 Yards to Tyson Schwieger who made a diving catch to beat tight cover age by cornerback Darrius Johnson. Brown s other to came on a 69-Yardreverse in the fourth Quarter. Lubbock Texas a freshman Zebbie Lethridge threw for three touch Downs As Texas tech stunned no. 19 Texas 33-9 on saturday to keep alive red Raider Hopes of playing in the Cotton bowl. Tech 4-4, 3-2 Southwest conference jumped to a 21-0 Lead. Texas 5-3, 2-2 was bothered by an offence that sputtered and a defense that let another Texas tech freshman Byron Hanspard Rush virtually wherever he wanted Lethridge threw to passes of 25, 7 and 10 Yards while completing 12-of-24 passes for 153 Yards. Hanspard ran for111 Yards on 28 carries. The red raiders coming off a solid Victory Over. Baylor the previous week were even More impressive saturday. A crowd of 45,591 watched tech Post Only its Lith Victory and its biggest Anargian in a 44-game series dating to 1928. Texas averaging 29 Points a game managed Only 213 Yards to 316 for Texas tech. Quarterback Shea Morenz was sacked four times and completed just 4 of-11 passes for 50 Yards. Texas backup James Brown who played about half the game finished 10-of-20 for 100 Yards and a 10-Yard to pass to Eric Jackson. Tech went ahead 13-0 in the first Quarter on Lethridge s to passes of 25 Yards to Sheldon Bass and 7 Yards to Stacy Mitchell. It went to 21-0 when Lethridge hit Scott Aylor from 10 Yards out. Leth Ridge ran for the 2-Point conversion. Brown Mccoy boost unbeaten Utah to rout of step Salt lakh City a Charlie Brown Raifor four touchdowns and Mike Mccoy passed for three More As undefeated 12th-ranked Utah matched its Best Start Ever with a 52-7 rout of Texas Elpaso on sat urday. On the Best Day of his College football career Brown picked up 143 Yards on 18 carries for Utah which last went 8-0 in 1930. The senior tailback s four Rushing ads tied a school record last set by Eddie Johnson in 1988 against Brigham Young. Mccoy finished with 391 Yards in the air connecting on 25 of 36 passes with one interception As Utah stayed in first place in the Western athletic conference with its fifth league Victory. Two of Mccoy s touchdown passes were to Deron Claiborne who led the utes with seven catches for 128 Yards. While the Utah offence racked up 628 total Yards the utes defense ranked eighth nationally held the miners 3-6, 1-5 to 288 Yards. The utes had three interceptions two by safety Ernest Boyd. Arizona St. 36, Brigham Young 15 Provo Utah a Jake Plummer threw for career High 327 Yards and three touchdowns As Arizona state shocked no. 20 Brigham Young on saturday. Two fumbles and an interception in the first Hal Hurt the cougars 7-2who fell behind the wildcats 3-5 23-0 at halftime. By quarterback John Walsh finished. With 386yards on 32-of-54 passing and two touchdowns but he was sacked five times. ,4
