European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Al Lions Roar Back 96-Yard Lyric Warner Champaign Iii. Yap with it dreams of a National championship big ten title and Rose bowl berth in jeopardy Penn state made its greatest comeback under Joe Paterno. The second ranked Kittany Lions Over came a 21-Point deficit to beat Illinois 35-31 saturday. Brian Milne capped a 96 Yard drive with a 2-Yard touchdown run with 57 seconds left and Kim herring preserved the Victory with an interception in the end zone on the final play. I never Felt that we would t win Paterno said. Penn state 9-0, 6-0 earned its first big ten title clinched its first Rose bowl appearance since 1923 and extended its winning Streak to 14 games. By overcoming a 21-0 Illinois Lead the Lions also staged their biggest comeback win since Paturno became head coach in 1966. Penn state s offence ranked no. 1 nationally in total yardage and no. 2 in scoring drove nearly the length of Thefield for the winning score against a de sense ranked no. 2 in Points allowed and no. 4 Overall we had 96 Yards to go on the nation Best defense said Penn state quarterback Kerry Collins who completed All sunday update chargers 14, chiefs 13 Kansas City my. A Joe Montana threw an interception deep in chiefs territory in the fourth Quarter and Stan Humphries then hit a wide open Duan Young with a Short to pass. Bears 17, dolphins 14 Miami a Chicago scored its first touchdown on a bizarre fake Field goal and Kevin Butler won a last minute kicking Duel against Pete Stoyanovich. Browns 26, eagles 7 Philadelphia a the Browns limited Philadelphia to 288 Yards and a touchdown. Cardinals 10, giants 9 East Rutherford . A Steve Beuerlein overcame an inconsistent performance thanks to Bryan Reeves Superb 9 Yard catch at the very Back of the end zone with 1 39 to play. Patriots 26, Vikings 20, of Foxboro mass a Dre Bledsoe s 14-Yard overtime pass to Kevin Turner capped a record set Ting Day for the new England quarterback. Bledsoe set nil re cords of 45 completions and 70 at tempts. Bengals 34, oilers 31 Cincinnati a limping severely on a bruised ankle that required a rays in the fourth Quarter Jeff Blake threw four touch Downs passes and a 50-Yardcompletion that set up Cincinnati s second straight win. Saints 33, Falcons 32 new Orleans a mor ten Andersen s 39-Yard Field goal with eight seconds left gave new Orleans the Victory. The stars and stripes ports november 14,1994 r Page 40 seven of his passes in the14-play say the chips were Down is an under but the Lions cashed in their chips with Milne s third to run and herring s interception. Illinois 6-4, 4-3 drove 49yards to the Penn state 31 in the final minute but herring picked off Johnny Johnson s desperation pass in the end zone As time expired. Illinois stunned Penn state with three touchdowns in the first Quarter and led 31-21 following Chris Richardson s 27 Yard Field goal with 4 46 remaining in the third s 5-Yard dash with 7 59 left Cut Illinois Lead to 31-28, and his Short burst up the Middle in the final minute gave Penn state its first Lead of the game. Illinois to Douthard ran 35 times for 172 Yards and two touchdowns. Pen state s i Jana Carter had 22 carries for 110 Yards including a 4-Yard to run that Cut Illinois Lead to 28-21 Early in the third Quarter. I Collins the nation s top ranked passer was 24-of-38 for 300 Yards and one touch Down. Johnson was 17-of-34 for 199 Yards and two scores. Illinois first two score were set up by turnovers and the third followed a Short punt. The Zillini made it 21-0 on a 12-Yardpass from Johnson to Shane Fisher with 12 seconds left in the period. Penn state rallied in the second Quarter starting with a 99-Yard drive that was capped by Milne s 1-Yard to run. The Kittany Lions pulled to 21-14 on a38-Yard to pass from Collins to Freddie Scott with 3 35 remaining in the half. But the Zillini came right Back with an80-Yard scoring drive. Douthard scored on a 5-Yard run with 44 seconds left to give Illinois a 28-14 halftime Lead. Penn state s Freddie Scott Heads for to after catching pass from Kerry Collins. Dry is survive scare Ames Iowa a Nebraska got out of Cyclone stadium with a Victory this time but not without a scare. The no. 1-ranked car huskers Ledw inless Iowa state Only 7-6 late in the first half and 14-12 in the fourth Quarter saturday before winning 28-12 to Clinch a berth in the Orange bowl and a share of the big eight championship. With visions of Iowa state s upset of Nebraska in Ames two years ago flooding Auburn Streak ends Page 38 More football on pages 32-33,36-38 the stadium Nebraska 11-0 Overall 6-0big eight finally secured the Victory with fourth Quarter touchdown runs by Damon Benning and Lawrence Phillips Nebraska quarterback Brook Berringer passed for one touchdown and set up Benning s touchdown with a 28-Yard run. Phillips finished with 183 Yards in 36carries after being held to 30 Yards in 15 first half carries and scored state 0-9-1, 0-5-1a 33-Point underdog played valiantly in what May have been Jim Walden s final game As coach. Walden will resign at the end of the season and has been suspended for next saturday s finale with Colorado. Air Force stuns no. 12 Utah air Force Academy Colo. A air Force cadets showing a rare Lack of military discipline Tore Down the goalposts on saturday for the first time since a win Over notre Dame in 1982, and fal con coach Fisher Deberry gave the marauders his Beau Morgan making his first Start threw two touchdown passes to halfback Jake Campbell and Morgan and Campbell each ran for another score As air Force stunned no. 12 Utah 40-33. The Falcons posting their seventh straight Victory got two key Field goal from Randy Roberts both into a stiff wind including a 42-yarder with 12 39 to play for a 34-31 Lead. After stopping Utah on fourth Down air Force 7-3 Overall 5-2 Western athletic conference tacked on another score a fullback Jake Maloy sprinted 41 Yards with 1 20 left. But the extra Point kick was blocked and Utah s Kareem Leary ran the other direction for 2 Points. The loss was the second in a Row for Utah 8-2,5-2 and severely damaged the utes Hopes for their first wac title Anda Holiday bowl berth. 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