European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sports 1 monday november 21,1994 Lions unimpressive in by Michael a. Giarrusso state College a. A when is a 45-17 Victory unsatisfying when you re the no. 2 team in the country and looking to move up. Penn state 10-0, 70 big ten extended the nations longest winning Streak to 15 with their Victory Over Northwestern on saturday but the Kittany Lions miss ing four injured defensive starters looked vulnerable in giving up 475 Yards and lost another player. Quot it s kind of late in the year to not be Able to Stop Guys a linebacker Willie Smith said. Quot we won but in a disappointed in the Way we played defensively a the wildcats gained 172 Yards More than their average despite the suspension of career Rushing Leader Dennis Lundy. Darnell Autry replaced Lundy and ran for 171 Yards on 39 carries. The Lions overcame the defensive problems by coming up with four first half turnovers that led to 28 Points v safety Kim herring scooped up Chad Lilly s Fumble on the wildcats first Possession and ran it Back so Yards for a touchdown. On the next drive he intercepted a pass intended for Lilly. Two plays later Bobby Engram took a Short pass from Kerry Collins broke a tackle and ran 50 Yards for a score. At the end of the first Quarter Penn state led 14-0 despite having the Ball for just 19 seconds. In the second Quarter herring injured his knee and he will miss this weeks game against Michigan state although he May be ready for the Rose bowl. Northwestern a 35-Point underdog used everything in the playbook including a pass from quarterback Steve Schuir to Mike Senters and Back to Schur for 13 Yards. That helped set up a 32-Yard Field goal by Sam Valenzisi to make it 17-3. Northwestern recovered an onside kick and drove to the Penn stale 31, but Brad Scioli intercepted Schnur s pass and ran it Back to the Northwestern 17, setting up the first of three touchdown runs by i Jana Carter. Northwestern switched quarterbacks but the results were the same. Tim Hughes fumbled a snap leading to a 11-Yard to by fullback Brian Milne to make it 31-3. Carter ran 23 Yards untouched for his second touchdown with 19 seconds left in the half i 1 in the first half Northwestern 3-7-1, 2-6 big ten out gained the Kittany Lions by 65 Yards and controlled the Ball for All but 5w minutes yet trailed 38-3. Northwestern finally got in the end zone with 10 35 left in the third Quarter As Hughes hit Chris Gamble with a 22-Yard pass. Penn state marched right Back Down the Field and Carter ran 1 Yard for his third to to make it 45-10. Bobby Jackson a 2-Yard run with 1 28 remaining closed the scoring. Penn states offensive starters were pulled in the third Quarter. Carter had 107 Yards on 12 carries and Collins the nations top rated passer was 9-of-17 for 161 Yards and one touchdown. A a Irish drop Falcons to end Streak South Bend ind. Apr Derrick Mayes caught two touchdown passes and set up another score saturday As notre Dame beat air Force 42-30, breaking the Falcons seven game winning Streak. Ray a clears playing his second game since an ankle sprain against Stanford on oct. 1, rushed for two touchdowns for the Irish 6-4. Mayest two touchdown catches gave him 11 for the season a school record. He caught eight passes for 163yards, both career highs. The win kept alive bowl prospects for notre Dame which must finish with seven wins for a guaranteed spot in either the Orange sugar Cotton or fiesta bowls. The Irish 64 visit Southern Cal on saturday air Force 7-4 scored four touchdowns in the second half but  overcome the 28-3 Lead that notre Dame built at halftime helped by several Falcon miscues. With about 11 minutes left in the first half a personal foul on a punt kept alive a notre Dame drive. Three plays later quarterback Ron p owl us tossed a 25-Yard pass to Mayes for a 14-3 Lead. Air Force quarterback Beau Morgan mishandled a pitch to Jeremy Johnson on the next play and notre Dame recovered on its 26. Under heavy pressure Powlus heaved a pass toward the end zone and Mayes leaped to grab it to make it 213 with 7 36 to go. Powlush 18th to pass tied the school record set in 1991 by Rick Mirer. Powlus also ran for his first touchdown when he scrambled for 17 Yards to make it 28-3 with 17 seconds left in the half. The Falcons who had been averaging 440 Yards with their Wishbone offence marched 60 Yards to open the game but were forced to Settle for Randy Roberts Field goal after stalling at the Irish 8. Air Force scored twice in less than two minutes of the third Quarter to close notre Dames Lead to 35-16, and morgans 35-Yard pass to Jake Campbell with about 4 minutes to go set up Nakia Addison a 1-Yard to As the Falcons made 35-24. A the Falcons scored again on morgans 5-Yard run with 1 05  finally beats Michigan by Rusty Miller Columbus Ohio a Marlon Kemer blocked a Field goal and Luke Fickell tipped and then intercepted a pass to set up 10 fourth Quarter Points As no. 22 Ohio state ended a seven year drought by beating no. 15 Michigan 22-6 on saturday. Ohio state 9-3, 6-2 big ten locked up second place in the conference and a berth in the Florida Citrus bowl Jan. 2 against the Southeastern conference runner up with the Victory. The buckeyes Hadnot beaten their Nemesis since Earle bruces final game As coach in 1987. John Cooper bruces successor was 0-5-1 against the wolverines and there was speculation his Job could be in jeopardy with another loss. The Victory was also Ohio states first at Ohio stadium Over Michigan in 10 years.--. /  i did no to beat Michigan. This football program beat Michigan a Cooper said. Quot it does no to get any better than  Coopers Only previous win Over Michi Gan had come in the 1987 Rose bowl while he was the coach at Arizona state. Michigan 7-4, 5-3 big ten will go to the Holiday bowl dec 30 against the Western athletic conference Champion the game hinged on a series of big plays most of which came after three quarters of conservative football by both teams. /. Trailing 12-6, Michigan drove to the Ohio state 15 Early in the fourth Quarter but a completion for to gain a 4-Yard run by de Davis and an incompletion in the end zone forced the wolverines to go for a Field goal. Remy Hamilton lined up for a 32-Yard. Field goal attempt with 14 37 left but Kerner broke through the line to Block the kick. By the time Matt Finks recovered the bouncing Ball Ohio state had it at the Michigan 47, Bob Hoying hit Joey Galloway with passes of 18 and 11 Yards and Josh Jackson kicked a 36-Yard Field to make it 15-6,. Michigan took Over after the ensuing Kickoff at its 22. On first Down Wolverine quarterback Todd Collins pass was batted in the air by Fickell who then caught it at the 16. After five runs by Eddie George the last a 2-Yard Diye up the Middle Ohio state was of top 22-6 and in control. Michigan averaging 30 Points 217 Yards Rushing and 221 Yards passing a game mustered just 111 Yards Rushing and 160 passing. It went without a touchdown for the first time since a 3-3 tie with Illinois in 1985. The buckeyes who Only had 211 Yards scored the first 12 Points with the wolverines doing their share to help. Left guard Jon Runyan stepped on Collins foot at the Michigan 1 in the first Quarter and Collins fell a with no Ohio state defenders around a in the end zone for a safety. The buckeyes took the free kick and drove 40 Yards in 10 plays with Hoying diving 4 y Ards on a Bootleg for the touchdown and a 9-0 Lead. Jackson and Hamilton traded Field goals to give the buckeyes a 12-3 Lead at the break. Hamilton lucked his second 22-Yard Field goal in the third Quarter. Creams Annapolis my. A r Navy ended Rice a bid for a bowl bid and a winning season saturday holding the owls without a pass completion in the second half of a 29-17 Victory. Jim Kubiak completed t9-of-35 passes for 242 Yards and a touchdown As Navy 3-7 won a second straight game for the first time in 13 months. The key however was a defense that held the owls to just one to Over the final 41 minutes. Rice 4-6a 16-Point favorite needed a Victory to keep alive its bid to play in a bowl game for the first time since 1961 quarterback Chad Nelson ran for two touchdowns including a 74-yarder with 5 49 remaining but that was the extent of the owl offence. Nelson who was 6-of-9 for 115 Yards had thrown Only one pass before saturday. The freshman was playing for Josh Laroc Ca who bruised his right shoulder last week against Baylor. After a scoreless Kubiak third Quarter the midshipmen took advantage of a fumbled punt by the owls Byron Coston to go up by 14. Navy a Tom Poulter recovered the Ball at the Rice 24, setting up a 1-Yard touchdown run by Monty Williams Nelsons run got the owls closer but Navy subsequently moved 58 Yards in 11 plays before Ryan Bucchianeri kicked a 25-Yard Field goal with 38 seconds to go. The middies went ahead for the first time late in the first Quarter with a 64-Yard drive in which Kubiak went 6-for-6. Patrick Mcgrew slowed in from the 1 to make it 6-3. Navy took a 16-10 Lead with 1 03 left in the first half. Kubiak capped a 72-Yard drive with a 7-Yard pass to Matt Scorna Vacchi who made a leaping catch Between two defenders. Texas a amp a beats thu goes unbeaten College station Texas a no. 9 Texas a amp a can to go to the Cotton bowl because of Mcaa probation. Texas Christian can to go to the Cotton bowl because of Texas a amp a. Corey Pullig threw a touchdown pass on third and Long touchdown and the aggie came up with two drive stopping plays in the third Quarter As Texas a amp a beat thu 34-17 on saturday. The aggie 10-0-1, 6-0-1 completed their first unbeaten season since 1956, when they had a 9-0-1 record. Thu 6-4, 3-3 Sec Hasni to rep resented the Sec in the Cotton bowl since 1959, the homed frogs play Texas tech on saturday with bowl possibilities Riding on the outcome. Texas tech which beat Houston 34-0 saturday needs Only a Victory Over thu next week to go to the Cotton bowl. Even with a loss the red raiders would still go to the Cotton bowl if Texas beats Baylor. The eliminated frogs meanwhile must Hope for another invitation to Cut a Hopes of upsetting the aggie fell apart in the third Quarter As the horned frogs lost to the aggie for Thi 22nd straight time. The homed frogs trailed 17-10 at the half but Pullig a 25-Yard touchdown Pas to Chris Sanders on third-and-11 late a the third Quarter gave the aggie a Cush Ion. Leeland Mcelroy ran 27 Yards for touchdown with 13 41 left a his Secor score of the game a and Kyle Brya added a 25-Yard Field goal with 8 18 play. Davis scored on a 3-Yard run for to with 5 09 left in the game