European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports decembers 1994 r Page 32 sunday update Navy fires Chaump v Annapolis my. A George Chaump whose 14-41 record As Navy s head football coach included four losses to Arch rival army was fired. " i. " 1 cowboys 31, eagles 19 Philadelphia a even without Troy Aikman the Dallas cow boys had More than enough firepower to Clinch their third straight pfc East title with their 14th straight divisional Victory. Bucs 26, redskins 21 Tampa Fla. A Craig Erick son s quarterback sneak with 32 seconds remaining gave Tampa Bay a Vic tory Over Washington and consecutive wins for the first time since september1992. Erickson capped an 11-play, 80 Yard drive featuring the running of or Rich Rhett who gained a Tampa Bay Rookie record 192 Yards of 40 carries. Steeles 38, bengals 15 Cincinnati a the Pitts Burgh Steeles emphatically returned to the playoffs sunday exploding on offence behind Bam Morris and bring ing Jeff Blake Down to Earth again and again. Morris rushed for 108 Yards and a pair of touchdowns and Rod Wood son returned one of Pittsburgh s two interceptions for a to. Patriots 24, jets 13 Foxboro mass. A Ricky Reynolds raced 11 Yards with an interception for a touchdown carrying new England closer to the playoffs and stomping on new York s Hopes. Tide runs out of sugar Byro Higgins Memphis commercial Appeal Atlanta usually for third ranked Alabama i there s a Jay there s a Way. But saturday in the third annual Southeastern con Ference championship game the sixth ranked Florida gators held on for a 24-23 Victory by stopping tide quarterback Jay Barker from any last minute heroics. It was t until Florida Strong safety Eddie Lake s interception of a tipped Barker pass at the Florida 35 with 44 seconds left that the gators 10-1 could Cele brate their second straight championship. The win advanced f. Lorida to the Jan 2 sugar bowl against Florida state a team the gators tied 31-31nov. 26 after losing a 31-3 fourth Quarter Lead. Ala Bama 11-1which saw its National champions hip dreams die will play Ohio state in the Jan. 2 Citrus bowl. -. It s Nice to win a close one Florida coach Steve Spurrier told reporters. We Don t have to listen to people say we can t win a close  Alabama appeared destined for another Miracle win when freshman linebacker Dwayne Rudd intercepted a tipped pass and scored on a 23-Yard return with 8 56 left. Bama coach Gene Stallings had kicker Michae Proctor Boot the one Point extra Point instead of going for two and the tide led 23-17. But Florida responded with its Only scoring drive of the second half going 80 Yards in 10 plays. The key play was out of Spurrier s trick bag a lat eral from quarterback Danny Wuerffel to receiver Chris Doering who threw a 20-Yard pass to Aubrey Hill was stopped at the Alabama 2, and Wuerffel promptly hit Doering with a two Yard pass in for the decisive score. Judd Davis s extra Point kick with 5 29left gave Florida its final margin. _ the gators defense was so Stout in the end that Florida tackle Ellis Johnson became the first defensive player to win the game s most valuable player award. I thought we played Well enough to win said Stal Lings who defended his decision to kick after Rudd s touchdown.  you go for two and Don t make it two Field goals win it for them. There s no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision at the  0wbuted by Scruppi Howard now a Rvl Alabama cornerback Willie Gaston 22 puts the clamps on Florida Ball Carrier Fred Taylor 21 As teammate Dar Roll Blackburn 44 closes in. Taylor separated his shoulder on this first period play and did not return to the game. Heiss kicks army career into High year  .,.-  ,. 1v a Aby John f. Bonfatti Philadelphia a Kurt heis probably won t have much to kick about when he gets his postgraduate assign ment from the United states army. Making the 52-Yard Field goal sat urday that gave army a 22-20 Victory Over Navy in the an Nual showdown of. The academies promises to make Heiss. Time in the service More palatable. One of the two Heiss Star generals came up to me in the locker  said so where Are you going to work after graduation " the senior said. Bigger military careers have been launched by lesser actions than producing a Victory in the game the academies and the armed services they represent wait All year to witness. Heiss kick .15 Yards longer his pre Vious career Best came with 6 19 left to play. He was surprised to make it. It did t really feel that Good coming of my foot he said. I Felt like i got under it a Little too much. But it just  fearing that the kick was going to come up Short Heiss said he concentrated on keeping his head Down through his follow through. That and his poo vision kept him from knowing immediately whether it was Good. Astigmatism left Heiss with 20-5,000vision m his right Eye and 20-800 in his left. From about 40 Yards out the goal posts Are really Blurry he said. Where the Ball comes Down whether it crosses the crossbar or not i can t really  the mob of teammates that engulfed him provided confirmation that the kick was Good. Now it would be up to the army defense to Stop Jim Kubiak Navy career passing Leader one last time Kubiak finished 24 for 34 for 361 Yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. But when Navy needed one last rally he could t get it going. Navy got the Ball with 6 15 left to Playa its 24. Al Roberts raced up the Middle sacking Kubiak for an Yard loss on first Down. A 14-Yard pass to Damon Dixon made it third and four before army s Ben Kotwica broke up another pass in tended for Dixon. The midshipmen had to punt. Theja dels got the Ball Back at their 37 with 442 left and continued the tactics that won them the game run the Ball up the Middle. Navy never got the Ball Back. We had to establish our fullback in Side army coach Bob Sutton said. If you Don t. Go though them you re not. Going to  Navy coach George Chaump said his team s defense which keyed a 29-17 Vic tory Over Rice two weeks ago was t up to the task against army. The cadets Jim erased 5.4 Yards on 68 rushes. Our defense against Rice was out standing but army really dented the Ball on us and ran too Well against us Chaum said. Despite his performance Junior Kubiak was disappointed with the result. It was very frustrating he said. I m for-3 in army Navy games. That s Good for baseball but not for  0"246850"000504