European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 1995 sports the stars and stripes \ Page 29 seminoles hold Down gators by Fred Goodall new Orleans a overtime ii was a smash hit for Florida state which made sure the sequel to its memorable regular season tie with Florida did t begin or end like the original. The seminoles beat their archrival 23 17 monday night in the sugar bowl with sugar Bow Florida $tat23 a Ball control offence and stingy defens that held the High scoring gators to a season Low Point total. Flu won the highly anticipated re match that game officials promoted As a four Quarter overtime by building on Confidence restored during a 28-Pointcomeback for a 31-31 standoff with the gators on nov._26. It seemed like we dominated a Little More than i thought we would Florida state coach Bobby Bowden said. It was closer than it should have been if we had capitalized on All our  Florida state took its Mcaa record 10th consecutive bowl Victory. The seminoles Haven t lost a postseason Gam since the 1981 Orange bowl and the Only non Victory during the team Streak of 13consecutive postseason appearances was a 17-17 tie against Georgia in the 1984 Citrus bowl. -1- s., despite Bowden outstanding record including last year 18-16 Orange bowl Triumph Over Nebraska that gave the seminoles their Only National title the coach made it Clear he not in Lavoro re matches. Florida Strong safety Lawrence Wright stops Florida state . Green. I do not want to play them twice Inone year Ever again he said. It just no fun going to a bowl and having to play your in state rival. It fun now but it was t the first six Days j was  Danny Kanell who engineered the improbable rally from a 31-3 deficit in the earlier meeting threw for 252 Yards and one touchdown. Halfback Warrick Dunn also threw a 73-Yard scoring pass to Omar Ellison arid Dan Mowrey kicked three Field goals for the seventh ranked seminoles 10-1-1. Florida 10-2-1 scored on Judd Davis Field goal and Ike Milliard sugar bowl record 82-Yard pass reception in the first half. But it was shut put after that until Danny Wuerffel scored on a controversial quarterback sneak to trim a 13-Point deficit to six with 3 47 to go. The fifth ranked gators averaged 43,4 Points per game during the regular sea son and their Victory Over Alabama in the Southeastern conference championship game. However Florida state forced three turnovers and stopped the High powered attack twice on Downs inside the seminoles 30. Wuerffel was 28-for-39 for a sugar bowl record 394 Yards and one to be a fore throwing an interception that killed any Hopes for a comeback with just Over a minute left. Kanell was 23-for-40 for Florida states the teams combined for 774 Yards passing. Dunn had 182 All purpose Yards Rushing for 58 on 14 carries and catching nine passes for 51, in addition to his to pass to Ellison. Warrick Dun was Pur Ace in the Hole like he has been All season Bow Den said of the Sophomore who grew up in nearby Baton Rouge la. Two missed Field goals by Mowrey one from 26 Yards and the other from 36 prevented Florida state from putting the game away until the final two  utes v we did t lose our Edge we just could t finish it off Kanell said. We Felt really Good about what we could do out there f think it was the first time the coaches Felt they could Call anything and we could get it  Florida got within 23-17 on a third an goal play. Wuerffel lunged from the i and held the Ball out. It was  Fuller recovered for Florida state and sprinted toward Midfield he then spiked the Ball in frustration when officials ruled it a touchdown. They outplayed us and deserved Towin said Florida coach Steve Spurrier whose team nevertheless out gained Flor Ida state 454 Yards to 401. They re a pretty Good team. I m not going to stand up Here and say we did t play  the sugar bowl promoted the thereof the rematch until about an hour before Kickoff. Early arrivers to the supermom found the scoreboard Reading 31-31. Treat in the you la find privacy her Salzburg Only a breath away Evergreen Lodge Only $35-95/day j El-e5 discount spacious suites comfortable rooms sleeping 2-5 persons. Adjacent to ski slopes Skytop Lodge and near Gen. Walker hotel Complex. 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The senior tailback appeared to be everywhere in the Citrus bowl running 27times for 166 Yards catching eight passes for 155 Yards returning two kicks for 38 Yards. V and he saved his Best for last grabbing a Short pass Over the Middle and turning it into a 50-Yard touchdown with 42 seconds left to give the sixth ranked Crim son tide a 24-17over no. 13 Ohio state on monday. I worked hard and did a lot of things Over the summer to prepare myself for this moment right Here said Williams who also scored on a 7-Yard run late in the first Quarter and finished with 359total Yards. All the Williams dedication that i put into the season paid off for  Williams became the first player in the history of the Crimson tide 12-1 to. Have More than 100 Yards Rushing and receiving in a bowl game and also wound. Up As part of the winning est class in Ala Bama history. The seniors ended their careers with a45-4-1 record and one National championship eclipsing the 44-4 Mark turned in by the 1977-80 tide teams.  24 Ohio state 9-4 continued to flounder in the postseason under coach John Cooper whose bowl record fell to 1-5with the buckeyes. Except for Williams and Joey Galloway who had eight catches for 146 Yards and both Ohio state touchdowns the game Wasa comedy of errors that dragged on for an interminable three hours 48  was one of those games where the team that made the last mistake lost the game said Ohio state quarterback Bobby Hoying who threw for 180 Yards but was sacked five times. There were two blocked punts and on blocked Field goal. There were three turnovers within 14 seconds. Alabama Michael Proctor missed a 25-Yard Field goal in the fourth Quarter. Ohio state literally gave the tide one touchdown with two penalties on on drive including too Many men on the Field. Even the referees got in the act failing to see that Galloway foot appeared to be out of the end zone on an 11-Yard touchdown reception in the Sec Ond Quarter. Maybe those Are the Type of things that happen when you Haven t played in six weeks said Cooper whose team was out gained 521-276 Yards. Besides Williams the Best performance was turned in by a Brown dog who got Loose on the Field in the first Quarter and dodged his would be tacklers for about five minutes. Finally the animal was chased out of the stadium