Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday September 4 IMS Deja buries USU in opener vuc NU i Aggies better than a year ago 9 By Mike Ingraham sports editor LINCOLN Neb — In the torrential rivers of red that flowed toward Memorial Stadium on a bright Saturday there stood out blue bubbles Aggie fans bearing balloons and wearing brave smiles On the field Utah State Head Coach Chuck Shelton contributed to the gaiety of the occasion sporting a jaunty blue cap instead of the usual funereu black hat The 800 USU fans shed their smiles inside of four minutes and with a minute left in the first half off came the coach's cap slammed to the artificial turf as Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor found Dana Brinson wide open on the Aggie 11 Two plays later the second-ranke- d were in the end tone the sene was 27-- 0 and it was clear that in the words of one Aggie official then the most impressive number was the 76233 in the stands the largest crowd ever to see USU play football USU's monetary take from the “money game" is secret (although the Aggie smiles at the size of the gate were very public) But after Nebraska had spun USU up and down and around and around faster than that ferris wheel at the state fair just over tike rim of the stadium the final numbers on the scoreboard stood pitilessly naked for all Aggies to mourn: SMS This was not the 72-- 3 whupping Oklahoma laid on the 1974 Aggies but it was not a becoming score for favorites for the Big West title ana especially for a team that has put its offense up on the marquee to attract fans “The not scoring in itself didn’t bother me as much as the things we didn't do that I thought we would’’ said Shelton afterward “We had receivers take the ball and try to make runs and give up first and tens We should be a first and ten football team loss in the second quarter Saturday Nebraska’s Broderick Thomas throws Utah State quarterback Brent Snyder for a “We used poor judgement and tried to throw 18 or 20 yard pattern wnen we had a third and one when USU lost 2 Two overthrows by Aggie quarterback Brent scrimmage early as Ken Clark ripped right and me time There are a lot of subtleties in a "Kick Mizzou!” cried the Cornhusker fans left motoring the Huskers from their 32 to the Snyder to receiver Kendal Smith returned the ’ i football game that can at least keep you ln there who ball to the Huskers who took over on their pwn as they' made thdr USU 43 U me of theANtaditiWin ? USU noseguard RobVanDePol fcWeth day’s 39 after the first of two bad snaps from center globe " "Defensively Ititaughtwi played ag8inst thdr l)f lott?Ui going first dent in the Nebraska front wall throwing John Stephens to punter Louie Aguiar This time and there were kernels of the USU defense held keyed by a sark by top kids better than against their third and into Columbia fourth teams To me that’s not a question of promise even cm offense defensive end Todd Thornton and linebacker The play of the offensive line for instance was by Toby Tyler An eight-yar- d beingtired pass to Todd Kevin Bouwman o “I felt that we were an up and down ballclub lauded by offensive coordinator Brian Billick Millikin placed the ball on the USU 34 Following But a drop by Aggie receiver Pat and I cut we wheeled felt would that left a team’s of most Newman and Clark and a snap by Stephens that bounced on the today by and large Taylor youngsters plunge by play better inside cornerback Dexter Printer and flew 22 the ground and was recovered by Nebraska's offensively knowing how good Nebraska is on acquitted themselves well defense Defensively what I was afraid might The defense was up against what Shelton yards for the day’s first score Cartier Walker set the Huskers up on the USU 30 It had taken the Huskers 3 minutes and 35 happen to us did and they found some called “one of the most physical offensive teams Taylor scampered to the 12 and then flipped to I and tol to I’ve 80 nine and in came it seconds Clark we think who cut in to the 6 Sam Schmidt fora into ever back haunt were drive that but seen” us” inexperience yards plays “pnyncally But overall said Shelton “I thought we played all right” the head coach said running start supplied momentum that never See AGGIES on page 14 re diaa year ago” The Cornhuskers took charge of the line of quit Cor-nhuske- rs so-call- 80-ya- rd 9-y- 36-1- ’ third-and-tw- Hurricanes whip past F§U Clemson Fresno State Arkansas claim lopsided wins By Jamie Turner Scrlpps Howard News Service MIAMI — Crash Kaboom Thud With a defense that rolled through the Orange Bowl like an Everglades thu- nderstorm the Miami Hurricanes overwhelmed Florida State 31-Saturday night in an inspired opening night defense of their national championship It had been the Seminoles who were considered the Hurricanes’ likely successors to No 1 After all Florida State considered this game as “unfinished bush ness” a chance to renge last year's 5 loss to Miami in whicn State controlled every part of the game except the final 0 top-rank- ed — - 26-2- score Instead Miami — which started 10 — scored first threatened and never Seminoles let the constantly within shouting distance of the end tone The Hurricanes were in such control that head coach Jimmy Johnson called a fake punt at midfield early in the fourth quarter lead with a That Miami would defeat a No 1 team isn't exactly a surprise It is the sixth time newcomers 24-poi- nt Washington State quarterback Tim Rosenbach scores a touchdown despite the efforts of Illinois tackle Mark Zitnlck over visiting Virginia Tech The Tigers defense hatf two interceptions a fumble recovery and seven sacks totaling 60 yards “We can get better” saia Clemson Coach Danny Ford whose team plays Florida State Sept 17 “At times I didn’t think we looked like we had enough intensity on defense” At Albuquerque NM Steve Loop kicked field goals of 51 27 32 and 26 yards Saturday and Fresno State scored on its first 10 possessions en route to a 1 thrashing of New Mexico Fresno State scored on 12 of its 14 been far worse possessions for the game The Bulldogs The backbreaker for the Seminoles was committed two turnovers but never Walsh's Steve punted junior quarterback At Waco Texas sophomore Eldwin scoring pass to tight end Rob Chudzlnski with 11 seconds left in the half The Raphel starting his first game as a touchdown came four plays after Johnson collegian gained 142 yards and Jeff Iceland elected to go for a first down on a equaled a school record with four field from the Florida State 38 Soals Saturday night in helping bring the Walsh hit sophomore wide receiver Dale Bears a 27-- 3 victory over Nevada Dawkins for a seven-yar- d gain to extend the drive Baylor limited the Rebels to two first Elsewhere Joe Henderson ran for two downs and 49 total yards in the season touchdowns and Clemson scored on five See COLLEGE on page 14 drives in a 40-- 7 triumph straight first-ha- this decade Miami has beaten No 1 — and the fifth year in the row Miami also extended its regular season winning streak to 33 games But few times have the Hurricanes been so dominant The Seminoles never crossed the Miami 30 were interecepted five times and lost one fumble From the outset the Hurricanes played team as if they were the State Florida throughout the dominating first half Thanks to a sporadic offense loaded with newcomers the halftime margin was only 17-- 0 Miami It could have top-rank- ed top-rank- ed 68-2- 19-ya- rd fourth-and-thr- ee Las-Veg- as lf Brewers take slumping Tigers Mets dump L A for his seventh AL homer and ninth magic number to 19 over the Twins for overall this season winning the division crown The Yankees remained four game Canseco hit At Calif Jose Oakland DETROIT — Jeffrey Leonard hit a e Detroit in the AL behind 35th his league-leadin-g homer n major homer Joey Meyer had a East a of and Lansford ripped three-ru- n Carney shot plus an RBI single and pair At Minneapolis Jim Dwyer's two-ru- n Paul Mirabella sparkled in long relief doubles to rally the Oakland Athletics n pinch-h- it to a 4 victory over the New York single capped a Saturday night to give the surging Mincarried the seventh that inning Milwaukee Brewers a 3 victory over Yankees to victory over the the slumping Detroit Tigers Lansford doubled and Neil Allen nesota Twins an Kansas City Royals Milwaukee built a 0 lead by the relieved Dave Parker struck out and Reliever Mark Portugal 2 gave had Allen threw a wild pitch while working time rookie Steve Searcy one hit and struck out one in one up thrown his third pitch en route to to Mark McGwire allowing Lansford for the victory inning e to take third Allen’s next pitch struck within five games of Billing in the American Ranee Mulliniks hit a At Toronto McGwire and League East McGwire on the helmet three-ru- n homer in the sixth Inning to The Tigers have lost 10 of their last 12 Immediately charged the mound 4 games The Bnwers have won seven After both benches cleared McGwire lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a Texas the over removed of eight including five against the was ejected and Allen was Rangers by victory Mulllnks’ homer snapped a 3 tie Piniella Tilers Oakland stayed SVfc games ahead of and helped reliever Tony Castillo Paul Molitor hit Searcy’s second to his first major league victory second-plac- e Minnesota in the Ameri:or a and of the game single pitch Castillo pitched 2Vi hltless Innings its reduced and West can Leonard smacked the next delivery League By United Press International first-plac- two-ru- six-ru- 5-- 7-- 8-- 6 2-- 2-- 0-- 2 first-plac- 7-- 3-- 1-- 0 surrendering two walks and striking out one Duane Ward worked 2V4 innings for his 11th save Jeff Russell 10-- 7 was the loser At Cleveland the game between th’ Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox was postponed becasue ofrain and will be made up as part of a Sunday double-head- er Gooden gave up six hits walked one and struck out five in eight innings Myers worked the ninth striking out two for his 21st save John Tudor 7 was the loser 8-- Nick Esasky hit a homer to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight victory 4 over the Chicago Cubs Jack Armstrong 6 pitched into the seventh inning for the win John Franco worked 1 3 innings for Us 31st save Greg Maddux who was 15-- 3 at the oreak fell At Chicago three-ru- n 6-- In the National League: At New York Dwight Gooden and Randy Myers combined on a Saturday to pitch the New York Mets to a M victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a meeting of National League division leaders Gooden 16--6 defeated the Dodgers for the third time this season and improved to 1 lifetime against them The Mets have beaten Los Angeles in 10 of 11 meetings this year six-hitt- 8-- er 3-- 2-- NL-leadi- All-St- to 18-- ar 7 Keith Moreland for 4 and broke a tie with a two-ru-n single in the sixth inning to lead the San Diego Padres to a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies At went PhiladelpUa 3 5--2 |