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THK ASSOC'IATKD PRESS - Tar i ! 1 TnmMwril Auburn ference championship but tilt' Volunteers may have lost a chance at the national title Peyton Manning made sure No 3 Tennessee didn't lose the game Saturday night throwing for 373 yards and four touchdowns to give the Vols a victory over Auburn 40 pass from Manning 12 41 Aub-- FO are Aub-- FU "1 r" : an i '""'"1r "it i U : "'v( THE ASSOCIATED SAN ANTONIO In jMieJB Mr kick) 127 Stroud Quarter J Hall 27 Fli - IUG 12 SUMMARY Ne- the 7 Third Uuarter 5 pass from second-ranke- It Nebraska 10 J 21 12- -15 14- -54 lint Quarter run 6 'Brown kickl1018 : Neb— FG Brown 27 6:13 Neb-- FG Brown 26 2:19 Neo-- FG Brown 31:00 Quarter Serund Corn- d 0 TeutA&UlM) 37-2- 7 14 12 Tetm-- PRESS braska made Texas A&M pay for the Cornhuskers collapse last year in the Big 12 championship game Still stinging from a ambush by Texas last year v (Holmes Craig Huskers Vent Frustration on Texas A&M jj0 Holmes 48 51 pass from kickl "vxmMfrMX"sr jVnfr Hall lucki Holmes 30 10 25 24 fumble reluni (Holmes 5 38 " —"- i) Una Duarter Tran—Pn gi — SKC SUMMARY j j j 7 a ATLANTA Tennessee won the Southeastern Con- 7 1997 25 run (Brown kick) Bryant 32 8:53 A&M-- FG 11:18 Neb— Green run (Brown kick) 5:19 huskers struck early and ofManning iHall 2 run Brown kick) :25 kirki 56 ten behind Scott Frost Third Quarter 24 pass from Craig IHolmes Green and kicker Kris Brown 44 7:22 Tennessee overcame a kick 6:14 Fourth Quarter Brown to overwhelm No 14 pass from Manning Ikick sloppy performance — six Neb— Green 6 run (Brown kick) 1113 blocked! m ranked Texas A&M turnovers and at least a A&M— Spiller 13 pass from Stewart Aub— Del Reese returned 'pass in conversion Saturday and keep their nacomplete! 8 25 dropped passes — for blocked extra point 06 35 fumble return (pass Incom' tional Fourth Quarter title alive its first SEC title since 1990 hopes I Tenn— Nash 73 pass from 3 38 MannuigiHallkirkl The win sends Nebraska plete! In the precarious world of 14 Neb— London 3 run iRetzIaff kickl 103 to the Orange Bowl against 824 college polls though the Tennessee Teus MM either No 3 Tennessee Auburn Nebraska Vols may have lost by barely First downs 13 First downs v which needed a win over No boating Auburn 67335 11 Auburn in the SEC title 373 The closeness of the win 264 262 Passing Passing 20! could cost the Vols when the 2543-or No game Saturday night 17! Return Vards 16 Return yards 61 5f final regular-seaso4 Florida State polls 8 MnKnc-nare compiled today Tennest 51 t ikvi 54 see needs to maintain its for a Washington State win uti 35 43 h&EW Time of Possession 2417 Time of Possession load over No 4 Florida 342:1 Z— Over No 1 Michigan in the 2537 State ) INOIMDL'AL in the rankings STATISTICS Bowl Rose lNDmi)l'AISTATISTI(S McUndonThc AsuiK'iiilid Pri RtSHINCi— Tennessee Lenis 31127 in order to secure an invita"That's a given that we'll Hl'SllING—Texas A&M Parker New Mexico safety Scott McGarraham (6) breaks Hal! Auburn vV'illiams 6J Carning Bryson from tion to the Orange Bowl 5 Hardeman away Md'own Stewart be rooting for Washington ter receiver Beasley 17i Craig Darran Hall 25i Nebraska Green after an Frost PASSINti— Tennessee Manning against No 2 Nebraska the interception during the WAC championship game SaturdayTr Las State" Frost said "But we Newcomhe Makovicka lindon Auburn Craig Vegas closest thing to a national tican't control that We just Sims Legate Miller Wiggins Nash Price tle game for the bowl allihave to win our last game" nus Lewis Copeland Edmonds A&M Stewart ance with No 1 Michigan set Auburn Poor Goodson Beasley Coach Tom Osborne said MeCown Dlllard Ltchler Bailey McLeod Nebraska Lowe to play in the Rose "we played well today I Frost Cooper RECE! ING— Texas A&M Spiller Manning making a final we well Cl thought played bid for the Heisman 56 Bumgardner Hall Hodge Trophy against Washington and Hardeman Campbell Taylor threw his fourth touchdown around Jayson Bray and ran o!iut Kansas State Michigan is a Nebraska Davison Green pass nn iii-- remaining a down the sideline for the Brown Lake Newrombe great football team but I vicka touchdown which touchdown pass to erased think this is a great football 26 DeBales Auburn's Marcus Nash that gave Tenlead Jeff team Hall's extra point provided nessee the victory "I'm not rooting for anyrusher joined the the whose winning Heisman Manning margin one We'll just wait and see leading chances have tumbled in the scoring parade in the second Manning threw a what I'm happens TD pass to Peerless Price to just glad quarter with runs of 25 and closing weeks of the season we won today" 1 yards He also scored on a may have helped himself cap Tennessee's first drive Texas A&M BY the 104 TIM DAHLBERG Big 12 with any voters who waited but Auburn went ahead 10-run in the fourth peyards game at the Sam Boyd StadiSouth iton found the first of Tennessee's "We knew going into the um champion riod until the WAC SUMMARY to cast THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in self the at mistakes the Brad Ware picked wrong place game it was going to be very their ballots He certainly Frost hit Matt Davison New Mexico threatened to New Meliro 3 7 3 0—13 LAS VEGAS — All season difficult to wrong time against the de with a didn't get much help from up a fumble and returned it 0 10 7 24—11 pass" Lubick dominate early holding Col- Colorado Slate pass just be24 termined a for North touchdown yards First Quarter said "But I knew we could orado State to no his teammates long Colorado State won champion fore halftime to set up his on yards The Cornhuskers led will and at Tigers The Vols lost four fumgames by taking the ball run the ball on them" probaown scoring run as just six plays in the first Second Quarter halftime after Dameyune away from its record to the the nation's No A game that featured two bles including one that was bly take its 1 ranked ofopponents On Fran 47 1243 quarter Meanwhile Leigh TD to Bowl Cotton Craig's pass returned for a touchdown Saturday the Rams did it of the nation's most efficient was mixing up UNM— R Johnson 7 run (Cason kick) 8:01 fense scored at will runs option Goodson Tenand Tyrone Nebraska a with on scored CSU— its flourish to win their passers didn't turn out to be and the Washington 51 run iFram kick) 3:44 Manning threw two interTexas A&M Coach RC nessee kept messing up passing game to give first seven possessions and Slocum said Nebraska "was Third Quarter a typical WAC passing show biggest game of the season ceptions the second rethe Lobos a lead CSU— McDougal 44 run (Franz kick) 11:02 a 37-Copeland to cruised a caught 77 The turned halftime everything I nation's best team in after New Mexico's Graham yards to set up anBut after Leigh injured UNM— FG Cason 36 8:22 TD pass from Manning thought thev lead before a sellout crowd would turnover ratio used three Leigh sprained his other Auburn TD Auburn anbe They beat us ofFourth Quarter his ankle on a sack and was Alamo-dom- e of 64824 in also blocked an extra point early in the third quarter to consecutive fourth quarter kle in the second right the Fram 26 9:11 fensively defensively and quarter pulled from the game early and the Vols turnovers and returned it to the other make it 42 run (Franz kick) 8 01 and the running and Moses Moreno had a in rolling up 353 yards every possible way the first quarter New appeared set to go ahead of Kevin 19 pass from Blake (Frara kick) and end zone for a Texas to conA&M holding "I'm disappointed in the McDougal to beat sore elbow and was ineffecwhen they drove to the AuMexico struggled Leigh 3:32 version New Mexico only two first downs CSU— McDougal 66 run (Franz kick) 148 burn 15 Saturday tive for the Rams came back in the second half way we played Our offense But the Tigers failed to Linebacker Grant A— 12706 Colorado State led only but by then the Rams didn't But Manning's pass to and win the Western Athlethas to bear some responsisaid the Cornhuskers fully capitalize on all the Colorado Stale was bobbled by ic Conference title going into the fourth have to worry about the NewMesko bility for the loss They 17 First downs Tennessee mistakes and Copeland were 19 to driven atone for didn't make ran for 255 quarter before taking adthe receiver Bray picked it McDougal threat of his running many first what happened last year downs and Manning finally made them off in midair and returned it yards and three long touchvantage of the turnovers to "I couldn't plant at all" 208 Passing m stay on the field pay th? downs but it was an inter77 yards to the Tennessee against score 17 quick points Longhorns so t our defense wouldn't Leigh said "I did the best I 85 On at the 19 After a penalty "We had a chip on our have to work so Return Yards 35 "The turnovers hurt us could A Craig ception followed by two hard" Vols 27 Manning threw a lofted a good part of our 385 shoulder about what hap 0 TD pass to fumbles that broke open a and then Green made some rushed 34 times for they game is the option and this short pass to Nash who cut Fred Beasley pened in &t louis" game as No 20 Colo179 yards while Frost ran 15 big plays in the fourth quar55 took a lot away from said "This has always carries rado State scored 24 fourth ter" New Mexico Coach just 3143 Time of Possession 28:17 79 for that" yards and hit been our battle cry over the 12 of 18 quarter points for its eighth Dennis Franchione said The Rams just had a passes for 201 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS summer I know that was the straight win Nebraska McDougal had 536 toconverted fourth quarter scoring drive yards Rl'SHIMi— New Mexico Jaworskv The win gave the Rams a from defensive back only thing I was thinking tal yards Bonwell Leigh Marion thwarted Shelton on an end zone injust THE ASSOCIATED PRESS about when I worked pracberth in the Holiday Bowl Gordon 64) this season Johnson Colorado State broke away Texas A&M's only offenported when Eason McDougal ticed or was in the weight sive Wake 17' Washington North Carolina Athletic while New Mexico will go to nearly untouched on each of terception CHAPEL HILL NC — Ramson spark was provided bv a Moreno intercepted pass 13) room We weren't going to his touchdown runs in beDirector Dick Baddour the Insightcom Bowl end Derrick Spiller from Leigh and returned it tight Georgia Coach Jim Donnan PASSING— New Mexico Leigh let down That loss is one I'll "This is the best team coming the second could not immediately be who hooked up with quaran assistant at North Carolito the New Mexico 14 to set Jaworskv Colorado State Moreno leading remember the rest of my terback Branndon 3 92 Blake na in the 1970s has been of- reached for comment on the we've had since I've been one game rusher in ColoraStewart up a field goal life" RECEIVING— New Mexico Volz here" Colorado State Coach do State history on a fered the Tar Heels' head report Three later Adrian plays CJohnson phill Frost Gordon 313 who Donnan a native of Burboth Lubick Sonny said after the "I passed hit that set the line and ran Ross anticipated a pitchout just up Kyle Bryant's Manon coaching job a Durham Messer Thomas and ran for over 1000 yards Rams won the WAC title for as fast as I lington NC was an assisfield goal in the second Bonwell could" McDoutelevision station reported tant Leigh Hmmus4i Colorado State this season at North Carolina from the third time in the last gal said "I didn't want to be from Leigh and broke it up Workman scored a on Uhi McCoy McDougal Saturday 1974-7recovering the ball on the run Brown kicked quarter and twice was a canfour years Blake Davis Donnan told North Carolicaught from behind If I was Lobos 42 On the next Dlav Spiller provided the Agdidate for the head coaching field of 27 26 and 31 goals had touchdown McDougal from behind I'd nevna administrators he will caught gies their only touchdown in McDougal went 42 yards unat the Atlantic Coast runs of 42 44 and 66 as the Cornhuskers job yards er hear the the fourth quarter when he end of it" yards take the weekend to mull Conference school touched up the middle to running back Jaime Blake He lost in the second half and team jumped to a 16-- first quarI he win came before a make the score over the offer to return to out to Dick Crum in caught a pass from threw an ter lead Brown also hit a TD pass to 1977 mate Damon crowd Washington sparse Stewart to cap a of 12706 in his native state WTVD re After a New Mexico fumand Mack Brown in '87 Derrek Uhl for the final in the third quarter added a TD run and the second annual WAC title drive ble on its next possession score of the game Green the nation's second of 38 Stewart completed 18 passes for 227 yards 30-2- 9 11 Ah-ma- n Neb-- FG Tenn-P- nee V half-doze- n MAX 54-1- 5 4'J 11 4 -64 & n 111 10-1- Man- 91 RtCl'IVING-Teruies- see Lobos Get SIoppy CSU Runs Away With WAC d 29-2- 3 d 21 PASSING-Te- xas Mako- 7 20-1- 0 9-- 3 CSU-- FG d 0 3 CSU-- FG 20-1- 7 CSU-- 41-1- 3 Wis-tro- 17-1- 3 s CompAtt-ln- second-and-1- 0 d t 3 Wis-tro- - Report: Heels Want Donnan R Hem- d n 7 0 27-1- 3 d d McCoy Powers Midshipmen's Sinking of Ami GAME SUMMARY 7 Army First 38 run (Olsen kick) 26 7:16 Navy— FG Vanderhorst Second Quarter ran 1 PRESS - EAST RUTHER- FORD N J Chris McCoy ended five years of frustration for Navy and capped a record-settin- g career by rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns in a surprisingly one-side- d 39-win over Army on Saturday McCoy scored on runs of 1 2 and 1 yard and added a late touchdown pass as Navy scored on six of its first seven possessions in denying Army what would have been a record-settin- sixth g straight series win "I didn't even want to imagine what it would been have like losing again this year" McCoy said "But I was very confident going in that we would win" Tim Cannada also rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown in the most lopsided contest in series since 1973 when Navy won 51-- 0 It was the fourth largest kickl (Vanderhorst 7:50 utts derhorst 11 14 Quarter run (run failed) Fourth Quarter mies Running Game Carries EWU to the Semifinals 14:19 Navy— McCoy 2 run (kick failed) Navy— FG Vanderhorst 26 07 win in the 98 games between the service acade- THE ASSOCIATED 7:35 pass from McCoy ern Washington beat Western Kentucky Saturday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division playoffs Each player scored two touchdowns as Eastern ) advanced to the semifinals next week against Voungstown Slate It was the third time this season the nation's best Division offense had two rushers in one game Eastern Washington third seed in the plavoffs garnered 405 yards 100 yards below its season average Western Kentucky (10-2- ) had the nation's top running offense at 3C6 yards per game But thev were held to just 173 rushing yards Eastern has never won more than 1 1 games in a season before and has never advanced this far in the playoffs Western Kentucky an independent uses an option attack little 38-2- s t l (12-1- t s 100-yar- 2 3 KECEIVING-A- nm B Dec EAST Navy 39 Army 7 30 Auburn At Semifinal 54 Texas A&SI 15 St 41 New Mem 13 Brrtoor Playoffs tftnrterfhali Yountston state 37 Villanova 34 IS Georgia Soutaeri 7 McNeese Slate 14 Western Olmos 12 E Waahmtfoo 38 V Kesrbxty 21 Saturday Dee 12 Vnifiinhl SIM IDA Votnustoni Slate ll-Eastern fiare tl WasrjnfiuB'12-l- i Delaware Honnt OmpwsIiui Ftoresre Ab Al New Raves Com n Simpson 28 Rowan Sstaron icNeae Sale (12-- nKflayOtaoJB Net 59 Dee CksaGvjBwua N J 12 Lvconiiiie Geneva 7 TBA S D Iowa 7 1111 Drcil 20 Al SenufinaJ VILLANOVA Pa — Mark Griffith kicked a field r goal to break a tie and No 8 Voungstown State handed No 1 Villanova its first loss of the season d fourth-quarte- McNeese State 14 Western Illinois 12 111 — Jerod Jones' interception return for a touchdown and a punt return for another score was all McNeese State needed to defeat Western Illinois Delaware 16 Georgia Southern 7 Del — Craig ran for a touchdown and Sean Leach kicked three field goals for Delaware Cum-min- finishes fRanpfenship Bards Cerar Team (7-- (11-0- d n (12-0- 54-1- 5 MACOMB Carson-Newma- n 11-- 1 (8-3- Bowl on Dec 30 Also Marshall (10-2- ) beat Toledo 34-1- 4 in the Conference title game Friday night to earn a berth in the Motor City Bowl Georgia Tech ) is in the Carquest Bowl and most likely will play West Virginia (7-4- ) and Arizona Stale (8-3- ) is in the Sun Bowl with Iowa (7-4- ) the likely opponent Also Notre Dame appears headed for the Independence Bowl with another possible being Florida vs Penn State matchup in the Citrus (7-- Dee 20 Las Vegas Bowl At Las Vegas Air Force vs Oregon Abha Bawl AtBonotah BiunanltariaB At Boise Wah Georgia is Cincinnati Canniest Bowl At Maul Teenvs West Vrrguaa Missouri Hobdav Bowl At Saa Diego vs Colorado State MirtMgan State vs Washington n Marshall Friday 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Even though No 3 Tennessee beat Auburn in the Southeastern Conference title game Saturday night the narrow win may not be enough to keep the Volunteers (11-1- ) ahead of No 4 Florida State (10-1- ) when the final regular-seasorankings are released today The Huskers ) meanwhile turned serious in the Big 12 title game routing Texas A&M to as the only join No 1 Michigan ) undefeated teams in Division But the Huskers as well as their Orange Bowl opponent will be rooting for No 8 Washington (10-1- ) to upset the Wolverines in the Rose Bowl on Jan 1 If that happens the Orange on Jan 2 could end up as the national title game Until the bowl alliance makes its selections for the Orange Sugar and Fiesta bowls this afternoon most matchups are still unofficial The Vols will play in either the Orange or the Sugar while Auburn will go to the Outback or Peach Here are two alliance scenarios: If the Orange matches Nebraska d Evangel Mo 20 Skw Falls 29 Jamestown Willamette Ore 50 Montana Ted 24 Saturday Dee 1) Fuxilay Playwfh Ohio 54 ss Donne Northern Semifinals M oral I'moB Lyrnmng Vl i SiAlA Playoffs Quarterfinals Dome m Ohio Vn Sfnufinals (1131 DtvufeB Stirs Pi Semifinals New Havel Cora 27 UCDvb25 Northern Colorado 30 Tern 29 SaOrtby Dee It Colorado Union rWfa Dtvlsloii D FAR WEST Colorado CfcatuuMoa Teas winners Nooa THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Akrtoo Stags At 29 SWTHWEST Nebraska Anns Ckunpioiis&ijl SOITH Tennessee 21 seen in the Big Sky Conference WKU quarterback Willie completed passes Northern Colorado Gains Final COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES Saturday's Gaaet PRESS SPOKANE Wash — Mike MacKenzie rushed for 163 yards and Rex Prescott for 124 as East- (Van- kick) In contrast Army capNlv tured the last five games Army 3 First downs 27 by a total of 10 ooints four times rallying in the s 74 Passing second half to win Return Yards 40 This time there was no 0 341 late field goal no 24) drive no missed 17 33 Time of Possession 27 42 shot field chip goal as in the last game at Giants INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Stadium in 1993 RUSHING— Army Hewitt Goff Lalumonditr 14) Wiluams It was just sheer domi4 Amey Urd nation by the MidshipNavy McCoy t'annada 30 133 men led by McCoy Navy McGre Metcalf Wolf outgained Army 454-8PASSING— Army Goff held a 27-- edge in first Nan downs and had the ball McCoy WiUiams for 42 minutes 27 secT Williams Navy McGrew Butts onds Army was Mill Ml Wolf on third downs completed 1 of 4 passes for 3 fast for an Army defense which struggled all year yards with one intercep"This is a game that tion and gained 13 yards after scoring on its first you just have to keep series playing" Army Coach McCoy who was only Bob Sutton said "You offered a scholarship on just have to persevere the national signing day until you get your moaiier ruavy coacnes re- ment and we didn't do ceived videotape from that We let the game get his high school principal out of hand and made it was just too quick and really difficult for us" d Nebraska Waiting for Orange Bowl Opponent 7 7—38 (Vanderhorst run 3 kickl Third THE ASSOCIATED 6 Quarter Army-G-off Navy— McCoy 14:56 - 0 3 23 Navy yap: la m v(sv AS -- nr Al Nebraska v Vend Florida Stale or Tennessee 1 |
