Show D4 The Salt Lake Tribune COLLEGE FOOTBALL Thursday January McNabb Has Name But Bishop Has Win THE ASSOCIATED ram KaiwuSt Si McBride Edwards Missing Football 3 12 0 t!l 318 0 1435 First Quarter 27 10 24 Second Quarter KSU McDonald 19 pass from bishop Gramatica kick) 11 02 hSU Bishop 12 run (Gramatica kick) 7 42 KSU Swift 28 run Hiramatica kick) 2 18 Svr Brown 24 run iTrout kick) 1 49 Svr vSafetv ball snapped out of end zone 19 Syr FG Trout 33 04 Fourth Quarter KSL McDonald 77 pass from bishop (Grama tica lack) 13 08 Svr F'G Trout 40 9 59 KSU McDonald 41 pass from Bishop (Gramatica kick) 3 17 367 -69 Kansas St Syracuse 24 First downs 21 Rushes vards 40 140 271 317 Passing Int 14 23 0 Return Yards 61 Punts Avg 543 344 1 Fumbles Lost 0 0 7 58 Penalties Yards Tune of Possession 30 30 29 30 I STATISTICS INDIMDL RIsHIMi Kansas St Bishop 15 73 Hickson 7 26 Goclsbv 5 26 Lawrence 11 20 Ganwbli 9 team 15) Svracuse McNabb brown b47 budano 3 18 McIntosh 11 18 d 1 6-- 5 2 10 Downing PASSING Kansas St Bishop 14 23 1 317 Syracuse McNabb 271 RKLIAISG Kansas St McDonald 7 206 Swift 5 98 Penes Brown 3 26 2 1J Syracuse Spolwood 5 51 Ke Johnson Turner 2 i9 lajwe 29 Daniel 5 MlsslD FIFLD GOALS Kansas St Gramatica 52 lUL) 44 iWR 3 Bishop threw for 317 yards far surpassing his previous best of 218 yards against Kansas while McNabb threw for 271 yards and was intercepted once J Pat CarterThe Associated Press Kansas State QB Michael Bishop gestures after scoring a touchdown against Syracuse on Wednesday night in Tempe Ariz so-s- o Arizona State Running Game Pushes Back Iowa THE ASSOCIATED PRESS game Campbell responded by making the most of a modest passing game compasses for 109 yards pleting touchdown and a We didn t want to throw it a lot and the way our defense was playing we didnt have to said ASU Coach Bruce Snyder The Sun Devils defense kept the nation s scoring offense out of the end zone until the final minute and limited the Hawkeyes ) to 209 total yards Iowa came into the game averaging 424 yards and 37 points per game ASU ) finished with 377 total yards I kind of figured theyd run the ball quite a bit with a new quarterback and stuff They did what they had to do to win My hat goes off to With its starting quarterback gone and the only alternative a career backup No 16 Arizona State turned to running back Mike Martin and its defense to lead the way in Wednesdays Sun Bowl Both came through as the Sun Devils defeated Iowa 17-It was my last game so I wanted to make sure I did it right said Martin who was voted the game's most valuable player I had never played in a bowl game so I wanted to go out with a bang I believe I did " Martin rushed for a personal best 169 yards on 27 carries and scored on a run to allow ASU to control the tempo of the game and take EL PASO Texas d 7 ninth-ranke- one-yar- d pressure off quarterback Steve Campbell who was starting his first d Mark HuoiphreyThe Ron McBnde has spent the last few days m Hawaii while LaVell Edwards has been in St George But dont get the idea that either the Utah footoall coach or his Bngham Young counterpart is happy about it Edwards and McBnde would both have been much more content had they been spending the holidays in more familiar surroundings such as Tucson or San Diego Las Vegas or even Dallas But neither the Utes nor the Cougars received a bowl invitation so the coaches are making the best of a bad situation Its not fun says McBnde whose team ended the season on an up note with a 4 victory over BYU but went bowl-les- s because of a finish For me I'm used to bemg busy this time of year with practice and getting ready for a game and all that stuff This has been a whole different feeling McBnde had taken the Utes to bowls in four of five seasons Utah may well have earned another postseason berth had it beaten the teams it was supposed to The Utes defeated New Mexico Rice and BYU but stumbled against rebuilding Fresno State Southern Methodist and a temble Tulsa team We were our own worst enemy said McBnde We caused our own problems We beat the teams we had to beat to win the division then lost to a couple of teams we shouldn't have Edwards knows the feeling Having led the Cougars to bowls in 13 of 19 years he watched the postseason slip away with losses to New Mexico and Utah BYU also wound up 5 Edwards found himself in the hospital after that undergoing surgery to clean out two carotid artenes And during the holidays he has been shut 20-1- lt8l e tling between Provo and St George where be recently bought a home But there is no question where he would rather be You try to make the most of it says Edwards but it is different I still haven't gotten used to bemg home this tune of year Edwards has used the down time to but susget himself healthy again pects he could have squeezed m his recovery from surgery amid bowl preparation had had it come to that He began feeling like himself again around 10 days after the Nov 26 opNow its just a matter of eration taking care of myself" he notes The only thing I really have to do is keep my cholesterol under control but that has never been that high I feel pretty good There is one definite upside to all of this McBnde and Edwards have had more tune to recruit Edwards says the Cougars made good use of the open calendar in 1S95 when BYU stayed home during the postseason reeling m several key jumor college acquisitions He expects to reap similar rewards this year Its a tradeoff says Edwards When you go to a bowl you lose some time recruiting But the fact that youre in one helps And dont forget the extra practice d teams get an extra time three weeks of workouts Coaches not only use that time to get ready for the game but to look at younger players Add it all up and it doesnt take a football genius to see that a bowl invitation helps far more than it hurts I dont thmk theres any benefit to not bemg in a bowl says McBnde Weve learned to get everything done Getting to a bowl game helps m terms of practice and in terms of recruiting When youre in a bowl people know who you are It helps you in a whole bunch of different ways BY JOE BAIRD THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Trout FG Syr 35-1- 8 1 1998 FIESTA BOWL PRESS TEMPE Ariz Donovan McNabb came into the Fiesta Bowl as the quarterback with the name Michael Bishop left it as the star Bishop won a personal battle of QBs with McNabb Wednesday night throwing for four touchdowns and running for another as No 10 Kansas State beat No 14 Syracuse touchdown throw Bishop s to Darnell McDonald while on a full run trying to elude Svracuse defenders early in the fouith quarter gave Kansas State a 28 15 lead and he touchsealed the game with a down pass to McDonald w ith 3 17 left McDonald caught three of Bishop s touchdown passes and set a Fiesta Bow record w ith 206 receiv mg y ai ds It was the fust loss in eight bowl games for Syracuse which also had its winning streak snapped Kansas State did all its scoung in the second and fourth quaiters threatening to break the game open in the second quarter with tlnee quick touchdowns that gave the Wildcats a 21-lead Bishop who led his undefeated junior college team to two national titles capped his first season on the major college level with a brilliant showing that eclipsed the effort of McNabb the junior Syracuse star eight-gam- 1 them They played a great game said Iowa linebacker Matt Hughes We weren't crisp and sharp as we should have been Hughes added We have nobody to blame but ourselves The Hawkeyes could manage only one score a touchdown pass from Randy Reiners to Richard Carter with 49 seconds remaining The Sun Devils also stopped the attempts Hawkeyes on fourth-dowon three consecutive series in the second half With just over two minutes remaining m the third period ASU stuffed at Iowa's Tavian Banks on a d SUN BOWL Aram lom t It St Second Quarter ASU Jackson 35 pass from Campbell ASU-- FU Nya 20 900 Third Quarter ASU Martm 1 run (Nycr kick) 31 Iowa -49 Carter 26 104 (Nya kick) 3 17 HI fourth Quarter Reutera (Bromert tact) pas from 6-- 49 Flu Wont Keep Price Away From Sidelines n 4th-and- -l Iowas 42 ASU kept the ball on the ground as it drove 58 yards and took a commanding 17-- lead as Martin ran in untouched from one yard out 0 Bowl-boun- THE ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHINGAnzona St Martm 27 169 Redman 0 Far Paulk Simmons 2 7 Bovcr km 1) Campbell Them 7) Iowa Banks Burger 1 Reisers Sherman 39) Iowa Sherman PASSING Arizona St Campbell Reiners RECEIV1 NGAnrona St Jackson 14 Paulk 10 Iowa Gibson 12 Carter 1 26 Colima 1 12 Wiliock MitcbeD 141 Banks 2 Dwight Kmpper 14 Rose Bowl Ill be good enough to go tomorrow It doesn't hurt Nothing hurts right now said Pnce who has Washington State (10-1- ) in its first Rose Bowl in 67 years Michigan plays Washington State today PRESS PASADENA Calif Washington State Coach Mike Pnce may be with the flu but he said Wednesday he will not miss the Cougars first Rose Bowl smee 1931 I feel fine Pnce told reporters after the team picture in front of the bed-ndd- Associated Press Southern Miss tight end Terry Hardy is tackled by Pitt's John Jenkins left and Eric Kasperowicz during the Liberty Bowl Southern Miss Feels Right At Home in Liberty Bowl THE ASSOCIATED LIBERTY HOW L PRESS No wonder MEMPHIS Tenn Southern Mississippi wanted to play in the Liberty Bowl the past two seasons The 22nd ranked Golden Eagles made themselves at home Wednesday Lee Roberts threw three touchdown passes to Sherrod Gideon and the defense scored three more TDs in the second half as Southern Mississipto win in its pi routed Pittsburgh 41-first bowl since 1990 The Eagles finished their best record since going 10-- m 1988 and ruined the first bowl game for Pittsburgh ) since 1989 Southern Mississippi was Conference USAs m 1996 but the Eagles missed the automatic bid by losing to Houston They made sure that didnt happen again this season by going undefeated in the league For a team that played only four games at home Southern Mississippi felt quite comfortable just 250 miles from Hattiesburg with more than half of the approximately 40000 fans dressed m black and gold The Eagles never trailed as Roberts TD toss on hit Gideon with a their sixth play of the game Roberts also threw TD passes of 8 and 5 yards to Gideon Pltutwrth 1 I ll-- 1 1 18 I 11--41 first SM Pit Quarter Gideon 31 pas from Roberts (Hardaway kick) 604 Second Quarter Spaas from Roberta (Hardawav kick) 1127 89 pass from Gonzalez (Ferencik kick) Third Quarter Hoffart 2 52 return 'Hardawav tack) 11 17 SM Gideon 5 pass from Roberta (Hardauay tack) 00 Fourth Quarter mum (Hardawav tack) 13 45 SM Thomas 26 interception SM Parrot) 63 interception return itack faded) 11 05 A 50209 SM 7 9-- 3 Mia SouUwra Phenu 16 fumble THIS SHOULD CLEAR THINGS UR 8 Ml PHI 15 First down 16 38 150 Rushes yards 31 125 227 Int 1 190 16412 Return Punts Avg t Penal 1 872 Tune 32 55 105 Yards 12 740 736 640 2705 of Possession STATISTICS With our 100 IN DIYIDLAL Rl SUING Pittsburgh Barlow 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