Mountaineers edge Spiders on late field goal
West Virginia defense sets up a 45-yard game winner by Bill McKenzie with 5 seconds left, lifting the Mountaineers to a 9-6 victory over Richmond. Dan Kendra connects with David Riley on a 15-yard pass in the decisive drive as WVU escapes a stumble-filled afternoon.
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W.va
Bill McKenzie
West Virginia
Jones
Spiders
Mike Andrus
Dwayne Woods
Mountaineer
Keydets Upset Furman 17 3 as VMI storms back in fourth
Virginia Military Institute erupts for 14 points in 5:26 of the final period to beat Furman 17 to 3 in a rain soaked Southern Conference game. Andre Gibson scores two touchdowns including an 85 yard kickoff return style run, Craig Jones adds a 38 yard field goal, and Furman drops to 2 losses in a row after opening 3-0.
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Andre Gibson
Virginia Military
Craig Jones
Keydets
Furman University
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Gibson
Robbie Clark
Johnny Garnett
Furman
Eric Redford
Jones
Paladin
Huskies Top Minnesota in Nonconference Clash
Washington's fullback Robin Earl ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns and backup back Ronnie Rowland added 155 yards with one score as the Huskies defeated Minnesota 38-7. Washington built a 21-0 lead, Earl scoring from 23 yards and Bart adding a short TD on a fourth down. Purdue routed Miami of Ohio 42-20 behind Scott Dierking's 211 yards and three touchdowns and John Skibinski's 121 yards and TDs to hand the Redskins their first loss.
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Robin Earl
Ronnie Rowland
Washington
Minnesota
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Husky
Charles Jackson
Kent Kitzmann
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West Lafayette
Ind
Scott Dierking
John Skibinski
Miami
Ohio
Purdue
Redskins
Dierking
Skibinski
Boston College Beats Navy 17-13 On Zumbach TD Plays
Boston College, ranked 15th, edged Navy 17-13 as end Dave Zumbach caught his first two passes of the year for touchdowns. He connected for 35 yards in the first quarter and a 23-yard score late in the half as Ken Smith threw both scoring passes in rain-soaked Annapolis.
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Boston College
Dave Zumbach
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Zumbach
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Smith
Oakland Wins In 14th 9-8 Over Angels
Gene Tenace delivered a bases loaded RBI single in the 14th inning to lift the Oakland A’s to a 9-8 victory over the California Angels. Don Baylor started the inning with a walk, Ken McMullen and Ron Fairly drew intentional passes to load the bases before Tenace’s game ending hit.
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Gene Tenace
Oakland A's
California Angels
Don Baylor
Bill North
Ken McMullen
Tommy Sant
Ron Faisly
Tenace
Arizona Bears Top Northwestern In 27 15 win
Freshman quarterback Jim Krohn threw three touchdown passes to Keith Hartwig as Arizona beat Northwestern 27 15 in Evanston. Krohn filled in for injured Mark Lunsford and went 13 of 19 for 201 yards in the first half, with all scores coming in the second quarter. Arizona moved to 2-2 in four games, while Northwestern dropped to 0-4 this season and extended a school record to 10 straight losses over two seasons.
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Ill
Jim Krohn
Keith Hartwig
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Northwestern
Krohn
Mark Lunsford
Crimson Tide Title Hopes Fade By The Associated Press
The article reports top ranked teams and results from a college football Saturday, noting Ohio State and UCLA in a 10-10 tie, Georgia shutout of Alabama 21-0 ending Alabama's SEC title run, and other top ten games including Michigan over Wake Forest 31-0, Pitt over Duke 44-31, Oklahoma over Iowa State 24-10, Nebraska over Miami 17-9, Maryland over Villanova 20-9, and Kansas over an unspecified opponent.
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Matt Cavanaugh
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Nebraska
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Tulane Tops Vanderbilt in Weekend Upset
Tulane, formerly winless, stunned Vanderbilt 24-13 as Martin Mitchell and Arthur Green delivered long punt returns that set up scores. Ricky Smith forced a turnover at the Vanderbilt 33 to spark the rally ending an eight game skid.
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Tenn
Martin Mitchell
Arthur Green
Tulane
Vanderbilt
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Cowboys pace Razorbacks crush TCU in SWC showdown
Arkansas defeats Texas Christian 46-14 as Ben Cowins and Clint Allen each run for two touchdowns. Arkansas' defense aids three first quarter Steve Little field goals, extending the Hogs' series against TCU to 18 straight wins. Cowins opens scoring with a 3 yard TD. He adds a five yard TD in the third quarter.
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Clint Allen
Arkansas
Steve Little
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