Monday, October 4, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Chargers' defense frustrates Chiefs
The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Chargers' defense saved some face yesterday.
A week after allowing Peyton Manning to throw for 404 yards, San Diego intercepted Elvis Grbac four times, two of them leading to touchdowns, as the Chargers rallied from a 14-0 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 21-14.
San Diego (2-1) beat the AFC West rival Chiefs (2-2) for the second straight time.
Cornerback Darryll Lewis, starting in place of the injured Terrance Shaw, had two interceptions as the defense balled out the non-existent
offense.
Kansas City got inside the Chargers' 35 twice in the final three minutes, but failed to score. With 10 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, Grubc inexplicably threw a pass down the middle to tight end Tony Gonzalez to the 32, and the Chiefs couldn't get off another play before time expired. The Chiefs were hurt by 13 penalties for 113 yards.
Lewis got his first interception after linebackers Junior Seau and Lew Bush pressured Grbac, and an
unnecessary roughness call on Chiefs center Tim Grunhard moved the ball to the Kansas City 22. That set up Kramer's 11-yard touchdown pass to Chris Penn for a 21-14 lead with 10:57 to go in the third quarter.
Another Chargers touchdown was set up when Kansas City punter Daniel Pope dropped the snap, tried to run and was tackled by Kenny Bynum at the Chiefs 18 late in the second quarter. Bynum scored two plays later on a trick play to tie the score at 14 going into halftime.
San Diego started its comeback against the Chiefs with an interception and 24-yard return by safety Michael Dumas to the Kansas City 10
with 8:03 left in the second quarter.
with 803 left in the second quarter.
Two plays after Dumas's pickoff,
Natrone Means broke two tackles
at the 2-yard line to complete a 4-
yard touchdown run.
After Pope's muffed punt attempt, Bynum scored on the Chargers' best offensive play all game. Kramer faked a handoff to Bynum, faked a reverse to Jeff Graham and then found Bynum wide open for the tying touchdown.
rne Chiefs led 14-0 after Grbac's touchdown passes of 31 yards to Joe Horn and 12 yards to Gonzalez in the first quarter. Horn's score was set up when linebacker Donnie Edwards intercepted Harbaugh at the Chargers 42.
Alabama kick upsets Gators
The Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - It was the kind of victory that can make a season and save a career. Just ask No. 21 Alabama and its embattled coach. Mike DuBose.
The Crimson Tide snapped No. 3 Florida's 90-game winning streak at The Swamp on Saturday when Chris Kemp got a second chance on an extrapoint attempt in overtime and drilled it for a 40-39 win.
In an effort that would have shocked the late Bear Bryant as much as it would have pleased him, the Crimson Tide (4-1, 30 Southeastern Conference) controlled the ball for 41 minutes and 21 seconds, racked up 447 yards in offense and matched Steve Squirrier's Gators score for score.
FOOTBALL RESULTS
"I am so proud of this coaching staff and this football team for staying together, for believing in each other," DuBose said. "We believed in the team concept when there were lots of times where they could have split and splintered."
By overcoming Florida (4-1,
2-1), the Tide sent the message that, indeed, Alabama is back, despite the tumult that had engulfed the program.
Big 12 football results:
Kansas 27, Southern Methodist 9
Mentors 9
Texas Tech 21, No. 5 Texas
A&M 19
No. 6 Nebraska 38,
No.13 Kansas State 35,
Notre Dame 34, No. 23 Oklahoma 30
Missouri 27, Memphis 17
Baylor 23, NorthTexas 10
Baylor 23, NorthTexas 10 Top 25 results:
No.1 Florida State 51,
Duke 23
No. 4 Michigan 38, No. 11 Purdue 12
No. 7 Tennessee 24,
Auburn 0
No. 8 Virginia Tech 31. No
No. 8 Virginia Tech 31, No.
Kemp got his second chance after Florida's Bennie Alexander jumped offsides on
24 Virginia 7
No. 10 Georgia 23, Louisiana State 22
Wisconsin 42, No.12 Ohio State 17
No. 14 Michigan State 49,
Iowa 3
No. 16 Mississippi State
42, Vanderbilt 14
No. 17 Marshall 32,
No.19 East Carolina 33,
Army 14
Kentucky 31, No. 20 Arkansas 20
No.21 Alabama 40, No.3
No. 21 Alabama 40, No. 3 Florida 39, overtime
No. 22 Syracuse 47, Tulane 17
the conversion attempt following Shaun Alexander's 25-yard touchdown run — his fourth score of the day — on the first play of Alabama's overtime possession.
Washington 34, No. 25 Oregon 20
Kemp nailed the second kick.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parenthesis, records through Oct. 3, points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote and previous ranking.
AP TOP 25
rank team rec pts pvs
1. Florida St. (49) 5-0 1,744 1
2. Penn St. (5) 5-0 1,672 2
3. Michigan 5-0 1,606 4
4. Nebraska 5-0 1,537 6
5. Virginia Tech (1) 4-0 1,427 8
6. Tennessee 3-1 1,346 7
7. Georgia Tech 3-1 1,294 9
8. Florida 4-1 1,211 3
9. Kansas St. 4-0 1,151 13
10. Georgia 4-0 1,145 10
11. Michigan St. 5-0 1,111 14
12. Alabama 4-1 858 21
13. Texas A&M 3-1 855 5
14. Mississippi St. 5-0 851 16
15. Marshall 5-0 692 17
16. East Carolina 5-0 690 19
17. Purdue 4-1 649 11
18. Syracuse 4-1 586 22
19. Miami 2-2 487 18
20. Wisconsin 3-2 425 —
21. Ohio St. 3-2 313 12
22. Southern Cal 3-1 281 —
23. Texas 4-2 218 15
24. BYU 2-1 121 —
25. Minnesota 4-0 102 —
Often receiving water Management 55, Wyoming 48, Oklahoma 43. Air Force 30, Pittsburg 9, Notre Dame College 18, Virginia 17, Southern Miss 3, Notre Dame 12, Kennett 9, Washington 9, Colorado St. 8, Oregon 8, Cleveland 6, Maryland 6, SI 4, Wake Forest 4, Missouri 3, Texas Trest 1, Iowa 9, Arizona 2.
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