UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 27, 1995
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Ohio State drops in poll after loss
Gators positioned for a Fiesta fight with Cornhuskers
The Associated Press
Florida moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll yesterday, setting up a Flesta Bowl showdown against No.1 Nebraska.
Florida (11-0) rose one spot after beating No. 8 Florida State 35-24 Saturday.
If the Gators defeat No. 23 Arkansas in the Southeastern
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Conference championship game, they will play Nebraska (11-0) for the national title Jan. 2 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Nebraska remained No. 1 after defeating Oklahoma 37-0 Friday. The Huskers received 51 first-place votes and 1,539 points from a nationwide media panel, while Florida got 11 firsts and 1,499 points.
Northwestern (10-1), which finished its regular season a week ago, moved up one notch to No. 3 and Tennessee (10-1) climbed one spot to No. 4 after
Both teams jumped over Ohio State (11-1), which fell from second to fifth after losing to Michigan 31-23.
beating Vanderbilt 12-7.
Notre Dame (9-2) was sixth,
followed by Colorado (9-2),
Florida State (9-2), Texas (9-11)
and Kansas State (9-2). All
those teams were idle except
Florida State and Texas, which
defeated Baylor 21-13 Thursday.
Roundting out the top 25 were Kansas, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Penn State, Texas A&M, Auburn, Southern Cal, Virginia, Washington, Alabama, Miami, Arkansas, Clemson and
Michigan rose four places, and Miami moved up three notches after defeating Syracuse 35-24.
Toledo.
Michigan's rise pushed Penn State and Texas A&M down one spot even though the Nittany Lions and Aggies won.
Penn State beat Michigan State 24-20, and Texas A&M downed Texas Christian 38-6.
Toledo (10-0-1), the only unbeaten team besides Nebraska and Florida, is ranked for the first time since the final poll of the 1971 season.
Syracuse, No. 22 last week,
dropped out of the top 25.
Bad shoulder to keep Hatcher out for month
The Associated Press
MANHATTAN — Kansas State starting point guard Elliott Hatcher will miss three to four weeks with a shoulder injury, coach Tom Asbury said.
Asbury announced the injury Friday but would not comment further. The Wildcats opened their season Saturday with an overtime win against Bradley.
Hatcher, a senior, started all 27 games last season as a junior college transfer from Grayson County
College in Denis, Texas. He led the Wildcats in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played — averaging 13.4 points and three assists.
Hatcher had off-season knee surgery and appeared healthy in preseason workouts, hitting nine of 13 shots in two exhibition games.
Hatcher is the Wildcats' only experienced point guard. Sophores Mark Young and Aaron Swartzendruber played the position sparingly last season.
Couples wins Skins Game on richest hole in event's history
The Associated Press
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Fred Couples,
missing putts and hitting last off the tee all day, finally ended the longest Skins Game
and his personal string of second-place finishes.
Couples, the runner-up in three previous appearances, didn't win a single hole in the 1995 Skins Game until rolling in a 10-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole yesterday.
That putt gave him $270,000 — the richest hole in the 13-year history of the event — and the tournament title.
"The turnaround was worth the wait." Couples said. "When bad things happen, you can't get down on yourself. You know that in the Skins Game, a putt or two will win for you.
"It's not like a regular tournament; you don't have to hit the ball great for 18 holes."
Corey Pavin, who won $150,000 Saturday
Couples' sand wedge from 125 yards stopped within close birdie range and, after missing six reasonable birdie tries earlier in the day, he confidently knocked this one in.
and $90,000 with a 12-foot birdie put at No. 11 yesterday, lost his chance at a total payday of more than a half-million dollars when, on his third time at No. 18, he hit his approach shot at the par-5, 426-yard hole onto the fringe, some 45 feet from the pin.
Peter Jacobsen won one hole and $30,000 Saturday at Bighorn Golf Club, and Tom Watson, last year's winner with $210,000, was shut out this time.
"I knew it was over when I saw him standing over it," Pavin said. "He looked very comfortable."
"I've done the telecast on this so many years, I know you can play well and end up without any skins or with one, like I did," said Jacobsen, playing in the event for the first time.
Couples finished second last year when Watson made a 20-foot putt for $160,000 on the first playoff hole to beat him. Couples also lost in a playoff to Payne Stewart in 1992.
Couples sent the 1956 Skins into overtime with a dramatic 10-footer for birdie at the final regulation hole after Jacobsen had applied the pressure by sinking a 20-footer.
Pavin and Couples made short birdie putts at the first playoff hole, No. 18, to tie, eliminating Jacobsen and Watson. On the second playoff hole, Couples had an 8-foot birdie, try at the par-3 No. 17, but his putt stayed to the right, and he fitted for another tie.
Couples, seemingly snakebit on the green, also had birdie chances of 20 feet at the third playoff hole, and 40 feet at the fourth just slip by the lip of the cup.
Pavin, meanwhile, kept it going by making a 9-footer at the fourth extra hole to save par.
Couples' birdie at the fifth extra hole ended a run of 11 holes without a winner, going back to Pavin's birdie at No. 11.
Watson made a 6-foot par putt at the 10th hole to the Couples. That built the prize money to $90,000 at No. 11, including a $30,000 carry-over from Saturday, when the ninth hole was tied.
Couples shot himself out of the picture when his tee shot at the par-3, 197-yard 11th sailed into the gallery alongside the green. Watson missed a 20-foot birdie try, then Jacobsen's putt from 35 feet crept just past the edge of the hole, opening the way for Pavin.
Pavin had a good chance to make it two consecutive on the next hole after Watson drove out of bounds, Jacobsen hit into the water and Couples hit his third shot just off the fringe. But Pavin missed a 10-foot birdie try, and he and Couples parred the hole.
putts at the par-4 13th. Couples left a 10-foot birdie try on the right side of the cup that would have given him the $110,000 at stake at No. 14, then Watson, Jacobsen and Couples all had birdie 45 at No. 15.
His putting shaky, Couples missed a 6-foot birdie try on the par-4 16th hole, and all four players parred. Watson, Couples and Jacobsen each had par 3 at No. 17.
In the Skins format, the first six holes are worth $20,000 each, the next six $30,000 and the final six $40,000. The low scorer wins a hole, a "skin," and the prize money. If two players tie, however, that money carries over to the next hole and all four players are back in the hunt. That changes in a playoff when only the low scorers remain in contention.
The previous single-hole record for the event was $260,000, won by Stewart in 1991. The longest previous playoff was four holes, with Curtis Strange winning in 1986.
Marino breaks NFL record for most touchdown passes
Miami quarterback now owns three league records; all have come this season
The Associated Press
ter of yesterday's
INDIANAPOLIS — Miami's Dan Marino set the NFL record of 343 touchdown passes in a career when he completed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Keith Byars in the second quar-
game against the Indianapolis Colts.
It was the third of four passing records set by Fran Tarkenton that Marino topped
this year, his 13th season.
Marino tied Tarkenton's record for touchdown passes Nov. 20 against San Francisco and brought NFL records of 47,554 yards passing and 3,797 completions into the game. In 24 games against the Colts, Marino completed 482 of 793 passes for 5,788 yards and 39 touchdowns with only 13 interceptions. Five times he passed for more than 300 yards against the Colts.
Byars, who extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one reception earlier on the 80-yard, eight-play scoring drive, caught a short pass from Marino on the 5-yard line and then broke a tackle to reach the end zone with 1:06 left in the first half.
The game was stopped briefly with Marino going to the sideline where he was embraced by former teammates Mark Clayton and Mark Duper, who had combined to catch 134 of his touchdown passes.
Miami coach Don Shula also hugged Marino after the touchdown.
Marino has set records for completions and passing yards in spite of his team's losing efforts this season. Miami lost 36-28 to Indianapolis and also lost 44-20 to San Francisco when Marino tied the record for touchdown passes.
In a prepared statement, commissioner Paul Tagliabue saluted Marino's accomplishment.
"When the greatest competitors and most outstanding achievements in sports history are discussed in future years, Dan Marino and his career touchdown record certainly will be included at the top of the list," Tatliabue said.
"We congratulate Dan not only for this remarkable accomplishment but also for his leadership, community service and all that he has contributed to the NFL," he said.
Women's basketball wins one, loses one
Kansan staff report
Following a dramatic 82-79 victory on Friday against No. 15 DePaul, the No. 14 Kansas women's basketball team was looking for a Thanksgiving holiday sweep as it battled No. 10 Purdue yesterday in West Lafayette. Ind.
However, the Boilermakers had different plans as they defeated Kansas 80-72 and sent the Jayhawks back to Lawrence with a 1-1 record.
"I think we can come home and feel like we've learned a lot," Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said following the game.
Purdue, now 1-0, was paced by guard Tonya Kirk's 28 points.
Kansas junior guard Tamecka Dixon led the Jayhawks with 21 points and four
assists. Freshman forward/guard Suzi Raymant added 14 points.
Kansas shut down highly touted Purdue forward Stacey Lovelace. The senior, who averaged 14.2 points a game last season, finished yesterday's contest 0-7 from the field with zero points.
On Friday, the Jayhawks opened their season against DePaul in what proved to be a memorable game.
With the score 80-79 and 14 seconds remaining, Kansas freshman forward/center Nakia Sanford stepped up to the free-throw line and sunk both shots, sealing a Kansas victory 82-79.
The victory against the Blue Demons was hard-earned. The Jayhawks were matched up against national player-of-the-year candidate forward Lata莎 Byears. The DePaul senior fouled out of
the the game and finished with 20 points.
Kansas junior guard Angle Halbleib led the Jayhawks with 17 points. Halbleib shot six of seven from the field and five of six from the three-point line.
Along with her two crucial free-throws, Kansas' Sanford added 16 points.
"The thing that most impressed me was that we didn't give up." Washington said.
Sophomore guard Erinn Reed, seeing her first start as a Jayhawk, chipped in 14 points. The 5-foot-4 Reed also pulled down 11 rebounds.
ters.
Kansas will come home for its next game. The competition will only get tougher as the Jayhawks meet the USA National Team at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Allen Field House.
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Freshmen come up big in collegiate debuts
"Coming out the second half, after I got the first half out of the way, I scored the first bucket and I got more confidence and started playing harder." Pierce said.
Robertson said that he had the jitters until he was sent in to play during crunch time. After a five minute stint by 5-7 senior point
guard Calvin Rayford while Vaughn was on the bench with his foul, Robertson was sent in to replace Rayford. Robertson played point guard more than five minutes until Vaughn returned with about 5:30 left.
"The second half when I came in there and we needed a pickup because Jacque was in foul trouble, I really felt calm and collected and I felt I needed to come through," Robertson said. "It calmed me down."
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