South Roundup : Virginia Waltzes to a 37-14 Victory Over Duke

Virginia, 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC, piled up 301 yards rushing against a team that had allowed only 237 in its first three games.

Barry Word, the ACC’s leading rusher, and Howard Petty scored on runs of one and four yards for the Cavaliers. Kenny Stadlin kicked three field goals and Majkowski hit Shawn Lewis on a one-yard touchdown pass with 1:43 to play.

Duke, 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference, got a 12-yard touchdown run from quarterback Steve Slayden in the first quarter and a four-yard pass from Slayden to Jason Cooper midway through the fourth quarter.

Virginia, with Majkowski running 7 times for 31 yards and hitting 11 of 22 passes for 149 yards, held a 24-7 lead at the half.

Following a scoreless third quarter, Virginia increased its lead to 30-7 on field goals of 42 and 32 yards by Stadlin, who is 10 of 12 on field-goal attempts this season and has made his last 17 attempts from less than 45 yards.

Maryland 31, N. Carolina St. 17--Alvin Blount’s four-yard run with 3:27 left broke a 17-17 tie and sparked Maryland to an Atlantic Coast Conference victory at Raleigh, N.C.

Blount’s run capped a 64-yard drive and was set up by quarterback Stan Gelbaugh’s 13-yard pass to Chris Knight.

The Terrapins, 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the ACC, added another score when Wolfpack quarterback Erik Kramer fumbled with 3:16 left, and Terrapin defensive tackle Scott Tye recovered on the Wolfpack 23. Gelbaugh then scrambled 19 yards for a touchdown.

Maryland earlier drove 74 yards to take a 17-10 lead. Gelbaugh hit wide receiver Eric Holder on a 42-yard pass that set up a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Rick Badanjek.

But N.C. State, 1-4 and 1-2, tied the score when Kramer hit flanker Phil Brothers on a 34-yard pass on the fourth play of a 48-yard drive with 10:46 left.

Miami 27, East Carolina 15--Vinny Testaverde threw for 385 yards and three touchdowns to lift Miami (Fla.) to a comeback victory at Greenville, N.C.

Testaverde hit on touchdown pass plays of 88, 71 and 17 yards to help Miami improve to 3-1. He completed 23 of 34 attempts but was intercepted 6 times.

The Pirates fell to 2-3 with their third straight loss.

East Carolina took a brief 15-14 lead on a 44-yard field goal by Jeff Heath with 7:03 left in the third quarter.

But Testaverde put Miami in front for good when he hit flanker Mike Irvin with a 17-yard touchdown pass. Miami, however, failed to make a 2-point conversion and came away with a 20-15 lead with 2:46 left in the third period.

Testaverde then hit wide receiver Brian Blades on a 71-yard scoring strike on the last play of the third quarter. Kicker Greg Cox kicked his 56th conversion without a miss, setting a school record.

Testaverde teamed with fullback Alonzo Smith on an 88-yard screen pass play that put Miami ahead, 14-3. It was the longest pass play in Miami history, breaking the record of 85 yards from Bernie Kosar to Eddie Brown last year.

Georgia Tech 31, North Carolina 0--Georgia Tech quarterback John Dewberry scored 1 touchdown and passed for 2 more, completing 9 of 14 attempts for 143 yards at Atlanta, while freshman halfback Jerry Mays rushed 17 times for 123 yards and threw for a touchdown.

Dewberry scored on a one-yard sneak in the first quarter and fired touchdown passes of 59 yards to Gary Lee and 13 yards to Tim Manion in the second and third quarters, respectively.

Mays, who ran 58 yards to set up a 19-yard field goal by Thomas Palmer in the first quarter, threw his second touchdown pass of the season, a 26-yarder to Gary Lee in the fourth quarter.

It was the first time since 1979 that the Yellow Jackets shut out an opponent, and it was the first time Carolina has been blanked in 97 games, going back to a 21-0 loss to Kentucky in the 1976 Peach Bowl.

By beating the Tar Heels for the first time in their last six meetings, the Yellow Jackets improved to 3-1 in their fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference game. North Carolina fell to 2-2 overall in its conference opener.

Furman 58, Davidson 7--Wide receiver Chas Fox caught three touchdown passes--two from quarterback Bobby Lamb--to lead Furman to an easy victory at Davidson, N.C.

Lamb hit Fox on scoring tosses of 11 and 45 yards. Fox, with six catches, gained 115 yards.

The victory doesn’t count as a Southern Conference win for Furman (4-1), but the loss does count on Davidson’s record, which is now 0-5 and 0-3.

Virginia Military 14, The Citadel 14--Kip Allen scored on a quarterback sneak with 56 seconds to play and hit Adrian Williams on a two-point conversion pass to enable The Citadel to salvage a tie in a Southern Conference game at Lexington, Va.

VMI is 0-3-1 overall and 0-0-1 in the conference, while The Citadel is 1-3-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the league.