East Roundup : Penn State Roughs Up Rutgers

Coach Joe Paterno was generally pleased with unbeaten Penn State’s 31-6 victory over Rutgers at University Park, Pa., Saturday, but he did find something to complain about.

Paterno was concerned because the No. 5-ranked Nittany Lions (4-0) were assesed 9 penalties for 102 yards.

“We took foolish penalties, showed a lack of poise,” he said. “You can’t be aggressive and not have penalties, but some of ours were nonsense, just plain old-fashioned nonsense.”

Paterno went after tackle Tim Johnson on the sidelines for running onto the field to complain about a call. It cost Penn State 15 yards.

On the positive side, Paterno said the game was “by far our best effort of the season.”

Paterno was particularly pleased with linebacker Shane Conlan, who had six tackles and a sack. Paterno also praised running back D.J. Dozier, who gained 54 yards in 14 carries and scored the Nittany Lions’ first touchdown on a 12-yard run. “He is as good an all-around tailback as there is in the country,” Paterno said.

Penn State quarterback John Shaffer completed 13 of 20 passes for 154 yards and ran for 39 yards in 6 carries.

Rutgers is 3-1-1.

Syracuse 41, Missouri 9--Holder Mike Kmetz scored on a three-yard run off a fake field goal at Syracuse, N.Y., to spark a 21-point third quarter as the Orangemen broke a four-game losing streak.

Tailback Harold Gayden added touchdowns on runs of four yards and one yard for Syracuse (1-4).

Scott Schwedes became Syracuse’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with an eight-yard catch in the first quarter. Schwedes has 13 career touchdowns, breaking the mark held by Mike Siano.

Missouri dropped to 1-3 and lost for the 13th time in its last 15 games.

Temple 19, Pittsburgh 13--Paul Palmer ran for 105 yards and what proved the deciding touchdown as the Owls withstood a second-half rainstorm to score a surprise victory at Pittsburgh.

Pitt (2-2-1) drove to the Temple 13 in the final seconds on four John Congemi completions and a fourth-down pass interference penalty, but Congemi threw two incompletions and was thrown for an eight-yard loss on the final play.

The Owls (3-2) took a 12-0 lead before the rain to overcome 171 rushing yards by Pitt sophomore Craig Heyward.

It was Temple’s second victory over Pitt in 17 meetings.

Navy 45, Dartmouth 0--At Annapolis, Md., quarterback Bill Byrne completed 14 of 24 passes for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns, one coming on a 55-yard play to Troy Saunders, as the Midshipmen (3-1) recorded their second straight shutout over a Division I-AA opponent. Navy beat Lehigh, 41-0, the previous week.

Army 41, Yale 24--Quarterback Tory Crawford ran for four touchdowns to help the Cadets overcome a school-record 426-yard passing performance by Yale’s Kelly Ryan at New Haven, Conn. The Cadets are 2-2. The Bulldogs are 0-3.

Penn 42, Columbia 7--Chris Flynn ran for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns at Philadelphia to help the Quakers hand the Lions their 24th straight loss. Penn is 3-0 overall, 2-0 in the Ivy League.

Brown 24, Princeton 10--Quarterback Mark Donovan passed for one touchdown and running back Greg Soloman threw for another to help the Bruins win an Ivy League game at Princeton, N.J. Brown is 3-0 and 2-0. Princeton is 0-3 and 0-2.

Massachusetts 31, Rhode Island 17--Sophomore quarterback Tim Bryant led the Minutemen (5-0, 4-0) from a 17-point deficit by throwing two touchdown passes and running for two scores in a Yankee Conference at Kingston, R.I. Rhode Island is 0-5 and 0-4.

Lafayette 33, Cornell 22--Bruce McIntyre rushed for 111 yards in 17 carries and scored touchdowns on runs of 7 and 42 yards as the Leopards (3-1) won at Easton, Pa. Cornell is 2-1.

Holy Cross 16, Colgate 12--The Red Raiders used offensive guard Brian Smith to score from the one in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Crusaders’ Bill Young kicked a school-record three field goals at Hamilton, N.Y.