SPOTLIGHT : FACTS, FIGURES AND COMMENTS FROM SATURDAY’S GAMES

IN QUOTES

Mississippi’s Chauncey Godwin and Chris Mitchell stopped Arkansas’ Ron Dickerson on the one-yard line as time ran out in the Rebels’ 23-21 upset victory. Said Mitchell: “Chauncey turned Dickerson around and I came up hard just trying to keep him out of the end zone. It hurt, it hurt bad. But when they woke me up, they said we won the game.”

Fullerton Coach Gene Murphy, whose Titans fell apart after the first quarter in a 48-17 loss to Akron: “We met the enemy and the enemy was us. We dropped passes, lost fumbles, threw interceptions. After the first quarter, we should have got on the bus and got out of there.” Northeastern Coach Paul Pawlak, after a 26-0 loss to Harvard: “I don’t think our team is poised . We don’t have our heads screwed on the right way.”

Clemson Coach Ken Hatfield, the model of sportsmanship after his Tigers had amassed 493 yards in offense in a 48-0 victory over Division I-AA Appalachian State: “One of our goals was to either score 40 points or have over 500 yards total offense. Another goal was to shut out Appalachian State. . . . We challenged our players on this.”

UPSIDE, DOWNSIDE

Tennessee Chattanooga and Appalachian State were Saturday’s sacrificial lambs, Division I-AA schools facing Division I-A opponents. The upside: a hefty payday for their athletic programs. The downside: Chattanooga committed seven turnovers in a 44-9 loss to Georgia Tech, and Appalachian State lost to No. 17 Clemson, 48-0, while being outgained, 493 total yards to 121.

BIG PLAYS

Michigan State linebacker Todd Murray was in position to ensure an upset of Notre Dame late in the game but instead assisted on the play that set up the final touchdown. Murray nearly intercepted Rick Mirer’s pass at the Spartan three-yard line on Notre Dame’s last drive, but the ball bounced off his right shoulder and into the hands of Irish receiver Adrian Jarrell at the two for a 24-yard gain. Three plays later, Rodney Culver dived over from the one and the Irish remained undefeated, 20-19.

Quarterback Marcus Wilson, a sophomore making his first start in Vanderbilt’s wishbone offense, scored on a four-yard run with slightly more than a minute remaining to give the Commodores a 24-21 upset victory over Louisiana State.

Clint Gwaltney’s third field goal of the game, a career-best 50-yarder with 4:31 remaining, gave North Carolina a 16-13 victory over Kentucky. Gwaltney had tied the score with a field goal earlier in the fourth quarter.

WELCOME TO THE SEC

No. 13 Arkansas has announced that it will leave the Southwest Conference to play in the Southeastern Conference for the 1992 season. The Razorbacks got an unpleasant preview of what might lie ahead in their game against Mississippi. Ole Miss showed them the kind of football they play in the SEC with a 21-17 victory.

MILESTONES

Howard Griffith’s eight rushing touchdowns in Illinois’ 56-21 victory over Southern Illinois broke the NCAA record of seven set by Mississippi’s Arnold (Showboat) Boykin against Mississippi State in 1951, and Griffith’s 48 points broke the NCAA record of 43 set in 1956 when Jim Brown had six touchdowns and seven conversions for Syracuse against Colgate.

South Carolina running back Mike Dingle scored a school-record four touchdowns in the Gamecocks’ 35-24 victory over Virginia Tech.

Clemson’s Chris Gardocki tied a school and Atlantic Coast Conference record set in 1977 by Obed Ariri with a 57-yard field goal in the Tigers’ 48-0 victory over Appalachian State.

Quarterback Alton Grizzard became Navy’s all-time offensive leader with a 14-yard run in the first quarter during a 23-21 victory over Villanova, moving ahead of the 4,406 yards amassed by John Cartwright.

Vaughn Dunbar’s 80-yard touchdown run was the longest for Indiana since 1977, and the Hoosiers broke the school record for points at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., with their 58-7 victory over Missouri. The previous team record was 52 points against Navy in 1986.

Alabama’s Philip Doyle kicked three field goals in a 17-16 loss to Georgia to give him 60 in his career, breaking the school record of 59 held by Van Tiffin.

Virginia’s Herman Moore scored on two pass plays in a 59-0 victory over Duke, giving him 20 touchdown catches in his career. That equals the school record set by John Ford.

Cal State Fullerton quarterback Paul Schulte had five passes intercepted in the Titans 48-17 loss to Akron, tying Bob Caffrey’s mark set against Utah State in 1981.

Darren Lewis became Texas A&M;’s career rushing leader in a 40-8 victory over North Texas. He gained 132 yards in 26 carries for a total of 3,711 yards, breaking Curtis Dickey’s record of 3,703.

STREAKS

Virginia’s 59-0 victory over Duke was the Cavaliers’ 12th Atlantic Coast Conference victory in a row and their largest margin of victory in the history of the series against Duke. The loss was Duke’s most lopsided since a 64-0 loss to Notre Dame late in the 1966 season, its worst conference loss ever and worst defeat at home.

Georgia Tech’s 44-9 victory over Tennessee Chattanooga was the Yellow Jackets’ sixth victory in a row and eighth in a row at home.

Iowa’s 45-35 victory over Iowa State was the Hawkeyes’ eighth in a row over their intrastate rivals.

Appalachian State, defeated 48-0 by Clemson, was shut out for the first time in 77 games, dating to a 49-0 loss to Furman in 1983.

Vanderbilt’s 24-21 victory over Louisiana State ended a 10-game losing streak for the Commodores.

Missouri remained winless on the road against nonconference opponents since 1981 with its 58-7 defeat at Indiana.

Alabama’s 17-16 loss to Georgia was the Crimson Tide’s fifth in a row, the longest losing streak in 34 years at the school. Coach Gene Stallings ran his record to 0-3.

HOW BAD WAS IT?

Midway through the third quarter of Duke’s 59-0 loss to Virginia in the Blue Devils’ home opener, the scoreboard operator in Wallace Wade Stadium replaced the name “Duke” with “??????”.

A look at some of the day’s top performers. PASSING

Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Detmer, BYU 26 38 514 3 McGwire, San Diego State 32 59 361 3 Maddox, UCLA 26 47 353 1 Leach, New Mexico 23 54 349 1 Gabriel, Hawaii 18 28 328 1 Straw, Kansas State 27 36 327 2 Pawlawski, California 24 35 284 2 Van Pelt, Pittsburgh 23 36 266 2 Jones, Georgia Tech 15 23 265 2 Fuller, South Carolina 15 25 251 2 Gossen, Washington State 21 27 238 2 Matthews, Florida 22 40 238 3

RUSHING

Player Carries Yards TD Vaughn, Michigan 32 288 3 Canley, San Jose State 43 253 3 Mayweather, Army 29 227 3 Griffith, Illinois 21 208 8 Modkins, TCU 31 195 1 Williams, Clemson 14 183 3 Hamilton, Princeton 26 164 0 Wallace, California 24 150 0 Copeland, Colorado State 11 142 1 Dingle, South Carolina 33 137 3 Wilson, Vanderbilt 29 136 1 Wright-Fair, Washington St. 26 134 1 Dunbar, Indiana 11 125 1 Witherspoon, Clemson 10 123 1 Achola, Nebraska 15 123 1 Brown, Nebraska 21 120 3 Bell, Iowa 17 115 1 Blount, North Carolina 21 114 1

RECEIVING

Player Rec. Yards TD Smith, BYU 6 162 0 Smith, Kansas State 8 136 0 Arey, San Diego State 11 133 0 Truitt, Pittsburgh 9 129 1 Bellini, BYU 9 119 0 Boyce, BYU 6 118 3 Brooks, South Carolina 6 118 0 Turner, Indiana 4 110 2 Moore, Virginia 5 105 2 Mayfield, Oklahoma State 6 100 1 Wychek, Maryland 12 96 O Glotfelty, Iowa 6 92 2 Moore, Pittsburgh 6 92 0 Carpenter, Syracuse 6 92 0 McCaffrey, Stanford 8 71 0

INJURIES

Penn State running back Leroy Thompson did not play in the second half after suffering a hand injury.

Harvey Williams, LSU tailback, was taken out of the game against Vanderbilt in the third quarter after suffering a hamstring injury. HOW THE TOP 25 FARED Rank: 1 Team: Notre Dame Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Michigan State, 20-19; A pass bounced off a Spartan defender at the three and into Irish receiver’s arms to set up winning touchdown. Next Game: Purdue (Sept. 29) Rank: 2 Team: Florida State Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Tulane, 31-13; Brad Johnson completed 13 of 17 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. Seminoles led, 24-0, after three quarters. Next Game: Virginia Tech (Sept. 29) Rank: 3 Team: Auburn Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Tennessee (Sept. 29) Rank: 4 Team: Brigham Young Record: 4-0-0 Synopsis: Beat San Diego State, 62-34; Ty Detmer passed for 514 yards, and the Cougars poured it on after leading only 28-24 at halftime. Next Game: At Oregon (Sept. 29) Rank: 5 Team: USC Record: 2-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Washington, 31-0; Todd Marinovich completed seven of 16 passes for 80 yards and threw his first two interceptions of the season. Next Game: At Ohio St. (Sept. 29) Rank: 6 Team: Tennessee Record: 3-0-1 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: At Auburn (Sept. 29) Rank: 7 Team: Michigan Record: 1-1 Synopsis: Beat UCLA, 38-15; Sophomore Jon Vaughn ran for 288 yards, the most ever by a Bruin opponent, and also scored three touchdowns. Next Game: Maryland (Sept. 29) Rank: 8 Team: Nebraska Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Minnesota, 56-0; Quarterback Mike Joseph, making his second start in place of injured Mike Grant, had a big day. Next Game: Oregon State (Sept. 29) Rank: 9 Team: Miami (Fla.) Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Iowa (Sept. 29) Rank: 10 Team: Virginia Record: 4-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Duke, 59-0; The Cavaliers rolled up 543 yards on offense, but Coach George Welsh said his team wasn’t sharp. Next Game: William & Mary (Sept. 29) Rank: 11 Team: Oklahoma Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Tulsa, 52-10; The Sooners went to the pass, and Steve Collins threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Next Game: Kansas (Sept. 29) Rank: 12 Team: Texas A&M; Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat North Texas, 40-8; Darren Lewis ran for 132 yards to pass Curtis Dickey as Aggies’ all-time rushing leader. Next Game: At LSU (Sept. 29) Rank: 13 Team: Arkansas Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Mississippi, 21-17; Earl Thomas’ touchdown held up as the Razorbacks were stopped at the Ole Miss one on the game’s final play. Next Game: Colorado State (Sept. 29) Rank: 14 Team: Houston Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: Rice (Sept. 29) Rank: 15 Team: Illinois Record: 2-1-0 Synopsis: Beat Southern Illinois, 56-21; Howard Griffith ran for an NCAA-record eight touchdowns, including two on runs of 51 and 41 yards. Next Game: At Ohio State (Oct. 6) Rank: 16 Team: Ohio State Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: USC (Sept. 29) Rank: 17 Team: Clemson Record: 3-1-0 Synopsis: Beat Appalachian State, 48-0; The Tigers accomplished goals set by Coach Ken Hatfield--scoring over 40 points and recording a shutout. Next Game: Duke (Sept. 29) Rank: 18 Team: Arizona Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Oregon, 22-17; Wildcats’ Darryl Lewis stopped Oregon quarterback Bill Musgrave at the six-inch line on the game’s final play. Next Game: California (Sept. 29) Rank: 19 Team: Florida Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat Furman, 27-3; Errict Rhett rushed for 98 yards in his first collegiate start and Next Game: Mississippi St. (Sept. 29) Rank: 20 Team: Colorado Record: 2-1-1 Synopsis: Beat Texas, 29-22; Eric Bieniemy scored three touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter, as Buffaloes rallied to win. Next Game: Washington (Sept. 29) Rank: 21 Team: Washington Record: 3-0-0 Synopsis: Beat USC, 31-0; Mark Brunell passed for 197 yards, Greg Lewis ran for 126 yards and Eric Briscoe had two interceptions. Next Game: At Colorado (Sept. 29) Rank: 22 Team: Texas Record: 1-1-0 Synopsis: Lost to Colorado, 29-22; The Longhorns controlled the ball in the third quarter and had a 22-14 lead, but couldn’t hold it. Next Game: At Rice (Oct. 6) Rank: 23 Team: Arizona State Record: 2-0-0 Synopsis: Did not play. Next Game: At Missouri (Sept. 29) Rank: 24 Team: Michigan State Record: 0-1-1 Synopsis: Lost Notre Dame, 20-19; The Spartans stunned the Irish and were leading 19-7 in the third quarter before Notre Dame rallied. Next Game: At Rutgers (Sept. 29) Rank: 25 Team: Pittsburgh Record: 2-1-1 Synopsis: Tied Syracuse, 20-20; Alex Van Pelt passed for a touchdown and a two-point conversion with 1: 30 left to give Pitt the tie. Next Game: West Virginia (Sept. 29) * Rankings according to the Associated Press poll.