EAST ROUNDUP : Louisville Upsets Pitt, Improves to 6-1-1

Howard Schnellenberger called it the biggest victory of his six-year tenure at Louisville.

And no one was disputing Schnellenberger’s claim after the Cardinals, off to their best start in 19 years, upset Pittsburgh, 27-20, Saturday at Pittsburgh.

Browning Nagle, who suffered a twisted ankle, twisted knee and separated shoulder in the first half, connected with Ken McKay on a seven-yard touchdown pass play in the third quarter as Louisville (6-1-1) moved closer to its first bowl bid since 1977.

The Cardinals’ start is their best since they went 9-1 in 1972.

Pitt quarterback Alex Van Pelt threw touchdown passes of five and seven yards to fullback Ronald Redmon in a seven-minute span of the fourth quarter. But Louisville, which led 27-6 with 13:45 left, held on for its first victory over Pitt in the five-game series.

The Cardinals also jeopardized Pitt’s chances for a winning season. The Panthers (3-3-1) play Miami and Notre Dame in their next two games and face Penn State next month.

Penn State 40, Boston College 21--Third-string running back Shelly Hammonds rushed for 208 yards in 24 carries at Newton, Mass., as the Nittany Lions (4-2) earned their seventh consecutive victory over the Eagles (3-3).

Hammonds entered the game in the second quarter, replacing Gary Brown, who was playing in place of injured regular Leroy Thompson. He broke a tie with a 65-yard run at the outset of the second half and then added an insurance touchdown on a 48-yard run with less than 2:30 minutes left.

Boston College quarterback Glenn Foley passed for three touchdowns, but the Nittany Lions held the Eagles to minus four yards rushing.

Syracuse 42, Rutgers 0--Quarterback Mark McDonald, playing for the injured Marvin Graves, ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead the Orangemen (3-2-2) over the Scarlet Knights (2-5) at Syracuse, N.Y.

McDonald completed 16 of 20 passes for 168 yards and rushed for another 46 as Syracuse recorded its first shutout since 1988 when the Orangemen beat Virginia Tech, 35-0, in the third game of the season.

Army 56, Lafayette 0--Myreon Williams caught three touchdown passes from three quarterbacks and Ed Givens returned an interception 100 yards for another touchdown as the Cadets (3-3) ended a three-game losing streak with the victory at West Point, N.Y.

Williams caught touchdown passes of 36 yards from Willie McMillian, 54 yards from Bryan McWilliams and 40 yards from Otto Leone. The touchdown passes were the only completions of the afternoon for Army, which recorded its first shutout since beating Princeton, 34-0, in 1981.

Mike Mayweather led the Cadets with 109 yards in 18 carries.

Temple 31, Virginia Tech 28--Matt Baker connected with Kevin McCoy on a 15-yard touchdown pass play with 1:51 left at Philadelphia to give the Owls (3-3) a dramatic comeback victory over the Hokies (3-4).

Baker completed 23 of 35 passes--including his final nine attempts--for 270 yards.

Harvard 23, Princeton 20--Scott Johnson kicked a 34-yard field goal with 55 seconds left to give the Crimson (4-2, 2-1) the Ivy League victory over the Tigers (2-4, 1-2) at Princeton, N.J.

Brown 24, Pennsylvania 17--Brett Brown scored the go-ahead touchdown on a four-yard run with 55 seconds left at Providence, R.I., to give the Bears (1-5, 1-2) their first victory over the Quakers (2-4, 2-1) since 1981.

Yale 31, Columbia 7--Kevin Callahan scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to lead the Elis (3-3, 2-1) over the Lions (0-6, 0-3) in an Ivy League game at New Haven, Conn.

Dartmouth 11, Cornell 6--Dennis Durkin kicked three field goals for the Big Green (3-2-1, 2-1) in an Ivy League game against the Big Red (3-3, 2-1) at Ithaca, N.Y.