EAST ROUNDUP : Penn State Stymies West Virginia

West Virginia outgained Penn State, but the Nittany Lions still continued their dominance over the Mountaineers.

With reserve quarterback Tom Bill passing for one touchdown and running for another, No. 24 Penn State defeated West Virginia, 31-19, Saturday at Morgantown, W.Va., to give Penn State Coach Joe Paterno his 23rd victory in 25 games against the Mountaineers.

West Virginia (3-5) outrushed Penn State, 176-134, outpassed the Nittany Lions, 153-112, and controlled the ball for three more minutes.

But Penn State (6-2) intercepted three passes and got a solid performance from Bill, who came off the bench last week and lifted Penn State to a 9-0 victory over Alabama.

Bill replaced Tony Sacca with 6:42 left in the second quarter and Penn State leading, 7-3. Bill had been the Penn State starter before withdrawing from school to enter an alcohol treatment program. He returned to Penn State this fall.

“We just couldn’t get unwound and I thought we ought to try something,” Paterno said.

Bill completed seven of 12 passes for 99 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Smith. Bill, who also scored on a five-yard run, came into the game after Sacca threw a pass into the hands of defender Kwamee Smith, who dropped the ball.

Syracuse 35, Boston College 6--Freshman quarterback Marvin Graves connected with Rob Carpenter on a 61-yard touchdown pass play and set up another touchdown with a 57-yard run to lead the Orangemen (5-2-2) over the Eagles (4-4) in a nonconference game at Newton, Mass.

The Orangemen padded a 21-6 halftime lead with two touchdowns--both following interceptions--on the first four offensive plays of the second half.

Army 35, Rutgers 31--Willie McMillian scored a touchdown on a four-yard run with 43 seconds left to lift the Cadets (4-4) over the Scarlet Knights (3-6) at West Point, N.Y.

Army’s Mike Mayweather rushed for 134 yards in 25 carries and scored on a three-yard run.

Callian Thomas had 111 yards in 15 carries for the Cadets.

Cornell 41, Yale 31--Cornell’s Scott Oliaro set an Ivy League record with 395 all-purpose yards as the Big Red (5-3, 4-1) defeated the Elis (4-4, 3-2) at New Haven, Conn.

Oliaro, who rushed for 288 yards in 35 carries and scored four touchdowns, eclipsed the mark of 281 yards set by Ed Marinaro against Harvard in 1969.

Harvard 52, Brown 37--The Crimson (5-3, 3-2) went on its biggest scoring spree since 1973 to beat the Bears (1-7, 1-4) in an Ivy League game at Cambridge, Mass.

Dartmouth 34, Columbia 20--Al Rosier rushed for 145 yards to lead the Big Green (5-2-1, 4-1) to an Ivy League victory over the Lions (1-7, 1-4) at Hanover, N.H.

Princeton 34, Pennsylvania 20--Erick Hamilton rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers (3-5, 2-3) over the Quakers (2-6, 2-3) in an Ivy League game at Princeton, N.J.