SPOTLIGHT / SATURDAY’S GAMES AT A GLANCE : THE MARSHALL PLAN

Running back Marshall Faulk of San Diego State set two national freshman records when he scored four touchdowns in a 52-52 tie with BYU. Faulk’s four scores give him 23 touchdowns and 140 points, surpassing the 20 touchdowns and 120 points by Reggie Cobb of Tennessee in 1987. Faulk, who missed three games with injuries, has set or tied 13 NCAA records, most notable his 386 rushing yards and seven touchdowns against Pacific on Sept. 14. Faulk averages 165.3 yards and 16.6 points a game.

IN QUOTES

Fordham receiver Tom Garlick, after a 24-19 loss to Holy Cross in a game played at Limerick, Ireland: “Everyone on campus was saying, ‘Why are they getting to go to Ireland? They stink. ‘ Here, everybody respects us. Everybody loves us. We’re not used to that kind of attention. It’s wonderful.”

Clemson linebacker Levon Kirkland, after a 40-7 victory over Maryland gave the Tigers the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, overcoming the early season slump that had Clemson spectators booing the team: “I think people want to take those boos back now ... now that we have the ACC wrapped up. We went through a lot of stuff. We’ve really come a long way.”

Maryland Coach Joe Krivak on the loss: “It was a combination of mistakes and giving up the big play. There were 10 or 15 times that we did not make the play. If we made them, we could have stayed in the game.”

NOTEWORTHY

Oklahoma’s Mike Gaddis, who rushed for 203 yards in a 21-6 victory over Oklahoma State, has 1,177 yards and is the first Oklahoma back to have a 1,000-yard season since Spencer Tillman in 1983. Gaddis’ 690 yards in three games against the Cowboys are the most by any Sooner against one opponent.

Oregon State’s version of ball control: The Beavers attempted a total of four passes in a 58-6 loss to Washington.

Baylor, 7-3 after a 31-24 loss to Texas Tech, has suffered its three losses at home.

He’s back: David Klingler, sidelined for the first quarter because of a sore back, passed for five touchdowns to lead Houston over Rice, 41-21.

RECORD BREAKERS

Washington’s Mario Bailey caught three touchdown passes in a 58-6 victory over Oregon State to give him 15 for the season, one more than the Pacific 10 Conference record set by Doug Allen of Arizona in 1984. The 52-point margin was the largest in the 75 games between the two schools. . . Tony Sacca completed 14 of 20 passes for 151 yards in a 35-13 victory over Notre Dame to become Penn State’s season passing yardage leader with 2,326 in 11 games.

Missouri broke a 50-year-old school record with 11 fumbles in a 32-0 loss to Kansas State, helping the Wildcats to their fifth winning season since 1936. . . . Holy Cross defeated Fordham, 24-19, in Ireland to set a Division I-AA record with its 19th consecutive victory.

James (Little Man) Stewart rushed for 215 yards in Tennessee’s 36-25 victory over Mississippi, breaking the school record for a true freshman of 169 yards set by Aaron Hayden two weeks ago against Memphis State. . . . Robert Brooks’ second touchdown reception in South Carolina’s 21-17 loss to North Carolina was the 18th of his career, breaking the school record of 17 set by Sterling Sharpe in the mid 1980s.

Florida’s Shane Matthews completed 26 of 39 passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-26 victory over Kentucky. His 10 300-yard games are the most in Southeastern Conference history, and his 27 touchdown passes in 1991 are a single-season record. . . . Texas quarterback Peter Gardere completed 10 of 15 passes for 124 yards in a 32-0 victory over Texas Christian, setting a school record for passing yardage. His 4,790 yards broke the mark of 4,735 by Bret Stafford in 1984-1987. . . . Al Rosier rushed for a school-record 229 yards in Dartmouth’s 45-13 victory over Brown.

OUT ON A WINNING NOTE

Safety Erik Jack scored successive touchdowns on a pass play off a fake punt and a fumble return and made two interceptions to stop possible scoring drives as New Mexico defeated Colorado State, 38-36, in Western Athletic Conference football Saturday. Jack’s second interception came with 56 seconds remaining and stopped a Colorado State drive at the New Mexico six-yard line. The victory was the Lobos’ second in three weeks and gave New Mexico a 3-9 record, the best in Coach Mike Sheppard’s five seasons, but he had already been fired effective after the season. “It’s a great way to end it,” Sheppard said. “It’s great for the players, to walk with their heads high on campus this week.”

BIG PLAYS

Alabama’s John Copeland forced then recovered a fumble by Keith Benton with 3:39 to play, ending a Memphis State drive and ensuring a 10-7 victory for the Crimson Tide.

Wisconsin’s Rich Thompson missed a 47-yard field-goal attempt, got a second chance after a Minnesota player was penalized for running into him, then made a 42-yarder to give the Badgers a 19-16 victory.

Colorado defeated Kansas, 30-24, on an eight-play, 80-yard drive in the snow during the final two minutes. The drive included Vance Joseph’s 22-yard pass to Rico Smith and tailback Lamont Warren’s 28-yard run. Fullback James Hill scored the clinching touchdown from the one with 40 seconds left.

BIG COMEBACK

North Carolina State trailed Duke, 31-21, with slightly less than two minutes to play in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Durham, N.C. Damon Hartman kicked a 38-yard field goal to make the score 31-24 with 1:56 remaining. Two plays after Sebastian Savage recovered an onside kick, Eddie Goines made a one-handed catch of a pass from Terry Harvey and reached the Duke one-yard line. After being stopped for three plays, Harvey dived over from the one and completed a two-point conversion pass to Robert Hinton for the victory margin, but it took a tackle by kicker Mark Fowble to save the game. Fowble stopped Brad Breedlove at the 16-yard line as time ran out after a 65-yard return on the ensuing kickoff.

STREAKING

Miami’s 17-16 victory over Florida State ended the Seminoles’ 16-game winning streak, which was the longest in the nation, and gave the Hurricanes their 15th victory in a row, now the longest. . . . Oregon State increased the nation’s longest losing streak to 15 games in a 58-6 loss to Washington. . . . Georgia Tech’s 27-3 victory over Wake Forest was the Yellow Jackets’ 17th in a row at home. . . . Syracuse scored 24 consecutive points after falling behind, 14-10, to Boston College and beat the Eagles, 38-16, for its fourth victory in a row. . . . Purdue, which had lost to Michigan State eight consecutive times, went to backup freshman quarterback Matt Pike on its second series and defeated the Spartans, 27-17. . . . Texas’ 32-0 victory over Texas Christian was its 24th in a row over TCU.

Probable Bowl Matchups

Official invitations will be extended today.

CALIFORNIA Bowling Green vs. Big West winner /1 Fresno, Dec 14 SportsChannel, 1 p.m. Aloha Stanford vs. Georgia Tech Honolulu, Dec. 25 ABC, 12:30 p.m. Blockbuster Alabama vs. Big Eight runner-up/2 Miami, Dec. 28 CBS, 6 p.m. Independence Arkansas vs. TBA /3 Shreveport, La., Dec. 29 ABC, 11:30 a.m. Liberty Air Force vs. TBA /4 Memphis, Tenn., Dec 29 ESPN, 5 p.m. Gator Big Eight 3 /2 vs. Virginia Jacksonville, Fla., Dec 29 TBS 5 p.m. Holiday Iowa vs. Brigham Young San Diego, Dec. 30 ESPN, 5 p.m. Freedom Tulsa vs. San Diego State Anaheim, Dec 30. Raycom, 6 p.m. John Hancock Illinois vs. UCLA El Paso, Texas, Dec. 31 CBS, 11:30 p.m. Copper Baylor vs. TBA /6 Tucson, Dec 31 TBS, 5 p.m. Peach East Carolina vs. TBA /6 Atlanta, Jan. 1 ESPN, 8:30 a.m. Hall of Fame Syracuse vs. Ohio State Tampa, Fla., Jan 1 NBC, 10 a.m. Citrus California vs. Clemson Orlando, Fla., Jan 1 ABC, 10:30 a.m. Cotton Texas A&M;/7 vs. Florida State Dallas, Jan 1 CBS, 10:30 a.m. Fiesta Penn State vs. Tennessee Tempe, Ariz., Jan 1 NBC, 1:30 p.m. Rose Washington vs. Michigan Pasadena, Jan 1 ABC, 2 p.m. Orange Bowl Miami vs. Big Eight winner /2 Miami, Jan 1 NBC, 5 p.m. Sugar Bowl Notre Dame vs. Florida New Orleans, Jan 1 ABC, 5:20 p.m. /1: Winner of Fresno State-San Jose Stae game next Saturday /2: Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma of the Big Eight will fill three berths. /3: Arkansas, with a victory over Rice Saturday, will face Indiana, North Carolina State or West Virginia. /4: Winner of Mississippi-Mississippi State game. /5: Either Indiana or North Carolina State. /6: north Carolina State is leading candidate. /7: Texas A&M; can clinch Southwest Conference title with a victory over Southern Methodist.

NO. 1 vs. NO. 2

Meetings between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the Associated Press’ college football poll. The No. 1 team has won 16 times, the No. 2 team has won eight times and two games ended in ties (in the case of Jan. 1 Bowl games, the year indicates the regular season):

Year Result 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame 35, No. 2 Michigan 12 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame 14, No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 13 1944 No. 1 Army 23, No. 2 Navy 7 1945 No. 1 Army 32, No. 2 Navy 13 1945 No. 1 Army 48, No. 2 Notre Dame 0 1946 No. 1 Army 0, No. 2 Notre Dame 0, tie 1962 No. 1 USC 42, No. 2 Wisconsin 37, Rose Bowl 1963 No. 2 Texas 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 7 1963 No. 1 Texas 28, No. 2 Navy 6, Cotton Bowl 1966 No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 2 Michigan St. 10 1968 No. 1 Purdue 37, No. 2 Notre Dame 22 1968 No. 1 Ohio State 27, No. 2 USC 16, Rose Bowl 1969 No. 1 Texas 15, No. 2 Arkansas 14 1971 No. 1 Nebraska 35, No. 2 Oklahoma 31 1971 No. 1 Nebraska 38, No. 2 Alabama 6, Orange Bowl 1978 No. 2 Alabama 14, No. 1 Penn State 7, Sugar Bowl 1981 No. 1 USC 28, No. 2 Oklahoma 24 1982 No. 2 Penn State 27, No. 1 Georgia 23, Sugar Bowl 1985 No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10 1986 No. 2 Miami 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16 1986 No. 2 Penn State 14, No. 1 Miami 10, Fiesta Bowl 1987 No. 2 Miami 20, No. 1 Oklahoma 14, Orange Bowl 1987 No. 2 Oklahoma 17, No. 1 Nebraska 7 1988 No. 1 Notre Dame 27, No. 2 USC 10 1989 No. 1 Notre Dame 24, No. 2 Michigan 19 1991 No. 2 Miami 17, No. 1 Florida St. 16