PACIFIC 10 ROUNDUP : White, Barr Lead Cal Over San Jose

Russell White added to his reputation. Dave Barr started to establish his.

White, seeking a third consecutive 1,000-yard season, ran for 216 yards and a touchdown as 19th-ranked California rolled to a 46-16 victory over San Jose State Saturday at Berkeley.

Barr, a sophomore quarterback making his first start, threw three touchdown passes, all to Sean Dawkins.

The victory made Keith Gilbertson a winner in his coaching debut at California. An assistant at Washington last year, when the Huskies shared the national championship with Miami, Gilbertson succeeded Bruce Snyder, now coaching Arizona State.

Barr completed 18 of 27 passes for 175 yards. He played sparingly in the second half because of cramps in his calves.

“I thought I’d be real nervous but once I got on the field, it was pretty much like practice,” Barr said.

Barr became the first Cal quarterback to throw for three touchdowns in his starting debut since Craig Morton accomplished the feat on Oct. 27, 1962, during a 23-21 loss to Penn State.

“He played great for his first game. What more can you ask for,” White said. “He’s just a rookie out there trying to make a name for himself. In my eyes, he couldn’t have done no better than what he did.”

White, who missed a week of practice in mid-August because of chicken pox, had runs of 48 and 40 yards. He scored on a 17-yard run with 2:13 remaining in the third quarter, gaining 77 yards on three runs during an 88-yard drive.

“The thing that I was impressed with Russell, with the chicken pox and some of the things that have been laid on him, he ran harder at the end,” Gilbertson said. “He still had a lot left.”

White said he wants to be known as someone who finishes what he starts, whether it’s a game or his education. White passed up the chance to turn professional early, electing to play his senior season and complete a degree.

“In the first part of the game, I was just getting a feel for it,” White said. “Then I come out later down the road and I’m coming out hitting harder, and some teams can’t really adjust to that or wonder why it’s going like that. They wonder why I’m not tired but I keep coming at you every time.”

White’s rushing total, in just 19 carries, was the fifth best in school history, right behind his fourth-ranked, 229-yard effort against USC last season.

“He looked unstoppable from my viewpoint,” said Spartan tight end Rich Sarlatte.

Washington State 25, Montana 13--Drew Bledsoe threw for 413 yards to break Mark Rypien’s single-game school record and lead the Cougars at Pullman, Wash.

Bledsoe threw three touchdowns and completed 37 of 66 passes as he set school records for attempts, completions and yards in one game. But he also three four interceptions.

Bledsoe threw scoring passes of 24 and seven yards to wide receiver Calvin Schexnayder and passed three yards to tight end Brett Carolan for another touchdown.

Aaron Price, replacing All-America kicker Jason Hanson--now with the Detroit Lions--booted field goals of 44 and 36 yards.

Bledsoe’s 413 yards eclipsed Rypien’s record of 403 yards, set against Oregon in 1985.

His 66 attempts bested by one Jack Thompson’s single-game record set against California in 1976, and the 37 completions beat Jerry Henderson’s record of 32 set against Oregon in 1968.

Kansas 49, Oregon State 20--Chip Hilleary completed 19 of 30 passes for career highs of 286 yards and three touchdowns at Corvallis, Ore., and also had a team-leading 61 yards in eight carries, including a 20-yard run for the Jayhawks’ final score.

The final score is misleading. Kansas led, 49-7, before the Beavers scored two late touchdowns when the game’s outcome long since had been determined.

Hawaii 24, Oregon 21--Ivin Jasper and Mike Carter ran the option to near perfection for three quarters and the Rainbows held on to beat the mistake-prone Ducks at Eugene, Ore.

Jasper ran 15 times for 91 yards and completed three of 10 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown before leaving in the third quarter with a bruised right leg.

Carter, who started at slot back in the Rainbows’ spread option offense, took over at quarterback and passed two yards to Eddie Kealoha with 4:34 left in the third quarter for what turned out to be the winning touchdown.

Arizona 49, Utah State 3--Ontiwaun Carter ran for three touchdowns and Arizona’s secondary keyed a defense that forced six turnovers as the Wildcats routed the Aggies at Tucson.

Tony Bouie picked off two interceptions that set up scores and linebacker Brant Boyer intercepted a third. Defensive back Brandon Sanders returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown, and the Wildcats also had another interception and a fumble recovery.

Arizona held the Aggies to 53 yards rushing and 234 total yards, while the Wildcats gained 222 on the ground.