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...beaten by Southern Cal and tied by Georgia Tech during the regular season. Pittsburgh Coach Jackie Sherrill was so confident that his once beaten team could jump from third to first in the national championship polls that he ran the score to 37-9 against South Carolina in the Gator Bowl to impress the judges. Florida State, ranked No. 2, was hoping for an Orange Bowl victory to capture the No. 1 spot, but the Seminoles lost 18-17 when Oklahoma scored a touchdown and a two-point conversion in the final minutes. Thus when the final polls were published...
...countdown to the Super Bowl--football is forever. There is the Senior Bowl, the Hula Bowl, the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Blue-Gray Classic, all all-star games. There are the four major Bowls--Sugar, Orange, Rose and Cotton--the four next-to-major bowls--Peach, Gator, Sun and Fiesta--and a smattering of junk bowls, foremost among them the Liberty, Tangerine and Bluebonnet...
...Gator Bowl, December 29, at Jacksonville: Heisman winner George Rogers of 8-3 South Carolina (297 carries, 1781 yds., 14 touchdowns) meets Heisman runnerup Mean Hugh Green of 10-1 Pitt, a stellar defensive lineman. A classic matchup, Lambert Trophy winner Pitt should not be here, but in a major bowl. This is perhaps the second best bowl, behind the Sugar. The Panthers should claw the Gamecocks...
...GATOR BOWL: Michigan (8-3) vs. North Carolina (7-3-1)--A better game than it seems, but then I love the 'Heels. North Carolina (in an upset) 20, Michigan...
...down and did the Gator...