Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Arizona on other end of upset as Southern Cal pulls out win Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 16:56:27 EST Message-ID: \SE C;SPORTS;COLLEGE FOOTBALL;WEST \SS (WS) \HD Arizona on other end of upset as Southern Cal pulls out win \BY FROM COMBINED DISPATCHES \DT LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES - Rob Johnson's days as a high school wide receiver paid off in the fourth quarter for desperate Southern California yesterday. Johnson, the Trojans' quarterback, caught a three-yard pass from tailback Deon Strother as Southern Cal snapped Arizona's five-game winning streak with a 14-7 victory. The Trojans (6-2-1, 5-2 Pacific-10) became eligible for a bowl bid with their sixth victory of the season. "More than anything else, we wanted to prove we could play with the best of the best," said USC coach Larry Smith, who beat his former team for the first time in three years. "It's not the end of our mission. There's not time for a pat on the back." The Trojans visit UCLA at the Rose Bowl next week, then play host to No. 8 Notre Dame in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Nov. 28 to complete the season. The Wildcats (6-3-1, 4-2-1 Pac-10), the only Pac-10 team never to play in the Rose Bowl, saw their hopes dashed for a New Year's Day appearance in Pasadena. Arizona entered the game trailing first-place Washington by a half-game in the Pac-10 after knocking of the then-No. 1 Huskies 16-3 last week. With Arizona leading 7-6, Johnson set up the winning score by throwing a 65-yard pass to Johnnie Morton with 6:49 remaining, moving the ball to the Wildcats 5. Two plays later, Strother threw three yards to Johnson in the end zone for just the second TD pass of his career. "I saw him covered, and I basically just took the chance," Strother said. Johnson then passed to Curtis Conway for the two-point conversion. "I've been telling the coaches to call that play," said the 6-foot-4 Johnson, a four-year starter for his high school basketball team. "I said I'd go up and get it. If it's me and the defensive back, I feel I can get the ball." Arizona coach Dick Tomey said a lack of free safety help on the play cost the Wildcats. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM