Quarterbacks Lead West to Victory in Shrine Game

PALO ALTO —  California’s Mike Pawlawski ran for a touchdown and Bucky Richardson of Texas A&M; threw a touchdown pass to Kansas State’s Michael Smith to give the West a 14-6 victory in the East-West Shrine Game Sunday.

The 20 points scored by the two teams in the 67th renewal of the all-star game for college seniors before a record crowd of 83,000 at Stanford Stadium was the lowest point total since the East won, 9-3, on Dec. 30, 1972.

The two teams combined for five turnovers. The East outgained the West, 271-229, but was undone by three interceptions. The West lost two fumbles.

Pawlawski, voted the offensive player of the game, gave the West a 7-0 lead with a one-yard run that capped a game-opening, 15-play, 77-yard drive with 5:38 left in the first quarter.

Pawlawski, voted most valuable player in Cal’s 37-13 victory over Clemson in the Citrus Bowl, faked a handoff, spun and rolled left. He pump-faked New Hampshire linebacker Dwayne Sabb into the air, then beat two defenders into the left corner of the end zone.