COLLEGE FOOTBALL : ATLANTIC COAST ROUNDUP : Syracuse Rallies Past North Carolina, 20-9

Darrell Parker returned an interception 30 yards to help set up the go-ahead score as Syracuse used a 17-point fourth quarter to defeat No. 20 North Carolina, 20-9, Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Tebucky Jones and Malcolm Thomas each had fourth-quarter scoring runs and Olindo Mare added a field goal in the fourth quarter, as the Orangemen rallied for the victory.

Jones’ two-yard scoring run with 14:08 left proved to be the winning points. At that time, the Orangemen had been out-gained, 333-139, and the Tar Heels hadn’t punted.

No. 17 Virginia 40, William & Mary 16--The Cavaliers followed a heartbreaking loss to Michigan in the Pigskin Classic by pounding William & Mary behind Kevin Brooks’ 110 yards rushing and Tiki Barber’s 99 at Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers (1-1) took a 23-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, capping the period on a 62-yard scoring pass from Mike Groh to Derick Byrd.

Georgia Tech 51, Furman 7--C.J. Williams ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns to help the Yellow Jackets give Coach George O’Leary his first victory since taking over the program late last season.

In the season opener for both clubs, Williams, a sophomore tailback who also plays on the basketball team, scored on runs of three and two yards in the first half and added a 37-yard touchdown run 46 seconds into the second half at Atlanta.

Clemson 55, W.Carolina 9--Nealon Greene passed for three touchdowns and also ran for a score, and the Tigers added three touchdowns in a 2:12 span of the third quarter at Clemson, S.C., for their 31st consecutive victory over a team from the Division I-AA Southern Conference.

Clemson’s defense, ranked 14th nationally against the rush last year, permitted only 21 yards on the ground and 223 yards overall.

Maryland 29, Tulane 10--Orlando Strozier, converted from defensive back to quarterback, and Buddy Rodgers’ 107 yards rushing led the Terrapins’ run-and-shoot offense in their victory at New Orleans.

Strozier, who sat out all of last season because of a knee injury, replaced injured Brian Cummings on the last play of the first quarter. He completed only two of seven passes for 10 yards but rushed for 49 and two touchdowns.