Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 1, 1985 Injuries, tough Big 4 Ten race worr Bo. By JOE EWING Michigan may have made it through its tough non- conference schedule unscathed, but according to head coach Bo Schembechler, things aren't going to get any easier as the Wolverines enter Big Ten play this week against Wisconsin. The power in the conference is more evenly distributed, Schembechler said at his weekly press luncheon yester- day at Weber's Inn. It's no longer the Big Two, Little Eight league that Michigan and Ohio State dominated during the 1970s. Instead, it is one of the strongest con- ferences in the country. "PARITY IS here," said Schembechler. "I do think the Big Ten is strong, I don't think anyone can argue with that. This year particularly I don't see another league in the country that can match it." Recent polls have supported Schembechler's claims on the strength of the league. Yesterday CNN/USA Today and the Associated Press picked Big Ten foe Iowa as the top team in the country, while Michigan and Ohio State also cracked the Top Ten in both polls. But the 17-year Wolverine top man downplayed the rankings as'nothing more than good publicity. "The primary purpose of the polls is to create interest in college football," he said. "I think it's important in that standpoint." SCHEMBECHLER was particularly bewildered by his team's jump in the CNN/USA Today rankng from 40th in the pre-season, to fourth this week. "That's a big climb, my gosh, from 40 to four in what, four weeks?" noted Schembechler. "It seemed kind of ridiculous. "We would be a lot better football team if people would not be nice to us," he joked. "That's really the kiss of death because you start thinking you're good and the next thing you know you get knocked on your can. So we would appreciate it if everyone would continue to say that this team is not very good, or say that even in spite of the three wins, we're overrated." WHILE Schembechler joked about the polls, he showed a serious concern about something that could ultimately hurt his team - the injuries to guards Mark Hammerstein and Mike Husar. Husar went down Saturday with what was feared to be a broken arm, but the injury turned out to be not that serious. "Husar's arm is not broken, but it's severly banged up," said Schembechler. "That means we're not going to lose him for any great time. The question is whether he'll be able to play this week. We'll find that out by tomorrow, whether he'll be good enough to go." Hammerstein, who suffered a knee injury, may not be so well off. The 6-4, 273-pound senior underwent an ar- throscopic examination yesterday and will be out for at least a couple of weeks. DEPENDING upon who is available, Michigan may have to juggle its interior line. "If Husar can go we'll probably move (John) Vitale into Hammerstein's spot," said Schembechler. "If Husar can't go, that will probably necessitate (center Bob) Tabachino moving back to guard and (Dave) Herrick and (Andy) Borowski playing at center." Also at the luncheon, Schembechler and his coaching staff named tight end Eric Kattus the Offensive Champion of the week, while fullback Gerald White was the Offensive Hustler. Cornerback Garland Rivers was named Defen- sive Champion, and inside linebacker Andy Moeller got Defensive Hustler honors. I 4 4 Michigan Football Statistics Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Guard Mark Hammerstein lines up for a Maryland field goal attempt during Saturday's victory. Hammer- stein's status is still uncertain pending the outcome of Monday's arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. ""w o w s 'i s P i'i " "S' "'i "°" 'i 'P"':::."i "' '"' iS'i w s i "w "i i Oi i w" " i i Ps " " .' O i'w i i " i " " " " " " :""S :w" .:":: r :::::" .'" ::":.::::::°.".": :w. .:::::S".::::' :"i i i " " " " e " w " " " " w . " " " i i i i "iwOi """Si i "' : i "'1 i From staff and wire reports Top Twenty After its third straight convincing AP p victory, Michigan continued its 1. Iowa (35) ............. 3-0-0 1,111 meteoric rise up the college football 2. Oklahoma (13) ....... 1-0-0 1046 polls, this week moving from 12th to 3. So. Methodist (6)......2-0-0 1,001 seventh in the Associated. Press 4. Florida State (1).......4-0-0 928 B lu e rankings. 5. Ohio State.......... 3-0-0 921 The Wolverines began the season 6. Oklahoma State (1) ... 3-0-0 850 unranked in the AP poll, but in suc- 7. MICHIGAN (3)........3-0-0 842 g rid e s cessive weeks have moved to 19th, 8. LSU.................. 2-0-0 670 12th and now this week's lofty 9. Penn State..........4-0-0 640 position. The University of Maryland 10. Arkansas ............ 3-0-0 616 became the third straight team to be 11. Florida .............. 2-0-1 561 knocked out of the top 20 by Michigan 12. Alabama...........4-0-0 532 after Saturday's 20-0 thumping. 13. Nebraska............ 2-1-0 526 s e v en t h Other Big Ten teams continue to 14. Auburn .............. 2-1-0 482 make strong showings, with Ohio 15. Brigham Young.......3-1-0 463 State holding steady at number five 16. Tennessee..........1-0-1 393 An p o ll i-ia and the Iowa Hawkeyes moving from 17. Air Force.........4-0-0 282 three to number one in the nation. 18. Georgia ...........3-1-0 116 Last week's top team, Auburn 19. Baylor ............... 3-1-0 94 University, plummeted to 14th after 20. Texas............2-0-0 84 being thrashed 38-20 by Tennessee. ............................................................. TEAM M Total First Downs 68 Rushing ....... 40 Passing ....... 23 Other 5 Total Net Yards . 1219 Total Plays .... 228 Avg. Per Play . 5.3 Avg. Per Game 406 Net Rushing Yards 766 Total Attempts 167 Avg. Per Play . 4.5 Avg. Per Game 255.3 Net Passing Yards 453 Att/Comp/Int 61/36/2 Avg. Per Att ... 7.4 Avg. Per Comp 12.5 Avg. Per Game 151.0 Punt/Avg/Blk ... 10/36.4/0 Punt Rt/Yds/Avg 11/72/6.5 KO Rt/Yds/Avg. 3/42/14.0. Int/Yds .......... 8/20 Fumbles/Lost ... 6/6 Penalties/Yards. 18/179 SCORING Total Pts/Avg... 74/24.6 Touchdowns ..... 8 Rushing ...... 6 Passing ....... 2 Other ......... 0 PATs/Att. ...... 8/8 2-Pt. Conv/Att . 0/0 Field Goals/Att 6/8 3rd Dn Conv/Att . .23/44 Success Pct...... 52.2 SCORE BY QUARTER 1 2 MICHIGAN .................10 17 Opponents .................. 3 9 Time of Possession 106:57 INDIVIDUAL Rushing Kattus ............. Morris.............. 1 Wilcher............ 1 Opp 44 20 21 3 794 184 4.3 264 380 107 3.5 126.6 414 77/37/8 5.3 11.1 138.0 17/44.5/0 4/6/1.5 10/143/14.3 2/19 4/3 13/174 15/5.0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 5/6 11/38 28.9 S 3 4 Tot 24 23 74 3 0 15 73:03 Morris .................. Wilcher ................. Harbaugh............. G. White ................. Perryman ............... E. Holloway........... Campbell............ Zurbrugg ................ Att 60 33 23 24 22 2 1 2 Yds 287 156 137 92 81 17 10 -14 Avg. 4.8 4.7 6.0 3.8 3.7 8.5 10.0 -7.0 TD 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 MICHIGAN .......... 6 2 Opponents ............... 2 12 6 6 74 15 4 Field Goals 0-20 30-39 40-49 50-: Tot Gillette ...............3-3 3-3 0-1 0-1 6-8 MICHIGAN ...........3-3 3-3 0-1 0-1 68 Opponents............2-2 2-3 1-1 0-0 5-6 8-8 6-8 5-6 MICHIGAN..............167 766 4.5 6 Opponents ............... 107 380 3.5 0 Passing Att PC Int Yds TD Harbaugh............ 59 35 2 434 2 Zurbrugg ............. 2 1 0 19 0 MICHIGAN...........61 36 2 453 2 Opponents............ 77 37 8 414 0 Receiving No Yds Avg. TD Jokisch.................. 10 181 18.1 0 Kattus .................. 7 91 13.0 2 Morris................11 78 7.1 0 G. White................. 3 28 9.3 0 Kolesar ................. 1 20 20.0 0 Higgins ................. 1 19 19.0 0 Perryman............... 2 19 9.5 0 Johnson........... .... 1 17 17.0 0 Punting No Yds Avg Robbins..............10 364 36.4 BIk LP 0 44 4 MICHIGAN.........10 364 36.4 0 Opponents............17 757 44.5 0 44 54 DEFENSE Name Tackles Assists Total Moeller ................ Mike Hammerstein...... Rivers .................. Todd Schulte Messner ............. Akers............... Hicks ................... McIntyre............ Gant................. Harris .. .............. M. Mallory.............. Scarcelli................ Cochran ................ Heren ............ Randall .......... .... Reinhold ............... D. Mallory........... Arnold .................. Zingales................ 20 15 18 12 10 12 11 11 6 5 5 5 4 2 3 3 2 2 15 8 4 6 8 2 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 35 23 22 18 18 14 13 12 11 8 7 6 4 4 4 3 2 2 I 4 *+" I ""- S 1 . 1 va1ia MICHIGAN.............36 453 Opponents ............... 37 414 Scoring TDr TDp PAT Gillette ...................8-8 Harbaugh ............ 2 G.White.............. 2 12.5 2 11.1 0 FG TP 6-A 26 12 12 Pioneer the future. Join us in creating the next generation of technological wonders. Our representatives will be on campus to discuss job op- portunities if you have a degree in: Electrical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Physics Manufacturing Engineering Electronics Technology Industrial Engineering On Campus Interviews: October 15 See your Placement Office for complete details. Proof of U.S. citizenship required. Equal opportunity employer. Creativity America depends on. CORPORATE COLLEGE RELATIONS WE GET IT FREE, ij~g! i A