w w w w w w w7 w w mr w Page 6-- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 11, 1985 hlight hopes for a trip to Miami's Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. Instead, the Cowboy's will do their dealings in Jacksonville's Gator Bowl against Florida State. It will be Florida State's fourth-ever Gator Bowl appearance and Oklahoma State's second straight. The Cowboys topped South Carolina, 21-14, in one of last year's better bowl m atchups. Florida State's offense is led by freshman quarterback Chipa Ferguson, who started the team's last four games. Going into last Satur- day's Florida game, Ferguson had hit on 52 of 93 passes for 760 yards in three games. Senior wide receiver Hassan Jones is Ferguson's main target with 29 catches for 618 yards and 5 touch- downs. ThedSeminoles face an Oklahoma State defense that ranks among the nation's best. 'Lombardi trophy finalist Leslie O'Neal (93 tackles and 9 sacks) is the one to watch. On offense, the Cowboys' main weapon is sophomore running back Thurman Thomas, who led the Big Eight in rushing. -DARREN JASEY Peach Bowl Army vs. Illinois Atlanta, Georgia December 31 Army, coming off of last year's Cherry Bowl victory over Michigan State, is looking for its second straight bowl victory. But a tough Illinois team, led by quarterback Jack Trudeau, stands in the way. Trudeau, projected by many as a NFL first round draft pick, has com- pleted 64 percent of his passes for 2938 yards and fifteen touchdowns this season. Trudeau has plenty of targets, in- cluding All-American David Williams, who had 85 receptions for 1047 yards and eight touchdowns. The Fighting Illini are also strong on the ground, with Thomas Rooks' 718 yar- ds rushing and five touchdowns in ad- dition to his 55 catches for 347 yards and two touchdowns. Army, second in the nation in rushing at 350.8 yards per game, runs the wishbone. Ninety percent of its offensive plays this season have come on the ground. Fullback Doug Black leads the way with 886 yards, followed by reserve quarterback Tony Crawford (628 yards and ten touch- downs). Three other players have rushed for over 500 yards, including starting quarterback Rob Healy, who has only thrown 71 passes this season. -DOUGLAS VOLAN list of W q The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, De bowl gan Holiday Bowl Arkansas vs. Arizona St. San Diego, California December 22 Arizona State, coming off of a disappointing loss to Arizona on Nov. 23 which meant the Rose Bowl, must now regroup to take on a tough Arkansas team. Arkansas, which has outscored its opponents 27-11 on the season, is led by quarterbacks Greg Thomas and Mark Calcagni. Thomas (33-72 for 554 yards and 4 touchdowns) will start, but should he falter, Calcagni (27-47 for 561 yards and 3 touchdowns) will be waiting in the wings. Fresh- man James Rouse leads the way on the ground with 550 yards and eight touchdowns. He gets help from run- ning mate Marshall Foreman (397 yards and four touchdowns). Arizona State is led by quarterback Jeff Van Raaphorst, who has passed for 2200 yards and ten touchdowns this season. Leading a talented corps of wide receivers is Aaron Cox (40 receptions for 778 yards and five touchdowns) and Paul Day (24 recep- tions for 348 yards). Mike Crawford leads all Sun Devil rushers with 684 yards. -DOUGLAS VOLAN Freedom Bowl Washington vs. Colorado Anaheim, California December 30 Coming off an 11-1 season and a triumph in the Orange Bowl, the Washington Huskies figured to vie for the national championship this season. Instead, the Huskies went 6-5 (including a humiliating 21-20 loss to 31-point underdog Oregon State) and find themselves in this year's Freedom Bowl II against Colorado. The Buffaloes, meanwhile, went 7-4 after going 1-10 in 1984. Relying on a wishbone attack that only passed 51 times, Colorado lost to Ohio State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma. Anthony Weatherspoon led the Buffs with 569 yards on 140 carries followed by quarterback Mark Hatcher with 539 yards and 10 TD's. The defense is anchored by outside linebacker Dan McMillan, who set a school record 14 quarterback sacks. Washington's regular quarterback, Ann Arbor native Hugh Millen, went down late in the season against Arizona State, and was replaced by Chris Chandler, who was 38 for 72 for 428 yards with three interceptions and three touchdowns. Their ground at- tack is led by fullback Rick Fenney, who ran for 497 yards and five touch- downs. Linebackers David Rill and Joe Kelly combined for over 300 tackles. -MARK BOROWSKY Liberty Bowl Louisiana St. vs. Baylor Memphis, Tennessee December 27 The scoreboard operator might not have to show up for this year's Liberty Bowl since the participants -_ Louisiana State and Baylor - do not put many points on the scoreboard. Baylor comes into Memphis with an 8-3 record and nationally-ranked. But with two losses in its last three games, the Bears took themselves right out of the Cotton Bowl. The defense has carried the team all season long as it stopped the opposition from scoring 18 different times within its own 20 yard line. LSU is simply an enigma. The Bayou Bengals have great offensive game breakers in running backs Dalton Hilliard, Gary James and quarterback Jeff Wickersham, but have not been able to score. Its stellar defense led by linebacker Michael Brooks, one of five finalists for the Dick Butkus award, allowed less than 100 points. -ADAM OCHIIS All-American Bowl Michigan St. vs. Georgia Tech Birmingham, Alabama December 31 Independence Bowl Minnesota vs. Clemson Shreveport, Louisiana December 21 The Independence Bowl matchup, scheduled for December 21 in Shreveport, La., pits two teams with identical 6-5 records against each other, Minnesota and Clemson. A 6-5 record is a step up for Lou Holtz' Gophers, who finished sixth in the Big Ten at 4-4. Quarterbacked by Rickey Foggie, Minnesota nearly up- set top-ranked Oklahoma and Ohio State this year. However, the Gophers dug themselves underground by losing four of their last five games. In its first year off probation, Clem- son turned in its worst season under head coach Danny Ford, finishing fourth in the ACC. The 6-5 mark is a disappointment for the 1981 National Champions, including losses to bitter rivals Georgia and Maryland. Kenny Flowers leads the Tigers, who defeated intrastate foe South Carolina on the last game of the season. -DUANE ROOSE Florida Citrus Bowl Ohio State vs. BYU Orlando, Florida December 28 With two games left in the season Ohio State was 8-1, ranked number three in the country, and was looking to the Rose Bowl and a possible national championship. However, consecutive losses to Wisconsin and Michigan dashed the Buckeyes' dreams and now they're looking to salvage their disappointing season with a win over the team that beat Michigan last year in the Holiday Bowl to win the national champion- ship - Brigham Young. Coach Lavell Edwards and BYU (9- 2) will rest its hopes on quarter- back Robbie Bosco. Bosco set a new NCAA single season completion record this year and is a top Heisman Trophy candidate. Bosco is certain to put some points on the board, so the pressure will be on Ke fense jured by th favori should chanci to be can't 1 terbac slack k receiv Carter The faced the tv champ this ye nation Alab over I Mike leader the Tr ney P three g Seve candid includ and li who Lawre and U Donak B Blue bluebo that g Texas be the in this Higl the ga Daily Photo by DAN HABIB season, and usually leading the way were Mike Hammerstein (66) and Mark Messner (60). Also in on this play Gang tackles were the rule of thumb for the Michigan defense this were Jeff Akers (33), Mike Mallory (42) and Andy Moeller (49). T ough in the trenches Messner, Hai By JOE EWING Ohio State quarterback Jim Karsatos drop- ped straight back on third down. It was late in. the fourth quarter at Michigan Stadium and with the Buckeyes trailing the Wolverines, 27- 17, Karsatos had to keep the drive going to keep his team in the game. With the ball near mid- field, Ohio State still had a chance to score and possibly even win.-; But thanks to Mike Hammerstein and Mark Messner, that chance evaporated quickly. THE WOLVERINE defensive tackles tore through the line of scrimmage with the snap of the ball and chased down Karsatos like a lion chases its prey - with quickness and power. When they finally pounced on the Buckeye signal caller, the ball popped loose and linebacker Mike Mallory dove on it. Another sack, another turnover, another big play and another victory sealed and delivered by the Wolverines' defense, and particularly Messner and Hammerstein. But of course this season that's nothing new, big plays have come to be expected from Michigan's defensive unit, and especially,,from the All-Big Ten sophomore and All-Big Tei- and'Al-A&rican' rnmerstein spark fifth-year senior who play the defensive tackle "Hammer" e positions. second gam, Messner and Hammerstein, along with mid- Carolina. dle guards Billy Harris and Mike Reinhold, In additio comprise the front line of what has become the leaders in t stingiest college defense in the country. On the recording 73 season, the Wolverines recorded three shutouts Of those com and allowed opponents only 6.8 points and 253 losses totallir yards per game. Of course, the front wall has stein and Me contributed greatly. make the big big plays even had a pass interception in the e of the season against South n, both were among the team otal tackles, with Hammerstein stops, and Messner collecting 62. bined 135 tackles, 35 have been for ng 224 yards. Together, Hammer- ssner have a special propensity to play. for Blue 'D' thusiasm." "(DEFENSIVE coordinator Gary) Moeller told us at the beginning of the year that he wan- ted us to go back to high school football, the kind that is all excitable and energetic," remembered Messner. "He wanted us to bring that back, and we did. We don't clap our hands and then walk away when somebody does something good, we get genuinely excited for each other." For Messner, relating back to his high school Lorenzo White is not popular in Georgia. The Michigan State tailback broke former Georgia star Herschel Walker's sophomore season rushing record, with 1,908 yards. On New Year's Eve, White should become less popular, as he passes the 2,000-yard mark against Georgia Tech in the inaugural All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama. White passed Keith Byars to become the Big Ten's all-time single- season rushing leader. He averaged 173 yards per game as the workhorse of the Spartans' offense. Georgia Tech was a runner-up in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the weakest conferences in the nation. The Yellow Jackets boast three All- ACC defensive players, including defensive end Pat Swilling, who set a school record with 15 sacks. -RICK KAPLAN BTHE ~ BROWN TAG ~jRestaurant OFF ALL baby pizzas (good until Dec 31) 1204 S. University "WITH THEM together our defense is so "ON THE FIELD there's a special unity days at Detroit Catholic Central, where he strong," said Michigan All-American corner- between the defensive linemen," noted gained All-America honors as a tight end and back and defensive captain Brad Cochran. Messner, a 6-3, 245-pound sophomore. "If middle guard, was easy because those days "Hammer and Messner put a lot of pressure on Hammer was to get a big sack or make a big were not that long ago. the quarterback, which really helps with pass play, I'm as happy as if I did it myself. I don't "I was red-shirted, so I was basically a coverage. It doesn't give the quarterback time know why, we just get really excited when one freshman this year," said Messner. "I go at it to throw." of our fellas does something like that." like a wild-eyed freshman, and get enthused When a quarterback is forced with a great The unity on the defense, and among its easy." rush, one of two things can happen - he can be linemen, was fostered this year by a special THROUGH THAT spirit, as well as a great intercepted or he can be sacked. 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