Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 15, 1989
Top Ten
1. Michigan
2. L.S.U.
3. Penn St.
4. Nebraska
5. Iowa
6. Purdue
7. Mich. St
8. Pittsburgh
9. Miami, Fl.
10.Air Force
Records versus Notre Dame,
13-7-0
3-3-0
6-6-1
6-7-1
8 -13-3
21 -37-2
18 -35-1
16 -33-1
6-14-1
4-14-0
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Tony Boles, shown here rushing against Miami, will start Saturday's contest on the bench. Despite leading the
Big Ten in rushing with 1408 yards last year and being named 2nd team all-American, Boles lost his starting
position to Rose Bowl MVP Leroy Hoard. Head Coach Bo Schembechler, however, has said that the two will see
equal playing time.
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National Champions: The Year After
How the last 10 national champions have fared the next
season.
1988- Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0), 1-0 in '89
1987- Miami Hurricanes (12-0), then 11-1 in '88, # 2 AP
1986- Penn State Nittany Lions (12-0), then 8-4 in '87
1985- Oklahoma Sooners (12-0), then,-11-1 in '86, #3 AP
1984- BYU Cougars (13-0), then 11-3 in '85, #16 AP
1983- Miami Hurricanes (11-1), then 8-5 in '84, #18 AP
1982- Penn State Nittany Lions (11-1), then 8-4-1 in '83
1981- Clemson Tigers (12-0),-then 9-1-1 in '82, #8 AP
1980- Georgia Bulldogs (12-0), then 10-2 in '81, #6 AP
1979- Alabama Crimson Tide (12-0), then 10-2 in '80, #6 AP
1978- Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1), then 12-0 in '79, #1 AP
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to do to win, Wolverine assistant
head coach Gary Moeller replied,
"Contain Tony Rice." His answer
to the question of what Notre
Dame has to do to win was just as
concise: "Keep us from containing
Tony Rice.
"He's that much of a factor in
this game."
Schembechler is worried about
Rice's ability to run the option,
because Michigan is not used to
defensing option football. Few
Wolverine opponents utilize the
option attack.
Michigan's ability to cover kk
could also prove to be decisive. The
Wolverines will have Eddie Azcna
punting to tailback Ricky Watters,
who last year returned a punt 81
yards for Notre Dame's only
touchdown of the game.
Michigan doesn't get much of a
break on kickoffs, where flanker
Raghib Ismail is dangerous. Last
year, the sophomore averaged 3
yards per return, including one for 8
yards.
"When we punt the ball, we can't
let Ricky Waters get loose," Moeller
said. "And when we kick the ball,
we can't let Ismail get loose or we'll
be in trouble."
The Notre Dame team that visits
Ann Arbor will look significantly
different than last year's National
Championship team. 0
In addition to losing seven
players to graduation, the Irish lost
seven other players who were
expected to not only receive
significant playing time, but make
large contributions as well.
All-American linebacker Michael
Stonebraker is not allowed to play
this year, after being arrested for
drunk driving and then violatin
terms of his probation set by th
University.
Tailback Tony Brooks was not
readmitted to school this fall, while
defensive tackle George Williams is
academically ineligible.
Fullback Braxston Banks is out
after complications arose from his
off-season knee surgery, aid
defensive end Arnold Ale and
offensive tackle Pete Rausch ea
left the team for personal reasons.
And 1985 high school defensive
player of the year John Foley was
forced to retire due to a recurrIng
bicep problem.
"This has been a very unusual
year and we haven't really started 4e
season," Holtz said. "We keep trying
to settle down, but it's been very,
very difficult."
Even with many new faces on
other side of the line, the Michigan
game plan involves going back to
what the Wolverines do best:
running the football. But the
Wolverines refuse to get caught i a
trap like they did last year w4en
Notre Dame sent seven and
sometimes more defenders to the
line, thereby closing off Michigan's
holes.
"We're going to pass the baio
We've got to mix it up on them,"
Moeller said. "Last year we were a
little apprehensive because we didn't
know what Mike (Taylor) coulddo.
Now, we have the ability and the
confidence that we're going to open
it up."
Taylor, who is slotted to start at
quarterback for the Wolverines,
wants to try and air it out.
"We're going to be more wide
open," Taylor said. "They're going
to try and take the run away from us,
but I think we'll be more wide open
this time. We'll do a lot of things
differently."
For starters, the Wolverines
intend to win this game.
"This is a win we have to have,"
said Michigan wide receiver Gre
McMurtry. "This game, how w
play, what the result is, will set the
tempo for the rest of the season.
"We can't let them get us three
years in a row and twice at home."
The Wolverine coaching staff
gives an edge to the Irish because
they have already played a game
during which they thrashed Virginia,
36-13.
"It's a great advantage to Notr
Dame to play that game because yo
have your greatest improvement
between your first and second
games," Schembechler said. "You
get rid of the first game mistakes":Z
But Holtz disagreed, saying his
team was tired from having had to
report early for practice.
"Being able to practice early
helped us with the freshmen, but it
no way helped our attitude. Theq
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