Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - September 18, 1989 Notre Dame 24, Michigan Michigan defenders Alex Marshall (on ground) and Otis Williams (17) stop Notre Dame wide receiver Raghib Ismail task the Wolverines found very difficult in the second half. Ismail's two kickoff returns for touchdowns proved devastating to Michigan, as the Fighting Irish outdistanced the Wolverines, 24-19. IRISH Continued from Page 1 well as Khan's arm before breaking free around the Michigan 40. It was the second time in his career that Ismail had returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in one game. With the second return, Ismail broke the all-time Notre Dame record for kickoff returns for touchdowns with four total. "We have four kickoff plays and the one on which both touchdowns were scored was called 'Middle,"' said Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz, who became the first coach to beat a Schembechler-coached Michigan team three years in a row. "It's not real clever." When there is a blazer like Ismail on the field, creativity is not necessary. He was undefeated in the 55-meter dash for the Notre Dame indoor track team last spring which GO BLUE!!! from all of us at DASCOLA STYLISTS Opposite Jacobson's 668-9329 led some to question where his true talent was, but yesterday's performance answered those doubters. "There are a lot of people who are track people who are playing football, but he is a football player who also runs track," Holtz said. "He has great moves, football instincts, and outstanding football talent." Talent was in abundance as the top two teams in the country met for the 25th time since the Associated Press poll was formulated in 1936. Michigan was ranked No. 1 by the AP in the preseason until Notre Dame beat Virginia in its first game of the year. The game started out much like the contest last season in South Bend when the Wolverines ran the ball consistently into the heart of the Fighting .Irish line without attempting many passing plays. Also like last year, the result was not positive. Michigan was held to 95 yards rushing, its lowest total since the 1987 Rose Bowl against Arizona State. "Our offensive line did not do a good job," said Schembechler, whose squad outweighed the Irish defensive front by nearly 50 pounds on the average. "Their line out- quicked us, out-hustled us, and out- played us." But even with the Wolverines' inability to run the ball, they were still in the game due to a heroic performance by Grbac. The 6-foot-5 quarterback entered the game when starter Michael Taylor left the game with a bruised back in the series following the second-half kickoff and promptly directed Michigan to two touchdowns while completing 17-of- 21 passes for 134 yards. Grbac, who became the second- string quarterback when fifth-year senior Demetrius Brown was ruled academically ineligible, hurled his second touchdown pass with 4:08 to play. That four-yard slant to Greg McMurtry drew the Wolverines to within five points at 24-19 and gave 105,912 hopeful Michigan fans, who had sat in cold and wet conditions, something to cheer about. Following a botched onside kick in which kicker J.D. Carlson hit his own man, Michigan's defense could not stop Irish fullback Anthony Johnson on fourth down and short with less than two minutes in the game and one Wolverine timeout remaining. The only thing left to de was watch a Holtz-Schembechlei embrace at midfield as the Irish extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14, while ending the Wolverines' 10-game unbeaten For Exam Preparation Choose to EXCEL! -Learn to Anticipate the Exam -Improve Your Test-Taking Skills -Use Your Study Time More Effectively -Achieve Your Maximum Potential Score Test Preparation 1 t4 996-1500 1100 South University No.- I TJ's Batting Cages 1 At Veteran's Park1 I Bsebll1 Free TlirnI1 1 1 1 Baseball Softball * All Speeds 1 CALL 996-1884 I OPEN 6 DAYS 4:30-10 p.m. I I Ask about bonus rates I I A licensed concessionaire of the Ann Arbor Department of Parks and Recreation i Ann Arbor's largest selection of Michigan wear. "Moe's is the best souvenir store in the Big Ten." Bob Wood, Author "Big Ten Country" 711 N. University 668-6915 IM-Sat. 9.6 Open Sun. 10-3 afer home games 902 S. State 668-7296 M-Sat. 10-5 FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, CLUBS & DORM TEAMS With the I. M. Football season around the corner, now is the time to outfit your team. And they're both repre- sented by the insignia you wear ® fas a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're oart of a health care I 1- - - I ~~~I iu - I