The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - October 30, 1989 - Page 5 Rare Schembechler call results in long run for Boles "Misdirection" by Adam Schrager Daily Football Analyst M M by Adam Schrager g Daily Football Writer Mike lMfldleton nisses tackle , . __1' 0 0 In the 1988 Ha It's called "a misdirection play" by Michigan Morris peeled off running back Tony Boles, Counter-Trey by the third quarter of I Washington Redskins who run it more than any other Other than that, th professional football team, and it's only been called any situation unti three times ever by the Wolverine offense. "We're the typ It is the play that resulted in Boles' 91-yard kind of play," sa touchdown run in Michigan's 38-10 victory over "We're young an Indiana Saturday. play, we're gene After taking a jab step and having the fullback and got beat, plain an the most of the offensive line move right, right Indiana's corn offensive guard Dean Dingman and Boles flowed left receivers and its 1 into a hole nearly half a field wide. Boles ran through or inside by Mich the hole, cut back against the grain past the "I was block overpursuing Hoosier tacklers and in particular know what happe cornerback Mike Middleton, before heading up the right Mark Hagan. "It sidelines for the final 70 yards. fullback coming "When you give a back of that calibre that kind of disguising what crease, there'll be some bad pursuit angles," said free, it would hav Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. "That guy (Boles) is With the resul fast and he's capable of making the big play." yards per attempt Michigan had run the play once before in the game will be run more f with Allen Jefferson collecting 12 yards and a first "We saw in th down, but before this game, the play had only been run we ran the misdi once, according to Schembechler. Boles. "I think th 'M' defense focused on shutting down Thompson by Richard Eisen comes into the game against Daily Football Writer r Michigan like gns of fire And all of Fame Bowl, running back Jamie a 77-yard run on this same play in the Michigan's 28-24 win over Alabama. he play wasn't found to be suitable for i Saturday. pe of defense that is susceptible to that id Hoosier strong safety Dave Ane. nd we're anxious and to that kind of rally beaten. We overpursued and we id simple." erbacks were blocked by the Wolverine inebackers were either pinned outside igan's offensive line. ed out of the play, so I really don't ened," said Indiana outside linebacker looked like an isolation play with the straight at us, but they did a good job the play really was. Once Boles got e taken a miracle to catch him." Its of the play being an average of 60 t, Boles is definitely hopeful the play frequently. e films that they overpursued a lot, so rection play to throw them off," said ey're the best plays we have." O X 0 0 C ::"'\ ,' L 'LMichigan tailback Tony Boles X stepsright before heading into hole on left created by pulling guard Dean Dingman. After getting through the hole, Boles cuts right, eluding Mike Middleton's tackle, and runs down the right sideline to complete the 91-yard gallop. MIGUEL CRUZ/Daily FOOTBALL NOTEB00K W Everyone was keying on Indiana tailback Anthony Thompson. Indiana's offense keyed on him and so did the media, which has been hyping him for the Heisman Trophy. . But; unfortunately for Thompson, the Michigan defense keyed in on him, too. Thus, not only did Thompson fail to break the NCAA record for career rushing touchdowns, but he also did not rush for 100 yards for the first time this season. "That was a big challenge for us," Michigan linebacker Alex Marshall said about stopping Thompson. "We didn't want him to come out and break the NCAA record on us. "We wanted to show Thompson *that it would be a real challenge for him to accomplish the things he wanted to accomplish." Most of the Michigan players were pretty jacked up to stop Thompson. Maybe~ the Michigan defenders just didn't want to be the first Wolverine group to allow Thompson to rush for more than 100 yards against Michigan. Nearly every year, Thompson now, for the past two years, it seems that his Heisman Trophy drive has come to a complete halt in Ann Arbor. "At times he did (seem frustrated)," defensive lineman Mike Teeter said. "But he didn't show it that much. We wanted to shut him down again. We had to shut him down again." Even Michigan coach Bo Schembechler realized the potential to fire up his players by talking up Thompson. "He kept on saying that he didn't know if we could stop him," Teeter said. "He was kidding around with us. We kncw that we could." After a decent first series of plays in which he gained 32 yards on six carries, Thompson began to run into trouble rather than daylight. For the rest of the game, Thompson gained only 58 yards on 24 carries. "We were reading their offensive line pretty well," lineman Brent White said. "And on top of that, we heard that they were coming back and saying stuff like 'this is pay back time for Michigan.' That's just hype. We were so pumped up for this game." by Richard Eisen and Adam Schrager Daily Football Writers Three Michigan running backs fought back from injuries to play in Saturday's 38-10 victory over Indiana. Tony Boles, Leroy Hoard, and Jarrod Bunch all were hurt during practice or the game, but played in the Wolverine triumph. Boles suffered a pinched nerve in his neck, Hoard had a root canal, and Bunch had a bad knee. Hoard didn't practice much of the week and thus didn't play until the end of the contest, while Bunch's playing time was the first he saw since the first week of the season. "You saw the number of quality backs that they have," said Indiana linebacker Mark Hagan. "When guys like Jarrod Bunch and Leroy Hoard are subbing at the end of the game, you'd better be in good shape." -Boles' 91-yard touchdown run in the second quarter was the second longest in Wolverine history. Butch Woolfolk had a 92-yard saunter against Wisconsin in 1979. -Thompson, the nation's leading scorer, has never gained over 100 yards against the Wolverines, averaging only 70 yards per game in his four years at Indiana. But even with the Wolverines also holding him 47 yards shy of his season average, all the Hoosier players weren't impressed. "I thought personnel-wise, Minnesota was better defensively than Michigan," said Indiana tight end Terry Saunders. "They're not overwhelming in the slightest bit." The Wolverines are ranked No. 1 in the conference against the run. -Indiana kicker Scott Bonnell's 55-yard field goal to make the score 7-3 in the first quarter was a school-record. The previous record was held by Peter Stoyanovich, who nailed a 53-yarder at Michigan Stadium last year. The Stadium record is 57 yards by Michigan State's Morten Andersen. - Fullback Jarrod Bunch saw his first action since the Notre Dame game and seemed a bit rusty, gaining only 8 yards on 5 carries. "He's light years away from what he was," Schembechler said. DAVID LUBLINER/Daily Indiana's Anthony Thompson, who tied the record for rushing touchdowns at 59, is hauled down by Wolverine defensive tackle T.J. 0Osm an. '. .. ;} Illinois 32, Wisconsin 9 CHAMPAIGN - Illinois quarterback Jeff George connected for three touchdown passes against the Badgers to keep the Illini (6-1 overall, 4-0 in the Big Ten) tied with Michigan atop the conference. Two of the passes hit Howard Griffith, who scored three times in the game. Griffith's 45-yard touchdown recep- tion in the first quarter was one of three scores in the first 53 seconds of the game. Fred Owens returned the opening *kickoff 96 yards for a Wisconsin (2- 5, 1-3) touchdown. The extra point attempt was blocked and Quinton Parker returned the ball 100 yards for a two-point defensive conversion. Two plays later, George hit Griffith for the long touchdown. Iowa 35, Northwestern, 22 EVANSTON - Iowa (4-3, 2-2) tackle Jim Johnson sacked Wildcat quarterback Tim O'Brien four times and the defense totalled seven sacks to help hand Northwestern (0-7, 0-4) another loss. Hawkeye passer Matt Rodgers hit Richard Bass for two touchdowns, completing 20 of 24 passes for 246 yards. Mike Saunders added two rushing touchdowns for Iowa. Ohio State 41, Minnesota 37 MINNEAPOLIS - Quarterback Greg Frey notched three second-half touchdowns to help Ohio State (5-2, 3-1) stage a comeback after being behind 31-0. Frey went 2 for 8 in the first half, totalling 35 yards and three turnovers. However, in the second half the Buckeye signal caller went 18-for-23 for 317 yards, three touchdown passes, three two-point conversion passes, and one touchdown run. Minnesota dropped to 4-3 and 2-2. quarterback Eric Hunter scrambled and passed for 21 points. The Boilermakers (1-6, 0-4) had the ball for one final scoring attempt, but the comeback fell short. -Compiled from AP reports J.. S tadrgs Mi.i~ihIgan 4 0 0 :.:: l s .......4:::::::::: ":::::. Oho St, 3 1 0 Minnesota 2 2 0 Indiana.....2 2....0 Ioa2 2 0 Michigan St 2 2~ 0 \Visconsin 1 3 0 P.rdue 0 4 North westen I0 4.... Saturday's-games Purdue at Michigan ' Michigan SL at Indtana Ohio St, at North westcrn Illinois at Iowa Wisconsin at MNllnesota INDIANA continued from page 1 the House carpet Saturday. Michigan tailback Tony Boles started the Michigan scoring with the first of his three rushing touchdowns. On a third and one from the six yard line, Boles ran left, broke safety Joe Zeigler's tackle, and scampered into the end zone. "We were expecting to have a big blow out, we just didn't know which game," Boles said. "We're proving to everyone that we have offensive abilities." After a monstrous 55-yard field goal by Indiana's Scott Bonnell, Boles continued to prove to everyone that Michigan's offense has definitely improved. From the first play of the Wolverines' third drive, Boles took the ball from quarterback Michael Taylor and broke left through a huge hole. "It was a misdirection play and I saw the biggest offensive hole," Boles said. "When you see that, your eyes light up and you think goal line all the way."~ While Boles couldn't believe the size of the hole opened by his lineman, some others weren't all that impressed. "Our defense could have handled them, but we didn't play very well," Indiana tight end Terry Saunders said. Boles, who rushed for 156 yards on the day, broke through the hole, ran to the right sideline and left everyone in his dust for a 91-yard touchdown run. "(Tony's) got great quickness and is a damn fine back," Indiana coach Bill Mallory said. "I have a lot of respect for him." Boles completed his hat trick on the next series when he simply out ran the Hoosiers to the left sideline and booked into the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown dash. Michigan added a 38-yard J.D. Carlson field goal just before the half for a 24-3 halftime lead. The Wolverines took to the air coming out of the locker room as Taylor completed second-half touchdown passes to splitends Greg McMurtry and Derrick Alexander. "(With McMurtry) all you have to do is give him the opportunity to catch the ball," Taylor said. "It was not a great throw, but I got it in a poeition where Greg could catch the ball. It was a great catch." In between the passes and Boles' touchdown scampers, Michigan tailback Allen Jefferson shined as well. Jefferson ran through the Indiana defense as if it were made of paper, gaining 96 yards on tie ground. SCHRAGER continued from page 1 "The Wolverines adhere to the ideology that there is no I in team and not one player is responsible for Thompson's laborious struggle. In like form, Boles is not one to take sole credit for his 150-yard plus afternoon, but credits his offensive line and the play calling. "Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler, showing cagy, sage- like play calling comparable to his predecessor Fielding H. Yost, sent in the infamous misdirection play that had only been called once before today's game. Through hours of patience and diligence, Schembechler devised a play to take advantage of the Hoosier baby-faced, over-eager defense. "And isn't it fitting, that ten years ago yesterday, the Wolverines beat the Hoosiers with another big play that Michigan faithful around the country will forever call 'The Catch.' Superstar receiver Anthony Carter corraled a John Wrangler pass on the last play of the game like Herman Melville's Captain Ahab speared Moby Dick in the year 19 hundred and 79. "After 27 tedious, strenuous carries, Thompson finally got his record-tying touchdown, but it wasn't nearly enough. The Heisman Trophy and the victory slowly slipped away from Thompson as he would only compile 90 yards and average three yards per carry in the Hoosiers' first conference loss. "With reporters everywhere in a quandry over who will win the illustrious award, Thompson had an opportunity to make an impact on national television. Unfortunately, the senior from Terre Haute, who has speed, power, and all the tools to be a great player, failed in his quest for icon status. "On the proverbial flipside, Boles, who was second in the conference in rushing last year, had a phenomenal performance after being an early-season enigma. Boles, who had rushed for over 100 yards only once before this season, emerged from the background to steal the show from Thompson. "Andy Warhol once said that everyone is famous for 15 minutes. Well, the redshirt junior from Westland, Michigan only took 15 seconds to travel the 91 yards. 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