Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday- September 30, 1991 F O I D A S T. 51 Howard, Buckley take center stage Seminoles -oiRushing Att Yd~s Avg ILg Weldon 5 3 .6 5 Bennett 8 34 4.3 13 Lee 20 133 6.1 44 Total 33 175 4.8 44 Passing C-A Yds TD Int Weldon 16-28 268 3 2 Johnson 1-1 4 1 0 Ward 1-1 29 0 0 Total 18-30 301 4 . 2 Receiving C Yds Avg TD S. Baker 3 36 12.0 0 Turral 3 41 13.7 1 Weldon 1 29 29.0 0 Bennett 3 47 15.7 0 Lee 3 79 26.3 0 Floyd 1 4 4.0 1 Hart 3 55 18.3 1 L. Johnson 1 10 10.0 1 Total 18 301 16.7 4 Punting No. Yds Lg Ava Player 3 116 42 38.7 Punt Returns No. Yds Avo La. Buckley 3 34 11.3 31 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg L Harris 4 82 20.5 28 McMillon 1 17 17.0 17 R ece iver! cornerback duel ends in spectacular draw by Theodore Cox Daily Football Writer It wasn't just No. 1 vs. No. 3. It also matched up arguably the best receiver in the country against the nation's second-best cornerback, Michigan's Desmond Howard and Florida State's Terrell Buckley, re- spectively. True to form, each looked equally spectacular. Buckley got off to the better start. On the second play of the game, he stepped in front of Howard for an interception and ran it back 40 yards for a touchdown. "A team like that, they try to get the big play man in the offense right away," Buckley said. "I just broke up on him." It didn't take long for Howard to turn things in Michigan's favor. On the next drive, Howard started a curl toward the goalpost, then faded to the corner. The move left Buckley standing still. Though Howard got open, the ball tailed toward the side of the endzone, until Howard reeled in the diving catch. Buckley reclaimed the spotlight with his punt returning. He sprinted 30 yards upfield to set up another Seminole score. Howard came right back, making a spectacular 42-yard catch in the endzone with Buckley in his face. A frustrated Buckley slammed his fist into the turf after the play. "The first touchdown was a great route," Buckley said. "On the other one, my hand got caught in his arm." Although he had two touch- downs on Buckley, Howard pointed out the Seminoles' speed in the sec- ondary was so great, he often thought the coverage was man-to- man, only to discover it was a zone. With 5:32 left in the second quarter, Howard could finally show his talents as a punt returner, scrambling 48 yards. It was the first time the Seminoles had kicked to him. With 4:40 left in the third quar- ter, Buckley countered. Michigan faced first down at the Florida State 42-yard line. Wolverine tailback Ricky Powers reversed to Yale VanDyne, who then threw deep. The lone blue jersey, Howard was triple-covered. Buckley got position and made the catch at the back of the endzone. "I normally don't just catch the ball and run out of bounds," Buck- ley said. "I like to run with the ball." The going was tougher for Howard in the second half, when the Michigan's Desmond Howard grabs more Heisman hype with a diving 42-yard touchdown catch over FSU's Terrell Buckley. Howard caught four passes, including two touchdowns, and ran for 189 all-purpose yards. Total 5 99 19.8 28 rflcfnea Ta an Tn+t Seminoles went to more double coverage. In addition, Michigan was forced to throw more often, en- abling Florida State to anticipate a pass to Howard. After the game, Buckley called the matchup a tie. He had two inter- ceptions and one touchdown, while Howard had four catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns. A mu- tual respect for each other's talent had developed by game's end. "Whoever made the great play on each play, we'd tell each other," Buckley said. "I like Des." "I think Buckley is a good ath- lete," Howard said. "He is very quick. You can't take anything away from him." Buckley's supporting cast may have given him a slight edge in the matchup. "We know he's a great athlete," Buckley said. "But just because you have one great athlete doesn't mean you can beat us." But Howard didn't mind the challenge: "You come to the Uni versity of Michigan to play against the top-notch competition in the na- tion. It feels good to play a game like this." L/CI CIMU you 4m-SL 1 W -L L Coes Davis Bennett McCorvery 6 Buckley Fuller Brown Alexander Stallworth Carruthers Jones Palmer I Footman Sanders Ostszwskit Dinkins McIntosh Simpson Freeman 3 5 1 4 1n 2 s 1 11 7 46 2 1 0 4 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3. 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 7 4 2 2 7 1 14 7 6 2 2 2 5 2 3 2 _t . Michigan State r _ loses yet again Scoring Summary 1st Quarter: Buckley 40-yd interception return, Mowrey kick, 14:12, 7-0 FSU. Floyd 4-yd catch from B. Johnson, kick blocked, 7:36, 13-7 FSU. Lee 44-yard run, kick failed, 2:41, 19-10 FSU. 2nd Quarter: Weldon 20-yd pass to Hart, pass failed, 13:24, 25-10 FSU. Lee five-yard run, kick failed, 5:40, 31-23 FSU. 3rd -Quarter: Weldon 20-yd pass to Turral, pass failed, 7:11, 37-23 FSU. 4th Quarter: Weldon 10-yd pass to L. Johnson, Wimberly kick, 6:28, 44-23 FSU. McIntosh 49-yd interception return, Wimberly kick, 3:35, 51-31 FSU. RUTGERS 14, (AT) MICHIGAN STATE 7: MSU's misery continued with a disheartening loss Saturday to Rutgers. The defeat to the Scarlet Knights extends the Spartans' losing streak to three games. The taste of last years 34-10 loss to MSU was apparently strong in the mouths of the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers scored on its second drive of the game. MSU linebacker Matt Christensen gave the Knights a hand by jumping offsides on a Rutgers fourth-and-3 at the Spartans' 38. Then, quarterback Tom Tarver drove the Knights to the MSU one-yard line, and on fourth-and- goal, tossed the ball to wide-open tailback Antoine Moore. Rutgers dominated the rest of the game, allowing MSU 9:30 possession time and holding them to 70 yards of total offense. Adding to the Spartans' woes was their continuing controversy at quarterback. MSU coach George Perles replaced starting passer Bret Johnson, who was sacked twice early in the game, with Jim Miller. The change seemed to spark the MSU offense, with Miller com- pleting eight of 16 passes and connecting for a touch- down. Miller was pulled with 12:54 remaining in the game, after a slight concussion caused momentary memory loss. Johnson failed to capitalize on his second opportu- nity. After losing his shoe with four minutes left, he was replaced by Miller. The game ended after Tarver hit Moore with a two-yard score, a replica of Rutgers' first touchdown. NOTRE DAME 45, PURDUE 20: The Notre Dame offense set the pace of the game. Irish quarterback Rick Mirer ran for one touchdown, passed for two more and completed 12 of 14 passes for 139 yards. Tony Brooks led all rushers with a career high 141 yards, including one 57-yard run. This was Notre Dame's sixth consecu- tive victory against Big Ten teams, its 16th of the last 17 Big Ten games. NORTHWESTERN 41, WAKE FOREST 14: The Wildcats ended a seven-game drought by whipping the Demon Deacons. Wildcats quarterback Len Williams threw for three touchdowns and ran for one during an, explosive second quarter in which Northwestern scored 34 points. Williams racked up 190 total yards. MISSOURI 27, INDIANA 27: Missouri quarter- back Phil Johnson threw a touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game to help the Tigers tie. But the miracle pass could not upstage the play of Hoosier tailback Vaughn Dunbar, who ran for 264 yards and- three touchdowns, including two in the final quarter. WISCONSIN 21, EMU 6: The 3-0 Badgers handed' Eastern Michigan its fifth consecutive loss in Madison. Not only did EMU lose the game, but its most consis- tent defensive player, Eddie McClendon, tore a liga- ment in the first quarter. The highlight of the game was Wisconsin quarterback Tony Lowery's 89-yard touchdown pass to Lee Deramus, the longest in Badger history. IOWA 58, NORTHERN IOWA 7: The Hawkeyes accumulated 577 yards to the Huskies to 223. Iowa quarterback Matt Rodgers threw for two touchdowns, both in the first half. A 21-yard field goal put the Hawkeyes up by 31 points at the half, and the game out of reach for the Huskies. PITTSBURGH 14, MINNESOTA 13: Pitt's Curtis Martin ran 18 times for 170 yards, including a 36 yard touchdown. The Golden Gophers are now 1-2, and musts be more content losing by one point in comparison to last weekends 56-0 loss to Colorado. PENN STATE 28, BOSTON COLLEGE 21: Nit-. tany Lions' quarterback Tony Sacca passed for 292, yards and a touchdown as well as running for one score. Penn state is now 3-1, while BC has yet to win a game. 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