Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - October 28, 1991 MICHIGAN I C H I 0 A S 2 01 Passing Player CA Yds TD 1nt Grbac 15-21 242 3 0 Collins 4-6 56 0 0 Sollom 2-3 6 0 0 Totals 21-30 304 3 0 Rushing Player Att Yds Avg IL Wheatley 18 71 3.9 10 Powers 14 63 4.5 13 J. Johnson 9 35 3.9 7 McThomas 3 6 2.0 4 Collins 2 8 4.0 5 Anderson 1 19 19.0 19 Grbac 1 -7 -7.0 -7 Howard 1 15 15.0 15 Sollom 1 -12 -12.0 -12 Totals 50 198 4.0 19 Receiving Player No Yds L9 TD Howard 6 155 65 2 W. Smith 5 26 8 0 R. Powers 3 18 6 0 Wheatley 2 34 20 0 J. Johnson 1 19 19 0 L. Johnson 1 17 17 0 Malveaux 1 -1 -1 0 McGee 1 21 21 0 VanDyne 1 15 15 1 Records falling for stars I by Jeff Sheran Daily Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS - Michigan quarterback Elvis Grbac and split end Desmond Howard each have another year of eligibility remain- ing after this season. However, the prolific pair guaranteed that their names would linger in the Wolver- ine record books long after they graduate. Grbac and Howard connected for two touchdowns during Michigan's 52-6 victory over Minnesota Friday night. The second score was Howard's 15th touchdown recep- tion of the season, which surpassed the Michigan and Big Ten record set by Anthony Carter in 1980. That same toss gave Grbac 49 career touchdown passes, one more than Rick Leach's total from 1975-8. "The defensive backs were em- phasizing the run and came up a lot, so I got behind them," Howard said. "But I could have conceivably went through this game without a touch- down and we would still have ac- complished our goal - to beat Min- nesota and get toward Pasadena." Responding to claims that his of- fense enabled Grbac and Howard to accumulate such massive passing statistics more easily than that of his run-oriented predecessor, Bo Schembechler, Michigan coach Gary Moeller responded, "Even if Bo was here, we'd be throwing, because you have to utilize what you got - a quarterback, and a receiver that makes a difference. If you got the weapons, use them." The record-setting score was a 41-yard reception that gave Michi- gan a 35-0 third-quarter lead. Earlier in the game, with 5:57 remaining in the first half, the tandem connected on a 65-yard play on which Howard was the secondary target coming out of the huddle. "Yale VanDyne was the in- tended receiver, but (Minnesota strong safety and Thorpe Award candidate Sean) Lumpkin sat down on the play," Grbac said. "I saw Howard on the seam, and he was just so open,I had to go to him." Howard was indeed so open that despite slowing considerably to wait for the pass, he was able to pull down the ball and cut to the right, allowing him to coast into the end zone untouched. "There's no margin for error with him," free safety Andre Thad- dies said. Minnesota coach John Gutekunst agreed. "Howard started on the left side of the field, and the free safety was not around to help the corner. We had no one to run across the field with him," Gutekunst said. "After the way Desmond ran away from our defensive backs tonight, I would definitely vote for him for the Heisman." KjENNETH SMOLLEF Desmond Howard celebrates with Yale VanDyne and Jesse Johnson after one of Howard's two touchdowns on the night. GOPHERS ti r Totals 21 304 65 3 Continued from page 1 Ricky Powers scored Michigan's first two Punti n g touchdowns on 1-yard rushes, Howard set up Player No Yds Avg Lg each score with long gains. Azcona 4 166 41.5 55 On the Wolverines' first offensive play, the junior Heisman Trophy candidate took a Punt Returns screen pass 18 yards down the left sideline. Less than three minutes later, Howard ran a Player No Yds Avg Lg 15-yard reverse around left end to the Gopher Va n Dyne 1 5 5.0 5 one-yard line. "I like getting the ball right away," Kickoff Returns Howard said. "I think like a basketball player. Player No Yds Avg Lg If you're a shooter and you score some points Wheatley 1 17 17.0 17 early, you're more tenacious. If you run up and down the floor without the ball, you can get Defense lackadaisical." Player Tac . Ast Tot Despite Howard's early explosiveness, Gr- Walker 7 3 10 bac's first scoring target was senior flanker Holdren 5 2 7 Yale VanDyne, whe snagged a 15-yard end- Andprsonn 5 1 s zone strike that gave Michigan its 21-0 lead. behind a second-team offensive line. "I thought Wheatley played better. He was so uptight about fumbling, but he started relaxing," Moeller said. "He hasn't gotten loose yet to where he can really turn on his speed, though." Minnesota had more difficulty on the ground, gaining only 75 yards. Option quar- terback Marquel Fleetwood, whose rushing threat had concerned Moeller before the game, compiled 36 yards on 12 carries. Fleetwood managed one successful drive, a 73-yard third-quarter surge. The junior option passer propelled the Gophers by both air and land before hitting split end Keswic Joiner for a 12-yard strike that put Minnesota on the scoreboard, 35-6. "Apart from the fumbles, we stopped them the whole game, except for the one drive," Wolverine strong safety David Ritter said. "Fleetwood's techniques are unconven- tional, so he's toigh to defend. But the option is an assignment game, and I think everyone kept their assignments." After free safety Pat Maloney intercepted Fleetwood with 11:43 left in the game, Gutekunst sent in backup quarterback Scott Schaffner. Defensive back Shonte Peoples picked off a Schaffner pass less than eight minutes later for the Gophers' fifth turnover. "They started to wear us down," corner- back Andre Thaddies said. "With us it was one, two, three and either punt or fumble. It's demoralizing." Stanley Burch Peoples Stark Maloney Wallace R itter Simpson Townsend Blankenship Brown Buff Dottin Evans Hutchinson Rekowski Steuk Ware Williams Scoring 1st Quarter: 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "The best part of their offense was that they had so many running backs and receivers," defensive end Ben Williams said. "They've got so much depth." Michigan coach Gary Moeller flaunted this depth by rotating three tailbacks and three quarterbacks in the second half. Rookie tailback Tyrone Wheatley rebounded from a first-quarter goal-line fumble for two fourth- quarter scores, capping drives engineered by reserve passers Todd Collins and Ken Sollom. Wheatley led all Michigan rushers with 71 yards on 18 attempts, most of which he carried KENNETH SMOLLER/Daily Michigan tailback Tyrone Wheatley is brought down by Minnesota's Joel Staats. Wheatley led the Wolverines in rushing with 71 yards, scoring two touchdowns. 0 A Wildcats upset Illinois; Ohio State stops MSU Summary Powers 1-yd run (Carlson kick), 13:17. Michigan 7, Minnesota 0 Powers 1-yd run (Carlson kick), 11:45. Michigan 14, Minnesota 0 VanDyne 15-yd pass from Grbac (Carlson kick), 6:35. Michigan 21, Minnesota 0 2nd Quarter: Howard 65-yd pass from Grbac (Carlson kick), 5:57. Michigan 28, Minnesota 0 3rd Quarter: Howard 41-yd pass from Grbac (Carlson kick), 8:501 Michigan 35, Minnesota 0 4th Quarter: Carlson 30-yd field goal, 13:07. Michigan 38, Minnesota 6 Wheatley 9-yd run (Carlson kick), 8:10. Michigan 45, Minnesota 6 Wheatley 4-yd run (Carlson kick), 1:17. Michigan 52, Minnesota 6 Associated Press_ NORTHWESTERN 17, ILLINOIS 11 Northwestern, donning all pur- ple uniforms for the first time since 1979, limited Illinios' quarterback Jason Vrerduzco to 153 yards passing and intercepted him twice. Northwestern opened the game with a 73-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 1-yard run by Rodney Ray. Quarterback Len Williams gave the Wildcats a 14-0 lead on a 4-yard run. After a Chris Richardson field goal on the last play of the third quarter put Illinois on the score- board, the Illini cut the deficit to 14-11 on a 2-yard run by Steve Feagin and a successful two-point conversion. Illinois had one last chance, but Feagin was stopped on a fourth-and- two with 5:17 left. Northwestern's Brian Leahy completed the scoring with a 35- yard field goal. OHIO STATE 27, MICHIGAN STATE 17 No. 14 Ohio State improved to 3- 1 in the Big Ten and 6-1 overall be- hind the strength of Carlos Snow's 129 yards rushing on 29 carries and a touchdown. After trailing 13-6 at halftime, the Spartans cut the Buckeye lead to 13-9 with 6:35 left in the third quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Jim DelVerne. The Buckeyes then assumed con- trol of the game, scoring on a one- yard run by Scottie Graham with 3:52 left in the third quarter and put the game away on a 24-yard pass from Kent Graham to Jeff Ellis with 9:29 left to play. The loss drops Michigan State to 1-3 in the Big Ten and 1-6 overall, which guarantees the Spartans their first losing season in nine years. INDIANA 28, WISCONSIN 20 The Hoosiers, playing without head coach Bill Mallory who was suspended for criticizing the offici- ating after last week's Michigan game, came back from a 20-0 third- quarter deficit to improve to 3-1 in the Big Ten and 4-2-1 overall. Quaterback Trent Green scored three touchdowns, including a one- yard keeper on fourth down to give Indiana a 21-20 lead. Vaughn Dunbar rushed for 205 yards on 33 carries and scored the other touchdown for the Hoosiers. IOWA 31, PURDUE 21 After trailing 15-7 at halftime, No. 11 Iowa rebounded to go 3-1 in the Big Ten and 6-1 overall. 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