The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - November 11, 1991 - Page 5 0 RTHWESTER 1 6.d AROUND THE BIG TEN Hawkeyes thwart IU, 38-21 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Rushing i Associated Press Jim Hartlieb, filling in for in- jured quarterback Matt Rodgers, _ threw two touchdown passes and Mike Saunders tied a school record with four touchdowns as Iowa beat Indiana, 38-21, giving the Hawkeyes sole possession of second place in the Big Ten and a possible berth in the Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl against the Western Athletic Conference champion. c Saunders ran for three touch- downs and caught a touchdown pass to become the fifth Hawkeye to score four touchdowns in one game. The Iowa defense intercepted In- diana quarterback Trent Green's first three passes and helped the Hawkeyes to a 21-0 first-quarter lead. Hartlieb, making his first start of his junior season, succeeded where his celebrated older brother could not. The last time Iowa played Indi- ana, Chuck Hartlieb completed 44 of 60 passes for 558 yards, but the Hawkeyes came up short, losing 45- 34. While the younger Hartlieb's numbers may be less impressive on the stat sheet (11-of-18 for 170 yards), he made his tosses count. Of WILLIAMS Continued from page 1 him," defensive coordinator Lloyd Carr said. "I'm sure he was frustrated. He didn't get the playing time he would like to have. Football was not going exactly like he had hoped." Safety wasn't even Williams' position of choice. He had spent ,pore time playing linebacker at £Canton, Ohio's Glen Oak High Scool. He preferred controlling the center of the field and being in the thick of things. Yet all the recruiters agreed it Would be better for him to move to the backfield. Williams didn't mind much at the time, dropping 20 pounds to better fit his new role. But he didn't anticipate the move would keep him on the bench. * Ironically, it was Welborne who helped keep Williams at Michigan. The two have been roommates and best friends since Williams' first year. Welborne, along with teammates Lance Dottin, Mike Evans and Alex Marshall all offered to help Williams out whenever and however they could - be it babysitting Ryan or listening to * Williams when things got rough. They convinced him he could find the time to handle everything. "You can't let things like that 'inder your dreams," Welborne said. "You can do both. He knew he could do both, it was just going to take a lot of hard work. Football was one of the things he came to school for - and to get an education - and without that he wouldn't be able to have the best life possible for his son." "I wanted him to do what he loves," McDermott said. "And he loves football. I said, 'You can still continue to play."' But there were sacrifices Williams had to make. His social life became limited. He rarely had time to "hang out with the fellas." All his free time went to Ryan. Two and a half years later, Williams has matured considerably both on and off the field. He's kept his studies up, he sees Ryan often, and he has started 10 straight games in the defensive backfield. "I'm really happy for him," Carr said. "This year he finally got to be a starter and he's played well. 9I'm proud of the way he's performed in the classroom and on the football field." Williams' tackle total will the 11 completions, two were for touchdowns, and six were for first downs. Michigan State 20, Wisconsin 7 In a battle to avoid the Big Ten cellar, a relentless running game was the key to a victory for the struggling Spartans. MSU tailback Tico Duckett rushed 42 times for 216 yards while the defense recov- ered two fumbles and picked off three Jay Macias passes. Macias, the first-year quarterback for Wiscon- sin, was pressured heavily on his way to completing 8 of 21 passes for 109 yards. Of MSU's 380 total yards on of- fense, 292 came on the ground. Duckett's performance was his sec- ond 200-plus yard game of the sea- son, and put him over the 1,000-yard milestone for the year (1,023). Vaunted senior wideout Courtney Hawkins continues to suffer in the famished Spartan passing attack, hauling in a mere two receptions for 17 net yards. Redshirt frosh Mill Coleman, playing receiver once again, led MSU in both receptions and receiving yardage with three grabs for 28 yards. Illinois 41, Purdue 14 The Fighting Illini's Jason Ver- duzco picked Purdue's defense apart, throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Meanwhile, the Illini defense held the Boilermakers to only 63 yards passing and had seven sacks for 52 yards. The defense also came up with one interception and four fumble re- coveries. Ohio State 35, Minnesota 6 The Buckeyes, ranked 12th na- tionally in scoring defense, held their ninth straight opponent under 20 points as they easily defeated the Golden Gophers in the Metrodome. The Buckeye defense has allowed only six touchdowns in Big Ten play this season. Minnesota's biggest headache, however, was Carlos Snow. Coming off a concussion suffered in last week's game, the Buckeye running back entered the game with 7:20 re- maining in the second quarter. When Snow went into the game, Ohio State held a 7-3 lead. But Snow sparked two quick touchdown drives to lead Ohio State to a 21-3 lead at the half. Defense draws praise from besieged Wildcats by Phil Green Daily Football Writer In Northwestern's victory over Michigan State last week, fifth-year senior wide receiver Mark Benson caught 10 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns to win Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors. Michigan's often criticized and rapidly improving secondary held him to five receptions in the Wolverines' 59-14 victory Saturday. "They have been much maligned," Benson questioned. "They have great team speed and come up to the ball fast, even when they go two deep and their replacements are in. They just bumped us at the lines, and utilized their great team speed." In their last three games, the Wolverines have allowed 20 points. This may not have come against some of the Big Ten's most potent offenses, but holding opponents to six, zero, and 14 points in consecutive games marks a stingy defense regardless of the competition. The Wolverines registered two sacks Saturday, one by middle guard Tony Henderson and the other by linebacker Brian Townsend, without their leading sacker - the injured Hutchinson. BORED FANS AWAKEN: Midway through the game's third quarter the relatively sparse student section came to life in what was essentially a boring game. It all started innocently enough with a basic wave which soon turned into rapid and slow waves. Created last week, the crowd's new favorite, "the pogo-hop," quickly spread throughout the stadium. And as a true indicator of the game's excitement value, the fans dug deep into their archives for the shark attack. They even brought back the ever- impressive arm-pumping "tribute" to the Florida State Seminoles. So much for the excitement of the game and 45-point margin of victory. MORE RECORDS FOR DESMOND: With his first quarter touchdown reception, Desmond Howard continued his streak of catching at least one score in each of Michigan's games this year. His current nine-game streak is an NCAA record for most consecutive games in a season with a touchdown reception. With two games remaining, Howard needs a scoring grab in each to break the NCAA record of 10 regular season games, set by Houston's Manny Hazzard in 1989 and equalled by Virginia's Herman Moore last season. The first-quarter score also brought Howard's season point total to 120, a new Michigan record. He broke Tom Harmon's record of 117 set in 1940, Harmon's Heisman season. Howard updated another Michigan season scoring record Saturday. He now has 20 total touchdowns this season, breaking Ron Johnson's mark of 19 set in 1968. Howard moved into second place in career Big Ten touchdown recep- tions with 31. He needs seven more to break Anthony Carter's record of 37. Howard also tied Rick Leach for second place on the Michigan career total touchdown list with 34. Carter also stands six scores away in this record, with 40. The Elvis Grbac-to-Howard connection also garnered a record - their 30 scoring plays tied the NCAA mark, set by Steve Ramsey and Ron Shanklin of North Texas, for most touchdown passes thrown from the same passer to the same receiver in a career. Grbac's and Howard's 18 scoring strikes this season rank them one touchdown behind the NCAA single-season record for most touchdown passes from the same passer to the same receiver, established by Andre Ware and Hazzard in 1989. "I think it's something we'll look back upon after we get where we want to be, and that's Pasadena," Howard said of his and Grbac's records. INJURY REPORT: Fullback Burnie Legette and center Steve Everitt both returned to action Saturday. "They should be full tilt by Monday," Michigan coach Gary Moeller said. "We just wanted to get them some game action." Two other recuperating Wolverines remained out of the lineup against Northwestern though. Inside linebacker Steve Morrison is expected back for next week's contest at Illinois, but defensive end Chris Hutchinson will miss the game against the Illini. However, he should be ready to play in the Wolverines' regular season finale against Ohio State. And for the first time in several weeks, Michigan didn't report any in- juries following the game. DECISIVE GAME: Michigan can clinch a Rose Bowl berth with a vic- tory at Illinois Saturday. The game will be on ABC at 3:30 p.m. EST. Player Att Yds Avg La L. Williamsl4 42 3.0 8 Dixon 1 0 0 0 Greenwald 4 12 3.0 5 Smith 3 21 7.0 14 Lundy 10 73 7.3 14 H. Williams 1 11 11 11 Ray 9 31 3.3 9 Zipfel 2 2 1.0 2 Totals 44 192 4.4 14 Defense Player Tac Ast Tot Lindsey 6 1 7 Greenwald 2 1 3 Gill 1 2 3 Collins 4 0 4 Christian 2 0 2 Pu rkett 4 1 5 James 3 0 3 Singleton 1 0 1 M. Golarz 1 1 2 Freveletti 1 0 1 Ostrowski 9 1 1 0 Sutter 6 1 7 Homco 5 1 6 S. Golarz 1 0 1 Jones 1 0 1 Hellebusch 4 0 4 Shine 0 1 1 Boudreaux 2 0 2 Shares 2 0 2 Cunningham 1 0 1 Receiving Player No Yds Lg TD Gissendaner 2 24 15 2 Benson 5 72 23 0 Greenwald 1 3 3 0 Lundy 1 13 13 0 Ray 2 1 7 9 0 Zipfel 3 11 5 0 Morris 1 7 7 0 Cross 1 17 17 0 Totals 16 164 23 0 Passing Player C-A Yds TD tnt Williams16-28 164 2 0 Krebs 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 16-29 1 64 2 0 SPOR TINFRMATIUN Otis Williams has started 10 straight games for the Wolverines at strong safety. He has amassed 27 tackles. likely surpass the amount he had his first three seasons. He has racked up 27 tackles with 10 assists this fall. Of course, now that Welborne is a graduate assistant for the Wolverines, he has several opportunities to critique Williams' play. After each game, Welborne is sure to tell his successor everything he did right and wrong during the action, a duty that has paid off for Welborne with Williams' consistent play. And Williams is becoming much more comfortable with each game. "A lot of the rough roads are behind him," Welborne said. "Right now he can better focus and better channel his energies toward different things. When he's on the football field, he plays football. When he's off the field, he's the father and he's the friend." More importantly, he is one of the team leaders that keeps the younger players motivated. He doesn't say a lot, but his effort often speaks for itself. And every so often, the father in him sneaks out onto the field. "There are some of those days when you're tired and you don't feel like going out there to practice, and (rookie receiver) Walter Smith will look at me and say, 'Otis, it feels like one of those days.' And I'll say, 'You can do it, Walt. I've done it for five years. You can do it,"' Williams said. But Williams saves most of his advice for Ryan, who is still intrigued by his 6-foot-2, 207- pound father. "He loves to see me play," Williams said. "Every time he sees football on T.V., he says 'There's my daddy.' And I have to tell him, 'That's not me, I played yesterday.' He thinks everyone playing football is his daddy." Ryan was only able to attend one game this year; the weather is a bit too cold and the crowd a bit too big for the youngster. But he always watches the games on television. While Ryan's family is not the traditional American nucleus, a loving bond exists between all three members. Williams and McDermott are still dating, and the idea of marriage might come up again. But either way, both will always be there for Ryan - which is what being a parent is all about, regardless of age. Williams Scoring Summar 1st Quarter: Gissender 15-yd pass from Williams Leahy kick, 6:34, 21-7 Michigan. 2nd Quarter: Gissender 9-yd pass from Williams, Leahy kick, 8:44, 52-14 Michigan. ry g Gif Iheas s\S'v \ - ," +...\ * Custom Photo Calendars * Gift Certificates * Personalized Stationery * Colorful Photo Enlargements * Unique Bookmarks, Placemats & Ornaments * Holiday Cards & Invitations * Colorful Holiday Newsletters Open 24 Hours 761-4539 - 540 East Liberty 747-9070 - 1220 South University Pag Less For Your ~ Eomputer Now you can get the computer system you want at prices previously available only to our corporate customers. 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