Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday- November 23, 1992 I C H I G A N 1 3 Peoples Passing Player C-A Yds TD 1nt T. Collins 5-13 52 0 1 Grbac 1-2 191 0 1 Total 6-15 243 0 2 Receiving Player No Yds Ava TD McGee 3 42 14.0 0 Wheatley 2 16 8.0 0 Toomer 1 13 13.0 0 Total 6 71 11.9 0 Rushing Player Att Yds Avg La Wheatley 19 100 5.3 17 Johnson 13 65 5.0 11 R. Powers 5 23 4.6 13 Legette 4 16 4.0 6 Grbac 1 3 3.0 3 T. Collins 2 7 -3.5 1 Total 44 214 4.9 17 Punting Player No Yds Avg~ La Stapleton 6 257 42.8 55 Punt Returns Player No Yds Avg L Alexander 1 22 22.0 22 Kickoff Returns Player No Yds Avg La Wheatley 2 46 23.0 23 Hayes 1 18 18.0 18 Total 3 64 21.3 23 Defense Player Tac Ast Tot DURST Continued from page 1 did a great job here." The noise that pounded down on the players Saturday not only gave Ohio State extra motivation but also made it difficult for Michigan to di- rect its offense. Calling out plays was nearly impossible for the Wolverines many times. At one point, center Steve Everitt had to turn around to ask backup quarter- back Todd Collins what the play was - he hadn't heard the call made right behind him. The referees can issue penalties when the offensive team can't hear, though Michigan received extra time only once while the Buckeyes re- ceived a single warning for the noise. In the middle of the third quarter, Collins again felt overwhelmed by the noise and asked a referee for time. Because the play clock was al- ready down to six seconds when Collins made his plea, the referee determined he was trying to get an extra timeout. The referee issued a delay of game infraction against the Wolverines instead of penalizing the Buckeyes for the noise. The referees may have been hesi- tant to make calls against Ohio State because of the criticism they re- ceived from quelling the Buckeyes crowd noise through penalties two years ago. Many said fan participa- tion is a fair part of the game, and the opposing team should just deal with it. Michigan coach Gary Moeller felt the referees should have helped the Wolverines out more, especially of their preparation by practicing all week with outdoor speakers simulat- ing the crowd. Yet Saturday's OSU crowd, the second largest in school history, is difficult - almost impossible - to simulate. This is something that makes an entire stadium shake. . 'From our standpoint, we can't hear a thing and we didn't get any help there. It's never been like this before - it's been loud, but not like it was today.' - Gary Moeller Michigan football coach --- ---- since Grbac was out of the contest and Collins was not as experienced playing in front of such boisterous crowds. The noise was even a factor in Grbac not returning to the action in the first place. The injury he sus- tained during Michigan's first touchdown prevented him from yelling loudly, and screaming was definitely required from any oppos- ing quarterback out on the field. But the Wolverines knew what they were getting into before they made the trek to Columbus. They made the inevitable sound level part "From our standpoint, we can't hear a thing and we didn't get any help there," Moeller said after the game. "It's never been like this be- fore - it's been loud, but not like it was today.... The whole world was against us today." To the Buckeyes, the rivalry with Michigan is their world, at least for this one weekend in November. They take it to higher level. Insults, threats, bodily injury, deafening screams, they'll do whatever it takes. It's a war out there and they'll do anything they have to do to win. Saturday, it almost worked. Michigan cornerback Dwayne Ware tackles Ohio State wide receiver Brian at TIE Continued from page 1 play-action passes and sprint roll- outs, where he utilized his speed to keep the Wolverines off-balance - causing additional problems for a defense which was already having enough trouble with the extremely slippery field. "It took away from our pass rush," Michigan's Chris Hutchinson said of the conditions. "It was hard to adjust to it. But that's not an ex- cuse. Herbstreit did a good job scrambling." That scrambling helped rescue the Buckeyes. Late in the game, in a steady rain, it looked as though Herbstreit, Cooper and Co. were headed for another loss at the hands of Michigan. The Wolverines held a 13-3 lead at the end of the third quarter, and then forced the Buckeyes to settle for a field goal with just over 12 minutes to play. But Ohio State took possession of the ball at its own 43- yard line with 10:34 remaining and roved methodically downfield. Herbstreit rolled right, then cut back left for a 15-yard gain on the drive's first play. He converted twice on third and 8 plays - once on a quick 13-yard pass over the middle to Saunders and again later on a 12 yarder to Greg Beatty that put thet Buckeyes at the Michigan 13. The Michigan defense stiffened,, though, when OSU neared the goal line, stuffing three straight rushes the last two by Herbstreit - fro the 3-yard line. That sequence set up the play of the game - a fourth-down conver-. sion by the Buckeyes. Herbstreit fired a quick slant to Beatty, who beat Deon Johnson inside and made the catch. "Beatty gave him a great move,".' senior free safety Corwin Brown said. "(Herbstreit) put it right i there and Beatty made a great catch. In a game like this you have to ex- pect players to make great plays like. that." Cooper opted to kick the extra point - rather than going for a two- point conversion - and the final score was set, 13-13. Both teams produced ineffectual three-play drives after the tyin Peoples Law Hutchinson Brown Dyson Walker Ware Morrison Henderson Stanley Smith D. Johnson Aghakhan Zenkewicz Maloney B. Powers Steuk Horn 13 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Michigan tailback Tyrone Wheatley, receiving help from Bernie Legette, led the Wolverines with 100 rushing yards. - im Big Ten's Associated Press bowl chances evaporate Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER: no scoring SECOND QUARTER: Grbac 3-yd rush (kick failed), 13:08. Michigan 6, Ohio St. 3 THIRD QUARTER: Collins 1-yd rush (Elezovic kick), 1:33. Michigan 13, Ohio St. 3 FOURTH QUARTER: no scoring Minnesota 28, Iowa 13 Minnesota ended Iowa's bowl hopes Saturday night as backup quarterback Rob St. Sauver threw the first two touchdown passes of his career in the fourth quarter to give the Gophers a 28-13 victory. The loss knocked Iowa out of the Copper Bowl and saddled coach Hayden Fry with his worst record since 1980. It was the third time the Gophers have beaten Iowa in the last four years. St. Sauver, filling in for Marquel Fleetwood, who reaggravated an an- kle injury in the second quarter, led the Gophers on an 18-point, fourth quarter rally that was sparked by a fake field goal. On fourth-and-one at the 28, Minnesota lined up for what appeared to be an attempt to tie the game at 13. Instead, holder Dean Kaufman shoveled to Ken McClintock for a 10-yard gain and a first down. Minnesota then went ahead for good on St. Sauver's 2-yard scoring go home happy about their final col- legiate game Saturday. Seniors Eric Hunter, Jeff Zgonina and Jim O'Leary also made crucial contributions to Purdue's 13-10 vic- tory over Indiana Saturday. The victory wasn't secure until junior Jimmy Young made a game- saving interception in the end zone in the final minute. "The Lord just put the ball in my hands. I really don't know what happened," said Young, a converted pass receiver who has made nine in- terceptions in two years. "I was hoping to get on track and rush for over 100 yards," said Hunter, who also completed 12-of- 23 passes for 163 yards. IU had moved from its 33 to the Purdue six in the final minute before Young picked off Trent Green's pass and returned it 58 yards. Place-kicker O'Leary kicked field goals of 18 and 36 yards. Both Indiana scores, a 33-yard field goal by Scott Bonnell and Green's two- yard run, were set up by short Pur- due punts. doomed Wisconsin's bowl chances. Representatives from the Indepen- dence and Freedom bowls left with invitations in hand as the Badgers fell to 5-6. "I was trying to force a fumble," Gill said. "I got there just as he handed it off and I just jammed the ball loose." Wisconsin had marched to the Northwestern 27-yard line before GM i saving play. >e kids didn't quit, they gave us a ance," Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez said. "We did have a lot of good things, we came close to hav- ing a great year." Len Williams and Lee Gissen- daner provided much of Northwest- ern's offense. Williams completed 15-of-21 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Gissendaner caught eight passes for 163 yards. The pair combined on a 58-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Illinois 14, Michigan State 10 In Champaign Saturday, Illini NIyo Continued from page 3 contract. On what conditions would this measure be taken? If he lost to Michigan and lost in the Florida Citrus Bowl (or possibly even if he won the latter) he could pick up his last paycheck. Talk about undue pressure. Now, we still don't know what will happen. A victory Saturday probably would have saved Cooper's job for another year. But a tie? Everything is still up in the air. In the meantime, Cooper still sits uncomfortably perched on the hot seat, awaiting the final judgment. And the onslaught of scrutiny continues. "The answer is, 'No,"' Cooper was yelling at reporters after Saturday's game, trying to explain why he wisely decided to kick the extra point when OSU scored to make it 13-12. "There was a little more than four minutes left in the game and I thought we'd tie the game up, we'd kick off, hold them, which we did, get the ball back and have a chance to kick the winning field goal... "If you go for two and don't make it, then you end up losing the game," Cooper continued. "Then you kick the ball and that changes the whole complexion of the game." Read: 'If you go for two and don't make it, then you end up losing your job.' The strange irony of last year's Michigan-Ohio State game was that Cooper was given a three-year contract extension before the game, a game which his team promptly lost, 31-3.