0 a Kickoff '93 R E 1992 Big Ten Team Statistics Friday, September 10, 1993 'M' mauls Cougars in oi ' .. .............................. $Stndin W L T Pct. Michigan 6 0 2 .778 Ohio St. 5 2 1 :.668 Michigan St. 5 3 0 .625 Illinois 4 3 1 .563 Iowa 4 4 0 .500 Indiana 3 5 0 .375 Wisconsin 3 5 0 .375 Purdue 3 5 0 .375 Northwestern 3 5 0 .375 Minnesota 2 6 0 .250 YDSTDYDSG YDS TD YDS/G Tu rnover Diffetp Michigan Iowa Michigan St. Ohio St. Minnesota Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Illinois 5603 4289 3865 4194 3844 3635 3569 3444 3548 59 31 29 32 22 24 21 20 28 22 466.9 357.4 351.4 349.5 349.5 330.5 324.5 313.1 295.7 293.0 Michigan Ohio St. Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Purdue Michigan St. Minnesota Northwestern 366420 3739 20 3666 24 3700 23 4182 36 4210 26 3964 29 4090 33 4439 39 4759 50 305.3 311.6 333.3 336.4 348.5 350.8 360.4 371.8 403.6 432.6 Ohio St. Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Michigan St. Purdue Michigan Northwestern Indiana Minnesota 26 32 28 22 22 21 26 17 15 13 16 23 22 18 19 19 26 20 19 25 +10 +9 +6 +4 +3 +2 0 -3 -4 -12 NO YDS YDSIG Purdue 50 476 43.3 Michigan St. 52 486 44.2 Wisconsin 53 426 38.7 Ohio St. 55 390 32.5 Northwestern 55 457 41.6 Minnesota 57 506 46.0 Indiana 61 486 44.2 Iowa 66 551 45.9 Illinois 68 629 52.4 Michigan 71 682 56.8 Wolverines start title hunt with 41-14 victory over Wasl Northwestern 3223 VVV M .....'L- - r . " .- . 4;aK. .d.,. : , . " -- ., ..,.- - . , I'' ' , Tastes of Ann Arbor .- Dining Guide by Andy De Korte No one on the Michigan foot- ball team wanted to admit that playing Washington state repre- sented.a preseason tune-up be- fore next Saturday's Notre Dame game. But it only took 76 seconds for everyone to realize that the Cou- gars were unable to offer the Wolverines a serious challenge. By the 13:44 mark, the Wol- verines had already completed three big plays on their way to a 41-14 victory. Tyrone Wheatley returned the opening kickoff" 50 yards. Todd Collins completed a 42-yard pass to Derrick Alexander on the first play from scrimmage. Ricky Powers fin- ished the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. By the time the Cougars (0-1 overall) scored with 1:20 left in the first half, the Wolverines (1- 0) had put up31 points and went into cruise control. Collins controlled the vehicle and had no trouble shifting gears in his first game as Michigan's No. 1 quarterback. Despite com- pleting 15 passes on 24 attempts for 218 yards in the first half he hesitated to take too much credit. "I think it was a combination of them trying to stop the run and them playing a zone," Collins said. "We have so many good re- ceivers that most teams the quar- terback has to worry about match-ups. With me I have the luxury of no matter who Coach (Gary Moeller) puts out there, I I erF N A," know they can play." When Derrick Alexander went out with an ankle sprain shortly after his quick strike, Moeller exercised his options. Mercury Hayes set career highs for catches (8), yards (105), and touchdowns (2). Amani Toomer also chipped in with 69 yards receiving and a touchdown. Collins went four for five in the second halfto finish the game with 265 yards. Wheatley ran over the Cougar defense, with his tone-setting opening kickoff return a notice of what was to come. He gained 105 yards on 13 carries in the first half alone. The big play came early in the second quarter. On second down and 10 at Michigan's 41, Wheatley broke free down the left side, bowled over two would- be tacklers, and scampered 59 yards for a touchdown to put the Wolverines ahead, 21-0. While teams have come back from such deficits, the Cougars were not in a position to do so against the Wolverine defense. 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Burch says pro- SPECIALS Continued from page 19 every team wants to be great at," Moeller said. "We've got a little more experience this year. We've put a lot of effort into it." While the Wolverines return game seems solid, the kicking game stands on less certain ground. Senior Pete Elezovic returns as place-kicker after win- ning the job over junior Erik Lovell and redshirt freshman Remy Hamilton in the pre- season. However, both Elezovic and Lovell had field goals in Michigan's victory over Washing- ton State last Saturday. Elezovic wht 7=for-12 last year on field godlattempts, hit- prietorship of the seams comes from a) hitting and b) intimida- tion. It shouldn't be a problem. The members of the backfield, known collectively as the "Lynch Mob," hold a contest each game to see who can register "the loudest boom." When Burch lays out op- ponents, he likes to laugh at them. Peoples is called the Brick- layer for his ability to deliver ting only 3-for-7 from beyond 30 yards. Despite the disappointing results, Moeller said he is posi- tive about his trio. "I think Pete and Eric Lovell have both improved in their kick- ing and Hamilton had that pulled muscle when he came here early last year but he's a lot stronger now and his accuracy is getting better," Moeller said. Having earned the starting nod midway through last season, Chris Stapleton is set again to do the punting for Michigan. The senior averaged 39.7 yards a kick in 1992, one tenth of ayard higher than his career average. True freshman Nate DeLong backs up Stapleton. - Ryan Herrington punishing hits. At 6-feet and a solid 221 pounds, Peoples is a Playboy pre-season All-America and a presence in the secondary. This is a group whose idea of a fun afternoon is putting the hurt on opposing receivers and then glowering over them as they peel themselves off the ground. The defensive alignment fig- ures to let more defenders in on the fun. 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