4- The Michtan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4, 1993 2 M I C H I 0 A N 2 GAME STATISTICS Plaec PASSING Player C-A Yds TD Collins 13-19 178 1 Totals 13-19178 1 Int 0 0 RUSHING Player Wheatley R. Powers. Foster Ritchie Collins Totals Att Yds Avg Lg 28 113 4.0 10 7 50 7.120 6 26 4.3 9 1 3 3.0 3 4(-)17(-)4.3 4 46175 3.8 20 Loose so By KEN SUGIURA DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER "Horrible," decried Michigan quar- terback Todd Collins. "Bad," was Iowa coach Hayden Fry's review. "Last game, it was okay," stadium groundskeeper Tim Roberts said; "This game, it's terrible." All in all, it was just plain sod* WhatCollins, Fry and Roberts wete all referring to was the loose turf at the south end of the field at Michigan Stadium Saturday, specifically the rectangular section between the hashmarks and the 28- and 40-yard lines. Though Roberts and other grounds crew members tried to replace and stamp down divots during every s- page ofplay, the turfdid nothold uj the stress of a college football game. In fact, it only took seven plays, on Michigan wideout Derrick Alex ander's punt return, before the wea began to show. Senior co-captain Buster Stanley had his best game of the season Saturday against Iowa. The defensive tackle had 14 tackles, including two sack and another tackle for a loss. Stanley attributed the defensive unit's improvement to a player's only meeting held the Sunday after the Houston game. Captain Stanley leads 'D' comeback ASSOCIATED PRESS Powers RECEIVING Player No. Alexander 4 Wheatley 3 Hayes 2 W.Smith 2 Burkholder - 1 R. Powers I Totals 13 Yds. 72 60 16 10 13 7 178 Avg Lg 18.0 29 20.0 48 8.0 8 5.0 5 13.013 7.0 7 13.648 PUNTING Player Stapleton Totals No. 3 3 Yds Avg Lg 8528.339 8528.339 PUNT RETURNS By KEN SUGIURA DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER As a Heisman Trophy candidate and a lock for consensus first-team All-America, TyroneWheatley knows his place on the Michigan football team. "I'm a junior. I'm not a senior yet. Whatever the seniors say, I just go with it," Wheatley said following Michigan's 24-7 defeatof Iowa Satur- day. "I just roll with the punches." He rolls with the punches for all the seniors, but most willingly defers to the Wolverines at the top of the hierarchy, co-captains Buster Stanley and Ricky Powers. In the week when Michigan needed leadership and effort the most, defen- sivetackle Stanleyand backup tailback Powers provided evidence by the bar- rel-full why their teammates chose them to lead. "It seemed like we had more of a spark today as a whole team," quarter- back Todd Collins said. "Before, we were a little flat and itjust seemed like today everything came together for us. We're really pulling for each other and we have enthusiasm." The captains seemed to resuscitate Michigan from its stale performance against Houston. Powers, whipped into an arm-waving frenzy, delivered his strongest game of the season. He rushed for 50 yards on seven carries and effectively spelled Wheatley when he needed a rest. But it was Stanley's effort, both Saturday and throughout the week prior to the game, that had everyone glowing. The 6-foot-2, 283-pounder from Youngstown, Ohio, catalyzed a de- fensive revival. Stanley registered 10 tackles, in- cluding two sacks and another tackle for a loss. Near the end of the second quarter, he popped Iowa rbnning back Ryan Terry deep in Michigan terri- tory, causing a fumble that he also recovered. The turnover set up a 32- yard Pete Elezovic field goal that sent Michigan into the locker room lead- ing, 17-7. The performance secured him ESPN'sMichigan player-of-the-game honors over a three-touchdown per- formance by Wheatley.. "We got a little bit of a pass rush out of Buster Stanley, who's really been playing well defensively for us every single game," Michigan coach Gary Moeller said. "I'm very proud of him." He could have been proud of the defense in general, which may have played its best game of the season. Led by Stanley, the Michigan defense shut Iowa down to seven points and penetrated the Hawkeye backfield with regularity. There were four sacks. two other tackles for losses, and an interception by Shonte Peoples. The Hawkeyes gained only 48 yards on the ground. "We had guys flying around to the ball, making tackles," Michigan line- backer Bobby Powers said. "That's Michigan defense. That's what we did today." Stanley's effort Saturday culmi- nated a week that may be considered the turning point by the end of the season. "After the Houston game, sitting on the sidelines, Ijustknew that wasn't Michigan's defense out there play- ing," Stanley said. "We had a little meeting on Sunday, just the players, and we got everything out." Against Houston last week, the Michigan defense gave freshman quar- terback Chuck Clements time to throw the football and then nrovided him with open targetsdownfield. Clements, making his first career start, passed for 276 yards and a pair of touch- downs. The rushing defense did not fare much better. Cougar running back Lamar Smith carried the ball 20 times for 119 yards, one time slicing through the defense for a 30-yard touchdown run. It was this weak performance that led Stanley to call the defensive play- ers-only meeting at Schembechler Hall, and it is safe to assume this was not the hymn-singing kind of Sunday gathering. Cornerback Alfie Burch said that they used the meeting as an airing-out session to "get things out in the open that we needed to talk about." Those things were the mental mis- takes and lack of aggressive play that cropped up against Houston and Notre Dame. The mental mistakes were appar- ently the result of a lack of enthusi- asm, the lack of a spark that Collins said was rekindled Saturday. The timid play was a result of a bevy of injuries. Among others, line- backers Matt Dyson and Steve Morrison were shelved, forcing Moeller torush unprepared underclass- men into action. Their inexperience, caused them to play cautiously for fear of making crucial mistakes. But when the meeting had ended, a new team walked out the doors. "We just came out of there with a better attitude," Stanley said. "Like I said, that meeting turned everything around." It is not surprising that a meeting ledby Stanley wouldprovesoproduc- tive. A man full of giggles and smiles off the playing field, but a player of determination and intensity on it, Stanley has earned the full respect of his teammates. "Guys look up to Buster," Bobby Powers said. "That's how he is." Penn St. 70, Maryland 7 Ki-Jana Carter scored three of Penn State's six first-half touchdowns, and the No. 9 Nittany Lions shut d Maryland's high-powered offense Saturday night in a 70-7 victory. Penn State (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 over- all) built a 46-7 halftime lead and coasted to its most lopsided victory in a one-sided rivalry. The Lions are 35- 1-1 against the Terrapins, whose only victory came in 1961. Penn State amassed 536 rushing yards on 56 attempts. Carter finished with a career-4 159 yards on 13 carries, scoring on runsof63,4and36yards. Mike Archie carried 11 times for a career-best 120 yards and a touchdown. Maryland (0-2 ACC, 0-5), which had been averaging 507 yards and 34 points per game, could muster only91 yards in the first half, including mi nus-7 on the ground. The Terrapins' Scott Milanov* who led the nation in passing, threw three interceptions and was sacked five times. He was 19-for-32 for 158 yards before leaving early in the fourth quarter. Ohio State 51, Northwestern 3 Ohio State intercepted fivepasses and dominated the last three quarters to beat Northwestern, 51-3, Satur for its 18th consecutive victory in e series. The Wildcats had looked improved in non-conference games, but this time they looked a lot like the 17 teams the Buckeyes manhandled by an average score of 45-10 since 1971. "It's embarassing," Wildcatcoaci Gary Barnett said. "We got a solic dose ofreality right between the eyes.' The margin of victory was thel* est in John Cooper's six seasons as head coach ofthe Buckeyes (1-0,4-0) Since 1971, Ohio State has beaten thc Wildcats by an average score of 45 10. Player Alexander Totals KICKOFF1 Player Wheatley Totals No. Yds 2 7 2 7 Avg 3.5 3.5 Lg 4 4 Lg 20 20 RETURNS No. Yds Avg 2 2914.5 2 2914.5 DEFENSE Player Irons Stanley Peoples B. Powers Winters Anderson Dudlar Buff W. Carr Law Charles S. Collins Rekowski W. Smith Thompson Vanderbeek Horn King Tac 12 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Ast 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .0 1 1 Int 1 I Tot 14 10 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Yds 3 3 IOWA Continued from page 2. yard line, but was quickly knocked back nine yards by the first of two Buster Stanley sacks. The pressure that Stanley and his cohorts on the defensive line exerted againstIowaaided theperformance of the secondary. "Whenever you've got Sylvester (Buster) Stanley and Tony Henderson applying pressure like (four sacks and another disallowed by penalty), their throws aren't going to (be) accurate," cornerback Alfie Burch said. "You saw (strong safety) Shonte Peoples make a nice interception. That (pres- 'Obviously, our defense Offensively, we self-des blocked as well as wA destruct, which we did good about our team rij offensive team than tha PASS DEFENSE Player Peoples Totals drubbing his team took from Nittany Lions in Iowa City. "Realist cally, we should have had 24 point and maybe even more than that." Fry expected more points becaus throughout the remainder of the gams hie afCOVICA a .A nar ...nfo 'MIA". .^?: 'r '