The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 11, 1993- 7 Im I C H I 0 A N 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS No.5 Ohio St. 20, Ilinois 12 Joey Galloway caught an 11-yard touchdown pass and Terry Glenn re- covered a fumble in the end zone Saturday as No.6 Ohio State defeated llinois, 20-12. The victory snapped Ohio State's five-year losing streak against the Fighting Illini and also gave the Buck- eyes (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) their best record since 1979. Ohio State entered the game aver- aging 42 points, sixth in the nation, but Illinois held the Buckeyes to a field goal in the second half. * Ohio State's defense was equally impressive, surrendering only 197 yards.The llini(1-1,1-4)gotalltheir points on field goals by Chris Richardson. Johnny Johnson hit Ken Dilger with a 33-yard touchdown pass that would have put Illinois ahead in the fourth quarter, but the play was wiped out by a penalty for ineligable receiv- ers downfield. The Illini had another s picked off in the end zone in the last minute. - No. 16 Wisconsin 53, North- western 14 Darrell Bevell completed all 14 of his first-half passes and Terrell Fletcher ran for three touchdowns Saturday as No.21 Wisconsin routed Northwestern, 53-14, for its first 5-0 tart since 1977. Bevell's 14th straight completion was a 23-yard TD pass to Lee DeRamus with 1:27 left in the second quarter that put the Badgers ahead 27- 14. The play cappedWisconsin's third 80-yard scoring drive of the half. Bevell, who finished 17-of-18 for 207 yards, missed on his first pass of k-oss. Continued from page 1 back threat. The Michigan offense never seemed to get in sync against a sur- prisingly stiff defense that had been torched for 34 points by Central Michi- gan two weeks ago. The hole was dug early, as Michi- panState took the opening kickoff and drove the ball 65 yards in 11 plays, capped off by a 3-yard touch- down plunge by fullback Brice Abrams on his first carry of the sea- son. Tyrone Wheatley's fumble on the ensuing kickoff opened the gates for a 47-yard field goal from Michigan State kicker Bill Stoyanovich. The ootintothewindwidenedtheleadto 10-0 and had the 78,311 packed into frosty Spartan Stadium sensing an the second half but the Badgers kept going, scoring on their first three pos- sessions against Northwestern's out- manned defensive front. The Wild- cats, whose 27-25 victory in the 1992 finale knocked Wisconsin out of a bowl, fell to 2-3. Wisconsin defensive tackle Mike Thompson made five of the Badgers' six sacks against Northwestern quar- terback Len Williams, who passed Mike Greenfield as the Wildcats' ca- reer total offense leader. Indiana 16, Iowa 10 Brett Law, pressed into service when leading rusher Jermaine Chaney sprained an ankle, rushed for 140 yards in less than three quarters and scored onceaslndianadefeatedIowa, 16-10, Saturday. Law, who had rushed only three times for6 yards inIndiana' sfirst five games, scored on a 1-yard run to cap a 10-play, 54-yard drive in the third quarter.Law, Indiana's leading rusher last season, gained 26 yards on the drive in six carries. The extra point putIndianaahead, 13-3, and the Hoosiers got the fall rightbackattheIowa29 when Sedrick Shaw fumbled the kickoff and Chris Dyer recovered for Indiana. Bill Manolupoulos, who kicked field goals of 21 and 41 yards earlier, then put Indiana ahead 16-3 with 6:06 remaining in the third quarter. Indiana (2-1, 5-1) held the Hawkeyes (0-3,2-3) to just 117 yards in the first three quarters and Iowa failed to convert on eight third down plays before moving 76 yards in 12 plays for its only touchdown with 3:03 remaining. Minnesota 59, Purdue 56 Scott Eckers capped a spectacular Buckeyes endMIlhmnjinx After five-year drought, Ohio State wins, 20-12 first collegiate start with a 55-yard \ pass to Antonio Carter that set up Mike Chalberg's 18-yard field goal with 8 seconds left. Eckers threw six touchdown W passes, breaking Mike Hohensee's 1981 school record. He helped Omar ., Douglas set a Big Ten record of five touchdown catches in a game, break- ing the mark held by Michigan's Der- rick Alexander, Iowa's Quinn Early and Purdue's Reggie Archer. Eckers, who replaced ineffective Tim Schade midway through last week's loss to Indiana. completed 24 of 36 passes for 402 yards as the teams combined for 1,184 total yards -625 by Minnesota, 5 59by Purdue. Minnesota (1-2, 2-4) scored its most points ever in a conferencegame. The Boilermakers (0-2, 1-4) lost despite getting a school-record five touch- downs from fullback Mike Alstott. It was the most points Purdue socred since a 58-13 victory over Iowa in 1980. Alstott, who gained 171 yards on 21 carries, scored his fourth rushing touchdown with 2:06 left, a 21-yard b rtu hemdl . burst up the middle. ~ . *\~y As it had most of the game, Min- nesota responded immediately, driv- ing 90 yards for a field goal. 4. On third and 3 from the Gopher : 27, Carter got behind Kevin McGrew ...|\ and caught Eckers' bomb, giving Minnesota the ball at Purdue's 18 yard line with 18 seconds left on the game clock. After Carter gained 17 yards on two carries. Chalberg came "' in and booted the winning score.. The 56 points by Purdue was the most ever in a losing effort for a major college team. AP PHOTO Indiana's Brett Law celebrates his team's only touchdown of the day as the Hoosiers topped Iowa, 16-10. Law ran for 140 yards on the day in less than three quarters of action. Player Collins Tot. C-A Yds TD1 17-33212 1 17-33 212 1 nt 0 0 GAME STATISTICS I PASSING RUSHING Player Wheatley Hayes R. Powers Johnson Collins Totals Att 11 3 2 6 23 Yds Avg Lg 33 3.0 7 5 5.0 5d 3 1 2. 0 0 3 -)8-1.313 33 1.4 13 Yds Avg Lg 99 14.127 75 15.032 26 8.711 12 6.0 8 212 12.532 RECEIVING Player Alexander Smith Wheatley Toomer Totals No. 7 5 3 2 17 PUNTING Player Stapleton Totals No. Yds Avg Lg 4142 35.542 414235.542 PUNT RETURNS Player Malveaux Alexander Totals No. Yds Avg Lg 1 4 4 4 2 FC FC FC 1 4 4 4 KICKOFF RETURNS Player Wheatley Foster Totals No. 2 1 3 Yds Avg 2110.5 5 5 26 8.7 Lg 15 5 15 upset in the making. "I think that first turnover took a lot out of them," said Spartan cornerback Myron Bell ofWheatley's fumble, popped loose by ScottGreene. Michigan's following drive re- sulted in a missed 47-yard field goal attempt from Pete Elezovic, which Michigan State turned into its final score of the day, a Jim Miller three- yard rollout pass that tailback Duane Goulbourne carried into the end zone. "A big part of the problem was that we weren't physically or men- tally tough on offense all day," Moeller said. "We had no one come up with the big play or a spark." Michigan's big play and spark all season has been Wheatley, who came back down to earth after an unreal four-game stretch to open the season. Wheatley was limited to 33 yards on 11 carries with a long of seven yards. The 33-yard total was also Michigan's net rushing total, the first time the Michigan ground game had been held under 50 yards since 1982. Green jerseys seemed to surround Wheatley in twos and threes all after- noon, wrapping him up and control- ling him as no other team has done this season. "I've had plenty of tough days, but this would have to rank as the tough- est," a distraught Wheatley said. "I didn't perform well today. I didn't run as well as I'm supposed to." Quarterback Todd Collins also had a particularly rough afternoon. The junior was sacked three times-twice by Michigan State defensive tackle Yakini Allen - and was knocked down on several other occasions. Collins did complete 17-of-30 passes -including a 21-yard rope to a diving Derrick Alexander for Michigan's sole touchdown - but alsowas 1-for-7onthird-downpasses. DEFENSE Player B. Powers Irons Law Aghakhan Dyson r4 Burch S. Collins Winters Henderson Horn D. Johnson Peoples King Buff Stanley TEAM tac 9 8 6 5 5, 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 Ast 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Tot 13 9 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 DE KORTE Continued from page 1 Jim Miller rarely came face to ace with Wolverine rushers, mspecially in the first half. The defensive penetration by the State lineman kept quarterback Todd Collins scrambling most of the game. For all the talk before the game about desire never being a problem in the Michigan-Michigan State game, it did become a problem Saturday. Just compare third down *onversions percentages. Michigan State was successful on 10 of 19 attempts, Michigan could only manage four of 12 in the same situation. Perles deserves some credit for surprising Moeller with his game plan. Miller piced apart the Michigan secondary in a masterful performance using eight different ifvers. The Spartan's best hvers, Mill Coleman and Napoleon Outlaw, only caught one pass apiece. Penalties and misfires made Wolverine drives stall faster than an old Subaru wagon. No one stood up and Derrick Alexander all missed chances to convert crucial fourth down opportunities that could have changed the course of the game. Even Heisman Trophy candidate Tyrone Wheatley could not make his highlight film on this day in East Lansing, rushing for only 33 yards on 11 carries. Coaches try to learn something from every game. Game-winning plays and loss-causing mistakes need to be remembered every week. After Saturday's game, Moeller did not point to any facet of the game. He rattled concerns about the line, blocking mistakes and coverage mistakes -- nothing new. Then he offered this somber admission. "Maybe we're just not that good," Moeller said. "I don't know." When asked if this team has a lack of desire to win, Collins looked hopeless in responding. "Obviously, we have a lot to work on," Collins said. "Maybe there is a lack of desire." Michigan is five games into its season and still has not played a solid 60-minute game yet. The loss to Notre Dame put the Wolverines in a downward spiral. If player confidence rebounded with the win against Iowa, it was shattered in Saturday's loss to the Spartans. Despite Moeller's cautions regarding the line, his words were dismissed as just belly-aching about a minimal weakness. Reality leads 'Maybe we're just not that good. I don't - Gary Moeller to different conclusion now. Although, the players said the season can still be a success -it was tough to gauge their sincerity. Indeed, assuming the Spartans lose at least two games, Michigan only needs to win its remaining six games to return to the Rose Bowl. Winning next week against Penn State will require more than hard work and another gut check this week in practice. The Wolverines need a head check. Sure they wanted to win the Big Ten Championship when the season started. But, that accomplishment was incumbent in their real goal - winning the national championship. After five titles, one wonders if Michigan can refocus its mental faculties knowing it can do no more than winning another conference title. I wonder if they still have the stomach for it. . S Own thel sk To fly is one thing. To fly with the Marine Corps is something else. They'll show.you the meaning of wings. From the wings of the F-18 Hornet to the wings you wear as a Marine aviator, this isflying at its best. And your ticket tofly is your college diploma. 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