The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 - 5 M I C H I G0 A N 1 0 Tragedy strikes Camp Randall as students stampede GAME STATISTICS STAMPEDE Continued from news page 1 took some of the injured into a weight room in the stadium, which served as an impromptu medical station. More seri- ous victims received immediate treat- ment on the field. Wisconsin team trainers aided para- medics in tending to injuries, including administering CPR on the field to a half-dozen individuals. Approximately 30 ambulances in total paraded through the stadium. "This is as close to large-scale disas- ter as it gets," Madison Fire Department 'There are not enough police In all of Dane County to handle 12,000 people surging In that corner (of the field),We didn't explictly plan for 12,000 to all move simultaneously.' - Sue Riseling Wisconsin campus Police Chief paramedic Phil Behrand said. In the week prior to the game, school officials mailed letters to all students asking them to use caution during Hal- loween weekend, specifically at the game. However, as one of the biggest weekends of the year for students, the incentive to party increased. "There are not enough police in all ofDaneCounty tohandle 12,000people surging in that corner (of the field)," Riseling said. "We didn't explictly plan for 12,000 to all move simultaneously." The stadium PA announcer in- structed students, many of whom were attempting to tear down the goal posts at the north end zone of the field, to move toward the south end zone in order to make room for medical person- nel. Wisconsin football players, hearing of what had occurred, also lended a hand to the injured. The campus police department said that it will investigate the incident and determine what precautions to take in the future. "I promise the same thing won't happen if we beat Ohio State here next week," said associate athletic director for football Joel Maturi. "We will change some things here." The university immediately estab- lished a hotline to help those who were having difficulty dealing with the inci- dent. -Daily News Reporter Randy Lebowitz contributed to this story. PASSING Player C- Collins 21-3 Totals 21-3 RUSHING Player Att Davis 16 Powers 7 Alexander 1 Biakabutuka 4 Ritchie 2 Collins 2( Totals 32, RECEIVING Player No. Toomer 6 Alexander 3 Smith 5 Burkholder 2 Foster 2 Davis 2 A Yds 1248 1248 Yds 69 34 12 3 3 Avg 4.3 4.9 12 1.3 1.3 Lg 11 9 12 4 3 (-)5 12 TD Int 1 2 12 (-)14(-)10 111 3.5 >; Yds 112 27 56 40 4 3 6 248 Avg Lg 18.754 911 11.216 2025 2 4 1. 3 6 6 11.854 nthinkable, fumbling the ball on a critical run for the second consecutive week. His fumble on the Wisconsin 15- d a Wolverine scoring threat. Hayes Totals PUNTING Player Stapleton Totals 1 21 Buckeyes remain undefeated; Hoosiers shutout Spartans No. Yds Avg Lg 2104 5253 415739.347 Bloomington. Guilio, lining up in punt position, okahigh snap and faked a kick before nning to the Michigan State 31. Five ays later, Jermaine Chaney sped ound left end for a 12-yard touch- twn. "I saw the Michigan State players m around thinking I'd kicked it," id 'DiGuilio. Michigan State (2-2, 4-3) had its s coring bids end with two missed oal attempts. The Hoosiers recorded their first ck-to-back shutouts in 35 years. Illinois 20, Northwestern 13 Damien Platt rushed for 117 yards d a touchdown as Illinois defeated rthwestern 20-13, ending two years upset victories by the Wildcats in the Lra-state rivalry. 'he Fighting Illini (4-1, 4-4) won $Lhird consecutive game and re- 'in in the hunt for the conference ampionship. Illinois didn't look like the team that set Michigan a week ago until Platt tered the game with less than five 'nutes to play in the second quarter. a had significant roles in each Illinois ore. Down 7-0, the Illini put together a -rd drive that was capped by Ty i iard's 2-yard touchdown plunge. te extra point was blocked. Platt did st of the work, picking up 51 yards the ground plus a12-yard catch. The Wildcats (0-5, 2-6) got a 40- rd field goal from Sam Valenzisi to ce a 10-6 lead at halftime. Iowa 26, Purdue 17 Quarterback Paul Burmeister threw e touchdown passes and rushed for r as Iowa (1-4, 3-5) made a first- If scoring blitz stand up for a 26-17 n over Purdue (0-5,1-7). Burmeister, who completed 21 of attempts for a career-best 290 yards, ected the Hawkeyes to touchdowns their first four possessions to stake wa to a 26-14 halftime lead. rmeister's previous best was 283 rds against Northwestern last season. PUNT RETURNS Player Alexander Totals KICKOFF Player Duff Totals No. 3 3 Yds 0 0 Avg 0 0 Lg 2 2 RETURNS No. Yds Avg Lg 2 54 2731 2 54 2731 EVAN PETRIE/Dally The Wisconsin "bleacher creatures" were a boisterous bunch in the stands, and their enthusiasm went too far after the game. DE KORTE Continued from page 1 the second half is not conducive to winning. Quick starts have become a thing of the past. "I really don't know what it is," Michigan quarterback Todd Collins said. "The opponent's offense starts moving the ball, and we can't seem to sustain a drive. We're just not tough enough as an offense." Not tough enough? Since when has toughness been aproblem at Michigan? Instead of demoralizing teams early in the game, the Wolverines always find themselves looking up. They are playing the wrong half of the football game. Last season, Michigan only played half of every game, too. The difference is that it is Michigan, not its opponent, that has to play catch-up. Michigan has not scored in the first quarter since the Big Ten opener against Iowa. A 10-0 deficit against Penn State is the only margin that it has overcome in that stretch. The Michigan receiving corps, ar- guably one of the best in the nation, is certainly not immune from its share of blame in the latest ending of the Michi- gan season. "How many times did we have the ball in our hands and drop passes," Michigan coach Gary Moeller asked. "I mean, every one of those is going to make the difference in the drive." The defense has only used funda- mental tackling techniques - wrap- ping up the whole body, gang tackling - on selective occasions. Badger run- ning back Terrell Fletcher scored with time running out in the first half after he eluded three would-be tacklers. The offensive fakes worked well for Wisconsin quarterback Darrell Bevell. On one play in the second quarter, the press box announcer called out the ball carrier before the Michigan defenders realized Bevell did not have the ball. Leadership is yet another missing ingredient. Although only "The team, the team, the team" supercedes "Se- niors will lead Michigan" as a Wolver- ine maxim, senior running back Ricky Powers did not play in the first half. A sophomore, Ed Davis, and a true fresh- man with three previous carries, Tim Biakabutuka, played in his stead. Only after seeing the twosome carry for 10 yards on eight carries did Moeller turn to his co-captain Powers, giving him a chance to redeem himself. Powers quickly illustrated why he did not start. Despite a strong start including six carries and three first downs, lightning struck again. Just like last week against Illinois, Powers could not hold on to the ball and he ended the Wolverine drive. Finding a way to win is important for any good teem, not just the heroic "Michigan" teams. Notre Dame trailed Navy for most of Saturday and it still won in a landslide. "We have to lookfor a way to win is whatwe have to do, it'ssimple,"Moeller said. "Butwe didn't even showup in the first half. Then things go against you and we can't even rebound." Those "things" - a fumble that may have been caused by the ground and a probable missed pass interference call on an interception - are the only things that are consistent with past sea- sons. They happen to the Wolverines, and everybody else. The best teams overcome them. After all the expectations, the Wol- verines must win two of it next three games to even qualify for a bowl game. The most likely bowls, the Indepen- dence or Liberty, will be another new experience for Michigan football. Obviously, the Wolverines will be searching for a.new way to win in the coming weeks. Maybe after four losses, they know it will not be name recogni- tion. Collins DEFENSE Player Irons Peoples Morrison Pryce Stanley Winters Rekowski Dyson Law Horn Henderson Dudlar Denson Johnson Anderson Charles King Ritchie B. Powers Henkins Tac 7 11 7 2 3 5 4 2 4 1 3 I 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 Ast 9 4 I 4 3 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 I Tot 16 15 8 6 6 8 5 3 7 1 5 2 1 2 I 2 1 1 5 I id "He's played as great as everyone pected him to. He's a real leader." For Collins, it is a matter of mutual spect. Despite the lack of protection has gotten at various times through- t the season, he has only encourage- nt for the line. "The whole offense is going through stogether," the quarterback said. "The offense is young. I'm almost a st time starter too. We try to give >se guys all the confidence they need." Respect of Collins' leadership reads out from the line. "He's a good leader and we listen to . Al p.-Ar.r c.nA "T men h.'c the "I have confidence in just about all the guys that are out there in wide receivers," Collins said. "It's not like a get up to the line and I'm already elimi- nating guys because I don't think they can make the play." Against Illinois, Collins joined with Alexander to put both of them in the record book. A 90-yard strike repre- sented the longest pass reception in Wolverine history. "A lot of times the coaches like to put Derrick in there because they antici- pate an opportunity where he's going to get the ball," Collins said. "He's been in ta itiiati, n a;dnna ;me ad h'c arnaa history, Collins still yearned for a better performance. "I definitely feel bad we lost. A loss hurts, no matter what," Collins said. "There's still a couple of things I would have liked to do better earlier on in the game. You're always looking to do things better than you did before." Todd's mother, Gret, proved to be right on the money when describing his most compelling attribute, whether it related to his last game or anything else. "He's conscious about everything he does," Gret said. "Ever since he was eight years old he said he was going to get a football scholarship. His older the most because of the great combina- tion of academics and football." Whatever stereotypes float around, the academics of football players float out the windows where Collins is con- cerned. "It surprises me when I call him and his roommates tell me he's out study- ing," Kristin said, "But he is." If that sounds strange for a football player, especially the quarterback, a vociferous position if there ever was one, it is par for Collins. "I'm a pretty low-key guy. I pretty much keep to myself when I'm up on campus." the nolitical science major The consistent mental strength he began developing then, is central to playing quarterback now. As the old maxim goes, a quarter- back gets too much credit when a team wins, and too muchblame when it loses. With as much losing as the Wolver- ines have been doing this season it has been rough on Collins. "You have to ignore that stuff that happens outside the football team," Collins said of the criticisms. "It's not that way with the coaches or team- mates. "I don't think I've changed (my mindset) too much this season. I'm still TEAM STATISTICS m. n Ull.e