4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 8, 1993 N2 M I C H I 0 A N 2 GAME STATISTICS Two for Touchdown Tim Biakabutuka's rushing sparks Wolverine offense PASSING Player Collins 1 Tot. 1 RUSHING Player Biakabutka Davis Foster Ritchie Collins Totals C-A Yds L8-21177 8-21177 TD Int 0 0 0 0 Att Yds 24140 19 73, 1 10 9 36 4 19 57278 Avg 5.8 3.8 10 4.0 4.8 4.8 Lg 27 9 10 11 8 27 By ADAM MILLER DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER The clock showed less than two minutes remaining. Clinging to an 18- 10 advantage, the Michigan football team had driven to the Purdue 8-yard line, where it had first-and-goal. It was time for "Touchdown Tim." Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka, the 6-foot-1 true freshman tailback who earned the nickname "Touchdown Tim" playing high school football in Quebec, carried the ball the next three plays: dff right tackle for four yards, through the line for one yard, and finally, a three- yard charge into the end zone to close the game's scoring, giving the Wolver- ines a 25-10 victory Saturday. "I helped the team and that's my major goal," Biakabutuka said. Helped the team? Biakabutuka, who speaks four languages-he has lived in Africa, Quebec, and the United States - showed mastery of the understate- ment with that line. The score was his second on the game, and he finished with a game-high 140 yards on 24 car- ries. Entering the game, he had only five yards on seven carries. With star tailbackTyrone Wheatley remaining sidelined as his shoulder heals, Biakabutuka's yards and scores were more than just help, they were essential components of the victory. While only sophomore tailback Ed Davis and fellow soph fullback Ch Foster carried the ball on Michigan's first possession, Biakabutuka began to make his presence felt on the next se- ries, with a seven-yard scamper through left tackle. Biakabutuka continued to platoon with Davis throughout the half. Late in the second quarter, he broke his first long run of the day, 27 yards to the Boilermaker 7-yard line. The run setup Michigan's half-ending field goal. By halftime, he had amassed 58 yards on eight carries. "The thing that impressed me most is how he hit the holes," senior tight end Marc Burkholder said."Theholes, when they open up, sometimes they don't stay open for very long. He's got great speed." With 9:15 left in the fourth quarter, Purdue's Brad Bobich kicked a 35-yard field goal that cut the Michigan lead to 12-10, and another late-game collapse by the Wolverines seemed imminent. But Biakabutuka came through. Run- ning both inside and outside the line, his 22 yards combined with fellow rookie Jon Ritchie's running and blocking and Collins' passing to help Michigan march to the Boilermaker 25. Then "Touchdown Tim" took mat- ters into his own hands. He took the handoff, charged around right end, slipped two tackles and ran in for six RECEIVING Player I Alexander Hayes Davis Foster Burkholder Jones Totals PUNTING Player Stapleton Totals No. Yds 2 8 2 66 3 32 2 7 7 48 2 16 18 177 Avg Lg 4.0 4 33.0 49 10.719 3.5 4 6.915 8.0 9 9.849 points. On the drive that led to his final score, Biakabutuka carried five times. Each time his name was called by the stadium announcer, he received wild cheers from the remaining students. "I was kind of nervous so I didn't hear anything," Biakabutuka said. "I just focused on Collins." Even if his focus didn't allow him to savor it, the praise was well deserved. Biakabutuka's output nearly quadrupled that of heralded-Boilermaker fullback Mike Alstott, who had only 29 yards on 10 rushes, 45 yards under his season average. Biakabutuka even outrushed the entire Purdue team, which finished with only 54 gross rushing yards (eight net when sacks are included), less than half of Biakabutuka's total. Of course, credit should be given to the Michigan defense for holding the Purdue ground game in check. But Biakabutuka's output remains impres- sive, nonetheless. Now that he's a star - at least for the moment - Biakabutuka must ad- just to'dealing with the media. For in- stance, the issue of his name must be settled. Should he be called "Tshimanga" or "Tim?" "I prefer Tshimanga because it's my name," he said. "But I'm kind of getting used to (Tim). Even my pals are calling me Tim. It's kind of a second name for me now." If Biakabutuka's fame doesn't last, it may be because of the return of Wheatley. Even though he didn't play, the junior dressed for Saturday's game; he didn't even make the trip to Wiscon- sin last week. Wheatley may be back as soon as next week, when Michigan travels to Minnesota. "We support each other," Biakabutuka said. "We want the team to win, that's our major goal. So when Tyrone's in, I cheer for him. When I'm in, he cheers for me." Whether or not he heard them, Saturday's cheers definitely were for "Touchdown Tim." No. Yds Avg Lg 3 11939.751 311939.751 PUNT RETURNS Player No. Yds Avg Lg Hayes 2 18 9.0 9 Toomer 1(-)10(-)10 10 Totals 3 8 2.6 9 Michigan's Tshimanga "Tim" Biakabutuka rushes for the first of his two touchd in Quebec the past 13 years, ran for 140 yards on 24 carries. Alexander HERRINGTON Wlr leader to s Continued from page 1 reverbera1i defense is going to go by my lead," Proof Irons said. "I've played enough found on games this year. I've started enough more diffi games where I feel comfortable out halftime s there where I can lead and do what I Purdue 0. need to do." juggernau With his 12 tackles, Irons now has points ear: 87 on the season, more than any Even ii freshman in Michigan history. No. 37 focus cleat needed only three tackles going into with the 1 the game against the Boilermakers to With t% break the record held by another No. season, iti 37-- Erick Anderson. one player Just like the former Butkus the Michig Award winner, Irons has risen each healthy Ty game to a new level. It is this person toc standard that he holds himself up to. shoulders, "I look at the films and I've been In hisa seeing myself progress game after another to game and I just want to get better," control ift Irons said. "I'm grateful I have the want to be record now, but I have just got to get its holiday better." Lanes rati, Anaheimc While the defense might have Then a taken a very large step toward righting Arbor Lai its woeful ways, the same, however, punishmei cannot be said for the other side of the and the re, - mmm mmm mmm'4m ASSOCIATED PRESS Wisconsin students didn't rush the field after Saturday's game against Ohio State, and tight security wasn't the only reason. There was little to celebrate after the Buckeyes blocked a 33-yard field goal g attempt with one second left to preserve a 14-14 tie and severely damage the Rose Bowl hopes of the Badgers. Officials beefed up security at cold, g snowy Camp Randall Stadium to pre- g vent a repeat of last week's student stampede that injured 69 people fol- lowing a win over Michigan. But Ohio State made sure there would be no postgame problems by rallying for the tie with a 99-yard scor- ing drive and then denying Wisconsin the victory whenMarlonKerner blocked Rick Schnetzky's kick on the next-to- last play. The tie left Ohio State (5-0-1 Big Ten, 8-0-1 overall) in control of the Big Ten race. The Buckeyes can clinch a Rose Bowlberthbywinningtheirlasttwo games against Indiana and Michigan. Wisconsin (4-1-1, 7-1-1) now needs helptoreach itsfirst Rose Bowl since 1963. OSU tied it on a 26-yard touchdown KICKOFF RETURNS Player No. Yds Avg Lg Alexander 4 (-)4 (-)1 7 Totals 4 (-)4 (-)4 7 pass from backup quarterback Bret Powers to Joey Galloway with 3:48 left in the game. The Buckeyes marched 99 yards on four pass plays, with but 11 of the yards on passes to Ga way from Powers, who sat on the bench the entire half until that series. Wisconsin then drove to the OSU 15 with seven seconds left. After two timeouts, Schnetzky -a walk-on who kicked his first two field goals last week, came on for the game-winning attempt. After the kick was blocked, OSU took over on its own 19 and Powers threw a long pass that fell incomple4 Illinois 23, Minnesota 20 Ty Douthard caught a screen pass and ran 25 yards for a touchdown with 12 seconds left Saturday as Illinois de- feated Minnesota, 23-20, in the Big Ten. The Fighting Illini (5-1, 5-4 ) kept alive slim hopes for a conference chan pionship despite an awful day by qu terback Johnny Johnson, -who threW five interceptions and completed only 17 of 53 passes. The winning drive started at the Illinois 12 with 1:01 to play and the illini out of timeouts. Johnson sneaked a yard on fourth down to keep the drive alive and com- pleted two passes to Jason Dulick for 30 yards. But the Illini got their biggest lift from a pass interference penalty t4 moved the ball to the Minnesota 25.. Penn State 38, Indiana 31 KerryCollins hit Bobby Engram with a 45-yard touchdown pass with 6:25 left; lifting Penn State to a 38-31 victory over PURDUE DEFENSE Player W. Smith Peoples Thompson Hamilton Law Buff D. Johnson Winters Irons Vanderbeek Dudlar Stanley Zenkewicz Dyson Horn Denson Tac 2 3 2 1 4 1 2 3 9 3 5 3 4 2 2 3 As t t t t t f f t st Tot 0 2 1 4 0 ? 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 12 1 4 2 7 2 5 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 3 t. Yds Continued from page 1 PASS DEFENSE Player ln quarterback Todd Collins, who was 18-for-21 for 177 yards. "We know that we're not a great football team so we have to -be motivated to come to play every day even against so-called long MEN