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"I knew I needed a boost to help
my team," said Toomer who also had
five catches for 79 yards. "All the film
watching finally paid off. I knew it
was only a matter of time (before break-
ing one for a touchdown)."
That was the game's lone effort
either Tepper or Michigan coach Gary
Moeller could have entered into a
weekly pageant of pretty plays as both
coaches attempted to have defense de-
cide the game's outcome.
What they should have relied upon
were penalties. The two teams com-
bined for 20 penalties totaling 211
yards. And it was the Wolverines'
final violation that could have cost
them the game.
The Illini had the ball at the Michi-
gan 42-yard line, facing a third-and-
29. In his haste to avoid a sack, Illinois
quarterback Scott Weaver heaved the
ball in the direction of the end zone.
Cornerback Ty Law appeared to have
snared the pass for his first intercep-
tion season. His subsequent return to
near midfield would have set his team
up in fine position for another score.
But as was the case throughout
much of the game, a small, yellow
handkerchief rested near the line of
scrimmage.
The call? Personal foul against the
Wolverines. The culprit? Defensive
tackle Steve Evans, who attempted
get past one of the Illini offensive
lineman by clubbing the blocker in the
head with his fist.
So instead of a Michigan first down
in Illini territory, Illinois maintained
possession. Weaver continued his fine
performance in place of starting sig-
nal caller Johnny Johnson by hitting
wide receiver Jason Dulick with back-
to-back completions. The second
catch, and subsequent extra point, cut
Michigan's lead to five, 19-14, with
4:42 to play.
Linebacker Steve Morrison recov-
ered the football and the Wolverines set
out on a possession that lasted nearly
five minutes. However, they could get
nothing out of it as Remy Hamilton hit
the right upright on a 41-yard attempt
with 10:31 remaining in the game.
That was Hamilton's lone miss of
the day, as he connected on four of
five attempts, including a long of 35
yards that put Michigan up 3-0 in the
first quarter.
His final score, a 27-yarder with
3:36 left to play in the third quarter,
came only after an Ed Davis touch-
down was nullified by a penalty.
"I don't like taking 25-yard field
goals," Hamilton said. "They're kind
of useless. I feel it should be six points
instead of three."
Despite Hamilton's annoyance at
having to boot short field goals, the
scores did manage to help the Wolver-
ines win.
Player C-A Yds
Weaver 16-24 194
J. Johnson 4-11 36
Totals 20-35 230
TD
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RUSHING
Player
Douthard
Holcombe
Weaver
J. Johnson
Totals
Att Yds Avg Lg
7 22 3.1 7
8 18 2.3 7
1 1414.0 14
6(-)14(-)2.3 12
22 40 1.8 14
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JOSH KOLEVZON/Daily
defense which caused two turnovers and limited Illinois to just 40 rushing yards on 22 carries.
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Michigan would
11 near midfield.
Illini offensive
ersonal foul that
Anais a first down
at the Michigan 27. The gaffe allowed Illinois to
escape third down and 29 (the play on which
Weaver floated the ball to Law), and the Illini
scored two plays after the personal foul.
Special-teams applause - Once again,
placekicker Remy Hamilton made Michigan fans
forget the not-so-by-gone days when the Wolver-
ines considered everything outside the 15-yard line
to be four-down territory. Hamilton booted four
field goals -the third time he has done so this year
- and slammed another attempt off of an upright.
The sophomore tied a school record, kicking
his 18th field goal of the season, with 3:36 left in the
third quarter. Given the trouble Michigan's offense
is experiencing inside the 20-yard line, Hamilton
may double the mark before the year is complete.
Special-teams condemnation - Michigan's
kickoff coverage gave Illinois room to move early
in the game. The Illini started off no worse than
their own 29-yard line following their first three
kick returns. Hamilton's kickoffs were solid in the
early-going, yet the Wolverines could not get down
the field to hem Illinois deep in its end of the field.
Missinginaction-(Checkw/Chad)Defensive
backs Chuck Winters, Deon Johnson and Clarence
Thompson were scheduled to start Saturday. How-
ever, Michigan coach Gary Moeller decided on
Deollo Anderson, Woody Hankins and Tyrone
Noble in their stead. Besides Johnson (thigh bruise,
did not make the trip), no explanations were given
as to the switch. Frankly, none are probably needed.
Moment to remember - Michigan received
the ball at its own 20-yard line with 4:42 left in the
game and a precarious five point lead. With shades
of the loss to Colorado stretching across the field,
the Wolverines had the game in their hands. This
time, they did not relinquish their grasp. Michigan
gained four first downs, took the crowd out of the
game and held the ball until the final gun sounded.
Moment to forget - Weaver took the snap at
the Michigan two-yard line early in the second
quarter and had room to run toward the end zone.
But he scrambled out of the pocket, looking for a
receiver. He was pressured, looked as if he might
be sacked and escaped.
As Weaver rolled left, though, he found a wide-
open Chris Stetler in the back corner of the end
zone. The ugly touchdown put Illinois up, 7-6, and
served notice that the game would not be a cakewalk
for the Wolverines.
Douthard
RECEIVING
Player
Douthard
Dulick
Strong
M. Jones
Holcombe
Dilger
Ste Iter
Klein
Fisher
Totals
No.
4
4
3+
2
2
2
1
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1
20,
Yds
29
70
56
26
14
17
2
4
12
230
Avg Lg
7.29
17.532
18.732
13.014
7.0 9
8.512
2.0 2
4.04
12.012
11.532
JOE WESTRATE/Daily
Tshimanga Biakabutuka rushed for a season-low 15 yards Saturday.
ROUNDUP
Hoying's career day leads Buckeyes
PUNTING
Player
Larsen
'Totals
No. Yds Avg Lg
7 306 43.7 55
7 306 43.7 55
GAMESPLAYED OCT. 24,1994 past Purdue; Iowa bests Spartans
PUNT RETURNS
Associated Press
Bob Hoying threw for four touch-
n passes and a career-high 290
ards in just the first half as 24th-
anked Ohio State threw deep and
ften to beat Purdue 48-14 on Satur-
ay.
Hoying, who finished with 304
ards, tied John Borton's 42-year-
Id Ohio State record with his fifth
ouchdown pass on the first series of
e second half.
;Toying completed 19-of-23
asses in the first half and hit his
mly attempt of the second half. He
adn't thrown a touchdown pass in
)hio State's last two games and had
hrown just eight in the Buckeyes'
ast nine games.
The 304 yards was fifth-highest
n Ohio State history and the 290
ards was the most ever in the first
ialf by a Buckeye quarterback.
'urdue (2-1-1 Big Ten, 4-2-1
>verall) came in with sole posses-
ion of in second place in the Big
en. But the Boilermakers also came
n ranked 103rd of 107 Division I-A
eams in defense.
Ohio State (3-1, 6-2) moved into
tie with Michigan for second in the
onference, a game back of top-
anked Penn State, which plays host
e Buckeyes next Saturday.
innesota 17, Wisconsin 14
Freshman Tutu Atwell's first ca-
eer touchdown reception, a 32-
rarder from Tim Schade with 4:10
emaining, lifted Minnesota to a 17-
4 upset of Wisconsin.
Northwestern 20, Indiana 7
Dennis Lundy gained 174 yards
and became Northwestern's career
rusheng leader in the Wildcats' 20-7
upset victory over Indiana.
Lundy scored on a 35-yard run
and set up Northwestern's first score
with a 51-yard run as the Wildcats
snapped a nine-game losing streak
to the Hoosiers.
He raised his career total to 2,755
yards, topping the mark of 2,643 set
be Bob Christian from 1987-90.
Northwestern (2-2, 3-1-1) lim-
ited running back Alex Smith, whose
147.2 yards per average was fourth
best nationally, to 87 yards on 23-
carries.
Indiana (2-2, 5-2) turned the ball
over on fumbles twice and also failed
to score when it had a first-and-goal
on the 7-yard line in the fourth quar-
ter.
Iowa 19, Michigan State 17
Just for something different, just
to turn his luck, maybe George Perles
should change his appearance. Or
his clothes.
Iowa coach Hayden Fry tried both
and just like that, his luck changed.
Fry shaved his mustache earlier
in the week and wore black pants
instead of his usual whites Saturday
in hopes of ending the Hawkeyes'
five-game losing streak.
The result? Iowa 19, Michigan
State 17. Iowa's 369 yards rushing
-mostly by Sedrick Shaw and Kent
Kahl - probably had more to do
with the outcome than Fry's clothes,
hut wjho's going to argiuewith suic-
his job, saw his team fall to 2-5 overall
and 1-3 in the Big Ten.
"We're not out yet," Perles said,
although he added, "We're not in
very good shape."
"We had some great opportuni-
ties," he said. "We've got to put
points on the board, and if we don't,
this is the result."
Kahl banged out 120 yards on 16
carries and scored two touchdowns,
including the game-winner with 2
minutes to play. Shaw carried 19
times for 139 yards as the Hawkeyes
(1-4, 3-5) enjoyed their best rushing
day since getting 371 yards against
Northwestern in 1990.
Iowa let the Spartans come tanta-
lizingly close before holding them
off at the end.
On Kahl's winning touchdown,
the Hawkeyes were flagged for a
personal foul and they had to kick
off against a 15 mph wind from their
own 20. Derrick Mason returned the
kick 42 yards to the Iowa 33 and a
13-yard pass from Tony Banks to
Muhsin Muhammad put the Spar-
tans on the 20 with 1:29 remaining.
Parker Wildeman dumped Banks
for an 11-yard loss on the next play,
but two plays later, Banks hit Ma-
son with a 17-yard toss to the 14
with 48 seconds remaining. On
fourth-and-4, though, Banks over-
threw Muhammad near the goal line
and Iowa ran out the clock.
Banks took the blame for the
defeat.
"I was horrible. History tells us
that teams are as good as their quar-
terbacks," he said. "I missed some
crucial third-down passes. I didn't
get them the ball."
On Iowa's winning touchdown
drive, the Hawkeyes were helped by
a face mask call that gave them a
crucial first down. facing third-and-
3 at the Iowa 39, quarterback Mike
Duprey scrambled to his right and,
under pressure by a charging Juan
Hammonds, threw an incomplete
pass to bring up fourth down.
However, Hammonds was called
for grabbing Duprey's face mask
and Michigan State was penalized
15 yards. Iowa resumed its march
and Kahl scored nine plays later.
"I saw his hand touch the mask,"
Perles said. "It's a judgment call."
A 41-yard flea-flicker from
flanker Anthony Dean to Harold Jas-
per highlighted Iowa's first scoring
drive, which ended with Kahl's 2-
yard TD plunge. Iowa made it 10-0
on Brion Hurley's 32-yard field goal
with 8:49 remaining before halftime,
but Michigan State cut it to 10-7 on
a 32-yard touchdown pass from
Banks to Mason with 4:52 left..
Michigan State struck again with
13 seconds left in the half to go up
14-10, Banks throwing a 59-yard
touchdown pass to Muhammad. But
the Spartans didn't threaten again
until the end and Hurley's 21-yard
filed goal late in the third quarter
pulled Iowa to 14-13.
Player
M. Jones
Totals
KICKOFF
Player
Platt
M. Jones
gushing
Woods
Totals
No. Yds Avg Lg
1 6 6.0 6
1 6 6.0 6
RETURNS
No. Yds Avg Lg
2 45 22.530
2 44 22.023
1 17 17.017
1 4 4.0 4
6110 18.330
DEFENSE
Player
Howard
Holecek
Hardy
Crumpton
M. Johnson
Patton
gopher
Washington
Rice
J. Edwards
Turner
Marshall
McCloud
McPartlin
Tac
10
6
8
5
4
4
5
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
Ast
10
6
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Tot
20
12
10
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
2
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