_ _ _ _ __The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 24, 1994 - 5 ILL N 0 I S 14 GAET GAME :STATISTICS :U: w . COO At 0000- ! 9 51-taw- ILLINOIS Continued from page 1 "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 2 0 2 Int 0 0 0 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 As ? - PASSING ;;> JOSH KOLEVZON/Daily defense which caused two turnovers and limited Illinois to just 40 rushing yards on 22 carries. id lowlights of Michigan's victory . ,no touchdowns, rthe Illini, as his for Michigan. Illini faithful uarterback Scott linebacker Dana flling, registering settled for five he so-called "red Wheatley gained ) yards under his in stopping on nearly 30 sive plays. nsive tackle Steve LW's interception xter. Law's play 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 I 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 2 2 ' ::: :. <. ;. i I