The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - November 4. 1996 - 58 . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 4-interception aves him hurting, :o recover from injury ends quickly GAME STATISTICS PASSING Player Schultz Totals C-A 24-45 24-45 Yds 260 260 0 . of conifdence into ecause quarterback partans"surf board. state's season open- ened the season 2- gainstI Ilinois, how- straight, conference 172.7 percent of 'was saying that it Spanrtans past the dSdhultz said after 45 passes for 260 it those were offset o tdae hands of the ith 27 seconds oxig, was intercept- 11. 35 yards, to the xoott Dreisbach hit +r the middle and a Itp, 21-10, and was tore in a nine-sec- - Michigan State and he threw it Schultz admitted that Michigan's aggressive defense and different formations presented him problems when trying to read the defense. But according to Ray it wasn't Schultz that was doing the reading anyway. "They were trying to throw short, quick passes, trying to get down the field, and I knew that whenever Todd Schultz looked at his first target, that is where he was going to go with the ball," Ray said. "So when he looked, I just took off." Ray would add an interception in the fourth quarter, with Michigan State driving, that he returned to Michigan State's 40-yard line. Linebacker Clint Copenhaver also picked off' Schultz in the fourth quarter. Copenhaver's steal came with the Spartans facing fourth-and-six at their own 24-yard line, and set up Michigan's final score, a 12-yard Chris Howard run. Schultz threw his first pick early in the second quarter when he hit Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson in stride, with a beautiful lob, in the Michigan end zone. "That was just a bad read on my part," Schultz said of Woodson's interception. "I shouldn't have thrown it. I should have dumped it to the back." Things weren't all bad for Schultz, however. He did throw two touchdown passes, and he did throw for 260 yards, most of those going to receiver Derrick Mason. Mason caught 10 balls for 151 yards and a touchdown. Nigea Carter had the other touchdown reception for the Spartans. "Everything I did was overshadowed because we lost," Mason said. "I feel I didn't do enough in order for my team to win." While no one would say Schultz played well, Saban cred- ited the junior for being the reason the Spartans were expect- ed to compete with the Wolverines in the first place. "Todd has played very well for us all year,' Saban said. "We could not have been in the position we were, or had the opportunity we had today, if it wasn't for him." RUSHING Player Aftt Irvin 18 Goulbourne12 Gould 1 Reece 1 Totals 32 RECEIVING Player No. D. Mason 10 N. Carter 4 Irvin 4 Long 2 Keur 1 Gould 1 Goulbourne 2 Totals 24 PUNTING Player I Edinger Totals Yds 51 44 2 1 98 Avg 2.8 3.7 2.0 1.0 3.0 TD 2 2 L 15 9 2 1 15 Lg 45 31 11 12 7 5 2 45 Int 4 4 TD 1 0 0 1 2 TD 1 1 0 0 0 0 Yds Avg 151 15.1 48 12.0 26 6.5 19 9.5 7 7.0 5 5.0 4 2.0 260 10.8 No. 3 3 1 KICKOFF RETURNS Player No. Yds D. Mason 3 86 Irvin 2 28 M. Wright 1 13 Morris 1 0 Totals 7 127 Y'ds 127 127 Avg 28.7 R14. 0 13.0 0.0 18.1 Avg Lg 4642.3 4642.3 Lg 44 15 13 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 Tight end Mark Campbell couldn't hold onto this pass from Scott Dreisbach, but he has caught 10 others for 143 yards this season. Campbell colleague, Jerame Tuman, has caught 24 passes for 401 yards. Beefy tightends beef u offense Tuman, Campbell use big bodies to become quality passing option DEFENSE Player Garland Marshall Reese Smith Austin Kanu Hill M. Wright Campbell Henry Ledyard Solo 12 7 7 5 5 5 3 4 2 2 2 Asst 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 Tot 14 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Daily Sports Editor When Jerame Tuman was being recruited out of Liberal High School in Liberal, Kan., there were a lot of things on his mind. There was his size, which is present- ly 6-foot-4, 235 pounds. There were his hands, which are soft enough to catch an ostrich egg dropped from a 10-story building. And there were offenses. Who would use his potent combination ? Apparently, the Wolverines said they would, and they have kept their promise. This season, the Wolverines have thrown the ball to their tight ends quite a bit, and Tuman and Mark Campbell have been up to task. The two have caught a combined 34 passes for 544 yards. Tuman has caught 24 passes for 401 yards, and Campbell has caught 10 for 143. Michigan's top wide outs, Tai Streets and Russell Shaw, struggle to top those numbers. Streets has caught 30 passes for 477 yards, and Shaw has caught 20 for 200. "I came to Michigan, because I knew they utilized their tight ends," Tuman said. "It's a great feeling to be so involved in the offense" Tuman and Campbell are much alike. Campbell is just as big as Tuman at 6-foot-6, 242 pounds. Both are excel- lent blockers. And the only way to tell them apart, other than Tuman's No. 80 and Campbell's No. 88, is a slight dif- ference in speed. "I'm a little faster," Tuman said with a smile. SECOND THOUGHTS: The three- touchdown rally Michigan enjoyed in the second quarter was partly the result of a Michigan penalty. The Spartans' philosophy as to whether they will run out the clock or go into the two-minute drill depends on their field position at the two-minute mark. With two minutes to go in the first half on third down. Michigan State quarterback Todd Schultz threw incom- plete from his own 26-yard line, and the Spartans were ready to punt. But Michigan took a 15-yard penalty for a personal foul. putting the Spartans on their own 41-yard line and giving them a first down. If Michigan State had been behind the 35-yard line, or had been forced to punt, coach Nick Saban would not have gone into the two-minute drill. And Michigan probably wouldn't have scored two more touchdowns in the half. "When we got the penalty, it put us in a position to do it," Saban said. "We did it. If you ask me if tibo Notebook I'd do it again, I would. If you ask me if I wish we didn't do it today, I do." RAY'S DAY: Marcus Ray had arguably his best day as a Wolverine. Not only did he intercept two Todd Schultz pass- es at key points in the game, but he was second only to Sam Sword in tackles. Ray had eight solo tackles and two assists for a total of 10, and he gained 51 yards on his two interception returns. LIKE BUTTER: Tyrone Butterfield's 59-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter was "one of the biggest plays of the game," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. The Wolverines had several other big plays, something they have been miss- ing lately. They had five plays for 20 yards or more. DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE: The Wolverines, who have a reputation for discipline, had some trouble with penalties. They took nine for 100 yards, while the Spartans took five for 61. The most interesting one came when Glen Steele was called for a personal foul on the sidelines in the third quarter. Michigan State running back Sedrick Irvin had been pushed into Steele, and Steele raised his forearm instead of avoiding the hit. FORTY FUN: For the second game in a row, Michigan scored over 40 points and won. That doesn't happen very often. In fact, Michigan's back-to-back vic- tories of 44-10 over Minnesota and 45- 29 over Michigan State were the first such victories since 1992. That season, Michigan beat Houston, 61-7, and Iowa, 52-28, in successive weeks. HOME GAMES: Michigan, which lost three games at home as recently as 1994, has taken back the Big House. The victory was Michigan's eighth straight at home. The streak is the school's longest since 1991-92. TOSSING IT AROUND: Michigan lost the coin toss again. Michigan won the game again. The Wolverines improved to 7-0 this season when they've lost the coin toss. And the Wolverines won their eighth straight regular season game when los- ing the coin toss, dating back to last season's Ohio State game. MILESTONES: Senior kicker Remy Hamilton's 44-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the 57th of his career, tying him with Mike Gillette (1985-88) for Michigan's career field goal record. The eight points Hamilton scored - on four point-afters and a field goal - gave him 258 for his career, putting him in third place on Michigan's career scoring list, passing J.D. Carlson, who scored 254 from 1988-91. On defense, senior linebacker and co-captain Jarrett Irons made his 400th career tackle. He had eight tackles for a career total of 406, placing him fourth on Michigan's career tackles list. Charles Woodson's 26-yard touch- down reception at the end of the first half was the first receiving touchdown of his career. Player Hill Totals Int 0 0 Team Stats Mich First Downs 19 Rushes/Yards 48/206 Passing Yards 203 Offensive Plays 72 Total Offense 409 Return Yards 144 Yds 0 0 Lng 0 0 Seven others with two tackles or less PASS DEFENSE Brk-up 1 1 State 19 32/98 260 77 358 142 Comp/Att/Int 14/24/024/45/4 Punts/Avg 6/34.8 3/42.3 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1 Penalties/Yards 9/100 5/61 Time of Poss 32:21 27:39 TO 0 0 MICHIGAN STATE Aug. 31 PURDUE Sept. 14 Nebraska Sept. 21 LOUISVILLE Sept. 28 E. MICHIGAN Oct. 5 Iowa Oct. 12 ILLINOIS Oct. 19 Minnesota Oct. 26 WISCONSIN Nov. 2 Michigan Nov. 9 INDIANA Nov. 23 Penn State W 52-10 L 14-55 L 20-30 W 47-0 L 30-37 W 42-14 W 27-9 W 30-13 L 29-45 TBA TBA Big Ten Roundup: Ohio State starts slowly, but rips Minnesota; Wildcats finally fall HOME GAMES IN CAPS At a glance Key Performers For Michigan, quarterback Scott Dreisbach threw four touchdown passes, tying Michigan's single-game record, and completed 14 of 24 passes for 203 yards. For Michigan State, receiver Derrick Mason caught 10 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown. Key Play After Michigan had just scored to go ahead, 14-10, with two minutes remaining in the first half, Marcus Ray picked off Michigan State quar- terback Todd Schultz's pass. The Wolverines went on to score a touch-. down with 15 seconds left in the half and gained so much momentum they scored again with eight seconds remaining, The touchdowns were scored by Jerame Tuman and Charles Woodson on passes from Dre sbach. Big Ten Standings Team Conf. Overall Ohio State 5-0 8-0 Northwestern 5-1 7-2 Michigan 4-1 7-1 Iowa 44 1 6-2 Penn State 4-2 8-2 Michigan State 4-2 5-4 Wisconsin 1-4 4-4 Il nois - 1-4 2-6 Purdue 1-4 2-6 Schultz, but Schultz's four InterceptIons caused the quarterback more pain. Vrnioda schools criwse The Associated Press COLUMBUS - Second-ranked Ohio State made a lot of mistakes. The biggest mistake Minnesota made was scheduling the Buckeyes. Ohio State bobbled and stumbled through most of the first half- giving away four turnovers - then blew away the Golden Gophers with five second- half touchdowns for a 45-0 victory Saturday. Minnesota (0-5 Big Ten, 3-5 overall) that even they couldn't climb out of against 15th-ranked Penn State on Saturday. The Nittany Lions built a 27-3 half- time lead and went on to a 34-9 victory, which ended Northwestern's 13-game Big Ten winning streak. Wally Richardson threw two touch- down passes, and Curtis Enis ran 39 yards for another. Penn State (4-2, 8-2) intercepted three of Steve Schnur's passes, recov- back Scott Weaver was one of two sec- ond-half interceptions the Hawkeyes (4- 1, 6-2) turned into touchdowns. Iowa quarterback Matt Sherman hit Tim Dwight for an 11-yard touchdown with 4:40 to go three plays after another interception. And Iowa took a 17-14 lead in the third quarter after recovering a fumble which led to Zach Bromert's 38-yard field goal. WISCONsIN 33, PURDUE 25 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Georgia became the first team all year to ;keep No. '1 Florida from scoring on Florida's dwindling group of reserves. NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE 49, GEORGIA TECH 3