4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSWednesday - January 8, 1997
GAME STATISTICS
Floyd heals, reveals his potential
PASSING
Player
Kitchens
Totals
RUSHING
Player
Alexander
Riddle
Foust
West
Kitchens
Totals
C-A
9-18
9-18
Yds
65
65
Att
9
13
5
1
7
35
Yds Avg
99 11.0
58 4.4
29 5.8
4 4.0
-8 -.2
182 5.2
TD
0
0
Lg
46
19
11
4
2
46
Lg
14
13
12
6
4
14
RECEIVING
Player No.
Vaughn 2
Rutledge 1
Hape 1
Riddle 1
Alexander 3
Totals 9
PUNTING
Player
Stockton
Yds
27
13
12
6
4
65
13.5
13.0
12.7
6.0
1.3
7.22'
Int
1
TD
1
0
0
0
0
1
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lg
60
TD
0
0
No. Yds Avg
6 279 46.5
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No. Yds
Vaughn 1 9
Totals 1 9
910
940
L9
9
9
DEFENSE
Player
Samuel.
Myers
Staten
Jackson
Bryant
Feagin
Chandler
Short
Sigler
Buckner
Powell
Rudd
Townsend
Harris
Hood
Moore
Rutledge
Smith
Stanley
Stockton
Watts
Solo
7
8
8
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Asst
2
0
0
1
1
1
10
1
0-
0
1
0_
0
0
0.
0.
0
0
0
Tot
9
8
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Alabama native
helps M; Hamilton,
Bowens set records
By Nicholas J. Cotsonika
Daily Sports Editor
TAMPA, Fla. - Chris Floyd had
the ball, and even though it had been
a long time since he'd been healthy,
he knew what to do.
Tuck the ball in. Charge straight
ahead. Decapitate anyone in the way.
It wasn't hard to remember.
"You can't coach what he does,"
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said.
"Some things you're born with."
During one play in the second
quarter of the Outback Bowl, Floyd
made national
highlight films by
being natural He
used his 6-foot-1, 0
222-pound body to Notebook
run straight up the
middle against a
tough Alabama
defense, knock off
strong safety
Andre Short's helmet, gain 13 yards,
and give the Wolverines a first down.
Floyd, Michigan's junior fullback,
carried six times for 35 yards on
New Year's Day.
They were modest numbers, of
course, but runs of 12 and,13 yards
-T-; including the annihilation of
Short - flashed hints of power
unseen from Floyd this season.
A shoulder injury suffered against
Boston College on Sept. 21 limited
Floyd's ability to run. He was able to
block, but he finished the regular
season with 24 carries for 66 yards.
In 1995, he had 48 :carries for 182
yards.
His shoulder didn't have time to
heal until the five-week break
between the Ohio State game and the
bowl.
"I thought Chris Floyd would be
the All-Big Ten fp.llback this year,"
Carr said after the game. "That
shoulder hurt him all year. It hurt
him so bad, we couldn't use him the
way we wanted to."
The injury hurt Michigan's offen-
sive game plan. Without a healthy,
quality fullback, Carr was forced to
use a one-back offense more than he
would have liked.
"With (Floyd) healthy, we have a
better balanced offense," Carr said.
"Hopefully, he'll be a big part of our
offense next year."
Floyd scored his first career points
on a two-point conversion rush in the
fourth quarter.
RIVAL KNIGHT: The only
Wolverine from Alabama made an
impact.
Marcus Knight, a freshman wide
receiver, collected career highs with
three receptions for 41 yards.
Alabama flanker Marcell West gained just four yards before he was stopped here
by Michigan safety Marcus Ray. The Crimson Tide had 182 yards rushing.
PASS DEFENSE
Player Int Yds
Rudd 1 88
Bryant 0 0
Staten 0 0
Townsend 0 0
Totals 1 88
Lg
88
0
0
0
88
Brktp
2
1.
5
"He is going to be a tremendous
football player," Carr said.
Alabama coach Gene Stallings
recruited Knight out of his home in
Sylacauga, Ala., and couldn't under-
stand why Knight would want to
leave the South.
After all, in Alabama, most good
football players suit up for the
Crimson Tide or the Auburn Tigers.
Knight's brother, Damiean
Jefferies, plays for the New Orleans
Saints. And then there is, of course,
the weather.
"I told him it was going to get cold
up there," Stallings said.
SACK ATTACK: After a long wait,
sophomore defensive end David
Bowens broke Michigan's single-
season sack record. He brought
down Freddie Kitchens to end the
first half and picked up his 12th
sack.
Bowens had not recorded a sack in
over two months. At Minnesota on
Oct. 26, he had three sacks.
Junior defensive end Glen Steele
had two sacks, giving him 17 for his
career and tying him for fifth all-
time at Michigan.
A BEVY FOR REMY: An impressive
streak ended for senior placekicker
Remy Hamilton.
After hitting his 13th and 14th
cdnsecutive field goals, he missed a
48-yard attempt in the fourth quarter
- the final attempt of his college
career.
Hamilton's streak covered nine
games. He finished with Michigan's
career record for field goals with 63
and attempts with 82. His 282 career
points placed him third all time at
Michigan.
ANOTHER MILESTONE: Junior wide
receiver Russell Shaw had his best
game as a Wolverine, catching six
passes for 84 yards.
His six receptions tied Desmond
Howard, Tony McGee and Anthony
Carter for second best in bowl play.
The school record is eight, held by
Jim Mandich for his play in the 1970
Rose Bowl against Southern Cal.
ROLLING TIDE: Alabama's victory
over Michigan gave it five straight
bowl victories for the first time in 15
years.
The last time the Tide won at least
five bowls in a row was from 1975-
81 under coach Bear Bryant, a peri-
od in which Alabama won two
national championships.
Alabama's all-time bowl record
now stands at 28-17-3. The Tide,
which finished 10-3, now holds
NCAA records for bowl victories
and 10-victory seasons (25).
Michigan leads college football in
all-time victories with 764, but the
Wolverines are now 13-15 in bowl
games. They haven't had a 10-victo-
ry season since 1991, when they won
the Big Ten.
SUN AND FUN: Both teams were
treated to extensive entertainment
the week before the game. Trips to
Busch Gardens and Clearwater (Fla.)
Beach highlighted a list of activities
that included everything from lun-
cheons to jai-alai.
A sign in the stands on game day
highlighted the warm temperatures
- "Wind Chill: 86 degrees."
TD
1
0
0
0
1.
Team Stats Mich
First Downs: 22
Rushes/Yards 41/124
Passing Yards 291
Offensive Plays 79
Total Offense 415
Return Yards 90
Comp/Att/Int 22/38/1
Punts/Avg 7/24
Fumbles/Lost 3/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47
Time of Poss 34:32
Ala
13
35/182
65
53
247
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ALABAMA SCHEDULE
Aug. 31 BOWLING GREENW 21.7
Sept. 7 S. MISS W 2040
Sept. 14 VANDERBILT W 36-26,
Sept. 21 Arkansas W 17-7
Oct. 5 KENTUCKY W235,7
Oct. 12 NC State W 24-19
Oct. 19 MISSISSIPPI W 37-0
Oct. 26 Tennessee L 13-20
Nov. 9 Louisiana State W 26-0
Nov. 16 Mississippi StateL 16-17
Nov. 23 AUBURN W 24-23
Nov. 30 Florida A L 30-45
Jan. 1 Michigan* W 17-14
A SEC Championship Game, Georgia
Dome, Atlanta
*Outback Bowl, Houlihan's Stadium,
Tampa, Fla.
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Scoring summary
First Quarter
Ala - Brock, 43-yard field goal,
11:18
Second Quarter
Mich - Hamilton, 44-yard field
goal, 8:03
Mich - Hamilton, 22-yard field
goal, .20
Third Quarter
No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
Ala - Rudd, 88-yard interception
return (Brock kick), 12:13
Ala - Alexander, 46-yard run
(Brock kick), 2:15
Mich - Shaw, nine-yard pass from
Griese (two-point conver-
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He can catch. Clarence Williams, a running back, had 113 yards receiving to go with his 58 rushing yards.
He can rush.I
TIDE ROLL
Continued from Page lB
Charles Woodson picked off Alabama
quarterback Freddie Kitchens with 2:54
left in the first half, and Michigan took
over at the Crimson Tide 35.
way.
Griese was hit for a loss of three
yards on third down and Michigan had
to settle for a 22-yard Hamilton field
goal that made the score 6-3.
Another missed opportunity was the
result of a little trickery. Midway
late in the game.
However, when the Wolverines need-
ed it most, the defense couldn't come
up with a stop.
Alabama took possession with 4:24
left in the game, still leading, 10-6.
That's when senior running back Shaun