4 - I e Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - November 3, 1997
GAME STATISTICS
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PASSING
Player C-A
Griese 14-27
Dreisbach 1-3
Totals 1530
Yds
171
19
190
RUSHING
Player Att
Howard 20
Thomas 10
Woodson 1
Griese 12
C. Williams 1
McCall 2
Dreisbach 1
Floyd 1
D. Smith 1
Totals 49
RECEIVING
Player No.
Shea 3
Campbell 3
Thomas 3
Howard 4
Knight 1
Woodson 1
Totals .15
PUNTING
Player h
Vinson
Baker
Griese
Totals
Yds
98
39
33
11
7
7
7
2
0
204
Yds
51
44
43
40
7
5
190
No.
2
1
1
4;
sAvg
4.9
3.9
33.0
L 0.9
7.0
3.5
7.0
2.0
0.0
t4.2
Avg
17.0
14.7
14.3
10.0
7.0
5.0
12.7
Yds
76
36:
41'
153
TI
r
12
D Int
1 1
0 0
1 1
Lg TD
19 0
29 1
33 1
9 0
7 0
7 0
7 0
2 0
0 0
33 2
Lg TD
23 0
24 1
28 0
12 0
7 0
5 0
28 1
vg Lg
3.0 42
3.0 36
L.0 41
3 42
Lg TD
33 0
31 0
33 0
Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson had three tackles this weekend and gave the Wolverines one of two rushing touch-
downs on a 33-yard reverse.
Shea, Campbell step up as
Tuman sits out w flu
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No. Yds
Thomas 1 33
C. Williams 1 31
Totals 2 64
PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds
Woodson 3 25
Johnson 1 13
Shaw 3 27
Totals 8 76
DEFENSE
Player Solo
Sword 10
Gold 6
Renes 3
Hendricks 2
Jones 2
Woodson 3
J. Williams 3
Feazell 2
Steele 2
Weathers 2
Hall 2
Ray 2
Copenhaver 2
Swett 0
Jackson 1
Holtry 1
Johnson 1
Bryant ; 1
Kratus 0
Feely 0
PASS DEFENSE
Player Ant Yds
Hall 0 0
Totals 0 0
Avg
33.0
31.0
32.0
Avg
8.3
13.0
9.0
9.5
Lg
11
13
27
27
TD
0
0
0
0
Asst
1
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Tot
11
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Lg
0
0
Brk-up
1
1
TD
0
0
Team Stats
First Downs
Rushes/Yards 4
Passing Yards
Offensive Plays
Total Offense
Return Yards
Comp/ tt/lnt I
Punts vg
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties/Yards
Time ol Poss
Mich
22
49/201
190
79
394
140
5/30/
4/38.3
2/1
11/87
33:41
Minn
6
4 40/90
'12
51
102
47
1 3/11/0
9/34.2
0/0
7 5/35
26:19
W 27-3
W 3&3
W 21-14
W 37-0
W 23-6
W 28-24
te W 23-7
W 24-3
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12:10 p.m.
By Alan Goldenbach
Daily Sports Editor
Jerame Who-man?
The absence of Michigan's All-
America tight end candidate Saturday
against Minnesota was barely felt
thanks to the performances turned in
by backups, junior Mark Campbell
and sophomore Aaron Shea.
Tuman, although suited up, did not
play. The junior was suffering from
the flu the entire week leading up to
the game and did not practice a single
day, even though Michigan coach
Lloyd Carr said that Tuman could
have played, if he was needed, on
Saturday.
But Tuman's illness allowed
Michigan to showcase yet another
diamond in its vault of talent - its
depth at tight end.
In Tuman's slot, Campbell and
Shea combined for six receptions for
95 yards.
The duo filled in so splendidly that
many were asking where these two
additional pairs of sure hands have
been all season.
"I've been saying all week and all
year that we have three great tight
ends," Michigan quarterback Brian
Griese said. "Everybody has ignored
me because Jerame is having such a
good year.
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reverse in the second quarter and made
three tackles. "I want a big, fat ring with
a lot of diamonds.
Michigan's defense is rated best in the
Big Ten and still has not allowed a sec-
ond-half touchdown or a fourth-quarter
point. Linebacker Sam Sword led the
unit this week with 11 tackles, including
10 unassisted.
"It's beginning to sound old," said
quarterback Brian Griese, who was 14-
of-27 for 171 yards, one touchdown and
one interception, "but the defense has
been great."
The Gophers (0-5, 2-5) mustered just
10 yards of total offense in the second
half- all on the ground - and 102 for
the game. Their two quarterbacks, Cory
Sauter and Billy Cockerham, were a
combined 3-for-11 for 12 yards. A 27-
yard field goal that came on the first
drive of the game was the Gophers' lone
score.
The Wolverines are "a team that has a
legitimate shot to go all the way to the
national championship," Minnesota
coach Glen Mason said. "Their defense
is a cut above. And when I say 'a cut
above,' I'm not talking about the ones
I've seen this year. I'm talking about the
past 25 years.":
Sauter said "there's really not much of
a weakness on that Michigan team -
not anywhere. It's amazing how well
they play as a unit. They make you make
mistakes. One-on-one, I thought we
matched up well. But they just play too
well as a unit."
No senior class since 1992 has bond-
ed as a team better, Michigan offensive
"But Mark and Aaron had a great
game, and that's just a credit to their
preparation."
That preparation certainly included
ridding themselves of any rustiness or
jitters. Coming into the game, Shea
had three catches and Campbell just
one.
"It was great to get back involved
in the offense," said Shea, who caught
three balls for 51 yards, both single-
game career bests. "I just felt real
comfortable out there."
Campbell caught three passes as
well, for 44 yards, including a 12-
yard touchdown pass from Griese
midway through the second quarter.
Griese, in fact, could relate to the
situation that Shea and Campbell are
in as backups.
"It's a lot similar to what I did last
year," Griese said. "When you have a
backup role, you don't play a lot. But
when your number is called, you bet-
ter step up."
Which is something Michigan's
wide receivers have not been doing
on a consistent basis recently.
Saturday's game was perhaps the
most glaring example of that.
Griese completed only two passes
to his wideouts - one each to
Charles Woodson and Marcus Knight
- both for short yardage.
Tai Streets went without a recep-
tion for the first time in 20 games,
although he had plenty of opportuni-
ties to extend the streak. A couple of
passes bounced off his hands, one of .,'
which landed in the arms of
Minnesota cornerback Jimmy
Wyrick, the second time this season
Streets has let a pass bounce off him,
and into an opponents' hands.
"Tai Streets didn't play the whole
game," Griese said. "He had a prob-
lem with his fingers. I think he dislo-
cated one of his fingers."
In fact, Streets did dislocate a fin-
ger, which along with a prior disloca-
tion, gave him two similarly injured
digits.
With Streets a little banged up, it is
possible that Michigan will continue
to focus its passing game on its backs
and tight ends.
"I think Coach is trying to get (the
tight ends) more involved in the
game,' Shea said. "We just have a «
well-balanced offense this year. At
tailback, we're deep and at tight end,
we're deep."
Michigan's three leading receivers
are from the aforementioned posi-
tions - tailback Chris Howard leads
with 24 catches, Tuman is next with
22 and tailback Clarence Williams;.
has 21.
Tommy Hendricks (top) and the rest of Michigan's defense is swarming around
Williams joins group of injured
By Alan Goldenbach
Daily Sports Editor
Finally, Lloyd Carr can use his
favorite phrase and have it mean just
what it says - the Wolverines are
banged up.
Michigan suffered a bunch of nicks
and bumps on both the offensive and
defensive side of the ball. Fortunately
for the Wolverines, most of the wounded
should be ready to go next week at Penn
State.
The two injuries that could prove to
be of consequence are those to tailback
Clarence Williams and backup corner-
back and special teams player DeWayne
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HOME GAMES IN CAPS
Scoing summary
First Quarter
Minn - Bailey, 27-yard field
goal, 10:49
Second Quarter
Mich Woodson, 33-yard run
(Baker kick), 14:51
Mich 5-Campbell, 12-yard pass
from Griese (Baker kick), 7:58
Third Quarter
Mich - Thomas, 29-yard run
James Hall gets a hand on a pass by
Minnesota quarterback Cory Sauter.
Campbell, who had 17 receptions for
207 yards last season but just one this
season entering the game, caught three
passes for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Starting tight end Jerame Tuman was
sidelined because of the flu, giving
Campbell and Aaron Shea some work.
Shea had three receptions for 51 yards.
After Woodson's touchdown gave the
Wolverines a 7-3 lead, Campbell caught
a Griese pass around the five-yard line,
turned and dove. He scored with the ball
extended across the plane at 7:58, con-
juring visions of former Michigan wide-
out Amani Toomer.
"I saw him do that once,' Campbell
said, "but I don't think I was as graceful.
Tailback Anthony Thomas, who fin-
ished with 39 yards on 10 carries, scored
on a 29-yard run off right tackle with
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Patmon.
Williams left the
field with the help
of team trainers in
the first quarter and
was not on the side-
line for the remain-
der of the game.
Although Carr said
it was just a pulled
hamstring, Williams could not put any
pressure on his left leg as he limped off
the field.
"(The trainer) thinks he'll be okay,"
Carr said, "but we'll have to wait until
Tuesday."
Patmon may have re-aggravated a leg
injury to the point where it is fractured.
He left the stadium on crutches with his
leg wrapped in ice.
"He told me after the (Michigan
State) game that he hurt it and he may
have gotten it kicked today," Carr said.
A dislocated finger on each of Michigan receiver Tai Streets' hands left him on shaky-:
have a single reception, and bobbled a ball which that picked off near the end of-thet
the game with a bum shoulder and fresh- ring to the piece of jewelry given to the
man tailback Ray Jackson re-injured a Rose Bowl champions. "I want a bit; fat
groin pull in practice this week. Both,
ring with a lot of diamonds"