The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - September 14, 1998 - 7B Quotable: "We're a poorly coached football team, which is a reflection on me." - Michigan coach Lloyd Carr ig in action Syracuse 38 Michigan 28 I Game progression 1t Quarter _ _ _ _ _ _ Qanoren . McNabb touches s bAIL. Kevin Johnson scores on a pitch. Rob Konrad scores on a pass. Nathan Trout kicks a 33-yd. FG. 2nd Quarter SYR -14:55 SYR - 10:04 SYR 7. M 0 SYR -- 8:28 SYR 14, M 0 SYR-5:19 SYR 17,M 0 I1 i I . 1 1. 11 11 Drew Henson enters the game for the first time. McNabb dances, then scores, and is anointed 'Superman' by Marcus Ray. Tom Brady returns, passes to Tai Streets for a touchdown. 3rd Quarter M--13:39 SYR - 5:36 SYR 24, M 0 M - 24 SYR 24,M 7 Center Steve Iltchnsn WARREN ZINN/Daily Linebacker Sam Sword, who, according to Lloyd Carr, did not practice for the majority of last week, missed part of the game Tailback Clarence Williams for the second week in a row. At Notre Dame, he was hampered by dehydration, while the condition that caused him to begin the Syracuse game on the sidelines remains a mystery to the general public and the media. Injuries sideline more W verines by the day 1 ,,1 ,, , % +,::: + ! -T: , = - , 7 1 , Jason Vinson nails a 55-yard punt. McNabb still in the game. McNabb passes to Kevin Johnson for a touchdown. McNabb passes to Rob Konrad for a touchdown. 4th Quarter M - 13:42 SYR - 8:00 SYR--5:27 SYR 31, M 7 SYR --1:47 SYR 38, M 7 SJim Rose ally Sports Editor The injury bug has bitten Michigan. Hard. The list of Wolverines that missed action against Syracuse reads k.. well, like the roster. rting linebacker Sam Sword, Michigan's leading tackler in ch of the past two seasons, saw limited action after not starting e game. Carr said the fifth-year senior missed nearly all the am's practices in the week preceding the game. Yesterday, he ayed with his leg wrapped (Sword, not Carr). Sword also left last eek's game early, and is bothered by a lingering neck problem, arr said. Ian Gold, another starting linebacker, did not dress against yracuse and watched the game from the sidelines - on crutch- .Carr would say only that he had "a foot problem." Yet another starting linebacker, Clint Copenhaver, left the game 1. "think Copenhaver hurt an ankle," Carr elaborated. Senior tailback Clarence Williams "has a back problem," Carr said. He missed most of the second half. Fullback Aaron Shea's status is uncertain, but he didn't dress for the game, either. Last year, the Wolverines stayed nearly injury-free for most of the season. It's a luxury they haven't been afforded this year, even if the season is only two weeks old. "We're not going to make any excuses, but these are physical games," Carr said. "We're getting banged up, and it's taking a toll on us, for sure." GETTING CROSS: One of the few bright spots yesterday came from a freshman - but maybe not the one you'd expect. While Drew Henson, Justin Fargas, David Terrell and Marquise Walker all saw plenty of action on offense, another freshman stole the spotlight. Walter Cross didn't play until the game was out of hand, but when he got his chance, he made the best of it. The 6-0, 205-pound tailback raced for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just 10 carries. Take away his stats, and the rest of the Wolverines managed just 62 rushing yards combined. "Walter Cross has done a very good job in practice, and he made some good cuts in there," Carr said. "He's a guy who deserved a chance to play." Cross said he was grateful for the opportunity to get some work in a game situation, but didn't want to take too much credit. "That's the talent that God blessed me with," he said. "I'm just glad I have the chance to play." THE NEw HousE: While very little seemed to go right for Michigan on Saturday, one thing did go smoothly: the opening of the revamped Michigan Stadium. Saturday's crowd of 111,012 was the largest in NCAA history, breaking the previous record, which was set at last season's Michigan-Ohio State contest in Ann Arbor. The team may not have been in tip-top shape, but at least the scoreboard didn't malfunction. The giant videoboards broadcast the entire game, showing replays and highlights periodically. 1 frT, , - , - , - m , " Walter Cross runs for 66 yards. Walter Cross scores. Cross runs for another T0. Henson passes to Knight for a touchdown. FINAL SCORE M- 8:16 M - 6:56 SYR 38, M 14 M - 0:55 SYR 38, M 21 M-M 0:03 SYR 38, M 28 ~SYR 38, M 28 oePa gets his 300th win n Nittany Lion runaway STATE COLLEGE - Joe Paterno tried his est to make sure this week was just like any other u the 33 seasons he's been the coach at Penn State. lothing special, just a victory. But even the low-key Paterno was in a party mood after No. 9 Penn State routed Bowling Green 8-3 on Saturday and gave JoePa his 300th victory. Cordell Mitchell ran 77 yards for a touchdown n Penn State's first play, Bruce Branch followed 3 seconds later with a 73-yard punt return for a core and the Nittany Lions coasted. nn State (2-0) also scored on interception turns of 16 yards by LaVar Arrington and 30 ards by Joe Dawkins, and Mitchell finished with 04 yards and two touchdowns in Paterno's mile- tone victory. With one rousing victory before a crowd of 6,291 at Beaver Stadium, the 71-year-old Paterno aund himself in the most elite group of college oaches. He became the sixth in NCAA history, nd just the fourth major-college coach, to reach ictories, joining Bear Bryant (323), Pop V Wr (319) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (314). Eddie Robinson, who retired from Grambling ist-season, has the NCAA record of 408 and John agliardi of St. John's, Minn., had 342 before aturday's opener against Bethel. NO.1 OHIO ST. 49, TOLEDO 0 Joe Germaine threw three scoring passes and 4ichael Wiley ran for a career-high 151 yards and No touchdowns as No. 1 Ohio State scored early nd often to beat turnover-prone Toledo 49-0. In only its third game against an in-state school 'I years, Ohio State (2-0) rattled off 21 first- u r points on drives that took just 4 1/2 min- tes. It was 42-0 by halftime, with Ohio State piling p huge advantages in almost every statistical cat- gory. The Buckeyes had a 371-32 edge in yards nd 16-1 in first downs. Toledo quarterback Chris Wallace completed ust 3-of-18 passes for 7 yards with three intercep- ons in the opening half. He finished 12-of-34 for 73 yards with five interceptions. IOWA STATE 27, IOWA 9 Joe Parmentier scored on two short runs and Darren Davis broke loose for 244 yards and a score as Iowa State beat Iowa 27-9 to win the intrastate battle for the first time in 16 years. Iowa (I-1) was plagued by mistakes in the kick- ing game that led to two early scores by Iowa State (1-1) and a raft of penalties that helped give the Cyclones their first victory in the series since a 19- 7 triumph in 1982. It also was Iowa State's first road victory since a 23-22 defeat of Missouri on Nov. 2, 1991. Iowa State was 0-30-1 during that skid. DUKE 44, NORTHWESTERN 10 Spencer Romine threw for 303 yards and a touchdown, and Richmond Flowers caught seven passes for 124 yards as Duke routed the Wildcats 44-10. Duke is 2-0 for the first time since 1994, when the Blue Devils finished 8-4 and went to the Hall of Fame Bowl. Aside from last year's 43-point loss to Ohio State, it was the worst loss for Northwestern (1-1) since losing 49-13 to Iowa in 1994. The Wildcats were booed off the field at half- time, and Ryan Field was almost empty by the end of the game. Damien Anderson's 67 yards on 12 carries pro- vided the only highlight for the Wildcats. NO.17 WISCONSIN 45, OHIO 0 Ron Dayne returned to Wisconsin's lineup and rushed for three touchdowns as the 17th-ranked Badgers whipped Ohio 45-0. Dayne rushed 20 times for 111 yards. But with the blowout secure thanks to the bruising tailback and a dominating defense, Dayne returned to the sideline and Billy Marek's school rushing record was safe for another week. Dayne, who sat out the opener with a sprained right ankle, scored on runs of nine, five and one yards before leaving with Wisconsin safely on top 31-0 with six minutes left in the third quarter. The Badgers (2-0), who held San Diego State to AP PHOTO Penn State coach Joe Paterno won his 300th game last Saturday, defeating Bowling Green, 48-3, in Happy Valley. The 71-year-old Paterno is now sixth on the all-time NCAA victories list. 58 yards rushing in the opener, stifled Ohio's triple option attack, limiting the Bobcats (0-2) to 65 yards on 38 attempts. PURDUE 21, RICE 19 Drew Brees passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns as Purdue beat Rice 21-19. Rice pulled within two points on Chad Richardson's 23-yard touchdown pass to Jason Blackwei with 3:58 left. But the Owls failed the 2- point conversion when Michael Hawthorne broke up the pass. Purdue (1-1) then ran out the clock, moving from its 20-yard line to the Rice 19 as time ran out. Rice (1-1) lost despite outrushing Purdue 321 yards to 82 yards and controlling the ball twice as long as the Boilermakers. ILLINOIS 48, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 20 Rocky Harvey and Steve Havard combined for 390 yards and five touchdowns as Illinois snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 48-20 victory over Middle Tennessee (1-1). And the Illini relied almost entirely on the speedy Harvey and tenacious Havard, who became the first Illinois running backs to top 100 yards in the same game since 1988. Harvey had 215 yards and three touchdowns and Havard finished with 175 yards and two touchdowns. Illinois turnovers led to 13 of the 20 points the Blue Raiders (1-1) accumulated in the game's first eight minutes. MINNESOTA 14, HOUSTON 7 Billy Cockerham threw for two long first-quar- ter touchdowns to lead the Golden Gophers to a 14- 7 victory over the Cougars. ROSE Continued from Page 1S And that the defense would be better. And that the offensive line would be stronger, and the penalties had to Up Next Who: tastem Michigan (1-0 MAC, 1-1 overail) Where: Michigan Stadium (107,501 capacity) IiLU. The schedule Date Sept. 5 Can 17 Team at Notre Dame (36-20, ND) 'a..