4B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - October 29, 2001
MICHIGAN 32, IOWA 26
- GAME STATISTICS
Team Stats
First Downs
Rushes/Yards
Passing Yards
Offensive Plays
Total Offense
Return Yards
Comp/Att/Int
Punts/Avg
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties/Yards
Time of Poss
MICH
14
36/63
233
75
296
39
16/38/2
6/41.7
4/1
3/20
32:48
IOWA
13
34/65
235
71
300
101
20/34/2
5/44.6
2/1
10/75
27:12
Foote just might be the
nation's best linebacker
M I C H I G A N
PASSING
Player
Navarre
Totals
RUSHING
Player
Askew
Bell
Perry
Walker
Team
Navarre
Totals
RECEIVING
Player
Walker
Bell
Seymour
Butler
Bellamy
Thompson
Askew
Perry
Joppru
Totals
C-A
16/38
16/38
Att
21
4
5
1
3
2
36
No.
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
16
Yds
64
18
7
-5
-6
-15
63
Yds
72
34
10
77
17
13
4
3
3
233
Yds
233
233
Avg
3.0
4.5
0.7
-5.0
-2.0
-7.5
1.8
Avg
12.0
17.0
5.0
77.0
17.0
13.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
14.6
TD
2
2
Lg
14
7
3
O
0
0
14
Lg
20
22
5
77
17
13
4
3
3
77
Int
2
2
TD
0
0
0 .
0
0
O
1
TD
1
O
0
O
0
0
0
0
0
2
PUNTING
Player
Epstein
Totals
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No.
Howard 5
Totals 3
No. Yds
6 250
6 250
Yds A
101 2(
64 24
Avg Lg
41.7 50
41.7 50
OWA CITY - Senior Larry
Foote showed in Saturday's game
against Iowa that he may be the
nation's best linebacker. The only
thing that might have outshone
Foote's highlight day was a circus
catch by Marquise Walker.
Rarely does a defensive player
have a day that looks impressive in
the box score, but
Foote had one of
those days. He
had career-best
15 tackles, a
school-record A
seven tackles for
loss and three
sacks, second-
most in MichiganJ
history.
He is playing PHILLIPS
as well as a single. Ramble
defensive player O
can play. His 51
tackles lead the
team as do his 21 (21?!?) tackles for
losses totaling 71 yards. The Michi-
gan season record for tackles for loss
is held by defensive lineman Mark
Messner, who had 26 in 1988. -
And there are still four regular
season games left.
Foote has already been named a
semifinalist for the Butkus Award,
and it is well-deserved. His improved
speed and work in the offseason have
made him a feared presence in the
conference.
Iowa running back Ladell Betts
knows just how much Foote has
improved.
"He is a good linebacker and we
knew that coming in," Betis said.
Then after a pause, he added: "Actu-
ally, he is a great linebacker."
Foote led a defensive unit that held
Betts to just 40 yards on 20 carries
in Iowa's run-oriented offense.
Defensive coordinator Jim Her-
mann knows just how valuable Foote
is to the team. He has set up plays to
have Foote shoot gaps created by the
defensive line.
The result has often been Foote
winding up in the backfield before
the quarterback turns around after a
handoff.
"Coach Hermann is doing a lot of
things, like moving (the line) around,
to set up plays for the linebackers,"
Foote said. "The D-line isn't getting
the tackles because they are doing
the job for us to spring us free."
"He runs well, he ran well today,"
Betts said. "He shot the gaps a cou-
ple of times on us and made some
plays in the backfield, which is
something we can't have happen for
us."
Despite Foote's incredible play,
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr still
expects more out of his defensive
star.
"I think Larry Foote can play bet-
ter," Carr said. "I think he is one of
the leaders on the defense that has
been the strength of our team.
I think Foote is certainly one of
(the best linebackers in the coun-
try)."
After having an up and down
career at Michigan, Foote has come
into his own this year. Now, he has a
chance to place his name alongside
former Michigan All-Americans
Calvin O'Neal, Erick Anderson and
Jarrett Irons.
Arguably, Foote has been more
impressive than any other linebacker
in the country, including Oklahoma's
Rocky Calmus and Michigan State's
Josh Thornhill - each of whom is
also a Butkus Award semifinalist.
Foote isn't concerned with indi-
vidual awards and he shouldn't be,
what with Michigan in the middle of
Big Ten and BCS races.
"I don't think about individual
awards," Foote said. "My main con-
cern is our team goals. I just wanted
to come out and show off my abili-
ties."
As the team goes, individual
awards go. National recognition for
players comes as good teams play in
big games.
The Michigan defense has taken
huge strides this season, and Foote
has been a big part of that.
Foote's performance against the
Hawkeyes - in a game which was
televised by ABC - was a major
step for both him and his team as
Michigan strives for a possible Rose
Bowl bid.
And as long as the Wolverines
keep winning, Foote will get what is
coming to him.
I
I
Avg Lg
20.2 33
20.2 33
TD
0
0
MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daily
PUNT RETURNS
Player
Kaufman
Totals
DEFENSE
Player
Foote
Brackins
Jackson
Howard
Hobson
Drake
June
Pearson
Williams
Bowman
Spytek
Diggs
Shaw
Heuer
Lazarus
Frysinger
Orr
Seymour
Killian
Stevens
Cross
Kashama
LaSueur
No. Yds
1 9
1 9
Solo
7
1
4
6
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
O
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Yds
O
0
0
30
30
Avg Lg
9.0 9
9.0 9
Asst
8
10
4
0
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
TD
TO
0
Tot
15
11
B
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
TD
O
3 0
Calvin Bell ran four reverses on Saturday, just another instance of Michigan's fondness for trick plays.
SluggishMoffense makes use
of ml'tiple triCk plays in victory
PASS DEFENSE
Player
Foote
Jackson
Drake
June
Totals
Int
0
1
0
2
Lg
0
0
0
30
30
Brk-up
1
3
I 0 W A
PASSING
Player
McCann
Banks
Totals
RUSHING
Player
Betts
Banks
Allen
McCann
Totals
RECEIVING
Player
C.J. Jones
Hill
Allen
Dodge
Oliver
Clark
Betts
Totals
C-A
15-26
5-8
20-34
Yds TD
169
66 1
235 1
By Raphael Goodstein
Daily Sports Editor
IOWA CITY - Once again,
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr used
trickery to kickstart his offense.
Using a play he used to call when
he coached in high school, Carr
called the rarely used "fum-
bleroosky".
"I got it
because Stanford
ran it against FOOTBALL
Michigan, I think Notebook
in the 1971 Rose
Bowl," Carr said.
"What made me nervous is I saw
Northwestern run it today on T.V.
before we left the hotel and I said
we better run it pretty soon here
because pretty soon they are going
to be watching it.
"The ball was snapped to Walter
Cross who put it between B.J's
(Askew) legs and then Walter ran
around the right end and John
Navarre ran around the right end. I
don't know if it is a single-wing
play or not, but that's a gimmick
play.
"I think it has some real deception
to it. Marquise Walker was lined up
as a wingback to the left and at the
snap of the ball, he took off running
to his right and after Walter handed
the ball off to B.J. he faked a hand-
off to Marquise."
Michigan has used deceit in all of
its Big Ten games thus far.
The Wolverines also ran four
reverses to sophomore receiver
Calvin Bell.
STAYING FOCUSED: Michigan's win
not only preserved its spot in first
place in the Big Ten, but it also got
the Wolverines back in the hunt for
the Rose Bowl.
Coming into the game, Michigan
was ranked seventh in the BCS poll,
just a fraction of a point behind
Texas.
Saturday, three teams ranked
ahead of the Wolverines - Okla-
homa, UCLA and Virginia Tech -
all lost.
What's more, Michigan's schedule
is stronger than Texas', making it
likely that if the Wolverines win out,
they would pass the Longhorns.
But the Wolverines are remaining
focused on winning the Big Ten, and
seeing what happens when their reg-
ular season is over.
"We just have to worry about the
Big Ten right now," Walker said.
This is especially applicable with
a road game with in-state rival
Michigan State next on Michigan's
schedule.
"This was a big game, but I'm
quite sure on the plane (defensive
coordinator) coach (Jim) Hermann
is going to be doing plays for
Michigan State," senior linebacker
Larry Foote said.
GOING FOR IT: Down six points
with only a couple of minutes to go,
and needing to go 90 yards, Iowa
coach Kirk Ferentz knew that his
Hawkeyes would need a big play if
they were to score on their last
drive.
So facing fourth-and-one on
Michigan's 39-yard line with one
minute remaining, Ferentz called a
gutsy pass play, rather than opting
for a run and a likely first down.
Iowa senior quarterback Kyle
McCann spotted an open receiver
but was hit as while he threw the
ball, causing him to overthrew his
teammate.
"We talked about that at the time-
out there because they stopped the
clock," Carr said. "I thought it was a
good call. We got an excellent pass
rush there. I saw Shantee Orr and
Larry Foote came free and he got hit
just as he released the football
which was a big time play."
FIESTA, FIESTA: Fiesta Bowl repre-
sentative Brian Hill was in atten-
dance for Michigan's 32-26 win
over Iowa Saturday.
Because the Rose Bowl is the
BCS national title game this year,
the Big Ten champion is not con-
tractually obligated to a specific
bowl game this year, so long as it's
one of the four BCS games - the
Orange, Sugar, Fiesta and Rose
Bowls.
Michigan will only play in the
Rose Bowl if it is ranked No. 1 or 2
in the BCS poll released at the end
of the season.
"I am impressed with both
teams," Hill said after the game.
"Hard to beat a Saturday afternoon
of football in the Midwest."
Saturday was the first time Hill or
any representative from the Fiesta
Bowl had seen the Wolverines.
Representativesfrom the Citrus
and Alamo Bowls were also in
attendance.
Jeff Phillips can he reached at
jpphilli@umich.edu.
Att
20
3
2
9
34
No.
5
5
3
2
2
2
1
20
Yds
40
19
15
-9
65
Yds
53
47
52
47
24
8
4
235
Avg
2.0
6.3
7.5
-1.0
1.9
Avg
10.6
9.4
17.3
23.5
12.0
4.0
4.0
11.8
Lg
16
12
11
6
16
Lg
13
.28
30
39
12
5
4
39
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I
PUNTING
Player
Bradley
Kaeding
Totals
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No.
Russell 5
C.J. Jones 1
Total 6
PUNT RETURNS
Player No.
Hill 3
C.J. Jones 1
Oliver 1
Totals 5
DEFENSE
Player
Meyer
Barr
Kampman
Sanders
# Steen
Ejiasi
Dolezal
Cole
Sapp
Uselman
Stockdale
Boleyn
Clark
Hall
Pickens
Considine
Worthy
Clauss
Kaeding
N
o. Yds Avg
3 135 45.0/
2 90 49.1
5 225 47.7
Yds Avg Lg
96 19.2 23
9 9.0 9
105 17.5 23
Yds
21
65
10
96
Solo
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Yds
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Avg
7.0
65.0
10.0
19.2
Lg
12
65
10
65
Asst
13
9
5
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
O
1
1
Tot
15
10
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
HAWKEYES.
Continued from Page 1B
and disbelief.
"I never doubted that we were going to win the ball
game, I really didn't," Iowa defensive tackle Aaron
Kampman said. "Even when it was fourth-and-one I
thought we would win."
Iowa shut down the Michigan offense for nearly the
three quarters of the game, leading 20-7 late in the
third.
The only seven points for the Wolverines came on a
punt blocked by Zach Kaufmann and recovered by Roy
Manning in the endzone in the second quarter.
In the third quarter, the Michigan offense got on
track. On third-and-15, John Navarre dropped back and
threw a perfect pass to an open Tyrece Butler for 77
yards.
"I think (Butler's catch) shocked everybody else,"
senior wide receiver Marquise Walker said. "We knew
Tyrece could go deep and get the ball and he came up
with a big play at the right time for us."
Sophomore Chris Perry punched in the touchdown
for his first score of the year two plays later.
The wind was completely taken out of the Hawkeyes'
sails on a spectacular catch by Walker on Michigan's
next possession to give the Wolverines their first lead of
the game at 21-20.
Despite giving up a 13-point lead, Iowa still did not
let up. Taking advantage of a Calvin Bell fumble, the
Hawkeyes launched a 35-yard drive. Iowa attempted a
two-point conversion to put it up by seven.
A Cato June interference penalty put the ball on the
one-and-a-half yard line. But a Betts run was stopped
short of the goal-line to keep the score at 26-21
We "were up 26-21 and actually I thought we had the
game won there," Betts said.
It was not to be though as a Michigan touchdown
from Navarre to Shawn Thompson put the Wolverines
up for good on their next possession. Navarre found
Walker for a two-point conversion to give Michigan a
lead of 29-26.
"We showed we could beat the No. 8 team in the
nation, we just didn't get it done," Betts said.
Larry Foote has been the anchor of the defense so far this season. Now, he is
starting to get some hard-earned recognition around the country.
PASS DEFENSE
Player
Sanders
Barr
Steen
Dolezal
Sapp
Hall
Totals
6
Int
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
Lng
5
O
O
0
0
0
6
Brk-up
0
1
2
6
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Biock-eyes
All photos by Marjorie Marshall/Daily
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Late in the second-quarter on Saturday, Iowa
their own territory, Michigan's special teams
held a 10-0 lead and appeared to be in control of the game. But when the Hawkeyes lined up for a punt deep in
made a huge play and.gave'the Wolverines a much-needed shot in the arm.
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