IW w w qw 2 - The Michigan Daily - Football Saturday - September 17, 2005 2005 Michigan Roster The Michigan Daily - Football M' looks to bounce back after lacklu 2005 Michigan Schedule No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YearElig. Notre Dame (Sept. 10), L 17-10: Not an unfamilar sight for Michigan -a September loss. The Irish usedcan effective opening drive to take a 7-0 lead. They never looked back and were able to hold off the Wolverines, despite Michigan's late-game comeback. C t l Wisconsin (Sept. 24): Let's be honest, Temple never had a chance against the Badgers. Wisconsin led 51-0, at halftime. That's pretty pathetic even for a Division II program. Senior tight end Owen Daniels caught a career- high three touchdown passes in the blowout win. Shawn Crable OLB Kevin Grady RB Ross Ryan P Darnell Hood CB Charles Stewart CB Prescott Burgess OLB Chad Henne QB Jason Avant WR Matt Wilde QB Anton Campbell S Matt Gutierrez QB Landon Smith WR Jeff Kastl QB Grant Mason CB Tyrone Jordan 11 WR Morgan Trent CB Steve Breaston WR Chip Cartwright ILB Adrian Arrington WR James Bloomsburgh P K Carl Tabb WR Antonio Bass WR Ben Wright WR Willis Barringer S Jason Forcier QB Mike Hart RB Ryan Mundy S Jamar Adams S Kyle Plummer CB Max Martin RB Jerome Jackson RB Johnny Sears Jr. CB Alijah Bradley RB Mike Carl S Shakir Edwards DB Brandon Harrison S 6-5 247 5-9 228 6-0 206 5-11190 6-1 194 6-3 236 6-2 225 6-1 210 6-2 195 5-11 191 6-4 232 5-8 167 6-3 223 6-0 196 5-10 186. 6-0 185 6-1 179 6-1 232 6-3 184 5-10194 6-2 192 6-2 191 5-9 182 6-0 202 6-2 208 5-9 192 6-1 204 6-2 207 5-10 167 6-1 215 5-11200 6-1 175 5-6 170 6-0 204 6-0 207 5-11 198 Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So.So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. S. Sr. Jr. 5th Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So.So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. So.So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. 28 Dan Moore ILB 28 Chris Richards CB 29 Leon Hall CB 31 Brandent Englemon S 31 Craig Moore PK 32 Mister Simpson RB 33 Scott Hamel RB 34 Jason Gingell PK 35 Brian Thompson FB 36 Scott McClintock ILB 37 Chris Graham ILB 37 James Logan DB 38 B.J. Opong-Owusu S 38 Garrett Rivas PK 39 Andre Criswell FB 40 Obi Oluigbo FB 41 Zoltan Mesko P 42 Chris McLaurin LB 43 Mark Spencer P 44 Jason Eldridge RB 44 Jim McKinney RLB 45 Brad Cischke WR 45 David Harris ILB 46 Brandon Logan LB 49 John Thompson ILB 49 Eric Van Beek FB 50 Jeremy Van AlstyneDE 53 Kyle Myers LB 54 Mark Bihl OL 56 LaMarr Woodley RLB 57 Adam Kraus OL 60 Patrick Lyall OL 60 Dave Moosman OL 61 Turner Booth LS 62 Tim McAvoy OL 62 Jon Saigh OL 64 Grant DeBenedictisOL 6-0 226 5-11175 5-11191 5-11 199 5-10 181 6-0 220 5-10 207 5-9 183 6-2 230 6-2 246 5-11225 5-10 179 5-11 196 5-9 216 6-2 250 6-0 237 6-4 225 6-4 215 6-0 223 5-8 180 6-3 265 6-4 201 6-2 246 6-1 218 6-0 229 6-0 208 6-4 262 6-0 230 6-4 297 6-2 268 6-6 311 6-0 289 6-5 275 6-2 255 6-5 275 6-5 287 6-5 308 Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. J r. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. 5th Sr. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 71 71 Patrick Sharrow OL David Schoonover OL Jeremy Ciulla OL Sean Griffin LS Mark Ortmann OL 72 Rueben Riley 73 Alex Mitchell 74 Brett Gallimore 75 Cory Zirbel 76 Mike Kolodziej 77 Jake Long 78 Justin Schifano 78 Gabriel Watson 79 Adam Stenavich 80 Alan Branch 81 Doug Dutch 82 LaTerryal Savoy 83 K.C. Lopata 83 Mike Massey OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL DT WR WR PK TE Leo Henige Jr. Paul Sarantos Matt Lentz Terrance Taylor OL DT OL DT 6-4 301 6-3 297 6-4 305 6-3 242 6-7 285 6-3 304 6-5 319 6-4 302 6-7 305 6-7 328 6-7 338 6-5 295 6-4 331 6-5 317 6-6 323 5-10 195 6-3 200 6-2 190 6-3 232 6-5 235 6-1 185 6-4 248 6-6 247 6-3 250 Jr. So. 5th Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. 5th Sr. So.So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. 5th Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. 5th Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. 5th Sr. 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-2 339 5th Sr. 261 Sr. Jr. 305 5th Sr. 295 Fr. Fr. . - Minnesota (Oct. 8): Laurence Maroney continued his early Heisman candidancy. The junior running back ran 26 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns against Colorado State. The Gophers rushed for 355 yards in all, and held the Rams to just 59 yards on 25 carries. 23 24 25 26 26 27 27 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 97 99 Rondell Biggs William Paul Pat Massey Marques Walton Eugene Germany Will Johnson Max Pollock Pierre Woods DE FB DT DT DE DT OLB OLB 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-5 278 264 284 280 255 287 223 247 Carson Butler Jr. TE Mario ManninghamWR Tim Massaquoi TE Tyler Ecker TE Tim Jamison RLB t u' Iowa (Oct. 22): In a major upset, the Cyclones of Iowa State defeated the intrastate-rival Hawkeyes - ranked eighth at the time - 23-3. Iowa missed quarterback Drew Tate, who left with a concussion after completing 5-of-lI passes. Iowa also got a 140-yard performance from running back Albert Young. FOOTBALL SATURDAY PRODUCTION CREW Gabe Edelson Ian Herbert Matt Venegoni Indiana (Nov. 12): The Hoosiers went to 2-0 with a 35-31 victory over Division I-AA doormat Nicholls State. Blake Powers led Indiana's air attack, throwing for 307 yards and four touchdowns. On the receiving end of Powers's passes were James Hardy and Jahkeen Gilmore, who each had over 100 yards. Stephanie Wright Jason Pesick Ian Herbert Alison Go Ryan Weiner Ryan Weiner Jonathan Dobberstein Christine Hua Trent Busakowski Erica Brehmer Football Writers Editor in Chief Managing Sports Editor Managing Editor Managing Photo Editor Cover Photo Business Manager Display Sales Manager Ad Design Manager Layout Manager Display Sales Account Executives: Michael Cooper, Heeral Patel, Adam Kronk, Chris Pinckney, Ben Schottenfels, Daniel Perach, Jes- sica Sachs, Courtney Dywe, Sarah Wille Special thanks to: James V. 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In each section, we preview Mich- igan's upcoming opponent, pro- viding our breakdown of how the two teams' offenses, defenses and special teams match up. We also profile players and coaches to give our readers a better understanding of what the Wolverines are like on and off the field. And we have a lit- tle fun, too, simulating Michigan's game in Procrastination Station and making our picks for some of the weekend's biggest games. After this issue, there will be four additional Football Saturdays, one for each of the remaining home games, including the 102nd meet- ing between Michigan and Ohio State. Every week, we seek to pro- vide the most in-depth coverage of Michigan football in the country. We hope you enjoy it. Gabe Edelson " Ian Herbert Matt Venegoni - Stephanie Wright By Gabe Edelson Daily Sports Writer As Michigan's disappointing 17-10 upset loss, to Notre Dame last Saturday begins to fade into his- tory, the Wolverines shift their attention to another opponent coming to the Big House tomorrow. East- ern Michigan is the second Mid-American team the No. 14 Wolverines have faced this year - Northern Illinois was the first - and Michigan is looking to remain perfect against MAC competition. The meet- ing is the seventh between the two schools, with Michigan winning the previous six, including a59-20 victory in 1998 on the most recent occasion. Here's a look at how the opposing units stack up: Michigan passing offense vs. Eastern Michigan passing defense: Chad Henne had a nightmare game against Notre Dame, completing just 19 of his 44 attempts and throwing a costly interception on the one-yard line to end a potential scoring drive. Henne's lone touchdown pass came with just a few minutes remaining, and the quarterback failed to get the Wolverines into the end zone after the scoring gap closed to seven points. Yet Henne looked fantastic in his last action against a MAC secondary, striking for 198 aerial yards and two passing touchdowns in the first half of the Northern Illinois game alone. And even though tight end Tim Massaquoi is out with an injury, Tyler Ecker showed that he is more than capable of reeling in Henne's throws - the backup hauled in seven receptions for 74 yards against the Irish. Eastern Michigan, meanwhile, hasn't inter- cepted a single pass this season. The Eagles allowed Cincinnati quarterback Dustin Grutza to complete 17 of his 26 attempts with two touch- downs in their first game. Even Jerry Babb, Loui- siana-Lafayette's signal-caller, went 21-for-29 and rolled up 228 yards against Eastern last week. That's not exactly effective pass defense. Edge: Michigan Michigan rushing offense vs. Eastern Michigan rushing defense: The big story last week didn't center so much around freshman Kevin Grady, who ran for 79 yards on 18 carries against Notre Dame in his first game carrying the bulk of the rushing load. Instead, most people are worried about Mike Hart, the sophomore backfield star who was forced out of the contest early with what appeared to be a leg to see, e' VEN EG ON pull the Continued from page 6 The o example, all the critics are right - the came wh crowd really is quiet. I always thought intercep people were biased. But no, the Big line. I ha House is more like the Big Silent most gasp -i of the game. That's why it was almost above, I refreshing to see the students throwing surreal.: stuff. I don't condone that behavior been kic (please, editor, take the electrodes off But e my body now - so maybe a small actions, portion of my life depends on my that I ex editor) because it's childish and not "media.' in line with good sportsmanship. But section, the students showed a pulse. It was time ton finally loud. You cared at last. Fur- timeout thermore, while I was standing on the allowed field (yeah, I get to stand on the field get to ex for part of the game, it's pretty sweet), breaks a the noise was almost deafening. I guy in t was so happy; I was actually jumping me whei around - yet another example of me boo him not being a media member. Could you he was s imagine Mitch Albom (if he actually job. I th went to games) or John Clayton doing have sa that? But anyway, it was a great scene required RYAN wEINER/Daily Freshman Kevin Grady (3) will most likely get the start and the majority of the carries for Michigan tomorrow. Grady rumbled for 79 yards on 18 carries last week against Notre Dame in his second career game. injury. It's expected that Hart won't see the field this week. The good news is that, even without Hart, the Wolverines are still more than capable of putting together an effective ground game. Despite some fumbling issues, Grady has looked very solid in the first two games of his collegiate career, while Max Martin, Jerome Jackson and Alijah Bradley give Michigan even more options. The Eagles have given up an astounding 475 rush- ing yards and three ground scores in their first two games while allowing their opponents to carry the ball for more than five yards per attempt. Eastern has also managed just two sacks and five tackles for loss on the year to this point. This looks to be an extremely one-sided matchup. Edge: Michigan Eastern Michigan passing offense vs. Michigan passing defense: The Eagles feature a spread offense, a system the Wolverines had trouble stopping last year. It's pretty safe to assume Eastern was scheduled specifically for that reason, since practice makes perfect. But Eagles quarterback Matt Bohnet is the real deal. Bohnet came to Eastern from Iowa, and last year, in his first season in Ypsilanti, the quarterback threw for over 2,800 yards and 21 touchdowns. This season, he has 430 passing yards while completing nearly 70 percent Edge: Push was Althc last v grour 2.4 y David tacula Pierr backi nois's seasc have of his attempts. Bohnet also has three scoring tosses with no interceptions. Eric Deslauriers and A.J. Ben- nett lead the receiving corps with a combined 28 catches for 275 yards and all three of Bohnet's passing touchdowns. Michigan's secondary allowed Notre Dame quar- terback Brady Quinn to complete 19 of 30 passes with a pair of touchdowns last week. The Wolver- ines sacked Quinn three times - including two by cornerback Leon Hall - but the Irish quarterback spread the ball around to seven different receivers. Corner Grant Mason led Michigan with 16 tackles last week, but this unit has managed just one intercep- tion in the first two games. Eastern Michigan rushing offense vs. Michigan rushing defense: Bohnet is a running threat as well. The quar- terback leads the Eagles with 150 yards and two rushing touchdowns this year. As far as running backs go, freshmen Tim Conner and Dwayne Harrison have each seen significant playing time, but neither has been impressive. The duo has carried the ball for just 127 yards total through two games. Compared to its showing against Northern Illi- nois on Sept. 3, the Wolverines' rushing defense 14 E Ed Ed ven though Michigan couldn't game out. ther end of that spectrum hen Chad Henne threw an ion at the Notre Dame goal d never heard 111,000 people it was crazy. Since I'm high could see the reaction; it was It sounded like everyone had ked in the pants. ven more than these game there are the small things perience as part of the " When I sat in the student I was too busy having a good notice how long some of the s can be. Now that I'm not to be as chatty or excitable, I .perience how extensive these re. But the best part is the he red hat. Holy hell, it kills n some people notice him and . I wonder if he knew what igning up for when he got his ink the job description should d something like, "Thick skin ." Really, who wants to be booed every week and be so blatantly obvious to 111,000 people by being the only guy on the field wearing a red hat? It shouldn't amuse me so much, but since I can't get drunk and wild before games anymore, I take comfort in the small pleasures of the Big House. So what's the point? Well, you usu- ally get this column at the end of the year, right before the last home game. But I'm switching things up because of the last game. Savor those Satur- day afternoons because even though I love covering the team - and it's a lot of fun - once it's gone, it's gone. And you can't go back. We lost and that hurt, but Michigan Stadium is still the one place I would want to be on a given fall Saturday, even if I'm eating awful press box food and not playing beer pong. - Coach Carr: If you liked what I said about taking over for Brandstatter, just let me know. Venegoni can be reached at mvgoni@umich.edu p ARE YOU A HEA 18-55 YEARS OF You may qualify for upc studies conducted byl Ann Arbor. Studies last weeks. Payment for sty $600-$1200. You must n medications or have a be a non-smoker or lig A pre-screening proce information, call the Re 567-8804. Pfizer Resear Ann Arbor, MI 48105. 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