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GAME STATISTICS
PASSING
Player
Schnur
Hamdorf
Bates
C-A Yds TD Int
11-23 126
10
3-4 58 0 0
1-1 26 0 0
Totals 15-28 210
1 0
UPSET
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gan fell behind to Virginia, but Carr
decided to stick with rookie Scott
Dreisbach.
Dreisbach led the Wolverines back to
win that game.
Again, Carr showed confidence in
his quarterback by not pulling Griese
when the going got tough. Carr just
didn't get the same results.
"I didn't think about pulling him
because he had some passes dropped,"
Carr said. "This game the pressure
was greater than (against Miami
(Ohio)."
The two teams were tied 6-6 at the
half, but it appeared Michigan would
pull away early in the second.
After stopping Northwestern on three
straight plays to begin the third quarter,
the Wolverines took over on their own
20-yard line.
Michigan drove the ball downfield in
10 plays, ending with a 3-yard touch-
down run by Griese. The score put the
Wolverines up, 13-6.
Northwestern's Dave Beazley fumbled
the ensuing kickoffand Michigan had the
ball back at the Wildcats' 23.
The Wolverines, however, were un-
able to move the ball and Hamilton
missed a 37-yard field goal attempt.
Northwestern took its next posses-
sion 65 yards, finishing it off with a 32-
yard field goal by Sam Valenzisi, mak-
ing the score 13-9.
Griese's first interception set up the
Wildcats' go-ahead score.
Northwestern's Eric Collier picked the
pass off at the Michigan 33-yard line.
Fourplays later, Wildcat quarterback
Steve Schnur hit fullback Matt Hartl in
the end zone from two yards out to give
Northwestern a 16-13 lead it wouldn't
relinquish.
Valenzisi would hit one more field
goal after a Griese fumble to finish out
the scoring.
The Wolverines had one last chance
with a drive that began at their own 25
with 6:22 left in the game.
Michigan advanced the ball to the
Northwestern 33, but the game ended
on William Bennett's interception of
Griese's fourth-and-15 pass.
The Wolverines moved the ball down
field on the final drive exclusively on the
ground. In fact, that was one of the few
bright spots in the game for Michigan.
Biakabutuka had the best game ofhis
career, racking up 205 yards on 34
attempts.
He wasn't very interested in his num-
bers after the game, though.
"It's not a great day if we don't win
the game," he said. "We didn't score
enough points, and it's my job to score
points."
As for Northwestern, a team that con-
sistently has been the conference door-
mat, itishopingthatthe win will helpgive
it a little something it has been lacking.
"You just keep going out and keep
winning," Schnur said.
"And as long as we do that we'll ge
some respect."
And what about the Wolverines? Ar
they embarrassed by the loss to th
Wildcats?
"I'm in shock a little bit," Michiga
co-captain Joe Marinaro said. "North
western is a good football team, but on
we should beat.
"We're not embarrassed to lose I
them; they're a team on the rise."
RUSHING
Player Att Yds Avg LgTD
Autry
26 103 4.0 28 0
Schnur 6 (-3) (-.5)
4 0
Totals 32100 3.128 0
RECEIVING
Player No. Yds Avg LgTD
Autry 4 26 6.5 11 0
W'terman3 48 16.0 25 0
Bates 2 60 30.0 46
0
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JONATHAN LURIE/Daily
Michigan's Marcus Ray grabs a hold of Northwestern's Darnell Autry during Saturday's 19-13 Wildcat victory.
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Harts
Beazley
Graham
Totals 2
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214 161.016 0
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PUNTING
Player
Burton
Totals
No. Yds Avg Lg
7 288 41.169
728841.169
PUNT RETURNS
Player No. Yds Avg Lg TD
By Darren Everson
Daily Sports Editor
It's quite simple, really.
Turnovers have been the key to Michigan's success this
season. The Wolverines' ability to cause opponents to cough
up the ball has led to points; their reluctance to return the
favor has aided the defense.
However, Northwestern ended that trend Saturday, and
not coincidentally, the Wildcats also ended Michigan's five-
game winning streak.
In those five games, the Wolverines were plus-2 in turn-
over margin and had numerous points
off of its opponents' miscues. Saturday,
the Wolverines held the edge in most
every team statistic. - from rushing
yards to total yards to time of posses- kOtUo
sion - except for the turnover column.
The Wildcats owned that part of the Notebook
game, forcing two fumbles and two
interceptions, while fumbling just once
themselves.
"That's what we've been able to do so ..........._
far - not turn the ball over and create
some turnovers," Northwestern coach
B. Musso 2 11 5.5 13
0
0
Totals
2 11 5.513
quarterback Brian Griese. Four plays later, fullback Matt
Hartl put the Wildcats ahead for good with a two-yard
touchdown catch.
"We had not moved the ball very well in that game," said
Barnett, whose team scored 13 of its 19 points off of turn-
overs. "We weren't going to march the ball up and down the
field on Michigan; they're too good. And so, being able to
capitalize and be opportunistic when we were was critical."
The Wildcats weren't perfect; they did have one giveaway
Saturday. And that turnover -a fumble by Dave Beazley on
a kickoff - came at the most inopportune time and place.
The Wolverines had their biggest lead (13-6) and got posses-
sion of the ball at the Northwestern 23.
So far this season, the Michigan offense has turned such
opportunities into instant points - but not Saturday. The
Wolverines moved the ball three yards before Remy
Hamilton missed a 37-yard field goal.
NOT A GOOD SIGN: For Michigan, a loss to Northwestern is
usually one stumble along the way to an abysmal finish.
Fortunately for the Wolverines, they've only lost I1 times
to the Wildcats before Saturday. But in those seasons, Michi-
gan has failed to post a winning record seven times. Only
twice did the Wolverines recover to win the Big Ten title.
The last time Michigan lost to Northwestern was in 1965.
That year, the Wolverines went 4-6 and finished seventh in
the conference.
SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD: Although neither team did
much with the football Saturday, one player from each squad
managed to break some sort of offensive record.
Michigan tailback Tshimanga Biakabutuka ran for 205
yards, his best performance ever. His previous personal-best
was 143 yards, set against Memphis Sept. 9.
Also, Wildcat kicker Sam Valenzisi made his 10th con-
secutive field goal, which is a new Northwestern record.
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player No.Yds Avg Lg TD
Beazley
4 65 16.3 22
0
Totals 4 65 16.3
DEFENSE
22 0 Gary Barnett said. His Wildcats scored 13 points off of
turnovers. "Anytime that you get turnovers, they're critical."
They're especially important in a game like Saturday's, in
which it was so difficult to move the football.
Turnovers did more than just end Michigan's drives; they
gave a struggling Northwestern offense a shorter field to
St Tot work with.
That's how the Wildcats scored their only touchdown.
3 14 Trailing 13-9, Northwestern got possession of the ball at the
4 14 Michigan 35-yard line after safety Eric Collier intercepted
Player
Sutter
Fitzgerald
Collier
Ray
Scharf
Bennett
Ismaeli
Lozowski
Dailey
Rice
Martin
Robey
Warren
Shein
Hartl
Valenzisi
Solo A:
11
10
3 5 8
7 0 7
5 1 6
5 0 5
3 2 5
2 2 4
1 3 4
3 0 3
2 1 3
2 0 2
2 0 2
1 1 2
1 0 1
1 0 1
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INTERCEPTIONS
Player
Collier
Bennett
Totals
No. Yds TD
1 4 0
1 0 0
JONATHAN LURIE/Daily
Michigan flanker Mercury Hayes tries to evade Northwestern linebacker Tim Scharf.
2 4 0 WINNERS
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stoically accepting defeat, but in spit-
ting and stomping all over it. To get
furious by its mere presence and to get
inspired to eliminate its foul stench.
For you, that means coming back
after vour off-week and totaling your
better than you think you can, you do
something most people now think you
won't be able to do, and you beat them.
Now, to go through the rest of the
season undefeated is a lot to ask to be
sure. My instinct tells me that you are at
the beginning of the season simply lost
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