6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 9, 1995 I*.4 ':4TW E T 7 . f r i... 'l... 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 Continued from page 1B 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 A JONATHAN LURIE/Daily Michigan's Marcus Ray grabs a hold of Northwestern's Darnell Autry during Saturday's 19-13 Wildcat victory. Drexler Harts Beazley Graham Totals 2 1 1 F1 99; R 9A 214 161.016 0 201616Wolverines' 'ving mood L520(40 61l eads to first oss of seson 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 Florida State crushe 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 Continued from page 11B 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 N'WEST'RN SCHEDULE all of its life. Rnt what aont v9 How are von