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November 16, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

… Daily CHAMPAIGN - Phil Webb turned the corner for Michigan on Saturday. The fullback's two-yard touch- down run turned a potential loss into a last-minute 17-14 Wolverine win over Illinois. The rush also…

… turned the Wolverine bowl express towards Florida. For the second straight week, Michigan came away with a pulsat- ing, come-from-behind road win. A team that three weeks ago appeared inept away from Ann…

… Arbor, and seemed headed for an early winter vacation, the Wolverines (7-3 over- all, 5-2 Big Ten) are now in position to play in a New Year's Day or Jan. 2 bowl game. THE UNLIKELY comeback against the…

… Illini was culminated by a most unlikely Wolverine. With 43 seconds left in the game, Webb, a fifth-year senior whose playing time has been limited recently, took a pitch from quarterback Demetrius Brown…

… on third-and-one at the Illinois two-yard line. Illini cornerback Chris Green burst into the Wolverine backfield and got a hand on Webb's left ankle. Webb broke Green's grasp, then beat the rest of the…

…'s narrow escape was a mi- crocosm of the Wolverines' after- noon. Michigan trailed 14-7 entering the fourth quarter. With Illinois' de- fense controlling the game and Michigan's offense floundering, the…

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