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… 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…

…-and-12 humility as the Washington Huskies dominated situation and threw a perfect strike over the the Wolverines, 20-11. middle' into the waiting arms of inside Last Saturday, Michigan manhandled super…

… day, the Huskies played that spoiler role. The Jacque Robinson led the drive to the endzone, Wolverines coughed up the pigskin five times in churning up 17 yards on four consecutive the afternoon…

… the NCAA basketball tournament. But the Wolverines found out that FDU was no joke before getting the last laugh in last night's 59-55 win. "(ESPN commentator Dick) Vitale put us in the same breath as…

… WOLVERINES could not cut Fairleigh Dickinson's lead below five until Michigan center Roy Tarpley picked off a pass at half court, drove to the basket and rebounded his own missed layup to get , the Wolverines…

… trip to Dayton tourney By STEVEN E. HERZ Some Wolverine fans will pay any price, make any concession, and travel any distance to cheer on the basketball team, but many more are staying away from the…

… by DAN HABIB Antoine Joubert looks for an outside shot as FDU senior Larry 11am pton towers over him. Joubert scored three points as the Wolverines edged out FDU in the first round. S. Quad student…

… North Carolina center J. R. Reid goes around Michigan's Mark Hughes for two of his 27 points. The Tar Heels ended the Wolverines' season with a 109-97 win on Saturday. Carolina ousts 'M' from tour nament…

… Michigan Saturday; however, was won before intermission. North Carolina led 60-43 at the half, and held off several Wolverine comeback attempts to advance to next week's regional in East Rutherford, N. J…

…., where the Tar Heels will play Notre Dame. Playing before a home-state crowd just 150 miles from their Chapel Hill campus, the Tar Heels' talent advantage and depth overwhelmed the Wolverines (20…

…. converted anc The visiting Shockers tried to press the bigger Wolverines TARPLEY but failed from the outset as Michigan scored the first 10 the occasion. points of the game and was never threatened. The lead…

… leaders to was the best I've ever played," said the 6-10 ad a great first half, the last 15 minutes he was nal," said Wolverine coach Bill Frieder, now 3-1 "He had a lot of easy baskets in there, but he d…

… Wichita State coach Gene Smithson was by the Wolverines' strength.. ey're probably more physical than any team this year," said Smithson whose team has played Se BLUE, Page 10 By KAREN TENSA University…

…-who tout themselves as "The Best Damn 'Band In The Land Alumni Group"-have passed the scarlet and grey hat for the Michigan Marching Band to help guarantee a Wolverine trip to Columbus Nov. 22. OSU alumni…

… band treasurer Walter Neff said yesterday in a telephone in- terview from Columbus that $124.04 was raised last weekend at the band's reunion to aid the Wolverines. He said a certified check will be…

… University. The Urbana, Ohio native said the fund was started when one OSU band reunion participant passed around a copy of the Daily publicizing the Wolverine band's financial plight. Ethel Geist, whose…

… quality. The Wolverines desperately, r° needed a victory over Michigan State last night at Crisler to stay in contention for the Big Ten title. They got it by a score of 74-70, but it wasn't pretty…

… home game, and we're coming off a loss. We're fighting for respectability and survival in the conference so you have to win your home games." The Wolverines repelled a second-half Spartan rally that tied…

… Wolverine Tim McCormick in last night's Michigan 55-52 overtime victory against the Hoosiers. Wolverine Marty Bodnar watches in foreground. See story, page 10. I a U.S. SOURCES CALL NEW TERMS 'VER Y…

… Athletic Director Bo Schembechler, new basketball coach Steve Fisher is the "Michigan man" that he wants to lead the Wolverines through the upcoming NCAA basketball tournament. Party vows to increase…

…. FRANCAVILLA Un-Garde-d moment Michigan guard Garde Thompson drives to the hoop past Sonan Radovic of the Yugoslavian national team. The Wolverines coasted to a 100-87 exhibition victory last night. See story on…

… prices like these, you'll have to transfer to Ohio State University. If you prefer to remain a Wolverine, you've probably already braved the housing jungle here in Ann Arbor. And more likely than not, you…