From: peppler@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Randy Peppler)
Subject: Big Ten Review (9-26-92)
Summary: Not much success...
Keywords: Big Ten
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:56:01 GMT

A good day for the home teams...

Results of September 26:

NOTRE DAME (3-0-1) 48, Purdue (1-2) 0  (Pred:  NOTRE DAME 37, Purdue 15):
	Even worse than I could have possibly imagined.  It always amazes
	me how a game that's just 7-0 seconds before the half can turn
	out like this.  Either Purdue is in rotten condition, totally
	sucks, or believes it can't play with a Notre Dame.  Take your
	pick, I guess.  The only bright spot for me was that Eric Hunter was
	allowed to return late in the proceedings.  I guess Lou Holtz
	ran the first string defense in near the end to squelch a possible
	Purdue score and preserve the shutout.  It was his only chance to
	test his goal-line defense.  The Irish gained a whopping 458 yards
	on the ground.  Purdue's receivers did neither QB a favor, dropping
	passes in the first half.  The Boilers managed but 226 yards of
	offense, which actually seems like a lot considering what I saw in
	the first half (I conveniently went to my wife's company picnic
	and missed the second half).  It was soggy day in South Bend...
	59,075 at Notre Dame...

BOSTON COLLEGE (4-0) 14, Michigan State (0-3) 0  (Pred:  BOSTON COLLEGE 40,
	Michigan State 23):  State came to play defense this week, but
	not offense.  This was BC's third-straight shutout, played in
	deplorable conditions.  MSU gained only 228 yards and never reached
	the Eagle 20.  32,498 in Boston...

COLORADO (4-0) 28, Iowa (1-3) 12  (Pred:  COLORADO 26, Iowa 17):  Iowa
	hung in there tough until towards the end, when two CU touchdowns
	sealed things up.  Up just 14-12 in the fourth quarter, Koy Detmer
	again came to save the day, throwing for touchdown passes of 31 and
	74 yards.  Iowa's ground game wasn't bad, racking up 169 yards
	when you exclude Jim Hartlieb's 57 yards in sacks.  He threw for
	just 103 yards.  52,355 at Boulder...

INDIANA (2-1) 20, Missouri (0-3) 10  (Pred:  INDIANA 27, Missouri 12):  IU
	could have led by more than 14-3 at halftime, then used a couple
	of second half FGs to hold off the Tigers.  Mizzou closed to within
	14-10 in the third quarter,  The story of this game was Brett Law,
	the former Indiana high school phenom whom you might have read
	about a few of years ago.  He was redshirted two years ago
	with a mysterious stomach ailment, and caddied for Vaughn Dunbar
	last year.  All he did against Mizzou, on a wet turf, was run
	for 240 yards and two TDs on 42 carries.  IU was repelled for
	TDs twice in the fourth quarter, deep in Mizzou territory, but
	Scott Bonnell FGs iced it.  The Hoosiers blew another penetration
	inside the 10 in the first half with a fumble.  40,907 in
	Bloomington...

MICHIGAN (2-0-1) 61, Houston (1-2) 7  (Pred:  MICHIGAN 45, Houston 13):  The
	Wolverins and QB Tony Collins pounced all over the Cougars from
	the beginning, with the only blemish being a late Cougar TD near
	the end.  The Wolverines, up just 7-0 at the end of the first
	quarter, led 42-0 by halftime.  This game was essentially over
	when the speedy Tyrone Wheatley returned the game's opening kickoff
	99 yards for a score.  Collins was 17 of 24 for 205 yards and 4
	scores.  The loss was Houston's worst-ever.  Michigan rolled up
	537 yards of offense altogether.  104,968 at Ann Arbor...

PITT (2-2) 41, Minnesota (0-3) 33  (Pred:  PITT 31, Minnesota 15):  The
	Panthers jumped all over the Gophers in the first half, leading
	31-6 at the break, but saw that lead cut to 12 in the second
	half before icing it.  Minnesota's nine-game losing streak ties
	Maryland's as the longest in Division I at the moment.  The game's
	two QBs, Marquel Fleetwood of Minnesota and Alex Van Pelt of Pitt,
	combined to throw for 710 yards and 5 TDs.  Pitt controlled the
	trenches in this game, outrushing the Gophers badly 232-100.
	31,129 at Pittsburgh...

WISCONSIN (2-1) 18, Northern Illinois (2-2) 17  (Pred:  WISCONSIN 27,
	Northern Illinois 10):  The Badgers found themselves down 17-3
	in the fourth quarter at hom, but staged a stirring comeback
	to nip the pesky Huskies.  Brent Moss, who ran for 88 yards on
	13 carries, scored twice in the fourth quarter, and QB Darrell
	Bevell's run for a two-point conversion provided the winning
	margin with about two minutes left.  The Badgers had committed
	5 turnovers before the comeback.  Terrell Fletcher ran for
	124 yards for Wisconsin, but had to leave the game in the third
	quarter with an ankle sprain..  50,688 at Madison...

PENN STATE (4-0) 49, Maryland (0-4) 13  (Pred:  PENN STATE 38, Maryland 17):
	Penn State, after trailing 3-0 early, hit the Terps with three
	quick TDs and never looked back.  Richie Anderson ran for 138 yards
	and a career-high 4 TDs as the Terps fell to 0-4.  95,891 at
	State College...

Illinois, Ohio State, and Northwestern were IDLE


October 3

Ohio State at Wisconsin (11:30 am Central, ESPN, National)
Indiana at Michigan State (Noon)
Northwestern at Purdue (1 pm)
Iowa at Michigan (2:30 pm, ABC, Regional)
Illinois at Minnesota (6 pm)
Penn State at Rutgers (Meadowlands)


STANDINGS
               CONF CONF CONF   CONF   ALL  ALL  ALL     ALL   PF   PA
               WINS LOSS TIES    PCT   WINS LOSS TIES    PCT

OHIO STATE        0    0    0   .000      3    0    0  1.000   72   37
MICHIGAN          0    0    0   .000      2    0    1  1.000  113   27
WISCONSIN         0    0    0   .000      2    1    0   .667   67   52
INDIANA           0    0    0   .000      2    1    0   .667   61   47
ILLINOIS          0    0    0   .000      2    1    0   .667   67   62
PURDUE            0    0    0   .000      1    2    0   .333   70   95
IOWA              0    0    0   .000      1    3    0   .250   54   83
MINNESOTA         0    0    0   .000      0    3    0   .000   83  101
MICHIGAN STATE    0    0    0   .000      0    3    0   .000   51   90
NORTHWESTERN      0    0    0   .000      0    3    0   .000   31  126
                                        ------------------------------
                                         13   17    1   .433  669  720
				(Pretty damn bad!)

PENN STATE        X    X    X   .XXX      4    0    0  1.000  173   48
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