Powlus spectacular
By BEN MUTZABAUGH
Collegian Sports Writer
CHICAGO It may have been
Northwestern's marquee home
game, but the much-ballyhooed
debut of Notre Dame quarterback
Ron Powlus stole the spotlight in a
Saturday night game in Soldier
Field.
The sophomore play-caller con
nected on 18 of 24 passes for 291
yards and four touchdowns, lead
ing the fourth-ranked Fighting
Irish to a decisive 42-15 victory
over the perennially downtrodden
Wildcats.
Having played Notre Dame
tough in last year's season opener,
Northwestern was hoping a similar
performance against the Irish this
Michigan tailback Ed Davis, 26, celebrates after scoring his team's
first touchdown. Michigan rallied to beat Boston College on Saturday.
1994 PENN STATE FOOTBALL STUDENT TICKET POLICY
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You must redeem the proper Student Game Coupon for a RESERVED SEAT for each game using one of the following procedures:
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS
Individual students may redeem their Student Game Coupon for a
Student Reserved Seat Ticket as they enter the stadium. Students
wishing to sit together must enter the proper gate at the same time.
FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORES: Students with freshmen/so
phomore
(FS) coupons use Gate 17 only to enter sections SA through SG;
JUNIORS: Students with junior (JU) coupons use Gate 16 only to
enter sections EA and EB or Gate 17 only to enter SA through
SG;
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enter sections EC and ED or Gate 16 only to enter EA and EB or
Gate 17 only to enter SA through SG.
KI-JANA CARTER, RB
season would propel them to a
breakthrough year.
"Our expectaions were a lot
higher than this," Northwestern
linebacker Hugh Williams said.
"We thought we would win. Our
goal was to put as many hits on
Powlus as we could, but we
couldn't get to him enough:"
Things started out on a positive
note for the Wildcats, who actually
controlled play throughout the
scoreless first quarter. North
western out-gained the Irish 102-47
in the quarter, but turnovers
thwarted two solid scoring oppor
tunities for the Wildcats.
That was all for the Wildcats, as
Powlus took control of the game in
the second quarter, throwing for
three touchdowns in the final nine
JEFF HARTINGS, G
in debut;
minutes of the first half. The Irish
never looked back after taking a
21-3 halftime lead.
While Powlus' on-field perfor
mance was nothing short of stellar,
it was perhaps even more impres
sive that he was able to live down
all the hype surrounding his oft
delayed debut as Notre Dame's
latest Golden Boy.
"He played like the All-Ameri
can we kne* he was," Notre Dame
split end Derrick Mayes said. "We
knew he would, because that's
what he's done in practice. He just
had to show you people."
Michigan 34, Boston College 26
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Two
Michigan Wolverines stirred
memories of Desmond Howard;
good ones for Michigan fans, bad
ones for Boston College.
The first time Michigan played
Boston College, Howard, a speedy
wide receiver, scored four touch
downs 'to help the Wolverines to a
victory. Now, Michigan needed
similar performances.
The Wolverines got them in a 34-
26 win Saturday. This time the big
games came from fleet receiver
Amani Toomer, and another burn
er, running back Tim Biakabutuka,
who wears Howard's old No. 21.
Toomer caught seven passes for
179 yards, including touchdowns of
46 and 38 yards. Biakabutuka car
ried 12 times for 128 yards,
including a 1-yard TD plunge.
The game-breaker was Toomer's
open-field run for his first TD. It
enabled the Wolverines, who had
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sit with students holding a lower class standing coupon by
entering at the lower class gate. Example: A senior may sit in the
junior section, but a junior may not sit in the senior section.
NOTE: Location for groups who have picked up Student Reserved
Seat Tickets prior to the opening of the gates will be determined
by the class standing of the majority of the group. The first 25
rows in the student section will be distributed at the gates ONLY
on game day. They will not be available for advance pick-up.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, please stop by or cal
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Freshman back leads Hoosiers
fallen behind 12-0, to go into half-,
time with a 14-12 lead.
Michigan dominated the second
half, building a 34-12 lead before
BC scored two late touchdowns
against the Wolverines' reserves.
"Talk about big plays," quar
terback Todd Collins said. "Amani
made a great play on the touch
down before halftime. That was
huge for us. People thought we
were going to (run the clock out) at
halftime, but he caught a 1.5-yard
pass and turned it into a SO-yard
touchdown."
Collins completed 17 of 24
passes for 258 yards.
On the big play, Toomer caught
the ball in front of Keith Kormanik
at the Eagles 30. Toomer slipped
Eric Shorter's tackle at the 10 and
broke Daryl Porter's tackle at the
5 to finish the 46-yard scoring play
that gave Michigan a 14-12 half
time lead.
"I think it was just the coverage
the defense was playing," Toomer
said. "They - just left us open, and
I've worked hard all summer and it
paid off in this game.
Maik Hartsell, making his first
start for BC, completed 28 of 43
passes for 338 yards and three
TDs. On the first play of the game,
on only his third collegiate pass
attempt, Hartsell hooked up with
Greg Grice on a 74-yard TD pass
play.
Indiana 28, Cincinnati 3
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Alex
Smith, the first freshman to start
Attention Students:
Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus scrambles against Northwestern.
The freshman phenom led Notre Dame to a convincing win.
at running back for Indiana in a
season-opening game since 1945,
ripped Cincinnati for 152 yards
and two touchdowns, leading the
Hoosiers to a 28-3 victory.
Smith's first touchdown was on a
1-yard dive in the first quarter.
Quarterback John Paci added a 27-
yard TD pass to Eddie Baety on
the first series of the third quar
ter, and backup running back Brett
Law scored on a 14-yard run in the
fourth period.
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Tickets will be picked up at the BEAVER STADIUM TICKET
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distribution of the Student Reserved Seat Tickets.
lowa 52, Central Michigan 21
lOWA CITY, lowa (AP)
Sedrick Shaw broke loose for an
80-yard touchdown run and Kent
Kahl punched in for three other
scores as lowa unveiled a rejuve
nated running game in a 52-21 win
over Central Michigan.
The Hawkeyes scored seven
rushing touchdowns, two shy of
the school record against Cincin
nati in 1990.
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