COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Big Ten Roundup : Michigan’s Harbaugh Passes for 300 Yards in Win Over Indiana

Despite his attempts to take himself out of the Heisman Trophy race, Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh keeps giving voters something to think about.

Harbaugh passed for 300 yards and was responsible for three touchdowns Saturday as No. 4 Michigan routed Indiana, 38-14, at Bloomington, Ind.

Earlier this season, Harbaugh passed for 310 yards against Wisconsin.

“I’m on a good team. We’re having an undefeated season and that’s the only reason I’m being mentioned,” Harbaugh said of his Heisman Trophy candidacy. “Football is a team sport, and the Heisman has no place in it because no one player means that much to his team. I would just as soon have my name left out.”

Harbaugh completed 16 of 24 passes, including a touchdown play of 51 yards to Ken Higgins. Harbaugh also scored on a 3-yard run and ran 12 yards to the Indiana 1-yard line before pitching a lateral to running back Gerald White, who went untouched into the end zone.

“Harbaugh made some big plays,” Indiana Coach Bill Mallory said. “We just couldn’t keep him controlled. We got beat by a real good football team.”

Michigan, 7-0 overall, retained a share of the Big Ten lead by matching Ohio State at 4-0 in conference play. Indiana fell to 4-3 and 1-3.

Ohio State 33, Minnesota 0--Freshman Jim Bryant ran for two touchdowns, and Cris Carter caught two 27-yard touchdown passes at Columbus, Ohio, as the Buckeyes won their sixth straight game.

Ohio State limited Minnesota to 189 yards to improve to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten. The Gophers fell to 4-3 and 3-1.

On the game’s second play, Ohio State’s Jim Karsatos connected with Carter for 30 yards. Seven plays later, tailback Bryant scored from two yards out.

The Buckeyes went ahead, 14-0, when Bryant ran 33 yards for a touchdown on a fourth and two. A 58-yard play from Karsatos to Nate Harris on a flea-flicker set up Matthew Frantz’s 36-yard field goal, giving Ohio State a 17-0 halftime lead.

The Buckeyes added 10 points in the third quarter on Karsatos’ first 27-yard scoring pass to Carter and Frantz’s 30-yard field goal.

Carter caught his second touchdown pass from Karsatos early in the final quarter, increasing the Buckeyes’ lead to 33-0.

Bryant gained 99 yards in 25 carries, while Minnesota freshman tailback Darrell Thompson gained 86 yards in 18 carries.

Iowa 27, Northwestern 20--At Iowa City, defensive end Mike Burke recovered a David Greenfield fumble in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown as the No. 11 Hawkeyes beat the Wildcats.

In the third quarter, defensive tackle Myron Keppy hit Northwestern quarterback Mike Greenfield from behind at the goal line. Burke recovered the ball in the air to put Iowa ahead, 24-17.

“Our guys did what they had to to win.” Iowa Coach Hayden Fry said. “I’m very proud of them. The defense played really well today, except for three plays in which they (the Wildcats) picked up some big yardage.”

In the first half, Iowa’s Mark Vlasic connected with Quinn Early on a 93-yard touchdown pass play, a Hawkeye record, and fullback David Hudson ran 50 yards for another score. Northwestern managed to stay close on an 89-yard touchdown run by Stanley Davenport.

Iowa is 6-1 and 3-1. Northwestern is 2-5 and 0-3.

Michigan State 37, Purdue 3--At East Lansing, Mich., Dave Yarema passed for two touchdowns, and Lorenzo White ran for two more to lead the Spartans to their second straight Big Ten victory.

White, an All-American last year as a sophomore, ran for first-half touchdowns of three yards and one yard and gained 79 yards in 19 carries in his first game back after sitting out two weeks with a sprained left knee.

Yarema threw second-half scoring passes of 40 yards to split end Willie Bouyer and 1 yard to tight end Mike Sargent. Yarema completed 13 of 20 attempts for 206 yards.

Purdue played without freshman quarterback Jeff George, who sat out his second straight game with back problems. Purdue used three quarterbacks without success as Michigan State forced four interceptions and held the Boilermakers to 166 yards total offense.

Michigan State is 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Purdue, losing its sixth straight, is 1-6 and 0-4.

The game was watched by a homecoming crowd of 77,063.

Wisconsin 15, Illinois 9--Todd Gregoire kicked two field goals, and linebacker Rick Graf returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown in the Badgers’ homecoming victory at Madison, Wis.

The Badgers forced three fumbles and three interceptions from the Illini, who also gave up a safety when quarterback Shane Lamb was called for intentional grounding in his end zone with 1:10 left.

Wisconsin is 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Illinois is 2-5 and 1-3.