Michigan 7 at Tampa Bay 19

1983 Week 2 - Saturday, March 12, 1983
Michigan Panthers(1-0) at Tampa Bay Bandits(1-0)(-2.5)
Attendance: 38,789

TAMPA (AP) - The Panthers were expecting a passing barrage from Tampa Bay's John Reaves. Instead, they ran into Greg Boone - or, more properly, Boone ran through them as the Bandits ran over Michigan 19-7.

"It was clear the passing game wasn't working," Boone, a rookie from Duke, said after gaining 157 yards and scoring a touchdown. "I was a little nervous at first...Last week I didn't carry much. I was afraid of making mistakes. I just knuckled down and ran the ball. After a little while I felt comfortable."

The teams traded second-period touchdowns, Reaves passing 6 yards to Eric Truvillion and Bobby Hebert throwing 3 yards to Mike Cobb. The game attracted 38,789 fans compared to last Sunday's 42,437 in Tampa Bay.

Highlights

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Michigan  ........................  0   7   0   0--7 
Tampa Bay  .......................  0   7   9   3--19 

SCORING 
Tampa Bay--Truvillion 6 pass from Reaves (Andrusy- 
shyn kick). 

Michigan--Cobb 3 pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick). 

Tampa Bay--Field goal Andrusyshyn 32. 

Tampa Bay--Boone 7 run (kick failed). 

Tampa Bay- Field goal Andrusyshyn 33. 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                          Michigan  Tampa Bay 
First downs  ...........................     11          16 
Rushes-Yards  ..........................  24-67      41-159 
Passing yards  .........................    182         120 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................   5-41        3-34 
Return yards  ..........................     89          25 
Passes  ................................  18-33-1     12-27-0 
Punts  .................................   8-35.4      8-35.3 
Fumbles-Lost  ..........................    3-2         1-0 
Penalties- Yards  ......................   6-58        3-15 
Time of possession  ....................  28:19       31:41 
Attendance--38,789 . 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
Rushing--Michigan, Ellis 17-52, Hagen 5-11, Lacy 
2-4; Tampa Bay, Boone 31-157, Wilson 3-minus 4, 
Gillespie l-minus 5, Platt 6.11. 

Passing--Michigan, Hebert 18-33-1--223; Tampa 
Bay, Reaves 12-27-0--154. 

Receiving--Michigan, McClain 4-49, Holloway 5-58, 
Hagen 1-2, Carter 3-33, Ellis 3-48, Cobb 3-22, In- 
gram 1-14, Echols 1-minus 3; Tampa Bay, Truvillion 
3-34, Buggs 4-75, Gillespie 1-6, Cox 1-7, Gilbert 2- 
27, Platt 1-5. 

Kickoff Returns--Michigan, Ingram 4-78; Tampa 
Bay, Wilson 1-minus 1, Gillespie 1-7.

Punt Returns--Michigan, Carter 1-ll; Tampa Bay, 
Cox 5-9. 

Interceptions--Tampa Bay, Edwards 1-10. 

Punting--Michigan, Greeewood 8-35.4; Tampa Bay, 
Andrusyshyn 8-35.3. 

Field Goals--Michigan, None attempted: Tampa 
Bay, Andrusyshyn 2-3. 

Sacks-Michigan, Corker 1-9, Tipton 2-25: Tampa 
Bay, Carter 1-12, Goedecker 1-14, Nordgren 2-7, 
Washington 1-8.

Archived news report
Archived news report

Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn

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