THE WEEK

N. Brooks Clark

September 17, 1984

"I stunk," said Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar. "I've never played this bad, anywhere, anytime. I've got a sick feeling in my stomach." After two remarkable performances in the previous 13 days that had extended the Hurricanes' major-college-leading win streak to 13, Kosar threw six interceptions, fumbled once and was sacked three times as Michigan won 22-14 in Ann Arbor. Three of the interceptions were made by Wolverine outside linebacker Rodney Lyles, a native of Miami who committed himself to the Hurricanes as a high school senior before finally choosing Michigan. "He kept throwing them to me," said Lyles. "I barely had to move." However, Lyles must share credit for Kosar's catastrophic day with Wolverine defensive coordinator Gary Moeller, who installed several new schemes for the game, including some using Lyles as a fifth defensive back. "When he put that defense in, I thought he was nuts," said Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. "But it worked."