Feely Wins Big Ten Player of the Week Honor
11/16/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feely collected nine points for the second straight week as he moved his team-leading scoring total to 66 points. he kicked three extra points in the first half against Wisconsin and added a pair of field goals in the second half. Feely closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter as he hit a 49-yard field goal for the second straight week.
For the season Feely has gone 13-for-17 on field goal attempts (.765) and 27-for-27 on his extra point chances. His longest field goal of the season was a 51-yarder vs. Michigan State.
The Wolverines are 8-2 on the season (7-0 in Big Ten play) and ranked 11th in the nation (Associate Press and ESPN/USA Today). Michigan travels to No. 6 Ohio State (ESPN/USA Today; 7th AP) this weekend (Nov. 21). The game vs. the Buckeyes will be carried by ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit, 12:10 p.m. kickoff, EST).
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