The Michigan Daily-Sunday, Decen Page 16-Sunday, December 10, 1978-The Michigan Daily More bowl action offered for the die-hard football spectators Rose Bowl Action (Continued from Page 8) Vagas Ferguson led the Irish running attack this season with 1192 yards, 5.6 per carry, and seven touchdowns. The other back, fullback Jerome Heavens rushed for 728 yards, 4.1 yards per carry and four touchdowns. In all, the Cotton Bowl should prove to be a decent New Year's Day activity. Due to their experience and depth, Notre Dame appears to have the upper hand in the battle, but then again, Houston has pulled some surprises this season, the biggest of which was becoming champions of the southwest Conference. BILLY SAHN ORANGE BOWL JANUA R Y 1 at Miami, Florida OKLAHOMA vs. NEBRASKA It is a common belief among football men that when two teams meet twice in one year, the team that won the first game will have a much tougher time of it the second time around. THIS THEORY will be put to the test on the night of January 1 in Miami when sixth-ranked Nebraska will try to make it two in a row over the fourth- ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl. The Cornhuskers (9-2) won the November 11 battle 17-14, but are still heavy underdogs to the Sooners (10-1) in this unusual Bowl game rematch between the top two teams in the Big Eight. A major reason Oklahoma is expected to avenge the earlier defeat is the running of Heisman Trophy winner, Billy sims. The slender junior led the nation in rushing and scoring this season while averaging an amazing 7.6 yards per carry. In the first game with Nebraska, Sims ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns. He lost the ball twice on fumbles, however, the second time on the Nebraska three- yard line with 3:27 left in the game. QUARTERBACK Thomas Lott directs the powerful Oklahoma wishbone attack with the support of a superb offensive line. Guard Greg Roberts is the standout and was the recipient of this year's Outland Trophy as the country's best lineman. Nebraska, whose two losses came against Alabama in the opening game and Missouri in the final one, also has a fine running attack, led by Rick Berns and I. M. Hipp. Berns ran for 113 yards in 25 carries in the first game. Tom Sorley does an adequate job at quarterback for the Cornhuskers. BOTH TEAMS have watched national title hopes slip from their grasps. If Nebraska had defeated Missouri in the season finale, it would have probably faced Penn State in the Orange Bowl for the national championship. Instead the Cornhuskers lost, and Penn State was drawn to the sugar Bowl. Now Nebraska must play Oklahoma. -MARK MIHANOVIC GA TOR BOWL DECEMBER 29 at Jackson vile, Florida OHIO STA TE vs. CLEMSON They finished with a 10-1 record and won the ACC title. They were ranked as high as 7th in the AP poll, and they're 4th in the nation in to- 0b C tal offense. Yet the Clemson Tigers, like Rodney Dangerfield and the Ann Arbor meter maids, get virtually no respect. BUT THERE they are, pitted in the Dec. 29 Gator Bowl against Woody Hayes' once-mighty Ohio State Buckeyes (7-3-1). People get on Bo for his final game flops, but Woody and his charges have fared little better. Only twice in the last nine years have the Buckeyes won their season finale, and this year promises to be no easier, despite Clemson's relative no-name status. THE TIGERS went undefeated in the conference this year, disposing of Duke, North Carolina and Maryland with little trouble. The Tigers rode the crest of quarterback Steve Fuller's passing arm to victories in every game except Georgia, which defeated the Tigers 12-0. For the second consecutive season, Fuller won the total offense crown in the ACC, rushing this year for 611 yards and 9 TD's and passing for 1,392 yards and 7 more TD's. Fuller's favorite receiver is wide reciever Jerry Butler who has snagged 54 tosses for 864 yards, an average of 16 yards a catch. ON THE ground the Tigers can roar with authority, led by tailback Lester Brown, who sped for 1006 yards and 17 TD's, the latter being a single season record at Clemson. Defensively the Tigers should be able to stand up to any Art Schlichter shenanigans, as Clemson ranks 8th in the country in passing defense. The Buckeyes are hoping that their injury-prone running backs are healthy for the match-up. Backs Paul Campbell and Ron Springs, as well as Schlichter, have all rushed for over 500 yards this season. -GARY KICINSKI PEA CH BOWL DECEMBER 25 (It A tlatahiGeorgiai PURDUE us. GEORGIA TECH See YES, Page 18 SOUTHERN CAL BOWL HISTORY The USC Trojans will be playing in their 22nd Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, far and away the most appearances by any team in the nation. Southern Cal's record of 15-6 represents two more extremes-the most wins in the "Granddaddy Bowl of them All" as well as the most setbacks. NINE OF USC'S Rose Bowls were played before the current Big Ten-Pac Ten agreement to send out the respective conference champions each year. Michigan will oppose the Trojans for the third time since the pact went into effect in 1946. (All Rose Bowl unless indicated) 1923-USC 14, Penn State 3 1930-USC 47, Pittsburgh 14 1932-USC 21, Tulane 12 1933-USC 35, Pittsburgh 0 1939-USC 7, Duke 3 1940-USC 14, Tennessee 0 1944-USC 29, Washington 0 1945USC 25, Tennessee 0 1946-Alabama 34, USC 14 1948-MICHIGAN 49, USC 0 1953-USC 7, Wisconsin 0 1955-Ohio State 20, USC 7 1963-USC 42, Wisconsin 37 1967-Purdue 14, USC 13 1968-USC 14, Indiana 3 1968-Ohio State 27, USC 16 1970-USC 10, MICHIGAN 3 1973-USC 42, Ohio State 17 1974-Ohio State 42, USC 21 1975-USC 18, Ohio State 17 1977-USC 14, MICHIGAN 6 1977-USC 47, Texas A&M 28 (Bluebonnet Bowl) 1970 1970 1977 An ~bz trbipan i at1 Picture Credits Cover Design by Joanne and Lynne Schneider Photographs by A an Bilinsky. Andy Freeberg and Brad Benjamin y Great selection of toys, games, A stuffed animals for Christmas! Browse early at the Ib 'Old-Fashioned Toy Store ° !Shop for the unusual "THE FRIENDLY STUDENI STORE" CAMPUS BIKE&-TOY 514 E. 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