'Cats catch Wolverine (Continued from Page 1) team had committed in its previous three games.. "THE ARIZONA offense controlled the ball quite a bit on us and that con- tributed to our problems." The Wildcats managed 256 total yar- ds while Michigan was collecting 273, out passing the Wolverines 92 yards to 50. "I'm surprised that they ran as well as they did," said Schembechler, "but I knew they'd run on us.'" Arizona dominated the entire first half, as they led Michigan in every of- fensive catergory at the end of the second quarter. Sophomore fullback Hubert Oliver did the most damage to the Wolverines as he rambled for 80 of his team high 99 yards in the first half. THE ONLY BRIGHT spot Michigan could point to during the half came at 5:04 of the first quarter as tailback Harlan Huckleby raced around left end for 26 of his game high 104 rushing yar- ds. The big gainer 'Huckleby moved ahead of. former Michigan great Tom Harmon into sixth place on the all-time Michigan rushing list with 2,219 yards. Teammate Russell Davis also eclipsed the 2,000 yard mark in rushing, gaining 76 yards for a total of 2,069 and eighth place on the all-time list. In the three plays following Huckley's run, Michigan was stopped short of the first down, forcing Greg Willner to popa 40-yard punt down to the Arizona four. On the Wildcats first play, the 5-9 Oliver fumbled the ball following a jarring hit by tackle Curtis Greer, and outslide linebacker Tom Seabron recovered for Michigan at the Arizona two. On the next play, Huckleby took a pit- chout from Leach and scampered off left end for Michigan's first touchdown. The Willner conversion put the Wolverines up 7-0, but the lead was short lived. FOLLOWING THE kickoff, Arizona took possession of their own 28, but managed only five yards in the next s napping three downs. Wildcat punter Frank Garcia lofted his kick to keep back ended the Wildcats' scoring for, the da Mike Harden who fumbled the ball over and set the stage for Michigan his shoulder down to the Michigan 19- comeback. yard line where Arizona linebacke Jack Leach made the most of a wide ope Housley recovered for the Wildcats. Dough Marsh, flinging a 21-yard pass Four plays later, tailback Larry the tight end who went untouched ti Heater steamed off left guard for the final nine yards, capping a 73-yar touchdown. Arizona's Bill Zivic conver- drive in nine plays to cut the Arizg ted, and the game was knotted at 7-7 as lead to 17-14 and end the scoring in ti the first quarter ended. first half following the conversion. Michigan could muster only one yard It wasn't until late in the third qua on its next possession and Willner was ter that the action picked up agai: forced to punt again. His 44-yard boot Arizona was forced to punt after the placed the ball on the Arizona 33-yard second drive of the quarter stallet line. The Wildcat drive stalled as defen- Garcia dropped back to punt with ti sive back Gene Bell broke up two con- ball resting on the Arizona 15-yard lin secutive passes and Arizona was forced but middle guard Dale Keitz stormedi to settle for a 24-yard Zivic field goal, for a block with the ball going out on tl giving the 'Cats a 10-7 lead., Arizona one. MICHIGAN TOOK control following THREE PLAYS later on the openir the kickoff on their own 25-yard line and play of the fourth quarter, Leach drol on their first play, Leach fumbled at- ped back to pass to tight end Mar tempting to pitch out to Huckeby and Schmerge, but was intercepted in th Arizona defensive end Fred Bledsore endzone. recovered at the Wolverine 21. Five Michigan move 68 yards in 13 play plays later, fullback Oliver took a pit- 12 on the ground following Arizona cout and raced 10 yards for Arizona's possession, with Davis going over fq second touchdown. Zivic's conversion the winning touchdown. A near 'Cat-astrophe La)iyrfolo by) MIKE HARDEN, left, commits a costly fumble on a first quarter Arizona punt. Campbell's Scoop by Paul Campbell Big Ten Standings Conference Wisconsin ....... MICHIGAN ..... Purdue........ Ohio State....... Iowa.......... Michigan State .. Minnesota..... Indiana-........ Illinois....... Northwestern ... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1. 1 1 2 All 4 0 4 0 ,3 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 0 0l 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 MICHIGAN ARIZONA First downs................ 16 1 15 Rushing (att/yds).......... 55/223 52/164 Passing (att/com/int) ..... 9/3/1 15/S/0 Passing yards.............. 50 92 Total Offensive.............273 256 Punts (no./avg)..........6/38.0 8/41.3 Fumbles (no./lost).........2/2 1/1 Penalties (no./yds)......... 1/5 0/0' SCORING PLAYS 1st M-Huckleby, 2 yd. run(Willner kick) A-Heater, I yd. run (Zivic kick) 2nd A-Zivic,.24 yd. field goal A-Oliver, 10 yd. run (Zivic kick) M-Marsh, 30 yd. pass from Leach (Willner kick) 4th M-R. Davis, 1yd. run (Willner kick) SCORING Michigan ......................... 7 7 0 7-21 Arizona...................... 7 10 0 0-17 RUSHING MICHIGAN Leach..................... ARIZONA Oliver..................... Heater ......................... Nelson ...................... Krohn...................... PASSING MICHIGAN ATTI Leach...................9 ARIZONA Krohn ..................15 RECEIVING MICHIGAN 18 ' 43 25 14 3 10 99 57 7 1 COM INT 3 1 YD Arizona offense. . Wolre rine look-a-like T HE WAY ARIZONA coach Tony Mason had it figured, there was only one way for his team to beat Michigan. They had to "tough it out" up the middle, going head-to-head and trying to run right over the Michigan defense. No finesse, just straight ahead power football. At first, this notion seemed quite impertinent. I mean, could Mason really have expected that he could bring his sunshine-loving Southwester- ners into an Ann Arbor autumn and beat Michigan's Midwestern toughs at their own game? Surely the man must realize that no one beats Michigan on the ground. Much less a team from the PAC-10, where, as we all know, foot- ball games are won by sheer gimmickry. Give him one, maybe two series of plays and he'd go scrambling for his old playbook, filled with pass pays, double reverses and an occasional earthquake. But Mason's team trashed my pre-conceptions in the first half. They didn't just run the ball, they ran it behind superb blocking. They ran it right up the gut, outgaining Michigan by almost 60 yards. Both of their touch- downs came on running plays. When they passed, it often times was to a back flaring out. Mason had done something few coaches have done in Michigan Stadium--he'd played it even more conservatively than Bo Schembechler. "We thought they could be run on," Mason said after the game.."But we also knew that Michigan was too quick to be beat outside-the shortest distance is right at 'em.'' What Mason said he saw in the film was a typical Michigan defen- se-smaller than most on the line, but highly mobile, agile, and skilled in the art of -pursuit. What he had up his sleeve was one of the largest collections of offensive linemen Michigan has seen. Arizona's five starters on the line collectively tipped the scales at 1282 pounds. Michigan's defensive counter- parts weighted a mere 1120 pounds, which gave the Wildcats better than a 30 pound advantage in each matchup. He also knew he had a fine pair of running backs in Larry Heater and Hubert Oliver. Tailback Heater had been the star for the first four games, but yesterday was Oliver's turn to shine. He carried the ball 25 times and caught four passes, accounting for 135 yards of total offense. Schembechler was taking an I-told-you-so attitude about the performan- ce of Oliver and Heater. "We haven't seen a better pair of running backs come up against us in a long while," Schembechler said. "They've been, doing it all year, sok it's no surprise to us they did it today."t But Bo is not used to seeing it being done so well against a Michigan defense. He confessed that he was surprised-surprised that.Arizona con- trolled the ball so well. So why doesn't every team come in here and run a million times up the middle? Simple. Few teams have an offensive line like Arizona's. Those guys weren't just five jelly rolls, they were good blockers. Oliver was tough, too. Not many teams have a back who can absorb the bruises of 25 trips into the teeth of a defense and still be effective. Most of all, few teams have a coach like Mason. You can believe him when he speaks of his system. "I can't motivate all at once," Mason said. "It takes patience and time." He's had a classic coaching education. A gaudy record in football-rich Ohio, eight years as a Big Ten assistant, and three years as the head coach at Cincinnati where he built the team up to a 9-2 record. Last year he premiered at Arizona with a 5-7 record. This year's team is better, and next year's will undoutedly be better yet. So, if you're wondering why the Wolverines had to struggle considerably more than is their custom, look no further than Mason. He was calm after the loss, because he knew his team had done their best. Arizona is good, but Mason knows that he was beaten by a better team. He fielded questions thoughtfully, and even found time for humor when he was asked if he missed the Big Ten. "Have you ever been to Arizona?" he asked. 8 0 Next Week's Games' Michigan State at MICHIGAN Northwestern at Indiana Ohio State at Purdue Iowa at Minnesota Wisconsin at Illinois Marsh ..................... Clayton .................... ARIZONA Oliver .......................... Harvey..... ............... Holmes ...................... Beyer ........................... Katnik .............. r........... NO. YDS 2 34 1 16 L ATT Huckleby ........................ 18 R. Davis........................ 19 YDS AVG 104 5.8 76 4.0 4 1 1 1 36 35 11 7 3 BIG TEN RO0UND UP SMU By The Associated Press COLUMBUS - Fourteenth-ranked Ohio State survived a final-seconcl missed field goal by Eddie Garcia for a 35-35 college tie yesterday with Southern Methoidst, a two-touchdown underdog. Garcia's field goal-bid from 47 yards out sailed wide to the left with two. seconds remaining on the clock. Dave Hill's interception of an Art Schlichter pass provided the Mustangs with their final drive toward the field goal. Hill intercepted Schlichter at the Ohio State 37 and SMU's sophomore passing whiz, Mike Ford, led the Mustangs to the Ohio State 29, setting up Garcia's field goal attempt. For complete details on the Notre Dame-Michigan State game and results from the baseball playoffs as well, see more sports on pages 8 and 9. Ford, intercepted seven times in a 35- 7 defeat by the Buckeyes last season, completed 36 or 57 passes for 341 yards. He figured in four touchdowns for SMU. Ford ran three times for 1-yard touchdowns and passed 11 yards to Elton Garrett. Ohio State rallied from a 21-14 half- time deficit, piling up 21 points in the third quarter before Ford scored a pair fights The Mustang quarterback ran for 2 points that tied the score at 35-35 with 3:41 to go. The Mustangs had lost seven straight times to Buckeye teams coached by Woody Hayes. The tie left both squads with 2-1-1 records. Wisconsin 34, Indiana 7 MADISON-Ira Matthews scored on runs of six and 26 yards and returned a punt 71 yards for another touchdown, leading Wisconsin to a 34-7 Big Ten vic- tory over Indiana yesterday. Matthews rushed 18 times for 87 yar- ds and quarterback Mike Kalasmiki scored on a one-yard sneak for the Badgers, 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. Indiana, 1-3 this season and 0-1 in the conference, failed to convert a first down on seven successive possessions from early in the first quarter until late in the second, while Wisconsin built a 21-0 lead. * * * Purdue 14, Wake Forest 7 WEST LAFAYETTE-Quarterback Mark Herrmann passed for 188 yards yesterday and directed Purdue's four- th-quarter drive capped by Russell Pope's 2-yard touchdown run that lifted the Boilermakers past Wake Forest 14- 7. OSU to draw Purdue managed only two field goals by Scott Sovereen through the first three periods, and Wake Forest went ahead 7-6 on a touchdown by James McDougald three plays after Purdue's Tony Gallivan fumbled a Wake Forest punt. * * * Oregon St. 1 7,Minnesota 14 MINNEAPOLIS-Tim Smith re-, turned a kickoff 90 yards for a touch- down late in the first quarter and quar- terback Steve Smith lofted a third- quarter touchdown pass yesterday, lif- ting Oregon State to a 17-14 upset vic- tory over Minnesota. Smith's 90-yard return came on the enusing kickoff after Minnesota had driven 83 yards to assume a 7-3 lead. Smith scooted from right to left, break- ing open about midfield, and outracing two Gopher defenders down the left sidelines to put Oregon State on top 10-7. Utah 13, Iowa 9 IOWA CITY-Quarterback Randy Gomez threw for 148 yards and a touch" down and sophomore running back Tony Lindsay ran for 136 yards to lead Utah to a 13-9 intersectional upset yesterday over Iowa. Gomez hit 13 of 28 passes, including a five-yarder to Lindsay fo a touchdown. Iowa, 1-3, failed to sustain an offen- sive drive and was limited to just thre field goals by Scott Schilling. Utah, 3-1, also got kicking help fro Jeff Ituck who kicked field goals of 2 and 46 yards. ASU 56, Northwestern 14 EVANgTON-Quarterback Mar Malone hurled three touchdown pass and ran for two more scores yesterda to lead Arizona State's Sun Devils to e 56-14 intersectional football victor3 over Northwestern's winless Wildcats. Boosting their record to 4-1, the SuI Devils amassed 566 yards in total offen se and quickly ran up a 21-0 lead in th( first quarter over Northwestern, whicl had only a scoreless tie to show agains four defeats. * * * Missouri 45, Illinois 3 COLUMBIA, Mo.-Quarterback Phi Bradley completed 12 of 16 passes in th first half, one a 70-yard touchdowr bomb to Stevie Sly, in driving Missour to a 45-3 romp over Illinois in noncon ference football yesterday. Bradley, an Illinois product, found the range on 14 of 21 aerials overall. The tosses accounted for 189 yards as Missouri avenged two consecutive up- set defeats at the hands of the Illini and boosted its record to 3-2. of touchdowns in the final 15 minutes. COLLEGE FOOTBALL MICHIGAN 21, Arizona 17 Missouri 45, Illinois 3 Wisconsin 34, Indiana 7 Utah 13, Iowa 9 NotreDame 29 Michigan State 25 Oregon State 17, Minnesota 14 Arizona State 56, Northwestern 14 Ohio State 35, SMU 35 Purdue 14, Wake Forest 7 Lehigh 27, Delaware 17 Maryland 31, North Carolina St. 7 Nebraska 23, Iowa State 0 Oklahoma 31, Texas 10 Texas A&M 38, Texas Tech 9 Alabama 20, Washington 17 Louisiana St. 34, Florida 21 SCORES Penn State 30, Kentucky 0 Georgia Tech 6, South Carolina 3 Georgia 42, Mississippi 3 Miam (O) 7, North Carolina 3 Duke 20, Virginia 13 Tennessee 31, Army 13 Tulane 38, Vanderbilt 3 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 7 Central Michigan 17, Ohio U. 3 Ball St.7,Indian St. 0 Slippery Rock 14, California, Pa. 3 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS- Syracuse 31, W. Virginia 15 Pittsburgh 32, Boston College 15 Rutgers 28, Yale 27 Harvard 24, Colgate 21 Houston 20, Baylor 18 Colorado 17, Kansas 7 California 21, Oregon 18 Western Michigan 14, Kent St. 0 Brown 44, Princeton 16 Boston U. 20, Dartmouth 17 Utah St. 24, Brigham Young7 Kansas St.18, Oklahoma St. 7 Penn 31, Columbia 19 Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 3 (Wins best of five series) New York 2, Kansas City 1 (Wins best of five series) MISTAKES STYMIE OFFENSE: Three big errors disappoint Bo By RICK MADDOCK Oh, how sweet it would have been for the Wolverines if they could have maintained their one turnover a game average. Why then, the 104,913 fans at the stadium yesterday would have been able to sit back and enjoy a normal, one-sided Michigan triumph. Instead, the fans viewed three costly mistakes. "Every football team .in America makes mistakes. That's fundamental," Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler said. "You just try to avoid them as much as possible. We've just been lucky. You get a little complacent, thinking you're not going to do it when you only have won a game. We are not msunhumn ahead on a field goal, the turnover plague struck again. This time Rick Leach was just about ready to pitch the ball to Harlan Huckleby. Leach was hit and the ball spurted out. Defensive end Fred Bledsoe fell on the ball, giving Arizona possession on the Michigan 21- yard line. Five plays later, Arizona went ahead, 17-7. "We did not execute well today. I'm disappointed in some of the things that we did. Things that I don't think we ought to be doing," Schembechler said. AND FINALLY, the turnover that could have broken the Wolverines' hearts, but didn't came right at the start of the fourth quarter. Down by three, the Wolverines had just come up with the big play - a passes, and you can't throw an interception in the end zone when you need a field goal to tie. You can't do those things. That's just unbelievable," Schembechler said. "How can you do the things that we did? How can you do that. We're going to have to look at that with some degree of. . . I may even have to lose my poise," Schembechler added. The Wolverines could have lost their poise after the interception, Leach's first of the year, but they did not. They came back and drove 68 yards in 13 plays on their next possession. "We knew we could come back and get the job done," fullback Russell Davis said. "'I think the mistakes came from a laknfenneentration." h - '