0 WISCONSIN SEEKS REVENGE FOR '77 DRUBBING: Undefeated Badgers to test Blue The Michigan Daily-Saturday, October 21, 1978-Page 7 THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN WISCONSIN OFFENSE By PAUL CAMPBELL Having squelched 'the persistent rumor that they possessed a Heisman trophy candidate at quarterback, Michigan's Wolverines return to the grueling business of winning Big Ten games today before a sellout crowd of over 79,000 at Wisconsin's Camp Ran- dall Stadium. As they have the past two years, Michigan fdces a must-win situation in every conference game to insure them- selves a shot at another Rose Bowl bid. But something has definitely changed. No longer are the Wolverines on the brink because of an undefeated giant looming in Columbus. The threats are coming from every direction this year -from East Lansing, from West Lafayette, and even from Madison. Wisconsin is undefeated, but a 20-20 tie last week against Illinois stumped the Badgers chances of moving into fir- st place. They now rest a half game behind Purdue, but things may be con- siderably gloomier in four weeks after games against the Wolverines, Michigan State, Ohio State, and the Boilermakers. Last year the Badgers were 5-0 and ranked 14th before coming to Ann Ar- bor, where they were beaten so badly (56-0), that they didn't win a game the rest of the year. Coach Dave McClain was busy guiding BaliState to a 9-2 record and an MAC crown, but he still paid enough at- tention to adopt an almost reverent at- titude towards Michigan. "They're an awesome football team," said McClain. "They have so much speed and so much talent. They are just a better team than we are." Maybe McClain didn't see last week's game, when Michigan spent a long af- ternoon displaying their weaknesses to upcoming foes. "Oh, I saw it," McClain said. "But I really would rather have seen Michigan win. It would have made it easier for us to prepare for them." But McClain says his team will have no problems psyching for Michigan af- ter last year's humiliation. Still, he's counting on some Wolverine errors to turn the tide early. "If we play a great football game and they play a very good one, our chances are still quite slim. They have to make, mistakes like they did last week." The mistakes McClain specifically referred to are the three interceptions Rick Leach threw in the first half of the State game. It continued a passing slump which has plagued Leach all year. He's completed only 39 percent of his passes. But Badger quarterback Mike Kalasmiki hasn't done much better, having hit 30 passes in 76 tries. Wiscon- sin has a freshman sensation named John Josten who is pressing Kalasmiki and may see some time. The Badgers biggest problem is their size. Rarely does Michigan carry a weight advantage on both lines, but that will be the case today. "We have an offensive guard who's only 5-10 and 210," said McClain. "That's a tremendous advantage for Michigan. But we'll just have to stand in there and whip some people." McClain's pessimism is one of the lessons he learned from his first teacher, Bo Schembechler. Schem- bechler is predictable as ever, but after last week it seems like more than con- ference lip service. - "Wisconsin's a fine team," Schem- bechler said in earnest. "But we are not going to over-prepare for the pass, like we did before last week." Last week, the Wolverines tried to open up early on offense, and were bur- ned. Whenever they returned to their traditional option offense, the ball moved up and down the field. This week, they'll probably use the power early, reserving the fancy stuff for later. "We're ready to run at the," Bo said. "But that doesn't mean we'll run over them." WOLVERINE TALES: Wisconsin hasn't beaten Michigan since 1962, and the series stands in Michigan's favor by a 29-7 count.. . . The Badgers tailback, Ira Matthews, is fifth in the country in punt returns, averaging 17.1 yards... Offensive tackle John Powers, who missed last week's game, is also expec- ted to be on the sidelines today. That brings the number of starters who are out of action to three. Bill Dufek and Gene Johnson are the others. (80) (68) (61) (50) (64) (76) (18) (22) (33) (25) ( 7) Doug Marsh Jon Giesler Greg Bartnick Steve Nauta John Arbeznik Mike Leoni Rodney Feaster Ralph Clayton Russell Davis Harlan Huckleby Rick Leach (230) (254) (241) (229) (243) (246) (188) (210) (223) (198) (194) TE ST -RG C LG QT WR WB FB TB QB (87) (68) (66) (52) (56) (75) ( 6) (10) (26) (25) (18). Ray Sydnor Dave Krall Patrick Kelly Jim Moore Brad Jackomino Ray Snell Wayne Souza David Charles Tom Strauss Ira Matthews Mike Kalasmiki (225 (253) (228) (250) (212) (251) (187) (192) (199) (182) (210) DEFENSE (92) (91) (90) (95) (55)' (40) (46) (42) (16) (28) (40) Mark DeSantis Tom Seabron Chris Godfrey Curtis Greer Dale Keitz Ron Simpkins Jerry Meter Gene Bell Mike Jolly Mark Braman Michael Harden (215) (214) '(240) (236) (233) (225) (210) (199) (181) (197) (183) OLB OLB T T MG ILB ILB Wolf WHB SHB S (41) (95) (67) (76) (20) (14) (48) ( 8) (37) (29) (12) Dave Ahrens Guy Boliaux Kasey Cabral + Tom Schremp + Dan Relich + Dave Crossen + Dennis Christenson Greg Gordon + Lawrence Johnson+ Ross Anderson+ George Welch + (216) (203) (244) (251) (214) (230) (222) (206) (201) (175) (195) BLUE GRABS OT WIN IN OPENER: Icers edge past' - By BILLY NEFF. period. Miller deposited his second tally Senior Mike Coffman tipped in a as Lerg dragged a BGSU defenseman lose puck with 35 seconds remaining in and goalie Charko away from the play. the overtime period to enable Michigan The senior captain simply battled the to upend Bowling Green 5-4 last night. loose puck into the twine to draw the Several fights broke out after the win- Wolverines within one goal. ning goal was scored as Bowling Green As the clock ticked down to just over disputed the goal. If 35 more seconds two minutes remaining in the contest, had gone by the game would have en- MwchmgnremaiginreaOffes ded in a tie. Michigan received a big break. Off With 1:44 left in the tightly contested face-off, Bowling Green center Mar game, and Bowling Green leading 4-3, Wells tripped up Wolverine left winge Mark Miller broke the puck lose and Billy Wheeler and was whistled off the pushed it into the unguarded Falcon net ice. This was a very questionable call for his hat trick and sent the game into considering the time left in the game. fortihishatrickandentothegameddin RIGHT FROM THE opening whistle, overtime. Dan Leng and Doug Todd had the Falcon dekers came out banging the stormed the Bowling Green goal and inexperienced Blue icers. The physical prevented their netminder Wally play paid off immediately as Falcon Charko from going after the lose puck, left wing John Markell scored in the allowing Miller to colleet the power second minute of play. John Gibb and pBOWLING GREEN looked to have McPhee assisted on the play. the game locked up when the Falcons' Later in the penalty-filled first George McPhee picked the pocket of period, freshman Murray Laves former high school teammate Terry registered his first goal ever asa Cullen and beat goal tender Rudi Var- Wolverine off a fine 2-on-1 play witi van early in the third period. Wheeler: Eaves made no mistake abou The youthful Michigan icers, this one as he rifled it high over however, would not concede victory Charko's glove. and came roaring back in the final JUST 2:05 seconds later, defenseman Falcons fizzle Falcons Gibb propelled the Falcons into the first period lead when his shot from the point eluded Blue goalie Varvari. Varvari excelled for Michigan as he kept the pesky Wolverines in the. game throughout the period. When just 17 seconds had elapsed in the second stanza, Miller singed the nets for Michigan. The Ontario native stole the puck at the Michigan blue line, raced down the left side, and fired a bullet past the bewildered Charko. REGENCY TRAVEL PRESENTS 1 AIR ONLY SPECIALS Daily Photo by ALAN BILINSKY MICHIGAN LEFT WING Gordie Hampson (19) protects the puck as he tries to move it out of his corner against Bowling Green's Mike Cotter (11) in first period action at Yost Arena last night. The game featured a hat-trick by Michigan captain Mark Miller and a two goal Blue comeback that forced the contest into overtime. It ended in a hard-fought 5-4 Wolverine victory. BIG TEN LEAD UP FOR GRABS 11inois to battle upstart Purdue By MARK MINANOVIC Who would have thought that at any point in the 1978 football season Purdue would be sitting all alone at the top of the Big Ten? That's exactly where the Bpilermakers are after they upset Ohio State last Saturday. They also received a little help from Michigan State, who knocked off Michigan. This Saturday they will be further tested on a regional ABC football game at Illinois. Other Big Ten match-ups, besides the Michigan-Wisconsin game, include Indiana at Michigan State, Iowa at Ohio State, and Minnesota at Northwestern. PURDUE (2-0 in the Big Ten) has lost six of its last eight games to the Illini, and hopes to turn it around behind the strong passing arm of sophomore Mark Herrmann. Herrmann completed 22 of 34 passes for 210 yards in last week's 27- 16 win over Ohio State, which propelled the Boilermakers to 19th in the country in both polls. Purdue also has a strong running game, with fullback John Macon leading the Big Ten in rushing and tailback Russell Pope ranking four- th. Illinois (0-1-2) is coming off a 20-20 tie with explosive Wisconsin. The Illini defense will need to come up with a top- notch performance, which it hasn't proved capable of doing, if they hope to upset Purdue. Indiana (14) travels to East Lansing top meet the Spartans from Michigan State (1-1).The Hoosier defense, ranked ninth in the Big Ten, will have its hands full trying to stop a powerful MSU at- tack, featuring the conference's leading passer, Ed Smith. LAST WEEK SMITH befuddled the uphill comeback climb at home against Iowa (1-1). Freshman quarterback Art Schlichter of the Bucks leads the Big Ten in total offense, but has thrown 13 interceptions already. Iowa quarterback 'Jeff Green will have a chance to improve his own woeful statistics against an Ohio State pass defense that ranks dead last in the conference, giving up an average of 224.4 yards per game. Iowa will be trying to bounce back from a tough 22- 20 loss to Minnesota. MINNESOTA IS playing North- western in the final Big Ten contest. The Gophers' (1-1) offense is led by quarterback Mark Carlson, who was 14-, 19 for 175 yards and two touchdowns last week. He can also hand the ball off to tailback Marion Barber, who rushed for 122 yards against Iowa and ranks third in the ponference. Minnesota also has a strong pass defense, allowing op- ponents an average of only 115 yards through the air. Northwestern, 0-3-1 in the conference, will be looking for its first victory in front of a home crowd not expected to exceed 20,000. Coach Rick Venturi doesn't seem discouraged by his club's 0-5-1 overall record however. "We've really had fine practices this week. We live for today, and we don't linger on what's happened in the past." He believes that the key to beating Minnesota is to, "eliminate mistakes. We've played some good football at times, but we've been losing games by making mistakes at the wrong times," commented Venturi. First Period Scoring-I. BG-Markell (McPage, Gibb) 1:28, 2. M-Eaves (Wheeler) 13:53, 3. BG-Gibb (Murrow, Wells) 15:58. Pena lties-BG-Markell (slashing) 2:00, BG--Cotter (high sticking) 6:10, M-Cullen (tripping) 6:40, BG-Gibb (cross- checking) 7:46, M-Lundberg (interference) 14:38. BG-Titanic (slashing) 15:00, M-Richmond (slashing) 15:00, BG-B. Newton (high sticking) 18:33, BG-Cotter (roughing) 18:52, M-Coffman (roughing) 18:52, M-Coffman (roughing) 18:52, BG-Titanic (not going to bench) 18:52, M-lam- pson (not going to bench) 18:52. BILILBOARD Today is the final day for students interested in obtaining season basket- ball tickets to apply for them. Ap- plications will be accepted at the Trak/Tennis Building from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Applicants will need their student ID, a picture ID and $26 (cash or check). SCORES Los Angeles 6, Washington 4 Atlanta 7, Montreal 5 NBA Denver 126, New Jersey 117 San Diego 110, Chicago 94 Philadelphia 126, Detroit 117 Second Period Scoring: 4. M-Miller :17, 5. BG-Markell (Gibb. Morrow) 16:07. Penalties: M-Lerg (tripping) :54, M-Miller (high sticking) 8:28, BG-Markell (rough- ing) 9:01, M-Richmnond (roughing) 13:36, BG- MacLellan (high sticking) 15:19, M-Blum (high sticking) 15:19, BG-Markell (interference) 19:20. Third Period Scoring: 6. BG-McPhee 1:58, M-Miller 8:50. 8. M-Miller (Lerg, Todd) 18:16. Penalties: M-Lerg (highsticking) 3:11, BG-MacLellan (tripping) 4:43, BG-Guertin (hooking) 8:44, BG-Wells (tripping) 17:.56. OVERTIME: 9. M-Coff man 9:25. SAVES ATHENS Fr.. S575 BANGKOK From 479 BERLIN Fro f18S BRUSSELS From 1171 HONG KONG From 429 ISRAEL orn 591 JAKARTA From 559 KOREA o. 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