0 Page 8--Saturday, October 20, 1979-The Michigan Daily QB SITUATION UP IN THE AIR Day late, dollar short Illini worry Bo By GEOFF LARCOM It s happened three years in a row now and you have to wonder if this season will be any different. Michigan, undefeated in the con- ference and seemingly invincible, gets unceremoniously dumped on its backside to an irreverent underdog squad. THREE YEARS AGO it was Purdue, - 16-14, in West Lafayette. The next year Minnesota turned the upset trick in the north country with a baffling 16-0 shutout of the Wolverines. And last season it was Michigan State furnishing the bitter pill, with Michigan gagging on the sad 24-15 result. Suffice it to say that few concerned with Michigan football are giving today's game with Illinois in Cham- paign the ho-hum treatment. NOT EVEN THE fact that the Illini are 1-5 on the season has served to lighten the Wolverine burden, and for that there is ample reason. The Wolverines, while 5-1 and sitting pretty atop the Big Ten at 3-0, still haven't shown the explosiveness on of- fense that in past years made games like this one seem so academic. Other than that 49-7 whipping of North- western, it's been nail biting time in conference play throughout, with both Michigan State and Minnesota throwing considerable scares into the Wolverines. "ILLINOIS IS NOT that bad a foot- ball team," said Bo Schembechler. "Since we're playing them in Cham- paign it makes it that much tougher. "Most of the upsets in the Big Ten come when you are playing on the road," he added. "Even though Ohio State and Michigan are still at the top of the conference, it's getting harder to stay up there. " A Schembechlerism if ever there was one, right? Still, lending some credence to Bo's claim is the fact that Illinois' record is deceiving, that is, as 1-5 slates go. GARY MOELLER'S squad lost to Missouri by eight points, Navy by one, and then to surprising Iowa by six, before Purdue put the Illini away 28-14 last week. And Moeller, a former defensive coordinator under Schembechler, has had more than those close-but-no-cigar scores troubling him this season. He lost first string quarterback Rich Weiss in the opening game of the season, with the job falling to Lawrence McCullough. McCullough was hurt and last week calling the signals was junior Tim McAvoy. IN SEEING HIS first collegiate ac- tion in two years, McAvoy fared well, completing 12 of 21 passes for 141 yards and no interceptions.*As of yesterday, McCullough was still listed as a questionable starter. Meanwhile, Schembechler will con- tinue with B.J. Dickey as his number one man at quarterback, continually maintaining that the two man setup he's been using will do the ob. One thing Moeller and co. expect from either Dickey or substitute John Wangler is the big play. It's a curious fact, but ole' grind it out Michigan has been a big play team of late, with a 66 yard bomb to Ralph Clayton providing the winning score at East Lansing, and Butch Woolfolk's breakaway runs making the difference /against the Gophers. "MICHIGAN HAS great speed at wide receiver and in the backfield," said Moeller. "They don'tithrow that much, but when they do it's for long yardage. "The running has been spotty at times, but then those big backs will break away for a 40 to 50 yard gain." Indeed, Moeller's on target in his assessment. Without those breathtaking plays, Michigan might not be singing an undefeated Big Ten tune this week. That's also another reason why everyone's taking the Illini so seriously today. THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN ILLINOIS OFFENSE (80) (72) (65) (59) (64) (75) (30) (22) (10) (23) (32) (83) (53) (95) (55) (77) (40) (41) (31) (16) (28) Doug Marsh........ Ed Muransky....... Kurt Becker...... George Lilja........ John Arbeznik-......+ Bubba Paris........ Alan Mitchell........ Ralph Clayton....... B.JT. Dickey........+ Lawrence Reid....... Stan Edwards..... Ben Needham...... Mel Owens ........... Curtis Greer....... Dale Keitz......... Mike Trgovac...... Ron Simpkins..... Andy Cannavino ..... Stuart Harris....... Mike Jolly ........... Mark Braman..... (235) (266) (244) (249) (243) (273) (184) (226) (188) (223) (205) TE RT RG C LG LT WR WB QB FB TB (81) (69) (60) (62) (76) (59) (26) (36) ( 9) (42) (23) Mike Sherrod ........ John Mulchrone ..... Mike Carrington. Troy McMillin ..... Bob McClure...... Mike Priebe....... Larry Powell....... Greg Foster........ Tim McAvoy.... . Calvin Thomas ..... Wayne Strader ....... (235) (278) (243) (235) (224) (260) (177) (210) (200) (225) (214) DEFENSE (211) (235) (250) (233) (227) (229) (221) (195) (186) (195) OLB OLB T T MG ILB ILB WOLF WHB SHB (37) (84) (49) (86) (66) (34) (38) (27) ( 6) (15) Earnest Adams ......+ Kelvin Atkins ......... Dave Dwyer......,+ Stanley Ralp........ Kenny Durrell....... 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Boston (17-10), 2.99 LHP-Mike Flanagan, Baltimore (23-9), 3.08 Relief Pitcher-Jim Kern, Texas (13-5),. 1.57 NATIONAL LEAGUE 1B-Keith Hernandez, St. Louis.E344 2B--Dave Lopes, Los Angeles, .265 3B-Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, .253 SS-Garry Templeton, St. Louis. .314 OF-Dave Winfield, San Diego, .308 OF-Dave Kingman, Chicago, .288 OF-Dave Parker, Pittsburgh, .310 C-Ted Simmons, St. Louis, .283 RHP-Joe Nlekro,)ouston (21-11). 3.00 LHP-Bill Lee, Montreal (16-10), 3.04 Relief Pitcher-Bruce Sutter, Chicago (6-6)., 2.23 RACE FOR ROSES INTENSIFIES: Purdue aims at sinking Spartans Student Newspaper at The University of Michigan * I r------------ WRITE YOUR AD HERE! ----------- fI I -L-----------ni... CLIP AND MAIL TODAY !------------l H ~USE THIS HANDY CHART TO QUICKLY ARRIVE AT AD COST I H Words 1 2 3 4 5 add. 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Purdue is still very much in the Big Ten race, with to Mi their lone conference loss coming to a good, but nowhere near Iowa great, Minnesota team. And on the other side of the card avera State has all but been eliminated from the Rose Bowl picture. Iowa THE LOSS AT home against Michigan two weeks ago leadir hurt, but losing at Wisconsin last weekend virtually ended a gam any hopes of the Spartans spending the holidays in Pasadena. Mi Mark Herrmann, Purdue's junior quarterback who holds just forme about every passing record in his school's history, will lead rushii the Boilermakers against the MSU defense that allowed 38 ce in points last Saturday. QL Spartan quarterback Bert Vaughn is expected to return Big T this week after missing the Wisconsin loss with a bruised to Mi kidney. Vaughn may be less than 100 percent, and Spartan se, so coach Darryl Rogers may call on sophomore Bryan Clark if Wi Vaughn eppers ineffective. when The Spartans still believe they can get an impressive bowl Badg bid if they can come on strong in the remaining five games of totalc the season. They need strong showings against Purdue add in last w DEXTER CIDER, MILL " Sweet Cider everyday 9 Fresh Doughnuts on weekends 8 a.m.-6 p.m.-7 days a week 3685 Central St.; 8 miles west of A2 nbus against Ohio State next week however, to entertain uch hopes. LTHOUGH THERE ARE two other teams with only one rence loss, a Purdue defeat in East Lansing (or here else along the way for that matter) would just t-guarantee another Michigan-Ohio State showdown at nd of the season to determine the conference's Rose representative. ne of the other teams with only one loss, Iowa, plays host innesota in the Hawkeyes' homecoming game. With scoring more than 32 points a game and Minnesota aging over 27, this should be a wide-open football game. is led on offense by tailback Dennis Mosley, who is ng the Big Ten in rushing with an average of 133.8 yards ne. innesota also has its share of outstanding offensive per- ers. Fullback Garry White, who is third in the Big Ten in rg, teams up with Marion Barber, who led the conferen- rushing in 1978. UARTERBACK MARK CARLSON is number two in the en in passing after having abig game in last week's loss chigan. Iowa is ninth in the conference in passing defen- Carlson may have a chance to pad his statistics. isconsin will find the going a little tougher this week they take on Ohio State and their stingy defense. The ers will be hard-pressed to approach the 342 yards in offense and 38 points it ran up against Michigan State ieek. The Buckeyes are third in the conference in total defense, and second against the score. Wisconsin quarterback Steve Parish, who has completed 56.1 percent of his passes, may be able to throw suc- cessfully against the questionable OSU secondary. Buckeye quarterback Art Schlichter leads the Big Ten in total of- fense. INDIANA WILL be favored to remain in the thick of the conference race when Northwestern invades Bloomington today. With just one conference loss (47-6 to Ohio State last week) the 'Hoosiers are in a three way tie for third place. . Special Attraction this TUESDAY at Rick's American Cafe: 50's NIGHT Lr," 504 Cover 0 504Mugs of Beer Northwestern is the last bright spot on the IU schedule, however. In the last four weeks of the season, the Hoosies take on Michigan State, Minnesota, Michigan, and Purdue. Those four games will determine how much of a contender Indiana is. Join The Daily Sports StaffI Free &hibition