Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, September 22, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, September 22, 1974 roger .. over and out ROGER ROSS ITER Hey Coach,.. .. how about Denny? OKAY, Bo Schembechler, you told us so. You told us all about Denny Franklin and how great he is. You told us he's the best open field -runner on the team. You told us you wouldn't trade him even up for any other quarterback in the country, and we said, "Sure Bo," hiding our giggles so we wouldn't offend you. But until yesterday, we never really got a chance to see all those wonderful things you've been telling us about Denny. At least we never saw them so convincingly. The way "Dennis the Menace" masterfully dissected the Colorado defense in the Wolverines 31-0 win, was just like you told -us - magnificent. You really put Franklin on the spot, though, Bo. Thank goodness he had no ill effects from his virus, or we may have heard you speaking all those losing coach's alibis. Because, you too must admit, the Buffaloes would. have given you holy hell without Franklin. Now I'm not knocking Mark Elzinga. "Z" played a super game against Iowa under tremendous pressure, but there's no way anyone could expect him to pull off the magic Franklin displayed yesterday. Care for a little enumeration? * Franklin completed 11 of 16 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. * Franklin ran for 69 yards in 13 carries. Franklin passed for eight first downs. " Franklin ran for four first downs. O Franklin made the "big play" on two key third down situations in every Michigan scoring drive, and ran for a first down on fourth and two to keep alive the final touchdown drive. Gri dder Buffaloes' (Continued from Page 1) Franklin's pass hit him per fectly to give Michigan first- and-goal on the nine.: FRANKLIN, F O L L O W- - ING Chuck Heater over Colo- rado's right tackle, moved the' ball down to the four, and on NI( the next play, Lytle took a B pitchout, swept right end, MA stretched his arms in an at-........ tempt to get the ball across the burst thr goal line, and fumbled when his over cente elbow struck the ground. lowing pla Franklin fell on the ball in Buffalo the end zone, and Lantry's kick Johnson fu made the score 14-0. , his ownZ Michigan's first possession in< Lantry's 19 the second half resulted in an- the score other missed field goal, this The fin one from 49 yards out. But the drive, an second time the Wolverine got the ball in the third quarter, they iced the game. STARTING ON their 24, the Maize and Blue put together a 9-play, 74-yard skein. A 19- Franklin yard Franklin shot to Lytle, Heater brought the ball to Colorado's Lytem 30. Next, Lytle carried a Frank- Bell lin pitchout around the same Richardson flank for 24 yards to the Qolo-C ab rado six, and Chuck Heater4 laity. portsY GHT EDITORS: BILL CRANE RCIA MERKER ough a gaping hole- r to score on the fol- y. kick-returner Melvin umbled the. kickoff ,on 23. Five plays later, 9-yard field goal made 24-0. al Michigan scoring 88-yard, 15-play af-, grind meat fair, provided a fitting climax to the day's action. FRANKLIN HIT three tosses for 33 yards, including the 5- yard touchdown to DenBoer, while the big ground play was a spectacular 25-yard sweep around left end by Gordie Bell. That was it for the Wolver- ine first string, and the scor- ing. It was a satisfying day, marred only by a serious knee injury suffered by defensive end Larry Johnson. Dave Metz, and Carl Russ, both of whom sat down with pinched neck nerves, should be ready next week when the Wolverines host Navy, the sur- orising 7-6 conquerors of Penn State. Buffaloes fricasseed MICHIGAN RUSHING ATT NET AVG 13 69 5.3 16 74 4.6 13. 66 5.1 4 4 1.0 6 49 8.2 2' 8 4 1' 1 1.0 1 2 2.0 Daily Photo by STEVE KAGAN HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE Dennis Franklin fires a bullet during the second half of yesterday's Colorado-Michigan game. Guard Dave ;Metz '(65) and center Dennis Franks (50) give-him all the protection he needs. AN UNDERDOG'S DAY Franklin did all that despite having only tice after ten days of inactivity. A ten day Franklin said, "I was sleeping all the time. thing." three days' prac- stretch of which I didn't do any- Top teams torpedoed The facts prove Denny's importance to the Wolverines, and none of his teammates say anything to the contrary. "Having him in there gave us a moral lift," reasoned split end Jim Smith, who caught five Franklin passes for 50 yards. "Denny was just puttin' it in there;" he s.aid of the passes. "He's (Franklin) a phenomenal athlete," smiled tailback Rob Lytle. "Having him in there opens up the options and opens up the middle for the fullbacks." Franklin took a little time to get untracked and admitted, "I didn't have my rhythm and timing right away. I was kind of cocked up before the game. I tried to get into the game from the bench last week, but it was hard. Today I was ready." Denny praised his receivers and the offensive line for his aerial success, especially Smith. "Smitty's tremendous," he said. "He's got super hands. He's a super receiver." Colorado's front five, one of the largest in college football, gave Michigan's forward line early problems, but Franklin's passing opened them up. By the second half, the Wolverine of- fensive line was blowing open big holes for the backs. "We were psyched for them," claimed center Dennis Franks. "They're;big and strong, (Steve) Griffin their middle guard and (Jeff) Geiser were hitters." Seldom in recent seasons has any team stymied Michi- gan's overland express to the point where a passing game was essential. Colorado offered an exception to the rule. "You guys always complain about not seeing any passing," quipped Schembechler to the media, "well they threw a lot and we sure threw a lot. There goes my reputation as the old grind them outer." Bo would not admit, that the forward pass will be a more integral part of Michigan's attack. "That looked like an aerial circus for us," he mused, shaking his head. Bo, you must remember, remains a defensive oriented coach, who much prefers the run to the pass. Bo also likes to play games with the press. He may say he doesn't plan to pass and plan to do it anyway. I have to believe he had every intention to pass frequently in assembling his game plan. Why else would he frequently utilize the drop back pass over the rollout style used almost exclusively in the past? That's a major strategy change for Bo, and you can bet he didn't want people making waves about it. So don't give me that hard line approach Bo. I believe your quarterback may be the best in the land, and I know. both you and Denny never think about the Heisman Trophy. Just like you said, "Denny's out there playing for Michigan to win, like everybody else, not for any awards." So remember one thing, Bo, and we'll get along fine. When Denny Franklin throws all those passes for all those yards in the games to come, I was the one who told you all about it, and you laughed at me. From Wire Service Reports down, as the Illini rou The critics of the Big Ten, ford 41-7. those who call it the "Big Two Sophomore tailback plus Eight," must be choking lips ran for 125 yards on their cornflakes this morning touchdowns in the rout as the Conference rocketed back The Cardinals wer into national prominance with hapless on offense as three major upsets on a day lost three fumbles in brimming with upsets. to the four intercep Wisconsin started the day of Gow. upsets by nipping over-confi- Illinois kicker Dan dent Nebraska 21-20 as quar- also booted two field terback Gregg Bohlig passed 29 and 24 yards respec for a touchdown with 3:29 In an independent left to play. unranked Navy, a 24- At that time, the Cornhuskers derdog, stunned eigh were on top 20-14 but had been Penn State with a sec stymied in a drive for a touch- iod touchdown and co down minutes earlier as the and then held on fora Badgers held Nebraska on the tor yover the fumbling Wisconsin two-yard line and Lions in rain swept they had to settle for a field Stadium yesterday. goal. Navy fullback Bob Nebraska's star quarterback, swept to his left and David Humm, left the game in four-yard touchdown the second quarter with a hip injury, and his replacement, ti,.:::..s:.:'.:":.: ted Stan-' Jim Phi- and three !t. e totally they also additionI ptions by Beaver' goals of. ctively. t battle, point un- ht-ranked cond per- onversion a 7-6 vic-; g Nittany Beaver Jackson threw aI pass to Robin Ameen with 14:06 left in the second quarter. Sophomore Steve Dykes then booted what turned out to be the winning point. With 4:42 left in the final per-' iod Penn State finally scored on a five-yard pass from Tom Shu- man to Jerry Jerame. Penn State Coach Joe Paterno then decided to try for a two-i point conversion instead of set- tling for a possible tie. Shuman threw a pass intended for Jim Eaise but Navy defenders broke it up. Penn State kicked off and held the Middies, forcing a punt and giving the Nittany Lions a last ditch chance to save their 20 - game home field winning streak and 13 game winning skein. Penn State moved to a first down at the Navy 28, but three plays failed to make a first down and Chris Bahr missed his fourth field goal of the game, a 43-yarder that was long enough but wide to the right. Penn State out-sloshed Navy' in running 267 to 87 yards and in the air, 108 yards to 84. Thea big statistical story, however, was that Penn State fumbled seven times and lost five on the rain soaked field.j Pa Pc Int Yds TdI Franklin 16 11 0 114 1 Elzinga 1 0 0 0° 0 RECEIVING No. Yds TdI Smith 5 50 0 Chapman 1 4 0 Den Boer 3 31 1 Lytle 1' 19 0 Bell 1 11 0 PUNTING No. Yds AveI Anderson 4 161 40.2 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds TdI Chapman 1 22 '0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds TdI Brown 3 98 1 COLORADO RUSHING Att Yds Loss Net Av Kunz 7 31 0 31 4. Waddy 11 28 9 19 1 Logan 2 10 0 10 5 Williams 4 2 0 2 Moorehead 1 0 3 -3 --3. Crutchmer 4 7 3 4 1 Brace 1 1 0 1 1 PASSING Pa Pc Int Yds Td Long TD William 16 8 0 83 0 17 - 1 Crutchnmer 1C 5 1 34 0 14 1 RECEIVINGy No. Yds Td Long 0 Logan 5 57 0 12 0 Ferguson 1 14 0 14 0 Koncar "1 -3 0 --3 0 Moorehead'2 11 0 6 waddy 2 15 0 9 Kuz1 9 0 9 Brace 1 14 0 14 Long PUNTING 19KNo. Yds Ave Long 0 IKoleski 9 338 37.5 49 KICKOFF RETURNS Long No. Yds Td Long 16 Johnson 3 74- 0 33 4 Ferguson 2 46 0 29 131 PUNT RETURNS 19 No. Yds Td Long 11 Logan 1 4 0 4 Perry 2. 19 0 .24 Longl Mich. Coo. 43 First Downs 21 10 i By Rushing . 12 3 Long i By Passing 8 7 ?.2 By Penalty 1 0 Rushing Attempts 56 30 Net Yards Rushing 273 64 Long .Net Yards Passing 115 117 88 Passes Attempted 17 27 1 Passes Completed 11 13 Passes Had Intercepted 0 1 vg Td Total Offensive Plays 73 57 E4 0= Total Net Yards 388 181 .7 0 Average Gain Per Play 5.3 3.2 .0 0 Fumbles-Number-Lpst 1-0 1-1 .5 0 Penalties-Number-Yds 4-20 6-40 .0 0 Interceptions-No.-Yds 1-0 0-0 .0 0 Number of Punts-Yds 4-161 9-338 .0 0" Average per punt 40.2 37.5 _ OSI MlSU J skinHs, Beavers; peels Orangemen .r,5,.,:} ;:S{a... :v{""'...... 'r.;."i Earl Everett threw an intercep- tion with 2:40 to play to clinch the victory for Wisconsin. At Iowa City, the Hawkeyes of Iowa, losers of 12 straight games over two years, broke their string with a bang as they pounded Pacific Coast Conference power and nation- ally ranked UCLA 21-10. Quarterback Rob Fick threw two touchdown passes, one in the second quarter to Dave Jackson and another after a1 Bruin fumble a few minutes later to give Iowa a 14-3 lead at halftime. A 67-yard drive, entirely on the ground by UCLA, culminat- ed in a touchdown and the Bruins closed to within four 14- 10 with 14:58 to play. The Hawk- eyes dug in however and even added another nail in the Bruin coffin with a touchdown by Mark Fetter with 1:28 to go in' the game. The Hawkeyes had an excel- lent day offensively as they rolled up 351 total yards to 276 for the Bruins. Illinois defensive back Mike Gow had a field day with Stanford as he intercepted four passes, one for a touch- SCORES COLLEGE FOOTBALL MICHIGAN 31, Colorado 0 Ohio State 51, Oregon State 10 Michigan State 19, Syracuse 0 Wisconsin 21, Nebraska 20 Minnesota 42, North Dakota 30 Miami (O) 7, Purdue 7 Iowa 21, UCLA 10 Illinois 41, Stanford 7 Arizona 35, Indiana 20 Notre Dame 49, Northwestern 3 DAILY LIBELS 69, Madame Erika's Girls 0 West Virginia 16, Kentucky 3 Ohio U., 20, Kent State 0 Pittsburgh 27, Georgia Tech 17 Miami (F) 20, Houston 3 Florida 17, Maryland 10 N.E. Louisiana 17, Eastern Michigan 14 No. Carolina State 31, Clemson 10 Oklahoma State 26, Arkansas 7 N. Texas State at Tulsa, inc. Navy 7, Penn State 6 Auburn 52, Chattanooga 7 Missouri 28, Baylor 21 California 17, San JoseState 16 Washington 31, Iowa State 28 Washington State 17, Idaho 10 Siipery Rock 31, Muskingum College 0 Southern Methodist 28, Virginia Tech 25 Holy Cross 45, Brown 10 Denison Univ 14, Albion 7 Texas A & M 21, Louisiana St. 14 wayne State 8, St. Joseph's 6 Central Michigan 21, North Michigan 7 Virginia 38, william & Mary 28 NortheCarolina 31, Wake Forest 0 Tulane 31, Army 14 Alabama 52, Southern Mississippi 0 Duke 20, South Carolina 14 West Michigan 30, Northern Illinois 13 BASEBALL .SCORES East New York 14, Cleveland 7 Boston 6, Baltimore 5, 10 inn. Milwaukee 6, Detroit 2 West Minnesota 8, California 1 Kansas City 4, Texas 1, 1st game Oakland 3, Chicago 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Chicago 19, St. Louis 4 Neww York 4, Pittsburgh 2 Phila at Montreal, ppd. due to rain West San Francisco 8, Cincinnati 6 San Diego 4, Los Angeles 3 Houston 6, Atlanta 5 By Wire Service Reports The Big Ten played a full slate of games yesterday and went 7-2-1 against their non- conference opponents. Besides the upsets Wis- consin, Iowa and Illinois brought upon their rivals, six other games rounded out Big Ten action.I THE GRIFFIN BROTHERS combined for three touchdowns and Len Willis returned a kickoff 97 yards yesterday at Columbus, power- ing second ranked Ohio State to a 51-10 football rout of Oregon State. Freshman Ray Griffin, carrying the ball for the first time in college, scored on runs of nine and 12 yards and his heralded brother, Archie, darted in from the 19. Ohio State's alternating fullbacks, 250-pound Pete Johnson and 231-pound "Champ" Henson, each scored on two-yard runs. Buckeye quarter- back Cornelius Greene sped 36 yards for the other Ohio touchdown. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTAN Mike Jones caught a 30-yard touchdown pass just before halftime and tailback Rich Baes added two fourth-quarter scores yesterday'at East Lansing, as MSU shutout Syracuse 19-0. Michigan State showed just one touch of the explosive offense that riddled Northwestern last week-the scoring strike from quarterback Char- lie Baggett-but exhbited a consistent ground attack. AT MINNEAPOLIS, SOPHOMORE quarter- back Tony Dungy fired a team - record four touchdown passes-three to Rick Upchurch-. and scored another to rally sluggish Minnesota past stubborn small college power North Da- kota X42-30. Nevertheless, North Dakota, ranked 11th na- tionally at the college division level, shocked the Gophers when Dakota scored a field goal and a touchdown the first two times it had the ball. PURDUE WAS TIED by Miami, of Ohio, 7-7, with less than three minutes to play when Steve Sann threw a wobbly 35-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Taylor. Purdue, now 0-1-1, had scored in the third quarter when Scott Dierking, a stubby sopho- more tailback, cracked over from three yards out. Both teams had other opportunities to score but Miami lost a TD after a' penalty and Purdue had a late drive fall short. TOP-RANKED NOTRE DAME, shaking off a stuttering start, ignited a 21-point third quarter on Ron Goodman's 62;yard touchdown run, and crashed struggling Northwestern 49-3. The vic- tory was the 13th straight for.the'Irish. Unfortunately for Northwestern, it lost quar- terback Mitch Anderson in the second half with a shoulder injury. ARIZONA TRAVELED to Bloomington and trounced Indiana 35-20. Bruce Hill ran Arizona's veer offense and figured in five touchdowns. Arizona was 18th ranked coming into the contest. The Wildcats started to move only after the first quarter, effectively mixing the pass and the run. Indiana fell for the ninth consecutive time over two seasons and itssecond time this year; however Indiana's defense showed some strength in the first quarter. .. r ..r. ...... ...... .. f. ..}... .. .... . .. . w , .. L .. ..... a ... .. .... ., . . .. ......................r, ....r..... ..... ............-..... .. .......c,... .n.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ... ... . .., ..:.. .x..v..... ... v.. ..4.... .. r\..... ........................... ... Defense clicks orBue By GEORGE HASTINGS tered. "It was just a great defensive try a ridiculously long field goal. Rick Koschalk, had his problems and INEVITABLY, the majority of the effort by them, no question about The job the Blue defenders did in Timmy Davis returned from the in- 91,000-plus throng 1Ie f t Michigan that. We couldn't get anything going the first half was of vital importance jured list and displayed his fine old Stadium yesterday talking about one with any consistency out there, es- to the outcome of the game, as the style. Larry Johnson was helped off subject-the devastating triumphant pecially on first down. They just play offense had problems getting untrack- the field, with what could be a very return of Heisman Trophy candidate great defense all the time." ed. Dennis Franklin and company serious knee injury, and Larry Banks Dennis Franklin. The Wolverines' own mentor Mr. could mount only one sustained drive stepped in to do a fine job. But for those who seriously con- Schembechler, of course, was a bit in the first half, the drive that re- When linebacker Carl Russ was also sider the remaining games, on the more conservative in praising his own sulted in Michigan's second touch- shaken up, Calvin O'Neal filled in Big Ten and even on the national crew. "Anytime a defense keeps a down. quite adeqautely. Returning from in- football scene, another lesson should team from scoring, I think that -de- But defensive captain Brown, sig- juries, Tom Drake saw a little duty also be taken: The 1974 Michigan de- fense is pretty good, don't you?" he nal-caller Steve Strinko, and their at the wide corner. Finally, Geoff fense is once again the backbone of asked rhetorically. comrades kept the Wolverines in solid Steger came in at wolf and accounted the team. As Schembechler pointed out, the control of the contest. for the Wolverine interception. No one, of course, wants to take defense's performance more or less anything away from Denny, who was spoke for itself, as the statistics re- THOSE EFFORTS bought time and ALL IN ALL, yesterday's Michigan magnificent. But for the s e c o n d vealed. The Buffaloes gained a mere a comfortable halftime spread for defense really can't really be de- straight game, while the Wolverine 181 total yards and on 30 rushes they Michigan, and when Franklin shifted scribed by such terms as "awesome' ' offense had its ups and downs, the came up with a pitiful 64 net yards. into high gear in the third quarter it or "overwhelming." As Colorado of- defense was consistently stingy. The was all over. fensive lineman Doug Payton put it, defense completely thwarted the Colo- ADDITIONALLY, t h e defenders Yesterday's performance was typi- "They were just solid, not doing any- rado attack nosting a shutout after came up with a fumble recovery and cal of Michigan defensive gems of thing special, just not making any 4. .,..":1:' .....................................1.... T..:iJ."n..:':'i-::tiff:'. "" ...v son