Paige Eigh#t THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, October 14, 1973 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAiLY lr 1 1 MSU By BOB McGINN Special To The Daily EAST LANSING-They huddled beneath their umbrellas here yesterday in Spartan Stadium, these Michigan State alums, and peered out at the green figures with the proud w a r r i o r s painted on their helmets. And when they got up to leave, some in the second period, some in the third, their b 1 a n k expressions told a million words. Never, not since the late 1940's when their alma mater's gridiron tradition was forged, had they seen a Michigan State football team so disgraced at the feet of despised Michigan. Never had they seen their team punt twice on third down while trailing by a sizeable margin. And no, never, had they seen a Mich- igan State team lie down and almost ask for mercy. AS THE STATE alums hurried out of their grotesque cement stadium the words they had sung with such expectation an hour or two earlier-'"Its specialty is win- ning, and those Spartans play good ball" -must have stuck in their throats. Once you've experienced something, and liked it, it's tough not to want it again. To put it in very simple terms, that's what the situation is right now in East Lansing. Something is N N Seven years ago the Spartans were at the absolute pinnacle champions in 1965, They were national champions in 1965, second in 1966. If you think that maybe memories of those years still aren't fresh, the wall opposite the main door to the Spartan dressing room might change your mind. On it hang full-size team pictures of the four MSU squads that have made it to bowl games-one to the Orange, three to the Rose. The awesome pressure of this "win-or- else" environment finally got to the de- lightful maestro who had orchestrated all those glorious Saturdays, Duffy Daugher- ty, last year. SO YESTERDAY was the first time that the new man, 40-year-old Denny Stolz, got his shot at whipping Michigan, which is surely the thing that his school wants the most. He had turned a lot of doubters into believers one weekend ago in South Bend, when his team went down by the sur- prisingly competitive score of 14-10. And after Bo Schembechler read off the lengthy Wolverine injury list last Monday, Stolz' chancbs of making good his claim of "turning Michigan State into a national contender this year" seemed at least within the realm of possibility. The elements of an upset were all there yesterday-a wild, sellout crowd, the bit- ter rivalry, and a driving rainstorm, which if nothing else can serve as a great equalizer. But almost incredibly the Spartans came out of the tunnel and proceeded to fumble the ball away six times to their intrastate rivals, never once mounting any kind of serious challenge, before eventually limp- ing off with the worst beating any Mich- igan team has handed a State team in 26 years. THE PACK of reporters asked Stolz af- terward in the morgue-like Spartan locker room how it could have happened, and all the broken coach could do was try to explain. "I thought this team was just so ready," he said, almost in a whisper. "I was con- vinced that it would be a low-scoring game, and that we would win. "I've been in football a long time, and things like this happen sometimes. But it sure hasn't happened to me before." He stayed ancd answered every last question, and there were some tough ones. Like why did he elect to punt twice in the first half on third down with his team behind? Stolz had to know what such a move would do to the people he is so desperate- niss rnssing ly trying to impress. And after the first time, when the students faintly chanted in derision, "Bring Back D'.ffy," you knew what the next Bill Simpson punt would mean. "We punted in order to gain field posi- tion and because I thought we might fumble again," he tersely said. "And if I had to do it all over again I'd so the same thing." AND NO MATTER how hard it may have been for Stolz, he admitted that his team had played a terrible game when everything was on the line. "My defense played well," he said, "but that doesn't mean much. I felt help- less out there. This is a total loss, a com- pletely embarrassing afternoon." But others, particularly , Michigan line- man Dave Gallagher, saw something quite different than Stolz did. "It's sort of sad," Gallagher said, "that they just didn't have it. They just sort of gave up out there." Fumbles are one thing, sure, but if what Gallagher and tens of thousands of Spartan followers are thinking is true, Michigan State football may have lost everything. Once the will to hit is gone, and it ;certainly seemed that way in the second half, there isn't all that much left. Daily Photo by STEVE KAGAN DAVE GALLAGHER (71), Michigan's senior defensive tackle and team co-captain, closes in on Spar- tan quarterback- Charlie Baggett in action during yesterday's intrastate clash. Wolverine defenders sacked Baggett for 63 yards in losses, and held the entire Spartan squad to 40 yards net rushing as they recorded their third straight shutout. Blue batters fumlin partans - 3eecb &-- Si Michigan's defense .. . ... simply devastating Dan Boru - EAST LANSING YESTERDAY'S PARTY was over almost before it began. The big grid brouhaha, replete with all the pageantry and undis- tilled emotion this rivalry is famous for was a big bust. That you can credit to a bunch of ball-hawking aggressive Wolverine defenders. As seemingly the entire Red Cedar River descended on Spartan Stadium, a well-prepared Maize and Blue defense stood its slippery turf, calm and collected. "We were ready for them," grinned co-captain and defensive tackle Dave Gallagher. "We knew they were a running team and we knew what we had to do. We did it. We dominated them!" You're not supposed to do those things in these emotional barnburners. You're supposed to eke them out in the last second or trick them with an end-around or a fake field goal. But that wasn't the script yesterday. After all the words about how it was supposed to be so tough-it wasn't. Thirteen plays-nearly one third of the snaps the outmanned Spartans ran from scrimmage-were run for minus yardage, totalling 67 yards in all. In all, the "running" Spartans could manage but 52 overland yards. Torrential downpours are supposed to give an advantage to the offensive player on the notion that he knows where he is going and the defensive player does not. But Maize and Blue defensive stalwarts Gallagher, Don Warner and Steve Strinko cut down all. the outside threats, shedding the offensive interference with ease. Michigan State mentor Denny Stolz attributed the Spartans' uncharacteristic "fumble fingers," which led to nine fumbles and six Michigan recoveries, to the tropical weather. Gallagher did not quite concur. "If you hit them right, they're gonna drop the football. And we hit them right." Michigan coach Bo Schembechler reasoned that the State miscues were due- to "the attempt for the extra yard." "We told our runners to forego the extra yard, which is really so important in a game like this, and just hold onto the ball. I guess they didn't." That extra yard may have been the' only extra thing the supposedly rough and tough Spartans tried for. "I was really surprised that they didn't hit harder," exclaimed Gallagher, drying himself in the Michigan locker room. "Last year Mich- igan State was the most physical gme we played. Those guards, DeLamielteure especially, hit really hard. They really stung, in fact, I had to change my face mask at halftime, it ws so badly mangled." Ratifying that point, linebacker Strinko added, "They didn't attack our defense. They tried' to guess our angles and that never works. Their guards waited too long to see where we were going and after that it was all over. They never stung us the way Iowa did." Michigan's edge was more than an inspiration and talent one-it was also an edge of awareness. While Stolz' charges took the field in what appeared to be regular cleats, the Wolverines entered the game sporting a special Adidas shoe with twice as many cleats. Schembechler, who once lost a Rose Bowl for want of the right type of shoe, was not about to have that happen in this crucial game. This Michigan State victory marks the third straight shutout for the Big Blue defenders and the one they are the most proud of. Both Strinko and Gallagher raved about the performance of the entire defense. "We really wanted this game. We were all up for it," said Strinko. "We were very well prepared. At the last moment we thought that they'd pull some 'surprises. But they didn't." "Yes, we wanted this game," added Gallagher. "It was just the kind of game we wanted. You beat a running game with quickness and with technique. Everybody, everybody was work- ing together. It was tremendous. Across the hall, from the jubilant Wolverine locker room, a disconsolate Denny Stolz tried to make sense out of what can be called a fiasco. "I'm not proud of our execution on offense," said Stolz, softly. "But Michigan is an excellent de- fensive team. They really come at you." Four shutouts is one of Schembechler's defensive goals for the season. And the well coordinated defensive unit, utilizing its angling sets and quickness, seems a good bet to r-V. a ,,...1 A ... _. _ ba l.-. L _._- - (Continued from Page 1) Harms. The ball was alertly grab- bed by Wolverine Tom Jensen. Dennis Franklin marched 'the Wolverines to the State nine-yard line before the drive was stopped on a diving interception by Mike Duda. Three plays later and light- ning struck. The Michigan punt return unit, which last week fea- tured Chapman on an 83-yard jaunt, put the first points on the board. This time, however, it was Dave Brown's turn. HE HAULED in Bill Simpson's low driving punt, shotby two Spar- tan defenders and was off to the! races on the way to a 53-yard scoring romp. Mike Lantry added the extra point and with 3:56 left in the opening quarter, Michigan was on top 7-0. The crowd of 76,303 was still buzzing over Brown's run when the Maize and Blue got the ball again on, what else, another Spar- tan fumble. On State's first play after the kickoff, Tyrone Wilson was belted by Don Dufek and Dave Elliott came up with the ball. Coach Bo Schembechler's wreck- ing crew, now 5-0 on the season,j had to settle for a 35-yard fieldI goal by Lantry. It came with 1:321 left in the opening stanza and gave! Michigan a 10-0 lead. MSU's COMEDY of errors con- tinued two plays later when Bag-! gett fumbled again. Steve Strinko recovered this one and Michiganj SUNDAY SPRTS NIGHT EDITORS: MIKE LISULL and JEFF CHOWN I designed to give the sluggish Wolverine offense a lift. PLAYING WITHOUT Jim Coode, Mike Hoban, and Kirk Lewis on the front line, the Wolverines were having trouble moving the ball. So Schembechler pulled a real psyche move. "Chapman is built near the ground and I said before the game 'If this rain keeps up I just have a feeling this is a Chap- man day'," Bo reflected. The rain kept up and it was a Chapman day. After two ex- changes of punts the 'Jersey Jet' took a first down handoff at his 47, slid off left tackle and splashed his way down . the sideline for a 53-yard TD. The Spartans fell like autumn leaves in their vain effort to catch Chapman from behind. "WE CAUGHT 'EM in a safety blitz," noted Schembechler, "and once you're through the line with a blitz on there's nobody back there." The rest of the half was score- less and the Wolverines went to, both offensive playbooks to simple running plays up the middle. LATE IN THE period, MSU made its final costly mistake, the one that nailed the lid on its cof- fin. Simpson fumbled the snap from center on an attempted punt and Dufek pulled him down after a futile running effort. Franklin deftly moved his team goalward and the 23 yard drive culminated with a six-yard scoring pitch from Franklin to tight end Paul Seal. The TD was scored just five seconds into the final quarter. Lantry converted and it was 24-0. Spartan mentor Stolz was- very impressed with the Michigan field general's play. "He (Franklin) did a nice job. Especially when you figure in all that hardware he had on his left hand (to protect a broken finger)." Michigan's final touchdown came after, yes Martha, another Spartan fumble. Jeff Perlinger picked this one up and eight plays later Ed Shuttlesworth plowed into the end- I uana. vu.r A iit nUmin dt z~i Tcmry i set up shop on the Spartan 37. the dry shelter of the locker room stretched his PAT streak to 18 At this point Schembechler re- with a comfortable 17-0 lead. and the Wolverines had bagged placed Chuck Heater at tailback The rain came down in torrents their biggest win of the season, a with the fleet Chapman, a move in the third stanza, cutting back convincing 31-0 mauling of the Splish splash! helpless Spartans. Doil Photo by STEVE KAGAN JUNIOR TAILBACK GIL CHAPMAN (24) takes off on his 53-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of yesterday's game against Michigan State. In the background is Spartan . defensive tackle Greg Schaum (95) in vain pursuit of the speedy Chapman, who rushed for 117. yards across the rain-soaked Tartan Turf in front of 76,303 cold and wet fans. TEAM MSU MICH. First Downs . 7 12' Rushes 37-40 60-229 Passing yards 102 21 Passes 6-9-0 2-6-1 Fumbles-lost 9-6 4-1 Penalties-yards 3-17 5-35 MICHIGAN 10 7 0 14-31 MICHIGAN STATE 0 0 0 0- 0 SCORING PLAYS: Michigan: Brown, 53-yard punt return; (Lantry kick) Michigan: Lantry, 35-yard FG Michigan: Chapman, 53-yard ;run; (Lan- try kick) Michigan: Seal, 6-yard pass from Franklin; (Lantry kick) Michigan: Shuttleswor.th, 2-yard run; (Lantry kick) RUSHING MICHIGAN STATE att. yds. avg. Wilson 8 28 3.5 Jackson, L. 5 11 2.2 Brown 5 9 1.8 Holt 1 1 1.0 Baggett 17 -7 -2.4 Center pass on punt 1 -2 -2.01 MICHIGAN Chapman Shuttlesworth Thornbladh Heater Bell Gustafson Franklin Cipa HUSKERS UPSET 20 15 6 8 2 7 1 117 5.9 49 3.3 15 2.5 14 1.8 13 6.5 11 11.0 7 1.0 3 3.0 Buckeyes whitewash Badgers PASSING MICHIGAN STATE att. comp. int.yds. Baggett 9 6 0 102 MICHIGAN Franklin 6 2 1 21 RECEIVING MICHIGAN STATE Jackson, L. Brown Jones, M. Fortney Hurd MICHIGAN Seal PUNTING MICHIGAN STATE no. 1 1 2 1 1 yds. 4 4 63 20 11 avg. 4.0 31.5 11.0 Simpson MICHIGAN Dotzauer "Team", 2 21 10.5 no. yds. avg. 8 262 32.8! 6 260 43.31 1 16 16.0 By The Associated Press MADISON - Top-ranked Ohio State, springing Archie Griffin for 169 yards in 29 carries and smoth- ering Wisconsin's vaunted rushing attack, rolled to a 24-0 college foot- ball victory yesterday for its fourth win in as many starts. Griffin, last year's freshman sensation, injured a leg in the fourth quarter but earlier ram- bled for a total of 82 yards to spark a pair of long Buckeye scoring drives in the first and third periods. Bruce Elia and Cornelius Greene! scored touchdowns on respective] runs of one and two yards. The Buckeyes wrapped up their second Big Ten victory on a 36-yard field goal by Blair Conway and a one- yard touchdown run by Elia, both in the fourth quarter. * * * Upchurch added 76 yards and a touchdown as the Minnesota Goph-1 ers frustrated Indiana 24-3 yester-c day in Big Ten football. King, a 218-pound senior, car- ried 32 times, blasting into the end zone with an 11-yard run that lifted the Gophers to a 9-0 halftime lead.! Upchurch, a 165-pound junior, shot 12 yards for his fourth-quar-! ter touchdown that insured Min-! nesota's second victory in five starts. Mitch moves EVANSTON - Mitch Anderson completed his first eight passes and then threw a clinching 29-yard touchdown strike to Pat McNa-t mara yesterday to lead North- western to a 31-15 Big Ten victory over winless Iowa. ' recovered an Iowa fumble and moved 37 yards for a touchdown on the Anderson-McNamara pass. ** * Tony takes COLUMBIA, Mo. - Safety Tony Gillick intercepted Dave Humm's pass on a two-point conversion try with one minute left and underdog Missouri preserved a 13-12 upset victory over second-ranked Ne- braska yesterday. A stadium record crowd watch- ed the visiting Cornhuskers knock furiously at the Missouri touch- down doors three times earlier and the Tigers turned them away. Missouri, ranked 12th, went into the lead with 2:01 left when Tom Mulkey scored on a one-yard run after the Tigers were given their opportunity seconds earlier when Scott Anderson recovered Randv Holtzman beats MNets; Millan's error costly i t OAKLAND (P) - Pitcher Ken Ha.relson, called it a "powder- Holtzman, batting for only the sec- puff hop," but it was enough to. ond time all year, delivered a key beat the Mets.f double and New York's Felix Mil- Holtzman's hit was no powder lan made a fatal error, helping the puff, though. It was a sharply hitt Oakland "A's to a 2-1 victory yes- ball past third base. terday in baseball's World Series "I just wanted to put the bat on opener that seemed to rob some of the ball," he said. "I didn't carer the magic from the Mets. where it went." Both Oakland runs were unearn- The Mets obviously missed oneI ed following Millan's third-inning of their most potent batters, Rusty1 error and the Cinderella Mets, who Staub. Willie Mays started in place out hit the A's 7-4, wasted a fistful E of Staub, still troubled by thez of chances after that in a futile at- bruised right shoulder he suffered tempt - to overtake the defending in the National League playoffs. world champions. "I hope Rusty can play tomor- With a less-than-capacity crowd row." Mavs said. "It's not that; hona, led by sophomore Steve Da- vis, a 20-year-old licensed Baptist minister who is a Wishbone-T wiz- ard, handed Texas Coach Darrel Royal the worst defeat of his ca- reer yesterday 52-13 in a nationally- televised embarrassment, Davis threw two touchdown pass- es and ran for two more scores as Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer dreamed up "a special scheme" for the fast-reacting Texas second- ary. GRIDDE PICKINGS MICHIGAN 31, Michigan State 0 Ohio State 24,.Wisconsin 0 Illinois 15, Purdue 13 Minnesota 24, Indiana 3 Northwestern 31, Iowa 15 Missouri 13, Nebraska 12 Colorado 38, Air Force 17 Oklahoma 52, Texas 13 Louisiana State 20, Auburn 6 Tennessee 20, Georgia Tech 14 Alabama 35. Florida 14 UCLA 59, Stanford 13 N. C. State 24, Maryland 22 Miami, Fla. 15, Boston Col. 10 Pittsburgh 35, West Virginia 7 , Delaware 35, Connecticut 7 Harvard 57, Columbia 0 Massachusetts 20, Boston U. 0 Kent State 21, Bowling Green 7 DAILY LIBELS 31,, Michigan State News 0, OTHER GAMES rulane 2 , Duke 17 Miami, Ohio 10, Ohio U. 6 Notre Dame 28, Rice 0 navy 23, Syracuse 14 Oregon 41, California 10 e.oethf. rn al46 ash.in ;tn St. 3 eaver boots Anderson, in completing his first Borg's fumbled punt at the Ne- CHAMPAGNE - L itt 1 e Dan eight passes, helped2the Wildcats braska four-yard line. CHAMAGNE - L It l eDanbuild up a quick 24-0 lead but Beaver's Big Ten record-breaking Northwestern didn't put the game fifth field goal of 32 yards with beyond reach until late in the Steve slings 29 seconds left gave Illinois a third quarter when the Wildcats DALLAS - Sixth-ranked Okla- thrilling 15-13 conference football' victory over Purdue yesterday. ..""................. ".s...:.................................... Beaver, 159-pound son of a for- mer Big Ten Standings mer African missionary, bootedj.as the game-deciding field goal afterj Purdue had moved into a 13-12 Conference All Games lead on quarterback Bo Bobrow- WIT PF PA W L T PF PA ski's 37-yard touchdown run early MICHIGAN 2 0 0 62 7 5 0 0 147 17 in the third period. Ohio State 2 0 0 80 7 4 0 0 144 13 Beaver, eariler kicking field Illinois 2 0_0 43 27 3 2 0 80 75 goals of 52, 44, 35 and 34 yards, Northwestern 2 0 0 45 25 2 3 0 71 104 broke the previous single game Purdue 1 1 0 27 28 2 3 0 80 79 r -- nr i .f Purdue 1 1 t27t28 2 3 .