MICHIGAN VICTIMS MEET: Duke faces Navy in The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 29, 197-P consolation mate By DAVE RENBARGER In any other, ordinary college football campaign, an early-season match-up between a team like Duke and a team like Navy would generate little interest in most areas, least of all the Ann Arbor area. But, lest anyone hasn't noticed, this has not been a very ordinary year around here, as evidenced by the goings-on inside Michigan Sta- dium the past two Saturdays. Thus, when the Midshtbmen travel to Durham, N.C. this Saturday to duke it out with the Blue Devils, some Wolverine fans may view the contest with more than casual interest. Not that anyone is expecting the Navy/Duke outcome to cast away the shadow of doubt surrounding the Wolverines' performance of late. Those doubts will be either van- quished or realized when the Wolver- ines take the field against the fifth- 'ranked Texas A&M team Saturday. The duel between the Blue Devils and the Middies, rather, should satisfy the curiosity of those wonder- ing if the two teams are really as good as they looked here. Woodard released By The Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Tex.-Texas A&M fullback George Woodard was released from a hospital Wednesday with doctors still wondering whether the 280-pounder had "a small bowel nflammation or a flare-up of his ap- pendix." "There is no way to tell which one," said A&M trainer David Heath who added that Woodard appeared to be in good shape again. He had been admitted to the hospital Tuesday for suspected appendicitis. Woodard was expected to return to practice today and travel with the team for Saturday's game with Michigan. U--RIDE PICKS Bill Frieder was awfully con- cerned. "Listen up, Omaha," he said to freshman cager Mike iMcGee. "I Hear you've been skipping class to study up for this *eek's GRIDDE PICKS. Get your nose, out of that Street and Smith and high-tail-it over to Mason Hall first thing in the morning. "And not only that, I got a call from the Big Ten office concerning your eligibility. It seems you were one off of last week's winner and a Pizza Bob's small pizza with two items constitutes an illegal trophy in the eyes of the NCAA. "So get your GRIDDES into 420 Maynard by midnight Friday, Mike, but put MY name at the top. There's nothing in the rules book about pizzas for Frieder," 1. Texas A&M at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2. Syracuse at Illinois 3. Indiana at Nebraska 4. Iowa at UCLA 5. Michigan State at Notre Dame 6. Washington at Minnesota 7. Northwestern at Wisconsin 8. Ohio State at Southern Methodist 9. Wake Forest at Purdue 10. Navy at Duke 1;. Georgia at Albama 12. Kansas at Oklahoma 13. Florida at LSU 14. Washington State at USC 15. Oregon at Stanford 16. Vanderbilt at Tulane 17. Arizona at Wyoming 18. Oregon State at Tennessee 19. Maryland at North Carolina State 20. DAILY LIBELS at Albion Soccer xN The 21-9 final with Duke was closer than a lot of people in the stands expected, considering Michigan's impressive opener against Illinois. But, that final could easily have been closer, as the Blue Devils had the ball on the Wolverines' one-yard line as' time expired. The following week the oddsmak- ers pegged Michigan a 28-point favorite over its guests from Annapo- lis. They didn't quite beat that spread, squeezing out a shaky 14-7 verdict. In the Navy game, Bo's Boys were held scoreless in the second half for the first time during the regular season since 1974, when Michigan State turned the trick in another losing effort. After the game, Navy's coach George Welsh commented, "If we play like we did today, we'll win a few football games." Perhaps Welsh was anticipating the meeting with the Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Field. Duke sports a 1-2 recordand is cominge off a big 31-7 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference rival Vir- ginia. The Blue Devils dropped their opener to East Carolina, 18-17. Navy, meanwhile, has outscored its opponents 66-23 enroute to its 2-1 slate, running over the Citadel and Connecticut. On paper, the Middies seem to have the edge. Against Michigan, for example, Navy gained 310 total yards, while Duke could only muster 259. The Middies' defense also proved a bit stingier versus the Wolverines, yielding 277 yards to Duke's 335. The offenses of both squads rely heavily on their quarterback. Mike Bunn of the Blue Devils and Seaman Bob Leszczynski each enjoyed fine showings in Michigan Stadium, but Dunn suffered a slight ankle injury last weekend. According to Duke coach Mike McGee, Dunn has been held out of practice all week, but he expects his star QB to be ready to play on Saturday. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler feels that the quarterbacking situa- tion could be a key to the game., "They're both very good," said Bo of Dunn and Leszczynski, "but Dunn is quicker.'" This will be the first meeting between Duke and Navy since 1972, and Navy holds a 12-8 advantage in the series, dating back to 1927. There have been five ties. The last two games of the series, in '71 and '72, have been one-point ball- games decided by similar circum- stances. In both cases, Navy scored a late touchdown and went for the two-point conversion and the win. It worked the 'first time, with the Middies emerging as 15-14 victors. The following year, Duke stopped the attempt to preserve a 17-16 decision. Duke's sports information director: Tom Mickle expects another close, contest. "The two teams are very evenly matched," he said. "Navy will be fired up after holding Michi- gan in the second balf." From his view on the sidelines, Schembechler gathered a similar opinion. "'It'll be a close game," he noted. "Both teams are comparable . and played very well here. 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