turday, October 29, 1977-The Michigan Daily
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Gene Johnson (227)...
John Powers (261).....
Gerry Szara (240)......
Valt Downing (254).....
Vark Donahue (245)....
bike Kenn (244)........
tick White (200).....
Ralph Clayton (211)....
Russell Davis (220).....
larlan Huckleby (199)..
Rick Leach (186)......
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RG
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LG
QT
WR
WB
FB
TB
QB
......... (91) Jim Swift (235)
.(72) Barry Tomasetti (255)
.. (61) Doug Benschoter (256)
... (56) Jim Hilgenberg (230)
... ..(60) Mike Mayer (241)
(51) Sam Palladino (255)
........(87) Brad Reid (170)
.. ......(29) Jim Frazier (165)
.(44) Jon Lazar (210)
........(25) Rod Morton (190)
.(11) Tom McLaughlin (197)
By DON MACL ACHLIN
Last -summer Iowa coach Bob
Commings predicted that some crazy
things would happen in the Big Ten
this year. One big surprise occurred
a week ago when Minnesota stunned
Michigan, 16-0. This afternoon the
Wolverines try to get back on the
winning track when they host the
Hawkeyes in Michigan Stadium.
We are catching Michigan at a bad
time," Commings said. "The timing
is not good. We've given up too many
points and too much yardage in the
fast two games.
Iowa did not appear on the Michi-
gan schedule for the past two years.
In the last confrontation, the season
opener in 1974,.Michigan downed the
Hawks, 24-7.
"We're not as familiar with them,"
said Michigan coach Bo Schembech-
ler. "We don't know their personnel
as well because we haven't played
against them for awhile."
Schembechler knows one thing
about Iowa - it prides itself on de-
fense. The Hawkeyes ranked third in
again'
the conference in total defense a year
ago. However, this season the de-
fense has been extremely erratic.
The Minnesota offense was stifled
by the Hawks, and Iowa won handily,
18-6. On the other hand, Ohio State
rolled for 464 yards and last week
Purdue totaled 466 yards as the
Hawkeyes went down to defeat.
"We play good defense," Com-
mings said. "I though we would beat
Purdue but I didn't know they would
throw five touchdown passes on us.
This is my best team overall,
DEFENSE
Dom Tedesco.(212).....
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Dale Keitz (240)........
urtis Greer (237)......
iteve-Graves (218).....
Ion Simpkins (221).....
Terry Meter (206)......
)wight Hicks (180).....
Mike Jolly (178)........
)erek Howard (192)...
im Pickens (182).....
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WHB
SHB
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....(85) Dean Moore
..(42) Leven Weiss
.... (77) Mark Mahems
....... (75) John Harty
........(47) Tom Rusk
(45) Steve Vazquez
..... (94) Steve Wagner
(20) Cedric Shaw
......(38) Roger Stech
........(19) Rod Sears
. (49) Shanty Burks
(210)
(205)
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though."
"Iowa plays defense like Texas--
A&M'- physical and tough," Schemi
bechler said. "They have good talent
offensively too. They are a vastly im'..
proved team." -
Just like their defense, the Hawk-
eyes have been up and down while
compiling a 3-4 record. Iowa nipped
19th ranked Iowa State and whipped
Minnesota but lost to Arizona and
Purdue - yielding a total of 75 points
in the two games.
Iowa runs out of a winged-T offense
and relies on the duo of Jon Lazar
and Rod Morton to , accumulate
yardage. Lazar has rushed for 268V'
yards and tailback Morton totals 233
yards along with four touchdowns.
Quarterback Tom McLaughlin has
passed for 605 yards but tossed ten
interceptions. The Hawkeye offense
will be without the services of wing-
back Jesse Cook today. Cook
sprained an ankle in practice this
week and will be replaced by fresh-
man Jim Frazier.
"We've got to get our offense more
productive and consistent," Coin
mings said.
The same could be said for the
Michigan offense. The Wolverines
couldn't get the offense rolling in.
Minneapolis and worked very hard in -
practice this week. According to -
Schembechler it's a matter of execut-
ing better.
"Our coaching staff felt all along
that Iowa was a better defensive
team than Minnesota," Schembech-
ler said. "If that is the case we will
have to be a better offensive team
than we were last week."
The Wolverines made it through
practice without any serious injuries,
although numerous starters are both-
ered with assorted bumps and
bruises. Defensive tackle Chris God-
frey will not play due to pneumonia
and junior Dale Keitz will move back
into the starting line-up.
Kickoff is 1:30 p.m. and the game
can be heard on WUOM-FM, 91.7 on2
the dial.
RRIE RS IN CCC:
Test time for Bu1e
By ERNIE DUNBAR add four new faces to the lineup
Special to The Daily which defeated Penn State in this
WLING GREEN, Ohio- All the meet last year.
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s and pains from the previous
n weeks of training must be
Atten today, when Michigan's
s country team attempts to win
hird straight Central Collegiate
erence (CCC) Championship on
Bowling Green golf course.
e Wolverines will encounter stiff
petition from Penn State, West-
Yichigan, Eastern Michigan and
ost Falcons.
chigan coach Ron Warhurst will
JUNIORS MIKE McGuire and
Doug Sweazey plus sophomore Dave
Lewis and freshman Gary Parenteau
are the newcomers.
They'll be joined by seniors Bill
Donakowski and Mark Foster, and
junior Bruce McFee.
"We won it (the championship) two
years ago over Penn State by five
points and last year by one point over
Penn State, ,so I think they'll be
looking for us this year," said
Warhurst.
"I think we're in pretty good
shape," he added, "with McGuire,
Donakowski, and .Sweazey, running
very well."
Michigan lost last year's CCC run-
ner-up, Greg Meyer, to graduation,
however Donakowski returns with a
sixth place finish to his credit.
Following the CCC Michigan will
travel to West Lafayette where
they'll attempt to win their fourth
straight Big Ten championship, on
November 5.
Daily Photo
Michigan quarterback Rick Leach rambles to his left in this action from the Texas A&M game earlier in the season. Michigan
won that one 41-3. Today the Wolverines face Iowa, kickoff time is 1:30.4
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SATURDAY
NCAA FOOTBALL
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IIGAN VICTORY PARTY
BILLBOARD
' If you missed last year's spectacu-
lar Soviet gymnast's show; you'll
have another chance to see it. Such
stars as Olga Korbut and Nelli Kim
will lead the talent on Monday,
November 28 in Crisler Arena.
Tickets [$7 and $10] are on sale now
at the Michigan Ticket Department.-
The Michigan lacrosse sports club
plays its only regular match of this
semester against the Chicago City
lacrosse team, today at 4 p.m. on the
tartan turf.
PURDUE AERIALS TEST 'CATS
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THE DEAN OF BEER'S QUICKIE QUIZ.
By LIZ MAC Big Ten's leading passer with 133
With Purdue and Northwestern completions for 1,858 yards and he
forming the tail end of the Big Ten also leads in total offense, averaging
standings, many would think that 242.1 yards pergame.
today's confrontation between those A, lot .of help, comes from the
two teams would be a oewht. Boilermakers Reggie Arnold, who
ho-fum affair. leads the league in receptions with
But there's a new source of excite- 34, and Ray Smith, who has 32.
ment in the league - a quarterback With results like this, it's no
by the name of Mark Herrmann. And surprise that Purdue coach Jim
he comes not from Ohio State or Young intends to stick to this game
Michigan but from Purdue. plan. "We'll use the shotgun in"
THE BOILERMAKERS' amazing obvious passing situations," he said.
freshman signal caller will have a NORTHWESTERN could use a big
chance to show his stuff in the region- win, having,. suffered its eighth
ally televised game at Northwestern, straight loss to Ohio State last week.
Herrmann,,working at times from The Wildcats have now lost 23 of their
the shotgun for the first time last last24games.
week, threw for five touchdownstas The Buckeyes, now the only Big
Purdue topped Iowa 34-21. He is the Ten team undefeated in conference
play, will try to preserve their record
when they host Wisconsin today.
F ree a en t Third ranked Ohio State leads the
g e league in rushing and in total offense.
It is heavily favored over the
" Badgers who after a strong start
have suffered two straight losses at
the hands of Michigan and Michigan
_7 1State.
It's homecoming weekend at East
Lansing, and the Spartans will try to
hold onto their winning form when
they take on Illinois. State quarter-
back Eddie Smith went over the 1,000
yard mark in passing last week,
while kicker Hans Nielsen became-
the Spartans' all-time point leader
with his 51-yard field goal in the 9-7
victor over Wisconsin.
ILLINOIS, however, comes into
the game with hopes of extending a
two-game winning streak. Quarter-
back Mike McCray and tailback Jim
Coleman both had fine showings in
last week's 21-7 scalping of Indiana.
The Gophers will have the momen-
tum whenthey visit Indiana today
after last week's upset of Michigan.
The Minnesota defense will try for.
a repeat performance, having held
the Wolverines to a scant 80 yards
rushing. Kicker Paul Rogind pro-
vides a point scoring threat.
Minnesota 'oach Cal Stoll, how-
ever,'has never won at Bloomington
and admitted, "We're not good
enough to beat anyone without
emotion."
Q: The figure "130" represents:
a) The number of mailmen in the U.S.
answering to the name of Louie.
b) Any combination of the numbers 70 and 60.
c) The number of times the word porcupine,
can be written on a zucchini.
d) The number of Schlitz taste testers.
e) Both (b) and (d).
A: (e) I can think of no combination of 70
and 60 that does not equal 130. (If you
can, you now know why you are flunking math.)
I also can't think of anything better than
being a Schlitz taste tester. Except, perhaps,
owning Kuwait.
And Schlitz maintains a trained panel of over
130 of them. They're qualified and requalified
experts who make sure your taste for quality
is never disappointed.
Because Schlitz knows the final test 'for
three Birds
By Associated Press
BALTIMORE - Three Baltimore
Orioles players - Elliott Maddox,
Ross Grimsley and Dick Drago -
have indicated they plan to go
through next week's re-entry draft,
according to officials of the Ameri-
can League club.
The players, whose contracts ex-
pired at the end of the baseball
season, sent written notices of their
intentions, to the Major League
Players Association, which informed
Baltimore of the players' decisions.
The re-entry draft is scheduled for
next Friday in New York.
Maddox is an outfielder, while'
Grimsley and Drago are pitchers.
In other baseball doings, a group in
New Orleans has promised to put up
almost half of the $12 million
purchase price of the Oakland Athlet-
ics' major league baseball team, a
New Orleasn newspaper reported
Friday.
The report, in the New Orleans
State Item, quoted a source close to
negotiations with A's owner Charles
Finley as saying the $3.4 million
promised by the group is more than
enough to finance the down payment
for the ailing American League
franchise.
Are you interested in REAL wo-
Texas hosts Tech*
Navy scares iris
By The Associated Press
The upset of No. 1 ranked Michigan set Texas supporters to dancing in
the aisles at last week's Texas-SMU game, but it didn't/give Texas Coach
Fred Akers a swelled head.
"If we're No. 1, I'll accept it," said Texas' first-year coach, "but I was
vry proud to have been the No. 2 team."
Before the season, the pundits said the Longhorns would be luckyto be
the No. 2 team in the Southwest Conference much less the entire nation.
But here they are, 5-5-1 under Darrell Royal a year ago, putting their 6-0
record on the line today for the first time as the No.1 team in the country in a
home game against 14th-ranked Texas Tech. It is the weekend's only pairing
of Top Twenty teams.
Texas Tech will probably have to face Texas without big-play quarter-
back Rodney Allison, who has been out for a month with a broken bone in his
leg.
"Prior to all our injuries (the Red Raiders have lost three offensive
guards in addition to Allison), we were as good, if not better, than last year,"
says Coach Steve Sloan. "Our defense has been a little better, but our offen-
sive situation isn't as good because of the injuries."
Meanwhile in South Bend...
Joe Gattuso, the heart of Navy's ground attack with 820 yards, will be a
marked man when the Middies invade Notre Dame Stadium today facing the
fifth-ranked Irish. So will Bob Leszcynski, a junior quarterback who last
year keyed a near-upset against Notre Dame.
Navy, 4-3 this season, came within inches of upsetting the Irish last year
at Cleveland. With Notre Dame leading 27-21, Leszcynski led the Middies
deep into Irish territory in the closing moments. On a crucial fourth down
play from the Irish 15, a pass to split end Steve Scott at the goal line was
deflected at the last second by Irish defender Dave Waymer.